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- 2. Idea for the two minute opening • The opening will involve our hero, our damsel in distress and our villain. The film will open with our hero (a police detective) standing by the grave of his daughter. After showing a flashback of how his daughter died, he gets a call from the chief of police (the villain) stating that they have found “her” and that he needs the police detective to get to the scene to arrest “her”. After hearing this news, the detective runs to his car and pulls out his phone. He calls the girl the police are searching for and tells her to “get out the house, now”. We are then shown the girl and we find out that she looks like an older version of his daughter.
- 3. The overall vision for the thriller • The entire plot for the thriller goes along the same lines as the opening. We find out that the girl is a convicted felon and that she has been on the run from the police for a number of weeks now. We also find out that the police detective has been assigned the job of arresting her. However, the problem comes when the police detective forms an emotional bond with the girl because of her likeness to his daughter. The police detective now has to work a double identity as he has to both arrest her and protect her.
- 4. Questionnaire results We asked 10 people about what we should include in our film. These questions included things such as “What do you expect the hero to dress like?”. These are the results that followed. 5/10 people voted that our hero should be dressed in smart clothes. As a result of this we have decided to dress him in a suit without the jacket. We also decided to have him wear a long coat. We also asked if people would enjoy seeing a backstory for our hero. 7 people said it would be a good idea this is why we have included a flashback. Types of clothes for the hero Smart Scruffy Casual 8 6 4 2 Smart-Casual 0 Would you expect to see a backstory for our hero? Yes No
- 5. Locations we have decided to film in One of our locations that we have decided to film in is Tettenhall graveyard (with permission). We have decided to film here because it seems quite a remote location and it would be easy to film as we need a grave for the opening. The next location is one of our team member’s offices. This is because we needed a office space that looked natural and like someone spends a lot of time in there. We needed a location like this for when the chief of police calls the detective and tells him that they found “her”. Finally, we need a location for the murder of the detectives daughter. This is, as of yet, undecided as we don’t know what the crime will be. We don’t want to film it in public as members of the public might misinterpret it as an actual crime and call the police.
- 6. Costumes we have decided to use. • As mentioned before, we have chosen to dress our hero up in a suit without the jacket on and a long coat on. This is because of our questionnaire results and what our target audience wants. We have chosen to dress the daughter in cute innocent clothes as she is only a small girl. The older girl would be dressed in black clothes, maybe black jeans to make her look roguish and rebellious. The chief of police would be dressed in “stressed-formal” way. This means formal clothes but the top button of his shirt undone with his tie pulled down. This shows the audience that he is overworked and has spent a lot of time trying to track this girl down.
- 7. Themes that are communicated through our film. Some of the themes that are conveyed through our film are as follows: • Violence • Crime • Identity • Mystery
- 8. How the thriller film is suitable for the target audience • Quite mature themes of guns and violence within a crime thriller theme. • Might contain swearing depending on given rating. • Doesn’t give away the entire plot but draws the audience into the film.
- 9. Genre conventions we will adhere to • Theme of guns, violence and fighting. • The main focus of the opening is within a flashback. • Ordinary man in a extraordinary situation. • Black and white • Emotional attachments leading to a theme of revenge. • Double crossing.