We are going to call our thriller 4 Days and it'll be in non-chronological order; it will open with a scene very close to the ending. This technique is quite often used in thriller movies (for example Inception) to raise enigma, confusion and to allow the audience to leap straight into the correct mood for a thriller. We're not going to give away our ending completely however; a gun shot will be heard before the fade out of this scene but nothing will be seen. This will keep the audience wondering until the end of the completed version of this thriller idea, what has happened to the man in this scene.
The fade will then rewind back in time to four days before where there will be a club/gig setting. The two scenes will be linked with a sound bridge; the music will be an original from Jack's band, that will be heard during the chase scene and then seen playing live, as his band will appear in this club/gig scene. Jake will order a drink from the waitress, who will be played by Dani and a shot reverse shot conversation will be shown here. When the waitress comes back with the drink, Jake won't know that it has actually been spiked. He will drink the drink as normal and a sudden blur out from the scene will take place from Jake's point of view, as he passes out.
There will be a blur back in, still from Jake's point of view and showing him regaining concoiusness. The opening to the scene will raise enigma as Jake wakes up in an unknown place (possibly an office interior which will show connotations of an antagonist). There may be a short shot reverse shot conversation that will heighten the enigma at the end of the video; however not give to much away though as it's just the opening of our thriller.
This is great (although a little over the suggested 100 words), but your synopsis needs to include what the entire film will be about. It's basically a paragraph explaining what will happen in the film so that we can see whether your opening would work in the wider context of the film. Can you add in some idea of what you think will happen in the rest of the film please.
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