Opening Scene Narration

Our opening sequence to our thriller will begin with a long shot of a dark, empty room with a girl sitting tied to a chair in the middle of the room. She will be gagged and will have mascara stains on her cheek to show that she has been crying; her hair will be messed up and her clothes will be a little bit dirty to indicate a struggle. The room will be dark and there will be a dim lamp in the corner. The editing technique that we will use will be slow editing which will build the suspense.

The girl then has a flashback and this will be shown when the scene changes and to do this, we will use a jump cut. The female will be in the forest, running fast, as if she is running away from somebody. She will be wearing light, pastel coloured, simple clothing to connote her innocence, so the audience know that she is the victim in this narrative. For this shot, we will use an extreme long shot, to show the character's location to the audience, and they will also be able to see her running. She will be completely alone in this shot to show that she is in danger and that no one will be around to help her, which will make the audience feel sympathy for her, and feel more involved in the film. At this point, we will include some music that will build the tension and suspense. This music will be on in the background and over the top of that, the audience will be able to hear the sounds of her running. We will then change the shot to a close up when the female looks anxiously over her shoulder at something behind her. She is breathing heavily and her facial expressions will show that she is terrified and worried. The music at this point will be get slightly louder to build the tension even more and the audience will then begin to hear another set of footsteps along with the victims that were audible in the previous shot.

We will then use another jump cut to show her running again, and then the audience discover just who she is running from. We will use a mid shot to show the male catching up to the young girl and her being overpowered by the male and using a scarf to capture her. The antagonist will be wearing black clothing to show the audience that he is the villain, that he's dangerous and the audience will instantly fear him. Then, the flashback ends and the girl is back in the room, tied to a chair and gagged, just as she was before. We will use a panning shot to give the audience another look at the room she is imprisoned in. The room will be empty and dark to show the audience how alone and isolated she is. We will also use slow editing to build the suspense and tension.

The scene will change again, and this time, the male victim will be present in the room. For this shot,we will use deep focus, and the male will be in focus in the front of the shot. This will show the audience that he is an important, powerful, dominant character. The female will be in the back of the shot, smaller than the male due to the camera angle and she will be out of focus, to show her weakness and his power over her. We will use slow editing in this shot to build the suspense. The scene will then change again to a mid shot and the audience will be able to see the young girl sitting, tied to the chair, whilst the antagonist is slowly walking around her. She will be crying and struggling slightly, which will make the audience form even more of a bond with her, consequently feeling more engaged in the thriller. He then stand behind her and slowly drag the knife up to her neck. We will use slow editing to make this last part of the scene very suspenseful and tense. The, when the knife gets to her throat, the screen will fade to black and that is where the scene ends. This ending is conventional because the screen fades to black before the audience finds out what happens, which creates an enigma, engaging them even further in the film.