In our narrative, the scene starts off with with a long shot of the abandoned house. There is no iconography in the scene however low key lighting will be used to set a dark atmosphere. Low rumbling noises will be played over the image and linking of section is used to link both shots of the isolated area together. The next frame uses extreme long shot to show the road leading towards the house. No iconography will be shown here as well but the same non diegetic sound will be used. Linking of section will also be used to link the frame before and this one together. The third shot will be point of view and this is when the girl is looking down at her tied up. The location is in a basement and the iconography is the rope. Low key lighting will also be used in this shot and the actor in the scene is the victim. A high pitch noise will be played over the image to portray the victim. Jump cut will also be used in the shot to focus on the rope that is used to tie up the girl. The fourth shot used is a close up of the girls face to show her confusion and to show that she is scared. The location is still in the basement and the actor shown in the shot is the victim. The sound used is going to be non diegetic and it is going to be a high pitch sound growing louder. Continuity editing is going to be used in this shot. The next shot is going to be a close up of the knife. The location is still the basement and the iconography is the knife. The lighting is low key and there are no actors shown in the shot. Non diegetic sound is going to be used as a low beat sound and the kuleshov effect editing technique will be used to link two shots together. The next frame uses a mid shot and this shows the dead male victim on the floor. There is no iconography in the scene and low key lighting is still used to create a dark effect. The actor shown in the scene is going to be a male victim and non diegetic sound is going to continue from the other shot. The kuleshov effect is also going to be used to link the previous shot together with this shot. Long shot is then going to be used when the camera shows the girl alone in the room and the knife and the dead victim. The victim is still located in the basement and the iconography in the shot is the knife. Low key lighting is used throughout this sequence to still create a sinister atmosphere. The actors shown in this shot is the female and the male victim. Non diegetic sound is still going to carry on from the previous scenes. The next shot uses point of view and this is going to show the girl breaking free from the ropes. The iconography is the rope and the victim is going to be shown in this shot. The sound is going to be a low rumbling sound going into a silence and the editing technique used is going to be a jump cut so that it focuses on the rope.
The next shot uses a long shot while zooming in and this is going to be when the girl see's a black figure in the mirror. The location is still the basement and the lighting is still low however there is going to be a little bit of light shining by the mirror. The actor used in this shot will be the antagonist and he sound is going to be parallel as the camera zooms in on the dark figure. Zooming in will then be the next shot and this will be when the girl starts walking towards the mirror. Both the victim and the antagonist are going to be shown in this shot and the sound will still be parallel as the camera zooms in. Slow pace editing will take place during this shot to show the victim getting closer to the killer. Point of view will then be the next shot when the victim see's a broken picture frame on the floor. The iconography will be the picture frame and the lighting will be low key. The actors shown in the shot is just the victim and diegetic sound of the glass being stepped on will be heard. The editing technique in this shot is going to be linking of shots. Point of view will also take place in the next shot when the victim is on her laptop in a flashback. The location will be in her bedroom and the lighting will be more natural but still low key. The victim is going to be shown in the shot and the sound is going to be dietetic of her typing on the keyboard. However there will be a low beat noise in the background as well. Linking of shots will be used to link the previous shot with this one. The next shot will be extreme close up of the video of the girl. The location will still be in her bedroom as it is a flashback. The iconography will be of her laptop and the lighting will be natural but still low key to keep the audience in suspense. There will be a mixture of high and low beat music played over the images and diegetic sound of the keyboard will also be used. Jump cut is going to be used to focus on the laptop. Point of view will then be used to see the broken phone on the floor. The location will be in the basement because it is not a flashback. The iconography is the smashed phone and the lighting is low key but also have some lighting from the phone. The victims feet is shown in this shot but no one else. There is diegetic sound of stepping on glass and linking of shots is used. The next shot uses Extreme close up. This is of the phone and shows the threatening messages coming through. The location is the bedroom as it is a flashback and the iconography is the phone. The lighting is more natural but still low key and there are no actors in this shot. There is going to be diegetic sound of the messages coming through but also a low beat sound is going to be played over the top. The editing used is going to be linking of shots which links the previous shot to this one. The next shot uses zooming in to shallow focus and this is when the victim see's a targeted photo of herself. The location is the basement and the iconography used is the picture of the girl. The lighting is low key and there are no actors in this shot. The sound is going to be non diegetic. It is going to be a mixture of high and low beats played over the images. The editing used is jump cut which focuses on the picture. The next frame is also shallow focus and this is of the targeted photo of the dead man. The location is t nhe basement and the iconography is the picture. The lighting used is going to be low key and there are also no actors in this shot either. The sound is still the same with the low and high beat music and the editing is still jump cut so that is focuses on the picture. The next shot is mid shot and the location is still the basement. There is no iconography in this seen. The shot is of the girls facial expression looking scared and worried. The lighting is still low key and the actor shown is the victim. The sound used is going to be high pitch suspenseful music and the editing is going to be reaction shot to show the victims face. Long shot then is used when the victim is getting closer to the mirror. The location is the basement and the lighting is still low key. The iconography used is the mirror and the victim is going to be shown in this shot. The music will still be high pitch and the editing is slow editing to build up tension. The next frame is mid shot and this is when the victim see's the knife in the mirror. The location is the basement and the iconography is the knife and the mirror. The lighting used is low key and only the victim is shown in the shot. The sound used is silence and there is no editing technique used. The next frame is also a mid shot and this is when the victim turns around and the killer isn't there. There is no iconography used and the lighting is still low key. Only the victim is shown in this shot and the sound used is going to be non diegetic of low beat music. The editing technique used is jump cut. Extreme close up is then used to show the victims facial expression and there is no iconography used. The victim is going to be shown and the sound used is low rumbling noise into silence. The editing technique used is reaction shot. The next shot is a high angle of the victim running away. The location is the basement and there is no iconography shown in this scene. The lighting is low key and the only actors shown is the victim. Suspenseful low beat and high beat music is going to be played and fast pace editing is going to be used. The last frame is a long shot of the victim opening the door and getting stabbed by the killer. The location is the basement and the iconography used is the knife. Low key lighting is also going to be used and the actors shown are the victim and the killer. There is going to be non diegetic sound played over the images leading into a silence and jump cut is going to be used to focus on the knife.
This has helped finalise our group ideas because it means that all the ideas have come together to create a thrilling sequence. It has also helped to understand what we need to do for preparation as we know how we want each frame to look like and we know what shots or editing techniques to use. We also know as a group how we want out location to look and what actors are shown in each shot and this creates a general idea on what our opening sequence may look like.
This has helped finalise our group ideas because it means that all the ideas have come together to create a thrilling sequence. It has also helped to understand what we need to do for preparation as we know how we want each frame to look like and we know what shots or editing techniques to use. We also know as a group how we want out location to look and what actors are shown in each shot and this creates a general idea on what our opening sequence may look like.
You have provided a very good recount of your group's opening scene narration, explaining what happens at each stage, referring to each of the micro-elements used throughout
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