Narrative structure

Our extract will open with the main character (Tommy) sitting on a bench alone. We plan to film it in a location that shows the urban landscape typical of the noir style. there will be no direct dialogue in this scene, instead we will have third person narration. To keep it visually interesting we plan to use a variety of shot types.

The second scene opens with the main character walking home through a small woody area, this will lead onto the character finding the body of the second character in our extract (Sarah). Again there will be no dialogue but instead of third person narration we will use subtle music to build the atmosphere and feeling of the scene. Again we plan to use unusual camera shots to keep the audience visually interested while progressing the narrative.

The narrative will then skip back to a week previous for our last scene. this scene will be set in a cafe with both of the main characters sitting opposite each other at a table. We will use the 180 rule as well as mixing in a few shots showing them facing each other. the script posted on an earlier blog is a rough draft for the dialogue we shall use in that scene. The extract will finish at the end of this scene

analysis of previous film students

Photo Booth from LongRoadFilm on Vimeo.

i think this video will help us in our filming and editing because it uses some of the same ideas that we want to use in our project. it uses wild sound throughout and it gives the impression of rewinding back in time. also i think its good how the music builds up the tension throughout.