Group Narrative

Group members:


Ruby de-Gallerie
Sam Pearl
Bonnie Sawyer
Jenna Van-Bergan



Bonnie's idea:

The idea that I am going to present to my group is that we should consider using the flashback technique for the opening scene. This way the opening scene doesn't have a slow start and we can go straight into a tense beginning.

The scenes will be set in a nearby field as this is an abandoned location which creates instant enigma. 

The story line will be a young vulnerable female being chased through the fields with a stalker male chasing her. I'd like the female to be wearing white clothing as it conveys and connotes her innocence however i'd like the stalker to be wearing dark clothing as this is a strong suggestion that he will be the villain.  

ADVANTAGES: Flash back idea, element of creating enigma.

DISADVANTAGES: Vague story line, needs more detail.

Sam's idea: 

The beginning may start with an obscured chase scene with the male chasing the female. She may hide and think the male has disappeared but he appears behind her and abducts her and takes her to a room that is abandoned/alone. The man goes downstairs to make a cup of tea. The girl is unconscious and wakes up in the room that has pictures of her all over the walls. She can then hear him walking back up the stairs and each footstep is more and more defined. Then then the door may fly open and it will end.

ADVANTAGES: Easy to obtain.

DISADVANTAGES: Too cliche.

My idea:

The beginning of my thriller will start with two girls walking there dog in a forest in a small town, however hours before a murderer has just escaped from prison and was last spotted by the forest the girls are walking their dogs. whilst on the walk the murderer comes up and takes the girls to a deserted house basement and torches the girls. The murderer leaves the basement and the girls are left. one of the girls has a key in her pocket which she uses to cut through the thin rope slightly to eventually pull it apart. Both girls struggle toward the front door where the murderer is close by. one girl manages to run out of the door but the other one is too weak. As the girl is running away she hears the gunshot of her friend being killed.

ADVANTAGES: Easy to carry out.

DISADVANTAGES: Unlikey features.

Jenna's idea:

Grandmother sitting her granddaughter down and telling the story of her mothers disappearance as she begins to wonder what happened to her when she was 8. A traumatic experience that was never understood as a child and her curiosity kicks in as she starts to question. A video of her mother happily playing with their pet at the crime scene as a young girl herself. Flashback of one mid-evening dog walk the grandmother and mother in their well known fields, a strange appearance of a farmers tractor parked randomly. To avoid they enter the woody section and noises from unknown locations causes confusion and the mother is taken from behind, as her mother tries desperately to get her back but it unable to. Police are called and she is never found.

ADVANTAGES: Detailed, expanded story line.

DISADVANTAGES: We wont be able to include all elements e.g tractor within her ideas.

Group Idea

Grandmother is talking to her granddaughter discussing the disappearance of her mother. It will then turn to a voice over over a flashback explaining the scene/almost narrating. The scene will show a child being chased through a field as this is a good setting to portray an abandoned location. However the mother is never found and it is a mystery to everyone.