Thriller Cast List

Drug Lord - We chose Ted because of his age and appearance. He is old enough to be in a position of authority. Ted can act well and would be an easy figure for the two younger boys to look up to as he is easily respected.

Gang Member - We chose Theo because he is the right age to be at the bottom of a drug organisation. He also has the right look that we feel could be made rugged which is what we are looking for.

Gang Member - Ollie was perfect because he is the right age to be at the bottom of a drug organisation. He also has a similar look to Theo and we felt that the two would work well together. Ollie also looks much younger then Ted so it would be easy to show authority over him.

Head of police - We felt that Dave was the perfect person to portray the Head of the Police force because he is the right age and looks like he could be in a position of authority. He has a serious look which is key when playing a policeman that is very high up and in charge of the investigation.

Deputy head of Police - Jason was the right age and build to be a stereotypical policeman. He did not look stern enough to be head of the force however, we felt he would respect Dave easily and work well with the other men.

Corrupt Policeman - Ian is the right age and has a sort of sinister look the we felt would be appropriate for a corrupt policeman. We felt like we could make a strong divide between him and the other police man so the audience would be able to tell quickly that he didn't properly belong in the police force.

Props for our Thriller

Boxes - We need lots of boxes for the men to carry and for the set of the warehouse. We could get these from a removal warehouse. 

Guns - We need guns for the police to be carrying and for the boss (Ted) to have strapped to him. We could get these from school or order them off the internet.

Walkie Talkies - We will need Walkie Talkies to contribute to the Police Officers costumes. We can get these from the drama department at school or order them off the internet.

Scales - Scales are important for the warehouse, this makes the setting much more realistic and believable. We would need to order these off amazon.

  

Baggies - Plastic sealable bags that drugs are carried in, this is important for the set to make it believable. We would be able to order these in bulk off the internet.

Fake Money and Elastic Bands - Money would be a typical object found in this sort of warehouse therefore money would be very important to have, and lots of it. We could order this off the internet or just photocopy lots of money to use. We would also need lots of elastic bands to put the money into rolls. Elastic bands would also be doted round the warehouse helping to set the scene.

Passports/ Forms of Identification - Passports will be hard to get hold of so we will need to borrow the passports from other children in the school.

Cigarettes - Cigarettes will fit into the vibe of the warehouse, they could be in the pockets of the men or left on tables. We would have to buy these ourselves.

Cheap Phones - Cheap phones are typical of criminals and insinuate to the audience that the criminals know exactly what they are doing. We would have to buy these cheaply on the internet or from a shop.

Gloves - We will need the men to be wearing gloves whilst moving the boxes, black leather looking gloves would be ideal. This shows the audience that they men know what they are doing. We would most likely borrow these from a student or member of staff.

These props link clearly to the thriller genre. They are often associated with crime/ criminal activity. This will clearly show a link for our audience, making it easy for them to make the connection with a thriller. Our props used also provide strong connotations of drug use and drug dealing and therefore we can tell the story using the props rather than the dialogue which would be uninteresting for the audience.

Schedule

9.50 - Crew and 'drug gang' actors and jeep arrive to 1st location (outside) + setup.

10.00 - Film following outside scenes:

1. Wide shot of warehouse with jeep driving in front.
2. Close up of door being opened.
3. Middle shot of characters coming out of the jeep.
4. Wide shot of unloading boxes.
5. Tracking shot of people carrying boxes into warehouse.
6. Middle shot of Bill coming out of warehouse.
7. Tracking shot following Bill to the car.
8. Close up of doors closing
9. Wide shot of jeep driving off.

11.00 - Break + Arrival of 'police' actors and police car, same location ('drug gang' actors may leave)

11.15 - Film following scenes:

1. Wide shots of police cars.
2. Shot of police in car on walkie talkie ready for raid.
3. Middle shot of police 'Go!'
4. Tracking shot of police raid.

12.00 - Lunch Break

14.00 - Crew and police actors arrive to 2nd location (inside the studio) + setup

14.15 - Film following scenes:

1. Wide shot of door bursting open from inside.
2. Panning shot of 'wrong' warehouse.
3. Middle shot of police defeated.

14.45 - 'drug gang' actors arrive + setup boxes. (police actors may leave)

14.55 - Film following scenes:

1. (inside warehouse) close up of boxes being placed
2. Low angle shot of Bill confronting employee.
3. Close up on slap.
4. High angle shot of employee on floor.
5. (inside) wide shot of an employee lifting the other off the floor

Costume For Our Thriller

To help us put focus on what kind of costumes we want, we have divided the characters into generally two groups:

1.The Policemen

2.Men involved in the Drugs Gang

Police costumes

The police will be dressed one in a casual suit and another in smart casual clothing this is representational of officers in the police force that are high authority figures e.g. CID officers. They are also undercover and need to blend in with their environment as they have been watching the men for along time. Officers that are not in uniform are the ones that are higher up within the police force, this will help portray that this raid is large scale and important enough for CID to be involved. Inspiration for this has come from The Bill, a police based drama where the CID officers always wear smart clothing rather than uniform. Neil pictured on the left is always seen wearing a smart suit to work, we would like to reflect this in our thriller.

This is an example of trousers we would like our CID officer to wear.

There will also be uniform officers alongside the CID officer, acting as back up and extra hands for the raid. The CID officer is in charge of the other uniform ones, this can be seen through the different costumes.

We have decided to use costumes that we already have at school for the police as it is easier. The costume includes a yellow jacket, walkie talkie and police hats. The rest of the costume will just be black trousers, black boots, a white shirt and black tie.

This is the type of boot we would like the uniform officers to wear, this is typical of a police officer as they are sturdy and can withstand a lot.

We have taken inspiration from a range of different films that represent policeman, and of course policemen themselves. The film 'The Town' represents the criminals pretending to be the police. This is shown in the picture above. We took inspiration from the way they interpreted the way that police dress and we decided to mimic their ideas using costumes that we have at school.

The drug gang

We want the boss to look smart, signifying his ambition for success. A suit like this one is ideal because the red in the suit invokes the feeling of danger, implying that if blood is what it takes, blood will flow.

This should contrast with the costumes of his associates to highlight how much more serious he is about his business that they are which should create impact in the scene where he inflicts violence on one of his employees for inefficiency.

We also want him wearing jeans to make him slightly casual so that the audience still relate to him as a character.

We may give Ted nicer jeans to make him look
 more respectable and smart...

... in which case we would give tattier jeans to the boys,
in order to lower their status

For the other men involved in the drugs gang, we want to dress them in casual clothing, making them look just like normal people. We got inspiration from top boy, the men are involved in dealing drugs and they dress in casual clothing but not extremely casual, i.e. not tracksuits, which is the look that we are aiming for.

Though we don’t intend to give too much of a ‘street’ feel, we want the associates to dress with a slightly lower status than the boss, (e.g not quite as smart. These examples of jeans, hoodies, plain t-shirts, jackets and trainers are close to what we want. The clothing should be slightly baggy to give an idea of this rugged look.