Here we can see the initial ideas we had whilst planning. After having analysing our preliminary task, it became apparent to us that our scene needed to be set in a daylight. Camera angles in the thriller genre was something we were interested in.
We explored different stereotypical thriller conventions like dark alleys, stalkers, invaders, large urban settings and very isolated houses. Are aim is to use shadows and mise en scene to create a very atmospheric opening. After our preliminary task, it was clear that we couldn't film at night because the picture would be too grainy and we wouldn't be able to manipulate shadows in the same way .
We chose a wood location because they can be creepy and eery in daylight just as much as in the dark. Horror was not our aim for our thriller opening, so we began to consider the sub-genre that is a psychological thriller. With this we could explore the idea of your mind playing tricks on you when you hear noises within the woods, and what this could do to a child's imagination. This idea would lead on to be our synopsis for the whole film. For now we could explore the child like innocence of playing in the woods. We also decided to parallel some of the shots seen in the opening scene of the Hunger Games of Katniss hunting thus giving our piece intertexuality. The opening of the Hunger Games does use a lot of clever shots to show Katniss moving about the forest and this is something we wanted to draw from and use in the opening of our piece. We also used it because it is a play on idea that instead of George hunting and using a bow to find food he was using as a toy and a way for him to spend time in the place he loves; the wood.
Some great ideas here, but you need to proof read your work. Some bits don't make sense and some of the sentences are far too long!
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