Group Meeting 2 Notes

As a group we met to discuss and develop our opening sequence idea. We decided on the following things:


Genre

Mystery, Crime, Action, Thriller

Location

Forest/Park? – Hillyfield Park + Graveyard

Hollow Ponds

Epping Forest

Time

Early Evening

Ideas

Camping, being watched, argument

Riding bike home

Girl gets kidnapped

Ending

Boot closing – screen goes dark – friend sees

Characters

Girl – vulnerable

Unknown stalker

2 boys, 2 girls

Dog and owner

Jogger

Girl, Stalker

Feelings

Isolation

Vulnerability

Useful shots/techs

P.O.V. of girl

Hand held

C.U. hands, bike wheel spinning

Issues/ things to work out

Lighting

Need a car

The sort of car – inconspicuous/ dark, foreboding

Car access

Final Idea

Girl riding bike home from school through park/ forest

She gets off her bike to walk through some trees

A man is following her

He puts a bag over her head and kidnaps her

He puts her in his boot

Film Synopsis

Girl is first victim – she has a friend who looks for her

3 other girls die

The friend becomes a potential victim

Friend uncovers plot with a private detective’s help

Characterisation

Girl – small, able to be carried – aged 15/16/17

Male – adult, tall, strong