Opening Scene Narration - Miss Miller

The opening scene of our thriller clip takes place down a road, the first camera shot that is used is a establishing shot. This is used to let the audience know what the scene looks like and already gets them thinking into where the dangers are and where the murders can be taken place. We have an effect also in this scen as soon as it begins it is named 'Distort' this creates the sense of fear as it seems very strange and also creates tension. There is a build up of non digetic sound with the sound of an owl, by doing this it gives the audience the sense that there is a forest nearby and this also creates a sense of fear as forest's are seen as a very scary place at night which is when this scene is.

The second scene is similar to the opening as the same camera shot is used, as the scene continues the shot changes to a handheld, making it seem like the audience are the people within the scene as they are know in the eyes of the villian. The scene begins with the victim walking down the road and into her house. As she then turns the corner the camera changes to a handheld, and it is the villain walking up behind her and then hiding in the corner as she enters her house. This creates tension also as the audience feel as though they are the villain and it gives them the fear of what will happen next. We wanted all the focus to be on the girl and the villain in this scene so we thought by not adding any effects would make this happen. The background sound of the erie music and the owl are still the same as we want to keep the same consistency throughout the scene as the time frame are the same between the two scenes.

The next scene is  change of are as it is know shot from the victims bedroom, in this scene we did not have to establish the scene as it was clear the girl was in her bedroom, we decided to use a mid-shot as we thought this was the most appropriate. As we could see what she was doing but wasn't to close up to her that you couldn't see what was going on around her. there was no background music in this scene as it creates more tension and the audience will be sitting in silence also, so it makes them feel as though they are in the same situation as the character. When the scene ends you see a phone light up as a message is received on the ledge of the window.

The following scene is a close up shot of the phone, we filmed this part because it lets the audience see what the message reads and the recipient that sent the message. This creates tension for the audience as the message says "I am watching" and the recipient is 'Unknown' which gets them thinking who it could be from. Like the previous scene there is no sound only the noise of the phone receiving the message, we done this to show emphasis on the phone and we thought by putting in other noise it may distract the audience and think something else may happen, which we didn't want to happen in this scene.

The following scene is a low angle shot and also a point of view shot. In this scene it shows the victim in her bedroom looking at her phone once the message had been received, once she has read the message she then looks out the window to see if she can see the 'unknown' person. This then creates tension as the person who sent the message must be watching her from somewhere. The music in the background is tense and loud as it is supposed to create tension. also in this scene heavy breathing is used and is enhanced by doing this it shows that the villain is aggressive and watching her intensely, There is a slight effect which brightens up the background where the source of light is coming from, this enhances the silhouette of the victim and gives a rough outline of what she is doing.

The next scene is an over shot looking down at the villain, the villain is standing in the middle of the victims garden in dark clothing just staring up at her. We done this to make the audience feel agitated as to what was going to happen next. The heavy breathing is still included into this scene which gives you the feel that the victim can hear the villain from her window and it also creates some suspense due to the idea of what is going to happen next.

The next scene, is a change of area completely as it is now shot on a main road, the camera shot that is used is a panning shot. This was used to follow the victim as she walked down the road and into a gravel road. we didn't want to add in any background noise as we thought the noise coming from the cars and the everyday noises already heard in this scene sounded more real life, and the audience can then relate to the scene more. As the girl turns down the gravel road you see a light shine up which shows the outline of the villain hiding behind a postbox and his upper body is only seen. By doing this it may fright the audience as they could't see it coming as it looks like the girl is casually walking home from school one day. Then suddenly the light appears with the aggressive face of the villain showing.

The scene after shows a shrine of the victim. There is a picture of her attached to a fence and it is surrounded by candles. We used an effect in this scene at the start which blurred the screen, it then focuses to the shrine which attracts the audiences attention. The music used is tense and has a tight grip to is as you listen to the music because it is in time with the flickering of the candle creating tension as you wonder if the victim sees it or if the villain is there instead.

The following scene shows the victim realising that the shrine is of herself, she looks confused as to what is happening and why this could be there. The camera is angled on the floor and is looking up to the victim as she reallises the picture we done this to create a sense of something is watching her whilst she holds the picture. As the victim is off guard and staring to the picture you see a glimpse of the villain over her shoulder with the same light over his face as in the scene before. This creates a sense of fear for the audience as they don't know if he is about to attack the victim now or hes planning something still.

The second to last scene is of the villain and victim when the victim is struggling against the villain when he tries to kill her. The music will be rough and fairly intense as you don't know exactly what will happen and whether he will kidnap or kill her. There is a mid shot to show the whole of the body and what the villain is doing to the victim.

Lastly there is a last scene is a close up of the victim lying on the floor, there is no shadows on the face as it is meant to show all the features. The music in the background will be a heartbeat slowly fading away as if the life of the person fades away then when you think that she is dead. Her eyes open and a large sound will be used which will try and scare the audience so the audience thinks that she's dead but really she is alive.

To summarise i believe our clip will be successful because we used the conventional features of a thriller film, in the way we used a vulnerable female victim and a big aggressive looking man as the villain. I believe we also used the low key lighting well as it showed the shadows clearly and the darkness that represents a hint of fear and danger. Something tat wasn't a convention to a thriller wad that there was not a weapon used we felt every scary film there is always blood and weapons, so by changing it the crowd would not be ready for that and it shows that he killer has thought more about the death and tried to cover his tracks by not leaving and blood or clues for any one to find.