Thursday, February 18, 2021

Final Project: Something I've Noticed/More Research

 I've watched a few crime movies and TV shows, and there's something I've noticed about the antagonists for the films. Since the entire story focuses on catching a specific criminal or group of criminals, which means their face and other identifying features aren't shown at all for a majority of the film, even if the subject is shown on screen in the shadows. It's something that really came to my attention after my rewatching of Se7en the other day and a few episodes of Criminal minds. This is something I want to accomplish during the opening scene. Establishing a threat that the characters on screen are unaware of, but one that the audience knows is about to strike.

    I can do this in a few key ways. The first is to add subtle hints to the conflict as mentioned in a previous posting, with a newspaper or broadcast hinting at the idea of a serial killer hunting in the area. I think I may use an effect similar to that in Jurrasic park, where the shadow of a velociraptor(in this case serial killer), has their shadow shown trailing the character, so the audience is made aware of an immediate threat that the character is unaware of. 

    I think if I use sound design and music to my advantage, I can convey the idea of a stalker or a threat without giving any details as to the identity of the killer, maintaining the unknown that allows the audience to enjoy the speculation of wondering who the killer is, which allows them to have a vested interest in finding the killer along with the main characters. 

    I'm not certain that the main character will even appear in the intro to the film, since I want the murder to play out before the case hits the detective's desk the following morning. As I storyboard I will see how much time I have and determine whether or not this addition to the sequence is beneficial to the scene. 

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