Film Opening

Preliminary Task

Evaluation

Planning: Shot list

Shot number:	Storyboard shot number:	Shot description:	Time Allowance (Minutes):
1	20	The victim is kept in the boot of the killers car. The killer opens the car boot he hen hits him knocking him out.	15
2	21	The killer is walking from the boot to the front car door.	10
3	22	The reflection from the wind mirror shows the killer just as he gets to the car door.	10
4	23	Shows the killer actually getting into the front seat of the car.	10
5	24	The killer is dragging his victim in a body bag in the middle of a forest.	20
6	1	The shot shows trees and leaves that are bowing in the wind. This was used as the establishing shot.	5
7	2	A show that pans own to show blood on the tree.	5
8	3	Shows both the victims and killers feet as they run past and the chase begins.	15
9	4	Shows the victim running away from the killer.	15
10	5	Both the victim are shown running through the forest.	10
11	6	Shows the killer still chasing the victim and slowly catching him up.	10
12	7	The victim has a decision of wait way he will choose to go, he looks around and chooses to take the right further into the forest.	15
13	8	The victim slams his hand on a tree as he passes it.	5
14	9	The victims and killers feet are shown as they run past deeper into the forests.	5
15	10	The victim is running and stumbles.	5
16	11	Shows the victim dropping his watch as he stumbles	5
17	12	The victim has escaped but the killer found the victims watch	5
18	13	Shows the killer looking at the watch	5
19	14	The victim escapes the killer, catches his breath back. He then looks around to see if the killer is around once he  realizes the killer isn’t in sight he runs off.	10
20	15	The victim is walking up his street to his house and makes sure he isn’t being followed.	15
21	16	Shows the victim walking onto his drive way.	10
22	17	The victims feet as he walks to his front door.	10
23	18	Shows the victim looking confused as he walks into his already door.	10
24	19	The victims walks into his house and opens the closet door where he was going to get  a cricket bat from for protection, when he opens the door the killer is already waiting for him with his watch and hits him with the cricket bat.	15

Planning: Location

The majority of the filming of our film opening will take place in a forest on the glebe. The reason we are using the forest as one of our locations is because it's secluded. A secluded location is one of the conventions of a teen horror movie therefore it's a suitable location. Also because it's secluded, it adds suspense and a sense of mystery to the opening. 

We will also film part of the opening on a driveway with a car. This allows us to use the car as a prop for the mise-en-scene of our opening. Also, because it's on a driveway, it indicates that the villain lives there which helps the audience understand that the victim has been captured. This is where we will film most of the opening.

We initially planned to do the filming of our opening in a forest in the Ise Lodge. However, when we got there and we started recording, there wasn't the right scenery for all of our shots. Therefore we recorded a few shots there that we could use when editing our opening together. The reason why it wasn't suitable was because there wasn't enough forest to run through therefore we used it for a different part of the opening. This was where we were planning to do all of the filming:

Planning: Mise-en-Scene

Josh  - The character of Josh will wear all black clothes. As he is the villain in the film he will be dressed in dark clothes as many criminals dress in dark clothes to blend in and avoid detection. He will wear a black hoodie and black joggers. The hood will be up for the whole of the opening so the audience don't see the characters face adding suspense and it will leave the audience wondering who the villain is. Also, Josh will wear a mask to hide his face and add mystery to the scene as it will make people wonder who he actually is.  

Ryan - The character of Ryan will wear normal teen clothes. He will wear jeans and a jacket. This will show that Ryan is your everyday kid. 

Props:

Watch - We will need a watch in our film opening. This is because Ryan will be wearing it for part of the opening. Then it will fall off and the character of Josh will pick it up and use it to find him later on. 

Hockey Stick - We will need a hockey stick for the character Josh. It will be his weapon of choice to knock out his victims before abducting them.

Car - We will be using a car in the opening of our film. This is because we need to use the car to put the victim in the boot and the villain needs to get in the front to drive away. 

Planning: Casting

In the film there will be two characters Josh and Ryan. Josh was very depressed in the past due to being bullied on a daily basis. Now he has turned evil and wishes death upon all those who have done him wrong in the past, he takes matters into his own hands and hunts for anyone who ever bullied them and kills them himself. Ryan himself has also changed. When he was at school he used to be the most popular student and everyone looked up to him and would laugh at anything he said or done, but once Ryan got into year 11 he changed at first his future was very uncertain of where it would take him but he changed and planned ahead for his future, which he did go on to build. Ryan wanted his own business which he got. He never looks down on anyone like he did to Josh, he respects everyone around him and tries his best to help everyone when they need it but due to past experiences Josh doesn't know the good side of Ryan, furthermore he doesn't care as he's just out for revenge.