Our Thriller Idea – Blank Canvas

Pitch:

• A man seems to be painting something, and seems to get frustrated with what he is doing. In the end, it reveals that he is actually messing up a body of a person, killing them in the process.

Outline:

• Over all: Going down the hallway (for 30 seconds) – cross cuts/flashes between what is going on in the room and the hallway; the flashes increase in length until it just shows what is going on within the room.

• Slowly introduced to our male psycho killer
  • Show shots of his eyes, his hands, etc. to create tension

• Slow build up of shots that increase in importance
  • As we go along we see the parts of the scalpel (isn't made obvious), blood palette, etc.
• We then see the body
  • The body is suspended from the wall or a slab 
• In the end, the killer is shown manically smiling
  • Obviously happy, shaking, sweat dripping down his head.

Casting/Location:

• We need two men, one older man in his 40's, and the other one is in his 20's.
  • James Hurtman as the psychotic killer (maybe)
• The studio

Footage of test shoot: 

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