Characters in our title sequence

In our title sequence there will be three characters present and so we will need three actors to play: the victim, the victims friend and the antagonist.

Max - is the victim we meet walking home from a long, hard day of work. It is extremely important that the actor playing Max shows his fear and disbelief effectively in order to convey how unprecedented the turn of events is and his lack of knowledge on how to deal with the situation. If the audience does not fully believe that Max's behaviour is genuine, the intended effect of the sequence, to strike fear and anguish into the hearts of the audience, will not be accomplished and therefore have failed to meet it's purpose. Body language is extremely important in this sequence as it will make or break the scenes. Max will have to show his momentary emotion such as: fear, happiness, contentment, confusion or astonishment effectively in order to receive the wanted effect on the viewer. The way he converses with his friend, Jamie, for a few shots will also be under scrutiny as if it seems to forced or unnatural, it will make the characters less relatable throughout the rest of the sequence causing the audience to care less about his impending fate.

James - is Max's friend in the title sequence and he to will have valid part to play in the creation of the bridge between audience and character, making the main character, Max, more relatable. It also allows us to use and show off some of the shots we used in the preliminary task, such as: the 180 degree rule, over the shoulder shot and shot reverse shot, as well as implementing some new camera movements and shots to help with continuity by making the transitions more seamless.

The Cloaked figure - is our films antagonist and by one of the words present in his name you could accurately guess that he will be wearing a cloak of some sort, but what it doesn't tell you is that the clothing he will be wearing will be entirely black, with the use of a latex mask to hide or human relatable facial features making him seem more monstrous. These clothing choices will make the antagonist less relatable to the audience. For instance, the mask hides any evidence of humanity or emotion due to it disguising key features such as eyes and forms of communication like eye contact, causing the audience to feel less sympathy for the villain. It is important that the antagonist remain silent throughout the sequence making him more imposing due to the anti social behaviour, also the silence can be deafening.