Thriller Planning

by Rajmund Kis-Szab

Initial ideas
Theme of jealousy. Main Character/name/role:

Tom Cutmore as Mason, part of the couple, boyfriend. Jessica Walsh as Jess, part of the couple, girlfriend. Connor Pink as Michael, stalker/murderer. Rajmund Kis-Szab as cinematographer.

Possible locations: City(busy location) Forest(abandoned/mysterious location)

Clothing: High street fashion clothing (couple) Leather jacket/hoodie/coat (stalker)

Possible use of weapons:

Blunt: Baseball bat/shovel/hammer/etc.

Sharp: Knife/scissors/broken glass bottle/etc.

Note: not a gun, too loud.

Plot
The plot of our thriller is focusing onto a stalker who is following a couple around the city, then showing nothing to them but trouble. The name of characters are Michael (Connor Pink), who plays the stalker and a character with dark emotions and characteristics. The names of the couple are Mason (Tom Cutmore) and Jess (Jessica Walsh), a happy couple without any problems because they have each other, but then a rather unfortunate event happens to them, as Michael strikes. In our thriller the camera is controlled over by Michael, as we follow on his digging scenes and when he has some flashbacks of the couple, reminding himself of what he has done. In the beginning we get to have a look at the victim who we do not actually know who he is. In the cliffhanger we get to have a look at the victims hand move, making the audience unaware of if the victim is alive or not. But as well as who the victim actually is.

List of shots used

Close up Extreme close up Worms eye view

Over the shoulder shot

Tracking shot Panning shot Low angle shot

Shooting schedule
Date
16th January, Thursday

Time
4:30pm

Location
Forum/Alleyway

Actors
Connor Pink (Michael) Thomas Cutmore (Mason) Jesica Walsh Michael, Mason, Jess Michael. Mason. Jess Michael, Mason

Props
Michaels ring

Objects
Knife

18th January, Saturday 19th January, Sunday 24th January, Friday

12pm

Long Stratton

Ms ring

Shovel, knife

1pm

City (Norwich)

Ms Ring

Shovel, knife

5pm

The Pit

Body bag (bed sheet), Ms ring

Shovel

Shot list of final cut

Title card Shot 1 - Tracking shot of Michael walking up to the shovel. Title card Shot 2 - Close up on Michel warming his hands and getting ready for digging. Shot 3 - Extreme close up of the handle of the shovel as Michael pulls the shovel out of the ground. Shot 4 - Close up as Michael begins to dig. Shot 5 - Tracking shot/Close up on Masons and Jess hand as they are walking along. Shot 6 - Mid shot of Michael digging. Shot 7 - Worms eye view focusing on the crack in the ground as Mason and Jess walks over it. Shot 8 - Mid shot of Michael digging. Shot 9 - Worms eye view focusing on the crack in the ground as Michael walks over it. Shot 10 - Mid shot of Michael digging. Shot 11 - Mid shot on Mason and Jess as they hug. Shot 12 - Mid shot of Michael digging. Shot 13 - Extreme close up on Masons and Jess hand as they say good bye. Shot 14 - Mid shot of Michael digging. Shot 15 - 5 slowmo but fast paced shot-reverse-shot of Michael attacking Jess, and the body moving, suggesting that the victim is still alive. Final, shot 16 - Mid shot of Michael digging, then the camera pans onto the victims body/hand into a close up, as the victims hand moves, again, suggesting the victim is still alive and being buried alive.

Props and objects

Props and objects used: Knife, as the murderers weapon. A black bed sheet, which we use as the body bag. Shovel, for digging scene.

Locations
Two main locations weve used in our thriller was one from the flashbacks the the alleyway in city (Norwich). And in the present time, we have used a place outside Norwich called the pit for the burial/digging scene.