Shot List

1- Military man walks up his road towards his home
 Location - street 1,2 or 3
A-Close up of mans feet walking down street towards his home
B-Upwards tilt to show military uniform
C-Mid shot arc showing suitcase depicting that he is returning home from the army
D-Over shoulder of man pulling out picture of his partner
E- Long shot of outside of home while man turns into drive of approaches door
F-Mid shot profile of man opening door and entering home


2- Military Man in hallway of home
Location- House hallway 1,2 or 3
A-Over the shoulder shot (of Hammer on top of tool box)
B-Man picking up hammer (Same camera placement & shot)
C-High angle mid shot of mans face & torso
D-Close up of mans face showing reaction of hearing noises

3- Military Man walking up stairs
Location- House stairs 1,2 or 3
Shots to be decided on location

4- Military Man walking along upper hallway
Location- House upstairs hallway 1, 2 or 3
A-Medium close up of feet
B-Track of mans feet walking along upper hallway
C-Close up of mans hand opening the door (showing wedding ring)
D-low camera shot of feet , door opens to show bed with a man and a women "cheating"

5- Military Man in bedroom with wife and other man
Location- House bedroom 1,2 or 3
A-Over shoulder shot of military man looking at wife & other man
B-Medium close up of woman and man (depicting the woman's worried look)
C-Close up of military mans hand tightening around the gip of the hammer (wife out of focus in the background)

6- Cut to computer generated titles 'Hammer'

7-Cut to shot of a detective outside house a few hours later
Location- Street 1,2 or 3
A-Upwards tilt from detectives feet to to his face (as he gets out of car)

Initial Film Ideas

Story Board

Here is a rough story board we have done (Matias Green)

Reservoir Dogs Opening Analysis

The film opening begins with titles in a black screen with a voice over, this then cuts to scene in a cafe where the camera pans around the table giving the audience a view of everyone sat at the table, the characters are wearing black suits & smoking cigarettes denoting the stereotypical of successful men, except for one man who is wearing a blue jogging suit denoting him to be different to the other characters sat around the table.

Several times in this opening the camera cuts and then pans from behind one of the men's back giving the illusion that the camera is contently panning around the table. while diegetic dialog is being exchanged throughout the entire opening.

Questionnaire

So we can gain an accurate understanding of what audiences would like to see in crime thriller films we have put together a short questionnaire.

Crime Thriller Movie Opening Questionnaire

When going to watch a crime thriller in the cinemas what do you want/ expect to see?

When a murder is taking places would you like the see the blood or a close up of the murderer/ victims face clearly showing the intense emotions or the weapon being used?

When watching a crime film do you want to know who the killer is straight away or keep it a mystery until the end allowing you to make your own guesses?

What is the first thing you think of if you heard there was a crime thriller film called hammer?

What lighting do you associate with a crime thriller film?

Initial Film Proposal

'Hammer' movie poster Matias Green

Our idea is based around the genre of crime thriller. The opening starts with a decorated military man getting out of his car & entering his home. The man hears noises coming from upstairs so he looks at a tool box lying on the floor and picks up a hammer out of it, he then walks upstairs to find his wife in bed with another man. He then tell the man to get out, this then leads to a close up of the mans hand tightening around the handle of the hammer, while is wife is still visible in the background but slightly out of focus. This then cuts the the titles 'Hammer' & the opening then finishes with a shot of a police man.