Basic Narrative Outline

After researching what is included in a thriller, we found out that some of the key themes are perception, isolation and violence. We based our narrative around these themes.

• Our film opening will start with an extreme close-up of our protagonist's face, with no sound. (Black and white)
• The film will cut to the production title, after a blackout.
• We will have our child actor sitting on the stairs with violent commotion in the background. "You're a cancer to this family"
• He runs to his room, shuts the door and turns off the light. This action leads to a sudden black screen.
• Then we cut to a close-up of a woman's face, in a canted view, of her screaming and crying. (Black and white)
• Then we cut to a close-up of the woman's hands tied behind a tree. This then cuts to black again. (Black and White)
• We then have a sudden close-up of our young adult actor's face. The light in this shot is only from him struggling to, then switching on a lighter.
• We then have a close-up of our main character's hands imaginarily trying to flick the lighter with the same action as the previous shot. (Black and White)
• Cuts to a close-up of a woman's neck, muddy and clearly struggling. (Black and White)
• Close up of the woman's face again. "I've got a..." and "You're a cancer to this..." (Black and White)
• Extreme close up of main characters eyes opening suddenly. (Black and White). Heavy breathing and sobbing is the only sounds you can hear with a few birds also. "...Family"
• Longshot with main character in the foreground out of focus, and woman in the background in focus distressing. (Black and White)
• The main character is then rummaging in a tool box, and pulling out a hammer. (Black and White)
• The woman is in the background, in focus, screaming. You can then see his hand in the shot, but it's out of focus. He then becomes in focus, and she goes out of focus, as a focus pull. Then as he walks closer to the woman, you can see he's holding the hammer and eventually the majority of his body can be seen. (Black and White)
• Cuts to a extreme close-up of his mouth and he just smiles with no guilt, very much like a psychopath. (Black and white)

There is a build up of sound as the opening progresses that stops at the point of the main character opening his eyes.

Below is our rough storyboard plan.