Planning

The following is an image of the mind map that our group created whilst brainstorming ideas behind our thriller opening. This mind map then gave us the outline for our storyboard and was vital in us deciding what to include or leave out in regards to the real opening sequence.

As can be seen from the image we decided on the genre of our thriller, being a crime thriller/ film noir, we also decided that our thriller should be fast paced which we will achieve using fast cuts when it comes to editing our thriller. Equally, as a group we decided on the costumes and props that we will use to cement our theme, convey it to the audience and enhance the drama of the sequence - such as vintage items to decorate the hall, the umbrellas that will feature as a key part of our thriller opening and typical iconography of the thriller genre such as guns, blood and a bullet wound recreated with fake blood. Lastly we decided on the setting of our thriller which will take place in our school canteen as it is very old and our intention is to transform it into a 1930/40s club through the use of props and actors. Once we had finished this mind map we could move on to storyboarding our thriller opening using the ideas discussed during this session.