Possible Filming Locations

 

Location one: Inside a dark, quiet house at night. I think this place could potentially be a good place to film our piece as it would connote a sense of danger. This is because the house would be empty and unsafe for somebody to be in, creating a dark, mysterious atmosphere. As well as this, and maybe not so importantly, as the hosue is empty, we would have no disturbances or intereferences whilst filming, and we would not have to get permission to film at a certain location as we could do this in one of our houses.

 

 

Location two: on the street at night. I also think that this could be a good idea to film our piece, or some of it anyway, as again there is a sense of danger, and if we were to film on a quiet road, there would be again an atmopshere of loneliness and isolation. Again, this makes it seem as if the child in our film is unsafe.

 

 

Location three: in a park at night (in the dark). My third and final idea of a location to film our opening sequence in is in a park at night, or just in the dark. Much liek the other two locations, the place would be empty and therefore would seem like a dangerous place to be considering it would be dark and the main character (child) would be alone. This would create a sense of danegr and vulnerability to the child.



Plot synopsis

Tommy is a normal, 10 year old boy. He likes to chill out by riding his bike in the local park. However, one night he goes missing...

Tommy's mum, Claire, organises a search for Tommy. After days of searching, they find him unconcious by the side of the river, close to death. He is instantly rushed to hospital.

The police know that their only hope of finding the suspect is through Tommy, however he is still in a comatose state. They know that there may not be much time before the suspect strikes again.

However, after revisiting the place where they found Tommy, they find a crucial bit of information which could significantly help in their search for the suspect. The police then set about trying to track the suspect down with their new found information.

A few days later, and with the police still trying to track the suspect down, Tommy regains conciousness and recalls everything he can about the person who abducted him. The police track him down quickly and arrest him as he is about to take another child. However, as he is taken to prison, the last thing that can be heard from the criminal is 'There's more than just me...'

For the opening scene, we have decided to only show the actual abduction of the child, without showing why the suspect is doing it. Also, we have decided not to reveal the significance of the 'key piece of information' that is left at the crime scene.

 



Questionnaire

 

Are you male or female?           Male        Female

 

 

How old are you?                         0-10    11-15      16-21       22-40       41+         

 

 

Do you watch thriller films?     Yes          No

 

 

How often do you watch thriller films?           

 

   Less than once a month              Once/twice a month                             

 

   Once a week              More than once a week

 

 

What do you expect to see in the title sequence of a thriller?

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What kind of setting do you think a thriller should be set in?

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What sort of characters should be in a thriller film?

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What sounds/music would you expect to hear?

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What information do you think should be revealed in the opening sequence? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

 

How do you expect to feel when watching a thriller?

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This is Post 16 of the foundation porfolio, which was analysing the results from the questionnaire. I chose to present this in the form of a screencast.