Individual narrative ideas- Miss Georgiou

Narrative Ideas

Narratives in films are particularly important for a number of reasons, they guide the audience as to why the things on screen are happening and what is behind them, which also at the same time has to draw in the readers attention. The audience wants to know the backstory and the plot of the film, and the narrative has to be flowing, makes sense and draws them in. Most films tend to explain the narrative later, but no film can ever not contain a narrative, as no one would want to watch it and no one would be interested.

For my thriller production, I am considering basing it around possibly a night chase or jump scare scene, filmed around the local area such as alley ways and train station. It is important to use features such as low key lighting and close-ups in my sequence to entertain the audience and keep them on edge. The main plot could be about a jealous stalker ex who hunts down his previous girlfriend, becoming obsessed with her. Typically a scene like this would end on a jump scare, however these days they can be considered too cliche so I will have to discuss with my group whether this is a good idea or not. Mis en scene included can be such things such as a knife, phone, dark lights and lonely station. Mainly tension and suspense is the main intention for my idea as it is a chase and I want the audience to be on edge and not know how the scene will end, further drawing them in.

I plan to share this with my group and discuss these ideas to see if they agree with them and if we settle on a different narrative, if they can take other features from mine that we can add into our final narrative.