Development of our Storyline/Plot

My group and I originally liked the idea of using unrequited love as a theme within our storyline, however, we have discovered that we think it will be too cliche. Due to the fact we are doing a pyschological thriller we have decided that using the theme of obsession would be very appropriate so we are going to keep this idea. We will present an ambiguous relationship between our protagonist and antagonist who will be siblings, but their past has brought about an atypical relationship between them.

Summary
The brother went missing a long time ago and his younger sister was so distrort by this it drove her insane. The brother was found but the protagonist could not accept how and why he went missing in the first place so she became mentally ill and ignores this information. We shall show her ripping pieces of newspaper articles and drawing on photos to show her distressed situation. After the title appears we will then show the brother looking smart and relaxed to convey the juxtaposition between both their lives. This will reinforce her obsession over him and how she is unable to deal with his disappearance.

We have not decided on a detailed shot list yet, however, this is a rough idea of of the sequence of events in our opening.

• Shots to introduce the title of the film company
• Shots of the protagonist looking distressed and mentally unstable
• The first scene will build to a climax which will cut to the title
• The antagonist will be shot looking smart, and relaxed to contrast the opening scene and reinforce the juxtaposition between the two characters.

My group and I still have a lot to discuss and this includes how we are going to present certain ideas to the audinece through:

• Costume
• Lighting
• Camera shots/angles
• Editing
• Mise-en-scene
• etc.