Tuesday 1st February

Today, we planned out what our two minute openings we will create. My plan is to have it as either a film noir (a genre I am doing for my five minute film piece in Moving Image Arts), a Hitchock-style thriller or both. Three films that I have seen in these genres, and could draw inspiration from, are 'Chinatown' (1974), 'The Usual Suspects' (1995) and LA Confidential. I intend to work independently so for actors, I will need to find volunteers with theese qualifications:

• Must be skilled in Drama
• Must have Tuesday afternoons and Friday mornings off
• Must be local to this area
• Be familiar with the type of genre I have in mind

For the selection of mise-en-scene, I will be experimenting with low-key lighting and monochrome cinematography. I will also try my hand at experimenting with a variety of camera shots, including improved panning and over the shoulder shots (OTS shots are hard, in my opinion, to pull off since it's hard to keep the tripod steady), and varied shot transitions.