The male characters in our thriller opening is named Adrian Doyle. After researching the meanings of names on the internet, 'Adrian' means 'The Dark One'. This fits well with the character, he is anonymous at the beginning as you only see the back of his head. The name 'Doyle' means 'Stranger'. This implies that the main female character does not know Adrian or that she has never met him before and he is a stranger to her.
The female role in our thriller is named Agnes Maplestone. 'Agnes' means 'purity' and 'innocence', this reflects her character hugely and she is very gentle. After deciding not to chose a fancy name or a name that would be unbelievable via the characters habits and traits.
Remember I indicated that to add a twist, intensify the notion of enigma and increase audience appeal/curiosity Agnes needs to be more complex and less a simplistic one dimensional victim which is dull. Indicate a touch of deviance, i.e. either taking money out of the till; a tilt close up of her taking the money and putting in her pocket would give your opening an edge.
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