Planning - Narrative

Planning - Narrative

For our narrative, Izzy and I have decided to base our thriller opening around a girl's morning hair and makeup routine, which appears to be completely normal until she receives an anonymous phone call from a blocked number.
The scene will begin with a fade in close-up shot of the back of the girl's head as she brushes her hair, and then cut to various different shots around her face, and back and forth between her face and the dressing table she's sat at. Throughout the scene, a doll's face will occasionally flash up, superimposed over the character's face to create a creepy and mysterious effect and to suggest that she's hiding something behind her innocent expression.
The first time the phone rings, she immediately panics and declines the call, and then continues with her makeup. As she applies lipstick, text messages from previous conversations with the unknown number will fade in, superimposed over her face to reinforce the feeling to the audience that she's hiding something. The phone then rings again, and she answers it after a few moments of consideration. As she listens to the anonymous character on the other end of the phone, the audience can see in the mirror another character enter the room, which creates high levels of suspense. The female character notices him after a few moments, and drops the phone in shock which smashes on the desk. The scene will then cut to the title credits, where the title "Mark My Words" will appear over a black screen in large, bold font.