Script

 So, we made a draft for our script. Only two of the three characters speak and it's over the phone. My partner and I took advantage of the time we had in class and decided to make the script since it was only a short part of the opening. Now It's only a draft for now but we're pretty sure this was going to be our final script. 

So before this conversation Pablo (the main character and father of Mateo) who hasn't been doing too well is dancing with the figment of his imagination so when he answers the phone he should already sound a bit distraught. It's his son Mateo calling to what seems to be a check up on his older father. My partner and I decided to make our characters hispanic hence why they speak Spanish in some of the dialogue. The more the progress into conversation the more they grow frustrated of each other resulting in the tension that my partner and I want to build. And while this conversation is happening the audience will see different shots of the home decorations, of Pablo himself, and just towards the end of the opening we decide to slowly zoom into a mysterious door hinting towards the fact that Rosa (his dead wife) might be in there.  

Set design

 Ok so, I talked about the storyboard but I don't think I went into much detail about the backgrounds within the storyboards. So as you can see my partner and I want to build a sort of loose mind and we decided to show the audience this through the way the house appears. We thought it would make a sense of insanity if we could show the viewer a sort of distorted, messy house hold.

So, in the storyboard we wanted to make sure to show details that point towards this insanity and disruption of the mind. For example, the dead flower and the flower that's alive that are shown in some shots. This represents and points to the wife's disappearance and the husband's perfectly normal health making him very much alive. Another example, is the dishes piled on in the sink showing a clearer image of a messy house hold which also refers to the mans messy mindset.

Cast

 So, it would be hard to make an opening scene without a cast right? Well, instead of doing an opening that's about teenagers we decided to take a different approach, only using a teenager or young adult's voice. So instead of using teens we decided we would use an older couple. Preferably having them in their late forties or early fifties. So my partner and I decided to ask our parents for help. 

So this might leave you thinking, why would you make this more difficult for yourselves? Or why the older cast in the first place? Well, in response to the first question I believe many will use themselves as their main cast which I don't believe is bad but I do want to branch out and try to make something a little bit more different. And the older cast adds to our opening and adds to the mysteries of our film and helps to beg the question. 

Story Board

 Hi, so we finished our story board today.

So to go into further detail, we decided to use the resources we had to our advantage. My partner and I drew out the scene given a visual of what we plan on doing. If it’s not obvious we’re really trying to build anticipation and give the audience that kind of thrill. Trying our hardest to make this opening mysterious and leave you asking questions. 

 

So, the first few shots seem pretty normal, seems like a normal middle age couple dancing to a song in their living room. As we progress though, something seems off. As the piece progresses into something more gruesome and that’s when you notice, he’s dancing by himself. And while on the phone the tension builds more hinting to the fact that he might have killed his wife. But this is a rough draft so things might change in the future.

Title: Enigma

 One of the most important parts of a film is its title. Whether it stikes fear into your heart or makes you want to cry your eyes out, it always has an importance behind it. So when it came to picking the title for our opening, my partner and I were stuck. We didn't know if we wanted it to be some unforgettable title or something that will just interest the person looking at it. It was hard to find a title that would suite our opening which seemed a little more difficult to name. 

Then we decided that maybe the internet could be of service to us. So, we looked, found a few, but none that stuck out. My partner then decided to look up "the vibe" of our opening and we found it! Enigma, what stands out about this word is that it's very unique. And I believe that it will really make the viewer want to watch this film and learn more about it. As you can see enigma basically means hard to understand which we believe will help us in building the mystery that is our opening.

Fonts and their impact

 Not much progress has been made on my project so far but I'm not all that concerned. I do really want to start working on a title though since we have a sort of developed plot. I was thinking of an either very simple or very unique title. Something else I would want to focus more on is the font which I believe actually will have more effect than the title itself.

Now, I know what you might be thinking, how on earth could the font have more meaning than the title? Well, when I think about I believe fonts actually have a way of shaping how your movie sounds. For example instead of the 2002 "Spider-man" film in which they use a font that seems more sophisticated and serious font with only white and a tint of gray. The 2017 "Spider-man: Homecoming" uses a more cartoonish and childish font making it more playful in my opinion. So, where I'm getting at is that, I want the title's font to shape the opening and have an impact. 

 

Actual settled genre

 So  I changed my genre...not completely though. Instead of a horror we decided to make it a thriller. We both agreed on the story line, what it will be about, and the hidden details inside of it. To summarize it, we want an older gentleman maybe somewhere around 40 or 50. He will be casually dancing with his wife when the audience notices something odd. Now I won't spoil for the audience sake but we are learning towards a phycological thriller.

So, as I mentioned before for this to be a phycological thriller we want to point little hints as to the eventual plot. But there are some holes in which we need to fix. For example, who will we cast for this older gentlemen? I was thinking maybe one of our dads could help with that. Besides that I believe we'll be fine and I do have high hopes for this opening. 

To give a visual, this is what we're aiming for expect for them to be a little older and with various shots such as close ups and a two shot.