FILM OPENING RESEARCH
OUR
GENR
Eo The chosen genre is
Crime/Mystery. Crime consists of murders,
mysteries and detective work.
o Mystery is quite similar, but the main protagonist is
usually a detective or spy.
o It usually begins with a criminal committing a crime, which allows the
heroic character (superhero, undercover or regular cop) to save the city from the
current crimes committed.
CRIM
E/M
YSTE
RY F
ILM
S
PLOT
o A detective with two identities, who is displayed to be the protagonist and antagonist. A man stuck
between two worlds, deciding what he should really be as the protagonist, he is an undercover cop, but
as the antagonist, he is a criminal mastermind, known as Kronos. The dahlia flower will be a huge
importance to the protagonist because it will represent his dead mother, symbolically.
o The dahlia flower will be tattooed in the top part of his back, so it is not easily identified to those around him, as his clothes will
naturally be covering it. In the same tattoo, there will be a code to introduce his SHARD heist (the 87 storey skyscraper used for
business, office, hotel rooms and restaurants). o The code is “74273”, the reason for this chosen specific
code is that, is the SHARD was spelt out in the numbers from the classic mobile phone keyboard, then it would
spelt as “74273”. We as a group, agreed that the name of the film should be the code, because it sounds quite
mysterious and unique from all the other Mystery/Crime films.
TATT
OO &
LOGO
DES
IGN
o The tattoo on the protagonist's top part of the back will also be the logo for the film.
o The design will be the code, bordered with s black line around it, then the dahlia flowers surrounding it, like a border of the flowers. We will try to animate the flower border, so its moves and grows out the black bordered text .
o The dahlia flower expresses sentiments of dignity and elegance. It is also the symbol of a commitment and bond that lasts forever. So this presents the protagonist’s mother’s personality.
CASTING: As we only going to
introduce only the detective/ protagonist in the opening, this character will be the only cast
member. However, it may be possible to include one or two character, if it was really
necessary.
CAST
ING,
COS
TUM
E &
SETT
ING
SETTING: It will be set in a house, the
detective’s house, as we are planning to just film what he does at his house.
COSTUME: The detective will wear a black suit