Title:
We
chose the word missing as our title as it fits in to the theme of the film we
are trying to show to our audience, that someone goes missing. The word
“missing” is a one-word title which makes it stand out and get to the point of
our film. It also is similar to other thriller genre films such as inception
and collateral also one–word title films. The title is memorable and simple and
bold which gets the audiences attention. We left the title to the very end
because we felt like it would be more dramatic and the audience would have a
short time to get their own ideas on what the film could be about from the
small opening that we gave. This also means that the audience pays attention
and as we put it in the end of the opening sequence the audience would have to
watch to the end and it dramatizes the titles so the audience would want to
know what happens next.
Location & setting
In the opening sequence we have 3 different
locations but 2 main locations which show more in our opening sequence. The
first is the young girls bedroom and house, this connotes privacy and safety
and shows the audience the normality of this young girls life. The bedroom is
typical of a young girl of her age, pink and girlie. This represents a private
space for the young girl. As the opening sequence goes on, the audience can see
the stairs of the house and her leaving the house. The second main locations is
her walking to school on her own on a path by her school. We used this location
as the surrounding housing represents the type of class we wanted to show the
audience the girl was and also that it is quite public. Also the fact that she
is walking alone is typical of the thriller genre it show vulnerability. These
two locations contrast to one another with one being safe and private and the
other being public and vulnerable. These locations aren’t typical of the
thriller crime genre but will hopefully get the audience thinking about what
happens next. The 3rd location is two short clips of the young girl
alone in the dark, scared. We used a basement for that this hopefully again
gets the audience thinking about what happens next, how did she get there e.c.t
Costume and props
We used many props throughout out opening sequence
including some typical of the crime thriller genre and other not so. For
example make up and the school bag are not typical of that genre but they give
the audience an idea of the age of the girl, so does the school uniform and
also that she could be trying to impress someone with the makeup. At the
beginning of the sequence the missing poster shows that someone is missing and
has some relevance to the genre. The school uniform shows vulnerability, much
like the second location; this again fits with the thriller genre.
camerawork
in our
opening sequence we tried to use a number of different shots and angles. We
used close ups of the missing poster to show the audience the importance of the
poster and give an idea of what the film is about. We also did close ups of
other things such as the school bag and her putting her shoes on. We did this
to show the normality of the life this young girl has and this is important in
the film as it contrasts with the rest of the opening sequence as we later do a
close up of her face in the basement, alone. We also did long shots of her
walking to school on her own. The camera was at eye level, this could mean that
someone was watching her, if so who and why. It makes the audience think about
the rest of the film and make them want to watch more. 
Editing
The editing that we did
for the film was important because we had to get the right clips to fit with
the voice over that we had along side the music in the film. We also did flash
backs and flash forwards to show the now and then and this builds tension and
gives a plot twist to the audience. We used final cut express to edit our
opening sequence.
Title font, colour and style
Story and how the opening is set up
in the opening sequence we gave subtle hints as to
what the narrative of the film could be. The missing poster is a big clue to
the audience that someone goes missing. The second clue was the fact that she
was on the phone and putting on makeup. This to the audience could mean that
she likes the person who she is texting and it trying to impress them with
makeup. This follows the man ripping the poster. this confuses the audience and
makes them ask who that man is.
How the characters are introduced.
The main character poppy is introduced in two ways.
The first is the missing poster and the second is when she gets out of bed in
the morning and starts getting ready for school. She is a young girl at the age
of 15 she cares about her appearance by ding hair and makeup and takes care of
her belongings showing that she cares a lot. She comes across to the audience
as innocent and sweet. The second
character is the man who rips the poster from the sign. The face of the
character is never shown and this creates a sense of mystery and suspense and
it makes the audience think about whether he is involved in the abduction of
the missing girl. This makes the audience what to find out what his role in the
film is and keep on watching.
Special effects
we didn’t use many special effects besides fades in and out to create a flow to the opening sequence and we did this by using final cut software.
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