Ok, so for now, I have two pretty solid ideas for opening and closing the film.
Firstly, I plan to go on a gangster genre route, a dramedy element will be very prominent as well. How I plan to open the film will be a long tracking shot of my main character entering his "office" or warehouse, and the shot would be induced with absolute chaos, I plan to have my cast members fighting each other, drinking, cursing, etc. I want to create that no-order, chaotic gangster vibe just from the first few seconds, so my audience can gather a gist of the world the character lives in. Toward the end of the tracking shot, the main character will pull out his gun and start shooting bullets in the air in order the garner the gang members' attention. From then on, he'll address them all with a grandeur, over-the-top monologue about how they're meant to act, the problems, and things they have to deal with revolving around their business. I'm unsure of the monologue's exact wording as I have yet to begin screenwriting it, but it should be along the lines of these ideas.
This is a scene from Peaky Blinders, in which Thomas Shelby (the protagonist) addresses his fellow blinders on how to act in front of his future wife's family. My opening will not be like this in content, but I aim for it to have a similar directing style and tone. Around the same amount of cast members will be present as well, but with a higher sense of chaos and ugliness.
Now for the ending....
No comments:
Post a Comment