After completing my storyboards and my shooting script I have decided to make a big change to my idea. This is because as part of my audience feedback from my first draft shooting script I was told that my shots are repetitive and could get boring. My idea is also inspired from Collateral, one of the thriller films I analysed when doing my research. I have made part of a shooting script to represent my changes.
This will be the second scene, following the attack of the girl, and before the flashback of the girl in the field. I will have to eliminate some shots from scene 3 (the flashback) or make the shots shorter to fit this new scene in. I think this change will make my opening sequence more interesting as it will give it more of a narrative.
Detailed Planning
I chose my actor for this new scene specifically. The car he owns (above) is also perfect for a part in a thriller movie. This creates representations of the character, such as wealth, that he is 'up to date' and also innocence because of the colour.
A male character is always conventionally the one who is out to save the 'damsel in distress'. Propp, a narrative theorist would describe my male character as 'The Hero, who departs on a search (seeker-hero), reacts to the donor and weds at the end.' My actor who will play this character is a good choice as he has a very natural serious face which will connote 'that he means business' to my audience. He is a good age (early 20's) as he shows that he is young enough to have ability and old enough to have experience.
He will wear a dark polo shirt, where the colour will connote power and the style will connote class. This goes against conventions of the thriller genre as this type of character would usually wear a suit.
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