Film Opening conventions

Hello!

As mentioned in my previous blog post I will be making a movie using the psychological thriller genre. With that being said I will need to incorporate some of the conventions I mentioned in the PowerPoint I created. The first two minutes are going to be the baseline for the continuation of the movie I would be creating. 

For sound, I will need to incorporate the use of diegetic sounds as well as non-diegetic sounds. These sounds will be used to show suspense and show emotion for the characters portrayed in the movie. 

For cinematography, I am going to be using close up shots as well as over the shoulder shots. The over the shoulder shots will be used to capture things the main character cannot see. The close up shots will be used to allow the viewers to only see what is in front of them.

For editing, I will be using fades to fade from one shot to the next. As well as jump cuts between locations and between characters.

And finally for mis en scene, I want to be able to capture an eerie and ominous feeling. So the use of dark lighting will be used to capture that. I am also wanting to have the house which I will be filming to look lived in and to have many different places where the viewers will be able to see thing and catch things out of the corner of their eye that the main character is unable to see.