The document proposes an opening scene for a thriller film. It discusses sources of inspiration, including the trailer for Top Boy and the film Halloween. The proposed opening involves someone escaping from a mental institution to get revenge, though the reason is initially unknown. Several potential film names and locations are listed, including Crystal Palace Park and Blackheath Park. The opening scene will utilize slow, building orchestral music to create tension. It will incorporate various camera techniques like close-ups, establishing shots, and filters to set a gloomy, melancholy tone typical of thrillers.

1. PROPOSAL
By Shanon Burnett & Daniel Hughes-Young

2. INSPIRATION
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1nsgU0meaw
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I find this trailer of Top Boy inspirational because of the narrative voiceover. It was edited to
have loads of montages and extreme close ups. The iconography of the genre which I will
then alternate to make it unique and to unit to our thriller.
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Halloween 1978 also inspires me. The idea that the murderer has mental health issues is
something I want to try and incorporate into my opening.

3. IDEAS
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So far, I thought an idea for what the film could be is someone who escapes from a mental
institute so that they get revenge on someone. The reason to the audience is unknown to
keep suspense and so they can discover the enigma.
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I thought I could start with a narrative (the escaper) explaining their story, why they are doing
what they’re doing and why they think they should do it.
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Another possible idea could be that the girl is having family problems, and is running away
from home.

4. NAMES
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I am still uncertain of a name, however here are a few ideas.
The Last One
Mad House
It’s Up To Me
Wrong
Headed
Film Names
My List
Who?
There’s Always One
Countdown

5. LOCATION
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For my film opening, we will be using a lot of different locations, the opening of the film is set
in a park/woods which will either be filmed in Crystal Palace, Blackheath etc.
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For the montage there will be a series of shots filmed in a lot of different areas such as a
forest, house both interior and exterior, a quite road, and at Maudsley hospital.

6. SOUND
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For the opening of my film, I’ve have decided to use slow soft orchestral music which slowly
speeds up gets louder. I have decided to use this because it will gain tension between the
viewers, and also sets the tone of the film.
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Here is a piece of music we are thinking of using for the opening;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdd4wkWgvfs – adele- hometown instrumental
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeEDQMLtyGY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZemAoRzmobw – One missed call music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hio1fHy_3HM&list=RD02ZemAoRzmobw – dead silence music
There will also be a lot of enhanced diagetic sound which will exaggerate scene and make the viewers
tense.

7. W
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BLACKHEATH
PARK
DARK
ALLEYWAY’S
LOCATION
CRYSTAL PALACE PARK

8. LIGHTING
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In the thriller opening I am using, there will be a lot of low key lighting during the
narrative part of the opening, but as the opening continues into the montage it will
contain a lot of fairly high key lighting of the main characters and the setting.

9. CAMERA ANGLES
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I will be using a range of camera angles which will firstly establish the setting of where the film
might be set, also I will be using a lot of close ups and extreme close ups to show the emotion
of the characters face, I will also be taking a lot of long shots and wide shots to show that the
character is vulnerable and isolated.

10. EDITING
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There will be a huge amount of editing done in this opening scene, I plan to use a voiceover at
the beginning of the opening, to tell a story as the starts straight into an action scene, also I
will be including a montage of different scenes and locations what will appear into a film.
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There is also going to be a filter on the camera which will make it seem melancholy and
gloomy, which is also a typical convention for a thriller film.

11. CAMERA ANGLES
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We will be using a range of camera angles which will to firstly
establish the setting and also give viewers an idea of who is
who.
FOLLOWING SHOTS
I want to use following shots when the
‘victim’ is running through different
places, to emphasise how far she ran
for.
ESTABLISHING
SHOTS
At the beginning, I plan to use
many establishing shots to set
the scene and let the audience
get a sense of where they are.
Extreme CloseUp
To show emotion
of the character.
CLOSE UP’S
In the trailer for Top Boy, there was a series of close ups on
what is probably the main characters. I liked this idea and
Mise-En-Scene
thought I could in cooperate
I also though it
it into my opening.
would be good to
do a few shots of
OVER THE
items that are
SHOLDER
typically found in
I want to use this shot to give
a thriller e.g.
put the audience in the shoes
Blood, knifes...