thriller opening ideas- identity final.pptx

8/14/2019 Thriller Opening Ideas- identity FINAL.pptx

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Acquired Identity

THRILLER OPENING IDEAS


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BINARY OPPOSITIONS

Normal / Abnormal

Good / Bad

Sane / Insane

Commitment / Detachment

Rich / Poor


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PROTAGONIST

Mysterious

Obsessed

Acts abnormally but appears normal at first glance

Lonely

Uncomfortable in public


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MODEL

Single mum

Vulnerable

Respectable

Focused on her life to make the audience sympathetic

Wealthy

Popular

Kind and caring


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SETTING

Models house to show her lifestyle in contrast to the stalker

Stalkers house to portray his/her enclosed isolated lifestyle and also emphasise her

obsession with the models lifestyle. This will be shown through the pictures of the model

and diagrams of the places the model has been/is going which are arranged on the wall.

This will help the audience to align with the model due to the unusual nature of the house

and the obsessive amount of information the protagonist has kept about the model.


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PLOT

The protagonist is obsessed with a famous model and her wish to become her has led to stalk ing her the pasttwo years.

After gaining a job as a babysitter to the models chi ldren, the protagonist tries to adopt the mannerisms of themodel through watching family videos of the model and trying her clothes on in order to try and adapt to herluxurious lifestyle.

The protagonist sets about trying to find out as much as possible about the model whilst working and so builds aclose friendship to the model in order to fain as much detail about her life as possible. During this, she finds out

the models plan to take a holiday in order to escape the stress of her work and also about her heroine addiction. The protagonist soon comes to the realization that she would be able to fully adapt to the models lifestyle if she

was to cause the model an overdose and steal her identity. In order to help this to occur, the protagonist findsthe models passport and various documents and changed them to match her own identity in order to gain thenew identity in the models lifestyle.

The protagonist then causes the model to overdose and disposes of her body in order to fully take on heridentity. However, a friend soon visits to check on the model due to knowing about her drug addiction. Thereforethe protagonist hides in the bathroom with the excuse that she in unwell through using the models voice.

In order to avoid the suspicion and rumors that are now circulating; the protagonist leaves the country with thenewly forged documents and belongings of the model. In order to continue the faade, she sends emails to herfriends and employers to explain her absence using the excuse that she needs a break from the stress of herwork.

As time passes, the farce becomes increasingly harder to keep up with which results in a few slip -ups via email.As the majority of people are c lose to finding out about the protagonists plan, the protagonist feels there is noescape from her actions and commits suicide in order to prevent the chance of having to return to the isolatedlifestyle she lived beforehand.


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TODOROVSNARRATIVE THEORY

1. Equilibrium: The first scene of our thriller of acquired identity would start with the

everyday routine of the protagonists seemingly normal life and her babysitting duties.

2. A problem disrupts this equilibrium: The audience become aware of the protagonists

obsession as she causes the model to overdose and takes over her identity.

3. A recognition that a problem has occurred: A friend of the model comes to check on how

she is doing and becomes suspicious at the odd behavior of her friend when in fact this

is the protagonist claiming her identity

4. An attempt to repair the damage of the disruption: The protagonist changes the models

documents to match her identity and runs away abroad in order to escape the rumors and

pursue her new identity.

5. A return or restoration of a new sort of equilibrium; The protagonist is so against returningto her former, isolated life that she feels she has no choice but to commit suicide .


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OPENING Medium shot of a man behind the camera taking a photo of the protagonist in front of a white

backdrop. As the flash goes off, there is a cut to a dark room in the protagonists house. A close up is shown of the protagonists concentration and cuts to extreme close ups of the newly

taken photo being pasted into the models passport.

A close up is shown of the protagonists concentration and cuts to extreme close ups of the newly

taken photo being pasted into the models passport.

An over the shoulder shot is then taken to show the protagonists concentration

Cuts to extreme close ups of the newly taken photo being pasted into the models passport

An over the shoulder shot is then taken to show the protagonist holding up the finished product

and then a cut to close up of the protagonist looking pleased with the final product.

A medium shot of the protagonist picking up the suitcase from the middle of the enclosed room isthen shown and as the protagonist walks out, the audience are able to view the collage of pictures

and articles of the model pasted on the walls of the room through a medium long shot.

thriller opening ideas- identity final.pptx

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