Opening Sequence Narrative - Miss Miller

The group and I had firstly made individual narratives because it allowed us to all visualise what we wanted our opening sequence to be, we then came together and picked the strongest parts of all three of our storyboards, thus creating the most conventional and exciting group storyboard. 

Our opening sequence starts with a close up, showing the antagonist turning on the radio. The location of this scene is in the antagonists bedroom, iconography which will be used is the radio which is positioned on the table and make up which is scattered around the table to show that this could possibly be a female antagonist. The lighting in which we will use is high key lighting, the actors which are present in this scene is inly the antagonist. We will have non diegetic sound and we will edit a radio voice over of a crime scene. Our narrative description is, "Antagonist getting ready and turns on the radio of news report of a missing girl".

In our second frame we will have an over the shoulder shot in the antagonists room of the antagonist looking into the mirror with their mask on. The iconography in this scene is the clown mask and the picture of the women framed along the mirror. We will use high key lighting and the only actor present is the antagonist. The radio will still be playing, thus still having non diegetic sound, in the editing stage we will have the transition of the basic straight cut. Our narrative description is, "The clown is getting ready looking in the mirror, pictures of girls around his mirror".

Frame three will start with an extreme close up, still in the antagonists bedroom of the antagonist looking at a picture of his next female victim. The only iconography present is the picture, which the antagonist is holding, in this frame we will use low key lighting and still only have the antagonist present. The sound we have decided to use it silence as the camera zooms into the picture and fades to black. Our narrative description is, "Flashback to when the clown leaves the note in the girls bag"

In frame four, we will have a long shot in the female victim's school of the antagonist leaving the note in the victims bag. The iconography which will be used is her bag and the note, we have decided to combine both high key and natural lighting for our lighting used. The actors in this frame are the antagonist and the female victim, We have also decided to use suspenseful music, thus diegetic sound in this frame, the editing we will use is a fade/zoom out. Our narrative description is, "Clown sneaks up behind the girl and leaves a note in her bag telling her to meet them in an alleyway at 4pm".

In frame five, we will have an extreme close up of the antagonist holding up the picture of the female victim, in the antagonists bedroom. The iconography used in this frame is the picture of the female victim. The lighting we used was high key, the actors used was just the antagonist. The sound we decided to use was off screen sound of the radio playing in the background. We will zoom out into the over the shoulder shot of the next frame. Narrative description: The antagonist finishes having a flashback.

In frame six, we will have an over the shoulder shot in the antagonists bedroom. The iconography used in this frame will be the radio and the pictures around the mirror. We have decided to use high key lighting and the only actor present is the antagonist. The sound will be a voice over and the editing into the next frame will be a wipe cut. Narrative description: The antagonist starts to put the picture back.

In frame seven, we will have another over the shoulder shot, however this time it will be on the other shoulder, near the front of the house. The iconography used in this frame is just the knife, the lighting used will be high key. The only actor present is the antagonist, we will use non diegetic sound of suspenseful background music. The editing we will use to change it into the next frame is linking of shots. Narrative description: The antagonist picked up a knife and is headed towards the front door.

In frame eight, we will use a close up shot of the female victim picking up the note from her bag, in the school. The iconography used in this frame is the bad and the note, the lighting is high key. The actors in this frame is only the female victim, the sound used in this is silence, and the editing is a straight cut. Narrative description: She finds the note in her bag.

In frame nine, we will have an extreme close up of the female victim looking at the note in her school. The iconography is the note, the lighting used is high key. The actors present in this frame is just the female victim, the lighting we will use is high key. The actors used in this frame is just the female victim, the sound we will use is silence and the editing will be a straight cut. Narrative description: She reads the note then the camera zooms in, to come out of the flashback.

In frame ten, we will have a long shot of the female victim walking to the alleyway, along the street. The iconography is her bag, the lighting we will use it a mixture of high key and natural lighting. The actors in this frame is only the female victim, the sound we will use is diegetic sound go people talking in the background, a natural environment. We will use linking of shots in the editing section. Narrative description: She starts walking to meet whoever left the note.

In frame eleven, we will use a long shot of the female victim walking into the alleyway. The iconography used will be the photos of the female victim. The lighting we will be using is low key. The actors we will use is only the female victim. The sound we will use is non diegetic sound of tension filled music. The editing we will use is slow paced editing. Narrative description: The victim is walking down the alleyway ready to meet the antagonist.

In frame twelve, we will use a high angle of the female victim walking into the alleyway. The iconography used will be the photos of the female victim. The lighting we will be using is natural lighting. The actors we will use is only the female victim. The sound we will use is non diegetic sound of suspenseful music. The editing we will use is slow paced editing. Narrative description: Victim spots the pictures on the wall and investigates them.

In frame thirteen, we will use a close up of the female victim picking up the picture. The iconography used will be the photos of the female victim. The lighting we will be using is low key lighting. The actors we will use is only the female victim. The sound we will use is non diegetic sound of suspenseful music. The editing we will use is slow paced editing. Narrative description: She finds photos of herself hung up along the alleyway wall.

In frame fourteen, we will use a mid shot of the antagonist looking at the female victim. The iconography used will be the photos of the female victim. The lighting we will be using is natural lighting. The actors we will use is both the female victim and the antagonist. The sound we will use is non diegetic sound of suspenseful music, the music is slowly dimming. The editing we will use is slow paced editing. Narrative description: The clown sneaks up behind the female victim and grabs her.

In frame fifteen, we will use a close up of the antagonist covering the female victims mouth. There will be no iconography used in this frame. The lighting we will be using is low key lighting. The actors we will be both the female victim and the antagonist. The sound we will use is non diegetic sound of suspenseful music, which will slowly quieten. The editing we will use is slow paced editing. Narrative description: The female victim is being held by the antagonist.

In frame sixteen, we will use a high angle of the female victim on the floor of a dark room. The iconography used will be the rope, which the victim is tied to. The lighting we will be using is low key lighting. The actors we will use is only the female victim. The sound we will use is diegetic sound of the female victim heavily breathing. The editing we will use is a wipe cut. Narrative description: The victim is tied up on the floor of an unknown dark room.

In frame seventeen, we will use a close up of the victim waking up from being knocked out. There will be no iconography used in this frame. The lighting we will be using is low key lighting. The actors we will use is only the female victim. The sound we will use is silence. The editing we will use is a fade from black. Narrative description: The victim wakes from being knocked out by the antagonist.

In frame eighteen, we will use the victims point of view looking at the antagonist scraping his knife along the wall. The iconography used will be the knife in which the antagonist holds. The lighting we will be using is low key lighting. The actors we will use is only the antagonist. The sound we will use is contrapuntal sound of clown/circus music. The editing we will use is slow timing of shots. Narrative description: The antagonist enters slowly walking towards the victim while scaring his knife along the wall.

In frame nineteen, we will use a close up of the female victim screaming. There will be no iconography used in this frame. The lighting we will be using is low key lighting. The actors we will use is only the female victim. The sound we will use is non diegetic sound of suspenseful music. The editing we will use is linking of shots and the kuleshov effect. Narrative description: The victim is screaming after being stabbed.

In frame twenty, we will use a shallow focus of the antagonist looking at the knife. The iconography used will be the knife in which the antagonist is holding. The lighting we will be using is low key lighting. The actors we will use is only the antagonist. The sound we will use is contrapuntal sound of a clown/circus music. The editing we will use is the kuleshov effect. Narrative description: The antagonist is looking at the knife he used to kill the female victim.

In frame twenty-one, we will use a mid shot of the female victim on the floor dead. There will be no iconography used in this frame. The lighting we will be using is low key lighting. The actors we will use is only the female victim. The sound we will use is on screen sound of the antagonist laughing. The editing we will use is zoom in and kuleshov effect. Narrative description: Turns back to female victim lying on the floor dead.

In frame twenty-two, we will use a long shot of the antagonist walking out of the room. The iconography used will be the bloody knife. The lighting we will be using is low key lighting. The actors we will use is only the antagonist. The sound we will use is silence. The editing we will use is slow paced editing. Narrative description: The antagonist is leaving the room with the knife, which he killed the female victim with.

Planning a group storyboard and helped the group and I a lot because  it helps us to visualise what we want the scene to look like before we start filming. This is helpful because we can change things we don't like in the storyboard and not waste time hen we are filming the opening sequence.