Initial Ideas

Since I have started this coursework, I have watched many thrilling films, and read many books, to help me explore the genre of thriller. Films have given me a taste of what an audience expects from it, such as, typical conventions of a thriller e.g. violence, fast paced movement, car chases etc.

I have made a couple of plots, which I am hoping to discuss with my group, once half-term is over. My group has 2 girls named Patience and Dionne and a boy called Paul.

Brief Ideas

My first idea was influenced by a book i read, called 'The Devil's Closet', the novel is about a 5 year old girl, called Hanna Parker who was abducted and was found later, murdered. The killer dressed her up as a doll. Detective Ceecee must try and stop the killer, before he strikes again.

My idea is to have a couple downstairs watching television, and a baby upstairs sleeping, you would see a person looking through the window at the baby. The parents will hear a noise upstairs, and find their baby gone. A ransom note is left behind.

My second idea was influenced by a play i directed for Drama GCSE, about a young person suffering schizophrenia.

It is about a girl walking down a road/school/park, hearing voices, laughter, and screaming. She would be continuously looking around, to see where the voices are coming from.

A friend would come up to her and ask if shes okay and while she is talking to her friend the camera would pan behind her and over her shoulder, and you would see there is no one there,(she is talking to herself).

My third idea is a girl waking up in a small dark room, she is in pain and spots dry blood on her clothes. Then there will be a flashback, you would see someone spiking her drink, and dragging her inside the room. Then you would see a person holding up a picture of the girl and burning it.

The girl spots a small window and tries to get out, while she is escaping, the person who drugged her would be walking closer to the room. As the door handle turns, the girl is almost out of the window, then the person comes into the room to find that the girl has escaped.

My forth idea was influenced by a book i read called 'The Client'. It is about a drunken lawyer, who is trying to commit suicide, by placing a gas pipe in his car ,until he sees a young boy, who is trying to take the gas pipe out of his car.

He attacks the boy and forces him into the car where he will commit suicide. He confides the young boy Mark Sway about his client, 'Barry the Blade' - Gangster, who killed a senator, he tells him no one knows where the body is apart from him and his client. He tells Mark where the body is, as Mark escapes the lawyer shoots himself in the head.

Mark is on the run from the gangster who wants to silence him and decides to find out if the body is actually buried where the lawyer said it was buried.

My idea is to have a young boy witnessing a murder, the murderer sees him and tries to kill him, fortunately he escapes, but is still on the run from the murderer.

My final idea (5th idea) is to have a girl listening to music, getting ready to go out, (the audience think she is an ordinary girl) until you hear police sirens. The girl quickly puts opaque mini sacks into a black bag and reaches for her money and passport, then runs out through the back door. You see the police come in and searching the place. Then you see the girl getting into a car and the contents of the bag is revealed as drugs.

My Favourite Idea

My favourite idea was the final one, as the location are more realistic to film. It is faced paced, and the audience is kept in suspense until the end. The audience finally finds out what was in the bad and why the girls was running. It shows you should never judge a book by it's cover, the young girl seemed like an innocent, ordinary teenager, however looks can be deceiving.