Catherine, Effie, Kate & Ollie

THRILLER FILMING PITCH

SHORT LIST AND IDEAS

In coming to our final decision on what our

film should contain and what we should

reconsider, we thought about the

practicality of our ideas. In trying to find a

story that is also reasonable, in terms of

resources and accessibility, we had to

compromise to reach our final narrative….

NARRATIVE

In our opening, we have two teenage girls who have decided to go on a walk together.

When walking they go to take a photo together on the front camera and whilst doing so realise

a shadow like figure in the background which spooks them, as a result of this Catherine drops

her phone and they start to pick up the pace.

The antagonist starts to chase after them through fields, over a bridge and into a woods.

In the woods the two girls split up and get lost and whilst one is alone calling for the other, the

antagonist comes up behind the girl and then the phone suddenly rings which is the final

scene; by leaving on a cliff hanger this adds to the suspense and thrill which ultimately

conforms to thriller generic conventions.

• The enigma

• Sense of mystery

• Challenges, conforms and develops the genre conventions

STORYBOARD

SCRIPT

LOCATIONS

We have decided as a team that our filming location will be in the village of Crick. This is because two of our team members live here where we can base ourselves, and the other two team members live a 5 minuet car/bus journey away in West Haddon. Crick is therefore extremely accessible and familiar to all of us, and therefore we know exactly which locations within the village will be necessary to us.

The location of our film is meant

to look like a wood, and therefore

we have decided to do some

filming at the back of Cracks Hill,

in order to gain an atmosphere in

which large trees and bushes are

present. For this reason also, we

decided the Crick Millennium

Woods would be a useful filming

location for our Thriller.

In order to create rising suspense to the main thrill of our opening, we felt the lead up

to the woods should be in a quiet, isolated path. Therefore we agreed that the

countryside paths that run parallel to the fields in Crick would be perfect for this

tension to be made.

In order to conform to the thriller genre,

we wanted to incorporate water into

our filming to show isolation and

vulnerability. Therefore the canal in

Crick and the old fashioned looking

bridge that leads over it, would be

symbolic to prove the obstacles the

protagonists will have to face within our

film, incorporating the water convention

at the same time.

An worn out wooden gate is located at

the entrance of the millennium woods,

and therefore would create an

unsettling atmosphere as the

antagonists enter danger.

PICTURES OF SCENES

SHOT LIST

SHOOTING SCHEDULE

PRODUCTION SCHEDULE

Date Action

10th November Buy a Balaclava off eBay to ensure it has arrived

in time for shooting date. Keep the balaclava in

Crick, ready for shooting on 18th November.

10th November Buy a plain baby pink and yellow t-shirt from

Tesco ready for shooting.

11th November Book camera and tripod from media department

for Monday the 18th November and Wednesday

20th November.

11th November

Media lesson

Search and save non-copy right music in order

to suit the needs of our film.

15th November Ensure all outfits ready for shooting are at

Catherine’s house in Crick where we will meet

before filming. (Yellow/Pink t-shirt, girls jeans,

denim skirt, tights, converse x2, balaclava, black

hoodie, black jeans and boots.)

17th November Charge Effie’s iPhone 5 In order to ensure it is at

full working capability for phone scene. Bring it

with Effie from West Haddon to Crick for phone

scenes.

18th November All team members meet in Crick at Catherine’s

house at 3.45pm in order to begin filming at 4pm.

PRE-PRODUCTION POST-PRODUCTIONDate Action

20th November

Media lesson

Camera already booked, upload all video shots

onto the Macs.

20th November 1

hour after school

Go through all media clips and decide which

ones are necessary and which ones are useless.

Rid of any clips that will be un-useful.

21st November

Media lesson

Place media clips in order of sequence, no

clipping or editing.

22nd November

Media lesson

Cut and trim clips in order to make them flow and

match action.

22nd November 1

hour after school

Cut and trim clips in order to make them flow and

match action.

25th November

Media lesson

Add any transitions and all titles and subtitles to

the clips.

26th November

Media Lesson

Re-watch thriller opening and seek for any

improvements that need to be made.

27th November

Media Lesson

Upload thriller opening to YouTube and apply to

all blogs.

COSTUME AND PROPS

COSTUMESAntagonist (Oliver Caswell)

The antagonists face will be concealed in a balaclava.

This is so no facial expression is exposed, in order to

add enigma and mystery to the fearful character. This

means nothing can be distinguished of his face, which

is very common within the thriller genre in order to

keep the audience in suspense. The colour will be

black to represent darkness and evil, yet the eye and

mouth holes symbolise he is watching and his human

capabilities.

He will be dressed in a black hoody, with black jeans

and shoes to conform to the stereotypical thriller

genre, of the antagonist being in dark clothing to

symbolise evil and mystery. This will allow the

audience to feel included and have acknowledgement

of the good and bad characters within the film.

COSTUMESProtagonist (Kate)

The victim protagonist Kate, will be dressed in a

baby pink t-shirt, in order to reflect her feminine

and innocent personality and to forewarn the

audience that this could cause her to fall into un-

helpable danger.

She will be wearing jeans to represent her laid

back approach to the day, as she is unaware that

danger is headed her way. It will put the audience

into suspense, as the jeans symbolise the

normality of the day she is enduring, and that this

could happen to anyone adding thrill to the film.

Kate will be wearing Converse to also reinforce

this, and to imply she is a stereotypical teenage

girl.

Protagonist (Catherine)

The other victim protagonist Catherine, will be

dressed in a yellow t-shirt, to produce a contrast

between the dark and evil figure and the two

victims. The colour yellow will symbolise to the

audience her happiness, innocence and naivety

to the day, allowing them to understand that she

will be an extremely easy target to the antagonist.

She will be wearing a denim skirt and tights, to

represent her femininity and her vulnerability to

the situation. It is also regular clothing for a

teenage girl to be wearing, and therefore will

make the audience feel it is more realistic and

believable. She will be wearing Converse to also

reinforce this, and to imply she is a stereotypical

teenage girl.

PROPS

Gloves (for the antagonist)

As hands throughout the thriller genre

represent dominance, controlling

personalities and power, the use of black

gloves on the antagonist will add a twist of

enigma to the powerful figure, and make him

appear a more concealed and sly character.

This is highly important to conform to the

thriller genre, as the antagonist is normally a

character of extreme mystery and not much

information is ever given away about them.

Mobile phone (iPhone)

We are basing a mobile phone in our thriller film

in order to bring the modern day common use

of technology into it, to make it a more relatable

and realistic experience to the audience. This

will add thrill to the film, as it will make the

audience feel unsafe, and force them fear of it

happening to them. A mobile phone is also in a

derelict area the only option of help and

escape, and therefore the use of this will create

a path way to lead the victims to hope of

escape.

Catherine May –Character / Cameraman

Effie Price –Director / Cameraman

Kate Hoyle –Character / Cameraman

Ollie Caswell –Character / Cameraman

Ollie Caswell – Antagonist

Kate Hoyle – Protagonist ‘Kate’

Catherine May – Protagonist ‘Catherine’

CAST LIST & CREWCast List

Crew List

We have chosen to include people within our group to be in

the filming as we can then make sure that everyone can

then ensure everyone present knows exactly what the story

is and exactly how we want it filmed.

With Catherine being a part of a drama group outside of

school, this also influenced the groups decision and her

volunteering to play a role within our story.

We also know that as we all want to succeed and want to

deliver the best possible film, that Ollie, Kate and Catherine

will all be reliable in committing; whereas if we asked

somebody else to help film they might not be as dedicated

as someone outside of our group.

Another factor in our decision is that filming in Crick, means

that both Catherine and Ollie are able to easily film any other

shots that might not necessarily need Effie or Kate to be

present for.