I have chosen Pulp fiction as my individual film because the film is very similar in the way that we are making ours. Straight away in the opening scene of the film, the films goes into action with a robbery in a local diner. The credits of the film and actors names come on at beginning of the film which the film starts at the ends it self.
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Script by Maria and Lauren
EXT.TUNNEL-DUSK
IVY comes skipping into the tunnel humming, followed by her boyfriend, MICHAEL. They are having an argument.
MICHAEL grabs IVY by the arm.
MICHAEL
You're being ridiculous, have you
even taken your medication today?
IVY giggles.
IVY
That's for sick people, I'm not
sick!
MICHAEL
Don't start all this again, you know
if you don't take your medication
you'll start having panic attacks
again
IVY
It wasn't me having panic attacks,
it was Cassie, she is weak, pathetic
and useless. I hate her!
MICHAEL
(angry and frustrated) You and Ivy
are the same...
IVY
(angry) I'm Ivy!
MICHAEL
Sorry, you and Cassie are the same,
so you are going to have to live with
each other! You need to realise
that you are ill and you need help Cassie...
IVY
(louder, angry) IVY!
IVY starts pulling the knife out of her long, lacy fingerless glove.
MICHAEL
(apologetically, irritated) Sorry, sorry Ivy.
Why don't you come with me and we will go see
your psychiatrist, Dr. Bentley. Remember
her? She can help you Cassie!
Knife comes into view.
IVY
(shouting, angry) IVY!!
IVY stabs MICHAEL in the lower torso.
A look of shock flashes across his face.
He falls to the floor.
IVY
(disgusted, looking at the knife)
Now look what you've done.
IVY leans over him and wipes the blood off the
knife, onto his shirt.
A passer by then screams as they witness the
murder, IVY then blacks out.
CASSIE wakes up to see policemen around her.
CASSIE is put in the back of the police car
and driven away.
TITLES
CASSIE is sat with the psychiatrist
talking with her.
DR. BENTLEY
Hello Cassie. How are you feeling
today?
Long pause.
DR. BENTLEY
Do you remember what happened?
(voice over) CASSIE
It wasn't always like this, I was
happy, I had a family, a
brilliant boyfriend, I was doing well
at school. It's different now,
everything's changed.
Friday, 12 February 2010
Shooting Script by Maria and Lauren
EXT. TUNNEL - DUSK
SHOT 1 - Establishing shot – ELS of tunnel
PAN to show surroundings
TRACK into tunnel
SHOT 2 - LS IVY skipping into tunnel
MS MICHAEL grabs IVY’S left upper arm
SHOT 3 - MCU OVER SHOULDER MICHAEL - MICHAEL speaks IVY giggles off screen
SHOT 4 - MCU OVER SHOULDER IVY - IVY speaks
SHOT 5 - (same as shot 3) MICHAEL speaks
SHOT 6 - (same as shot 4) IVY speaks
SHOT 7 - MS MICHAEL and IVY speak
SHOT 8 - (same as shot 3) MICHAEL speaks
SHOT 9 - CU IVY’S face – IVY speaks
SHOT 10 - CU knife coming out of glove behind back
SHOT 11 - LS OVER SHOULDER SHOT see IVY pulling knife out of glove whilst MICHAEL speaks then IVY speaks
SHOT 12 - MS knife comes out swift movement into MICHAEL CUTS STRAIGHT TO SHOT 13 BEFORE KNIFE HITS
SHOT 13 - CU MICHAEL’S reaction to stabbing
SHOT 14 - LS MICHAEL laid on floor IVY stood over him holding knife dripping with blood
SHOT 15 - CU knife with blurred dead MICHAEL in background IVY speaks then knife blurs and MICHAEL comes into view IVY wipes knife on MICHAEL
SHOT 16 - MCU woman screams as she witnesses the murder
SHOT 17 - MCU eye line match IVY fade to black
SHOT 18 - MCU fade from black into scene, blurry vision, two policemen’s faces
SHOT 19 - LS CASSIE gets into back of police car, PAN as car drives off
SHOT 20 - MS CASSIE and DR.BENTLEY in conversation, DR. BENTLEY speaks, gradual zoom into CASSIE’S face. VO, fades to black
Film Distributors By Vash
Universal Pictures are one of the biggest film distributor companies in the world. The reason why we selected Universal Pictures to distribute our film is that they specialize in distributing and releasing mainly Thriller,Action and Horror movies and our film fits into the Thriller,drama category. Also this is a perfect opportunity of our company working with Universal Pictures. Our film is looking to be a dark horse in the movie releases in 2011. We are expecting for our film to make a big impact on the film industry and we are aiming to have a great successful release day,week and month. This will benefit Universal Pictures of working with us because we are expected to make a big profit from our film, so this means that Universal Pictures will get more publicity.
Thursday, 11 February 2010
Character Profile - Cassandra Dione/Ivy
Cassandra (Cassie) is a very shy and timid 18 year old. She lives with her boyfriend Michael in the flat they bought together, near Sheffield University where she is currently studying English Literature. She used to live with her parents and younger brother, Adam but they were killed in a house fire six months ago. She has no other relatives in the country, as they all live in America. Cassie never found out who caused the fire and how she was the only one get out. Cassie has being suffering from headaches and blackouts for nine years but in the last six months they have become worse. This is because she has Multiple personality disorder (MPD), meaning she has two personalities. Cassandra and Ivy. After her family died Cassie was send to a psychiatrist, DR L. Bentley, to help her cope. They soon find out that Cassie is suffering from more than just depression. After Cassie moved in with Michael she decided to tell him about her disorder, but refuses to believe anything is wrong with her, until he meets Ivy for the first time.
Ivy is Cassie's other personality, unlike Cassie she is is outgoing and loud but loses her temper very easily, her emotions go from one extreme to another. Ivy first appeared when Cassie was nine, not long after Cassie witnessed her pregnant teacher fall down the stairs and die. To begin with Ivy didn't make many appearances, but in the last six months has been appearing more often as she is tired of been oppressed. Ivy was the one who killed Cassie's parents and brother after she lost her temper during a fight with them.
Production Roles
Director - Lauren Sorsby, Maria Demetriou, Ryan Hatfield, Vash Jezek
Camera - Lauren Sorsby, Maria Demetriou
Editing - Lauren Sorsby, Maria Demetriou, Ryan Hatfield
Camera - Lauren Sorsby, Maria Demetriou
Editing - Lauren Sorsby, Maria Demetriou, Ryan Hatfield
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Treatment 2 by Maria and Lauren
Film Name: Blackout
Duration: 2 mins
Audience: Mainly aimed at an audience of ages, 15 - 45. The film is a thriller which will appeal to both males and females, therefore our audience is unisex.
Resume:
Scene 1
The first two minutes of Blackout begins in a tunnel. At this point the personality shown is Ivy, she comes skipping into the tunnel followed by Michael. They begin arguing over Ivy's medication, throughtout the scene Ivy gets angrier and angrier because Michael keeps calling her Cassie. The third time he calls her Cassie she loses her temper completely and stabs Michael with the knife she had hidden in her jacket sleeve. After she blacks out at the scene, where she wakes up to find the police have been called and she is being arrested.
Scene 2
The personality has changed to Cassie and she is in her psychiatrists office, in a Psychiartic Institution, where she is visited by her psychiatrist Dr. Bentley. While Dr. Bentley is talking there is a narrative voice over by Cassie. This scene then ends and the rest of the film tells the story of why Ivy/Cassie killed Michael.
Suggested elements:
- Flashbacks - This is used to show different stages in Cassie's life, what she is remembering.
- Narrative Voice Over - This is used throughout the film, mostly during the beginning and end, the voice over is Cassie, this goes with the flashbacks, she is trying to explain her story.
- Moody lighting - this creates a dark, eery setting which will mostly be used when Ivy is around as it goes well with her character.
Treatment 1 by Maria and Lauren
Film Name: Blackout
Duration: 90 mins
Audience: Mainly aimed at an audience of ages, 15 - 45. The film is a thriller which will appeal to both males and females, therefore our audience is unisex.
Resume: Blackout is about an 18 year old girl named Cassandra (Cassie) Dione who has blackouts and headaches, which is a result of her having Multiple Personal Disorder (MPD.) The story follows her struggle to cope with the disorder. She has to deal with having another person in her body, who she had no idea about. The two people are completely different, one timid and shy the other outgoing but has a short temper that can easily get out of control, resulting in a death of a loved one.
During the film it will consist of multiple flashbacks and has the main character Cassandra narrating from her padded cell in a mental institution. She is talking to her psychiatrist about what has happened, which is shown to the audience in flashbacks. Cassandra (the shy timid personality) wants to get help but Ivy (the outgoing short tempered personality) doesn't. Ivy is fighting with Cassandra's boyfriend, Michael, because he wants her to go get help but Ivy is stubborn and thinks nothing is wrong with her. When Michael calls Ivy, Cassie by accident she loses her temper and kills him. She is caught by the police and taken to the station where her psychiatrist is contacted. She is then moved to a mental institution where she tells her story.
Suggested elements:
- Flashbacks - This is used to show different stages in Cassie's life, what she is remembering.
- Narrative Voice Over - This is used throughout the film, mostly during the beginning and end, the voice over is Cassie, this goes with the flashbacks, she is trying to explain her story.
- Moody lighting- this creates a dark, eery setting which will mostly be used when Ivy is around as it goes well with her character.
Certificate By Vash, Lauren and Maria
The certificate for our final idea" Blackout" is a
Our film is mainly aimed at an audience between the age's of 15-45. This film is mainly a thriller that will draw the viewers into the storyline. The film is a unisex film so this means that any viewer, female or male will enjoy the film.
Horror:
Strong threat and menace are permitted unless sadistic or sexualised.
Imitable behaviour:
Dangerous behaviour (for example, hanging, suicide and self-harming) should not dwell on detail which could be copied. Easily accessible weapons should not be glamorised.
Theme:
No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is appropriate for 15 year olds.
Violence:
Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. The strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable. Strong sadistic or sexualised violence is also unlikely to be acceptable.
There may be detailed verbal references to sexual violence but any portrayal of sexual violence must be discreet and have a strong contextual justification.
Our film is mainly aimed at an audience between the age's of 15-45. This film is mainly a thriller that will draw the viewers into the storyline. The film is a unisex film so this means that any viewer, female or male will enjoy the film.
Horror:
Strong threat and menace are permitted unless sadistic or sexualised.
Imitable behaviour:
Dangerous behaviour (for example, hanging, suicide and self-harming) should not dwell on detail which could be copied. Easily accessible weapons should not be glamorised.
Theme:
No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is appropriate for 15 year olds.
Violence:
Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. The strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable. Strong sadistic or sexualised violence is also unlikely to be acceptable.
There may be detailed verbal references to sexual violence but any portrayal of sexual violence must be discreet and have a strong contextual justification.
Friday, 5 February 2010
Genre and Multiple Personality Disorder Research by Maria and Lauren
Thursday, 4 February 2010
A Day in The Life (Research and idea) By Vash
This short film is about a normal guy who starts adopting this special power, that makes him invisible and like a ghost. However this power then consumes him whole.
Soundtrack Idea by Earshot (soundtrack idea for a scene) By Vash
This is a soundtrack called "wait" by a band named Earshot. I picked this soundtrack as an idea to play as a non-diagetic sound, for when our actor with multiple personal disorder turns into a deadly psychopatic killer, filled with rage and anger.
The Three Faces of Eve (Related Clips) By Vash
This film is an American adaptation of the book of the same name which was loosely based on the true story of Chris Costner Sizemore, a woman who suffered from dissociative identity disorder. Sizemore's identity was concealed in the book and film, and was not revealed to the public until the late 1970s.
Flash Forward (Related Clips) By Ryan
The clips below are taken from the american hit TV series 'Flash Forward'. A mysterious event which causes nearly everyone on the earth to have a blackout for 137 seconds, causing them to have a glimpse of their future in six years time. The series is centered around a team of F.B.I which investigate what caused the blackout and wether it would happen again.
Moment of the blackout.
The Aftermath.
Moment of the blackout.
The Aftermath.
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
Film Ideas By Maria and Lauren
1. Blackout.
The film is about a girl who has blackouts and headaches, which is a result of her having Multiple Personal Disorder (MPD.) The story follows her struggle to cope with the disorder. She has to deal with having another person in her body, who she had no idea about. The two people are completely different, one timid and shy the other outgoing but has a short temper that can easily get out of control, resulting in a death of a loved one.
2. Obsessed
The film follows the separate lives of a boy and a girl, Steve and April. Steve is a new boy at school, which is the setting for where they meet. After this Steve becomes obsessed with April, he can't get her out of his head and is determined to eliminate her boyfriend and be with her. As a result of his obsession he ends up doing the opposite of what he originally set out to do as he forces April and her boyfriend, Luke closer together. In the end it results in his death.
3. Running
This film is about a girl called Sophie, who is a normal teenager who worries about everything, and over analyses everything. She lives with her mum, Jill who has just re- married a man called Paul. One day after staying late at school she comes home to find her mum and step father fighting as usual, she decides to listen in on their argument. She witnesses Paul killing her mother, when she is trying to get away she trips over the kitchen chair which alerts Paul to her presence. She runs away to her real father's house, Peter. Paul chases her through the woods near her house. She manages to get away but hears Paul shout he will find her and kill her. The story follows her life after she gets to her dads, forever looking over her shoulder in fear of Paul.
The film is about a girl who has blackouts and headaches, which is a result of her having Multiple Personal Disorder (MPD.) The story follows her struggle to cope with the disorder. She has to deal with having another person in her body, who she had no idea about. The two people are completely different, one timid and shy the other outgoing but has a short temper that can easily get out of control, resulting in a death of a loved one.
2. Obsessed
The film follows the separate lives of a boy and a girl, Steve and April. Steve is a new boy at school, which is the setting for where they meet. After this Steve becomes obsessed with April, he can't get her out of his head and is determined to eliminate her boyfriend and be with her. As a result of his obsession he ends up doing the opposite of what he originally set out to do as he forces April and her boyfriend, Luke closer together. In the end it results in his death.
3. Running
This film is about a girl called Sophie, who is a normal teenager who worries about everything, and over analyses everything. She lives with her mum, Jill who has just re- married a man called Paul. One day after staying late at school she comes home to find her mum and step father fighting as usual, she decides to listen in on their argument. She witnesses Paul killing her mother, when she is trying to get away she trips over the kitchen chair which alerts Paul to her presence. She runs away to her real father's house, Peter. Paul chases her through the woods near her house. She manages to get away but hears Paul shout he will find her and kill her. The story follows her life after she gets to her dads, forever looking over her shoulder in fear of Paul.
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