Idea of claustrophobia

We decide to base our thriller around a specific fear which is widely shared. We thought that claustrophobia is one fear that if we base our thriller around that, it will add lots of tension to the sequence as the audience will feel like they are in there with the character due to the chosen camera angles.
We researched into the definition of claustrophobia to try and incorporate aspects of the fear which we could use to induce stress and anxiety to the audience to increase tension


"Claustrophobia is an anxiety disorder in which the sufferer has an irrational fear of having no escape or being closed-in. It frequently results in a panic attack and can be triggered by certain stimuli or situations" -http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/37062.php


We had researched news articles of a similar event happening in real life. It was difficult to picture this event happening, so this gave us some more inspiration to our core idea.

Organising Props

We needed to find something that could act as the realistic light source for inside the coffin, because realistically there would be no light for us to see the character when she is buried in a coffin in the ground. We decided to buy 3 LED lights that could stick to the inside walls of our coffin. We are also going to drill a few holed into the top of the coffin so we can let some dirt in through there.

We needed a timer that could also act as a light source. We couldn't find one that was the size we wanted , or that would create enough light. We decided to use the timer from an iPhone, but cover the sides with black card to not show that it was a phone. Hopefully this will also be a realistic light source.

List of things for the shoot

Costume:

Wedding Dress.

Veil.

Make Up:

Foundation

Mascara

Bronzer

Blusher

Red/Pink/Purple eyeshaddow to make bruises. 

Eyelash Curlers

Eyeliner.

Props:

Timer. 

Black Card

LED lights
Dirt

Shot List

We only have one scene in our thriller sequence as it is all based in the same box and doesn't move location.  It is about a girl who has been drugged and has woke up unsure where she is. The person who has buried her in the narrative has placed a timer in there with her. This gives hints to the character that she is on some time limit even though she doesn't know what its counting down to, but neither does the audience. this helps to build suspense as it makes the character and audience want her to move and work faster to escape the coffin. As the timer is counting down we see her progress emotionally, turning her panic into trying to save herself and she comes to the realisation that she is going to be the only person to help save her life. 

Similar media products

Lovely Bones:
24.11.09
Directed by Peter Jackson
Produced by Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson, Aimée Peyronnet, Fran Walsh.

Similarities: In both my film and The Lovely Bones, we have a mysterious male killer whose face is not shown as much as the victims, so the impression of his personality which the audience recieves is quite creepy that they dont know where he is. The victims in both films are young females. 

Differences: The Lovely Bones focuses on one of the killers victims and from the point of view that she is already dead, whereas in our thriller there are more victims. 

What is my intended target audience and how will I attract them?

The age of my intended target audience is from about 19-23, because the lead role in the opening sequence is just slightly younger than my target audience age as they will feel quite close to her and feel a more empathetic attachment and will be attracted to the film in the first two minutes as she is the only character you will see. the certificate for the film is an 18 because the films themes and conventions throughout are quite graphic, but I have made the certificate 15 because it may attract a younger audience as well. 

I think that my film would attract both genders. Male because of the action and the crime, but I thin the majority of the target audience will be females as the female characters throughout the film are victims apart from one, who they will want to subvert the stereotype and succeed. 

I think that they will be quite analytical because they will want to solve the crimes before they are revealed in the film  and it will increase their interest and suspense in the film. 

They would like my film because there is a lot of mystery, crime and suspense. 

I will attract my audience in the first two minutes of my opening to my thriller sequence by using conventions of suspense leading my audience in to see what happens.

Shooting Schedule

We will be filming in the studio at school all day on Firday the 23rd of January as we only have one set which is in the box.
We will be there all day filming, (approx. 6 hours)