Two-Minute Outline

Two-Minute Outline

The opening sequence starts with Aleena being tied up in a

The opening sequence starts with, 18 year old Mahmood and 18
warehouse covered with blood and bruises. She regains
Year old Roxy having a physical altercation. Whilst this is
consciousness and whilst doing so she starts to struggle in an
happening the only visible thing the audience can see are their
attempt to break free of the ropes. Its evident shes in danger
feet. This follows Ronald Barthes theory of enigma as we dont
through her mise -en-scene such as her facial expressions and
know why theyre fighting. Diegetic sounds of grunting and
how shes riddled in bruises and blood. The screen fades to black
footsteps are heard as it gives it a more realistic approach. It is
and says 2 hours earlier, the location and scene changes and it
evident that something awful has happened, between the two as
is now Aleena walking through a hallway, it is present that
we hear a diegetic gunshot and Mahmood falls directly in front of
someone is following her, she begins to pick up her pace and
the screen, the shot wasnt fatal as we can still see Mahmood
begins to run, this is supported by the non-diegetic music as it
move around in antagonising pain. Whilst this is happening, Roxy
mirrors whats happening in the scene. The antagonist is wearing
then steps over Mahmood, and picks up a U.S.B from the insides
a mask and catches up to her and grabs her. He carries her on his
of his jacket pocket. The scene then flashes back to Mahmood
shoulders and takes her to a room and places her on the table.
minding his own business, and then experiencing a very
She is unconscious and its present why she was where she was in
disturbing call, which regarded him, either losing everyone he
the beginning of the sequence.
loves, or for him to hand over the USB. 24 hours later we see
Mahmood meet the person who is behind his phone call. To our
surprise Mahmood knows the caller and goes by the name Roxy.
From this point forward we begin to tie the loose ends as we see
that the person at the beginning of the scene is the person who
shot Mahmood. After her shooting him, we then see her run, she
stops for a brief moment to just grasp herself of the true reality.
She looks at what shes accomplished and sees that she has what
she wants which is the USB. Out of nowhere and with no alarm a
bloody hand grabs her mouth and pulls her down. The person
looks directly into the camera and all we can see are the eyes of
the person.