Thrillerwork- Costume

 

Costume 

 

We found a white shirt, a pair of black trousers and a belt on EBay for Bobby to wear as an wealthy, older man. We then chose a black long sleeved top, black jeans, black boots, a black hoodie and black leather gloves for the character of Ava. We also will give Franchi red nails and red lipstick to enhance her dangerous personality. The dark clothes create a darker sense of the thriller but more importantly help disguise the fact Franchie is a girl. We chose red lipstick as it is typically used by femme fatales as red is a colour of both passion and danger. The leather gloves relate to thrillers as a killer typically wears gloves to conceal their identity and also Lisbeth Salander wore leather gloves in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

 

 

 

 

Thrillerwork- Timeline

 

Timeline

 

 

0:00-0:01 Close-up of Bobby's feet tied to bed

 

0:01-0:11 Tracking shot moving up his body and ending on his face

 

0:11-0:15 Cut to black with credits

 

0:15-0:21 Tracking shot of legs pacing back and forth see cigarette

 

0:21-0:31 Pan up to Franchie standing with back to Bobby and camera smoking: wide shot

 

0:31-0:35 Cut to black w credits

 

0:35-0:38 Close-up of Bobby looking terrified, straining

 

0:38-0:42 Close-up of Franchie with back of head to camera looking up to clock

 

0:42-0:45 Cut to close-up shot of clock showing time

 

0:45-0:48 Cut to black w credits

 

0:49-0:57 Bird's eye view of Bobby as Franchie gets on top of him

 

0:57-1:04 Cut to close-ups of Bobby's belt being taken out and wrapped around his neck

 

1:04-1:10 Pan up from neck onto straining hands then loosening

 

1:10-1:13 Close-up of gloves being taken off revealing red nails

 

1:13-1:19 Pan up to Franchie

 

1:19-1:22 Close up of her mouth as she kisses her hand

 

1:22-1:30 Tracking shot as she places her hand on Bobby's head

 

1:30-1:33 Cut to black w credits

 

1:33-1:58 Close up of Franchie opening the door and smiling. Taking a drag

 

1:58-2:02 Close up of door closing

 

2:02-2:06 Cut to black with title

Thrillerwork- Setting

Our setting:

We are planning for the setting to be dark, and dismal with the main focus on the bed, which is glamorous and well dressed, perhaps silk (red colour). We'll be able to build the bedroom simply in the studio.

Glamorous, well dressed bed

 

 

Dark background- natural lighting

 

 

We've decided to film our thriller in the studio, as it'll be easy to set up and decide the exact setting of the environment: position, props, furniture, setting etc. We also won't have any weather conditions and other problems so can control what's happening on the day of filming.

Lighting
We've decided, as a way of initially hiding the fact Ava's a woman, to use Chiaroscuro which is the setting of light and dark. On set, we'll use dimmed light to create a mysteriously spooky setting; it must be natural (as if from lamps within in the room). We don't want to loose the picture completely, however the darker the better.

Thrillerwork- Cast List

Actors

We have chosen to use English teacher Bobby Genower as he is older, and a mature actor to take on the responsibilities we require. He matches our needs for the character profile as he has a vulnerability about him that's crucial. The character is clearly gullible as he has fallen for this young 'trophy wife' is going to love him. If someone was young, there's a definite reason why she would be murdering him, however using an older actor, means the cliff hanger at the end of the sequence, is open ended- the film could go any way, for example previous abuse from him. We based our character on Nils Bjurman in the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo because he seems vulnerable however we discover he's an abusive character.

Our actress is Franchie Webb, a 17 year old student at Hurtwood. We have chosen Franchie because we know she can act and is available. She's attractive, and has a mysterious seduction about her, that's perfect for the role. She has resemblance to actress Linda Fiorentino, who was a seductive murderess in the film The Last Seduction. Franchie also does media herself so knows the ways of filming and so on- she'll be easy to film.

Franchie Webb:

Linda Fiorentina:

Nils Bjurman:

Makeup designer

We're going to use Hannah Channing as we know of her impressive makeup skills, and she will be able to create a naturalistic look for the film.

 Hannah Chaney



Thrillerwork- Props

Props

• Clock
• Cigarette
• Belt
• Bed
• Bed-side table
• Duvet
• Rope

                                                         

 

We've chosen for Ava to smoke cigarettes as its an extremely seductive prop. In the 40s/50s smoking was hugely popular and symbolic for romantic women. Film noir titles that focus around smoking:
• Sunset Boulevard
• The Maltese Falcon
• Gun Crazy
• Spellbound

 

 
 
 
 

Thrillerwork- Pictures of pilot

Photo's of pilot


These pictures were from a preview we created to see whether our thriller was possible to create or not. Obviously, afterwards we made changes, but it was a useful process to go through, as it gave us extra ideas.

 

 

(Shot of clock)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thrillerwork- Storyboard

 

 

 

Storyboard

 

 

 

Thrillerwork- Shotlist

Shot-list

1. Close-up of Bobby's feet tied to bed
2. Tracking shot moving up his body and ending on his face
3. Cut to black with credits
4. Tracking shot of legs pacing back and forth see cigarette
5. Pan up to Franchie standing with back to Bobby and camera smoking: wide shot
6. Cut to black with credits
7. Close-up of Bobby looking terrified, straining
8. Cut to close-up shot of clock showing time
9. Cut to black with credits
10. Bird's eye view of Bobby as Franchie gets on top of him
11. Cut to close-up of Bobby's belt being taken out and wrapped around his neck
12. Pan up onto straining hands then loosening
13. Close-up of gloves being taken off revealing red nails
14. Pan up to Franchie
15. Close up of her mouth as she kisses her hand
16. Tracking shot as she places her hand on Bobby's head
17. Cut to black with credits
18. Close up of Franchi opening the door and smiling. Taking a drag
19. Close up of door closing
20. Cut to black with title
21. End

Thrillerwork- Influences

Influences

 Aileen Wuornos

We have related our murderess to Aileen Wuornos a female serial killer who targeted men as her victims. We looked into the film 'Monster', and took key ideas we liked to use for example her seduction towards men before killing them.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

We also focussed on the film 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' as she was a girl who was abused, and found her revenge on her abuser by cruelly torturing him and murdering him. We thought it related to what we wanted our plot to finally become later in the film.

 

We looked into as many murderess films as possible, research 'The Last Seduction', 'Audition', 'Monster' etc.

Thrillerwork- Changes

Alterations


We've been through multiple changes throughout our thriller process. When we first offered our thriller idea, it was turned down as it involved children, and it was far too complicated for a beginning sequence. It involved a corridor scene of a matron delivering medication to a girl with a mental illness, ending up getting drowned in the bath. Matt was not keen at all on this idea. So we took the detail of a murderess and switched it in that she kills a man- leaving many questions to ask for the further film.

We looked at the pros and cons of many ideas, such as a prostitute and a wealthy businessman, or in the slums a murder takes place, but none seemed possible to do. We've changed their names, to make them a lot more realistic and suitable for the situation from Theo, to Ryan, to Barry. Ava has always remained the same as we see it as a seductive named, which we thought perfect for the role. We were told to change our previous title Valkyrie as it had already been a film starring Tom Cruise. Therefore we changed the title to Mistress as it links to our theme and is appropriate for the content.


Final synopsis

Ava, a black widow, has her own motives for killing her former lover Barry. The opening sequence begins with Barry tied down on a bed and a figure standing over him smoking. Barry is then straddled by his assailant and is strangled with his own belt. The killer then removes their gloves and takes their hood down  revealing Ava as she kisses her hand and places it on his head. She then lights another cigarette and leaves the bedroom.