Preliminary Task 2

Why?

Max's Edit

Vernnon's Edit

Concept

Why?

The target audience for this film is a mature audience of around 15+

The thriller genre conventions that I will include in my film are:

• Darkness/Shadows: In one shot Dylan is standing in a dark room. The darkness conveys a very secretive feel, as no one knows that he is alive so he his hiding away in the shadows. He also wears a hood when he walks past Olivia this also casts a shadow over his face, adding to his new secretive nature.
• Gun: In this film, Olivia murders Dylan with a gun. The gun is used to create fear. It also makes the audience pay more attention as they want to find out what will happen. 
• Blood: Blood is a sign/symbol of death. When Olivia finds the note written in blood it creates confusion as we question if Dylan is dead and what will happen to her.

Institutional/Genre Conventions: 
*Characters: Olivia(Isabelle)- Wife of Dylan, killed him now has to face consequences for him coming back
             Dylan(James)- Husband of Olivia, was not killed by Olivia despite her attempt, he's come back to ruin Olivia's life and to find out why she did what she did
             Mysterious figure- con-conspirator to Dylans attempted murder, gets killed by Dylan and has his phone used to establish meeting time with Olivia

PLOT

Olivia has killed her husband Dylan. She goes to sleep. When she wakes up a picture of her and Dylan is missing, but she doesn't notice. As she is leaving she notices that the corner of a rug has been folded over but she ignores it and leaves the house.

When she gets home there is a note written in blood that says "WHY LIV". She runs inside sees the rug goes into her room and notices the picture missing. She freaks out. She calls an unknown man. She asks to meet him they agree to meet at the usual. It is secretly Dylan who she is talking to.

Olivia is waiting at the spot when a man walks past. They exchange eye contact and she realises that is Dylan. She chases Dylan. He runs down an ally but when she gets there he is gone. There is an envelope with the picture (Olivia is crossed out), Dylan's wedding ring, and the gun that Olivia used to kill him.

*Setting/Time:
- Olivia and Dylan's house(Maryann's house)- Changed later to Max's house
- Park(flashback)
-Street(chase sequence)

*Props/Costumes: 
 -rings
 -couple photo and frame
 -fake blood (paper) 
 -paper bag/envelope
 -gun decorated
 -hoodie
 -fake scar

*Key Genre Elements: 
-Chase sequence
-Driven and a recurring reason for going a bit                                                                             psychologically unstable 
- The person you thought was dead is now coming back to                                                         haunt you with a vendetta (ring, photo and gun inside an                                                         envelope) 
- Plot Twists
- Flashbacks'
- Lighting(twist convention)

*Filming/Editing Choices: 
- Quick cuts/ long drawn out scenes- quick cuts create tension heightens heartbeat, long drawn out scenes causes heightened inquisitive and thus we want to know more but the movie purposely makes us wait for it and thus when it happens it would catch people off-guard
-Bright light/dim light- bright light creates the effect of making it relatable if it's in the day it will be bright which emphasises the relatability and realism. Dim light creates the effect of tension as we see very little of what goes on which puts an emphasis on the scary side of a thriller
-Sound: I will most likely use a mixture of high pitch and low bass music in order to get the right mix of the 2 extremes which I think is highly important for the action and psychological thriller sub-genre

PRACTICALITIES OF CONTENT:

-This film is quite realistic. We use real people in a scenario that could happen. We also use realistic looking fake blood.

-The only health and safety issues are that someone could trip over in the chase scene.

-We will be filming at my house and the areas around my house. We have asked for permission from my parents to use the house.                                                                        --We are filming after school as the actors will be in class.