Final Idea

1 original gang split by disputed over stolen property.
1 gang is chasing the leader of the other gang showing how vulnerable they are on their own.
Each gang would where different symbols like a tatoo for instance to show that they are part of that gang.
The film will be a continual fight between the two gangs showing violence and sexual assult between the two gangs. This shows the thriller aspect because the gangs are quite sick in the way that they follow and torment each other and their families. We could have a scene of the characters being followed without seeing the actual figure to build up suspense.
We will set it in cambridge and use free running scenes of the gang chasing the rival gang off of their territory and include credits influenced by se7en whihc show crimes in the papers etc.

The costumes in attck the block have influenced our own because we think it would represent the stereotype of a typical london/city gang. We also like the lighting used in this picture because we think it looks more sinister (thriller like).

For the woodland setting in our film we have chosen to use Haverhill east town park. this would be a good long/establishing shot of the scene. The trees conote the death in the film and set the mood.

Original ideas

Our first idea was influenced by 'attack the block' directed by Joe Cornish in 2011.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3tOFejxPH0

The main influence was the free running scenes which we think will build up suspense in our film.

We are planning to base our film around the idea of a chase and our first idea was to have an urban city like scene of free running. This will allow us to use a lot of different camera angles and we think we could use a worm's eye view very effectively to show the runners in the chase scene jumping over a wall.

Our second idea was based on the main character running away from something rather than someone chasing someone else. this would include a woodland setting and we think if it snowed this would add to the effects through pathetic fallacy and symbolise the coldness of the film. it would involve point of view shots and worm's eye views showing the snow on the ground in contrast with a small amount of blood (not too much so that it becomes a horror rather than a thriller).

However we have decided to use both ideas - going from an urban landscape to a woodland which would elongate the suspense of running and would stop the free running from looking more like an extreme sports video. This would allow us to include the technical features we want to whilst also having an end to the opening in the woods where the character could be dragged through the snow (or leaves if it doesn't snow!)