Plot narrative

The thriller opens with different angled shots of the string from the trap and then the credits appear parallel to the string. A bell from a part of the trap is moving slowly which makes the man stir and wake up. The sound of the bell is misjudging and the man thinks nothing of the sound and goes back to sleep. The sound of the bells returns but louder causing the man to wake up and the fact that he dismissed the first sound of the bells makes the character feel guilt and anger. The man then leaves the tent and looks around for where the heightened sound is coming from and the sound is increasing and then he gets his axe, holds onto the string which is moving lots and follows his hands along until he knows the exact point where the sound is coming from, which is the string between the doors, he looks up and slowly moves towards the door, and when he gets to the door there is a massive banging noise which then goes silent and a massive bang noise occurs behind the door and then the screen goes black.

Thriller props

Thriller props

For props we need items and other things to make the inside of our setting look like there has been sort of apocalypse these may include:

- Big boxes of simple and cheap food like soup.
-Messy empty boxes- no idea of cleanness
-Messy toiletries.
-Clothes.
-Debri - shows he has been there for years

We also need props to develop the character of our character and things he does such as the trap, for this we need:
-Axe (rusty axe to make the impresion that the man has been hiding out for years)
-White/Blue contact lense.
-Tent.
-Strings. (light brown string- shows that it is a man made trap)
-Bell. small bells
-Cans. (squished cans shows he is messy and if there a lots on the floor again shows he has been there for a while.
-mini flood light

Clothes for the man actor
-Dark coloured trackies (navy blue)
-Grey hoodie with hood
-Big black leather boots

this light might be used to create a early morning effect because the hall we have chosen has limiting light and we would have to have added light to make the shots look more realsistic in the morning.

Setting

We have decided the location of our thriller shoot to be in ewhurst place, a boarding house which consists of a reasonably sized hallway with a big door.

We were inspired to use a hallway because it is not an ordinary place for a tent to be and allows the end of the world idea to be expressed.

When we were looking for an ideal setting we have to make sure it was sutiable size to be able to fit a tent in and be surrounded with a series of strings. The door also has a very old perspective which conveys the idea that the house old and also links wit the idea that the owner is hiding.

This is the only example so far, however my group and i feel this is a god setting for our thriller to be set in.

Initial props list for opening thriller

Tent- pop up tent (small)
String
Tea cup/kettle/milk - tea making stuff

• The man is sleeping in the tent with a large duvet over him
• There is sounds of him sleeping and there is an axe next to where he is sleeping, suggesting that he is hunting something.
• He wakes up normally, stretches and looks around.
• He then hears a sound which is coming from the trap he has set outside and he throws off the duvet
• The man unzips the tent to view the trap he has set out
• Shot of the trap consisting of all the strings and one of them vibrating signalling there is something there
• Shot from outside the tent, his shadow being shown and we can see him picking up the axe
• He unzips the tent, close up of the tent zip
• As he stands up with the axe in his hand there will be a close up of his face showing facial scars and an odd eye (different colour) indicating he has been attacked by something
• He slowly approaches the door the bang from the door getting louder
• Close up of the mans face showing fear as he walks towards to the door
• Long shot of him walking towards the door
• Over the shoulder shot

First story board of thriller

The idea

Our idea so far...

• Sound occurs and sturs the character who is asleep in the tent.
• explores around the his tent and each differnt pods/sections they are set up as differnt rooms like an office, kitchen etc
• pictures of the person he is hiding from or hunting stuck on the inside of the tent (black and white).
• then unzip the tent and see that you are in a massive hallway
• lots of strings everywhere more pictures on the floor.
• floow a string that is moving and it is between a big get of front doors and open the door slowly and then finish.

We discussed the main details of the main chacacter:

• wearing convict suit
• one eye differnt colour
• beard
• axe
• middle aged