Ideas for opening scene

Ideas for opening scene

In our meeting, we decided to go with my idea which involved us making an entry scene in the Academy facilities, using the elevator and reception and possibly 3 casts. The utilization of the expensive premises will combine well with camera angle skills which will start of with a tracking shot, and angled shots. Furthermore we decided to go for Action/Thriller type film since these types mainly had direct impact on views in opening scene. This feature will enable us to hit our objective of dragging in viewers right at the start.

In addition to this we have decided to consult in the 6th form head boy, who is also in our group, Nile O-mealy. Due to his school responsibilties, and reputation this will create an outcome of him possibly making the opening scene a bigger hit.  We will use a compound of striking music and well layed out casting title's to demonstrate the ''art of the title''. If we have the abilities, we may add graphic work to enhance our media work. Personally, I will do my best to bring to life my idea by directing the opening scene. I will do shots that make relevant items conspicous, and make the full featuring a professional-esque video.

This is a clear winner for me.  There are some nice shorts on here but basically most of them are just nice visuals set to music.  This does something else entirely, it is cinematic and builds tension and character in a short space of time.  Although there is no dialogue, the film itself is very moving both technically and emotionally due to the fact it interacts with viewers because of its relation to death. The overall idea seems to be ideally unique also, and captivates its audience.

The way the director does well to give her the angel of death-esque look, and to create mystery in that sense. The fact that the lady randomly points at him, expresses she has no social skills, as you would not randomly point at someone, which proves to evidential to my point.  Another intrepration would be the fact she is the cause of his death, theoritically, because if she wouldnt have introduced him to the glasses, he wouldnt have been in a calm state, and wouldnt have been frantic, like he was.

The Camera angles were fascinating , as they proved vital in appealing to me.  The various shots combined well to formulate a winning combination of effective clips that conveyed and delivered the cinematic tension, which substitues the dialogue.  In addition to this, the lighting and imagery seems to contrast seems to contrast this character since she seems to have this sort of darkness in her soulles eyes, which help the last clip, when we see his death through the reflection of her eyes. The swoosh of the Bus as its swiftly moves into the scene, silences the music, which also adds effect to the tense moment.

Initial Treatment

Initial Treatment

My initial treatment is to take full usage, of the school premise and facilities. I am planning to adopt a compound of Miracle Fish and 28 days later to ensure that their is tension in my thriller.


Opening Scenes
Focus on one character in a Class with a soundless scene to express how the character is feeling after a hard day's work at School. The sound of the bell will break the silence and also awaken the audience, likewise how the character will be awoken due to the sound of the end-of-school bell. A close up shot on the bell as it rings. This will determine the start of the film, and convey the excitement of the character.

He will then make his way up to the study area where we will meet 4 other characters, 3 of which who are his friends.  The fourth is the younger sister of one of the members.
The story goes on with them revising, and discussing the release of a newly-convicted eastern European man, who had been accused and arrested for raping and murdering their school colleague. The young girl, who is the sister, remains quite through all these scenes, almost as if they are wanting to forget shes there.
Arc shots will  be used to convey different section of the building, and there will be blood elements, to add more intensity to the situation but not give away the full storyline.
We see a composure of shots that express the school is empty, and dark, adding more effect to the scenario. for example, a dark corridor,  shown through a low angle shot, and the only light, escaping from the room the characters are in, illuminating the corridor.

Media Techniques
No sound, slow motion. Close-up shot on the school bell as it rings, breaking the silence.
A tracking shot, of the character slumping through the school, fighting the masses of bodies which invade the opposite direction like a Wave of home-bound humans.

The scene cuts as he enters the study area and meets his friends, who are  reading a newspaper, and seem to be irritated. As one of them dumps it on the table, a close up shot reveals the headline, reading : Foreign Serial Killer Released


 Synopsis
One of the character's goes to the toilet after complaining about needing to go. The girl asks her sister to go and get something from the printer, which is placed outside the room, she accomplishes the task. During these scenes we also see a tracking shot of a male's legs walking through the school. We see a scene with the girl in the toilets, dieing a horrific death, as shes drowned in the toilet water after dropping her earing inside the cubicle floor.

Other characters also die gradually throughout the film, which has a twist to who the actual killer is.
Other characters, like the school site-manager, and a new teacher also feature, but the character who's feet are only seen, remains that way, except the end, when he is revealed also.