I have been talking to Angela and she had an idea referencing the opening of the film Misery, which includes some very good close ups on objects with things happening in the background which aren't very clear. During this talk I extended her idea into the following - however some details need to be fine tuned.
Angela's Idea
The opening starts with a close up on a pack of cigarettes/a glass/bottle of alcoholic drink. The background is fuzzy but you can make out the shape of a body which reaches towards the drink/cigarettes and takes them. Then they sit up take a drink/drag on a cigarette, but you don't see their face clearly, only their lips down. Then she puts down the drink/stubs out the cigarette and swivels out of bed with her back to you.
My extension
The next shot is of her bare feet landing on the floor and the camera tracks from behind at ankle height following her to the door which she opens and the camera stops, tilting up slightly as you watch her pick her way down a hallway which is littered with the remnants of a party. These 'remnants' would be signified with empty drinks bottles/cans, some people asleep in the hallway (one or two), party streamers, a knocked over flower pot/broken table and shoes. The character is wearing a party dress.
Then we watch the character open the door at the end of the hallway halfway - this is matched when the camera cuts to inside a bathroom watching her open the door the rest of the way. She then proceeds to walk up to the camera and adjust her hair, taking off her makeup/washing her face using the mirror (which the camera is in place of). This is the first point when we see her face completely.
Then we have an over shoulder shot of a girl asleep on the floor and the character starts talking to them - laughing at how drunk the girl was the previous night - meanwhile the character continues to look in the mirror. When the girl doesn't reply she frowns and looks down at the girl who has a look of terror on her face. She crouches down to comfort her (over shoulder shot possibly?) and then she pulls back her hand as she realises it is covered in blood which has soaked through the girls clothes from a stab wound.
At the minute it is only an idea and there are a few details which need to be sorted out, but I like the outline and the possibilities for camera work within the idea.
Any feedback from people would be appreciated.
4 comments:
wow
i like that idea a lot
i love the way that it builds up to one big thing at the end
but also, wouldn't you kinda have given away the film in the opening?
emma
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In reply to Emma's commment:
In Memento the film started with the ending and in a few other films I think they have also used this idea. Then the film goes back to step one and runs through the story - usually with twists/red herrings to keep the audience guessing as to what happened leading up to that point and what happens after.
So I think that it would work - and as I don't have to make the film itself I don't feel it overly matters if the film is given away?
But thank you :]
do you feel there are any areas which are unclear?
Steph
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hmmm i like it but i'm wondering whether you have enough enigmatic moments in the film, like the audience won't really be asking any questions until the very end. That is one important aspect of thriller you have to keep the audience guessing and anticipating, full of suspense. Like you said we arent gna film the whole movie so u need to make it look really thriller in 2 mins.
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oo dat wz jennifer by da way lol.
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