Planning your opening sequence

PLANNING YOUR (OPENING) SEQUENCE

Please describe or explain the following:

1. The action: identify the event your idea is based around; what actually happens

The kidnapping of a girl from her house, the morning after the party

2. The theme(s): what should it make it the audience think about or feel, what ‘issues’ will it raise

Teenage drinking, kidnapping, murder

3. The narrative: how is it structured – classic narrative pattern or break with convention; real time or different time zones, flashbacks/ forwards, dreams etc. Will there be dialogue? What about diegetic/ non diegetic sound?

Real time (morning sequence), flash backs to night before, flash forwards to morning after, diegetic and non diegetic sound (music)


4. The character(s): who are they, identify their roles, what are their characteristics, including gender, appearance etc?


Main character – Female, Hollie – Long dark hair, dressed up for a party

Partygoers

Kidnapper – Mysterious, identity unknown, dark clothing




5. The setting and choice of location : where is it set?

In a house (Holly’s house)

6. The mise-en-scene: identify colours, lighting, dress codes, the overall visual look

Costume

Kidnapper – dark clothes, gloves, mask to hide identity

Holly – Clothes from night before and slippers




Visual Look – Messy room, bottles, things on the floor




7. The camera work: the style you are aiming for

Handheld, steadi cam- Lots of POV shots