Idea #3 - kidnapping/pre-torture

Production Credits (30 seconds)

BLACK SCREEN heavy footsteps heard, light flicks on to show a door, (10 seconds) footsteps continue, eventually man with duffle bag seen (5 seconds), door opens, slow zoom begins, man tied to chair with bag over head, man in doorway seen from behind, moves inside, duffle bag set down on floor, camera keeps panning towards them, bag taken off of head (10 seconds)

MATCH ON ACTION side view of hostage’s face, covered in blood, mouth taped up, man in suit leans into shot, staring at hostage (5 seconds)

Close up of hostage, sweating, panicked and irritated, adjusting to light and beginning to breathe through nose. Mouth covered. (3 seconds) Ropes around hands/twitching fingers (1 second), swollen wounds on face (1 second), tied feet (1 second)

Close up of kidnapper leaning in, examining the hostage, lip pouted (5 seconds)

DEEP SHOT kidnapper straightens posture, puts hands in pockets, looks around room, huffs. (6 seconds)

MATCH ON ACTION high angle slow zoom over shoulder of hostage of kidnapper kneeling, dragging bag towards him about to unzip (4 seconds)

MATCH ON ACTION camera in bag worm eye view hand moving into bag, looks up, fake smile (6 seconds)

SIDE VIEW hostage’s head lolling, kidnapper’s smile slowly dropping, his hand coming into view (3 seconds)

MATCH ON ACTION mid shot kidnapper’s hand slaps hostage around face loudly. (1 second)

CLOSE UP hostage’s eyes flickering open (2 seconds)

Pan shot of surgical equipment, but eventually picks out rubber gloves (4 seconds)

Extremely slow zoom, putting on yellow rubber gloves, kidnapper humming tune, hostage wants to protest through tape, kidnapper then picks out screwdriver, grabs hostage’s face, hostage begins to cry (20 seconds)

ZOOM AND TENSE MUSIC STOPS at sound of phone, kidnapper shows irritation/clenches jaw, eventually huffs (9 seconds)

Film title comes onto screen

eta: 2 minutes



Inspiration: Utopia


Utopia Scene Torture from Diego Machado on Vimeo.

eg/ Hostage & kidnapper scenario
      Colour Grading
      Costumes (Suit)