Changes to Thriller Plan

Our first shoot was following our original planning of an immigration thriller. By using the issue of immigration, we were making the film relevant to today and drawing in an audience keen on current affairs and news. We were influenced by thrillers such as Dirty Pretty Things. The plot involved two immigrants coming in, being greeted by a gang leader and his two henchmen, and being separated. The male immigrant fought back at being separated from his sister, and ended up being beaten and thrown into the river. It was shot at the docks in Great Yarmouth, using a number of actors. This shoot didn’t go very well as there was no variety in camera angles and shots and the lighting was too dark to see any action. Therefore, in a short space of time a member of the group, Lauren, came up with a new plot and idea. It was a completely different storyline, location and different actors were needed. But we went ahead with it and got it done as soon as we could.