Initial Ideas

While discussing our ideas for our film we created the above spider diagram to note our suggestions and allow us to improve on each one if we needed to. The diagram above was written by Katie Lee. The idea for a film is that it is supernatural and from that we created ideas that would link in with this film. As shown above we decided to create are opening sequence in 2 parts, one set when the main character is in a dream-like state which will be set in a forest and show him seeing a symbol. After this we will see the character wake up suddenly and get on with his day as usual. At the end of this scene we will once again see the symbol.

The initial ideas for the forest scene was to make it obvious to the audience that he is in a dream. To do this we will use shots types that suggest something is not quite right, for example the use of tilted frames. To also help show it is a dream the main character's costume would be just a dressing gown and socks which will be what he wakes up in or puts on in the next scene. The forest will also have a number of surreal items like clocks in it to make the audience think what they mean and to create clues to the main story of the film. This first scene will also be slow paced to lead the audience into the film and set the tone of the rest of the film. To create tension and a unusual feel to the scene we want to use a low resonant sound and maybe exaggerate other sounds like his footsteps or the clock ticking.

The second scene will be set in a house and show the main character getting ready but in a sinister way. To do this we want to use a lot of close ups similar to the beginning of Dexter. This second scene is going to be noticeably different to the beginning scene through the music which will be more upbeat. The main colour scheme for our opening sequence is blue which is a common connotation for magic which will had to a supernatural feel.