Narrative: Title Sequence

Title: Incursion

Hannah and I are to create an opening sequence for a mystery crime film. We have been heavily influenced by these films:

• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (David Fincher, US, 2011)
• Zodiac (David Fincher, US, 2007)
• The Usual Suspects (Bryan Singer, US, 1995) 
• The Sweeney (Nick Love, UK, 2012)

Genre: Mystery Crime

Conventions to Consider:

• Unsolved crime at hand
• Villain to catch
• Propp character theory
• A protagonist  trying to solve the crime
• Transitions of fade to black
• A crime scene
• Eerie orchestral soundtrack
• Dark days and light

Todorov Narrative

Equilibrium:

A woman's body is found on a train track, her face is heavily disfigured following an  acid attack. It is revealed the victim was a former police officer who was recently promoted as Sergeant of the British police force. Her previous partner on the police force, Robert Johnson, takes her place as Sargent and is also assigned an associate Sergeant Catherine Moore. Robert immediately shows a dislike for Catherine. After a shift, he is seen following a business woman  to a spa where she uses the sauna facilities. Robert replaces the water with liquid acid just before she enters and locks her in, leaving her in a chamber of vapourised acid, ultimately killing her.

Disequilibrium:

Next day, the spa is shown as a crime scene and Johnson and Moore are shown to be investigating the case. Moore finds Johnson acting dismissively towards her, raising her suspicions against him.  She later realises a piece of evidence, survellience tape,  is missing. Robert follows another woman to a hairdressers and sneaks in, unnoticed. He sneaks at the back and tampers with the woman's hairdye before swiftly leaving the shop.

Recognition of disruption:

Robert is at the flat, being informed on the recent attack as he watches it on the news and finds out about her survival. His flat reveals a detailed shrine of his victims, pictures and newspaper clippings of his work covers the wall.  Just as he's about to leave, Catherine walks in as he hides and watches her discover his wall. Although at first Catherine assumes the wall to be his investigation, she later finds his collection of surveillance tapes of the acid attacks. Catherine figures he is the murderer and rushes off the the police station leaving Robert to plan her death.

Attempt to Repair:

Seemingly calm, Robert follows Catherine in her daily activities, waiting for a moment to commit his crime. He continues to follow her  and documents her movements to which he adds it to his wall progressively. Robert then follows Catherine to an underground train station and shouts for her causing Catherine to run and call for back up.


 

New Equilibrium: 

 In an underground station, a dozen police officers, lead by Catherine, surround Robert thus making him back up towards a train track and pours the acid meant for Catherine on the floor creating a barrier between him and the police. Due to his refusal to be arrested by a woman, Robert ultimately jumps into the tracks- his death is left ambiguous.