The big picture

The story behind the opening that we will be filming for our media coursework is; a strong friendship bond between two male characters and as the film continues it is revealed that character two is plotting against character one in an attempt to ruin his life, the reason behind his doing so is unclear. When character one learns that his friend is planning to kill him he sees no other option but to act first, leading to the murder of character two. However at the end of the film the audience learn that character one is suffering from mental illness schizophrenia, and there was not plot to kill him other than in his head. Therefore the murder of his closest friend was in no way justified and there is no way of knowing how the deluded murderer will act next.

Progress towards opening sequence

Our group has worked on our storyboards, developing our idea and adding in creative camera movements so that we now have an idea of what will happen the whole way through the opening. We have organised our locations,for example the flashbacks will take place on Crooked Lane. We have also worked out all the props that we will need and discussed what we can realistically show, without comprimising quality. The production logo has been designed and fits well with the colour theme of the opening. I played a vital role in the storyboarding by writing down all the techniquel terms and explaining the media story through the use of mise en scene, editing, sounds, camera shots and movement. We also started to create copyright free music that we can use during our opening. Our group has worked well together with each member contributing an equal amount to the task and with all listening to each others ideas and considering the best option. Therefore I would say that we have made good progress over the last week and have a good solid idea of what our opening will contain.