Our thriller piece is entitled 'Origami'. It opens with various shots of an office, things have been disturbed e.g. the phone is off the hook, papers are scattered, a smashed picture frame is on the floor. Just amongst the paper weights, post-its and various other usual desk items is a origami swan. It doesn't look out of place and you barely notice it. During the whole scene, a voice mail is playing in the background from a girl who was yesterday left waiting at a cafe for her dad who didnt show. It seems unlike him to miss it so she is just ringing to check on him. It all suddenly seems more sinister as you see a foot on the floor the shot then pans up the dead man's body, but does not reach the face.
The screen then abruptly turns to black, as you her a police interview, the man being interviewed mentions a young girl, Emily.
Then it flashes back to watch his daughter Emily waiting at the cafe, she gets the bill and on top of it is a tiny origami swan. A connection has been established whether the audience have noted it or not at this early stage of the film.
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