Group Meeting 1

20th January 2010
1st Group Meeting
9:30-10.50am

Ideas for opening:

Winnie:
Follow a woman doing her daily routine - equilibrium established. Cup falls on floor + disrupts normality. She sees something scary. (Blood? Body?)

Michael:
Lone, vunlnerable woman at home. Dark - afternoon maybe? A man at the window- audience sees but she doesn't- enigmatic as she hasn't seen the man. Will she discover who he is?

Anisah
Babysitter arrives at house. The parents are going out and teenager is taking care of child. She goes to watch TV but there is a power cut. She runs to check on the child but he is gone-bedcovers are messed up, signifying someone was there and window is open. Tense, scary moment of realisation.

• All our ideas have a vulnerable woman at the centre of the plot
• We have decided to draw on themes from all 3 proposals:
• Babysitter is in house, on the phone to parents telling them that their child is in bed
• She goes to the fridge to get a drink
• There is a man at the window - the audience sees but teen doesn't, as her back is turned.
• She hears a scream and banging coming from the bedroom. This startles her and she drops the cup, the drink spilling on the floror
• She runs into the child's room to see if she is safe. The bed covers and window are open-has someone been here? 
• Enigma created- questions asked. Where is the child? Who was the man? Did he kidnap the her?

The part where the man is at the window is similar to that in The Box. The man looks scary and very strange. In the film, however, the character sees this man, which freaks her out. We thought it would be more chilling if the character was unaware of his presence, as it gives the audience something to think about - they may have the upper hand as they have seen him but they still do not know who he is.