Opening scene narration

My opening sequence to a thriller film will begin with a mid shot in the living room, that will consist of the mother looking at an old photograph. Within this shot the deep  focus into the phone, almost as if she's in a daydream. This will give the impression as if shes remembering a memory, something that she stuggles coping with. The sounds that will be heard, will gradually develop from nothing into non-diegetic sound. The sound played will enhance the idea that she's having some sort of flashback involving Ruby is some form, by her facial expression, it seems it is not a good memory. The editing style I used within this scene was slow editing. I chose this particular technique as it portrays the characters emotion to the full potential, then to create a connection with the audience.

When moving on to my next scene the camera jump cuts to focus on the picture frame, focusing on the picture of Ruby to give the audience a clear view of her identity. The camera then zooms in untill it blurs and fades out, therefore opening in the following location, showing that a new scene has begun.

The second location that I have chosen to include opens in the kitchen, to portray the start of a new sceen. It is shown as central location of the house where day to day conversations take place; a place for family time. As a group we have decided that the second scene will change from originally being in colour, to now being in black and white. The meaning behind this decision to portray to the audience it's a flash back: something that's happening in the past.