Opening Scene Narrative - Miss Miller

Opening Scene Narrative

Our opening scene will last about 2-3 minutes long and will include techniques from the 4 different micro-elements which are sound, editing, miss-en-scene and cinematography.
Our scene opens in a panning shot of the forest which lasts for 5 seconds which is complemented with the natural sounds of the forest for example the birds chirping and the wind blowing. The next shot is a high angle shot to show the characters entering the forest chatting to each other and acting casually. The next shot will follow the characters in a panning motion to follow them walking into the forest from a high angle. The characters will be walking the dog and will be wearing casual clothing. The next shots will be a shot reverse shot to show two characters having a conversation. One shot will be a mid shot to show one character talking then it will cut to the next shot of the other character responding to the conversation. Throughout these shots a continuum of forest sounds and a piece of tense music will be played in the background. Next is a long shot to display Kane throwing a stick for his dog, then a panning shot will be used to follow the dog running for the stick and then bringing it back. We shall repeat these shots twice. This is until on the third time the dog fails to bring back the stick and then we show a close up shot of Kane calling for this dog and beginning to look scared. We will then show a long shot of the forest to show that the dog isn't coming back and something may have gone wrong. During this part we will fade out the forest sounds to a very low level and will heighten the volume of the tense music. Next is a long shot to show all of the characters calling out for the dog. Then an over the shoulder shot will be used to show Kane ordering the rest of the characters on a mission to split up into pairs and find the dog. This shot will show the shocked and concerned facial expressions of the other characters. Next will show a low angle shot of all the different characters wandering off in different directions in order to find the dog. Long shots will be used to show each different pair looking for the dog in different parts of the forest as they call out its name and search between the trees and bushes. The next shot will be a close up shot of one pair having a conversation about the dog when they hear a scream. The close up shot will show the shocked and alarmed facial expressions as they notice the scream may belong to one of their friends. The next shot will be a panning shot as the two characters who heard the scream begin to run about in panic searching for their friend who screamed. We will use montage editing here and a high volume tense piece of music. We will then use a mid shot to show our characters startle as they see something ahead however we don't show the audience this. We wil then switch to a point of view shot as the characters can see me kneeling over Kane with my back facing them as they see unable to see or understand anything that is going on. Then we will use slow editing as the point of view shot slowly walks up behind me complemented with a slow eerie tense piece of background music. The next shot will be a close up shot of my face covered in blood with a high pitch startling sound effect. The next shot will be a close up shot to show the other two characters who revealed the antagonist to show very frightened facial expressions. Then we will use montage editing and panning shots to show the other characters running through the forest in different directions getting lost and unsuccessful. During this chase scene the tense music will have high volume and have a heartbeat effect. We will end with using multiple over the shoulder shots to show me as the antagonist hiding behind the trees watching the other characters as they attempt to escape. I will be covered in blood and have no emotion on my face. We will end with an extreme close up shot of my face covered in blood.