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• nice car..... the music is good, created instant suspence in a scene that could be perfectly innocent. sext red dress, sterotypical gold digga? nice idea with the shot from outside, and then the shaddow across the photo, really creepy!
  you did well with the dialoge, it would have been easy to lose the sinister atmosphere with it in but it didnt . goood jaaaab!
   
• MsMustang59 7 minutes ago
• I lke the use of music because it straight away tells us that this is going to be a thriller. So it creates tension as you expect that there is something is something going to happen. I thought the editing was very smooth. Great job!
  :D
   
• H2squareo 13 minutes ago
• I really like the use of mise-en-scene as it illustrates the family's belonging to the upper class. Dramatic music and the pattern of the slides create a tense atmosphere. Overall, a very impressive piece.
   
• oleghurtwood 14 minutes ago
• Use of music was done very well and a lot of suspence & tention created in the right places, making it overall a very successful piece, well done, very nice story line :)
   
• joeeyb123 25 minutes ago
• Very good looking piece, fantastic idea, clearly the best I've seen in the Hurtwood Media Collection. Editing slides very nicely and music fits perfectly to create a very dramatic and tense edge. Very good use of casting as well. You should be very proud of this piece. Well done.
   
• hollfinlay 32 minutes ago
• Fatastic work, really great shots, especially at 1:01, the editing made the story flow easily and the story really gripped me the whole way through. Great work!
   
• butterfliesg 35 minutes ago
• Careful use of mise-en-scene, especially in the kitchen scene - the childrens board and pictures - this really creates the illusion that they are a couple with young children. The sound used at the beginning and end creates a theme music which works well with the sequence. Overall, a good opening sequence, succesful in creating the suspense, particularly with the use of a shower, which is a common thriller convention. Good work :)
   
• LiamandImii 39 minutes ago
  I really like the music at the beginning and the continuity is really consistent. Really like the storyline as well
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• Saz123456789 43 minutes ago
• This is amazing. Finally a new idea! Probably one of the best hurtwood thrillers ever made!
  x Go Holly, Paula, Mehran and Emily x
   
• pliciousXS 1 month ago
• 1st viewer ! :)
  TheFelicityCullen 1 month ago

Prop List - Hostage

To create the perfect atmosphere for our Thriller, we had to think about and organize our props in advantage. Here is a list of them.

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Locations

The houses we choose for our characters home, are Ewhurst Place and Cornhill Manor. We used to oustide facade of Ewhurst as it is big, has a beautiful balcony and along the fancy cars parked out side signifies a lot of money. For the interior, we choose the kitchen of Cornhill Manor, which is a really luxrious one, again signifying the financial capability of the couple.

The Establishing shot of our opening sequence is a panning shot of Ewhurst Place, and a Ferrari 599 stopping at the house, followed by our main character getting out of the car.

Costume

This is where the costume of Helena comes into play. Holly organized a red dress, black high heels, a massive wedding ring, a red bag and a expensive looking fur coat. Helena plays the role of the cold but sexy step-mother which we tried to highlight in her dress choice.

Items

The fact that she drives a Ferrari 599, which Holly's dad kindly provided us with, again establishes her as an independent woman who is able to take care of herself. And she's gold-digging.

The other props were expensive hygiene products, Emily provided us with.  I was in charge of the photography so I had a photo shoot with Helena and Ted, making them look like a couple. Paula provided frames, the pictures would then be spread around the house.

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The Team

DIRECTOR - HOLLY FINLAY
PRODUCER - PAULA RIEMANN
CINEMATOGRAPHER - MEHRAN KARIMI
SOUND ENGINEER - EMILY BENSON RHODES

The Script

January 17^th 2011

 

‘THE HOSTAGE’ – “Always lock your doors.”

 

Woman enters house

(Sound of door closing)

Woman in bathroom

(door slam)

Woman – (wiping her face in the mirror) “Hugo, is that you? I’m in the bathroom…”

Phone rings

Woman – “Hello … (dogs barking) ah bloody dogs, hold on …”

Woman enters the next room. Husband on the phone.

Woman – “Sorry … Hello?”

Husband – “Hi sweetheart its me, Im gonna be late Im stuck on the M25 and ..”

Woman – “Wait, (confused) … Didn’t you just …? Who’s in the house …”

(phone drops)

Husband – “What are you talking about, Zara, whats wrong? Hello .. Hello?”

Woman – (under her breath) “Oh my god …” turns.

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