How are we going to use the technical elements

How are we  going to use the technical elements to create tension and enigma codes

Characters: We are going to use an old man (myself) as the stalker and then one of our friends who is a drama student (cath) as the girl in the school uniform. The reason we chose a school girl was because it emphasises the point that she is younger than the man and as we used the setting of an alley we get the general feel of tension. The use of the old man shows that he has experienced and it gets the audience wondering if he has done other things to other people. The reason we only kept it to 2 characters was because if we added any other people it would be hard to get everyone together to take shots and do filming at the same time. It has already been reasonably hard to get everyone of our group together for the filming.


Mise en scene: We are going to use a close up shot the graffiti in the alley. This implies to the viewer that some sort of danger is lurking as graffiti is illegal in public places. Also builds tension because the audience know that someone has been there before and questions are asked to the audience if someone is still actually there. A tracking shot of the alley way, this is important as it will help the audience to fully engage with the surrounding settings. Also the use of a longshot will also show the surrounding setting. This will create tension for the audience as they know the alley only has two ways out making it a very vulnerable for the protagonist.

Props: The girl wears school uniform, the reason for this is because it is stereotypical for a teenage girl to be in uniform. It also implies that she is still young and is almost vulnerable to the outside world. Especially on her own. The man who is the attacker where's an oldish coat. The old coat emphasises the fact that he is old and almost experienced.

Lighting: We are going to film in the evening around 4pm when it starts getting a bit dark to ensure we have a dark lighting. By having dark lighting we create tension as it’s typical of a horror genre. Usually dark lighting would make the audience feel uneasy as they will feel that the protagonist is vulnerable in the dark and this would engage them in the opening.