Thriller Plan

For our final idea we decided to combine both of our ideas to produce one intensive opening containing the combination of a unique storyline and a range of distinct shot- types which will create a truly unique and psychological thriller.

Study scene set in Stevens Conservatory:

• Mise-en-scene:

Props: Lamp, books, stationary, drawing of previous events (psychological), pills.

Scenery: cold winter night, fan spinning, general study set up, dim light room.

Sound: Non diegetic: rain falling, fan spinning.

Diegetic sound: Self composed theme tune.

• Unique enticing shots:

-Close ups of fan (to add tension) and pan shots of study (to set environment).

- Drawing is blown to Stevens’s attention by the fan which triggers flashback: slow motion: drawing blowing past Steven. Close up of drawing (from Stevens’s perspective).

-When flashback is triggered there is a macro (close up) shot of his eye then it flashes to the lake where it all happened.

-Shot from outside the window looking in on Steven (the back of his head and his reflection from mirror in shot).

• General plot:

Steven is working in his study when a drawing is drawn to his attention, this triggers a flashback to the horrific events that took place while he was on this psychological drug at the fishing lake.

Fishing lake scene:

• Mise-en-scene:

Props: Fishing equipment, fake blood, bait etc

Scenery: calm Lake surrounded by woodland, typical fisherman scene but containing lively teenagers.

Sound: Non deigetic: Noise of a line being cast into the lake a splash when the float lands, general countryside noise (birds etc)

Diegetic sound: Self composed theme tune but a drastic change when the drug is taken, possibly a high pitched noise when the drug is kicking in.

• Unique enticing shots:

-         Using a high saturation mode on the camera when the drug is taken, this will make colours seem bright and intense.

-         Close ups of pills being handed out.

-         High angle shot of everyone when they are on the drug (exterior outlook shows how what seemed fairly normal whilst in first person, looks very strange looking back on it).

-         Spinning, distortion.

-         An underwater shot looking up out of the water and then blood sinking through the water the lens.

• General Plot:

This entire scene is a flashback so we need to include distortions etc to signify that it is not in real time. Steven along with his friends are fishing at the lake then his friend  pulls out his bottle of pills and dishes them out to his friends, they all seem quite calm then the strange events start occur when Steven is drifting in and out of consciousness.