Script for ccr question 1

This will be the script for question 1

Opening 

*Opens front door*

Emily : Oh my gosh hi its been forever come on in!

*small scene of camera coming in, I turn my back to camera I start walking, cut to kitchen*

Cut

Interviewer: Hey! I haven't seen you in a while, what have you been up to lately?

Emily: Honestly, I've been so busy and focused on my AICE Media project. I just finished the final edit for my very first thriller opening called secrets and I’m actually just about to bake a cake to celebrate well and to clear my head for my reflection. Do you want to help me out? You can ask me some questions while I get this started.

Interviewer: Definitely! What are we making?

Emily: Just a normal cake, but honestly it’s a lot like the movie. You need the right base the right mix and you definitely can't mess up the timing. Let's start with the dry ingredients.

Cut

Interviewer: So speaking of the "base" how did you actually come up with the style and what rules did you follow? 

Emily: That is actually the first thing I had to figure out. In media we call those conventions. Think of this flour as the base of the film. In the world of psychological thrillers there is a specific recipe or set of rules the audience expects. These are conventions.

For my opening I used low lighting inside the car to create a sense of being trapped and tension. That is like the flour in this cake because it is the essential foundation that makes the genre work. I also focused on representation theory. I wanted the female character to represent the innocent victim at the start which is a classic convention.

According to Stuart Hall and his encoding and decoding theory I put specific mystery elements into the scenes like the secret note to make sure the audience feels the stress and suspicion. I am basically using the hypodermic needle theoryhere by trying to pull a specific feeling of fear directly out of the audience from the very first frame.

However I did challenge some conventions. Usually in thrillers jump scares are really loud and sudden but in my film opening I chose a very subtle beat drop. I wanted it to feel more grounded and creepy rather than just loud. It is like adding a pinch of salt to a sweet cake because it makes the whole flavor of the film more interesting and unique.