Tuesday 25 January 2011

The following-final Idea

Name - The Following
Sub Genre - Crime/action Thriller
Set - Dark, Foggy, Mysterious, Countryside lane.
Opening Scene Plot - Derick waiting in his car, in a quite country lane early in the foggy morning, knowing his  ex-bestfriend 'Ollie" will have set off for work. Derick wants revenge on Ollie as he was unfaithful with his girlfriend and lied to him. As the guy walks past in the morning, Derick follows him in the car. While Ollie's walking he knows somethings up, so start to run. Derick sees him running and decided to go on foot and chase him through a forest but looses him. He eventually finds him, but the twist is, when he finds him he's already dead, someone else got to him first. 


Location: forest - isolated area in which the murder can remain hidden.
In the beginning we intend to establish our ideas as an action thriller, As there is a chase scene in the opening sequence. 


Who's is the killer?
who is the victim?
reasons for murder? 
why it is set in this location?


camera shots: 
quick cuts used to increase speed throughout chase scene. 
tracking shots used when following characters.


Key Point: End of the opening camera zooms in on a peice of clothing that has been accidently left behind by the killer, brings the investigation to a start and traces are followed up.  


Lighting: A dark setting to increase the tension throughout the scene.

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