The document outlines an opening for a thriller film. It establishes that the thriller will involve crime, murder, and a stalker who becomes obsessed with protecting their friend. The opening scene depicts the stalker committing their first murder in a dark and gloomy atmosphere. This initial murder sets the stage for the lengths the stalker will go to and their powerful motivation to protect their friend, though it only reveals part of the backstory. The purpose is to hook the audience with questions about the stalker's motives and relationship with their target.

1. HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO, TO PROTECT THE
ONES YOU LOVE?...THE WORLD IS A DANGEROUS
PLACE. TRUST. NO ONE.

2. A BRIEF INTRODUCTION
I am making a thriller opening in media to conclude a term of research on the
genre of thrillers in the film industry, and the aspects that are included in this
genre. My thriller will include crime and murder with motive, which is a key
aspect in this genre. Thrillers are often very dark and creepy, another trait I
have included in my opening which will establish the mood and theme for the
rest of the film.

3. PLOT SUMMARY
Set in modern day, two friends lead a fairly normal life style. Or so they think.
One of the friends is secretly obsessed with the safety other. They have
photos of this person in various places from every single day, as if hey are
tracking them through their every move. They become obsessed with keeping
them from others, killing people who come into contact with the victim.
However, when an argument turns nasty, their mission takes a dark turn.

4. OPENING SEQUENCE
The very first scene is dark and gloomy, creepy like the stalker who is the main
villain. This sets expectation for the atmosphere for the rest of the film. The
first murder is committed here, meaning that there is more to this in the rest
of the film. It establishes the lengths this stalker will go to, and their
motivation is very powerful.
The purpose of an opening sequence is to hook the audience and make them
begin to start asking questions. My opening will achieve this by only revealing
half the story behind the first murder. Why were they angry with this person?
Why are they following them so closely? To protect them? If so, from what?

5. GREAT SUCCESS
Divergent, Gone Girl…
These are names of the most popular thrillers to come out in the past year.
With so much diversity in the thriller genre, there is something for everyone’s
taste with mystery, action, or even supernatural thrillers.
Mystery and crime thrillers are some of the biggest thrillers to make money in
the box office, meaning that my thriller will have a huge chance at being the
next must-watch movie.

6. In a recent survey, my audience sample
of 10 people aged 16-17 said that they
would most like to watch a
mystery/horror thriller, which is why I
have made the opening suspenseful. The
suspense building up to the first murder
sets the expectations high for the rest of
the film, meaning that the opening has
served is purpose and hooked the
audience.

7. TECHNICAL DETAILS
A target audience is required to estimate who we are going to try and sel the
thriller to. A target audience gives us an idea of what age the audience will be,
so we can give the correct certificate for this film.
For my thriller, I think that it will be most popular among 16 and above, males
and females, and due to violence it is nor suitable for those under this age.
From asking a target audience of 10 people aged 16-17, I found that everyone
in this group liked suspenseful style thrillers, that contain deaths and chase
scenes. From this I know that this will be a successful thriller.

8. MARKETING
With modern technology and social media, marketing and advertising will be an
easy way to spread the word about this new thriller. With the great enthusiasm of
this target audience, merchandise opportunities are endless. T-shirts, posters,
accessories are all highly profitable in the market with the audience we want to sell
this to.
Thriller TV shows are becoming increasingly popular, such as The Killing and
Sherlock, so this makes my thriller a good opportunity for a new TV show to
become developed.
A unique selling point of my thriller, is the different motive behind the actions of
the killer. A stalker is a common factor in a thriller, however they are usually doing
it with intention to kill someone in the first place. My thriller is unique because
this killer is trying to protect their target, however when they fail their motives
turn dark.