.

2. Our Thriller Opening
A girl is walking home and is texting her friends. There is a lot of cross
cutting to a man rummaging through a house looking for something. Girl
then comes home at night to find that her house has been broken into.
However, nothing is stolen, and it appears that somebody is looking for
something specific. Little does she know that there is a man who is hiding
in her house trying to download some evidence from her fathers police
files. This man is a criminal who is under going prosecution for an armed
robbery. The girls dad is the head of a police and is head office for this
armed robbery case.
Unfortunately the daughter of the police man is in the wrong place at the
wrong time and consequently nearly looses her life. She was never part of
the criminals plan, he only wanted to destroy the evidence that would get
him sent down. There will be a lot of cross cutting throughout our opening
to add suspense and tension, this will eventually lead to the man bursting
out of the door shooting princess and making off with the files. The last
scene will be a P.O.V shot, from the girls eyes of the man quickly taking
off out the front door with the files.

3. Overall Vision
The rest of the film is set two months later. The
dad is the hero in the film who is trying to solve
the case and have the criminal put down regardless
of the key evidence that went missing. He knows
who the man is that broke into his house is and is
desperate to gain justice; however he has to walk
the fine line of police politics and he knows the
man can get away with this atrocity because the
evidence mysteriously disappeared without a trace.
He is also seeking revenge against the same man
who shot his beloved daughter. The film offers a
roller-coaster of suspense.

4. What clothing would you say a villain
is most likely to wear in a thriller film?
76% of 100 15+
students decided
that dark clothing
and anything with a
connotations evil
would be suitable
for our villain to
wear.
So this is what we
have chosen for our
villain to wear.

5. What age rating would you say most
suits a thriller genre?
80 % of the 100
parents that we
surveyed agreed
that our film
should be rated 15
due to the themes
insinuated
throughout our
opening/ Film.
Which are
violence, crime,
gang culture.

6. Locations & Costumes.
All the filming will take place in Police
officers house at dusk.
The location will be on the streets, the hallway,
and the office.
The villain will be dressed in dark clothes, as
black and other similar colours are
connotations of evil and malevolence.
The girl will be dressed in normal clothing.

7. Themes Throughout the Film.
 Crime
 Revenge
 Investigations
 Psychological
 Police force
 Obsession
 Suspense/Anticipation
 Fight/Chase
 Conspiracy

8. Target Audience.
Our target audience will be age 15 and over,
meaning that it’s film classification will be 15.
There will be…
Strong violence throughout.
Some strong language throughout.
Themes of crime and gang culture throughout.

9. Conventions we will use.
 Mirrors/Reflection
 Title Sequence (Cast and Crew)
 Indication of Place
 Cross Cutting
 Quick Cuts
 Low Key Lighting
 Black and White/Sepia Tone