Film Opening Initial Ideas
As I was looking around for ideas for my thriller genre, I became influenced by movies such as 'The Transporter' and 'Hitman' . In these movies the characters were highly trained organized crime hitmen. The movies focussed on how these men only did 'killing' for a living. This is where I wanted to be different, create a killer with a difference.In my own opening I wanted to portray an average working man , someone on the lower strata of the society, for example a cleaner, who transforms as private hitman and is extremely organized in his killings. In the opening sequence, I am planing to show a very short scene of a man cleaning the floor of a small business. However when he comes home he recives a call informing him of his next hit. The opening will show short clips of the main character getting ready. Scenes such as him putting on his suit, tie and gloves at extreme close-up shots and then finally him assembling his gun. There is a sense of deja -vu this time as the hitman doesn't get away with his killing but the audience will have to decide that. The main character will be wearing the stereotypical costume of a hitman, such as leather gloves, black suit, a clean pistol with a silencer etc. For the opening I will be using opera/orchestra music to show the state of mind the hitman is in. It will show him as calm and organized and also perhaps reflect his high standard of living and his taste for the finer things in life.
This idea will also be based as a thriller. Unlike most crime movies which focuses on catching a killer, this film will be taking on the point of view from the killer. The killer will take on two different lives, one at work where he if your average workman with normal work related problems however at night he is completely different. We see him portray himself, his personality shows his enjoyment and precision in his killings. He will be portrayed as a sadistic sociopath. I have been influenced regarding this idea from the tv series 'Dexter'. In my opening sequence I will use film clips of my main character cleaning up after he has killed a person. There will be a few shots of him cleaning his equipment in water. I believe that by showing him doing this will highlight the state of mind the killer is in. He is calm and organized. Extreme close up shots will be taken of his hands in surgical gloves as he is carefully cleaning each piece of equipment.I am quite interested in the idea about how hand movements say a lot about a particular person. Shaky movements show a nervous person while steady and sharp hand movements portray a confident and collected person. I hope to use these ideas in my opening sequence.
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