Concept Sheet

Plot:

Logan is seeking revenge over a past partner, Jessie, and he follows her around in daily life. It all ends up in a churchyard, where Jessie is mourning a lost relative and is then abducted by Logan and his friend.

Sequence of Events:

• Jessie in car putting on gloves.
• Jessie walking into the graveyard.
• Lays flowers on the grave of her deceased relative.
• Phone rings, the call is from an unknown number, Logan is hiding in the background calling from his phone.
• Flashback 1 – Jessie is sitting in a park and declines the unknown phone call, Logan is in the background.
• Flashback 2 – Jessie is on a staircase and declines the unknown phone call again; Logan is in the background but even closer than before.
• Flashback 3 – Jessie is in a lift and declines another unknown call, Logan is in the background again.
• Back in the church yard, Jessie answers her phone, while walking back to her car, there is no answer.
• Logan is sitting inside the car and Damion is following behind Jessie.
• Logan rolls down the window.
• She turns around to run but runs straight into Damion and they struggle.
• The screen blacks out.
• Car drives away land the graveyard is empty.

Characters:

Jessie: She is 18 years old and has just lost a relative. She lives with her partner and because of this she is wealthy and this can be seen from the way she dresses and the car she drives. She has blonde hair and blue eyes. Her name originates from Hebrew and means woman of wealth.

Logan: He is 25 years old and was in a relationship with Jessie 2 years ago. He is now seeking revenge because Jessie has fallen in love with another man. Logan has brown hair and is 5ft10”. You can see that he doesn’t care about his appearance as his hair is messy and clothes are creased. Also, he recently lost his job and this has sent him spiraling downwards even further. His name comes from the Gaelic language and means hollow.

Damion: He is also 25 years old and is helping Logan seek revenge on Jessie. He has seen his friend deteriorate and wants to help him get his life back on track. He wears mostly black clothes and is quite smart. His name means devil in Spanish.

Locations:

Swainsthorpe Churchyard: The surrounding areas of the church connote mystery, darkness and suspense because of the sense of death and loneliness. In ‘The Third Man’ there is a church yard used and the people are watching each other.

Chapelfield Gardens:  The park is in a city location but there is still a feeling of isolation. It should be a safe place where children can play but in fact anyone can go in to a park. In ‘Tell No One’ the park is used as the location for an abduction.

Lift: In a lift it is confined and dirty, which makes people feel claustrophobic because if the lift breaks or gets stuck there is no way out. The film ‘Once Upon a Time in America’ uses a lift in one scene and the man in the lift is being followed by a gang.

Staircase: On a set of stairs there is a risk of falling or being pushed and this connotes tension and fear if the audience can see someone being followed on a set of stairs. In ‘The Third Man’ the use of a staircase gives a sense of social position because the Austrian man is looking down on Holly.

Lighting:

The main scene, in the graveyard, is shot at dusk when the sun is starting to set; this is because it gives more atmosphere to the scene and a sense of mystery and the unknown; some things appear different to what they actually are.  The use of chiaroscuro lighting is generic to a thriller and connotes suspense, much like the lighting of the chase scene in ‘The Third Man’. In the flashback scenes the lighting is just daylight. This gives a sense of normality even though Jessie is still being followed by Logan. At the end of the opening, the car headlights driving down a dark wet road gives a sense of foreboding. They are a generic signifier much like when the police car drives down a wet street in the film ‘Witness’.

Sound:

Throughout the opening scene, there will be no dialogue apart from Jessie answering her phone. The use of a soundtrack will build tension and create suspense. The soundtrack is non-diagetic as it is added after the shoot. Other sounds in the opening are a mobile phone ringing and a car engine. They are diagetic sounds as they are in the scene rather than being added after filming. The phone ringing will be very similar to that in ‘Once Upon a Time in America’ as it will join the scenes together.

Objects and Props:

The main object we will use is important in the opening sequence because it links all of the scenes together. Jessie’s mobile phone is used in all of the scenes including the flashbacks. The gloves Jessie puts on before she gets out of the car are another important object. The shot of Jessie putting on a pair of gloves will be similar to a scene from ‘Jackie Brown’ where Ordell puts on a pair of black leather gloves before he drives the car away.

The flowers Jessie will lay on the grave are red roses, this connotes passion and love but it also signifies the oncoming danger which reflects the relationship she had with Logan.

Finally, the car Jessie will drive is a Volvo XC90 it shows the wealth she now has and the kind of person she is.

Costumes:

Jessie will be dressed in black trousers, a shirt, a winter coat, and high heels; she will also wear some natural make up and red nail varnish. He outfit will consist of a pair of gloves too. In the flashback scenes she will be wearing different outfits that give some clues as to what sort of person she is, so in the park scene she will be wearing denim skinny jeans, a colourful t-shirt, trainers and a coat, this tells the audience that she is laid back side as well as a business woman. In the lift she will be wearing a skirt with high heels and a shirt, to revel her more feminine side and finally in the scene on the stairs she will be wearing some black skinny jeans, a sparkly top and some ballet pumps. The variations of her outfits will show that Logan follows her everywhere.

Logan will be dresses scruffily and untidily, this will show that he doesn’t care about himself or his appearance. He will wear dirty jeans, a dark colour polo shirt, a hoodie and a pair of boots. In the flashback scenes he will be wearing the same clothes.

Damion will be dressed smartly; all in black; this shows that he has control over his life unlike Logan but the colour of his clothes gives a sense of nothingness and mystery.


Shooting Schedule
Saturday 8th January - 1.00 - 4.30 - Churchyard scenes.
Tuesday 11th January - 1.20 - 3.30 - Park flashbacks
Tuesday 25th January - 8.00 - 11.00 - Lift and Stair flashbacks