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Thriller plan shot list

Shots	Characters	Location	Camera Angles	Lighting	Camera Movement
Shot 1	Michael (Connor)	Dark Alleyway	Tilted and low angle	Non ambient, Chiaroscuro and noir	Tracking
Shot 2	Michael (Connor) Mason (Tom) and Jess	Alleyway (the entrance) and the entrance of Castle Mall	Over the shoulder, medium close up	Non ambient, noir	Tracking
Shot 3	Michael (Connor) Mason (Tom) + Jess	Castle Mall	Low angle, medium close up, over the shoulder	Non ambient	Panning shot
Shot 4	Michael (Connor) Mason (Tom) + Jess	Castle Mall - Elevators	Over the shoulder Low angle Close up	Non ambient	Tracking and Pan
Shot 5 (cliff hanger)	Michael (Connor)   Mason (Tom) + Jess	Castle Mall – Elevators, top floor	Close up Tilt Over the shoulder	Non ambient	Pan Medium close up zoom

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Characters:

Connor Pink - Role: Killer, Character name: Michael
Tom Cutmore - Role: Main victim, Character name: - Mason
Rajumnd Kis - Szabo - Role: Victim who is featured at the start of the film, Character name: Jeffery

Character features/profiles

Michael - played by Connor Pink - Twitchy and jealous charismatic killer
Mason - played by Tom Cutmore - Casual, happy but yet paranoid of what is around him
Jeffery - played by Rajmund Kis- Szabo - (As when alive) - Friendly but cautious to who he meets

Locations (possible)

-Bridge near Wairose
-Old loading Dock at Anglia Square
-CNS - Use of lifts

Plot

Hitman Michael (Connor) is jealous of Mason (Tom) and his girlfriend, and becomes more and more possessed by the idea of Mason being with his girlfriend and not him.  After his first killing of Jeffery (Rajmund), he gets startled by the blood all over his hands, which he sees as Mason's and with this, he begins to slowly turn more and more psychotic about the idea, and starts to constantly rub his hands together as if he was still washing the blood off of them and keeps having flashbacks and looking at photos of the couple together that he took.  This then drives him over the edge and then sets out to find Mason.  He eventually does find him in CNS and starts to follow him on the way to meet his girlfriend.  In the final scene, Mason enters the lift and presses the third floor, and as the doors start to close and almost reached shutting, Michael manages to stop the doors and gets in, pressing the second floor button, and then standing behind Mason.  When the doors close, Michael makes his attack, stabbing Mason and then leaving him on the floor to bleed and die.  The lift then stops on the second floor and Michael gets out, leaving Mason dead in the lift to go to the third floor.  When it reaches the third floor where Mason's girlfriend is waiting, the doors open and she sees Mason dead on the floor looking back up at her, she then screams/panics and then the film ends on a cliff - hanger

Objects and Props used

Toy knife
Baseball bat
(Possibly a Zippo lighter)

Costumes

Michael (Connor) - Military coat and hat
Jeffery (Rajmund) - Full black; - Jeans, hoodie or top and shoes
Mason (Tom) - Everyday casual wear; - Jeans, casual top and a hoodie

Shot list

• Over the shoulder
• Close up + extreme close up
• Panning shot
• Tracking shot
• Tilt shot
• Low angle shot
• Worm's eye
• Bird's eye
• Medium zoom shot

Lighting techniques

• Chiaroscuro lighting
• Ambient and non ambient

Thriller Prop research

The common props used in Thriller movies: -

Most props are used to create suspense, pain or to represent something of the character.

These props are: -

• Weapons - Knives, guns, hardware tools such as screwdrivers, axes etc, - These props are used to create violence in the thriller that can lead to suspense or tension.  It could also create a sense of danger which could also increase the tension.  It could also causes a sense of worry or sympathy as the audience become anxious of the life of the victim(s)

• Supplies - These come under blind folds, ropes, chains and tape, - These props are mostly used to create a tension/suspense atmosphere, but also create an atmosphere of captivity, which could then make the audience feel sympathetic for the victims.

• Masks - Masks are used to create a grotesque or twisted image about the character, or to hide the character's emotions.  The use of masks also creates an enigma to the film when there is an event and the audience doesn't know who did it because they can't see the full face, which then causes them to guess who is the villan and then makes the film more exciting.

• Machinery/inventions - The use of machinery and inventions play the same part as weapons as they are there to create tension and suspense.  It could also create a trademark for a character - i.e. The Chainsaw in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was Leatherface's. 

• Electronics, chairs, coffins and tables - These props help in thriller films through many aspects.  These could be aspects such as playing part of a characters life, for example a villan's - i.e. in 'One Hour Photo' - The camera played a big part in Sy's character as it was his only method of stalking the family.  Other props such as coffins, tables and chairs could mean something to a character or represent a certain danger/seriousness of the situation.