Thriller Ideas

Idea 1

Plot:

The film is set in a supermarket. The main character is female and she is the boss of the supermarket. The film follows her life over a number of months. She is a serial killer. She always manages to hide the evidence of her murders in peculiar places where no on would think to look. She lives alone, and in a secluded area so it is unlikely that anyone would see what she is doing. One day, she commits a murder and finds herself stuck as she doesn’t know where she can dispose of the body. She goes in early to her supermarket and hides the body in a freezer. Her co-worker also comes into work that same morning earlier than usual, and discovers the dead body in the freezer.

Opening Sequence:

Starts at the end of the plot. The camera follows a shopworker getting ready for work. We get the idea that it is a normal day, the radio is playing in the house and then when she gets into her car. The mood is cheerful and bright so the audience feel comfortable and safe. We then see her going into work and there is a shot of her watch or a clock so that we know it is early morning. The supermarket is shown and it is clearly empty. We then see everything from the shop worker's point of view as she does the deliveries and stacks the shelves. When she opens the door of the freezer, she discovers a dead body. Blackout. 

Idea 2

Plot:

The film is about someone who been set up and ends up committing a murder. To escape from the police the first and nearest place he can run to is the church. He decides the only way to not get caught is to become a priest and hide within the church. The film follows his life story and his torment (through flashbacks) because he has to keep moving around so that they do not catch him.

Opening Sequence:

We see an empty church. There is a creepy organ playing. The first shot is of a graveyard and we then get a tracking shot into the church. The organ begins softly and slowly and gradually increases in volume and intensity. A scream is then heard and then heavy breathing. All we can see is the empty church. The breathing becomes louder and we see someone running up the aisle, holding a knife. The person stops at the front of the church by some candles and blows them all out in unison from breathing so heavily.

Idea 3

Plot:

The film is about a person who has agoraphobia (they are afraid to leave their house). The film follows their daily struggle of wanting to be able to leave the house but they can’t because they fear that someone is out to kill them. One day, they pluck up the courage to leave their house, but they take a knife with them for fear of getting attacked. In fear, they end up accidentally stabbing someone and find themselves trying to escape getting arrested. 

Opening Sequence:

The sequence begins at the end. We see an over the shoulder shot of someone walking. We don’t know where. A few seconds after we see this person (the main character) walking, someone else is following them. This makes the audience assume that the person behind the main character is the bad guy and not to be trusted. There is tense music playing to ass anticipation. The last thing we see is the main character turn around with his knife and the sequence ends before the audience sees what happens. 

Idea 4

Plot:

The film is about a girl who is being stalked. The film follows her discovering that her neighbour is watching her 24/7. She tells her friends about it, but they all think that she is going mad and that there can’t possibly be anyone stalking her. One day, when she is leaving for work and is driving along, he looks up to find her stalker sitting in the backseat of her car. She is then faced with what to do next, does she drive off a cliff and kill them both, or keep driving and be manipulated by the stalker.

Opening Sequence:

Audience see the girl getting ready for work/getting ready to leave the house. She gets in her car and we follow her driving along. The radio is playing. We get the impression that it is a normal day. Suddenly, they hear a noise and she looks in the rear view mirror and she is faced with her stalker on the backseat. The sequence ends.