The following was conducted by both Laurel and Sally
Actors:
We will need a total of 3 actors – One to play Claire, one to play the villain and one to play the villain’s initial victim (which Claire witnesses).
Claire will be a female who looks 18-20 year old. The villain will be a male and the other victim will be a female. This will be effective as it will meet the stereotypical characters of the female’s being vulnerable and less able to defend themselves in comparison to males. The actors playing these roles will be personal friends.
Time-Keeping:
We plan to film the chase scene at around 6:00pm as at this particular time of year, that’s when it becomes dark (but not pitch black) and streetlight’s turn on etc. We shall film these cuts over a time period of 2 days so that we will have a wide variety of cuts to choose from to ensure we get the best possible for our film.
The home scene will not have to be shot at any specific time as we will not have any extraneous variables such as the weather, dusk etc. We will once again film these scenes over a period of 2 days to ensure we get a wide variety of cuts to choose from for the final editing.
Props:
Streetlight (Existing prop, already at location)
Plastic knife (Using gloss to make it look realistic)
Mirror, toilet, sink, towel, other props to make house seem realistic (Already at location)
Ketchup (Blood on victim) (Already on location)
Vegetable soup (Claire’s sick in the bathroom scene)
Key (to open door) (Already on location)
Budget: £5
Plastic knife - £3
Vegetable Soup – 60p
Total: £3.60
Location:
We have chosen the alley by Snow Hills in Yaxely as it is convenient to the scene and is near Laurel’s home which will play Claire’s in the scene.
Mise-En-Scene
Look on blog post, ‘Film Narrative’
N0 dialogue script is needed, as no speech is used within the sequence
Tuesday 10 February 2009
Basic Film Narrative
The following was conducted by both Laurel and Sally
Plot:
The narrative of our opening sequence will consist of a chase theme between Claire and this villain. We plan to establish this before any acting is shown on the screen by adding the diagetic sound of Claire breathing very heavily, as if she was out of breath, accompanying the opening titles which are put against a black screen. We then cut to the actual chase scene (which takes place from the alley to Claire’s home), established mainly by points-of-view shots (so us as the audience can also see the villain but from Claire’s point of view, for example as she’s turning around to see if he is still chasing her), long shots and medium shots. Each cut will have a black-screen transition in between. The diagetic sound of Claire breathing very heavily will continue throughout both the different cuts and transitions. Claire manages to get away from the villain at the last minute and runs into her home, established by a medium shot followed by a match-on-action shot. She shuts the door behind her and a medium-shot of her resting her back on the door helps establish her facial expression which is pure fear. The emphasis on heavy breathing ends here. The audience is left in suspense as to why this villain has been chasing her etc. This will then go to a long shot of Claire running upstairs into the toilet, followed by a medium close-up of Claire being sick. She then washes her hands and looks into the mirror, the camera focusing on her expression before going into the next shot. This will go into a flashback, represented by different lighting, editing (specifically black and white colouring etc). A close-up of Claire’s face followed by a point-of-view medium-long-shot of the villain about to murder another victim helps to establish Claire has witnessed something that this villain feels is vital no one should. This is furthermore established by an emphasis of eye contact. We then have a medium-shot of Claire turning to run, followed by a medium-long-shot of the villain getting up and following/chasing her. Once again, we have the loud diagetic sound of Claire breathing heavily, linking back to the beginning, so we as an audience can instantly link this back to the chase we saw before. The diagetic sound will then have volume turned down, causing suspense. This suspense is then broken by the telephone ringing (switching back from the flashback). This will hopefully cause a ‘jumpy’ effect to the audience, and also does to Claire. A medium-close-up helps to establish the hesitation on her face. A medium-long-shot then see’s Claire walk into the bedroom where the phone is ringing. A medium-close up shows Claire pick up the phone, but she does not say anything. We do not hear what is said at the other side of the phone, but a zoom into a close-up establishing Claire’s fear helps suggest it is the villain that has just been chasing her. As we are zooming-in, we have the sound of Claire’s heartbeat getting faster and her breathing getting heavier emphasised. We then hear her scream, which is followed by the sound of the phone cutting off. This then has a black transition into a black screen where the title of the film will appear.
Mise-en-scene:
Costume: Claire will be established as a young-adult (i.e. early 20’s) by her costume. It will be casual yet modern. The costume will help represent the fact that this was initially a ‘normal’ day for her. She will have her hair up in a pony-tail and the make-up will be suttle. Costume will be along the lines of jeans, a casual t-shirt etc. The villain is covered by clothing (i.e. jumper, big boots) – all of his being black, reflecting his personal mood, lifestyle etc.
Location: The first part see’s Claire running from an alley. We will try emphasising the compact isolation that the alley represents. We will then see her running along the street.
Lighting: The lighting will be dark in the alley, with the streetlight shining onto Claire and a glimpse of the light shining on the villain. In the home, the lighting will be ambient.
Plot:
The narrative of our opening sequence will consist of a chase theme between Claire and this villain. We plan to establish this before any acting is shown on the screen by adding the diagetic sound of Claire breathing very heavily, as if she was out of breath, accompanying the opening titles which are put against a black screen. We then cut to the actual chase scene (which takes place from the alley to Claire’s home), established mainly by points-of-view shots (so us as the audience can also see the villain but from Claire’s point of view, for example as she’s turning around to see if he is still chasing her), long shots and medium shots. Each cut will have a black-screen transition in between. The diagetic sound of Claire breathing very heavily will continue throughout both the different cuts and transitions. Claire manages to get away from the villain at the last minute and runs into her home, established by a medium shot followed by a match-on-action shot. She shuts the door behind her and a medium-shot of her resting her back on the door helps establish her facial expression which is pure fear. The emphasis on heavy breathing ends here. The audience is left in suspense as to why this villain has been chasing her etc. This will then go to a long shot of Claire running upstairs into the toilet, followed by a medium close-up of Claire being sick. She then washes her hands and looks into the mirror, the camera focusing on her expression before going into the next shot. This will go into a flashback, represented by different lighting, editing (specifically black and white colouring etc). A close-up of Claire’s face followed by a point-of-view medium-long-shot of the villain about to murder another victim helps to establish Claire has witnessed something that this villain feels is vital no one should. This is furthermore established by an emphasis of eye contact. We then have a medium-shot of Claire turning to run, followed by a medium-long-shot of the villain getting up and following/chasing her. Once again, we have the loud diagetic sound of Claire breathing heavily, linking back to the beginning, so we as an audience can instantly link this back to the chase we saw before. The diagetic sound will then have volume turned down, causing suspense. This suspense is then broken by the telephone ringing (switching back from the flashback). This will hopefully cause a ‘jumpy’ effect to the audience, and also does to Claire. A medium-close-up helps to establish the hesitation on her face. A medium-long-shot then see’s Claire walk into the bedroom where the phone is ringing. A medium-close up shows Claire pick up the phone, but she does not say anything. We do not hear what is said at the other side of the phone, but a zoom into a close-up establishing Claire’s fear helps suggest it is the villain that has just been chasing her. As we are zooming-in, we have the sound of Claire’s heartbeat getting faster and her breathing getting heavier emphasised. We then hear her scream, which is followed by the sound of the phone cutting off. This then has a black transition into a black screen where the title of the film will appear.
Mise-en-scene:
Costume: Claire will be established as a young-adult (i.e. early 20’s) by her costume. It will be casual yet modern. The costume will help represent the fact that this was initially a ‘normal’ day for her. She will have her hair up in a pony-tail and the make-up will be suttle. Costume will be along the lines of jeans, a casual t-shirt etc. The villain is covered by clothing (i.e. jumper, big boots) – all of his being black, reflecting his personal mood, lifestyle etc.
Location: The first part see’s Claire running from an alley. We will try emphasising the compact isolation that the alley represents. We will then see her running along the street.
Lighting: The lighting will be dark in the alley, with the streetlight shining onto Claire and a glimpse of the light shining on the villain. In the home, the lighting will be ambient.
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