We both decided that the tone of our film is a murder mystery/ thriller as the mix of these two genres would be the best way to intrigue and hold our audience. The opening shots reflect this and our idea was to have someone being chased while running through the underground pathways in Southend. We decided this location would be effective as the audience are unsure of where the pathway leads, which reinforces the mystery and tension. The graffiti all over the walls suggests crime and the fact that it is dark and dirty also indicates danger and the thriller genre. We used a dark place during the day so any light coming in would create shadows, which is another convention of a thriller.
We wanted to keep the audience guessing, this is one of the reasons we chose to film the chase in slow motion as for a long time the audience don't know why or who the main character is running from. Another reason we chose to film the chase in slow motion is because we wanted the audience to feel more involved and engulfed by the story-line, doing this made each moment longer creating a mysterious effect.
The main character is just a normal boy. we thought that if he looked like 'anybody off the street' the audience would believe that this could happen to anyone including themselves, helping the audience identify with the character. This is obviously beneficial as the impact on the audience could result in the audience getting more involved in the narrative as well as making them think about it during the film.
The title is 'On The Run' we decided on this because the film starts with a chase. We figured that we should make the title relevant to the narrative so the audience knows what it is about and what they are getting. However its the mysterious side that intrigues the audience as they don't know who it is that's running, who they are running from and why.
Our influence has been a murder mystery TV programme, 'Death in Paradise'. We wanted to have a similar narrative and effect but transfer to a film, giving it a more cinematic look. As in every episode of 'Death in Paradise' a murder takes place so that is what we have decided to do with our film opening, start it off with a murder and the rest of the film is a journey to find out who did it and just as importantly, why. We were also influenced by the film 'se7en' as the story-line is similar. We liked the fact that the film is so gripping, we aspire to make our film opening as engaging with the audience, inspiring them to conjure up their own theories about who did it and why.
The main character is just a normal boy. we thought that if he looked like 'anybody off the street' the audience would believe that this could happen to anyone including themselves, helping the audience identify with the character. This is obviously beneficial as the impact on the audience could result in the audience getting more involved in the narrative as well as making them think about it during the film.
The title is 'On The Run' we decided on this because the film starts with a chase. We figured that we should make the title relevant to the narrative so the audience knows what it is about and what they are getting. However its the mysterious side that intrigues the audience as they don't know who it is that's running, who they are running from and why.
Our influence has been a murder mystery TV programme, 'Death in Paradise'. We wanted to have a similar narrative and effect but transfer to a film, giving it a more cinematic look. As in every episode of 'Death in Paradise' a murder takes place so that is what we have decided to do with our film opening, start it off with a murder and the rest of the film is a journey to find out who did it and just as importantly, why. We were also influenced by the film 'se7en' as the story-line is similar. We liked the fact that the film is so gripping, we aspire to make our film opening as engaging with the audience, inspiring them to conjure up their own theories about who did it and why.
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