Thursday, 13 November 2008

Thriller Film summary of plot

These are to go with my storyboards below to show the camera angles and sound within each shot.

Shot 1:
Lighting: Noir, ambient coming from slit from outside
Shot: Close up
Sound: Non-diagetic: Portishead wandering star Diagetic: His breathing to let audience know there's someone in there.


Shot 2:
Lighting; Ambient from outside
Shot: Extreme close up of heels
Sound: Non-diagetic: opening of Potrishead Wandering Star to go with her footsteps creating a pulse


Shot 3:
Lighting: Noir, Ambient through gap from outside as shadow blocks the original light so we know there is someone outside
Shot: Extra long shot, his perspective in the crate
Sound: Diagetic; his breathing increases and sounds of the woman outside opening the crate.


Shot 4:
Lighting: Ambient
Shot; Extreme close up of her mouth smoking
Sound: Diagetic, emphasis on the sounds of her smoking


Shot 5:
Lighting: Noir, Ambient as the light shows onto his face
Shot: close up of his face
Sound: Diagetic of his mumblings as we see his panic increase


Shot 6:
Lighting: Ambient from outside as the sun shines on her highlighting her as a main character.
Shot: Long shot, first time shown in full profile.
Sound: Diagetic as she says the only piece of dialogue, which needs to be ironic to a thriller film.


Shot 7:
Lighting: Ambient
Shot: Longshot showing two maffia men appearing beside her
Sound: Non- Diagtic music begins as before to set up the pulse and fear.


Shot 8:
Lighting: Ambient shot from outside
Shot: Medium Close up, Femme fatale looking away.
Sound: Non-diagetic sounds of the man being beaten up Diagetic of Portishead Wandering Star.


Shot 9:
Lighting: Ambient
Shot: Medium shot her returning with an object found in the crate.
Sound: Non- diagetic: sound of the man groaning on the ground and the men still beating him Diagetic: Portishead wandering star.


Shot10:
Lighting: Ambient
Shot: Medium Close up of her standing over the body
Sound: Non-diagetic: her sighing and walking away, diagetic: Portishead Wandering star


Shot 11:
Lighting; Ambient
Shot: Longshot looking in on her as she gets into the car
Sound: Non-diagetic: sounds of her walking and opening the car door. diagetic: Portishead Wandering star


Shot 12:
Lighting: Ambient
Shot: Close up of back of her head as we see whats going on in the mirror of the action behind her.
Sound: Non-diagetic: car engine diagetic: Portishead Wandering star

1 comment:

vmb said...

Excellent summary of the action, or written storyboard. Excellent references to lighting and camera angles.

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