Main Idea for as media studies film opening

1. PSYCHO

2. MOOD BOARD

3. OUTLINE
The basic idea behind the movie is based around young man, aged around 20. He is an
ordinary man who has never had any problems but he finds himself losing track of his memory
and time. One minute he is completely normal and the next changes into an uncontrollable
psycho.
Based on a “true story” of a guy that has a personality disorder. The story will be told from the
physco’s son who he accidently killed and now thinks that he is hearing his son voice.
The whole opening scene will focus and show only the main character. This is so the audience
will know who it is. Throughout the opening there will be voice over telling the audience about
who this man is, this will be done using him in one scene and having flash backs and will
hopefully be intrigued to find out more about what he has done and will do.

4. BASIC IDEA
Main Idea Camera Angles Key parts
Man in prison/isolation with his head bowed
down looking guilty
High angle shot Location – shows isolation
Flash back 1:
• Man in a group of friends messing around
Mid point shot/panning Looks at watch sees time – mise-en-scene
Man slowly raising his head looking towards the
camera
Wide shot/ Facial expression and body language - mise-em-
scene
Silence (tension) - sound
Flash back 2:
• Man at home starting to lose focus and
concentration becoming frustrated
Panning shot Close up of clock, shows how fast his personality
changes – mise-en-scene
Man walking forwards Slow motion
Tracking shot
Wide shot
Music ( tension) - sound
Flash back 3:
• Man committing murder
Jump cut
fast motion
Close up of man and wide shot
Man staring directly at the camera with a “joker”
smile
Low angle shot
Close up
Smile – mise-en-scene, creates a creepy image
Cuts to black N/A END OF OPENING SCENE

5. SCRIPT
The script will be a voice used being spoken by a young child who is the son of this psychotic
man. It will be a monologue throughout. However, during the opening we will be using a child
laugh, the sound of a prison door shutting, light flicker in prison, rocking chair, these are the
only basic sounds we will be using as we decided that if the rest was silent it would help to
create a more dramatic and thrilling effect.

6. MISE-EN-SCENE AND SOUND
Mise-en-scene includes props, décor, body language and setting.
Props:
• Fake doll
• Photo album
• Rocking chair
• Knife
Décor:
• Family home – empty/ little furniture, messed and a dark.
• Cell – empty - isolated
Body Language:
• When man is normal he is shaking, nervous and guilty and insecure looking eyes
compared to his disability showing a strong posture and anger with fists clenched
tightly.

7. LOCATION, SETTING AND LIGHTING
Our idea involved having 2 different settings which will
constantly be going back and fourth to show the present
and past.
Due to our initial idea we would like to portray the man as
psychotic and there would like to have him in some sort
of isolation and if possible in a prison like scene. There
will then be flash backs of him in a room which will again
be isolated from everything else. The reason behind
everything being isolated is to show the danger of this
person.
The opening sequence needs to display a horror theme
and in order to do this we will be using dark/low key
lighting in each scene filmed.

8. SUMMARY
Genre: Horror/Crime
Main film comparisons: The purge and suicide squad
Brief idea: an ordinary man changes from normal to a psychotic murder due to a personality
disorder
Outline: Guy convinced he is normal and did nothing wrong but keeps hearing the voice of
his son that he killed and is now serving time for.