Creative discussions prior the pitch

Firstly, as a group, we were discussing what genre our film will be. We all put forward our suggestions such as action thriller, horror thriller, but we dismissed these ideas and ended up deciding on a crime/psychological genre because we believed it would create more of an enigma and engage the audience more than any other genre/hybrid would.

We weren't sure what shot to use to show our protagonist in the first scene. At first we were going to show a medium shot of him tied up in a basement but then on second thought we realised that it would defeat the object of an enigma. So, we decided on showing a close up shot of the protagonists face so the audience don't know where he is and what is going on, therefore provoking questions.



When we were talking about what will happen in our opening sequence, one peer suggested we should show a murder taking place. In the end, we thought that it would reveal too much in two minutes so now there wont be any deaths included in our sequence, therefore raising the audience's anticipation levels.

We were ruminating on how to make an effective narrative, so we all decided that a voiceover will be the best option as it will create a mysterious mood. Also, we conversed over what will get the audience asking questions, so we concluded on having a fractured narrative that is going to be effectual and not too confusing. 

As a group, we established that we are going to film in several locations because it links in with our plot. But we had difficulty choosing them because our initial ideas for location were too irrelevant and the locations themselves were too far away. So we chose to do our filming in places such as Leek town,  which is close and would add realism to the movie, with it being amid people. 

We also discussed what shot to use that would make our last, most tense scene emphatic and effective. The scene involves a mysterious character walking menacingly at the protagonist and then the shot cuts as the character gets close. We had a debate and ended up choosing a point-of-view shot because it will put the audience in the protagonist's perspective and make the scene unnerving and ominous.