Tuesday 14 December 2010
End of term blog update
I feel that i have met my target of making sure i put examples and proof read my work.
Tuesday 7 December 2010
Draft Screenplay
Character
- Fredrick: Very laid back, thoughtful character. Casually dressed in shirt and jeans. Cautious and calculating. High ambitions yet struggling to make a living on a moderate office workers wage. Lucky golden necklace given to him by Jane, sign of their friendship. Puts friends and family above everything else in life because they are all he has really had. Loyal, believes in justice. Scared of the dark.
- Jane: Quiet and sweet. Upper class, well dressed yet very kind. In a long term violent relationship with Damien. Beaten whenever she questions Damien's authority. Held by Fredrick whenever she breaks down, heart torn between the two brothers. Died on the day she found the courage to dump Damien.
- Damien: A dark character. Always a shadow. Never talks much, ponders everything, when he speaks they are cruel yet wise words. Dressed immaculately in black suits. An underground mob boss, with his own firm and many underground connections.
Setting
Our production will take place in several settings:
- Our first setting will be in a dark room, preferably a cellar like environment. There will be a single dim streak of light stretching across Fredrick's face and shoulders, the room will be dusty and gloomy.
- The second scene will be a dark, peaceful scene, with an amazing shot of a city lit up at night. The camera will be looking at this over the shoulders of Jane and Fredrick.
- The third setting will be a nice looking restaurant where we will see Damien, Fredrick and Jane eating. The restaurant will be quite posh with the focus mainly being on Fredrick and Jane.
- The fourth setting will be a very white, clean bedroom. This is the shot of jane dead, the reason of having a very clean, white room is that the blood from Jane will be heavily emphasised (white on red).
- Fredrick: Very laid back, thoughtful character. Casually dressed in shirt and jeans. Cautious and calculating. High ambitions yet struggling to make a living on a moderate office workers wage. Lucky golden necklace given to him by Jane, sign of their friendship. Puts friends and family above everything else in life because they are all he has really had. Loyal, believes in justice. Scared of the dark.
- Jane: Quiet and sweet. Upper class, well dressed yet very kind. In a long term violent relationship with Damien. Beaten whenever she questions Damien's authority. Held by Fredrick whenever she breaks down, heart torn between the two brothers. Died on the day she found the courage to dump Damien.
- Damien: A dark character. Always a shadow. Never talks much, ponders everything, when he speaks they are cruel yet wise words. Dressed immaculately in black suits. An underground mob boss, with his own firm and many underground connections.
Setting
Our production will take place in several settings:
- Our first setting will be in a dark room, preferably a cellar like environment. There will be a single dim streak of light stretching across Fredrick's face and shoulders, the room will be dusty and gloomy.
- The second scene will be a dark, peaceful scene, with an amazing shot of a city lit up at night. The camera will be looking at this over the shoulders of Jane and Fredrick.
- The third setting will be a nice looking restaurant where we will see Damien, Fredrick and Jane eating. The restaurant will be quite posh with the focus mainly being on Fredrick and Jane.
- The fourth setting will be a very white, clean bedroom. This is the shot of jane dead, the reason of having a very clean, white room is that the blood from Jane will be heavily emphasised (white on red).
(CREDITS) BLACK SCREEN WITH WHITE TEXT, TEXT FADES IN AND OUT AS EACH NAME COMES UP
BEGINNING OF 'EVANESCENCE - BRING ME TO LIFE' IS PLAYED THEN FADES WHEN CREDITS FINISH
BEGINNING OF 'EVANESCENCE - BRING ME TO LIFE' IS PLAYED THEN FADES WHEN CREDITS FINISH
FADE FROM WHITE TO CHARACTER
Whimpers are heard, like someone is having a bed dream.
An EXTREME CLOSE UP of Fredrick’s eyes with sweat dripping down his face while he is a sleep, then it PANS OUT to show him tied on a chair and gagged. Dim lighting will emphasise the evil behind the person who tied Fredrick up.
CLASHING OF METAL
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CHORUS 'EVANESCENCE - BRING ME TO LIFE' IS PLAYED
Then as soon as the clash of metal is heard Fredrick Jumps and fast zoom in to a CLOSE UP of his face for 5 seconds, then the camera creeps into his eyes while his eyes are darting from side to side. POINT OF VIEW SHOT of Fredrick looking down at the ropes tying him up and starts squirming. Then back to a CLOSE UP of Fredrick's face.
CLASHING OF METAL
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CHORUS 'EVANESCENCE - BRING ME TO LIFE' IS PLAYED
Then as soon as the clash of metal is heard Fredrick Jumps and fast zoom in to a CLOSE UP of his face for 5 seconds, then the camera creeps into his eyes while his eyes are darting from side to side. POINT OF VIEW SHOT of Fredrick looking down at the ropes tying him up and starts squirming. Then back to a CLOSE UP of Fredrick's face.
FLASHES TO WHITE AND A MONTAGE IS SHOWN
The montage shows clips of events leading to his situation, which is a flash back for Fredrick. The first clip is a MID SHOT of Jane, Fredrick and Damien having a laugh at dinner but Damien seem agitated, then a CLOSE UP SHOT of Jane’s face and she is dead in her bedroom, with blood pouring from her neck. Then an OVER THE SHOULDER LOW ANGLED SHOT of a police man talking to Fredrick.
POLICE MAN WITH AN ECHOED VOICE
"There are no leads, the case it closed"
Then a CLOSE UP SHOT SIDE ON of the two men which is Fredrick talking to a man blacked out and telling him he knows what he done, finally a OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT of a man blacked out hitting Fredrick (who has his back to the man) over the head with a baseball bat. In between the clips there is a CLOSE UP SHOT of Fredrick’s face and his head shaking after each clip.
THE MUSIC SLOWLY FADES OUT AS HE IS COMING AROUND FROM FLASHBACK
POLICE MAN WITH AN ECHOED VOICE
"There are no leads, the case it closed"
Then a CLOSE UP SHOT SIDE ON of the two men which is Fredrick talking to a man blacked out and telling him he knows what he done, finally a OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT of a man blacked out hitting Fredrick (who has his back to the man) over the head with a baseball bat. In between the clips there is a CLOSE UP SHOT of Fredrick’s face and his head shaking after each clip.
THE MUSIC SLOWLY FADES OUT AS HE IS COMING AROUND FROM FLASHBACK
MAN’S VOICE (O.S)
"So, you finally awake"
An HIGH ANGLE OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT of Fredrick on the chair. Then Fredrick starts going hysterical in the chair trying to release himself. Then a LOW ANGLED SHOT MID SHOT of the man who is blacked out, with only his body visible.
MAN’S VOICE
"Hmm, I see you a bit… tied up"
MID SHOT of Fredrick with a stern look on him face, making it clear he doesn't find the man funny. POINT OF VIEW SHOT from the man taking the gag out of Fredrick's mouth. CLOSE UP SHOT of Fredrick's face as she stares at the floor then slowly looks up at the camera.
AN AWKWARD SILENCE
LOW ANGLED SHOT of the man with a shadow over his face. The swaps to a CLOSE UP SHOT of Fredrick's face.
A THUD NOISE
BLACK OUT TITLE 'DOUBLE DEALING' AND THEN SLOWLY FADES OUT
LONG SHOT of Fredrick then TRACKING SHOT of him walking down the road to a restaurant.
CROSS CUTS TO INSDIE THE RESTAURANT
MID SHOT of Jane and Damien sitting at the table looking over, then a LONG SHOT of Fredrick who comes and sits down at the table.
MID SHOT of Fredrick with a stern look on him face, making it clear he doesn't find the man funny. POINT OF VIEW SHOT from the man taking the gag out of Fredrick's mouth. CLOSE UP SHOT of Fredrick's face as she stares at the floor then slowly looks up at the camera.
AN AWKWARD SILENCE
LOW ANGLED SHOT of the man with a shadow over his face. The swaps to a CLOSE UP SHOT of Fredrick's face.
FREDRICK
"Why are you doing this?"
OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT, of a MID SHOT of the man.
CREAPS OUT to show Fredrick's hands tied and the man's, who is blacked out, in front of him.
CREAPS OUT to show Fredrick's hands tied and the man's, who is blacked out, in front of him.
A THUD NOISE
BLACK OUT TITLE 'DOUBLE DEALING' AND THEN SLOWLY FADES OUT
LONG SHOT of Fredrick then TRACKING SHOT of him walking down the road to a restaurant.
CROSS CUTS TO INSDIE THE RESTAURANT
MID SHOT of Jane and Damien sitting at the table looking over, then a LONG SHOT of Fredrick who comes and sits down at the table.
Treatment Re-Write
From the result that me and my group got from our questionnaire we found out that only half of our target audience didn't like murder mysteries, and our narrative is on the lines of one. Therefore we would need to have an opening sequence that doesn't really seem like an obvious murder mystery and gets the audience thinking at the end of it and wondering what will happen.
Treatment Re-Write
We intend for the audience feel betrayal and fear, which parallels Fredrick's emotions. We made sure there was one female character because even though mostly men watch thrillers, women do also. This ensures the film is not dominated by men.
Outline of the opening sequence
Fredrick is sitting in a chair, tied and gagged. We can just see the silhouette of his head and shoulders. He is breathing heavily and sweat runs down his face. He is asleep until a bang of a metal door wakes him. he stares into the camera with glazed over eyes. The camera does a CU for around 5-8 seconds as the camera zooms in on his eyes (creep).
Shot then switches to a hazy flashback (montage) of the preluding events leading to his situation. We see brief shots of Fredrick. Fredrick is shown yet vulnerable with low and high shots, and being shown in dark and light lighting. Damien is shown as powerful, with worm eye shots and in dark lighting. Jane is seen as the sweet, vulnerable damsel in distress with light lighting and high shots.
The montage shows the relationships and happenings of the story in chronological order.
Treatment Re-Write
Title: Double Dealing
Set: In West London (posh)
An original screenplay by Armani, Jamie, Reece and Daniel, which is set in present times.(production Company Name) JARD, which presents a (genre) psychological thriller film about an office worker, Fredrick, who's best friend, Jane, is murdered. Seeing the authorities seem to dis-reguard the case, he feels he has to take the law in his own hands to find the killer. His brother, Damien, who owns a firm and didn't get along much with Jane, due to a rocky past. Still he decides to help Fredrick figure out who the killer is but leads him on a false trail to cover his own back. As the story unfolds Fredrick starts to realise his brother's dark alter ego, which leads into a dark criminal empire of loan sharks and mob bosses. He discovers Damien & Jane's long buried feud. A history of lies, scandals and deceit. Damien is driven mad by these happenings and forms an unhealthy obsession with the innocent Jane. Jane's life is taken in a bitter brawl between the two characters. Damien is angry when his brother decides to dig deeper into murder, using his underground connections, he deals with Fredrick. The audience is left in suspense as the life of Fredrick is left in the palms of Damien.Set: In West London (posh)
We intend for the audience feel betrayal and fear, which parallels Fredrick's emotions. We made sure there was one female character because even though mostly men watch thrillers, women do also. This ensures the film is not dominated by men.
Outline of the opening sequence
Fredrick is sitting in a chair, tied and gagged. We can just see the silhouette of his head and shoulders. He is breathing heavily and sweat runs down his face. He is asleep until a bang of a metal door wakes him. he stares into the camera with glazed over eyes. The camera does a CU for around 5-8 seconds as the camera zooms in on his eyes (creep).
Shot then switches to a hazy flashback (montage) of the preluding events leading to his situation. We see brief shots of Fredrick. Fredrick is shown yet vulnerable with low and high shots, and being shown in dark and light lighting. Damien is shown as powerful, with worm eye shots and in dark lighting. Jane is seen as the sweet, vulnerable damsel in distress with light lighting and high shots.
The montage shows the relationships and happenings of the story in chronological order.
Monday 6 December 2010
Audience Research Summary
I asked 10 people to fill out my questionnaire, which i done as paper copies because not everyone owns a computer or have internet so i will be able to get a broader range of answers. Before i gave the people the questionnaire to fill out i made sure i let them know that this question was for my media work, and that i was finding out what types of films they enjoy.
Out of all the people i asked 80% liked thriller films and 20% didn't. From the 40% of 36+'s i asked only 10% which were female didn't like thriller films and 10% of 21 to 35's which were male also didn't like thrillers, whereas the 40% of 16 to 20 years old which were half male and half female 100% liked thriller films. From where 16 to 20 year olds like thriller i also found out that only half of them watch murder mysteries. All of the 16 to 20's went to the cinema either often or sometimes, which means that if a new film is released out in cinema the mostly targeted audience would be 16 to 20. Also if the film is rated 15 people aged 16 to 20 would defiantly be able to get in to see the film. 70% of people mostly watched the genre of comedy, yet only 10% of these people which were female didn't like thrillers. Out of the 50% of people that said they sometimes watched scary films only 10% was 0 to 15, another 10% was 36+ and 30% were 16 to 20 and 20% were females in the 16 to 20 category and 30 where male. Therefore we now know that people 16 to 20 year olds are most likely to watch scary films. Finally out of all the people i asked 10% favourite film was in the genre of thriller, which were female.
I found out that are target audience would be 16 to 20 year olds from where they are more likely to watch thriller films and go to the cinema. Also 16 to 20 year olds are more likely to have money from where they may get EMA from collage or sixth form and may even have a part time job. Then because our target audience are 16 to 20 years old it would be good to make sure our opening sequence is suitable for people 15 and about, therefore rating it a 15.
It would have been a better questionnaire if we found out what kind of music our people like and made them tense, so we could incorporate it into our opening sequence and make sure we get the right feel to it.
Out of all the people i asked 80% liked thriller films and 20% didn't. From the 40% of 36+'s i asked only 10% which were female didn't like thriller films and 10% of 21 to 35's which were male also didn't like thrillers, whereas the 40% of 16 to 20 years old which were half male and half female 100% liked thriller films. From where 16 to 20 year olds like thriller i also found out that only half of them watch murder mysteries. All of the 16 to 20's went to the cinema either often or sometimes, which means that if a new film is released out in cinema the mostly targeted audience would be 16 to 20. Also if the film is rated 15 people aged 16 to 20 would defiantly be able to get in to see the film. 70% of people mostly watched the genre of comedy, yet only 10% of these people which were female didn't like thrillers. Out of the 50% of people that said they sometimes watched scary films only 10% was 0 to 15, another 10% was 36+ and 30% were 16 to 20 and 20% were females in the 16 to 20 category and 30 where male. Therefore we now know that people 16 to 20 year olds are most likely to watch scary films. Finally out of all the people i asked 10% favourite film was in the genre of thriller, which were female.
I found out that are target audience would be 16 to 20 year olds from where they are more likely to watch thriller films and go to the cinema. Also 16 to 20 year olds are more likely to have money from where they may get EMA from collage or sixth form and may even have a part time job. Then because our target audience are 16 to 20 years old it would be good to make sure our opening sequence is suitable for people 15 and about, therefore rating it a 15.
It would have been a better questionnaire if we found out what kind of music our people like and made them tense, so we could incorporate it into our opening sequence and make sure we get the right feel to it.
Sunday 5 December 2010
SWAT Analysis
Strengths
-The shock factor of a good character being a bad character.
- Most thriller films opening sequence's are filmed when it was dark, therefore we have natures light on our side because it gets darker earlier from where it is winter.
Weaknesses
-Making the audience comfortable then suddenly making them on edge. This will be difficult to create considering thrillers are mostly people having conversations in the opening sequences to give a bit of a background on the narrative.
Opportunities
-We will have an opportunity to push our editing skill, and will create some fast paced editing.
- We will also be able to challenge on of he t.v conventions by changing it slightly.
Threats
-That a person in our group will not turn up for class or a video shoot.
-Finding the right setting which creates tension, without making it obvious that something may happen.
-The shock factor of a good character being a bad character.
- Most thriller films opening sequence's are filmed when it was dark, therefore we have natures light on our side because it gets darker earlier from where it is winter.
Weaknesses
-Making the audience comfortable then suddenly making them on edge. This will be difficult to create considering thrillers are mostly people having conversations in the opening sequences to give a bit of a background on the narrative.
Opportunities
-We will have an opportunity to push our editing skill, and will create some fast paced editing.
- We will also be able to challenge on of he t.v conventions by changing it slightly.
Threats
-That a person in our group will not turn up for class or a video shoot.
-Finding the right setting which creates tension, without making it obvious that something may happen.
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