1. By Laurena

2. A family tries to run away to find safety, but where they
seem to think safety is, ends up being more dangerous than
ever.
Safety
Runaway
Confusion
Freedom
Feared

3. Philosophy behind the story
The message that I’m trying to bring across with my
movie, is that sometimes people search too far for
something that is usually closer than they think it is. JJ
and his family are running away to find safety, but where
they seem to think safety is, there is more trouble. This
supports the message I’m trying to bring across as it
suggests that they did not have to go too far to find
safety, and by going too far they created more trouble
than they had to.
With my story I also want to make people realise that
everyone has a story, and that even a villain has a heart
and in this situation the kidnappers may be doing
something ‘bad’ but they are driven by evil things rather
than being evil themselves.

4. Concept/storyline
A recent scandal took place where numerous children have and
are still going missing. The English government has no idea
and has not made much effort to find out where the children
have disappeared. When one of their own legends, the
famous, teenage, British pianist Jayson J. got targeted which
then created chaos, the family tried to handle it themselves
however this may not end the way they hoped it would. As it’s
not only the children that are targeted but the whole family
has been brought in danger now as well.
My reasons
My reason for this plot would definitely be that I was watching
Taken just before this, and I was inspired by the story line and
also fascinated by it taking place abroad rather than locally
where everything always seems safe and known.

5. Characters
Jayson J (JJ): JJ is the main character, he is a male aged
13 and won 2012’s Britain’s got talent which got him to the
top 10 youngest pianists in the whole world. He is a young
and driven artist that has the dream to go on tour and
follow his dad’s (who also used to be a famous pianist)
footsteps.
Joyce: Mother of the family, who encourages the secret
keeping. We may not see visuals of her but are more likely
to hear audios.
Mysterious guy(s): They are the men that have been sent
to do the kidnapping, they are mysterious as we won’t be
seeing enough of them to be able to identify them.

6. Setting time and place
The setting of my movie started in England, then another
part was filmed on the plane and the film was finalized in
Ghana. I did this as I believe that it suited my plot, as
these countries are known commonly for kidnapping.
I filmed at different times of the day depending on which
scene or mood I was trying to create. For example filming
at night time for a more mysterious setting.

7. Ideas
Unsafe- This title relates to the way the characters are feeling and
basically sums up the reasons they had to look for safety and run
away from where they lived.
Expect the unexpected- The title is put in a way that the
audience is warned due to the use of the imperative form, telling
them what to do, It creates a enigma code as it does not give away
too much but does engage the audience
Age:
My target audience is 16+ as the plot may be too complicated for
anyone younger to understand however there will be no violence
therefore it would not be harmful for under 16’s. (the 16+ is purely
because of the age of individuals their brain and therefore their
understanding of the story).

8. Inspiration
As I previously mentioned Taken by Oliver Megaton
was initially my main inspiration when deciding on
both plot and scenery. They have a story line that is
similar to mine and I agreed with the setting as I
believe that by making it take place abroad adds
fear to it all, as humanbeings seem to find what is
unknown or unfamiliar to them a threat which helps
make the viewers feel fear, tension and in some
cases excitement.
I was also further inspired by the American TV series
‘Kidnapped’ and just like in my story it is about a son of
someone who is quite wealthy. The family agrees to
keep it a secret and this is also what happens in my
movie, as the mother tries to protect her son. I came
up with my story before I found out about the series
but discovered that they were quite inspirational,
allowing me to improve my initial story.

9. Todorov Narrative theory
Todorov’s narrative theory suggests that narratives exist
out of equilibrium, followed by a disequilibrium and then
finally it is supposed to end with a resolution.
Applying this theory to my own work, when describing my
narrative, made me recognise this structure.
At the start of my trailer, when JJ is getting ready to go on
his holiday with his family, nobody suspects that this
holiday will be anything BUT normal. They all seem to be
happy, this suggests that this part of my narrative would
possibly fall under Todrov’s equilibrium sector of the
theory. In contrast to the joy felt at the start, the story
slowly leads to more of disequilibrium, where the kidnap
slowly takes place, and fear quickly arises.

10. Editing and planning
When deciding on how to layout my trailer, I wanted to
convey certain set rules by making it stand out more
and making people remember it even if they do not
decide to watch the actual movie straight away.
I filmed my footages with an IPhone 5 as I preferred
the quality over the one a digital camera (for instance)
would give me. I also wanted to be modern and use
new technology, which shows that technology is moving
forward and that new experiments have led to new and
better opportunities.