To put our screenwriting into practice, we were given the first three pages of Emma Donoghue's novel called Room and our challenge was to create a short screenplay based on the extract we were given.

I think it is very difficult to envision a film without a script, as it is the base of what appears onscreen. So, as part of pre-production, I wrote a screenplay as it gives me a clearer picture of what I have to do when I start filming. I am also aware that some parts of the screenplay may be refined or removed, but this depends on how it goes down during the production.

For my final media product, I have drawn inspiration from the following opening titles of the psychological thriller genre. The two videos rely heavily on sound to build up the atmosphere and set the mood of the film.

For my opening sequence, I have decided to base it on a short story called The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. I have written out the plan of the original story, but I have altered the beginning and the ending of it. Writing out the story outline has given me a clearer idea on what important things I will need to include in my opening, without giving away too many details about the plot.

Continuing from my previous post, I have created a presentation using Google Slides and have analysed another film opening of the psychological thriller genre to aid me with my own opening sequence.

As I have settled for a psychological thriller, I have done some research on this specific genre. I have analysed different thriller film openings to give me a clearer idea on the various techniques, effects and styles they incorporate. This will be very helpful to draw inspiration from for my film opening, and from there I can gather what the connotations for this specific genre are. I have also chosen these particular film openings as they subtly reveal things about the protagonist/antagonist and this is what I aim to do for my media product.

I feel that choosing a genre is perhaps one of the most difficult parts in the coursework, because within the two minutes that I have, I will have to represent and engage the audience with my favoured genre. Below I have created a list of genre/sub-genres that I am thinking on working with, and have considered the pros and cons of each of them:

After reading our criteria, and doing research on various film openings, I have listed down some goals I'd like to achieve by the end of my coursework. These are the three main aims that will guide me with throughout my planning, filming, as well as the post-production processes: