Soundtrack Research

Inception - Dream Is Collapsing


- Repetitive building up to create tension
- Builds up into crescendo
- Ambient
- Moderate tempo

The Prestige - Are You Watching Closely?


- Slow tempo
- Orchestral (Violins)
- Low octave
- Low drums
- Dark tone/atmosphere
- Holds long notes (Continuous)

The Taking Of Pelham 123 - It's Me, Man!


- Synthetic sounds
- Moderately slow tempo
- Somewhat ambient
- Classical intruments (Pianos, Violins) mixed with electronic sounds
- Builds up tension and suspense
- Long decaying sounds (Crescendos and Diminuendos)

Film Schedule

Sunday - Carpet shop INT - Daylight
2pm - 4pm

Tuesday - Carpet shop INT - Daylight
2pm - 4pm

We are filming at this this time as the sun sets behind the carpet shop and it will create a dark setting and atmosphere. These days are also the days that the shop closes. 

Shot list

• Mid shot of back of victim sitting in chair
• Extreme close-up of victims dangling hand
• Canted shot showing protagonist walking towards victim
• POV shot showing subconscious interacting with victim
• Close-up of protagonists face
• POV shot of victim in chair without the subconscious
• Close-up two-shot showing subconscious shouting into protagonists ear
• Close-up (slightly further away than previous shot) of protagonists reaction
• Mid-shot showing protagonist startled and looking around
• POV shot showing protagonists view as he looks around
• Long-shot of subconscious in the background whilst the protagonist frames the shot
• Mid-shot of the victim in the background whilst the protagonist turns his head to frame the shot
• Long-shot of previous shot
• POV shot as the protagonist slowly walks towards the victim
• Extreme close-up of the protagonists feet hesitantly walking
• Long-shot of subconscious interacting with victim whilst the protagonist frames the shot
• Close-up of protagonists face (faced towards window)
• Mid-shot of subconscious and protagonist talking whilst looking out the window
• Long-shot showing protagonist walking towards the camera causing a blackout

Test footage - Thriller

Thriller conventions and camera techniques (test footage)

Thriller conventions

• Un-reliable narrator - the audience will not trust the narrator as he will manipulate us into thinking he is the protagonist.
• The narrative presents ordinary situations in which extraordinary things happen- the setting is in a carpet shop.
• The protagonists weakness is his subconscious which is also the antagonist.

Camera techniques

• Canted angle- we could use this technique to create suspense in the narrative and show the protagonists delusions.
• Low angle- As a point of view shot of the tied up person to show his weakness.
•  Over shoulder shot- to block some of the frame and make the narrative subtle.

Mise en scene

• Weapon - knife
• chair
• rope
• Protagonist clothes - hoodie - everyday clothes
• Subconscious - dark clothing
• Victim - wet hair, t-shirt (not bright, old) no shoes
• Dark setting, atmosphere
• Window

Soundtrack ideas

• Contra punctual music e.g, classical
• Rusty violin
• Eerie atmospheric sounds
• Faint, subtle music
• Ambient sounds