Post on 06-Dec-2014
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Part G
Part G
False Accusations
Murders
Crime
Tension
Anxiety
Suspension
Investigations
Cliff-hangers
Thrillers
Science
Conscience
Existence Perception
Paranoia
Uncertainty
Mind Games
PsychologicalThrillers
Suspense Using-Created by the main character’s actions and music
Mind Games/ Paranoia- Using-Having The Doll Keep Going Missing and not knowing what the doll would do next
Anxiety Developing-Have moments where we can build up tension to cause anxiety.
Murder Challenging-To Show A Previous Murder in a Flashback
Cliff-hangers Challenging-By not giving too much away within the opening sequence
Conventions Part G
•Suspense-created by the main character’s actions and music
•Mind Games/ Paranoia- Having The Doll Keep Going Missing and not knowing what the doll would do next
Using
•Anxiety-Have moments where we can build up tension to cause anxiety.
Developing
•Murder- To Show A Previous Murder in a Flashback
•Cliff-hangers-By not giving too much away within the opening sequence
Challenging
Part G
In our opening sequence there are going to be 2 characters and 2 actors.
Part H
1st Character is Nia acted by Mickella Swaby
Nia is a shy, lonely, quiet character, Nia is in her own world. She is shown to be mentally disturbed in the sequence. She's not much of a bold character but she is very vulnerable. She's gone through past experiences which made her have a sort of abnormal behaviour or is she just seeing things that are not really there.
Stereotype – hidden, alone
Costume – dark clothing, winter wear
Language – low toned voice.
Body language - hostile
2nd Character is Kylie by Paula DuruKylie doesn’t have much of a role in the sequence but she is a friend of Nia. She does seem to worry about Nia a lot because of her shy behaviour. But she lives around the area, and she greets Nia from time to time.
Stereotype – confident, cheerful
Costume – bright, stylish
Language – modern, slang, talkative
Body language – loud and proud
This is Nia as Character (Black, hidden shy clothing)
Part H
This is Kylie as dressed as Character (Smart, bold, colourful attire)
And Paula the Actor
And Mickella as Actor
Part IFilming will also take place outside the house. ( Long shot)
Point of view shot from the door (Nia passes by)
Part I
Most of the setting will be set at home. Nia will be the main character . She walks through this door after seeing Kylie
She then walks through he corridor.
Then into the kitchen/dining area.
A mid shot will be filmed here.
Part I
Laptop – this is one of the props that will be used by Nia when she’s checking abortion side effects
Letter – this letter envelope will be posted in the letter box as a message revealing …
Baby doll – the most important prop used as a supposed threat to Nia.
Notepad – Nia’s note pad where she is scribbling out the word “sorry”
Shaina and Shammar – Kylie’s kids walking with her when they witness Nia’s strange behaviour
Ways To Create Enigma Enigma; A question that is not immediately answered and thus draws an audience into a text.
Ways To Create Enigma;Appropriate Mise-en-scene: Sound (non-diegetic and diegetic) Lightening- diming when tension or mystery needs to be created Camera shots that don’t give away to much information. Just focus shots on what we want our audience to question.Time Manipulation: Flashbacks Dream sequences Repetition Different characters' POV
Part J
5 Bullet Points Overview Of Open SequencePart K
• Nia comes (Main Character) from the bathroom (looking sick) goes downstairs into the kitchen on the laptop to research about symptoms of abortion.
• Nia (Main character) is completing a scrapbook about the baby she aborted same time she gets mail so she picks it up. she opens it and its has pictures of aborted babies with the meanings of revenge& abortion. couple of minutes later the door Knocks
• Nia (Main character) opens the door and finds a doll outside thinking it’s a prank she puts the doll in the bin where she sees her neighbour Kylie (Other Character) and her kids (extras) they have a brief conversation.
• Nia (Main character) goes back in the house looks in the mirror depressed & confused on what going on.
• Nia then looks to the left an sees the doll standing on the table Scene ENDS
The Opening Scene• Teenage Girl Working On Her Laptop In The House Alone, When An Envelope
is sent through her letter box, she goes to pick it up and brings back to the table she was working on.
• When She Opens The Envelope little bits of different colour paper spills out spelling the phrase “Knock Knock”.
• She then receives a loud knock at the front door, she approaches the magic hole to see no one there. She Opens The Door To See no one there and as she looks down there is a doll placed by the step of the door.
• She takes the doll inside and places it on the chair next to her and stairs at it Confused.
• She Then Looks Away from the doll to look at the door again to find the doll is missing.
5 Bullet Points
Part K
5 Bullet Points Of The Whole Film
• Nia (Main Character) walks outside for some fresh air. She sees her Kylie (Good Friend/neighbour) they have a brief conversation. Nia picks up a letter she opens it and it has letters cut up she puts the words together and gets the word “KNOCK KNOCK” then in couple of minutes the door Knocks.
• Nia opens the door and there's no-one there she closes the door and when she looks a doll appears on the table. Nia is puzzled but walks past the table with the doll on it As she walks past the doll disappears and the scene is finished (Open Sequence)
• Nia notices the doll has gone missing and has no memory of moving it she panics and starts to run to the door but the door is locked she then hears a young girl preferably whispering (Child murderer) she turns around and finds the doll in the corridor who then repeats again.
• Nia passed out when she awakes she finds her self trapped to a table with a lot of medical equipment around her. The doll explains who the real identity is of the doll is which is the main characters unborn child that the main character had an abortion when she was 17 so the spirit of the unborn child lives and plans to live inside her mothers body.
• Towards the end the doll kills the Nia and the doll transforms the spirit into Nia’s body
Part K
Storyboard 1 –Draft 1Part L
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Part L Storyboard 2 –Draft 1
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# Type of shot Description Prop/Costume needed
1 Establishing Shot Shows her house from outside to show where the scene is being filmed at
None
2 Mid/Shot She’s on the laptop searching abortion side effects
Laptop
3 Close Up shot Showing her reaction of ehat she’s reading
Laptop
4 Mid shot Letter goes through the box
Letter
5 Close up Nia is suspicious None
6 Mid shot She's still on the laptop Laptop
7 Long shot She’s walking to the door None
8 Long shot She goes through the door None
9 Mid shot/low angle She looks at letter
Letter
10 Mid shot She picks up the letter Letter
11 Mid shot She reads letter Letter
12 Long shot She walks through the door
None
ShotlistPart L
Shotlist# Type of shot Description Prop/Costume needed
13 Close up She opens envelope to see bits of paper
Envelope and bits of paper
14 High angle She’s still trying to figure out the letter
Bits of paper
15 Point of view She see’s that each bit of the paper has a letter in it.
Bits of paper
16 Close up The bits of paper reads “Knock Knock”
Bits of paper
17 Close up She's a little bit puzzled about the letter
None
18 High angle She is about to look outside the magic hole
None
19 Point of view shot She looks outside and see’s nothing
None
20 Point of view/Long shot All Nia see’s is a clear view
None
21 Low angle She comes back to see a baby doll
Baby doll
22 Low angle The baby doll is still on the floor
Baby doll
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Part L
ScriptPart M
We are using Torodov’s Theory because ..
Part N
Todorov Theory• His theory is a calm beginning ,
something goes wrong in middle then everything is goes either back to normal or Happier at the end which is more like a drama to us
How we are using it• Our Idea Starts with a twist both
audience and character are confused waiting to see what’s going to happen next which is what a psychological thriller does.