Treatment for my thriller film
In the opening shot, we are first introduced to the main character; a typical 18-year-old girl who is getting ready to go out for the night clubbing in Norwich with her friends. We are introduced to her in the setting of her bedroom; in her home, which she lives in with her parents and younger brother and sister. The use of this setting creates a feeling of normality and innocence, which later on in the film helps the audience to feel sorry for her, because of the incident that occurs, because of the normality and realistic setting that she has been introduced in.
The storyline is that of an ordinary 18-year-old girl who is going out clubbing with her friends on a Saturday night in Norwich on Prince Of Wales Street. The main focus is on the end of the night when the girl leaves the club drunk, this is where we are introduced to another main character; a man in his late twenties, who at we first we believe he is being the girls protector when he asks if he can walk her home, however our opinion changes when she refuses to let him walk her home and he attempts to force her into his white van, which is parked on a nearby street. When he finally succeeds in forcing the young girl into the van, we are introduced to two other men; one of whom is the driver and the other is a friend. In the opening shot we decided to have a diegetic sound, so we can hear the sounds of her moving around her bedroom and the diegetic sounds of the hairdryer and the sounds of her family walking up and down the stairs. We have decided to also use a non-diegetic soundtrack in the opening shot; we have decided to use a song from the genre of dance or R&B, because this is what is mainly played in clubs, so it would set the scene well. When she is in the club there will be a non-diegetic sound of music and in the street there will be the diegetic sound of other people walking and cars passing and the diegetic sounds of music from the other clubs on the street. The lighting will be artificially lit, in the opening shots in the young girls bedroom, in the club the background light will be black and will be artificially lit by bright or neon lighting. When the girl leaves the club the setting is in the street, so the lighting will be dark, with the artificial lighting of the street lamps. The girl and her friends will wear high heels and dresses or mini skirts and tops; this type of costumes will be appropriate because of the setting. The men in the white van will wear black trousers or tracksuit bottoms and dark coloured hoodies, because these type of clothes are always what the stereotypical `thug` would wear, also the use of dark clothes represents evil.
I think my thriller film will attract the type of audience that would watch films like; London to Brighton, because of the realism of the setting and characters, which I am going to use in my thriller film. My film also relates to the film The strangers even thought it is predominantly a horror film, however there are elements of thriller within the film, it relates to my film because of the use of dark clothing worn by the men, and the way they lurk in the shadows, which is what the men in my film do at the end.
In the opening shot, we are first introduced to the main character; a typical 18-year-old girl who is getting ready to go out for the night clubbing in Norwich with her friends. We are introduced to her in the setting of her bedroom; in her home, which she lives in with her parents and younger brother and sister. The use of this setting creates a feeling of normality and innocence, which later on in the film helps the audience to feel sorry for her, because of the incident that occurs, because of the normality and realistic setting that she has been introduced in.
The storyline is that of an ordinary 18-year-old girl who is going out clubbing with her friends on a Saturday night in Norwich on Prince Of Wales Street. The main focus is on the end of the night when the girl leaves the club drunk, this is where we are introduced to another main character; a man in his late twenties, who at we first we believe he is being the girls protector when he asks if he can walk her home, however our opinion changes when she refuses to let him walk her home and he attempts to force her into his white van, which is parked on a nearby street. When he finally succeeds in forcing the young girl into the van, we are introduced to two other men; one of whom is the driver and the other is a friend. In the opening shot we decided to have a diegetic sound, so we can hear the sounds of her moving around her bedroom and the diegetic sounds of the hairdryer and the sounds of her family walking up and down the stairs. We have decided to also use a non-diegetic soundtrack in the opening shot; we have decided to use a song from the genre of dance or R&B, because this is what is mainly played in clubs, so it would set the scene well. When she is in the club there will be a non-diegetic sound of music and in the street there will be the diegetic sound of other people walking and cars passing and the diegetic sounds of music from the other clubs on the street. The lighting will be artificially lit, in the opening shots in the young girls bedroom, in the club the background light will be black and will be artificially lit by bright or neon lighting. When the girl leaves the club the setting is in the street, so the lighting will be dark, with the artificial lighting of the street lamps. The girl and her friends will wear high heels and dresses or mini skirts and tops; this type of costumes will be appropriate because of the setting. The men in the white van will wear black trousers or tracksuit bottoms and dark coloured hoodies, because these type of clothes are always what the stereotypical `thug` would wear, also the use of dark clothes represents evil.
I think my thriller film will attract the type of audience that would watch films like; London to Brighton, because of the realism of the setting and characters, which I am going to use in my thriller film. My film also relates to the film The strangers even thought it is predominantly a horror film, however there are elements of thriller within the film, it relates to my film because of the use of dark clothing worn by the men, and the way they lurk in the shadows, which is what the men in my film do at the end.
By Louise McGee
There are some really good ideas here and you have thought carefully about the shifting ways in which the audience will 'read' the victim.
ReplyDeleteAlso you have decided that you are making an independent film like 'London to Brighton' - evaluate how you have achieved the 'realism' in your final film.