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Lucy from anaisdixiemedia

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-Build up him looking for her
-Back ground info, through flashbacks

Production Schedule

Target Audience

As our film is rated as a 15 our primary target audience is roughly aged 15 to aged 25. I think this because films such as Paranormal Activity, Insidious, Sinister etc have all been particularly successful with our generation, which we know through our own experience and our friendship circle. Particularly with 15-17 year olds, as we want to go out and have a good time on a Friday/Saturday night, and we cannot legally drink or go to clubs, pubs etc, the cinema is a perfect way to get out and socialise with friends rather than staying in - this is a perfect opportunity for this age group to go and see the film, as horror films are a particularly popular genre.

Our Secondary audience is based around the older generation that enjoy Horror/Thriller movies as a particular genre. This would be a perfect opportunity for someone to buy a friend as a gift, if they know they're into horror films this would be the perfect DVD to get them as a birthday/christmas present which is why these people would fit into our secondary audience. As well as this, a first date, which can be with both the younger and older generation, as the cinema is a popular location to go on a first date - particularly horror/thriller films, as it gives the male the opportunity to comfort and impress their date by showing that they are not scared.. Even if they are!

"Lucy" - Script and Roles.

Roles
Lucy is going to be played by Anais' 12 year old cousin Lucy. She is an 9 year old girl who has gone missing as a result of her Dad leaving her home alone when she was 7. The police never found her body and the search has gone on for 2 years. She lived alone with her Dad after her Mum died when she was 4 and as shown in our sequence they had a close relationship. Her spirit has been haunting her Dad e
Lucy's Dad is going to be played by Anais' Dad Kevin. He plays a man in his 30's living alone after the disappearance of his Daughter. Ever since her disappearance he has stayed at home drinking which has resulted in him developing a mental illness and addiction to alcohol.

Voice Over's
Policeman The voice of the policeman will be played my Dad, Matt, his part will tell the story of the Police blaming Lucy's Dad for her disappearance.
Neighbour The voice of the neighbour will be played by my Mum, Andrea. She will accuse Lucy's Dad of bad parenting and torment him by telling him Lucy is never coming back and calling him 'mad.'
News Reader Played by Anais' nan, Brenda, reading out the time she went missing and information on the abduction.

Basic Outline - Script
Lucy's Dad falls asleep.
Lucy: Laughter.
Policeman: So you were absent when Lucy went missing?
Neighbour: You disgust me. How could you?
Policeman: So what exactly were you doing? [Voices overlap]
Neighbour: She's just a bloody kid, you left her out there ALONE!
Lucy: [Laughter getting louder.]
News reader: Lucy Block aged 7 has been missing for 24 hours now...
Policeman: We're doing all we can for Lucy, we will try our best to find her...
Lucy: [Laughing louder]
[Happy birthday song being sung softly in the background]
Lucy: [Laughing uncontrollably]
News reader: The search for Lucy continues.

Shot List

Here is a shot list of my Opening Sequence:
- Close up on Kevin's (The father)'s face showing him drifting into a deep sleep.
- Extreme close up on his eyes as they are slowly closing.
- Entering unconsciousness and dreams of Lucy's past (His lost daughter.)
- Establishing shot of the field where Lucy is playing, throughout the dream voiceover of Lucy whispering: "Can't you see me? I'm over here." Policeman "So where were you when she went missing?" Women "She's just a kid, you shouldn't have left her." "She's not coming back." News report "She went missing at 2am."
- Medium shot of her laughing.
- Long shot of her playing with the flowers.
- Lucy dancing in her princess outfit, Long shot
- Over the shoulder shot of Lucy.
- Close up back to Kevin, showing irritation, movement of the face as he becomes distressed by the dream.
- Long shot of Kevin and Lucy together, him throwing and catching her both laughing.
- Lucy playing with ribbon.
- Close ups of different parts of the house such as Lucy's bedroom and shoes - sound of children laughing getting louder.
- Door slams.
- Extreme close up of Kevin's eyes as they suddenly open and he wakes up.
- As he wakes up, whispering of Lucy saying Daddy.

Opening Sequence Animatic

Opening sequence analysis - The shining

Opening Sequence Analysis : The Shining.

I have chosen to analyse The Shining as it is a film I have previously watched and also one of the same genre to what I am planning my opening sequence to be.

In the opening sequence for this film I feel that it has been deliberately made to cast a sense of foreboding about things we should expect to come in the rest of the film. For example, the only shots included in this sequence are high angle. Suggesting that those in the car are not superior, also leaving the mystery of who they are and what they're doing.

The sequence shows us an isolated area, we can see from the high angle shots that there does not appear to be anyone around the area other than those in the car. The sense of isolation further emphasises the foreboding as it gives us the idea of them not being able to get help or escape from anything that may harm them, as we are already aware that the film is a horror.

The music in the sequence is very contradictory of the shots. The shots show us lots of different views of pretty scenery, contradicted by the slow scary music that has been deliberately played in order to scare us, with the slow pace and the low pitch beat coming every so often. As well as this there is some kind of mysterious noise that appears to be somebody screaming, and perhaps somebody laughing - although we cannot be certain what the actual noises are, this also gives us the sense of foreboding without giving anything immediately away about the plot.

The scene goes on for a long time without anything actually happening. It isn't until 1:35 that we see titles appear, and before that all we can see is mysterious scenery with the creepy music playing. Giving us as an audience a sense of curiosity - Who's in the car, where are they going? Etc.

Opening sequence analysis - Seven

How is the opening sequence for 'seven' effective?

The purpose of this opening sequence is to intrigue and grab the attention of the audience. This is clear by the way we only see the characters hands and briefly what he is doing - leaving the audience questioning who this man is and what he is doing. As well as this the acts he appears to be doing as so unfamiliar and unrecognisable to the audience making things appear suspicious.

The film is clearly a psychological crime thriller. The props portray this, for example the torture weapons - instantly intriguing the audience and making them want to watch the rest of the film in order to find out what it is he is doing and why. There are also criminal records and razor blades laid out across the desk which he is going through. At one point in the sequence we see him cutting off what appears his own finger prints.

The camera shots are mainly only high and low angle shots other than a few point of view shots. The point of view shots are effective as they show you things from the characters perspective further intriguing us to what is going on and what he is doing.

The text/titles are constantly flicking throughout the opening sequence which is revelant to the genre of psychological crime. The only setting in the sequence is in one room, making the opening sequence appear quite basic, however this makes the audience more curious, as well as the quick cuts between shots not leaving the audience enough time to take a proper look at the tools and props so that they can only find out very little information.