Shot Timeline

Shot Timeline

Establishing/Close up Shot  – letter revealing the title of the film

Pan Shot- books on the shelf – set the scene

Pan Shot – notice board sheets of paper – set the scene

Wide Shot/Go Pro Shot – girl in study on the computer

Close up- screen capture of girl on computer (her point of view)

Go pro/Over the Shoulder Shot – pop up on computer

Close up Shot– her face to show emotion (irritated)

Medium Shot -phone ringing (sound of the phone)

Close up Shot/Zoom Shot– phone ringing (unknown)

Over the Shoulder Shot – girl on the phone (deep voice here)

Low angle – girl hangs up phone

Close up – her face to show her emotion (confused)

Over the Shoulder Shot – reveals the computer screen

Close up Shot  – clicking mouse

High Angle Shot - phone rings

Close up Shot –shows emotion (confused/annoyed)

Establishing shot – her walking to kitchen to make coffee

Go Pro - Fish tank turning on and off (eerie effect)

Eye Line Match – her coming in the kitchen (reveals her facial expressions)

Swish Pan – TV making fuzzy sound

Medium Shot – boiling kettle

Close up Shot– poison in the cup to show her potential fate

Close up Shot– pours water and stirs (emphasises dramatic irony)

Close up Shot– mouth licks spoon (the ‘ooo’ effect from the audience)

Medium shot – looking out the window drinking her ‘coffee’ (shows sympathy)

Medium shot – from outside looking at her (shows perspective of killer)

Phone rings – phone (mum) – the girl can be seen miming from the outside in

Wide shot – her choking in the kitchen

Close up Shot– dead on floor blood and froth coming out mouth

Dialogue for Thriller

THRILLER DIALOGUE

Girl on the phone: Hello?

Caller: You shouldn't have deleted that!

Girl on the phone: Hello?

Caller: I told you not to delete that!

Girl on the phone: Who is this?

Caller: I told you not to delete that!

Girl on the phone: Hello?

Caller: I warned you twice not to do that. Now your gonna pay. You shouldn't have drunk that!

Research into Location,Props,Costumes and Characters

Practice run through of Thriller

This is the practice run through for the opening sequence of our thriller. We discovered from filming this there were a number of things that we needed to change including the length of the final clip as ours was only a minute and a half. This was only filmed from a wide shot, and therefore didn't show enough of a range of shots such as an over the shoulder shot of her on the computer and show what she is doing, a high angle shot of her on the computer to show her vulnerability, close ups of her face on the computer and when she is making tea to show her emotion which in this case would be fear and anxiety. There would need to be sound effects as in this clip we had to use our voices to make the phone ring and the pop up. We will need to design the pop up for the chain mail to make it more realistic and exciting. The dialogue in this clip was unrehearsed and boring so we are going to write a script that we will give to her actress so that the final piece includes emotion.

Influences on My Thriller

In my thriller the young girl experiences death by poison. Below our the sources in which influenced me in my thriller ideas because we are using the poison in her drink.

Breaking Bad Ricin Cigarette Searching







Breaking Bad poison trial: Woman cleared of trying to kill 'controlling' mother

Kuntal Patel was accused of spiking her mother's drink with a deadly poison, but claimed she had intended to kill herself.

In the dock: Kuntal Patel at Southwark Crown Court

A love-struck woman accused of trying to kill her mother with poison in a "Breaking Bad" inspired plot has been cleared by a jury.

Kuntal Patel, 37, went on trial accused of spiking her "controlling and selfish" mother's Diet Coke with a ricin-like poison after she banned her daughter from marrying the man she loved.

The idea was alleged to have come from an episode of the US show Breaking Bad  in which someone is killed using ricin, jurors heard.

But Patel said she had intended to kill herself with the deadly toxin.

The jury of six men and six women deliberated for just over three hours before acquitting her of attempted murder, but convicted her of acquiring a biological agent or toxin.

She had already pleaded guilty to two counts of attempting to acquire a biological agent or toxin at an earlier hearing.

Target Audience for Different Thrillers

Action Thrillers 

Usually aimed at young teenagers aged 15+. This type of sub-genre is male dominated due to guns,car chases and explosions however females may be attracted due to the attractive male protagonist and vise versa.This genre is less intellectually challenging and therefore appeals to young adults and teens. An example is 'Taken' (2008).

Horror Thrillers 

Aimed at 15+. This is because younger viewers might find this disturbing and violent. This sub-genre creates suspense which scares the audience. It appeals to both genders. This genre is usually aimed at younger audiences who like a sense of excitement or thrill. An example is 'The Purge:Anarchy' (2014).

Psycological Thrillers 

Usually aimed at 18+. Includes extreme violence and sex scenes. This genre also touches upon psychological issues that can be disturbing for a younger viewer. . This sub-genre is intellectually demanding with complex and unethical story lines. An example is 'Se7en' (1995).

Crime Thriller 

Usually aimed at 15+. Targeted by both genders whereby the male is stereotypically involved with the female actresses and vies versa. An example is 'Pulp Fiction' (1994).

Supernatural Thrillers

Usually aimed at an older audience aged between 25-45. To understand this type of genre of film they must have a certain level of intellect. Thought to attract female audiences. An example is 'The Orphange' (2008).

Political Thriller 

Usually attracts an older male audience due to the stereotypical ideas about men having more authority in terms of political aspects and running a country. They are likely to include mature themes and vionece and therefore are not for young viewers. An example is 'Enemy of The State' (1997).

Target Audience for Thrillers Similar to Mine

The target audience is defined as a particular group at which a product of advertisement or film is aimed. Our specific target audience is teenagers aged between the ages of 15-18. The reason we chose this specific group for our thriller is because we as teenagers between those ages can give our personal view on what we like to see in a thriller and therefore accurately represent an opening sequence/film that will be enjoyed by people of roughly the same age group. 

In a standard 15 film the following can be found:

•   strong violence
•  frequent strong language (e.g. 'f***').
•   portrayals of sexual activity
•   strong verbal references to sex
•   sexual nudity
•   brief scenes of sexual violence or verbal references to sexual violence
•   discriminatory language or behaviour
•   drug taking

Trillers are aimed at teenagers or young adults because people of that age seek excitement. Triller films offer complex story lines that are interesting and include a possibility of violence.  

Here are few examples of thrillers with the same target audience as my thriller (15+):

• The Roommate 
• Paranormal Activity 4 
• The Sixth Sense 
• Shifty
• Shutter Island 
• Orphan