(Accidental Murder Scene)
I saw this sequence in a movie I recently watched which features a
scenario very similar to the one in my thriller. This accidental murder
is what will happen in my thriller however will be shown with no
dialogue and in a serious of short flashbacks. This is what happens: Boy
2 provokes boy 1, thinking that he wont fight back, but he takes it so
far that boy 1 explodes with anger and does fight back in an extreme
sense. Hurt badly, Boy 2 goes crazy trying to kill boy 1 until boy 1 has
no choice but to use a weapon to kill boy 2.
This build up of anger between the two characters, is required from my
actors to display how this boy has been led to commit murder. I need two
very good actors that can make this scenario appear real, If the on
screen events are believable then the audience will feel more engaged
and connected with the characters.
I hope for my flashback sequence to look like this. Here are the key moments I intend to focus on:
The
first flashback shows the moment where boy 2 provokes boy 1. This is
what it should look like however set in a forest of course. Boy 2 will
shout at boy 1, slapping him around like he is worthless and pathetic.
We will see the anger building in boy 1 as he does this. Boy 2 here
shows his dominance by standing above boy 1 and looking down on him. I
intend to do this also to show who is in control of the situation.
This
will be the second flashback showing the point where boy 1 is pushed to
the limit. After boy 2 mocks him, he makes a drastic move in an
outburst of anger. In this clip he hits him with an oar from the boat,
in my thriller boy 1 will grab boy 2 and punch him in the face. This
will be the turning point in the flashback sequence where the serious
violence really begins, and the audience now begin to presume that this
is going to end badly.
In
the third flashback, boy 2 who is injured from the punch will fight
back, between them there will be a great struggle. Here boy 1 will be
defending himself as boy 2 goes crazy trying to fight back at boy 1 for
punching him in the face. These shots will be very shaky and cut fast
creating an intense sense of danger and struggle.
This
will be the fourth flashback. Here the two will be mid fight. Boy 1
will be frantically trying to defend himself from boy 2 as he
uncontrollably attacks him. Blood from boy 2's punch wound should drip
onto boy 1's face. Boy 2's expression will be filled with intense anger
and adrenaline. Boy 1 will show fear and panic. After a few seconds of
struggle boy 1 will manage to push boy 2 away from him into a tree.
In
the final flashback the final murder will be shown. after pushing away
boy 2, boy 1 will quickly stand up. As boy 2 crazily lunges towards him
from his knees. Boy 1 will grab a log and swing it at boy 2,
uppercutting him and killing him. The screen will cut to black a split
second after this has happened and we see some blood fly close past the
lens.
The day before the shoot day we didn't need to prepare anything because we were well prepared for a while, and it would be hard for us to prepare because we only need two actors that we already had sorted out, a log which we could find easily in the forest and then a camera and a tripod that we would collect on the day. The morning of the shoot i woke up and felt great not only was i missing lessons but i also got to go out of school for the day to do some filming. When we arrived for the shoot we were very well prepared all we had to was just to find the right place in the Forrest for each scene which took us barely 5 minutes each time. The location where we were filming was perfect, the weather was just right as well, there was some slight rain that increased as the filming went on. On the camera day Ben was mainly the camera man and Grace Ksenia and I did a bit of filming as well as long as making sure about the continuity
of the shots and finding the best places for locations. Personally i thought i reminded the group about the shots that we wanted instead of getting carried away with new shots quite well. On the shoot day we dint have many major problems because as a group we get on well and respect each others decisions and roles, if there was a problem it would probably be how the weather changed so quickly for raining to being quite sunny so the end result may not look as good. i thought the most successful part of the day was getting all the shots we wanted in a quick space of time that we still had some spare time to get some new shots to see what they look like. After lunch we walked around a fair amount to find a new location which was quite annoying as it was wasting valuable filming time, but luckily we had got all the vital shots needed.When it comes to editing i am looking most forward to is the different range of shots and the great acting. I think the production group worked really well as a team. I learned the lesson that on a filming day you should turn up organized like we did.
