Editing

In our movie opening we want to attempt to create the sense that our detective is being followed, or stalked, by the camera. We don't want to do this to incite any sort of fear, but instead use it to give the idea that no one can be trusted, and that the walls have eyes and ears. You may be able to see some of these ideas coming out in our story board. In order to create this sort of feel we want to utilise fade in and fade outs. For example we are tracking parallel to where our main character is walking and as he passes out of view and the screen is filled by a full shot of a brick wall. We will then fade out to black then back out of black in a different shot. For example the detective walking away from the camera. At the very end of the film opening we want to have again a fade to black and have a poof of steam or smoke cross the screen to reveal the title; Dark coffee. To create this effect we can use inbuilt CGI or Sony Vegas, the editing software we intend to use. Aside from some of these more complex and difficult shots we will be using normal cuts but also some cut aways from the murderer walking down a lane to her crime scene and then back again.

Draft for the script

Dark Coffee

*Fade in from black as smooth jazz begins*

*Dan is walking the streets of portishead*

Archie: Portishead …. a dirty little seaside town, once the jewel of the south west, it’s since fallen into the gutter and now swims with the same filth and villainy as our cousins over the sea. We once walked in the garden of eden amongst those perfect trees, ascended the stairs to heaven and  were held in the arms of the angel yet no more … But all is not yet lost, one man Detective Frost, on loan from scotland yard, has just arrived,  and is going to check on his lover’s well being, their love is unknown and could get them into trouble with the locals. SPeaking of the locals, the town is in a state of panic. a series of murders have taken place and the killer, or killers, are still at large The details of these murders could turn the stomach of a hardened detective. while in other news the *click …. static …. silence*

Storyboard

Story Board from M1DWAN

Gaining permission to use music

My partner (Oli Knight) contacted Garry Schyman, a massively talented composer who worked on all of the Bioshock games sound tracks as well as the sound track for the game shadow of Mordor. If he replies and allows us to use his song "Welcome to rapture" that will be the music that will appear as the backing track to the film opening.

Beginning ideas & themes

Beginning ideas and themes

Weather season:
Autum/winter
Rainy/ foggy/ overcast

Setting:
Harbour
New developments

Time period:
Present day

Characters:
Grizzeled old cop
Love interest
Criminal

Victim
Moods:
Dark & Grimy

Music:
Bioshock OST - Welcome to Rapture

Crime:
Water based
Drowning

The opening will be cutting between the murder/crime and the present day with the detective arriving and looking at the scene.