Initial Research & Planning Ideas Presentation

1. Research & Planning
Alfie, Caitlin & Jasmine’s Presentation

2. Synopsis
A Psychological Thriller set in modern day – Alice,
a young teenager in need of some money after a
series of failed babysitting attempts, must resort to
dog-sitting at the house at the end of the street.
However, after hearing about the mysterious death
of the only son of the people who used to live there,
she begins to have doubts. After a walk with the
dog by the local pond, she finds a toy that looks
oddly familiar. When supernatural events start
to happen in the house, Alice must find out what
happened to the boy, and who the culprit was,
before it is too late.

3. Rough Storyboards

4. Teaser Plan - Shot List

5. Key Questions
 How reliable is the mind?
 Who can you trust?
 Who is the boy in the hat?
 How did the boy die?
 What is the significance of the toy?

6. Location Moodboards
Here are the mood boards for the locations we
could use, both for the house and secondly for the
lake for the drowning scenes. We have decided to
film it in an older house to set a good authentic
creepy atmosphere, and so that it will also fit in
with the codes and conventions.
For the pond we have decided to use the lake in
Hampstead heath as it is large and eerie,
especially with the trees in the background.

7. This is the mood board we made of
characters in psychological thrillers.
The characters are made to look
creepy, shown through plain/dark
clothing and pale skin.
Therefore we are hoping to find an
actress with quite a plain face that we
can make up in a perfect way to make
her look creepy.
We will then find plain dark clothes,
that will become more worn out and
filthy throughout the film, reflecting
how she feels. The lighter clothes
Actor Moodboard
getting dirty, turning dark reflects how the girl changes from the protagonist to the
antagonist.
The boy who drowns will wear a bright red hat as red is a conventional
psychological thriller colour and it also very eye-catching and recognisable,
showing that he is a significant character.

8. Moodboards
This moodboard was made of
specific shots from psychological
thrillers that we liked. We used
the codes and conventions to
look for iconography, such as
knives and mirrors, as we
wanted to see a range of
examples with how each of
these things were used.
This was so that we could also
have ideas about how to show
each of these things using
different types of shot, and also
how other psychological thrillers
had used the iconography, in order to make the audience tense and uncomfortable.
We also wanted ideas on how to frame shots from psychological thrillers, so that we
could see if there was any pattern in how shots used in psychological thrillers were
framed.

9. Target Audience & Research
 Young adults 15-25 yr olds
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKPy5RWuqNA

10. http://web.archive.org/web/20041126235053/http://www.sawmovie.com/
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11. Genre Conventions

12. Actors/Locations/Costume/Props
Characters/ Actors Locations Costume Props
Alice – Flora Higgins Park, House Casual clothing -
starts off brightly
coloured, as film
progresses her
clothing colours get
darker
Alice’s Brother (Jack)
– Tommy Souter
Park, House Casual clothing -
Red hat, light
clothing
Teddy bear
Alice’s Friend (Kevin)
– Alfie Souter
Park Casual clothing
Dog (Colin) – Missie Park, House Collar and Lead