2. 3 Potential ideas A girl is followed home by a mysterious figure Dressed in black to indicate the ‘bad’ character Thriller conventions Water left running when she brushes her teeth Followed home from school to her empty house (parents are away) Phone continuously ringing as she attempts to walk up the stairs A young girl being kidnapped Two girls approach an ‘abandoned’ house Two girls are out in the village and find an ‘abandoned’ looking house and approach it House is very dark and the garden is overgrown and not looked after A dark figure is seen in the conservatory Followed by a car and the girl begins to get anxious The pool in the garden is very green and not looked after A girl was stopped by a car whilst a person asked for directions

3. Final ideaFinal idea  We have chosen the idea of the two girls approaching the abandoned house as our final idea. We have chosen this as it allows us to include a large number of the thriller conventions as well as develop some of them. Our idea includes two girls out in the village when they find a house, which as far as they are aware is empty, and decide to approach it. They through the back gate to find an overgrown garden, as they begin to walk round they spot the swimming pool in the garden, they then notice the back door which is slightly open. As the two girls approach it, the camera shows a black figure walking towards it from inside the house. As one of the girls goes to open the door, the other girl notices this figure, showing a shocked expression.  We have chosen this idea as it will allow us to develop the common thriller conventions that would usually be found from this genre. Some of the conventions we have thought about to include: - Running water (the swimming pool in the back garden) - Shadows (the mysterious figure and the inside of the house) - Victim (typically a female character)

4. Cast listCast list  Braedie Clarke – Victim- Lauren / Director We have chosen Braedie to play this role as she does drama A- level so is more confident in acting compared to the other cast members and is happy to play the main role.  Amy Leahy – Victim- Lucy / Villian / Director We have chosen Amy to play these roles as she is less confident in acting and therefore two smaller roles would be better suited as she will not be appearing on camera as much.  Pippa Rowe – Camera man / Director

5. Script  Scene 1: Lauren: Nothing exciting ever happens in this village Lucy: I know, it’s so boring *Both look around at the same house* Lauren: I’ve never really seen anyone come out of that house. Have you? Lucy: Hmmm… no I don’t think so. It’s a bit weird isn’t it Lauren: Yeh… Shall we have a look? Lucy: I guess we could? *Pause* Lucy: If nobody lives there it will be fine? Lauren: Yeh… I’ sure it is empty Lucy: Alright *Walks towards house* Scene 2: Lucy: Quick, there’s a swimming pool! Lauren: Why is it green? Lucy: I knew it would be empty! I told you it was fine Lauren: Okay Lucy, I think we should go now Lucy: No, look! The doors open *Lucy goes to open the door* Lauren: Lucy… *Shocked faces*

6. Locations  Our opening sequence of our film is set in the village of Yelvertoft, the main set being the garden of a house in the village and the street leading up to it. First dialogue and action will take place here

7. Props  A bag – Lucy is going to be carrying a bag in the first half of our sequence as dropping this will allow for a ‘worms eye view’ shot which we were unable to find an appropriate time to use this shot type before hand. Also it is an item which she would usually have on her.  Plant pots – There are going to plant pots placed in the garden which will look dead as this will further portray the garden and house as uncared for.

8. Costume listCostume list  Lauren will be dressed in black jeans and a light coloured top. We have chosen this outfit as it will fit into the ‘everyday’ wear which Lauren is most likely to wear. We have chosen black jeans so this will develop the thriller convention which the audience would typically recognise with this protagonist.  Our final character is our antagonist. This character will be dressed in all black clothing, so the audience are aware that this character is ‘bad’. We have also chosen these clothes as the antagonist will be appearing as almost a shadow, and hiding behind the girls in part of our sequence.  Lucy will be dressed in a light coloured dress which will allow the audience to easily identify her as the second protagonist. However, she will be wearing black tights and black cardigan which will develop the thriller convention.

10. Shot listShot list Shot Number Shot AngleShot typeShot descriptionShot duration 1Eye levelLong shotLong shot of the house which fades into black5 seconds 2Eye levelThe title is shown on screen3 seconds 3Eye levelMedium shotShowing Lucy and Lauren’s outfits so the audience can see they are the ‘good’ characters. Lauren starts the conversation 8 seconds 4High angleOver the shoulder shot As they look, in the middle of the conversation, to the same house a over the shoulder shot is used 5 seconds 5Low angleClose upThe girls feet as they walk towards the house4 seconds 6Birds eye view Medium shotAs the girls walk through the back gate into the garden6 seconds 7Low levelLong shotThe girls enter the garden and walk round the conservatory3 seconds 8Eye levelMedium shotDirectly on the conservatory, showing the girls walk past and a black figure behind them 4 seconds 9Eye levelLong shotAs the girls enter the main section of the garden5 seconds 10Worms eye view Close upLucy drops her bag directly next to the camera3 seconds 11High angleLong shotLucy goes to open the door whilst turning to Lauren4 seconds 12Eye levelClose upLauren notices the figure standing behind Lucy3 seconds Lauren starts the conversation with ‘Nothing exciting ever happens in this village’. From this the conversation continues. A low level shot is used as Lucy begins to feel confident in what they are doing. This is when the second section of dialogue is introduced This is when the antagonist is introduced. The girls do not notice this figure, but the camera (audience) does.

11. Shooting scheduleShooting schedule Shot number LocationLightingCastDirectorShot anglePropsHealth and safety Shooting time and date Contingency 1Ashwell Lane, Yelvertoft Natural lighting (edited to look quite glum) PippaEye levelPlant potsThursday 27 th November Aim to start earlier – dependent on the lighting 2 3Ashwell Lane, Yelvertoft Natural lightingBraedie and AmyPippaEye levelMobile phones, a bagCars passing byThursday 27 th November Film in the middle of the day to avoid cars passing 4Ashwell Lane, Yelvertoft Natural lightingBraedie and AmyPippaHigh angleMobile phones, a bagCars passing byThursday 27 th November Provide artificial light if possible 5Ashwell Lane, Yelvertoft Natural lightingBraedie and AmyPippaLow angleCars passing byFriday 28 th November 6Ashwell Lane, Yelvertoft Natural lightingBraedie and AmyPippaBirds eye viewPossibility of falling of the ladder Friday 28 th November 7House – back garden Natural lightingBraedie and AmyPippaLow levelMobile phone, bagSaturday 29 th November 8Back gardenNatural lightingBraedie and AmyPippaEye levelBagFalling in the swimming pool Saturday 29 th November 9Back gardenNatural lightingBraedie and AmyPippaEye levelBagFalling in the swimming pool Saturday 29 th November 10Back gardenNatural lightingBraedie and AmyPippaWorms eye view Falling in the swimming pool Saturday 29 th November

12. Production scheduleProduction schedule  Pre production:  Saturday 15 th November: 1 hour of planning  Tuesday 18 th November: Pre-paring the set for filming  Wednesday 26 th November: Filming  Thursday 27 th November: Filming  Sunday 30 th November: Filming  Post production:  Monday 8 th December: Upload filming to computer and begin the editing  Tuesday 9 th December: Edit  Wednesday 10 th December: Edit  Thursday 11 th December: Edit  Friday 12 th December: Edit  Monday 15 th December: Edit  Tuesday 16 th December: Edit