Thriller opening Timeline initial ideas

• Ident 5 seconds 
• 0-5 seconds- multiple angled long shots of her running into the scene only showing her feet 
• 5-10 seconds- mid shot from behind of her stopping at a tree and catching her breath- title: A Homegrown Production 
•  10-20 seconds-shot reverse shot- her hand by picture, her reaction, and her pulling it off, close ups and extrem close up at end. Shows name on picture:  Leona Bilby 
• 20-25 seconds- flashback- her laughing with Cameron, being romantic, long shot
• 25-31 seconds- tracking close up of her dropping the picture and another title where the picture lands
• 31-36 seconds- tracking mid shot of  her legs from behind as she's walking 
• 36-39 seconds- high angle shot of her walking towards the camera Almost
• 39-42 seconds- over the shoulder shot of the path as she's walking 
• 42-45 seconds- close up birds eye shot of her walking and stepping near another picture with the title: Cameron Price 

Flashes to white

• 45-49 seconds- flashback- mid shot of Cameron drinking alcohol and putting it down

Flashes to white

• 49-55 seconds- Cameron hitting Leona and then zooms into the cut on her face 
• 55-58 seconds- extreme close up graphic match of the bruise/ cut on her face 
• 58-63 seconds- panning long shot of her walking- pans round her front 
• 63-68- tilting extreme close up shot from behind, showing dirt and blood on her dress plus a title in her dress
• 68-71- mid shot focus pull of her walking towards the camera
• 71-81 seconds- POV shot of her walking, seeing a picture hanging by string then pulling it off and looking closely showing title : Sam Parker

Flash to white

• 81-84 seconds- flashback-  long shot all 3 characters laughing together 

Jump cut

• 84-89 seconds- long shot Cameron and Sam fighting with Leona in the back ground upset
• 89-94 seconds- high angle long shot of her holding the picture, throwing it then walking away faster 
• 94-97 seconds- canted low angled mid shot of her stumbling and falling
• 97-102 seconds- close up of her hand on the floor and the a piece of cloth or wood with a title on it 
• 102-106 seconds- mid shot of her getting up and walking again 
• 106-111 seconds- panning close up of her walking past blood and a piece of fabric nailed to the tree with a title on it 
• 111-115 seconds- long shot of her walking away fast
• 115-119- long/mid high angle shot of her entering a clearing 
• 119-123 seconds- cut away to grey sky 
• 123-128- mid shot of her stopping and reaction 
• 128-140 seconds extreme close up of a bloody hand/knife which zooms out to reveal it's Cameron 
• 140-144 seconds- cuts away to the grey sky again 
• 144-154 seconds- movie title appears over the grey sky

Here are some shots that will be similar to what we will shoot. They are similar to some of our shots particularly for the camerawork, for example the use of low angle shots or extreme close ups and focus pulls. These are important to us because they grab the audiences attention and create a lot of suspense whilst keeping a lot of mystery to the film, which is important for an opening as you only want to connote some of the narrative but not so much that you give it away. 

Also the use of mise en scene in the first two shots is significant. They are used to connote the narrative, as they use props and lighting that is similar to what we see in morgues and funerals, this connotes the narrative has themes of death and the setting could be these places. 

This is the initial ideas timeline so this may change a lot as we plan more in depth what we will do and think more carefully about the narrative and what we are connoting.