THE INTIMIDATION

GAME

HammerHead Productions

• Jonathan Trocian

Candidate Number: 5315

• Kevin Racaza

Candidate Number: 5290

• Elijah Pantino

Candidate Number: 4158

Group Members

The Intimidation Game

• Genre: Crime thriller

• Overview of the film: The film follows Michael Anderson, a very busy city detective, as he pursues sadistic killer Jacob Duffy, a man in his late 20s with an obsession.

As his obsession spirals out of control he starts killing the people that won’t give him what he wants. Little does Detective Anderson know, his daughter is Duffy’s latest fantasy, and he’ll stop at nothing to get her.

• Certificate: 15

Whole Film Overview

• Detective vs. serial killer – girl being stalked is the

detectives daughter

• Similarities – Taken, The Silence of the Lambs, Seven

Characters

• DETECTIVE

Father

Over protective

Respectable

Loves his job

Values the people he cares about

Believes in what he does

• SERIAL KILLER

Obsessive

Crazy

Fantasist

Lonely

Antisocial

Sadistic

Skilled at what he does

• DAUGHTER

Young

A daddy’s girl

Vulnerable

Casting

• Character 1 – Detective: looks old enough to have a 8-10

year old daughter

MES – black trench coat, black trousers, shoes, suit/work

clothes

• Character 2 – Serial Killer: looks sinister, out of place

MES – pale, small shirt, looks rough

• Character 3 – Daughter: innocent, sweet

Opening Sequence Overview

Syriana style sequence

• Hammerhead Production logo

• Netherhall Media logo

• Serial killer making tea in dark room

• Title ‘a Hammer Head Production’

• Detective having breakfast with his daughter

• Title: ‘In association with Netherhall Media’

• Long shot of the serial killer from behind with slow zoom in, we cant see his face

• Title ‘Produced by…’

• Detective driving daughter to school

• Title ‘Directed by…’

• Title ‘Starring character 1’

• Close up of photo hanging to dry, it hasn’t developed so the viewer doesn’t know what it is.

• Title ‘Starring character 2’

• Mid shot showing dozens of photos very similar to the one shown, the girl in the photos doesn’t

know she's had her photo taken

• Door opens and you see and the detective’s daughter playing with dolls then smiles as the killer

enters

• Door closes – Title: ‘The Intimidation Game’

• Soundtrack all the way through the opening sequence

Locations

• Character 1 – walking down street morning, in house

with daughter, driving daughter to school

• Character 2 – in dark room looking at pictures

• Establishing shots of street, house, and dark room

Challenges

• Weather

• Permission to use settings

• Casting

• Equipment

• Costumes

• Timing/organisation

Any Questions?

THE INTIMIDATION

GAME

HammerHead Productions