My idea of a narrative for a new thriller film is a teenage girl has an argument with her boyfriend, causing him to walk off to go a get his car from the car park so he can go home. The girl goes after him but is too late. The car park is dark and deserted with no one around. As she stands in the middle of the car park alone, crying, she notices a tall figure standing in the way of the exit. She soon realises that it is a man who she often sees looking at her regularly; like a stalker. She starts to become panicked as there is no exit apart from the one he stands in. She pulls out her phone to call for help but has no service, leaving her unable to reach anyone. She decides to risk walking out of the dark car park without acknowledging him, however he grabs her and threatens her with a knife and says she is to go with him otherwise she will die. The antagonist takes her back to his house, and ties her up in an empty, cold, dirty and dark room and tortures her until she eventually dies.
I will include the 5 elements of miss-en-scene, for example: the deserted car park and the antagonists home will be the setting, the knife, rope and weapons will be the iconography. These are typical conventions of a thriller where the audience will feel uncomfortable and anticipate what is going to happen. The lighting i will use will highlight key symbols and objects, however I want the lighting in the car park and room to be low key to create suspense.
The conventions of a thriller i will include are:
- female victim
- male antagonist
- weapons, such as knives (iconography)
- hidden identity of the antagonist
- low key lighting
- reaction shots
- slow editing
- close-ups
Your individual narrative idea demonstrates some imagination for an opening sequence. It is clear to see that you have considered the codes and conventions of a thriller and the various techniques that you would like to include.
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