B Y E M E L I N E S E R E X

THRILLER PROPOSAL

MAIN STORYLINE

• A group of friends are shown enjoying themselves in

different locations, such as the park, outside the

cinema, on the train and so on. Every time they go

to a new location one of them, the main character,

‘loses’ or ‘forgets’ one of her items. However, really

it is isn’t her fault as it is a friend that is stealing these

objects to create a type of shrine of her. The fake

friend won’t be shown until near the end but it will

give hints as to who it is. The fake friend will be

plotting to destroy this person’s life and this is what

the story will revolve around.

SETTINGS AND PROPS

• The settings will be a range of places teenagers are

likely to spend their time: the park, someone’s house,

bedroom, cinema and even waiting for transport at a

bus stop or train station.

• The props will mainly be all the main characters

possessions: lipstick, scarf, an earring

• Additional props: pictures, note books, crisp packet,

flyers, scissors, red pen/paint, candles, mirrors.

CAMERA ANGLES

• The camera shots will mainly be close ups on the props so the

audience realises them later on when they are shown in a different

setting.

• Generally, the faces aren’t seen unless it is the main character’s or

the others faces from the sides, so that the whole expression is never

seen properly.

• When the group of friends have gathered there will be middle shots

to display them all enjoying themselves, making it unclear who the

freak friend is.

• There will be a few longshots to show the locations and over the

shoulders or points of views, emphasising how the freak friend is

everywhere.

COLOURS AND APPEARANCE

• The props stolen from the main colour will have brighter

colours to draw attention and then to make it easier for the

viewers to realise the objects absence later on. For instance

the red scarf on the bus/train that she ‘forgets’.

• All the characters will be dressed casually in autumn clothes such as jumpers, jeans and comfortable footwear of the 21st

century.

• They are all made to look like innocent teenagers just enjoying

themselves and who are focused on their studies. Therefore

school bags may also be part of their costumes.

TYPOGRAPHY/TITLING AND EDITING

• Depending where the text would be placed it would change

accordingly. E.g. barcode on packet of crisps.

• If it isn’t incorporated into an object then it would appear in

the font of a text message to link to the characters age.

• The fonts shall be introduced onto the significant items of the film, such as names on the pictures, or will slide on or off if

something has moved around it. E.g. a moving train.

• Scenes will fade into each other or something will change

what the audiences sees by blocking the image and

replacing it with another. (Bus gets in the way and as it moves

out the way the new scene is in place)

LIGHTING

• Lighting will be used with candles around on the

stolen objects to give it a dark and shadowed

appearance.

• With the help of mirrors/reflections and tin foil I will

also manipulate the natural or artificial light to

highlight the people and props of the scenes.

SOUND AND MUSIC

• The music will seem all happy and normal, current

and up to date, to make things seem like it is all

good. However, when the stolen items are shown

the music turns low and muffled, even interrupted

by static from the radio or repeating certain verses

over and over again, slowly like a broken record.

• Diegetic sounds are also heard: birds, wind,

laughing and footsteps. Yet they end up being

distorted and no longer appear harmless, implying

that the teenagers, the girl in particular, are

constantly at risk.