The first frame shows a young girl who is blonde, we used this type of character because it is conventional to the thriller genre and this character look vulnerable towards the audience, so the audience will be sumpathetic towards this character. The young blonde girl in this frame is walking down a deserted quiet street, in this frame a long shot will be taken to show the characters surroundings and only in screen sound will be used.
In the next frame the camera will show a mid shot of this character to show that she's the most important character. Things such as shadows and quick off screen sounds will be included in this frame.
In the next frame the girl will start to hear voices, hear she will remove headphones to make sure she is hearing correctly. But the audience will hear contrapuntal sound, happy music playing from her headphones and scary sound effects from the girls surroundings. This will create enigma and tension for the audience as they don't know what's going to happen next. This frame will use a close up to show the characters emotions more clearly to see her reaction to the sounds.
In the next frame there will be another long shot, this shot will be using the pan movement to follow the girl walking towards the forest. During this frame the girls headphones will be removed and the voices (sound effects)will not be heard. This will create suspense, and will then be easier to make the audience jump later on whilst watching our thriller.
In this frame close ups of red signs like 'warning' and 'don't enter' will also be taken. To give hints of the dangerous place this girl is entering, with her being completely oblivious to all the red flags. These signs allow the audience to interact more with the film. Feeling empathetic that the character doesn't know what's going to happen to them.
In the next frame it will be a close up showing the back of the girls shoulder and head. Showing her surroundings again. The reason I want to show the surroundings is for the audience to get that eerie feel to the atmosphere as most thrillers do this. As it allows the audience to feel as if they are the ones walking through the forest.
Panning will also be done hear to make it look like the girl is starting to feel abit paranoid and starts making a head swaying motion- looking either side of her; to ensure herself she's safe. At this point tense but quiet music will start playing. Along with sound effects such as bushes rustling, owl sounds. To show the audience that someone is out there.
In this frame the girl will be walking whilst the camera is on her side body profile panning her walking. During these frames shadows will be shown, paired with low-key lighting, to create tension.
In the next frame, there will be an over the shoulder shot. So you will see the girls face when walking with a man emerging from the background. Who's wearing all black and you can't see his identity. The costume of the antagonist is trying to portray his character, to show the audience that he's the villain.
In the next frame it will go close up to the villains hands and villains shoes. This will keep the villains identity hidden, increasing tension for the audience.
The next frame will show another over the shoulder shot of the girl with the man not there anymore. Right after, the girl will turn around instantly, but obviously the villain won't be there.
In the next frame it will be close up to the girls face. She will again hear voices increasing with volume. Which tell her to look back then tell her to run. But also mock her. Once she looks back she sees the villain chasing her.
Panning will be used for this whole frame. This frame will probably split into two due to timing of shots as different shots will be used to increase the pace. And also continuity editing may be used to link all the shots together smoothly.
In the next frame, the girl will trip and the man go unconscious. Shots such as mid shots, close ups of her body will be used. Calm sound will be used here, this will play on the audiences moods making them anxious.
The next frame, the screen will fade black quite quickly and show the girl tied up with duck tape on her lips. Standing in the centre of the forest. The camera will pan around her.
In the next and last frame, a quick shot of the villain/creature that will be behind the girl with a knife near her neck. The girl will scream and the scene will end with that. Or end with a last frame showing a more gory, graphic scene ( this is only if we get the make-up artist)
Those are all my frames in my opening. These frames were inspired by the thriller opening of the film 'evil dead' as the forest scene was very intense and made me inquisitive towards the scene. And created a sense of suspense and mystery for the audience and I. It was refreshing and exhilarating.
You have provided an excellent recount of your sequence, explaining the narrative in depth, as well as mentioning what shots and sounds have been used afterwards.
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