This document outlines an individual presentation on the thriller genre focusing on revenge as the theme for an opening sequence. The sequence would depict the death of a character named Jessica who is hit by a car, showing her bloody hand on the pavement and her best friend Emma grieving at her grave with a rose. The sequence and film would follow Emma seeking revenge against the bully Amy who she believes is responsible for Jessica's death.

1. Thriller
Assignment 8: Individual Presentation
Sanel Homer

2. Why have I chosen this genre?
Thriller- Because it creates suspense, tension and excitement. It stimulates the
viewers mood such as uncertainty, anxiety, suspense, excitement and terror.
Conventions of thriller:
Death- a killing of a much loved or a important character.
Tragedy- the invoking of emotional pain of main character(s) or
audience.
Suspense- where audience is gripped to the film at important
information is withheld until the end.
Intensity- fierce emotions invoked that compels audience to simplify
with main character.
Depressing- a miserable or forlorn emotion invoked through main
character and can be simplified with audience.

3. Inspiring films
• Mirrors
• Black Swan
• Insidious
• Paranormal Activity
• Teeth
These films inspired me because I like the like feeling
of getting scared. Most of the movie storylines intrigue me.
Such films can bring about a giddy sense of fear and
adrenaline that appeals to a wide range of target audience.

4. What is your chosen theme for your
opening sequence
• My chosen theme for my opening sequences would be REVENGE.
Death
• Someone gets hit by a car
• Violent
•
Ideas •
Pain
horror
Sadness
• Crying over the person death.
• Loss
Bullying • Grief
• Physical
• Verbal
• cyber bulling

5. What happens in the movie/opening
sequence
• What will happen in the whole film? What will happen in the opening
sequence?
• Emma and Jessica were best friends, nothing • A car comes
could tear them apart. Until Jessica became • Jessica hand on the ground
Amy’s (bully) new victim. • A rose on the grave
• Emma starts following the bully
• No one saw the car coming, but all three Amy
life's change because of it. • Amy gets scared.
• Jessica’s dead.
• Emma’s suffering.
• And Amy will suffer.

6. Who are the character and what do
they represent
1st Best Friend Emma
She’s friendly, warm and protective.
Always looks out for her friends.
Costume:
Very simple. Winter clothing. Jeans, woolly
top, scarf, hat, gloves and converse.
Then changes to dark colours when seeking
revenge.
Body language: Very relaxed
A very stereotypical content school girl and
then her life changes around through her
emotions and problems.
Props: Car, knife and a embarrassing photo.
Props: Knife, car, embarrassing photo

7. Who are the character and what do
they represent
2nd Best Friend Jessica
Friendly, easy going and bottles up all of her
emotion.
Costume: Wears dark colours.
Likes to wear black a lot since she doesn’t
like to be notice by the bully.
Body language: Very Stiff.
This reflects a troubled mind and can only
expresses herself through her appearance.

8. Who are the character and what do
they represent
The Bully Amy
A mean and cruel person. Doesn’t
Care about anyone else beside herself.
Costume: Wears bright colours. Light colour
tops and skirts . Also wears a lot of make-up.
Body language: A know it all. Walks like a
model.
This represents her fake and changeable
persona and only cares for her materialistic
things

9. How are you going to create enigma in
your opening sequence?
The first scene you’ll just see a extreme close up of a hand laying on a pavement with
traces of blood pooling down which makes the audience question who owns the hand?
What happened? And what is there to come?

10. STORYBOARD
A extreme close-up shot of A mid-shot of Emma holding the rose A extreme close-up of the rose
Jessica hands (2nd best friend.) (1st best friend)
A full shot of Jessica following Amy. Extreme close-up of the knife and Amy
A close-up of Amy(bully) hand (bully) neck.

11. Target audience and feedback
Target Audience- For teens 16-19 (mostly
girls) since its based on best friends and there
loving friendship they had together.
Gender: Female
Location: School
Hobbies: Watching Movies
Interests: Hanging out with friends