R+P Post 7 Our film's title and plot outline

Originally the plot of our story was more centred around the element of the poker game, and we thought that we would make the film more focused around the theme of casino gambling and some kind of corruption going on there. However we soon realised that this story would be very hard to connote and that it would have a limited appeal. We changed the story to involve a kidnapping revolving around an unpaid debt. Due to our original idea we originally were thinking of poker related titles for our film; but once we changed the plot we settled on 'Pay Off' in relation to the debt the main character owes being paid off, through his actions.


The plot of our film is that Blake, the protagonist who is an ex-policeman,  has had his partner, Rachel, kidnapped by a criminal gang. The film is about his struggle to find out where Rachel is and getting her back. In order to get to her, he enlists the help of an ex-colleague from when he used to work with the police. The opening shows him trying to get this colleague, Jennifer (Jen), to help him find out where Rachel is. With Jen's help, Blake is able to access information at the police department, leading him to the gang's hideout. When he arrives, he finds Rachel dead and so at the end of the film he avenges her by gunning down the gang.

In relation to Todarov's theory of narrative, the plot begins after the event which disrupts the equilibrium, Rachel's kidnapping. This is because the scene takes place at a different time to the rest of the film, however we may unintentionally confuse the audience by doing this.