3. Tom Wells:
Personal profile:
Age: 17
Nationality: Irish
Hometown: Dublin
Previous Convictions:
GBH, Harassment and
Identity Theft.
General Description:
White
6’1”
Blonde Hair
Brown Eyes
ABDUCTED!
Tom is a very suspicious character
as his identity is not revealed at
the first instance in the scene. He
is first revealed when he is talking
on the phone to The Boss through
the telephone box, this part of the
scene causes suspicion as the
audience are unaware of what he
is up to. As the scene unravels it
begins to appear that he is
following Mason, because he
appears to be in every shot after
we see Mason, following him from
the train station right the way
down to the park where the final
showdown takes place, near the
end of the scene the majority of
the shots are from Tom’s point of
view, to show the way the he see’s
what is going on, he receives the
nod from the Boss and it is
revealed what is about to happen.
4. Mason Osbourne:
Profile:
Age: 17
Nationality: English
Hometown: London
Previous Convictions:
GBH, Possession of
Cannabis and Identity
Theft.
General Description:
Black
5’10”
Black Hair
Brown Eyes
Mason is the character that the audience could have the most sympathy for.
He falls into the trap of being stalked by Tom, and has been tricked by The
Boss into meeting him at the park for a business deal. We see Mason’s journey
mapped out as he arrives in Crystal Palace when he steps off the train
thinking that he is going to an ordinary meeting with The Boss, he gives off
suspicious impressions when he gets off the train trying to ensure that no one
is watching him, as the deal he is about to conclude with The Boss is secret.
He travels from the station to the park by foot as it is only round the corner.
Tension builds up as the audience see Tom getting closer and closer to Mason
but Mason is unaware and the final consequences of Mason’s stupidity are
shown. Mason conforms to stereotypical representations throughout his
journey after getting off the train looking nervously around and playing with
his phone as he walks down the public pathway, this is something that is
commonly seen happening nowadays.
ABDUCTED!
5. The Boss:
Profile:
Name: The Boss
Age: 16
Nationality: English
Hometown: London
Previous Convictions:
GBH, Theft.
General Description:
White
5’11”
Black Hair
Brown Eyes
ABDUCTED!
The Boss is the character of the
scene that remains anonymous to
the audience until the very end,
when the shots of him meeting up
with Mason are shown. There are
points in the scene where we see
Tom communicating with The
Boss, for example through a
conversation in the telephone box
and through a text. When he
appears towards the end of the
scene he doesn’t say any words
but simply gives a nod of the head
to Tom to signal to him what
needs to be done.
This conforms to the conventions
of a scene in the Thriller genre as
it has many points where
suspense is built up and the
audience are relieved of it. This is
similar to Todorov’s theory of there
being a calm equilibrium and then
building up chaos and then
relieving the tension to a new calm
equilibrium.
