- some kind of hostage/kidnap situation - wrong hostage? innocent?
- motive - money/power/revenge?
- vulnerable protagonist/hero (single mother, pensioner, teenager/child)
- powerful antagonist (young - middle aged man(?) - physically/mentally strong)
- family/friends/colleagues of protagonist try to find hostage
- follow Todorov's narrative structure of "equilibrium --> disequilibrium --> new/restored equilibrium"
Editing:
- jump cuts
- quick
- straight cuts - frequent
- fades between some transitions - signify passing of time
Camera:
- lots of establishing shots
- low-angle/worm's-eye-view shots to show dominance
- camera movements - not much use of static cameras - lots of panning/tracking/hand-held/steadicam
- high-angle shots to set locations/diminish power
Mise-en-scene:
- LIGHTING - extremely low-key, maybe slightly higher-key during equilibrium (however, low-key would foreshadow negative events to come)
- LOCATION/SETTING - kidnap location - warehouse/garage/shed, taken from street/alley at night, family searching in daytime - still fairly low key lighting even in daytime
- COSTUME/MAKE-UP - dark clothing (villains), plain clothing on heroes
