2. Plot
• Will Shawder returns home from work to find a box outside his door
step
• He takes the box inside and opens it, to find another box and DVD
inside
• He plays the DVD, and sees his wife on the tape, who has been held
hostage
• His wife, Karen Shawder, reads out cue cards given by the antagonist,
assuring her husband that she is OK, but will not be if he does not cooperate
• She then reads. ‘ He will prove that he means business’, and questions
the criminal of the meaning
• Will has an idea of who it may be, and as he reaches to grab his phone,
his wife begins to scream
• He opens the second box, and finds Karen’s cut off finger
• Sequence ends
3. What and why?
We have decided to do a 2 minute opening
sequence of a crime thriller film. This is
because we all believe these genres work
well together, and will have a positive
response from our target audience.
4. Who?
Our target audience will range from ages 15
to 50, of both male and females.
We aim to target young adults through to
older adults, because of the mature themes
in the film, such as torture and blackmail.
We think our target audience are suitable
for our film and will be able to grasp the
idea of our narrative
