Titles??

This is a very rough idea of what my titles could look like. I tried to go for a similar style to the titles from the film Winter's Bone:

My ideal would be to have the titles drift onto the screen as though they were made of mist. The background being a dark cobbled alley. Perhaps with the shadow of the murderer on the wall. I'll need to find the right font, for this one is too cheap looking.

The titles for Sleepy Hollow are as though the words are ripped into the dark screen, allowing a bright light from behind to seep through the letters. If I could create a similar effect to this, i think my main title would really work.

Shooting Schedule

28/10/2010 - scene 1 - Victim descending stairs, victim approached by killer - Loc. Church Steps.

29/10/2010 - scene 2 - Detective, Gravedigger conversation - Loc. Graveyard.

19/12/2010 - Shot 11 - Girl fall into lake - Loc. Iona's pool.

01/01/2011 - Detective, Wife bedroom, wife taken - Loc. My House or Savahns house

- Detective Talking to friend - Loc. My house

02/01/2011 - Act 1 short shots - Detective running, Detective shooting, Killer standing in silhouette - Loc. Alleyway.

(03/4)/01/2011 - Act 2 + 3 short shots - Detective out of breathe, Detective pray, Detective w/ wife, wife look over shoulder, Wife dance in snow, wife blood on hands, Prostitute, pathologist, Killer's face, Killer walk, Killer grab axe, Killer put on glove

Pickups
29/10/2010 - scene 1 - Victim descending stairs, victim approached by killer - DAYLIGHT - Loc. Church Steps.

Shot List

Character Plans

Victim 1
The first character seen in the trailer is the young woman Sylvia. She’s alone, walking home from a day in the park. She has taken the short cut home, through a dark alley. She is very vulnerable in her large impractical dress. She is scared. I imagined her to look similar to Christina Ricci’s character in Sleepy Hollow. She should look ghostly and innocent.

The murderer
The murder is very mysterious; he wears a cape and hat, and leaves a calling card of a hanged skeleton. He only murders women. He knows exactly what he is doing; they are not random killings. We hardly ever see him, for he is too fast and strategic, it is as though we experiencing everything from the detective’s point of view.

The detective
The detective is the main character. He is quite young but clever, and mature for his age. He is handsome. He is similar to the character Johnny Depp portrays in Sleepy Hollow. He is very much in love with his wife Elizabeth. He has been working on the case of the serial killings for a while and is very close to solving them. However, when the killer makes his next victim the detective’s wife, the detective looses his ability to be objective and becomes captivated by getting revenge. I hope the audience will be able to relate to him, and trust him to solve the case.

His Wife
Elizabeth is mid-twenties. She is optimistic and intellectual. I imagine her to be attractive with long dark hair. I think the audience will be shocked and upset when she is kidnapped.

Animatic

This is my animatic without dialogue, it also gives you an example of how i want the sound to possibly be like.

Possible sound effect

This is a possible sound effect for the opening of the trailer, it is minimal and dark. It would be great for when the girl is walking towards the camera, to lift the energy. While trying it, i made each next sound effect louder or more echoey, to build suspense. The one problem however, is that it sounds too electronic, and this doesn't keep with the films period. It would disrupt the Mise en scene of the trailer.

Costume Research

Costume Research - Victorian Era

The second one is closer to the look im going for in terms of the women's costumes. It is quite a gothic silhouette, less flowing than the other examples, and more conservative and eerie.