1) The opening scene shows a character's face before flashing back. 2) The flashback shows a girl walking fast with a plastic bag towards a river. 3) She throws the plastic bag in the river, walks away crying, and continues walking until she is no longer seen.

1. Assignment 18: Idea Exploration
Patrycia Butrym
Esere Simei-Akajagbo
Shivonne Weekes
Courtney Buabeng

2. Church
Home
School
Field
Little
innocent girl
She’s
religious
(catholic)
Gets bullied
Main
Character
Step
Dad
Detective
Characters
Setting
Little
innocent
looking girl
School
bullies
Knife
Enemies Must Die
Trashy
clothes
Doesn't have a
mother only a
step father
She's from
a poor
family
Props
Sharp
Objects
A gun for the
investigator.
Scissors

3. 1 Idea in 10 Bullet Points
• The first thing you see is a police station. Then files appear so the
investigator takes a look at it
• Then files appear so the investigator takes a look at it. When the files are
opened a picture comes up with a mysterious girl on it
• Then there is a flashback and another scene begins...
• The girl is praying in church asking God for forgiving her sins (murderer).
She leaves and is on her way home
• When she gets home, her step father is sleeping drunk on the sofa so she
goes to sleep
• The next scene is an establishing shot of a school.
• The little girl is walking around and stops
• She's staring at a memorial display of a student who was stabbed to death.
• As she is staring at it her face looks regretful
• She runs to the toilet. Falls down on the ground and starts crying her eyes
out.

4. Details
• I got inspiration from the following films :
-The Orphan
-Omen
-Case 39
- Insidious
• I got inspiration from the following film opening sequences:
-The Orphan ( I like this open sequence because it surprises the audience and expects the
unexpected)
-Scream (I like this open sequence because it isn't long and its entertain. It doesn't get bored !
• Basic Story :
An investigation is carried out about mysterious murders with only one killer. The main
suspect is a girl named Jessie. However it is not clear and the truth is revealed at the end.
• This story is suitable for my subgenre because...it contains murder. A lot of mystery but
it is clear. My story also has an investigation with plenty of action happening.
• The Characters are:
-Jessie
She is a innocent girl but suspiciously innocent. Has no mother lives with a step
father who is an alcoholic.
-Detective He is very ambitious about his job and will not let go until he does it good.
-Step Dad Is careless about his daughter. Became an alcoholic after his wife has died. He
can be abusive.

5. Details (Continued)
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The conventions applied are : An detective investigating murderer. Innocent girl is
the villain. Villain does not com from a good family.
The location for this idea would be filmed at : A school where the main character
is bullied. A field where the murderer happens. The old house where the girl
(Jessie) lives.
The narrative structure would be explicit. It is very basic and clear . Audience
would not be confused . However because it is a crime-thriller it may be implicit
because it also has a investigation so some parts maybe be a bit unclear or
hidden
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The enigma for the audience is: How was the girl (Jessie) killed after the
investigation has been completed. And who has done this.
The target audience for this idea would be around ages 15-20, so the youth. This
is because teenagers like adventures something to get them scared. They like
murder and the tension they get while watching crime-thrillers films.

6. Esere-Mind Map

7. Esere- 10 bullet points
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Credits- hear screaming
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Then shows bruises on woman- Audience hear aggressive dominating masculine voice
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After many doors open- 1st door- see a blur of someone being attacked.
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Then shows a white glove on the floor- connotes with innocence
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2nd door- Woman bruises- caused by accident
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3rd door- shows a mirror and a woman's facial expression crying- creating sympathy
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Then 4th door- shows the outline of attacker. Can’t see facial expressions
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After all doors shut: 360 of woman and male screaming
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Wakes up- reflection of herself in mirror- smirking puts white gloves down
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Ends off with a close up shot of males facial expressions- sympathy

8. Esere- Idea In Detail
I got inspiration from the following films/ programmes:
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Awake, Side Effects, Orphan, Criminal Minds, Memento and CSI Investigations.
I got my inspiration from the following opening sequences:
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Crossword- the storyline was unique
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Psyche- Fits the conventions of Thrillers- urban areas, black and white
Basic story:
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Woman has an illness which makes her believe that she is being attacked, whereas that’s not the case
The story is suitable for my subgenre because:
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Its inline with the conventions of Crime and Thriller yet some are challenged such as the character stereotypes
Characters stereotypes portrayed as ‘use’ but are challenged:
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Male- aggressive and dominating
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Woman part 1- Vulnerable, fragile, woman part 2- aggressive and dangerous
Location:
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Interior domestic house, urban areas
Narrative Structure:
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Restrictive- to keep the suspense
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Not in chronological order- shows her history of events
Enigmas:
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The enigmas for the audience would be that’s its not in chronological order and the different effects around the
characters- e.g. Black and white
Target Audience:
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Target audience would be for those who enjoy the thriller and crime genres with aspects of psychological
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This idea would play tricks on the audiences mind

9. Idea Exploration

10. Idea in 10 Bullet Points
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See the characters face
Then a flashback would happen
And then the flashback shows a girl
She is walking fast
She gets to a river
The girl has a plastic bag in her hand
And then she throws the plastic bag in a river
She walks away in tears
And then she keeps walking
Then you no longer see her

11. Idea Details
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I got inspiration from the following films:
Memento, Kill Bill Vol.1
I got inspiration from the following film opening sequence:
Memento, Kill Bill Vol.1
Basic story:
The story is suitable for my subgenre because it has a lot of enigma’s and suspense in it
The characters are represented as vulnerable and regretful
The conventions I applied are:
Suspense and mysterious
The locations for this idea would be filmed at a house then near by river then back at a
house.
The narrative structure would be non-linear because it doesn’t go in the three linear
structure starts with disequilibrium
The enigma for the audience is what’s in the bag? and why did she throw the bag in the
water?
The target audience for this idea is 15