RESEARCH: THE GIRL WITHT HE DRAGON TATTOO

In this film opening there are many dark and disturbing images.

In this picture you see a human figure's face and it appears to be submerging itself under a black liquid. This connotes the image of drowning and the lack of colour other then black gives the sense of trapped which highlights the drowning feeling even more.

In this picture there seems to be a creature of some sort with sharp teeth (still in only the clour of black). The fact that everything is black makes this film opening seem like a nightmare that is hard to escape from.

This image appears to show computer cables and wires that appear to look snake like and very distrubing. They are also tangled which highlights the feeling of being trapped.

The writing for the credits is very basic and simple which creates the audience to have their main focus on the disturbing images. There is a flower in the background that makes myself feel uneasy as normally flowers are colourful and bright yet this one is black and hasn't blossomed.

In this image it shows the figure looks like they are struggling to get out of water. This shows connotations of pain and unease.

The fire makes me feel that someone is being burnt alive. A human figure is then shown being burnt alive. This is shown when a skull appears on screen with fire all around it.

In this image we see two pairs of hands joining together. This suggests that there is romance in the plot of the film despite the plot also evidently being twisted.

the computer wires suggest that this has a large part take in the plot. Also the disturbing image of computer wires coming out of a human figures face makes the audience feel unsettled.

This image shows a male figure being blind folded and tied up, this suggests that there is a lot of violence in the plot of the film. There is also an image shown o a female figure being gagged, this suggests that there is some sense of rape or forceful violence in the plot also which creates the feeling of being disturbed on a whole new level.

In my opinion this film opening could be one of the protagonists' nightmares and that each image relates to their worst thoughts or experiences in their life. The figure that is a girl appears very boyish which suggests she doesn't want to appear weak or be seen as vulnerable, perhaps even denying her sexuality. There is also an image of a male and female about to kiss which is ruined by an explosions which tears both figures into multiple pieces, this connotes that there is somewhat something that ruins a sexual relationship in the film between the man and the woman.

PLANNING: POSSIBLE MUSIC FROM YOOKAMUSIC

 This is the list of songs that we feel go well with the planning of our camera work. all of these songs can be found here YOOKAMUSIC. Each of these songs we feel are suited better for our film opening due to the suspense that is built up with in these songs.

Alone in the park
One night hell
Crawling in fog

PLANNING: SOUNDTRACK

We have looked at possible music choices for our film opening. We needed a website which would categorize the genre crime drama into music and we found an ideal website which has page after page of 'suspense and thriller' music. We have analysed the music to see whether the soundtrack would link well with our filming ideas. This meant that for certain camera movements that we have planned we can look for music that will add suspense to the camera movement. Click here for the link.

PLANNING: CAMERA WORK

We are thinking of starting with a close-up on a large butchers knife with nothing else in shot apart from the hand holding it. The camera would then have a straight cut to a mid shot of the boy using the knife violently. The camera would then tilt from up to down then to a close up of the fish that he had just chopped the head off. The camera then is a point of view shot over the boys shoulders looking at his watch. There is then a full body shot of him taking off his apron. There is then a low angled shot of the skateboard that he is about to get onto. 

We plan our camerawork - camera angles, camera movement and shot types -in advance of filming. It is an integral part of our storyboard.
We watch again the rich texture of camerawork in Les Bleus de Ramville on The Art of the Title 
We also watch other student film openings that successfully create the key thriller codes of enigma, suspense and jeopardy such as The Mask.

Low angle shot - focusing on the wheels of the skateboard - to express freedom.
Close up shot of Bryn wearing headphones to express the type of music Bryn is listening too and also shows the contrast of music and the atmosphere, when he witnesses a murder.
Over the shoulder shot - so that we can see the bully and then Bryn skating along.
Worm shot - Bryn looking up at bully to show his helplessness.
High angle shot - Bully looking down on Bryn to show his authority. 


Close up shot - murderer holding knife

• I plan to use close-ups of hands as I have seen how effective tight framing is in directing the audiences attention to specificc actions as well as creating enigma by with holding elements of visual information;
• for example, in the opening squence to The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, a hand is opening a parcel, and the audience is prevented from seeing any more that the tight framing of the hand and parcel, which turns out to be a gift of a framed picture of a plant.
• When the camera pulls back, it is revealed that there have been a seies of such gifts, now all displayed on the study wall. The audience is intrigued to discover the mystery behind the gifts. Such enigma motivates audieces to keep watching.

over the shoulder high angle shot - looking over shoulder of murderer down at the victimFull length

• I plan to use this shot type because it shows the point pf view of the murderer and the relative positions of both
• It also puts the victim in the inferior position that shows his vulnerability.
• This sort of shot is repeatedly used in crime drama.

Mid shot - murderer stabbing victim
shot - murderer walking towards victim then stabbing victim

Left to right pan - pan from murderer to witness.

• I intend to mix panning shots from left to right, right to left and tilt pans up and down in order to give my film work textual richness and interest. When I analysed Les Bleus de Ramville in detail, the opening sequence showed great variety in its camerawork, moving seemlessly from panning shots to tracking shots, then table-top shots to animation. I intend to aim for an equal level of richness if possible to keep the audience interested.