In this blog I am going to be noting down my initial thoughts, ideas and speculations as to what I think my movie should be about and how I should go about making it.
When we began this task i was stuck between 2 different genres to do my opening sequence in. These were;
(Name & Advantages/Disadvantages)
Horror
As soon as i had seen that horror was one of the genre's available for our work, i immediately took that as my idea while different sequences filled my head. This genre could be seen as being relatively easy to film, as in many horror films such as 28 weeks later and saw, the usual locations used within the movie are not hard to find. One example could be from 28 weeks later, in the opening sequence all it is, is just several characters living inside an old wooden shack, with some props and mise-en-scene dotted around the place to make it look like they have been living there.
A disadvantage to this genre is that for my horror movie, i would create a zombie survival opening sequence, as i feel as though i have seen enough of these movies to film one myself, but the disadvantage is the amount of people you would need to film a few minutes of it. During the opening sequence you want to be able to define the main character among other characters, and to do this, many zombie movies use the zombies to help pick out the strong and heroic-like characters, and pick off the weaker characters. Yet again we can see this in 28 weeks later in the opening 5 minutes when the main character is the only person, out of the other few, to get to the boat unharmed.
Thriller
If i were to do a thriller, i would base it upon a serial killer. The serial killer it would be based upon is a man called Dennis Nilson, who would kidnap his victims, kill them and place them around his house as if they were still alive and guests. To do this i wouldnt make it exactly how it was, i would base it loosely on his acts, like the movie Texas Chainsaw Massacre, that movie is based upon a man called Ed Gein, who would wear the skin of his victims, hence the name of the movies killer, Leatherface.
This was my second choice, since i didn't think i had seen many thrillers, as i was unsure how to define a thriller, as Horror and Thriller are very much alike. Then i found out, on a helpful online forum, that a Horror Shows and Thriller Implies. This means that where a horror could show a person being physically tortured, a thriller would imply that someone is being tortured, or that someone will be tortured.
An advantage to a thriller could be that it would be relatively cheap to film the opening sequence. As i am doing it about a serial killer who has his victims in his house, it doesnt need to have any special effects, just a normal house in a village, and for the dead people around his house, all it needs is dirty clothes and make-up, to make the people look dead, and possibly a low light. So for this i could use my own house.
A disadvantage to thrillers is that it is hard to create that creepy atmosphere, the one that makes the hairs stand up on the back of your neck. To help myself work out how to create this atmosphere i have watched an opening sequence to a movie that is also centered around a serial killer, se7en. The opening sequence is peculiar in this movie, it is choppy and has a low light, with disturbing images flashing every now and again. Also we see what we think is a killer slicing off the skin on his fingers with a razor blade, presumably to not leave fingerprints on the things he is touching. All these images and enigma codes being created at the start send a chill down your spine and make you think "Why is this person doing this? What is his reason?"
After much thinking and speculating, i have come to the decision to make my opening sequence on a Thriller. I feel as though i have seen several thrillers about serial killers to help me create my own. I feel it will be challenging to produce, but easy in the choice of locations as i can already think of where its going to be set and whats going to be used.
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