Film Opening Concept
Last week, my group and I had begun to brainstorm potential film opening ideas. We previously were deciding on the genre and potential filming locations, but we have now begun discussing the potential plot and how we are going to accurately convey emotion in the film opening. We have decided to film at Markham Park and have come up with two potential plots for the film. One story involves a group who goes camping and something goes wrong; we haven't come up with a specific antagonist yet. Another story involves a teen who goes mountain biking with his friends and gets lost in the trails. When he gets lost, he gets knocked out by someone or something and wakes up to find himself in a completely different location. We like both ideas but we feel like the camping scenario is too basic and overdone.
We have all agreed that we want the film to look as professional as possible, so we are going to rent camera equipment and use drone footage. We want to start the film with a series of successive close-ups; these shots will introduce the protagonist and give away some of his character traits; maybe he has anxiety or OCD, we don't know yet. The film will not revolve around this but may become a problem later on. We want to use drone footage to introduce the general setting and to film establishing shots. The color scheme should be somewhat dark and gloomy, so it will most likely be filmed at dawn or dusk. We want to use quick, detailed, close-ups to introduce the film and plot in a modern, unique, and professional manner in order to instantly engage the audience.
One of my groupmates has proposed that we use two distinct filming techniques: handheld like in the Blair Witch Project, and professional, conventional filming. His premise is that we will be able to connect with the audience more this way, as the handheld footage will be POV and hopefully integrate the audience into the film. I like this idea, but it will have to be done right if we want it to look professional. The shaky Dutch angles that would be achieved with this technique would work well with our genre
A concern of mine is with sound. Earlier in the year, we learned about Foley and how to create sounds using everyday objects. To be honest, I was not that good at it and experienced many complications when completing the project. I am concerned with how we are going to capture many of the vital sounds as the sound is a very important factor in the creation of horror and thriller films.
Below, I have attached a very rough sketch of a storyboard for our film opening. We are still in the very early stages of development and this is subject to change but will serve as a basic outline of our thoughts.
Next, we will solidify our storyboard and outline, as well as create a shooting schedule so that we stay on top of everything.
We have all agreed that we want the film to look as professional as possible, so we are going to rent camera equipment and use drone footage. We want to start the film with a series of successive close-ups; these shots will introduce the protagonist and give away some of his character traits; maybe he has anxiety or OCD, we don't know yet. The film will not revolve around this but may become a problem later on. We want to use drone footage to introduce the general setting and to film establishing shots. The color scheme should be somewhat dark and gloomy, so it will most likely be filmed at dawn or dusk. We want to use quick, detailed, close-ups to introduce the film and plot in a modern, unique, and professional manner in order to instantly engage the audience.
One of my groupmates has proposed that we use two distinct filming techniques: handheld like in the Blair Witch Project, and professional, conventional filming. His premise is that we will be able to connect with the audience more this way, as the handheld footage will be POV and hopefully integrate the audience into the film. I like this idea, but it will have to be done right if we want it to look professional. The shaky Dutch angles that would be achieved with this technique would work well with our genre
A concern of mine is with sound. Earlier in the year, we learned about Foley and how to create sounds using everyday objects. To be honest, I was not that good at it and experienced many complications when completing the project. I am concerned with how we are going to capture many of the vital sounds as the sound is a very important factor in the creation of horror and thriller films.
Below, I have attached a very rough sketch of a storyboard for our film opening. We are still in the very early stages of development and this is subject to change but will serve as a basic outline of our thoughts.
Next, we will solidify our storyboard and outline, as well as create a shooting schedule so that we stay on top of everything.
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