Influences

The idea we are thinking of using is of a man who wakes up in a chair not knowing where he is; in a dark room with just a light over him. The man has flashbacks of what the last thing he remembers before waking up in this chair. We have been looking at all different types of thrillers to get a good idea to use as our thriller and to make the best of what we can do. One film that has influenced our idea as a thriller is 'Saw', this film is roughly the same idea as ours as people are taken to a secure lair of serial killer named "Jigsaw". They must follow various rules and objectives if they wish to survive

and win the deadly game set for them.

Another thriller we looked at was 'Hostle', however we didn't like the idea of the storyline. One thing we did like about the thriller was the poster; a man wearing a mask which shows him wanting to be a mysterious character. Also, we thought the colours used were a sign of what the film would be like; they represent that the film is going to be a dark thriller. The plot of 'Hostle' also was a similar plot to ours as the protagonist is found tied to a chair about to be totured. One idea we did look deeply into was the idea of other characters in the film who you see either being totured or tied to a chair, the reason being that we liked how the character's well being was left a mystery and you do not find out what has happened to the rest of them.

The final thriller that we had taken a look at was different to the other two films; 'Goodfellas'. From watching the film, we came across the idea of mixing a similar plot of 'Saw' and the 'gangster style' from Goodfellas together. We realised it may be challenging but the if it came out correctly as we planned, then it would make a very good thriller. The reason for this being; there would be a bit of action and the shock of the character's real being would be a key moment. In 'Goodfellas' the small time gangster known as 'Henry Hill' is presented as the protangonist in the film. We had a different idea; instead of having the same plot and giving it a little twist, we realised that Nathan could first of all be the protagonist and then turn out to be the antagonist.