Opening scene narration - Miss Miller

Opening scene narration

Our opening scene narration will be around two minutes long. I am going to include the four micro-elements which are: sound, editing, mis-en-scene and cinematography.

The first shot our film starts with is a panning shot of the forest, this shot last around five seconds the editing style we will use is a flicking light to create an eery setting, the sound is of normal forest sounds such as birds, the mis-en-scene at this stage is just to ensure the lighting is low key, the cinematography of this shot is to have a long shot panning the forest. The next shot is when the characters walk into the forest we will use a high angle shot, the sound will be the on screen sound of conversation between the actors, the mis en scene is planned to be the forest surroundings and the whole film is going to be filmed around 3 o clock so the lighting is low key, the only editing taking place at this part may be to cut out anything we don't need.

The next part of the film is the friends standing around and I am going to throw the stick for the dog, after the dog has come back once i am going to throw it again and then she doesn't return. I begin to panic and ask everyone to split up and look for the dog (Bella). The sounds that are going to be used here are natural forest and a sound called 'house of leaves' which builds tension, the camera angles used are going to be close ups and reverse shots to show conversation between the group. The iconography used is going to be the stick that the dog chases, and the camera shot will be panning the dog until she runs far enough so you can not see her. The editing will be transmissions in-between shots that change, or just adding the shots together in the correct order.

Once the group of friends are looking for the dog there are going to be a range of shots to show the group of friends split into pairs, the main focus of this part is to show that Bettie and I have gone together, but to keep the audience unaware that Bettie is the antagonist. The sound of the 'house of leaves' will increase volume to put the audience in suspense. The editing techniques will be done on final cut pro, at this stage it will be including the credits and bringing the clips together in the correct order. The mis-en-scene will be focusing on the position of characters as we need to show that the group split up into different directions. Finally the cinematography will be to include a range of camera angles, the most important shot will be a low angle shot of bettie to suggest that she may be dangerous.

The next part of the film is going to be me screaming in the background, because of bettie eating me, the other actors will panic and start to look for me and Bettie until they come across Bettie leaning over Kane after she has killed him. The sound that are going to be used, are a male screaming and grunting this is going to be used when I am being eaten. The editing style will be transmissions between shots of the different friends walking around the forest. The mis en scene will be focused on the make up of Bettie, which will be the fake blood around her mouth to show she has eaten me. The main camera angle used is going to be a point of view when one of the actors walks upbehind bettie.

The final stage of the film is when Bettie is identified as the antagonist and the whole group are running out of the forest, Bettie will constantly be in the background walking to suggest that they can not escape. One of the editing styles used will be fade when the film ends to leave a cliff hanger. The sounds will be very upbeat chase music to keep the audience in suspence. The mis en scene will be focusing on the low key light to show to characters cant see much into the forest, therefor leaveing a panic effect on the audience, and the cinematography will be the long and medium shots of the characters running out of the forest.

Overall i think we have a good narrative it is just gonna come down to weather the acting and filming is up to standard, in order to make our editing effective. For example the actors must show the same body language and fear as the sounds that are used at that time. Therefor we plan to use our storyboards to ensure we get all the acting done correctly and effectively.