Outline for my opening

     Hey Blog!! Time for an outline of my story. When my teacher broke down the instructions of the project to our class, for some strange reason the idea of creating an uncomfortable interrogation scene came to mind. I had a clear vision when I began putting my thoughts together in a mind map. The mind map helped me formulate my ideas and lead me to creating a real outline for what I plan on achieving for my opening. 

     As far as my outline goes, I included the dialogue I want to have in the opening so my script writing will come easier. I highlighted the differentiation in camera shots during the interrogation between shots with the filter on (*) and shots without the filter. It is very important for me when recording to capture a variation of shots I can use to break up the interrogation so it does not feel longer than it needs to be. Different angles and distance from the characters will be key. The ending of my opening will be the boy mysteriously riding on the bike alone in all black. With ominous/eerie music in the back, credits will show and it will transition well into the rest of the film. Here is my outline (Excuse the poor handwriting :/)

    A big inspiration I am taking for my film opening is the concept of breaking up the interrogation with cutaways that display a victim in captivity. The series Big Little Lies does this with a consistent cutaway to a conference being held on a murder that is not yet solved in the town. Though viewers do not know what is going on or the context of why that person is where they are, they understand that there is something wrong and it is connected to the interrogation. This aspect of my opening is something that will hook the audience and motivate them to continue watching on the edge of their seat, in a similar way that the cutaways in Big Little Lies hooked myself and many others.