Opening Sceneration-MIss Miller

Opening Sceneration
11-12-13
Vasil Nikolov

Our Thriller movie is called "The Bloody Suit". Originally I had decided to start the scene with a close shot of a male character who is driving to his house in order to celebrate his anniversary. There will be no music as there is no need. Then, the film starts with his car passing by (Volkswagen Passat B5.5 2005 2.0 Petrol). The camera would then move quickly towards the Man (Dave), driving. Then the camera would change to  His wife would be at home, cooking dinner. He would end the conversation, by saying that he will join her for dinner in 10 min. Then the camera would change from him, towards the house, which will be lighted (The scene arrives from Kill Bill when the bride goes to fight with the other woman). However there will be absolutely no sound (not even from the car).

Then the character would start looking around the entire house for his wife (However he does not find her). Suddenly, his phone would ring and he would look at the phone`s screen, seeing that the number is unknown. During his call with the person, there would be on screen music (It would arrive from he radio in the kitchen. The music itself would be cheerful, even though the conversation becomes scarier by the second. This idea derives from reservoir dogs), so the audience gets used to the scene and gets confused why there is cheerful music, while the conversation is getting more and more scary. At some points, the music would be overheard by the heartbeat from the main character.

A jump shot, followed by a low camera angle should portray Dave, rushing upstairs to find his wife. He hears the shower (Diagetic, off-screen) so he believes that she is having one. Another jump cut should follow with a handheld camera and in the POV option from inside a wardrobe. That would be Gerald (IF not remembering, please check my character representation post). The camera would then change to a high angled shot, which portrays Dave opening his wardrobe (Gerald is in Stacy`s wardrobe) and catching the well dressed and cold corpse of his wife.

The camera then changes into a panning low angle camera, portraying Dave running into the bathroom and cleaning his face in the washing basin. It would be immediately followed by an extreme close up on the mirror on which it is written "You are next". Immediately a reaction shot will be portrayed with Dave looking at the mirror and deciding to abandon the house and call the police. During this a diagetic sound of a heartbeat will be heard as he will run into the next camera shot.

A low angle shot from the bottom of the stairs will be portraying Dave running down the stairs to the door. During it, the heartbeat will still be heard once again. After that a level shot portraying the dooor, will display Dave`s hand opening it and Gerald entering with a sharp knife.

EXTRA INFORMATION:

In the first 4 frames we did we used many different editing styles and iconography to try and create an everyday atmosphere to also create suspense. We used a car as many people own a car and use it on a daily basis which, like i said, makes them relate to the relevance of the scene. We also used a cell phone, this again is something that people in everyday life use. And again this puts the audience into the characters shoes and engages them which we can then use to scare them more. 

In the fifth frame we introduced the killer. In this frame we hid the identity of the killer. We did this by using a POV shot so that we can see from his point of view which also allows the audience to put themselves in their shoes. We did this by using a mask and filming the scenes through the wholes on the mask which gives it that POV effect. 

In the sixth, seventh and eighth frame we introduced the wife. We did this by using things which are relative to an everyday situation, like a bath and getting changed. This creates a relationship between the audience and the wife. We can then tear apart the relationship created by killing her off. 

In frame 9, 10 and 11 we used two candles to create a sad an eerie atmosphere. We did this by using them to portray the husband and wife and to create tension for the audience by blowing one out to show the wife is dead. We did this instead of showing the wife being dead as it creates suspense before hand as the audience may not know if she was dead. This also creates a relationship between the audience and the husband as they empathise with the fact his wife just died and he is oblivious to the situation which also creates suspense to whether the male character is going to die.

In frames thirteen, fourteen, fifteen and sixteen we started to introduce the male character properly. In these frames we showed how oblivious he is to the fact there is a killer in his house. We did this by showing his facial expressions clearly and showing him coming home from work just like normal and acting like nothings happened, which he thinks. His facial expressions start to change when he realises his wife is nowhere to be seen although he had just rang her and she was at home. To show how his facial expressions we used close ups on his face throughout to make it clear to the audience on his situation as well as to create suspense on whether he finds out or whether he gets killed.