Tuesday 26 January 2010

Film Opening - Pitch

- Narrative Ideas
Our opening will introduce our main character. We shall show objects and case files on his desk to imply an investigation. It will be hinted at by showing shots of the text within these case files that there are political and crime themes in the investigation. We will show evidence photos, not any of another character, but of objects from the case. We will make it seem that an incident has taken place that involves a politician with sinister motivations.

-Character / Actor Ideas

In our opening scene we won't actually show the main character's face however we will include shots of case files but not photos to introduce some characters.
The main character will be a agent working independently to solve a case. He will wear a black suit to follow the conventions of thrillers.

-Locations Chosen

We need a couple of locations for filming. This shall be a dimly lit room.
Our photographs that we shall include in the case files shall be taken in other locations such as a kitchen so that the lighting will be bright and harsh.
We shall also use a car park where the main character will walk down through the car park.

- What Certificate Would it be?

Our film opening would be a 15 rating because of the violent themes of the narrative.

-What sub-genre is it

Political/Crime thriller
Conventions that we shall follow:
-Political : Plots are designed to illustrate a possible power shift or give power to someone.
-Crime: Set in a large city
Seedy locations
-Thriller Genre: Antagonist traps protagonist in an increasingly intricate web
An enigma is set up at the beginning of the film

-Music/shot Information

Our music shall be atmospheric and suggest a dark and sinister theme.
Shot wise we shall use lengthy shots of items on the desk of various distances interspersed with short flash backs of the main character in a car park

-Will there be any Intertextuality Reference to Other Films

The opening shot of a desk is a genre intertextual reference as quite allot of thriller films use these to introduce characters and situations. The desk is also used in Identity (2003)

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