Thursday 21 January 2016

MEST2 Progress Report – 20 January

Work completed since 6 January
Since the 6th January, we have completed all of the following:
  • They Script for our production
  • Along with that, we have done the storyboard and shot list
  • We have also scheduled when we are going to do our filming, editing and the Print brief
  • Started to prepare all of the props
  • Got our actors for the actors; We have worked really hard with this specific thing because this is one of the main things that we need in order to make a good production. Good acting

Any incomplete pre-production tasks
  • Our class had started our Photoshoot a week earlier than the other class. However, we never had time to do our photoshoot on the 20th of January so we have re-scheduled to do our photoshoot the following Wednesday after school.

Next steps/Action plan
  • Since we have got our characters and all the pre-production work done, we are going to start to do our filming from the 25th January. Along with that, I will start to do the print brief as we're doing the production. This is because some of the pictures from the production will be going onto the film brief and it will therefore, take less time rather than going to the different settings again and again.

Date filming will be complete
  • Our aim to get the filming done by is the second or third week of February. However, there may be some other times when we have to re-shoot some scenes if they do not fit the way we want it to be (whilst doing the editing).

Requirements for photoshoot next week
  • Make sure the main character is wearing dark coloured clothing.
  • Have bright coloured lightings
  • Make sure that half the main characters face is shadowed
  • Also bring the props, e.g. coca cola bottle which is a main prop that will be used in the film

Thursday 14 January 2016

MEST2 Print brief


Research

In this front cover, one of the main things that I have recognized is the positioning of the main title and the colour schemes. As you can see, the part where it says "BFI London Film Festival", it is positioned in the centre of the brochure and is shown really big and bold. Also, with the colour scheme, most brochures with stick to the one colour, e.g. red which symbolises blood etc. However, in this brochure, it has a mixture of everything and is linked to the BFI logo. In that specific logo, it shows red and blue which is almost like blood and water, which is then expressed onto the main title. Under the title is also a date which shows when it was released but next to it shows that the BFI are in partnership with American Express. This shows that the BFI must be a well established brand because of the fact that American Express are as well. The font also is the same but across the whole front page, it is in different sizes. Finally. at the bottom there is a sell line but is hidden. In my opinion, this is different to other magazines is because of the fact that this front cover doesn't really talk about anything apart from telling the title and who is the company that mad this brochure.

Brochure Front Page

The idea I will use from this image is the part where they have the company logo on the top left.


The different characters in here have different facial expressions which I what I would use if I have more than one character in the front page.


With this image, I will like to take the idea of using the main protagonist face being place in the middle.

This front page hardly uses an type of text at all, which is the theme I am looking to go for.

My aim is to find this specific font type because it is very 'arthouse like'.


Contents Page

  • Overlapping image on both sides
  • The main character takes a whole page
  • The colours used on the left are the same as the costume which Spiderman is wearing


  • The main protagonist is on the left covering the whole of that side
  • The different page numbers are spread on the right from top to bottom
  • Only uses black and white with some red. 
  • No bright colours are used


  • Dark colours are used only (combination of only three colours)
  • Pages spreaded across the whole page
  • The text is divided into 3
  • Has only one background colour


  • Bright colours are used
  • White background
  • The title 'Contents' is spreaded across two pages
  • Many different small images
  • Combination of blue and pink circles which contains the pages numbers.

  • Red and White coloured title
  • Another contents page where dark colours have been used, yet again
  • Main protagonist is positioned on the right
  • Not that many number pages have been included into this specific contents page.



Planning and Sketching
1) Target Audience Interest

  • Blood and horror since it's a 15 rated movie
  • More teenagers will be interested, therefore making it the actual front cover quite busy with many different text and pictures on it.
  • Main character of the movie with his face in front of the movie title
  • Other movies that will be in the print
  • Not too much writing but make sure it takes a lot of space
2)

3)

4) Double-page spread

  • Quotes from the actual movie
  • Over lapping images
  • "Expect the unexpected"
  • "Don't judge a book by it's cover"
  • The unexpecting scene (Sub-heading)
  • Fearing for the worst
5)


Photoshoot

1) The main character from our production, that I specifically will be using is Jason. This is because he is the one character out of everyone who's has two different sides to himself and with a picture of what I have planned will have a lot to tell the audience before they even see the play.

2) The images that I will need for the 'contents page' is the main setting and scenes from the actual production. This will give the audience a little idea of the story.

3) The images that I will have in the 'doubled-page spread' is every main protagonist that will be shown in the production.

4) SHOT LIST
  • Medium shot of the protagonist (Head to shoulder)
  • Extreme Close up shot of the protagonist
  • Over the head shot of the protagonist
  • Underneath shot
5) For the costume, I will have the main protagonist wearing what he will be wearing in the actual production. He will have no make up. Also, in the photoshoot, my aim is to create a shadow on half of his face which will show the audience that this character will have two different sides to him. Therefore, for my to do this, I will have to bring in a bright light which be shun on one side of his face. Also, I will be bring in a black piece of fabric which will be used as a backdrop. My last and final prop that I will be bringing is a 'coca-cola' bottle which is the main prop that we will be using in the production.

6) The way I am going to prepare myself for the photoshoot on Wednesday is by doing the following:
  • Make sure that the main protagonist is available and there at the photoshoot.
  • Bring all the props that I will be needing in the photoshoot.
  • Have the lighting with me as well
  • Take around 20-30 different angled shots, which I can use in my 'print'.
Double Page Spread

It's the start of a brand new year. Already, many different movies have come out, especially this brand new movie called 'Trangsression' which has been given a 5 star rating by a lot of audiences. Transgression is a movie about one character that gets to change his whole life within one hour.

Plot of the movie
This is a thriller movie about the psychotic teenager that goes by the name of Jason, almost like the character from the Friday the 13th movies. However, one day this character was on a broken down rooftop  which four of his friends.  The five of  them then decided to play a game of spin the bottle once they had finished the coke bottle. Whoever the bottle landed on, had an hour to change their life. It landed on Jason. He decided that he wanted to go with one of his friends Grace to a discrete area. All of his other mates thought that Jason liked her or something but that wasn't the actual outcome. It turned out that he wanted to end Graces life due to the mental health problems he had. Eventually, Grace died and no one was able to find her since the area was very discrete.

Fearing for the worst
The other main character, Chloe, must've felt very weird because out of no where, one of her friends wanted to go someone. Therefore, she didn't know if this was going to be a good or bad thing or if this was a death scenario.

"Expect the unexpected"
This is a quote that has a massive impact on this whole movie. Everyone who knew Jason was a really lovely and nice human being. However, no one really established who the real 'Jason' was under that fake personality he was showing everyone.

"Don't judge a book by its cover"
This also has another massive impact due  to the same reason as  the other quote. People thought Jason is nice but no one really knew who he is until they really get under his skin and then find out who he really is. Also, the other friends who played short scenes in this production, weren't really good friends because they would always 'back chat' about everyone towards their face. Therefore, the audience would wonder if they were even real friends.

Characters
All of these character who performed in the production are from Greenford which is a town in West London. They are all upcoming actors and have bright futures ahead of themselves.
Izaaz has already performed in different types of movies for example, 'The Equation' which was presented by a group of four teenagers that go to Greenford High School which turned out to be a success.
If you guys out there thought this was good, make sure you tune in, in 2017 when we start to make the second part to this.

Questions
·        Without looking above, who was the girl was murdered and who was the one who killed that character?
·        What was the two main props used in that film?

·        At the beginning of the production, where was the film taken?

Wednesday 13 January 2016

MEST2 : Pre Production Edited


SCRIPT : TRANSGRESSION

FADE IN, ESTABLISHING SHOT OF LOCATION

EXT. THE SUBURBS OF LONDON. THERE ARE TEENAGERS WHO ARE

SITTING AT AN ABANDONED ROOFTOP ­ DAY

CUT TO A MEDIUM LONG SHOT OF THE TEENAGERS

Fade in,to an establishing shot of the location. Cut to a

medium long shot of the teenagers.

A group of teenagers, three females and two males, are

sitting in a circle. Their friendship is quite strong

hence the chatter that is taking place; some of them have

known each other for years but recently a new member JASON

has joined. Amongst the teenagers is an empty Coca­Cola

bottle. JASON

(eager and excited)

Alright, so it’s a really

simple game. Pretend that this

bottle is your life and it

literally holds your fate.

Cut to a close up of the bottle as JASON presents it and

puts it in the middle of the circle to spin the bottle. JASON

So by spinning the bottle,

you’re taking the risk to

gamble your life. Whoever it

lands on has to change their

life within an... hour?

Medium shot of JASON, the camera tracks his actions as he

spins the once more. Cut to a reverse shot of LUCIA who

stops the bottle from spinning. LUCIA

(Rolls her eyes, annoyed)

That is the stupidest thing I

have heard all day.

DEVON gives LUCIA a slight nudge on the shoulder and grabs

her cheek. DEVIN

(teasing)

Give it a rest, Lucia! You’re

always killing the fun. Might

have to start calling you

“killjoy” from now on.

LUCIA pushes DEVON away with force and there is small

laughter amongst everyone.GRACE

(quietly, with admiration)

I think it’s a pretty cool

idea, to be honest.

Cut to over the shoulder shots as JASON winks at GRACE as

she smiles back. TYRA

(pleadingly)

C’mon Lucia, stop being so

negative. What’s the harm in

having a little fun?

LUCIA

(Unimpressed tone)

Ugh, fine. Whatever. Let’s

play your shitty game then.

JASON makes sharp eye contact with LUCIA. JASON

(In a tense tone)

Alright, let’s play then.

Cut to a high angle shot of the bottle spinning, like a bird’s

eye view. Cut to P.O.V of the bottle spinning as it slows

down.

The bottle comes to a halt and there is a silence amongst the

teenagers. The atmosphere is quite tense and the bottle stops

on JASON, indicating that he has been chosen.

LUCIA

(scoffing)

Well well well, what a fucking

coincidence! The bottle has

landed on the “chosen one”,

now go off and do your stupid

little dare. TYRA

Leave it, Lucia. What are you

going to do Jason?

JASON

(thoughtfully)

I don’t know... Something

interesting or daring I guess.

Cut to a medium tracking shot of JASON walking towards GRACE.

Close up of JASON offering his hand. JASON

Would you give me the honour

of helping me change my life

within an hour?

Medium close up shot of GRACE. GRACE has a surprised yet keen

look on her face as she takes his offer by taking his hand.

Cut to medium shot of her taking his hand, medium low angle

shot of JASON as he offers his hand. GRACE

(sense of eagerness, imitating

Why of course! That would be

absolutely splendid!

posh voice)

DEVIN

(teasing)

Someone’s getting a little bit

too excited! I wonder what

they’re going to do.

Medium shot of TYRA as she understands what is happening and

joins in on the teasing with a wink at GRACE and a smirk. TYRA

(teasing)

Don’t do anything that I

wouldn’t do, you two!

Medium shot of JASON and GRACE leaving with their backs to the

group and camera. LUCIA

(mumbles with a suspicious

Something doesn’t seem

tone)

right... EXT. Secluded forest area with an

obscure dirt pathway, near woods­ DAY

Medium low angle shots of trees clearings, and general cuts to

shots of the surrounding area. JASON and GRACE are seen

walking together in the woods. GRACE, an introvert, is too shy

to ask about JASON’S plan and she continues to follow him, who

is increasingly slowing behind her.

Close up shot of JASON reaching for GRACE’S hand. Cut to a

close up of her expression, reverse shot to him pulling his

hand back.

Medium shot as JASON slows down behind GRACE. GRACE turns

around to face JASON. GRACE

(nervously)

What’re you doing Jason?

JASON

(facing away, quietly)

Oh nothing, I’m just looking

around. Keep walking. GRACE

(nervously)

Erm, okay. I guess.

GRACE turns back around and continues walking. Over the

shoulder shot of JASON aimed at GRACE’S back. GRACE

(As she is turning around to

Hey, what are you gonna do for

your da­?

face him)

Slow motion vertigo shots of GRACE as JASON grabs at her neck

and gets her into a choke hold. Close up shot of GRACE’S hands

struggling to push away JASON. Medium shot of JASON throwing

her to the ground. JASON

(Ominous and hysterical tone)

YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN TO SHUT

UP! YOU TALK TOO MUCH. JASON

YOU’RE SO FUCKING ANNOYING.

With each strike, JASON exclaims and hits her with hysteria. JASON

(Panting from exhaustion and

putting force with every word)

WHY... THE... FUCK...

AREN’T... YOU... DYING?!

POV shots of GRACE as JASON continues to beat her with blood

splattering all over him. The camera begins the blur more and

more slightly as GRACE is beaten.

GRACE

(pleading)

Please... stop...

Medium shot as JASON comes close to her and watches her face,

bloody, bruised and beaten. The camera is rotated on the x

axis at an angle to create a sense of disorientation. He looks

at her with contentment.

He lands one final blow on her head to kill her and throws the

bat away. JASON

(As he kicks the limp body)

I never knew it would take

people so long to die.

As he is panting with exhaustion and cleaning his face/hands

of the blood. JASON

(Mumbles)

This life is nothing but an

illusion; we must fulfil the

needs that lie within our

hearts.

Medium/long shot of JASON walking away in the background, with

GRACE’S lifeless and bloody hand focused in the foreground. CUT TO BLACK.












Mise en scene

Cinematography/Inspirations

Gone Girl, in terms of the mentally disturbed protagonist and the general psychological .


In terms of cinematography and actual filming styles:


House of Cards, different depths and variety of things being in focus/ out focus, foreground/background etc

Whiplash, use of colours and palettes
Drive, use of colours and palettes, and general cinematography, possible use of soundtrack
Run Lola Run, use of solid colour tint overlays which helps to drive the narrative and multiple personality or narratives of characters.
Trance, use of editing in post production to create disorientating effects etc
Edgar Wright (Scott Pilgrim, Hot Fuzz), possible use of the "montage" stylised cutting of scenes.

Casting


The characters with the most focus during the 3 minute extract will be Grace and Jason. Atousa will be playing Grace. Izaaz will be playing Jason. Lucia, Tyra and Devon will be played by 


Locations


A quiet and reserved area such as the woods near a park will be needed for the scene where Jason kills Grace. Another area where the entire location looks abandoned and old will be used for where the teenagers are hanging out.


Props


The props needed are a baseball bat which could be substituted later if we don't find one. Also a bottle will be needed as it is the central part of story line. 


Possible props, cigarettes, beer/alcohol containers?


Costume and Make up


Normal clothing because the characters are all teenagers, make up will be needed for the violence and the blood when Grace is killed.


Jason - Typical guy outfit (jeans, t shirt, hoodie, trainers) extremely casual almost bordering on the sense of lazy. Generally needs to have a very "rugged" and not caring look to his attire. This generally to show the idea of how he reflects himself as disorganised and unlike normal stylish guys.

Devin - A bit more stylish but also casual, shows his a lot more trendy and generically up beat personality. He's a lot more of a laid back but cultured guy and likes to show it.

Lucia - Fashionable and trendy attire, as she's considered and seen by her peers as a "popular girl". This has to be portrayed appropriately through her costume. It must still hold to the casual theme of teenagers.

Grace - She's a lot more of a shy and reserved girl who doesn't care too much about how she presents herself. She still wants to look good so that she can fit in with her peers and so tries her best to reflect her personality of being a nice and shy person through her costume. 

Tyra - Laid back and but generally a much more perspective person who isn't easily fooled. She's shown as very casual and chilled. Use of hoodies would be good to show this and matched with trainers and t shirts.

Lighting


Generally, we will use natural day lighting but can use some high key lighting to create dramatic emphasis if need be. Lighting will have to be essential to create a vivid colour palette that resembles an indie film such as Drive.




Tuesday 12 January 2016

La Haine - Summary

The movie La Haine is a black and white, French film. It is about three men that were surrounded by french gangs and living in a 'ghetto' area based in Paris. They were all from different backgrounds (one was Jewish, the other was an Arab and the final person was a black male). Since it is a ghetto area, they are many police around. One day, a police officer had left his gun somewhere. Then in some many scenes later, the Jewish protagonist had found the gun. In the next couple of scenes, there was a lot of rioting going on and the protagonist, with the gun, used that weapon on the police who were also at the riots and were trying to stop it from happening. At one scene the Jewish character, Vinz, started arguing with a policeman where he then started to insult him. after that scene, he then met that same policeman at where they went to after and that same police man would start to threaten him with a gun. This led to the policeman accidentally pulling the trigger of the gun with led to targeting and killing on of the main protagonist (the Jewish character).

The mise  en scene, throughout this film, was all to do with gang violence. Therefore, there were many different things that was related to gang violence, e.g. guns, bandannas and rioting. The fact that there was a gang, instantly brought to the audience attention that the setting of the movie is going to be really rough and the atmosphere would either be quiet or even dangerous because people in the movie wouldn't know where sense of danger would be coming from.

Throughout the whole movie, many panning movements were used when all the different gangs were running through the riots. This specific camera movement was powerful to the audience because it made them feel like they were in the movie with them and they were following the gang to where they would target next in the riots. Also, a lot of shot/reverse shot was used between the three main protagonists when they would be having their conversations.

However, this movie is very stereotypical because of the fact that even if someone was wearing a specific item of clothing that a gang member would wear, the police would instantly target those people even if they were innocent.

Tuesday 5 January 2016

Audience research focus groups: blog task

In the last lesson before the December half  term, our group didn't get to show our pitch idea because  of some error between my group and therefore, we never recorded anything. However, in the half term, we had come up with a few different pitch ideas which will be shown down below:

THE ORIGINAL IDEA

Title and tagline:

TRANSGRESSION: Their fate belongs to the hour

Topic from brief (e.g. Modern-noir, Urban Life etc.):

Modern-Noir

Genre (and sub-genre if applicable):

Thriller, psychological thriller

Logline – one sentence that sums up the film and hooks people in (25 words or fewer):

A psychological thriller that explores the division between reality and the false distortions through the eyes of dysfunctional teenagers

Other successful films that are similar to yours:

Gone Girl, in terms of the mentally disturbed protagonist.

Narrative structure for full 30-minute film – what happens and in what order (max 100 words):

The film will start with a bored group of teenagers going to their hangout place, where they invent a new version of spin the bottle, the objective of the game is to change your life within an hour if you have been chosen. They begin to play the game and the protagonist, who is mentally unstable gets chosen. With the hour he has been given he decides to invite a vulnerable and naive friend to join him, which she immediately does. The naive friend is unaware about what he is planning to do but continues to eagerly join him on their walk to the woods. This is where he brutally murders hers and disposes her body of. When the protagonist arrives back after an hour his friends ask where the naive and vulnerable friend is, he dismisses the questions and says she went home. Over the next 2 days people begin to grow suspicious, with Friend 2 starting to accuse him over her sudden disappearance. Despite this the group of friends decide to continue playing the game and when Friend 1 gets chosen, she is put under pressure by Friend 2 and decides to kill him before killing herself by self drowning in a river.  The scene ends with a suicide note stating “Gone for an hour”.

Main protagonist, their desires, the conflicts they encounter etc.:

The main protagonist, who is the killer, has a manipulative characteristic which he hides through his charisma and charm, it could almost be argued that he’s mentally unstable. He desires power and attention, something which he lacked before he brutally murdered a vulnerable friend. His killing gave him a sense of superiority, but it also adds onto his paranoia. He faces several conflicts such as one member of their friendship group getting suspicious about his sudden change in personality, as his lies increase and increase.  

Other characters and their role/audience appeal:

1) Grace: She’s quite naive and easy to manipulate. The quieter character of the group, her characteristics and tragic death will create some pity for her from the audience

2) Devon:  Humorous character, he is quite lively and is the driving force of all their friendships

3) Lucia: She is quite reserved and laid back but pays attention to surroundings in quite a lot of detail. She is the character who gets suspicious, and her intelligence appeals to the audience.

4) Tyra Close friend of the vulnerable friend, she is who kills the protagonist. It is quite surprising for the audience as her friendly characteristics contrast the crime she commits and her sudden decision of committing suicide.

Target audience for your film (age, gender, social class, interests etc.):

  • The main target audience would be for young adults 15-24, hence the 15 certification of the film  
  • I believe male and females would watch it, it has an appeal to all genders i.e. the friendship, the conflicts and the violence.
  • Working class/middle class
  •  Those who are interested in thrillers with a psychological element to it, or who want an insight into the lives of teenagers with an interesting twist.


The three-minute extract you will make and where it would appear in the film:

The three-minute extract would appear about 5 minutes into the film. It will consist of the group of teenagers spinning the bottle and starting to play the game and the protagonist, who is mentally unstable (his friends aren’t aware of this) being chosen. He is given “one hour to change his life”, and this scene will consist of a shots of him trying to kill the vulnerable friend after leading her on. The scene will end with the protagonist walking away, which will create a cliff hanger and enigma codes on what happens next.

THE SECOND IDEA

Title and tagline:
The title of the movie is 'The Equation Part 2' and the tagline of the movie is 'Expect the unexpected'.

Topic from brief (e.g. Modern-noir, Urban Life etc.):

The topic that we have chosen from the brief is Modern Noir.

Genre (and sub-genre if applicable):

For our 30 minutes film, we have chosen to make it a "Thriller" with a lot some slight emphasis of it being a "detective movie" where it is riddled with a lot of enigma codes and generally gets the audience thinking and hopefully ends with a cliff hanger that leaves the audience asking for more.

Logline – one sentence that sums up the film and hooks people in (25 words or fewer):

A psychological thriller that explores the division between reality and the false distortions through the eyes of dysfunctional teenagers.

Other successful films that are similar to yours:

To Kill A Mocking Bird and Sin Citythe fact we will be using the black and white layout and having a quiet introduction in the beginning.
House of Cards, different depths and variety of things being in focus/ out focus, foreground/background etc
Whiplash, use of colours and palettes
Run Lola Run, use of solid colour tint overlays which helps to drive the narrative and multiple personality or narratives of characters

Narrative structure for full 30-minute film – what happens and in what order:


At the beginning of the story, there was this detective who was on his way to work. Once he got to the office, his manager told him there were numerous gunshots in different places; He was sent to a scene downtown and a couple of other detectives around the city went to the other scenes. They believed it was just the one person who did this mess and it was hard to find her as the CCTV cameras weren't working. He tried many different solutions but non of them hadn't worked. Therefore, he went back into to time and re-try different solutions. On the fourth time he went back into time, he felt like he was getting even closer. One night, he had a dream about how a homeless man had whispered something in his ear and it was, "Think the unexpected". Once he had woke up, he kept this saying in his head despite it being only in his dream and is only a fantasy. However, he stuck to it and thought about it long and hard. Then, he went to a discrete located pub where he would think that people who don't want to show their face because they may have done something bad to a public. Once he went their, he saw this glamorous lady (femme fatale) sitting there and was quite odd because you wouldn't expect a lady sitting in a discrete pub. She looked as if she would spend most her day in a casino but she didn't which was odd for the detective and felt something didn't feel right. They both started talking to one another and suddenly, she shot the detective after playing one round of 'spin the bottle'... (Story left on a cliffhanger).

Main protagonist, their desires, the conflicts they encounter etc.:

  • The main protagonist will be the detective
  • The antagonist is going to be the femme fatale but she will only be shown at the end of the film. 

Other characters and their role/audience appeal:


  • There will also be the detectives manager who tells him the job and situation
  • Another character is the different suspects the detective finds before going back into time.
  • Also, there will be a bartender which will only have a short cameo scene.

Target audience for your film (age, gender, social class, interests etc.):

  • The main target audience would be for young adults 15-24, hence the 15 certification of the film  
  • I believe males would watch it simply due to the fact we will have a femme fatale in it and the fact that men are attracted to things like this.
  • Working class/middle class
  • Those who are interested in film noir/'olden days' movies.


The three-minute extract you will make and where it would appear in the film:

The part we will be using from this film is where the detective and 'femme fatale' meet up in the pub and when she shoots the detective and is left at a cliffhanger. The fact that this will be left at a cliffhanger, obviously states that this will be at the end of the movie.

THE THIRD IDEA

MEST2 Film Pitch

Title and tagline:

The title of the movie is 'Who was it?' and the tagline of the movie is 'The more prettier, the more dangerous they can be'.

Topic from brief (e.g. Modern-noir, Urban Life etc.):

The topic that we have chosen from the brief is 'The Secret'.

Genre (and sub-genre if applicable):

For our 30 minutes film, we have chosen two different genres we will try to work around and they are 'Action and Horror'. We have also taken into account that we may try and add a little bit of 'comedy' too but there could be a possibility where we may take it out as it is quite hard to make a movie with comedy.

Logline – one sentence that sums up the film and hooks people in (25 words or fewer):

A hidden, silent detective who is on a case to find a mass killer in the town, Greenford.

Other successful films that are similar to yours:

The films that have inspired us to do this movie are the following:

  • Casino Royal
  • Sin City
  • To Kill A Mockingbird
  • The Hitch-Hiker (Beginning)

Narrative structure for full 30-minute film – what happens and in what order (max 100 words):

At the beginning of the movie, there will be numerous gunshots. The boss will go to the main characters (detective) office and report the case. The detective will then start the case of who is the murderer. This is a hard task for him as he has a hidden identity and doesn't speak at all. There will be some hard times for him, as everyone in the city is very quiet. However, there is a new girl in town that no one has never seen. The detective gets quite close to her until he finds out that she's the one who did all of this.

Main protagonist, their desires, the conflicts they encounter etc.:

  • The Main Protagonist is going to be the detective in this movie

Other characters and their role/audience appeal:
  • There is also the boss of the detective who only has a short cameo scene in the movie as he is only reporting the case to the main protagonist.
  • We will also have a 'femme fatale'. She is going to be a main character in the actual movie but will only have a cameo in the 3 minutes film.
  • Many different suspects which will be there. They are going to be questioned by the detective. When this part is happening, it will almost be a stare-off with the suspect and the detective as the detective cannot speak.

Target audience for your film (age, gender, social class, interests etc.):

From what we have made this film noir into, we would think that this film is located to people that are aged between 10 and 35. This is because this isn't an ordinary 'Film Noir' ; Its is more of a parody as there are some scenes of humor involved in our version too. We would also think that this is aimed at mostly male because there isn't much that female can relate too as this film is only based around men and one female. Therefore, the majority of viewers of this film would be male. People who like comedy and thriller would find this film more enjoyable than the people who would like horror or action.

The three-minute extract you will make and where it would appear in the film:

In this extract, we will be filming the beginning of the movie because I believe that this is the more effective bit of the movie.