Initial Thriller Ideas

First Idea
We came up with a storyline of having an old man telling his story, but he would be the voiceover/narrater in the start of our thirller. However the opening would be him as a young man, he would be telling his story through the actions in the poening, and his voiceover track.

We didn't choose this because we thought the idea was too complicated to try to put the story accross in 2 minutes. Also trying to plan the storyboard and shotlist, while trying to incorperate a voiceover, over all the scenes. This also means that the narrative could not be chronological/linear due to this being a part of his memory and a flashback. We decided to devise something much simpler so that what wa happening was much clearer to the audience.

Second Idea
Our second idea was to have a little girl trying to seek revenge on her step-mother for causing corruption in her family. The little girl and her alcoholic dependant dad, set out to kill the step-mother.

We didn't choose this idea because we didn't think there were enough conventions of the thrille genre embeded into this idea. A disturbed child is more of a horror convention and is slightly unrealistic. Also trying to convey relationship staus' in 2 miuntes would be a huge challenge.

Third Idea
Our third idea was to take a teenage girl who works in a cafe, and a man sat outside in his car, taking pictures of her through a window, somewhere in amongst these scenes we would have a flash of a wall covered in pictures of this girl. This shot would imply that he is her stalker and that she is in danger. She walks home and he will follow her in his car, lurking just out of sight. A flash of a black screen, and you hear a scream, this will be the girl being killed. It then shows a man driving a pick up truck, with the girl in a bin bag in the back, but her foot twitches, implying she isn't dead. Her shoe is to be found by the lake where she was 'murdered'

We chose this because it was somewhat simple, and has only two characters. We had ca clear idea  of filming locations as well which makes it a little easier. The idea will fit into 2 minutes which makes this a better idea to aim towards.