Media Assignment: Recreating an opening sequence of a thriller (silence of the lamb)

We were assigned to create our own adaptation to the Opening Sequence of a film which fell under the thriller genre. As a group we all decided to recreate the opening sequence to the 1992 film Silence of the lamb this was because we felt as if this closely related to the idea of building

tension within a scene. We recreated the shot types that were shown in the original opening sequences to this thriller such as an Establishing shot , Close up, Long shot and Medium shot. It was important we timed the shots to ensure they were exactly the same length as the ones from the original version. Once we shoot the scene we were able to edit it on the Mac computers. We ensured all the shots flowed in well with each other. We used voice overs to create the same sounds that were used in the original.

After taking out this task i learn't how to direct a scene effectively For example we drew out a video shoot shot list for this task before filming any of the sequence. We had to analyse the original opening sequence as a group and record specific times for each shot that was shown. After completing our video shoot shot list i was able to direct Kate and Saul when filming, this included deciding where each shot will take place and ensuring the timing and type of shot was correct. It was important for us to capture the same shoots as in the original opening sequence in order to make the re-make as realistic as possible.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X4owjfOrCo

Above we have posted a link to the original opening sequence to the 1992 thriller of Silence of the Lambs In order
to show the comparison between our Version and the original and establish the shot types between the two.

Actress -Sinthuja

Filmed by - Kate and Saul

Edited by - Saul

Directed by - Maria