Opening to thriller planning

Setting/Location:

The opening of my thriller will be set in a middle class house, however the main scenes will take place in the bathroom, where we will witness a murder and the bedroom, where it all begins.

Costumes and Props:

For the opening of my thriller i will use props such as:
A Gun, Leather Gloves, Newspaper articles, books and a highlighter.

The costumes i will use for my main characters will be:

Male Character- Jack:

I want Jack,my male character to come across as quite dark and mysterious therefore I have chosen black overalls with builder boots, a khaki green jacket and a grey pull on hat for him to wear.

Female Character-Evie:

As the female charcter, Evie will only be in part of the opening scene all she will be wearing is a bath robe as she is making her way to the shower.

The title of the film:

I decided to choose the title "The Assassin" as i felt it was very sharp, straight forward and straight to the point as the film is about an x assassin. I feel that the title raises speculation and gets my audience thinking about what the movie may be about, which is the effect i wanted.

Camerawork and editing:

The camerawork which will feature in my opening will be rather simplistic consisting of  close ups and mid shots. However in a particular sequence i will include quick cuts as i feel this will be very effective to my target audience. I will edit my thriller in such a way  that you will not be able to identify my characters. 

Story and how the opening sets it up:

The narritive for my thriller is of a male named Jack, Jack is an ex assassin who cannot come to terms with the loss of his job after being diagnosied with the mental illness of schizoprenia. He decides to take matters into his own hands and take away the lives of those he believed took away his ,when taking away his job and his sanity. The opening of the thriller is actually a flashback of Jack's last ever assassination which he believes was organised by headquarters when infact it was merely voices in his head telling him to do so. Jack must find out whether or not this is the truth or someone in hedquarters has set him up.

Genre and how the opening suggests it :

The genre for my opening is a psychological thriller and will consist of typical conventions such as newspaper articles, photographs and a gun such conventions create mystery and makes an auidence think about what may happen next. The fact that we will not be able to identify either character helps to signify the suspense needed when portraying a thriller genre. The non- digetic music i will use will also reflect the type of genre being conveyed.

How characters are introduced:

Both characters will be introduced mysteriously without the audience not being able to identify them. I feel such an introduction will create more tension for an audience as the chracters could be anybody. Evie will be shown walking into her shower and then brutally murdered whilst Jack will be introduced firstly by picking up a phone and then shown breaking into Evie's house and murdering her.