Rough Cut

Costume

The use of costume in our title sequence has been kept to a minimal as well. All we are using is a dark coat (with a hood), boots, dark trousers, a t-shirt and light-coloured combats. We did this because we could see that in title sequences of actual thrillers that they kept all the killers costume simple. This is more effective then cramming in lots of different costumes because it adds to the creepiness of the villain as they are just wearing dark clothing and that there is nothing really to distinct them from anyone else.
This is like the coat that the villain will be wearing in our sequence. We made sure that it had a hood because it will add suspense if you cannot see their face.

This boot is basically identical to the ones the villain will be wearing. We made sure that he wore big, black boots to make him look scary as big, black boots are sort of associated with villains in thrillers as I have seen many wearing them in other thrillers.

Props

We haven't included many props in our production but the ones we are using are vital for our title sequence; these include a knife and a tree root.

We are using the surroundings of our title sequence as a prop almost as the they sort of what makes our sequence scary!This is basically the same knife that we are using as the killers weapon.

This is an image of a root that is similar to the one that the victim will trip over.

Inspiration continued

The 'Saw' title sequence is one that i think is good because it shows clearly that the film is going to be really gory and mysterious. It starts by showing lots of splashes of blood to immediatly give the audience a feeling of anticipation about whos blood it is and where it came from. Then it pans and there are hand prints in the blood to show it was a human struggling. There are plenty of shots of different types of weapons like guns, knifes, hammers etc and i think this is to emphasise the violence of the film and to show that the 'villain' is prepared and willing to use many methods to cause pain, also the names of people featured in the film/took part in the makings' names were on the weapons which i think is an imaginative and original thing to do. Towards the end of the sequence there is a quivering hand covered in blood with 'Saw' written on it to introduce the film in quite a expressive way which then focuses on a flickering TV screen and slowly zooms in, to show that things arn't right. Eg they are in a dormant place so the TV doesn't work. When it zooms out there is a close up of a man waking up under water which gets straight to the point of the film really as everyone people just wake up in a random location...

Inspiration (Shrooms)

We saw this film and it gave us ideas for our own thriller. We have taken the basic story line of this film which is that the protagonist takes some magic mushrooms and turns into a crazed killer that murders all of her friends. We have changed it so out protagonist takes LSD when camping with friends, trips out and ends up having an encounter with a creepy stalker in the woods.

Vertigo Sequence Analysis

In this scene the music is a complete contrast to that of Se7en. It is loud, high and repetitive. But also includes sharp bursts (orchestral stabs) which emphasize the fact that it's a thriller. The fear in the girls eyes insinuate the thriller aspects.

Se7en Sequence Analysis

We were asked to look the symbolic connection between title sequences and film content. In this title sequence there were many symbolic shots. For example the emphasis on the needle foresees the idea of a thriller. Also the music used is quiet but evident in the background.