Any other sources of inspiration for my planning?

Theatre

I went to see Bracken Moor in the Tricycle Theatre. 
Bracken Moor is a 2013 play by the British playwright Alexi Kaye Campbell, premiering at the Tricycle Theatre in London (co-production with Shared Experience and directed by Polly Teale.)  

- youtube.com

"After years apart, two families come together to rediscover their lost friendship. Instead, they conjure up the spirit of a buried tragedy. Set against the economic crisis of the 1930s, this boldly theatrical tale of grief and denial by Alexi Kaye Campbell (The Pride, Apologia, The Faith Machine) is vividly brought to life by Shared Experience (Mary Shelley, Brontë)." - http://www.tricycle.co.uk/home/about-the-tricycle-pages/about-us-tab-menu/archive/archived-theatre-production/bracken-moor/

Picture also sourced from www.tricycle.co.uk

Premiere cast

• John Bailey / Dr Gibbons - Antony Byrne
• Harold - Daniel Flynn
• Eileen, Elizabeth's maidservant - Natalie Gavin
• Elizabeth, Harold's wife - Helen Schlesinger
• Geoffrey Avery - Simon Shepherd
• Terence Avery - Joseph Timms
• Vanessa Avery - Sarah Woodward

The inspiration from seeing this play in relation to the planning of my own thriller film is how effective one line of speech is. This was a significant line in the play which I cannot forget. If i incorporated one heart hitting line of speech in my opening scene I feel it could have a huge effect of mystery and tension on the audience.

“He calls me sometimes. Usually in the dark hours of the morning. ‘Mummy’ he cries. ‘Where are you? Come and find me.’”

The lighting used in Bracken Moor was always extremely dull and dark, creating an isolated, remote and haunted setting for the audience to feel extremely uncomfortable in.

 

I thought the dark makeup of mud and dirt was really effective on creating sympathy for the victim. This has inspired me and created ideas of my use of makeup as well as my development of maybe using makeup to create a blue-black color symbolising bruises and wounds.

Finally, in the trailer there is a moment of a black shot with shouting over the top. I found that extremely frightening and noticed that it made me focus entirely on what was being said. Maybe I could use that technique if I did the one hard hitting line of speech, I had said was effective.