HALLOWEEN!

John Carpenter 1978

What i have realised from the storyboard exercises is, how many shots, it would take to build up just one scene. How many different viewpoints, and what props should be in the shot to make the narrative make sense. Also how to correctly line up the shot so the continuity is good.

The narrative in the opening two minutes is, we do not know who the killer is, but we know he is planning an attack. He circles the house, spying on, who we later learn is his sister and her boyfriend. He finally decides to enter the house through the backdoor, he then picks up a knife, and waits at the door frame and watches as the boyfriend leaves the house. He slowly approaches his sisters room, on his way he picks up a clown mask, as to remain unknown.
He enters his sisters room and continuously stabs her until her death. He then leaves the house, but his parents pull up, and you learn from their shouting his name is Micheal. He is then shown on camera, from a crane view, he is a little boy.

The use of titles is very plain, just a black background which compliments the spooky atmosphere. Also the pumpkin is a huge hint towards to the Halloween theme and also relates to the title. The colours of the titling are yellow and orange, this reflects danger, and the light yellow and dark orange signifies the pumpkin flickering.

The location of the filming, is in a quiet town