Identifying our needs for the planning of our trailer

1. Stage 1-
Identifying our
needs

2. Narrative
Opening:
• The group throw
the stolen goods
on to the bed
• Running away
from a recent
robbery
• Spider map on a
wall of the
potential suspects
Build-Up:
• Jackson walking
down an alley
• We see the killer
following after him
• Ethan standing in
the shed with the
body of Jackson
• We see the
characters
reactions as they
stand around the
body
Events:
• A clue is found
which hints to the
killer
• Ethan is killed
• Nathan, Matthew
and Rose are
trying to figure out
who might be
hunting them
• Rose is acting
strangely, and
Nathan begins to
notice her nerves
• A net is thrown
over Rose as she
tries to kill Nathan
and Matthew
Problems:
• Someone is killing
the group
• Nathan, Matthew,
Ethan and Rose
have to try and
find out who the
killer is
• They are all
potential victims
• They have to
avoid the police
• They have to race
against time to
find the killer,
before they
become a victim

3. Characters
Nathan
• Leader
• Confident
• Survivor
• Good friends with Rose
• Clever
• Powerful
• Played by Benjamin Daly
Matthew
• Nerd
• Good with computers
• Survivor
• Likeable
• Unrealistic views of himself
• Played by Adam Hands
Ethan
• Second victim
• Intelligent
• Logical
• Methodical
• Doesn’t judge quickly
• Played by Gregory Perkins
Jackson
• First victim
• Distrusted by the group
• Outsider
• Reserved
• Quiet
• Played by Tyler Kennedy
Rose
• Likeable
• Emotional
• Audience are unaware she is the
killer
• Concerned for her friends
• Doubts herself
• Played by Ellis Hackett

4. Setting
• Flats
o Run down
o Not assumed to be a murder
scene
o Dark
o Dull
• Bedroom (Nathan)
o Normal
o Bright
o Smile
o Nerdy
• Park/Woods
o Green/Nice
o Dark
o Empty
o Quiet
• Alleyway
o Dark
o Eerie
o Cold
o Abandoned

5. Sound
No voiceover
Eerie music
Faster paced as the drama picks
up in the trailer
Whispers (asynchronus)
Dialogue
Short speech
Exaggerated/ Foley sound
Plot
Murders
A hunt for the killer
Confusion
Clues left behind
A race to a big, dramatic event
near the end
Composition
Slower editing to begin
Faster editing as the drama
picks up
Several clues shown, but
nothing which gives away the
plot
Some of the plot aspects are
kept hidden, to leave audiences
unsure of what is happening
Characters
Main characters involved in
crime
Some of them had bad parents
and backgrounds, so their
deaths aren’t noticed
We have a lot of crime which is
made to seem positive by the
young characters
Mise en Scene
Make Up (Minimal, blood
Genre
Mise En Scene
Clothing (Dark, balaklavas,
signature item of rings)
Mise En Scene wounds, bruises, cuts/scratches
Acting (Killer- at start is likeable
and friendly, during the killer
she is suspicious, quiet and
focussed; rest of cast start off as
likeable and positive, during the
killings they are scared, shocked
and determined.
Mise En Scene
Lighting (Dark- little light,
yellow light; not set much
during daytime- dusk or dawn)
Mise En Scene
Props (Knives, Stolen goods-phones,
money, games)

6. Personnel
Directed and Produced by
Sophie Coley and Ellis Hackett
Starring
Benjamin Daly
Adam Hands
Tyler Kennedy
Ellis Hackett
Gregory Perkins