Character Information

The Boy

The boy is the main character in our film, aged 16 and with dark hair.

He is an odd character and has an obsession with lighting matches.

He is the only character that we see properly but we never actually see his face, this adds suspence as we never discover his true identity.

Played by Jake.

The Girl

The girl plays a very small but vital role, she is the boys friend and she speaks on the voice over throughout the film.

She is also aged 16 and with long blonde hair.

Played by Ellen.

Detail On Target Audience

Our thriller film is going to be a psychological thriller, following the story of a mentally ill young man. Our opening sequence is therefore aimed at mainly young women, late teenagers and especially young men. This film will also aim at older adults, but mainly younger people due to the main characters being involved are of the rough same age.

Men will be targeted more than women because the film will feature some violence throughout and this appeals more to men generally than it does to women. Also most of the characters included in this film will be male, therefore the film becomes quite a manly film.

Location Information

We are using a few different locations in our film, this is to enhance impact so the audience can take in the surroundings and see how it blends in with the mood of the shot.

Boy On The Hill

The location for this is going to be in croydon, in the middle of a wooded area just next to coombe lane tram stop, called "the lookout point." This place has a large concrete-wall which can be sat on, in front of it is a layout of the whole of London, and surrounding it is wooded areas on either side. We chose this place as it is easy to get to, has a very god view and is quite quiet, so we can film without any interruptions.

Flash Backs

For the flash backs we are using two locations.

The first will starbucks in croydon high street. We picked this location for the exact opposite reason that we did the woods. There will be lots of people walking around and traffic, this shows that they are in a busy area with lots of people, and it makes it seem like the audience are just a person watching them from the other side of a road. The only problem we may have with this is filming in public, meaning we will need special permission from the coffee shop owner. if this doesn't work we are going to have to film somewhere else or film our few seconds and then move on.

Our next flash back will be at jakes Nan's house, we chose this because it is easy to get to and the house it is quite small, making it easier to film. also we know the owner, meaning we can actually use their house.

The Interview Room

The interview room we are going to use isn't actually going to be a police room, as we aren't allowed to film inside of one. Instead what we are going to do is black out windows in a room with dark walls and set up two chairs and a desk in a corner, we are then not going to film anything outside of the corner. this is going to be filmed in one of our practice rooms as it is easy to access.

Shot List

Shot 1: black screen, cassette button pressed, interview starts as the only background sound.

Shot 2: CU of cassette playing. On a table

Shot 3: MS of cassette playing and a coffee cup on a table, with two empty chairs in a interview room.

Shot 4: MS of the back of a boy, hood up, with the whole of London in front of him, woods surrounding him.

Shot 5: CU plan shot of London, then panning across to the side of the boys face his hood up.

Shot 5: LS of boy and girl sitting in a coffee shop.

Shot 6: 2 SHOT of the boy and girl chatting in the coffee shop.

Shot 7: CU side of the boy’s head, takes a pull of a cigarette then breaths it out.

Shot 8: BCU high angle of coffee trickling around a table to the edge.

Shot 9: BCU coffee dripping off the side of the table.

Shot 10: LS of boy and girl walking down a street, they then pause in front of a house and the girl walks in first followed by the boy, the door then slams.

Shot 11: CU of fan blowing and turning, with the paper attached.

Shot 12: OTS shot with no people !!!

Shot 13: BCU of boy getting a box of matches out of his pocket

Shot 14: LS of girl in café on her own in same stance as last time and same time of day.

Shot 15: MS of girl looking worried from outside.

Shot 16: CU of boy lighting a match, match is then followed up and you can see the bottom of the boys mouth. The boy the smiles and puts the match out with his fingers.

Last Years Work

Passion Productions from BDC on Vimeo.

My favorite film from last years students is 'Passion Productions'. I really like the way they captured the different shots at the beginning, i think it gave a good creepy feel, especially with the music in the background. For my thriller film I want to be able to create a spooky effect too and this is similar to the style I would like to work on. I also like the fact the shots were in black and white, this made it different to other films that have filmed in color, this inspired me to maybe use that effect in my film.

Thriller Actors

Brad Pitt

Full name: William Bradley 'Brad' Pitt

Known as an American actor and film producer, and is also known to be one of the worlds best looking men! 

Pitt has been in many films and has received two Academy Award nominations and four golden globe nominations, winning one.

He has starred in the thriller 'Se7en' which I analyzed previously and Oceans Eleven and Twelve, which are crime thriller, Oceans Eleven also being one of my favourite films. 

Sub-Genres

Spy Thrillers

e.g. The Bourne Identity

Spy thrillers are based around a hero/ heroine who is working for the government and has to violently take action and protect the people of their country (for example terrorist attacks).

Conspiracy Thrillers

e.g. JFK

When a hero/ heroine is against a large group of powerful people who are the enemy on their own.

Psychological Thrillers

e.g. The Talented Mr Ripley

When the two enemies are fighting emotionally and mentally rather than physically. 

Crime Thrillers

e.g. The Godfather

Usually concentrates on a group of criminals and their failed crimes or sucessful crimes for example, murders, robberies, chases.