Opening Sequence Shot List

1. Medium shot of the protagonist walking towards he’s/her DVD player
2. Eye line match of him picking up the CD
3. Over the shoulder shot of his friend pressing the door bell (wearing a black hoody, to create tension)
4. Hand held/ steady cam of the protagonist going to open the door
5. Long shot of both characters sitting down and turns on the film
6. Montage edit to pass time of them watching the film
7. Cuts to the protagonist looking back (in slow motion) suddenly because of hearing a crash somewhere in the house
8. Hand held shot following the character to build tension
9. Steady cam following the character back
10. Mid two shot of both characters finished watching the film
11. Long shot from the edge of a window of one character going how
12. Mid shot of protagonist in bathroom, looking in the mirror, before he sees a mysterious figure
13. Steady cam shot of protagonist getting into bed
14. Cuts to a shot of protagonist in bed from outside the window
15. Lights turn off, shuffling footsteps, scream
16. Extreme close up on the eyes of the protagonist as he/she wakes up
17. Fades into white, with red title (title yet to be decided)

Preferred Reading Of Our Opening Sequence

Our aim in this project is two create the opening sequence of a horror/ thriller genre orientated film, using a chronological but twisted narrative. From this we intended to make an opening sequence that relates to our target audience, which are teenagers between the ages of 15 to 18.
Our main preferred reading of this opening sequence is, a message to the target audience making them aware of what their stereotypical image in the society around them. For example, teenagers in today’s society are being classed as people who are on the streets, who go to bed late, do things they are not meant to and disobey their parents. Due to different peoples interpretations of media texts, the preferred reading cannot be 100% right.
However the preferred reading of the target audience should be roughly what has been mention above, not a reading of teenagers being constantly reminded by their parents that they should be doing certain things, like going to bed or parents being too harsh towards them.

250 Word Synopses Of Our Opening Sequence

The main protagonist is presumably doing his work on a Macbook Pro, however we later learn that he was in fact on a music piece of software. As he finishes on his laptop he decides to watch a Harry Potter movie, when his mother calls. The audience then understand that his mother is coming home late and he is not going to lock the door. However as all of these scenes are taking place, parallel editing is used to intercut the clips of the unknown killer preparing for his attack. As the protagonist is watching is face in the bathroom, he does not realise that the killer is standing outside the window and resultantly leaves the bathroom, unaware of the present danger. As there is a long shot of him getting into bed, it is clear that we are looking at him from the killer's perspective. When he turns of the light, the audience watches in anticipation as there is noises of shuffling and the door slamming. However the audience does not know whether the protagonist has been killed or not, because of the darkness and main title appearing.

Saw 3 Title Deconstruction

Relationship To Sound:

The relationship to sound in the movie Saw 3, when it comes to the title section is intended to give connotations of a movie that has many thrillers and mysterious events happening. This is due to the sound bridge of someone screaming that then goes on to fade into a windy sound effect. Having someone screaming the title sequence is foregrounding events that are to come, alongside with the windy effects reinforces the second idea of mystery.

Symbolism:

The non Diegetic sound that is used in the title sequence-a wind sound effect- could symbolise death for something that is associated with death. This is due to the cold connotations that the wind sound effect carries, which can be related to death because of the way that death is seen as being something cold, from people’s perspective.

Technical Construction:

The main text of the title sequence was most probably made by using the title option in FCP (Final Cut Pro) with a transition, along with the soundscape of screams and wind to give the perfect impression of darkness, mystery and evil.

Production

Budget: $10,000,000 (estimated)

Production Company: Twisted Pictures

Writers: Leigh Whannell, James Wan

Starring: Leigh Whannell (The Matrix Reloaded (2003) (as Leigh Whannel) .... Axel

Release dates:

Slovenia 26 October 2006 Canada 27 October 2006 Colombia 27 October 2006 Lithuania 27 October 2006 UK 27 October 2006 USA 27 October 2006 Brazil November 2006 Argentina 2 November 2006 Australia 2 November 2006 Panama 2 November 2006 Estonia 3 November 2006 Latvia 3 November 2006 Turkey 3 November 2006 Greece 9 November 2006 Thailand 9 November 2006 Norway 10 November 2006 Spain 10 November 2006 Russia 16 November 2006 Kazakhstan 17 November 2006 Mexico 17 November 2006 Sweden 17 November 2006 Japan 18 November 2006 France 22 November 2006 Finland 24 November 2006 Hong Kong 30 November 2006 Singapore 30 November 2006 South Korea 30 November 2006 Iceland 1 December 2006 Ukraine 7 December 2006 Belgium 20 December 2006 Portugal 21 December 2006 Hungary 4 January 2007 Netherlands 4 January 2007 Poland 5 January 2007 Venezuela 12 January 2007 Denmark 19 January 2007 Austria 1 February 2007 Germany 1 February 2007 Egypt 7 February 2007 Slovakia 22 February 2007 Italy 9 March 2007 Israel 27 September 2007

Summary of how this appeals to the target audience: Saw 3 will appeal to a younger audience who are interested in a twisted horror storyline. This is because the production company “Twisted Pictures” is one which does a lot of special effects and is particularly good when producing horror movies. In addition, the budget that was available to them, meant that they were able to create lots of unusual scenes using, most probably CGI. However having actors that are well know like Leigh Whannell, who appears in the matrix could also make the audience want to watch it because of the quality of films that he has been in before.

How the opening sequence appeals to the target audience:

There are several ways in which the opening sequence of this movie appeals to its target audience of people who are eighteen years of age. Firstly the only light source that there is in the first scene is the torch light. This is leaves the audience with a scene mystery regarding the characters surroundings because the main light source is the torch light which highlights the protagonist but the audience does not know what is around him, conveying the idea of venerability.

In addition the tools that is used within the scene could also give connotations of a horror movie. An example of one tool that is in the scene is the saw, this is an item that could connote a horror genre because of all the things that can be done with it.