From my research I have concluded that I will be making the opening scene to a Thriller as this idea seemed to be most popular during my questionnaire research. This thriller will feature around one main character as this seems to be popular in Thrillers, especially the ones I have reviewed in my real media artefacts (American Psycho, Taxi Driver are two main examples of this). I have also decided that the main character will be a male serial killer as this also seemed popular in my research and there are again many examples and films I can draw inspiration from, particularly some of the real media artefacts I have looked at (American Psycho, Taxi Driver (to some degree), Silence of the lambs). I will have to make this character intellectually stimulating and realistic so I think a good way to go about creating this character would be to watch and research things involving serial killers and analysis of their minds. Documentaries and crime dramas would probably be a good way about going to do this so I can draw from real and realistic interpretations of killers to create my own, as most of the story will be about the character itself.
For the opening scene I feel it should be mysterious, calm and quite sinister. It should appear to be quite a normal scene, in the home of the main character to again draw on the ‘normal’ appearance of this scene, so that the audience questions what is going to go on later and what the character is really like. I may also draw from American Psycho in particular as this seems to be the epitome of not only a good thriller but the results from my questionnaire. I think I will be looking at this film a lot more closely.
For the editing and camera shots I think I will take another look at Pulp Fiction as well as Baz Lurhmann’s Romeo and Juliet Tim Burton’s Sleepy hollow as these directors were mentioned in my questionnaires and may give me some inspiration of how to go about the editing, as well as gaining some ideas from other Thriller films. I think the editing should be a mix of slow and sinister and quick and unnerving shots, this will leave the audience questioning the characters personality as the quick changes could represent his quick change in persona and also they would keep the audience feeling on edge and questioning of what may happen in the later scenes of the film. There will also be a lot of close ups to focus on the character and his emotions.
Lighting will probably be dark and dull to reflect the ominous feel of a creepy thriller.
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