Pre-Production Planning-Location Ideas- Lisa Walden

For another one of our Locations, we have decided to shoot in Burgess Hill Burial Ground-a large, modern grave site. This is where the first few minutes of the opening will be shot. It will show one of our female characters walking and placing flowers onto the grave, representing the loss of her dear friend. 


The shots will be taken very carefully, just short snippets of her feet as she walks forward and images of her back, keeping her identity hidden. This location is very quite, which is perfect as we aimed for her to be alone in a silent surronding-This portrays her emotions as she is left feeling alone by the death of her friend. 

Pre-production Planning- Storyboard-Lisa, Dilys and Fatima

This is the video of our storyboard-It shows all the shots and length that they are going to be. We put in a vast amount of detail into our drawings, showing the costume, settings and any props needed. Dilys did the voice over on the video, explaining all the reasons as to why we used certain shots and locations. 

Pre-production Planning - Costume - Dilys

In our thriller opening there are only two characters but both with very significant qualities and costume was a very important aspect to get right as it helps to introduce the characters and give context for the thriller. The first character (Chantelle) will be dressed in tatty, dirty trousers and a long coat to show her working class background it will also show that she isn't wealthy and that she has been doing something hard and mucky. She will also be wearing trainers to show that she does tiring things. Our first flashback of Chantelle and Lacey will show them when they are younger in these few shots, they will be dressed in skirts to show that they've dressed up as they are having the day out. They appear to be happy in these shots so clothing will be in bright colours so help to set the mood of what it was like back then and create a strong contrast. The next flashback is to when Lacey is trapped she will be wearing black trousers and white shirt to show that she is smart and older but as her clothes will be are ripped open and splattered in mud and blood it will help convey her entrapment and struggle.

 In the first couple of shots we have Chantelle in the present day, she will be wearing a long black coat  and trousers

When the first flash back happens we will have both characters in denim jackets and skirts

In the flashback we will have the girls in small blue skirts

Location 3 - Cliff Edge - Dilys

Our third chosen  location for filming is going to be a cliff edge, we have decided to use this setting as it will help to convey the isolation of our character, it is also a very rural setting which contrasts with the other two settings in our opening suggesting that nothing is certain in our thriller. It also represents present day and having such a simplistic setting will work smoothly with the flashbacks as it won't be confusing as to which is the past and present as it will be clearly shown that this is our character walking and reflecting (the flashbacks will also be done in black and white to help show that they are just a distant memory). It will also help build tension as the audience will see her walking to the edge and be sitting in suspense as will want to know what she is going to do and whether she may or may not jump.

Pre-Production Planning-Location Ideas- Lisa Walden

In our opening, we have decided to include various flashbacks, one of which will be shot on Brighton Beach. These shots will just be short snippets of the main female characters spending time togeather. We have chosen to edit this flashback scene in Black and White to create more a mystery and give more effect on the audience-It also makes it more clear that this is a flashback and having it shot in slow motion with a black and white feel creates more tension on the audience. 

Pre-Production Planning- Script- Lisa Walden

As the opening of our thriller doesn't really contain much character speech, however there is still sound from the characters. As there isn't any main conversational speech it isn't necessary for us to create a script. 


During the first part of our opening there is a shot of the two friends on the pier laughing and having fun together. Here you hear them cheering and enjoying themselves, however there is still no speech. Also towards the end, there is a shot of a trapped girl-you hear her deeply breathing and letting out small screeches, again no scripted speech. 


We decided on not using a written script purely because it has a bigger effect on the audience-It doesn't give the plot of the story away with the speech of the characters, it keeps the viewers guessing as to what might happen next. 

Pre-production Planning - Synopsis of our thriller - Dilys

Our film is based on the lives of two friends, Lacey and Chantelle and their lives as they get involved in dangerous drug dealing. Chantelle's boyfriend gets the girls delivering and collecting and at first everything seems fun and exciting but as they become more and more involved they soon realize they are trapped by the gang. Lacey manages to escape the gang and falls in love with a policeman who helps her to reform her life and together they plan to bring down the gang. However when the gang find out, they seek revenge which ends with the death of Lacey. Chantelle feels guilty as she told the gang the whereabouts of Lacey and is now trapped by the gang herself and so ends up killing herself. The plot is full of betrayal, revenge and guilt the perfect ingredients for a good thriller.