Planning!

Previous to the research, all three members of the group had thought up their own ideas for the narrative of our thriller.

Lydia had thought of: an obsessive stalker targeting teenage girls and tormenting them, the opening sequence would consist of many black and white photos of young girls scattered on the floor and pinned on a wall of a room. Many of these photos would have red crosses through them but the one lying in the middle would have a big red ring around it. During the sequence the camera would cut to short scenes of a gril looking behind her as if she was being followed. Each one of these would be the same but in a different location and each time they are shot they become shorter and the editing increases in speed. The music also increases in tempo with the editing building up suspense. Whilst this is happening credit will also flash up on the screen. To end the sequence the music had reached it optimum and then goes completely silent and then a big boom sounds and all the viewer sees is an extreme long shot of a man dressed all in black standing dead still in the middle of an empty field staring straight at the camera.

Fil had thought of a classic "Haunted House" storyline, in which a group of individuals stay in an abandoned, perhaps derelict house. They then begin to experience seperate, seemingly paranormal events, such as voices in the walls, and writing appearing from nowhere. The title sequence would consist of large, open shots of the house, making it seem both large and imposing. the titles would also introduce the main characters, but only peripheraly, with the mian focus on the house. Alternitavly, to simplify things the opening could be within the house, showing it as a large, scary place, with the camera focusing on some of its main features which would appear later on in the film. While the premise at first sounds like a horror film, this film would be more psychological, in the vein of "The Shining", which deals with seemingly paranormal events but that may have its rootings in insanity.

Josh had thought of a teenage boy who was drink driving and and crashed with an ex police officers daughter in the passengers seat. The male survives but sadly the female is killed, after a years spell in prison the boy is released, and the father makes it his out right duty to avenge the death of his daughter! The opening sequence would consist of flashbacks of the two before they entered the car out on the clubs having fun and then have quick and blurry shots of the two of them in the car driving home with the subtitles flashing past like passing traffic.The final shot would be of the boy leaving the police station,and you would get an over the shoulder shot of the father with the boy in his sights. The music would be eery and slow paced to create tension and a a nervous atmosphere.

To help us decide which idea to use for our thriller, we are going to arrange a meeting with our teacher for advice and guidance on which idea would work the best.


Josh,Fil And Lydia.x