The plot of the film "Mind Games" follows a teenager named Claire who is being stalked and abused by her stepfather John. Six months earlier, Claire's mother married John, but John had been verbally and physically abusive towards Claire. One day, Claire's mother goes missing after John locks her in the neighbor's basement. When Claire calls the police on John, he attacks her. It is revealed at the end that John had killed Claire's real father years ago. The film was influenced by movies like Saw, Seven, Memento, and The Dark Knight. It has a budget of $30 million and is produced by New Line Cinema, targeting audiences ages 15+ who enjoy thriller films.

1. Name of our film:
Mind games

2. Plot
• Teenager (Claire,18, female) running away stalker, safely makes it back to
her house turns on lights and the stalker is standing in front of her.
• 6 months earlier family sitting down to dinner (teenager and stepdad at
opposite ends of the table). Teenager calls her stepdad by his first name,
JOHN.
• Her mum and john are getting married, but when she was younger her
real farther died. Before they got married john used to verbally abuse
Claire and once they are married he starts to phsyically abuse her (hitting
ect..).
• One day Claire comes home, mum is missing (she is in next doors
basement, where john has put her) stepdad acts normal and ‘chilled’ she
wants to call the police but john say no, she does so anyway but when
john finds out he starts to hit and abuse her.
• At the end of the film we found out that john killed her dad, because she
found out that john killed her dad she is running away (also have opening
scene playing again)

3. Silhouettes
Mise en scene
Dark
colours
Creepy
Props like knifes
Creepy house

4. What has influenced us?
• Saw because of the catch phase
• Seven because of the film budget
• Momento, Face off and Dark knight as we
compared all film openings and gathered
ideas from here.

5. Production company and Budget
• £30,000,000 this is the budget of our film.
• The production company is new line cinema
this is because they produce thriller films just
as seven.

6. Target audience
• Our target audience is ages 15+
• Both males and females
• People who enjoy thrillers
• Running time: 1 hour and 45 mins.