Colour Correction and Colour Grading

In order to fit with the conventions of a psychological thriller film, the shots of the opening sequence needed to appear darker in order to create the mystery intended. Even though I used low level lighting during filming the shots were still very warm. To colour correct the shots I added a tint onto the shots at 42.4% this instantly gave the shots a greyer wash to give each take a darker enigma to them. I also added the brightness and contrast effect to the shots, with a -20 brightness on top of each of the shots, the opening sequence had the dark, grubby aesthetic that fits with the genre as well as the themes of the media product.

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Planning of Mise en Scene and props

The location chosen provided a suitable mise en scene as the dirty cluttered look suited the nature of the film opening. The bottles, lighter fuel and lighters were added in to bring together the aesthetics of the location, as well as tie into the drugs theme  and be believable that this is happening in a suburban household. The props were easily constructed with the intention of appearing home made to fit in with the theme. The needle appeared visibly empty in shots therefore in order to make it appear dirty yet still contain a substance i filled it with fairly liquid and water to give the filling an off colour yet not obviously look like fairly liquid. The powder used in some of the shots was just icing sugar in order to make reference to the powdery consistency of some drugs. There is also a table like notebook prop  that will be used in some shots in order to create enigma for the audience as to the meaning behind the main protagonists scribbles.

Costume and Make Up Planning

Costume: For the nature of the opening sequence I wanted to keep the costume looking as plain as possible in order to fit with the conventions of a psychological thriller. The location of the sequence is in a garage therefore the costume must appear to make the character seam like they are at home which is why the costume consists of simple black trousers and a baggy grey top. these make the character seem to care little about there appearance fitting with the overall theme of dug abuse.

Make up:  The character wears no make up in order to enforce the idea that she has little respect for her appearance as a result of her connection with drugs. 

Actress:

 For my opening sequence I have chosen to have only one character that is introduced to the audience. Deena Brannan will play the main protagonist in the opening sequence as she appears to be an average woman of the correct age bracket to have children, however she can also give the impression of a desperate and psychologically damaged person.

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Plan of Sound Design

For the opening credits sequence I will create I intend on having a voice over of several moving shots. I then intend to use is Iron Horse from PurplePlanet.com which is a copyright free music selection site. This soundtrack is discordant and  gives a slower beginning which gives me the opportunity to fade the soundtrack in behind the end of the voice over and then quickly becomes more intense to fit with the image track.All sounds will be non-diagetic in order to show the distance between the character and the audience in order to create a tense atmosphere to fit with the psychological thriller genre. Due to this all diagetic and ambient sounds will not be heard in the sequence.