Following the previous meeting, we continued developing our idea (idea 2) and focused more on what happens in the middle of it.
We decided that the inside of Rebecca's house would be ideal for our opening. The layout of the house fits into our sequence well. Here is a crude diagram of the layout of the house:
Adding to our idea (idea 2), we thought that there should be some kind of distraction that will play with the audiences mind and make the fact that the door is open less relevant. This could be done by having a cat making noises, a phone ringing or by appliances being left on overnight. We discussed the idea that the protagonist could be living with another girl, who she thinks comes into the house and slams the door. This is never seen and it will turn out that the person who slams the door is the kidnapper.
We thought about the way to introduce the kidnapper on screen. When the girl is in the bathroom, she is washing her face. The camera is positioned in typical thrilleresque fashion where it is an over the shoulder shot of the character looking into the mirror as they wash their face. This is where the villain is expected to appear, in the reflection of the mirror, as the girl bends down to wash her face but this is very cliché and we do not want it to be so obvious. An anti climax will come at this point as the audience will have anticipated the villain appearing, but he does not until the next couple of seconds.
We also discussed that it would be ideal to use ourselves as actors because it would make it easier for us to commit our time, rather than someone else who will have to commit to around five days of shooting. Other jobs, such as location shots, where also allocated.
-Nick
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