4. Key Characters
5 friends: Katie, Josie, Dean, Andrew and Ashley.
The main characters in our film are Katie, Dean, Andrew and Ashley. These 4
friends are included a lot throughout the film as the main story line is them
trying to figure out who kidnapped Josie. There are other characters, e.g. The
police, parents, however they’re not shown on screen as much as the 4 friends.
The only characters shown in our title sequence will be the 5 friends, nobody
else, because the main focus of the film is about them. Josie is not a main
character as she goes missing in the film so she isn’t included much, however
she is part of the main story line.
5. The Plot
Our film will be set in a small town called Reigate, where a group of
friends live. The 5 of them attend the local college, however there is a
kidnapper on the loose. In our film, the main story line is that a girl from
the 5 friends gets kidnapped. The remaining 4 friends have to figure out
who it is. Hints are given throughout the film to who the kidnapper could
possibly be, in the end it is a girl called Katie. This creates a twist to the
film as it is cliché that a boy would kidnap a girl. On the night of a
party, Katie drugs Josie's drink and says she will take her back to hers
and look after her, but lies saying she left her house that morning to go
home, however Katie locked her away in the cellar; the audience do not
know this yet. The 4 friends figure out it is Katie who took Josie
because overtime they put two and two together; she was the last
person to see her; she started acting suspicious near the end; and she
is the suspect.
6. What’s included in the title
sequence
Our title sequence is a continuity sequence because we want to present
suspicious, point of view shots e.g. As if the camera is watching people but
hidden behind something. The sequence will begin with each of the five friends
getting ready for college, every other shot will change setting on where each
person is. We will split the screen in to four sections where we see each
character getting ready for college. Towards the end of the sequence we see
each friend meet up in the park and it becomes more obvious that they’re being
watched. This use of camera shot shows that something bad may happen to
one of the friends. Throughout the sequence it will just be a series of point of
view shots following each of the friends. The music will give a dark and tense
atmosphere making the viewers eager to find out what happens next. We will
also add effects, by making the shots more mysterious and related to thriller.
7. Which sequence(s) have
influenced you and why?
The title sequence for Arlington Road influenced us as it was also a thriller
movie like ours. The sequence used effects within it which made it look
creepy, tense and spine-chilling, and that is what we want our outcome to look
like. Also the music was full of suspense and that made the title sequence
even more thrilling, the music we want to include in our title sequence should
give a dark, and dramatic atmosphere, just like the one in Arlington Road. In
the title sequence, there was a lot of flashing images and quick change of
camera shots which made it much more effective and scary looking, this has
influenced us as in our title sequence we want to use this technique too.
Here is the link to the title sequence:
http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/arlington-road/
