Initial Ideas.

Recently in our group we have put together a few basic ideas on
what our media thriller project could be based around. The first
idea is that :-
The first scene will open with a girl rocking back and forth (holding
her knees), crying in a darkly lit room whilst looking into a cracked
mirror with a small stream of light shining on one side of her face
creating shadows which hide the other half. Or, the mirror could
crack at this moment, separating her reflection into two parts as
she cries.
The next shot will be graphic match to a past happier time when
she is having fun. The camera pans and tracks, following her and
her friends having a good time...
(This idea is not yet fully completed).



The next idea starts with a person lying disorientated and unconscious
on the floor. Whilst people rush to try and help them, they do not
notice another person hiding in the shadows around the corner.
The camera then flashes overhead to look down on the victim lying
on the floor, sweeping from their feet-to-head (high-angle shot).
Camera fades into the person in the shadows, as if they are standing
above the victim and looking down on them (low-angle shot looking up
to person).
Then it zooms to the strangers’ mouth as they smile/laugh cruelly;
whilst all other features are hidden by the shadows (chiaroscuro).
The camera then spins around the victim – as if it symbolises their
world turning up-side down.
This could then lead to a graphic match to earlier on in the story
where the victim wakes up to a fresh new day, happy and safe, unaware
of what lies around the corner (and quite literally too)…

These are just basic ideas, which can be edited and built upon later on in the planning stage if need be. Now we have these ideas, we can start planning on where our location for filming may take place.