After numerous meetings with our teacher and in our group, we found that our initial thriller idea would be too complex due to logistics and had a lot of potential for failure. The logistics issue was that we would have to film it in many different locations (the street, the supermarket) and it would be difficult to acquire filming permission for them. Also, we had a lot of trouble in creating a backstory and motive for our character and finding out why the audience would "care" about the story. Additionally, it would be difficult to find an actress who would be up to the standard that we need to act the role of the mother.
We still wanted to have the idea of a dead body, however we need to change the story that goes with it.
We have decided to have a murder scene, the cause of the murder (as we find out in the end) being drug-dealing-fueled. It will open with a wideshot of the detective driving to the scene of the murder.
Our protagonist is a detective, about to bust a drug cartel. We know he is the protagonist because he has the majority of the screen time, as well as the way he is conveyed through the miss-en-scène. He is almost like a Sherlock Holmes character, as he is able to deduce the cause and crack the mystery of why the man is dead in a matter of seconds. He knows that the case is bigger than this small murder, that it is the work of a cartel. He leaves the scene saying something such as "I must depart on business," establishing his strong attitude (almost arrogance) and leave the audience in a state of suspense.
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