Task 2 - The narrative

The idea for my thriller's narrative is that the opening sequence will introduce the audience to the killer, who would be one of the main protagonists in the film. We witness his first murder scene in the opening few minutes as we follow his journey as the antagonist. We watch on as we see his reasoning, decisions and how his OCD problem allows him to execute the trade mark murders he commits throughout the film. We slowly understand as the film unfolds why he commits the crimes he does. The narrative will also follow the role of the detectives who are hunting the killer and how they track his movements, gather evidence and profile his behaviour in order to bring him to justice. As a viewer, you witness both sides of the battle, feeling the tension of the detectives and the fear factor of the killer as he tries to come to grips with himself, as he acts as a vicious psychopath with his main aim being to commit the perfect murder. This can be seen through his OCD nature and how in the end it comes to be his biggest downfall. We also learn about the personal relationships of one of the detectives and how he is caught between his family and his job. This allows the audience to empathise with the character in a more 'human' way. We also look at the past experiences the killer went through as a child and the suffering he went through, growing up as part of a broken family. This part explains but does not excuse his behaviour. Overall the narrative aims to engage and grip the audience with extremely tense scenes as well as very emotional scenes. Overall, however, the key objective is to scare the audience.