Planning

We created a survey asking people of age ranges 16-18 what their view on the conventions of a thriller movie were:

Here is the question we asked


Thriller Opening Audience Feedback

From your knowledge of Thriller films, what do you think are the main stereotypical characteristics displayed?

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And here are our results:

Working Script for 

'Subversion'

Directed by Rachel Newbolt

 Featuring

Katy Clarkson as unnamed girl in check shirt

and

Grant Joseph as 'Dan'

Opening Shot

The opening shot is an establishing shot of a block of flats at night time with down-lighters illuminating the side of the building. The beginning of a piece of music can be heard, it is of medium volume.

Blur to:

The same shot again, only this time blurred. A piece of text of white text fades into the scene stating the production company 'G & R Productions Presents'

Fade to:

The same shot again, only this time during the day time. The block of flats is now fully visible, as is the surrounding area of trees. In the foreground, the roofs of two houses can be seen to each side of the screen. The music remains the same but now a continuous beat can be heard, and another piece of white text appears saying 'An Apollo Film' briefly before the shot change

Jump Cut to:

A high angle shot panning to the right, the white text remains for a moment then fades. As the camera tracks and the text disappears, a gun with the clip detached and a bullet laying next to it is revealed, swell as more white text saying 'An Apollow Film'. Music remains the same.

Fade to:

Same high angle shot but this time coming down the bed from the pillow end, this time closer to the bed which yet again reveals the gun, it's detached clip and a bullet. Some more white text appears saying 'Directed by Rachel Newbolt'. Music remains the same.

Fade to:

A mid shot of a girl in a checkered shirt sitting on the top deck of a bus, she has her head down reading a book. The bus is moving, and some more white text appears giving the name of the actress playing the girl 'Starring Katy Clarkson'. Music remain the same.

Cut to:

A mid shot of the view from the bus window as it moves. A man in a blue top and jeans is walking, as houses are passing by. Music remains the same.

Cut to:

Side head shot of the same girl on the bus, her eyes facing down towards the book she is still reading. The bus is still moving and the view is still visible in the background. More white text saying '& Grant Joseph' appears, telling us the name of a character we have yet to meet. Music remains the same. 

Cut to:

Another shot of the view from the same window of the bus, same angle as before. Music remains the same. 

Cut to:

A close up side view of the girl answering her mobile phone. As she answers it, the title of the piece 'Subversion' appears on the screen in the same colour, only this time in italics. This then fades as the girl ends the call. Music remains the same. 

Cut to:

Pan mid shot of the bus driving away. As the camera pans around, some cars go past and you see the girl from the bus walking with a blue bag away from the camera. Music remains the same. 

Cut to:

Long shot of the girl walking towards the camera at an angle, she appears to be walking amongst grey concrete buildings. As she walks closer to the camera, a boy in a school uniform of a jumper and trousers runs past. The girl then stops just near the camera in a side mid shot, and looks around her. She then walks forward slightly. Music remains the same, but we can also hear background noise such as a cars engine and children's voices shouting in the background. it is the end of the school day.

Cut to:

Over the shoulder shot of a dark figure, the girl is visible in the background of the shot walking towards and facing towards the camera. The music is now fading down, and the girl can be heard saying "dan, dan is that you". She then stops.

Cut to:

Over the shoulder shot this time from the girls point of view, with the dark figure now visible in the background. His face is covered and his head is down, and he stands in the shadows of a set of covered garages. The music has now completely faded, and the girl once again repeats his name.

Cut to:

Same over the shoulder shot from the point of view of the dark figure, the girl walks forward as she says "oh yeh sorry i didn't give you the money last week", simultaneously reaching for her pocket. 

Cut to:

Side mid shot of the figure grabbing the girl and slamming her against some rusty metal fencing. He is now facing her.

Cut to:

Closer side shot from the opposite side of the previous shot, the dark hooded figure grabs her by the shoulders and continues to violently push her against the rust metal fencing. Some dialogue is said but isn't audible, and then the dark figure throws the girl to the ground. As she is thrown, the editing goes into slow motion and the beginning of some different music can be solely heard. 

Cut to: 

Medium shot of girl getting up erratically and running off with 'Dan' in pursuit. The camera then pans sharply to the right as it follows the chase. The music is now fast paced with a heavy beat.

Cut to:

Establishing shot on street level of the area they are in, a local residential scene. Some by standers watch as the girl comes into view running down the street, followed swiftly by 'Dan'. Music remains the same. 

Cut to:

Low angle shot of the girl from the front, it appears as if the camera is strapped to her as the image is shaky as she runs. Behind her, the tops of the surrounding flats can be seen as she looks over her shoulder. 

Cut to:

Long shot of the two running down the same residential area, they are now in the distance. Music remains the same. 

Cut to:

Same low angle shot of the girl from the front, she is still running and the buildings can still be seen behind her. Music remains the same. 

Cut to:

Same long shot of the residential area with the two people in the chase no way into the distance, most of the bystanders are now gone but a girl in a school uniform pokes her head out of her door with her head facing away from us. Music remains the same. 

Cut to:

Shot of a walk way, with a tree and some leaves to the right of the screen The pair involved in the chase come from around the right hand corner facing the camera, they both run straight past the camera. Music remains the same. 

Cut to:

Mid shot of the pair running away from the camera, a different tree is close up in the left hand corner. The pair then both run around another corner visible on the mid right of the screen. Music remains the same. 

Cut to:

Low angle shot of some medium height flats, they are a dark brick colour and some have washing lines with clothes hanging and cable T.V. receivers. 'Dan' comes quickly into the same view, we see most of his face but his hood remains up. He looks from left to right. Music remains the same.

Cut to:

Point of view shot from 'Dan's' view, the camera repeats the looking of left to right that 'Dan' has just done, some flats of similar build to the ones in the previous shot can be see, only it is the front of the flats. Music remains the same. 

Cut to:

Shot of the same flats in the previous shot, 'Dan' the comes into view, rung away from the right hand side of the screen, turning right around a corner. Music remains the same. 

Cut to:

Mid shot of 'Dan' running through a short underpass with flats overhead. Music stops and 'Dan' appears to be shot from the right hand side, editing goes into slow motion as he hits the fence to the left of him. 

Cut to:

Low angle shot of 'Dan' sliding down the side of the fence in slow motion, he is faced towards the camera and has his hand clasped to his side, he then begins to fall away from the fence. The echo of the bullet can still be heard.

Cut to:

Flashback of the gun on the bed from a previous shot, tracking to the right. 

Jump cut to:

'Dan' falling to the ground in slow motion, as he is just about to fall the editing skips and then he continues to fall. The echo of the bullet is just audible and then fades out as he hits the floor.

Cut to:

Long shot looking through the small underpass, 'Dan' lies still on the floor in the background next to the fence. A figure with it's hood up then appears with it's side facing us from behind the wall of the underpass in the background near where 'Dan' lies. The figure nudges 'Dan's' body, and then turns to us. The music from when the girl was on the bus can be heard. 

Jump cut:

The same shot as before, only the figure from the previous shot is now walking towards us in slow motion. It is the girl from the bus with a hooded jacket on. It is unzipped so that we can see the checkered shirt, but her hood is up. She walks past the camera on the right of the screen, still in slow motion. Music remains the same. 

Cut to:

Black screen, the music fades out.

End.

    

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