THROAT-SLIT EFFECT

The final scene of our piece will show James ending his own life with one quick slash of a knife across his neck. Jordan (director) and Amy (art director) have both been researching the best way in which to achieve this effect without it looking amateur & fake. The video below shows a fairly simple, cheap and effective way to achieve this.

We have been debating whether or not to have James crash to the ground in slow-motion, however there is a fine line between us being able to pull it off or it looking cheap and somewhat comical. According to the list (also shown below), James slits his throat, falls to his knees and a crane/birds eye shot follows, ending the film. After envisioning this scene play out in my head I believe they have chose the correct way of shooting the scene, I am also able to picture how the edit will unfold and I believe slow-motion is not needed... this is how I intend to cut together the sequence, however the final result may change after reviewing the footage/experimenting with it.

Throat-slit shot - Quick and fast, played at normal speed
Long shot from behind Caine & Myra - played at normal speed
Mid/eye-level shot of James - played at normal speed & hold
Crane shot of James - if the shot itself is slow and elegant enough, I will not alter the speed. If the shot is fast and doesn't match the tone of James' life ending, I may reduce the speed of the shot to achieve a slower, more ambient/atmospheric ending.

Shot-list for the ending of the final scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12R2FOgBywY (Last accessed 19/03/14)