Individual Narrative
Missing - Georgia Crandon
I would like my thriller to be suitable for 15 year olds. Therefore my thriller will have a larger psychological impact rather than gore. My thriller opening will begin with a baby being kidnapped by an unidentifiable villain. The rest of the film would consist of the villain kidnapping more children with many different people being suspected for the abduction. The film will end with the villain being revealed. The scene is set in a child's bedroom.
It starts with the title credits over a black screen with a news story playing in the background. The picture fades into a close up shot of a radio. The shot cuts to a mid shot of children's toys and then cuts to a close up shot of a baby mobile. In the background the news is still playing explaining how two children have gone missing. The screen cuts to a mid shot of a woman (babysitter) putting a baby to sleep in its cot. The screen then cuts to the radio again and you see the babysitter turning off the radio. The picture cuts to a long shot of the bedroom with the cot in the center. In the background you hear the door shut (meaning the babysitter has left the room) and then you hear the babysitter start to scream. The scream eventually stops as the baby in the cot begins to cry and you hear the door open (off-screen sound) as the same long shot of the cot is still appearing on screen. The picture cuts to a close up of a Jack-in-a-box which begins to wind up and play by itself. The picture cuts to a close up of the window curtain which moves. The picture cuts to the Jack-in-the-Box again as it continues to play. A long shot of the cot is shown again which creates suspense as the audience knows that there is a stranger in the room yet you can't see them. A close up of the Jack-in-the-Box appears again and the digetic music being played increases the audience's anxiety. As they wait with anticipation for the Jack-in-the-Box to pop up you see a foot crush the toy. The camera remains on the crushed Jack-in-the-Box as you hear the baby's crying fade in the background. A long shot of the cot appears again but this time the window is open. The picture zooms quickly up to the cot as tense, non-diegetic music is played and you see that the baby has gone. The screen flashes to black.
It starts with the title credits over a black screen with a news story playing in the background. The picture fades into a close up shot of a radio. The shot cuts to a mid shot of children's toys and then cuts to a close up shot of a baby mobile. In the background the news is still playing explaining how two children have gone missing. The screen cuts to a mid shot of a woman (babysitter) putting a baby to sleep in its cot. The screen then cuts to the radio again and you see the babysitter turning off the radio. The picture cuts to a long shot of the bedroom with the cot in the center. In the background you hear the door shut (meaning the babysitter has left the room) and then you hear the babysitter start to scream. The scream eventually stops as the baby in the cot begins to cry and you hear the door open (off-screen sound) as the same long shot of the cot is still appearing on screen. The picture cuts to a close up of a Jack-in-a-box which begins to wind up and play by itself. The picture cuts to a close up of the window curtain which moves. The picture cuts to the Jack-in-the-Box again as it continues to play. A long shot of the cot is shown again which creates suspense as the audience knows that there is a stranger in the room yet you can't see them. A close up of the Jack-in-the-Box appears again and the digetic music being played increases the audience's anxiety. As they wait with anticipation for the Jack-in-the-Box to pop up you see a foot crush the toy. The camera remains on the crushed Jack-in-the-Box as you hear the baby's crying fade in the background. A long shot of the cot appears again but this time the window is open. The picture zooms quickly up to the cot as tense, non-diegetic music is played and you see that the baby has gone. The screen flashes to black.
Your individual narrative shows some visualisation of how you would like your thriller to be seen. You have considered the plot in some detail.
ReplyDeleteTo make this post more detailed, you need to include the following points:
1) the representation of characters and how your audience can build a relationship with them
2) the codes and conventions of a thriller film