Prelim 2 planning

Prelim 2 Planning 

Concept

Why?

The target audience for this film is a mature audience of around 15+

The thriller genre conventions that I will include in my film are:

• Darkness/Shadows: In one shot Dylan is standing in a dark room. The darkness conveys a very secretive feel, as no one knows that he is alive so he his hiding away in the shadows. He also wares a hood when he walks past Olivia this also casts a shadow over his face, adding to his new secretive nature.
• Gun: In this film Olivia murders Dylan with a gun. The gun is used to create fear. It also makes the audience pay more attention as they want to find out what will happen. 
• Blood: Blood is a sign/symbol of death. When Olivia finds the note written in blood it creates confusion as we question if Dylan is dead and what will happen to her.

PLOT

Olivia has killed her husband Dylan. She goes to sleep. When she wakes up a picture of her and Dylan is missing, but she doesn't notice. As she is leaving she notices that the corner of a rug has been folded over but she ignores it and leaves the house.

When she gets home there is a note written in blood that says "WHY LIV". She runs inside sees the rug goes into her room and notices the picture missing. She freaks out. She calls an unknown man. She asks to meet him they agree to meet at the usual. It is secretly Dylan who she is talking to.

Olivia is waiting at the spot when a man walks past. They exchange eye contact and she realises that is Dylan. She chases Dylan. He runs down an ally but when she gets there he is gone. There is an envelope with the picture (Olivia is crossed out), Dylan's wedding ring, and the gun that Olivia used to kill him.

CHARACTERS

• Dylan (Jackson):He has been supposedly murdered by his wife. He definitely has a dark side to him. But the reasons for him coming to Olivia is unclear.
• Olivia (Isabelle):She has murdered her husband but the reason is unclear. this is her darkest moment in the film. When she finds the note she freaks out.

PRACTICALITIES OF CONTENT

-This film is quite realistic. We use real people in a scenario that could happen. We also use realistic looking fake blood.

-The only health and safety issues is that someone could trip over in the chase scene.

-We will be filming at my house and areas around my house. We have asked for permission from my parents to use the house.

-We are filming after school as the actors will be in class.

A Treatment For WHY? 

Prepared by Max Crawford 

10 April 2018 

It is proposed that the film will be 1 to 2 minutes long and will be filmed at my house, on my road and the park near my house. We chose these locations because they are convenient as we will have full and easy access to my house, and the other locations are close by.

This film will include thriller conventions such as darkness/shadows, a gun, close ups, tense music, and blood.

The only safety hazard would be someone tripping over in the chase scene

Characters and Actors

For our characters we have Olivia and her husband Dylan. At first we asked our friends Christina and Tristan but they didn't really want to do it. So then we asked our friends Isabelle and Theo, Isabelle said that she could definitely do but Theo had to cancel a few days before. So we asked our friend Joshua but he couldn't. We then asked Jackson if he could do it he said possibly, so we kept him as backup. The day before we filmed we asked Addison but he cancelled the morning before our  filming. We managed to get a hold of Jackson again and he said that he was now definitely able to act for us. So Isabelle acted as Olivia, and Jackson acted as Dylan.

Location

For our location we had first planned to use our friend Mary-ann's house and also the park and bus stop just outside her house. But we decided that it was a little bit of an inconvenience as she wasn't going to be in it and neither was any of her family members. So we decided to use my house and the places near by as it was less intruding and more accessible for us to use.

Shot List

We had an original shot list to account for the actors we thought we were going to have. But when we had to change our actors we also had to change the shot list to times that suited our new actors. This is our final shot list.

Story Board

For our story board we did have a scene where Olivia was going to be sitting on her bed pretending to mourn with her friends. But we decided that this wouldn't fit as we had to account for the time that it would realistically take for Dylan to heal and recover. It would also take to much time in this short film so we just cut it out. This is our final story board.

Script

For our script we also included the mourning scene for the same reasons we did in the story board. This is our final copy of the script.

 

Prelim 1 CCR

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Representations

Representations

Physical Ability/Disability

This clip from Johnny English Reborn subverts this representation. Despite Johnny's disability he is still able to outrun and escape the people chasing him. A wheel chair is usually shown as slow and hard to use but in this clip the wheel chair is fast and very mobile. The speed is also shown with the fast passed music which is often used with ability rather than disability.

Age

Camera angle can show age by looking down on younger people and up on older people, giving the older people more authority. for younger people the music and editing is more likely to be fast. But for older people sound and editing is more likely to be slow.

In this clip from RED  the older people are fighting the younger people. They can obviously fight and the only one that is scared and helpless is the younger girl. This clip subverts this representation.

Ethnicity

Stereotypical music may be playing in the background to represent that ethnicity. Stereotypical clothing may also be worn.

In this clip from Cool Runnings they play music that represents Jamaica. They are also wearing clothing that shows that they are Jamaican. Their speech also shows their ethnicity, for example the repetition of "Man", and there accent.

Love and Romance

To represent love and romance they use the colour red. There is also quite slow music and editing with a lovey feel to be it.

In this scene from Heartland there is slow music that sets up a romantic atmosphere. There is also a little bit of red/pink that represents love. There is also double of everything which gives a cute couple feel.

Regional Identity

Sounds can create different atmospheres and tones for different groups of people. Different clothing and building types can show what region some people come from. Slow cuts show slower ways of living, whereas fast cuts can show business and fast paced living.

In this scene from The Blind Side the old beaten up area represents the downtown where the poor African Americans come from. They also wear clothes that show they come from a poor place. Whereas the lady is wearing more posh and expensive clothing and driving a nice car showing that she is richer and comes from a nice place.

Class and Status

Higher class people listen to more posh music, whereas more working class people listen to more hip music. Higher class people will wear posher clothes whereas people from a lower class may where ripped clothing. Frequent cut away shots show a more dangerous where more working class would live. A tight frame is used to show poor living conditions, whereas a Widder and more spacious frame is used to show better living.

In this scene from The Fresh Prince of Bel Air we see the characters dressed in nice clothes and living in a nice house showing that they are of a higher class. Except for Will who is dressed in more of a lower class outfit so this shows us that he hasn't always lived the high life like the others.

Gender

Camera angles can give males more dominance over females. Boys rooms are also more messy compared to girls rooms stereotypically. Quick cuts between male and female can show their stereotypes. Boys are usually louder than girls.

In this scene from High School Musical 2 we see the boys joking around and the girls are looking at magazines and just chatting. The boys are also obviously louder.