Tuesday 25 November 2014

Initial Ideas for our Opening Sequence

Over the past few weeks we have been researching and developing an understanding of the thriller genre so we can either use the set codes and conventions or challenge them to create something slightly more original.

From the sequences that have been analyzed we have come to the conclusion that depending on the sub-genre of thriller the conventions applied can vary because different sub-genres have different objectives that need to be fore-filled so that the audience don't come out the movie unsatisfied or disappointed media that has been created. Due to the sub-genres being create by mixing two or more genres together we really wanted to play around with new ideas instead of just going for the obvious psychological thriller etc. 

Georges idea (helped by me) is a war time thriller based in WW2 because this is a always a topic easy to relate to. Furthermore from our research everyone wanted a psychological thriller however because we don't want to follow this typical idea of thrillers but could still include psychological damage within the opening sequence, which would have something recognizable to the audience. However this is just the opening two minutes so we may not be able to to get this point across.
My initial thoughts include a tracking shot following a single soldier while hes being shot at with the non diegetic music in the background which at the moment I'm thinking would be an up beat WW2 song like this "Run Rabbit Run".  I would like to use this idea because the two contrast each other however this may not build enough tension so it the music may fade with gun fire etc taking over, this could create an interesting mix of non-diegetic and diegetic sounds. 

My individual ideas included a spy thriller an intense conversation between an adult male sniper and the leader of the group such as M.I.5. head or leader of a gangster group. The sniper would continue to tell whoever was on the other end of the phone about their little sister. Then the sister would take out the group therefore challenging the conventions. The soundtrack could include heartbeat and Bourne Identity style music.

Katy's ideas include Asylum within maybe set in a WW2 concentration camp focussing on the struggle of survival of the protagonist or maybe the decay of the characters humanity.

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