Pitch

Pitch for Our Thriller

Having had a brief discussion the lesson earlier on what the beginning of our thriller opening would contain, today our task was to pitch our idea for the opening sequence. We are required to write a script emitting our developed ideas.
Our narrative is based on a vulnerable girl, getting ready to go out in the afternoon jumping in the bath. Our key images and icons that will be used are feminine based- modelling pictures and bright fairy lights. We will use these to emphasis the girlish, vain teenage girl.

Our opening is set within an intimate location, in this instance my house. In particular, the upper level of the house- the bedroom and the bathroom. The home is seen, as a "safe haven" so setting it here will be effective, as we do not usually associate our homes with danger and mystery. In addition, we will be filming outside the house (providing an establishing shot) as our intruder lurks- waiting for the right moment. Another location we will be filming in is Tesco's- to show the audience that the Mother clearly is not the one venturing toward the house.
Music is another crucial aspect of our thriller opening. We have not made a final decision on whether we will use the college's own copyright free music or whether we will create our own as I have a keyboard at home, but that decision will be made in due course. It is imperative that out soundtrack matches with the opening in terms of the atmosphere it creates and how different sounds signify when something will significant occurs. We will have the music synchronized in time with the action. We aim to create lots of tension and mystery with the music we include- we want to scare our audience and leave them on the edge of there seats.

Our aim is to create a good film that will attract and engage many viewers. The target audience is young adults such as teenagers and we decided this because as teenagers we are aware of the things in which teenagers can relate to and therefore we will be able to use key features such as props in which teenagers are aware of and have an understanding of. This means teenagers will be able to recognise the key features, plots, themes and characters, which will help them to gain a better understanding of the film; it will make our film more realistic and therefore more thrilling and tense. In addition, we feel that our film will appeal to a much wider audience because it is based on everyday life events, which most people go through e.g. getting ready to go to a party. Furthermore, the opening is set in an intimate setting (home). Our thriller is aimed to scare our audience and leave them breathless and on edge.

For the lighting, we decided we would use natural light and standard everyday lighting. This is because we wanted to make our film look realistic and ideal for an intimate homely setting. One of our ideas is to shoot the film opening in the night and this is because darkness and night conotate mystery, crime, evil, and we felt that shooting the film in the dark would be conventional to a thriller film. We may also use white fairy lights in the bedroom scene and this is to help the audience get a wider understanding with the character thus making them develop a relationship with the character.

in terms of camera work we decided that we would use a range of camera shots the most dominant being close ups and extreme close ups. This is because close ups create a sense of drama and tension. It also reveals crucial information such as a characters emotions and feelings. An example of a close up that we will be using is of the door handle as it opens. This will create tension as the audience are left wondering what and who is behind the door and why they are there. We also have the idea to start our film with an establishing shot of a house party/ gathering/drink up, followed by an establishing shot of the main characters house. The establishing shot of the house will be filmed as a long shot and this is to help reveal the setting and the theme of the film. We may then use a medium shot or a close up of the main character getting ready and this will inform the audience whom the main character is. We will also have a range of different shots of imagery that has connotations of youth, femininity and vulnerability. We will also use high angles to shot character subordination, powerlessness, and fear. We are going to use a point of view shot to suggests that their is somebody else inside the house which we feel would be effective in creating suspense which will leave the audience guessing and wanting more.