Amy Louise Shutt
Analysis of Scream
The opening titles of scream is a black screen, with the word scream written in a white scraggly font, it turns red and a hollow scream is heard. The opening scene shows a young blonde woman answering a ringing phone. She appears to be home alone. She answers the phone to a rather friendly stranger who appears to be flirting with her, she tells him that he has got the wrong number and puts the phone down, not thinking anything else of it. As she walks away the phone rings again, she answers it 'Hi, im sorry i guess i've dialled the wrong number' says the stranger, the blonde woman anwers laughing 'so why have you dialled it again' . The stranger on the phone starts to flirt again then the blonde woman tells him that they have '900 numbers' for him to dial and find someone to talk to. The next shot shows a high angled shot of a gloomy looking tree outside, the shot pans down, the viewers then a long shot of a house. The next shot shows a close up of a gas hob of a cooker, it then shows the blonde woman putting some popcorn on the hob as she goes to answer the phone, which is ringing once again. A mid shot shows the blonde woman answering the phone and walking around the side of the kitchen back to the popcorn, she is becoming wary of the stranger who is calling again. The stranger on the phone tells her 'tell me your name and i'll tell you mine' to which she replies 'i dont think so'. The stranger asks the blonde woman 'whats that noise' to which she replies 'popcorn' the stranger then says that he only eats popcorn when watching a film, the blonde says that she is just about to watch a film and the stranger asks what kind of film, she replies 'oh just some scary movie'. The stranger asks the Thwblonde whats her favourite scary movie, the mid shot shows her pull out a knife from the knife stand as she leans over the worktop in the kitchen she answers 'halloween' and she slots the knife back into the stand. The next shot shows the popcorn getting blown up by the heat off the cooker, it gets bigger and bigger. The next shot follows the blonde s she is deep in conversation with the stranger on the telephone talking about scary movies like 'nightmare on elm street' as she locks the doors around the house. The stranger asks the blonde if she has a boyfiend, she replies 'no'. He asks her her name once more, she asks 'why do you want to know my name?' he replies 'because i want to know who im looking at.' A mid shot shows te woman looking petrified as tense non diegetic music is heard, showing the viewer her fear. The blonde then turns the outside lights on and looks through the french doors of her house. A pan shot shows her looking around the vast garden, moving from the swimming pool to the other cornor of the garden. She tells the stranger she has to go before locking the door infront of her. A close up shot shows the popcorn, looking as if it is ready tto explode. The phone rings again, she answers th stranger says 'i told you not to hang up' . The blonde starts to get destressed. The woman walks into the kitchen a mid shot shows the burning popcorn and the blonde woman in the sme shot, she looks destressed, she picks up the phone as tense non diegetic noise is heard, the stranger then says 'now listen to me bitch, if you hang up on me again, i'll gut you like a fish, understand?' the tense non diegetic sound is heard again as the woman looks apsoloutly terrified. A close up shot expresses the worry in the blonde womans face she asks 'is this some kind of joke?' to which the stranger on the phone answers 'more of a game'. The stranger on the phone then says her name, the non dieetic music is heard again as she rushes around the house making sure that all of the doors are locked. The woman is now hysterical, the strager tells her he wants to 'see what her insides look like' and then the doorbell rings, she screams and says shes going to ring the police. The blonde woman is on the phone again with the stranger, she tells him that her boyfriend will be there any minute, to which the stranger replies 'his name wouldnt be steve would it?' the non diegetic sound is heard again and the woman looks even more destressed nd hopless. The stranger tells the blonde woman to turn on the patio lights, to which she does to see her boyfriend tied up on a chair outside the house badly hurt, almost dead. She screams in horror.
Monday, 17 December 2012
Wednesday, 12 December 2012
Research for audience:
Thriller
Classification: 15
The classification would have to be 15, because of the content of the film is too adult for anyone younger than 15 years of age. It will contain topics such as stalking and attempted murder which may upset children of a younger generation, also, there will be mild language and scences which some younger viewers may find scary like the dead cat. We feel that teens 15 and over would be able to cope with this, and because of the 15 classification the older generation of people will also watch the film because they know by the citification and classification that it isn't childrens film and therefore it will bemore suited to them and the type of film they wish to watch and find entertaining.
Neche Audience: Both genders, female and male. Neche audience late teens 17- 25 years old. Thriller film that i think theese people would enjoy. The storyline would appeal to both genders, it will appeal to females because the main charcter is female, the male viewers will watch because it is a thriller and contains exciting topics such as stalking and thrilling scenes which will have them on an edge without been too gruesome and gory. We are hoping that the film will go against the stereotypical thriller aimed at middle aged men because of the storyline, and hopefully the younger generation of viewers will view the film and enjoy it.
Thriller
Classification: 15
The classification would have to be 15, because of the content of the film is too adult for anyone younger than 15 years of age. It will contain topics such as stalking and attempted murder which may upset children of a younger generation, also, there will be mild language and scences which some younger viewers may find scary like the dead cat. We feel that teens 15 and over would be able to cope with this, and because of the 15 classification the older generation of people will also watch the film because they know by the citification and classification that it isn't childrens film and therefore it will bemore suited to them and the type of film they wish to watch and find entertaining.
Neche Audience: Both genders, female and male. Neche audience late teens 17- 25 years old. Thriller film that i think theese people would enjoy. The storyline would appeal to both genders, it will appeal to females because the main charcter is female, the male viewers will watch because it is a thriller and contains exciting topics such as stalking and thrilling scenes which will have them on an edge without been too gruesome and gory. We are hoping that the film will go against the stereotypical thriller aimed at middle aged men because of the storyline, and hopefully the younger generation of viewers will view the film and enjoy it.
Final Idea for film
Genre: Thriller
Beth Williams is a 17 year old popular college student. She lives at home with her parents. Beth's parents have gone to London for the week, for her mothers birthday, but Beth been a typical teenager decided that she didn't want to go, and instead she would stay at home, looking after the house and her cat Aurthur. It comes to the viewers attention, that this popular college student has been stalked by a strange boy that she has been through school with her called Liam Ronson. His obssession has been growing and growing and due to his illness of schizophernia, Liam's mental state is worrying and Beth could be in deep danger, by his facination of her. When her parents go to London, various things happen throughout the week. Beth has felt a presence where ever she has been, whether this be shadows behind her when she's walking to and from college. Strange noises outside her house and weird prank calls. However things become alot worst during the final days of her parents stay at London. Two days before her parents are due home, Beth starts to panic, when she goes downstairs after a bath, to see the french doors she thought she had locked are wide open, and the net curtains blowing out into the pitch black outdoors. She hears a noise and shuts the doors quickly locking them behind her. She then phones her parents, expressing her worries but after resurance from her father, she believes that she is been 'paranoid' and 'overacting'. Convinced that there is nothing to worry about she goes upstairs to bed. The following night Beth goes to bed early, excited and relifed that her parents would be home the following day. When she hears screaming outside her heart sinks. Terrified, she dosen't move, thinking that its in her mind over thinking things again when its not needed. Then, this theory is dismissed when she sees a bright flash torch light shining through her bedroom window. Bravely, she runs downstairs holding a cricket bat that she found in her fathers wordrobe, she goes to the french doors and see's that there isn' anyone there. Feeling relief, she goes back upstairs to her bedroom. Overwhelmed and exhausted she falls asleep. Beth is awoken, by Liam hovering over her trying to sufforcate her with a plastic bag. She tries to fight him of. Beth remembers the bat beside her and picks it up, hitting Liam around the head with it. He falls to the ground and she runs downs stairs screaming. As she runs downstairs, she hears a car reversing up the drive. Its her parents. She runs to the doors crying hysterically, and as she runs outside she see's her cat Aurthur dead on the patio. She screams and her parents run up the drive. The police is phoned and Liam is taken to a mental institution where he would be treated for his schizophernia. The family are terrified by what happened but happy that Beth is alive and well.
* 12 months pass*
and the family are happy and back to normal. They are sat at the breakfast table when they all go silent. Liam is on the news, he has escaped from the institution after injuring two nurses. Beths mum and dad resure her that she will be fine and after talking to the police, the family are told that they are not at risk, as Liams health has deteriated so bad that he cannot even remember Beth. Or so they thought. Later that night when Beth is layed in bed, and her parents sat downstairs, she hears a cackle outside her bedroom followed by the fimiliar light of the flash torch shining through her bedroom window. She screams...
Genre: Thriller
Beth Williams is a 17 year old popular college student. She lives at home with her parents. Beth's parents have gone to London for the week, for her mothers birthday, but Beth been a typical teenager decided that she didn't want to go, and instead she would stay at home, looking after the house and her cat Aurthur. It comes to the viewers attention, that this popular college student has been stalked by a strange boy that she has been through school with her called Liam Ronson. His obssession has been growing and growing and due to his illness of schizophernia, Liam's mental state is worrying and Beth could be in deep danger, by his facination of her. When her parents go to London, various things happen throughout the week. Beth has felt a presence where ever she has been, whether this be shadows behind her when she's walking to and from college. Strange noises outside her house and weird prank calls. However things become alot worst during the final days of her parents stay at London. Two days before her parents are due home, Beth starts to panic, when she goes downstairs after a bath, to see the french doors she thought she had locked are wide open, and the net curtains blowing out into the pitch black outdoors. She hears a noise and shuts the doors quickly locking them behind her. She then phones her parents, expressing her worries but after resurance from her father, she believes that she is been 'paranoid' and 'overacting'. Convinced that there is nothing to worry about she goes upstairs to bed. The following night Beth goes to bed early, excited and relifed that her parents would be home the following day. When she hears screaming outside her heart sinks. Terrified, she dosen't move, thinking that its in her mind over thinking things again when its not needed. Then, this theory is dismissed when she sees a bright flash torch light shining through her bedroom window. Bravely, she runs downstairs holding a cricket bat that she found in her fathers wordrobe, she goes to the french doors and see's that there isn' anyone there. Feeling relief, she goes back upstairs to her bedroom. Overwhelmed and exhausted she falls asleep. Beth is awoken, by Liam hovering over her trying to sufforcate her with a plastic bag. She tries to fight him of. Beth remembers the bat beside her and picks it up, hitting Liam around the head with it. He falls to the ground and she runs downs stairs screaming. As she runs downstairs, she hears a car reversing up the drive. Its her parents. She runs to the doors crying hysterically, and as she runs outside she see's her cat Aurthur dead on the patio. She screams and her parents run up the drive. The police is phoned and Liam is taken to a mental institution where he would be treated for his schizophernia. The family are terrified by what happened but happy that Beth is alive and well.
* 12 months pass*
and the family are happy and back to normal. They are sat at the breakfast table when they all go silent. Liam is on the news, he has escaped from the institution after injuring two nurses. Beths mum and dad resure her that she will be fine and after talking to the police, the family are told that they are not at risk, as Liams health has deteriated so bad that he cannot even remember Beth. Or so they thought. Later that night when Beth is layed in bed, and her parents sat downstairs, she hears a cackle outside her bedroom followed by the fimiliar light of the flash torch shining through her bedroom window. She screams...
Individual analysis
Number 6) analyse the first 10 - 15 minutes of a film similar to the genre of your film idea proposed in your group.
Use IMBd for information background on the film.
Halloween 6 star rating from 2007
story line to the film:
The residents of Haddonfield don't know it yet... but death is coming to their small sleepy town. Sixteen years ago, a ten year old boy called Michael Myers brutally kills his step father, his elder sister and her boyfriend. Sixteen years later, he escapes from the mental institution and makes his way back to his hometown intent on a murderous rampage pursued by Dr Sam Loomis who is Michael's doctor and the only one who knows Michael's true evil. Elsewhere a shy teenager by the name of Laurie Strode is babysitting on the night Michael comes home... is it pure coincidence that she and her friends are being stalked by him?
this is a similar story line to my own as deatis entailed in a small village, with a family living in a new house. The stalker is different as in my storyline the events are the stalker and within this on there is an actual stalker, which makes the turn of events more exciting, but also more horrifing.
The movie Halloween creates a thrilling, yet horrific terminol of events as a phycopath lkiller is born within a young boy to kill the rest of his family until there is nothing left, once this is complete the fact that their is a part of all of us as human beings that their is a dark side and betryal in all of us suggests that this could happen to anyone of us leaving us realing with the turn of events that this could be one of our own family members or friends which may turn to the dark side with in them after a tramatic deal, this could be a horrific car crash which will entail the turn of events in the story line which i came up with for a film idea.
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Idea for film
Genre: film.
Plot:
Elizabeth a 17 year old girl, is staying home alone for the week while her newly married father and stepmother, go on their honeymoon to New York City. Elizabeth was suppose to be going on the trip with her father and her stepmother Karen, but Elizabeth refused as herself and Karen do not see eye to eye. Elizabeth's mother was murdered when she was 13 years old and Elizabeth feels her fathers new relationship means that he does not love her mum any more and she feels that her father has no time for her, therefore she has distanced herself from him. Elizabeth has had a gut feeling for a few months that she has been watched, but due to her relationship status with her father and stepmother, she hasn't confined in anyone but her best friend Katie, who doesn't see it as been a problem and has said that maybe Elizabeth's just been paranoid.
Throughout her week alone Elizabeth's gut feeling has become worse and worse, she has noticed strange things happening around her house, and cannot help but feel that there is a strange presence where ever she goes, including her journey to and from college. She doesn't want to alarm her father and Karen so she doesn't tell them about the strange goings on. Elizabeth notices that strange things are happening, her cat hasn't been home since her father and Karen has left, she found the french doors of her house wide open and she was woken up on numerous occasions throughout the week by screaming noises in the street and the flash light of a torch shining into her bedroom window. Which when she investigated, by looking out of the window had suddenly disappeared. Elizabeth put it down to a 'bad dream' and convinced herself that it is her mind playing tricks with her.
The truth is, it isn't Elizabeth's mind playing tricks, she is in fact been stalked by the man who murdered her mother. On the night when her father and Karen are expected home, Elizabeth rushes down stairs when she hears the door slam shut, she runs down happily, realising how unpleasant she has been and wanting to greet her father and step mum. When she walks into the front room she see's a hooded figure sat on the sofa with a knife and a cut out of a newspaper article of her mums death. She realises he is the one who murdered her mum, she panics and screams, running to the stairs. He chases her up the stairs and she runs into the bedroom, locking the door behind her. The murder starts to kick at the door and he starts to smash it in, breaking the wood of the door. Elizabeth goes over to the window to shout for help, when she see's her father and Karen reversing the car up the drive. She knows that they are at harm, so she chooses to not draw attention to them so that they get hurt. They come through the door, and the murder stops kicking at the door. She hears silence. He goes down stairs. After a few seconds she starts to panic, she knows that something needs to be done or her father, karen and herself will be murdered like her mother was. She hears screams in the front room. She runs down the stairs and runs round the outside of her house going through the kitchen door. She rings the police. She hears Karen scream, and in a blind panic picks up a bread knife from the kitchen draw. She tiptoes into the front room, where her father is laid unconscience and Karen is begging and crying whilst the murder man is waving a knife in her face. Elizabeth stabs the murder with the bread knife. The police arrive, and Elizabeth, Karen and her father are all sat in the back of an ambulance reunited and lucky to be alive.
Genre: film.
Plot:
Elizabeth a 17 year old girl, is staying home alone for the week while her newly married father and stepmother, go on their honeymoon to New York City. Elizabeth was suppose to be going on the trip with her father and her stepmother Karen, but Elizabeth refused as herself and Karen do not see eye to eye. Elizabeth's mother was murdered when she was 13 years old and Elizabeth feels her fathers new relationship means that he does not love her mum any more and she feels that her father has no time for her, therefore she has distanced herself from him. Elizabeth has had a gut feeling for a few months that she has been watched, but due to her relationship status with her father and stepmother, she hasn't confined in anyone but her best friend Katie, who doesn't see it as been a problem and has said that maybe Elizabeth's just been paranoid.
Throughout her week alone Elizabeth's gut feeling has become worse and worse, she has noticed strange things happening around her house, and cannot help but feel that there is a strange presence where ever she goes, including her journey to and from college. She doesn't want to alarm her father and Karen so she doesn't tell them about the strange goings on. Elizabeth notices that strange things are happening, her cat hasn't been home since her father and Karen has left, she found the french doors of her house wide open and she was woken up on numerous occasions throughout the week by screaming noises in the street and the flash light of a torch shining into her bedroom window. Which when she investigated, by looking out of the window had suddenly disappeared. Elizabeth put it down to a 'bad dream' and convinced herself that it is her mind playing tricks with her.
The truth is, it isn't Elizabeth's mind playing tricks, she is in fact been stalked by the man who murdered her mother. On the night when her father and Karen are expected home, Elizabeth rushes down stairs when she hears the door slam shut, she runs down happily, realising how unpleasant she has been and wanting to greet her father and step mum. When she walks into the front room she see's a hooded figure sat on the sofa with a knife and a cut out of a newspaper article of her mums death. She realises he is the one who murdered her mum, she panics and screams, running to the stairs. He chases her up the stairs and she runs into the bedroom, locking the door behind her. The murder starts to kick at the door and he starts to smash it in, breaking the wood of the door. Elizabeth goes over to the window to shout for help, when she see's her father and Karen reversing the car up the drive. She knows that they are at harm, so she chooses to not draw attention to them so that they get hurt. They come through the door, and the murder stops kicking at the door. She hears silence. He goes down stairs. After a few seconds she starts to panic, she knows that something needs to be done or her father, karen and herself will be murdered like her mother was. She hears screams in the front room. She runs down the stairs and runs round the outside of her house going through the kitchen door. She rings the police. She hears Karen scream, and in a blind panic picks up a bread knife from the kitchen draw. She tiptoes into the front room, where her father is laid unconscience and Karen is begging and crying whilst the murder man is waving a knife in her face. Elizabeth stabs the murder with the bread knife. The police arrive, and Elizabeth, Karen and her father are all sat in the back of an ambulance reunited and lucky to be alive.
Individuel Film Idea
Genre : Horror
Title: Slender's Chase.
Plot: A girl (Aged 16-18) is in a dark, cold wooded area, her clothes are ripped and her make-up has run down her face. she looks scared and is on edge, she is running frantically round the woods, it looks like she is trying to escape something. The girl see's the road that runs next to the woods and starts to run towards it. as she is running a tall figure with white skin, long thin arms and no face appears in front of her, she screams and try's to run in the opposite direction, the human like creature throws its spindly arms forward and captures the girl she screams as he pulls her into him. the scene ends as the creature drags the girl into a black vortex like hole.
The next day a similar aged girl to the previous one, is getting out of bed, there is a time laps of her getting ready for college and setting off to her bus. as she walks out of the front door of her house the tall figure from the previous scene is stood in the small ally way next to her house.
we next see the girl with her friends laughing and walking down a busy nigh street. again the figure is stood watching her, a woman walks in font of the figure and when she passes the figure is gone.
the girl whom we find of her name is Alice is watching the news on TV and see's a girl has gone missing (the girl from the first scene) she thinks nothing of it and starts to do homework.
later that night Alice is asleep, she is moving and thrashing around in her sleep. there are flashes of the figure trying to get to her. she finally wakes up screaming, her mother walks in trying to sooth her. as Alice looks out of her bedroom window, she see's the figure from her dream.
Title: Slender's Chase.
Plot: A girl (Aged 16-18) is in a dark, cold wooded area, her clothes are ripped and her make-up has run down her face. she looks scared and is on edge, she is running frantically round the woods, it looks like she is trying to escape something. The girl see's the road that runs next to the woods and starts to run towards it. as she is running a tall figure with white skin, long thin arms and no face appears in front of her, she screams and try's to run in the opposite direction, the human like creature throws its spindly arms forward and captures the girl she screams as he pulls her into him. the scene ends as the creature drags the girl into a black vortex like hole.
The next day a similar aged girl to the previous one, is getting out of bed, there is a time laps of her getting ready for college and setting off to her bus. as she walks out of the front door of her house the tall figure from the previous scene is stood in the small ally way next to her house.
we next see the girl with her friends laughing and walking down a busy nigh street. again the figure is stood watching her, a woman walks in font of the figure and when she passes the figure is gone.
the girl whom we find of her name is Alice is watching the news on TV and see's a girl has gone missing (the girl from the first scene) she thinks nothing of it and starts to do homework.
later that night Alice is asleep, she is moving and thrashing around in her sleep. there are flashes of the figure trying to get to her. she finally wakes up screaming, her mother walks in trying to sooth her. as Alice looks out of her bedroom window, she see's the figure from her dream.
Horror film idea
Film ideas - Ashleigh Hartshorne
Genre - Horror
Plot summary -
It was Halloween, the scariest time of year, Jade was alone in the new house her parents had bought, they had gone to the store for some flashlight batteries! The power cut out, she's all alone, no one for miles! She took this in her stride and found some of her mothers candles, time passed slow alone, cold and no one to help.
2 and a half hours passed, she thought her parents and little brother would have been back by now, but no she was still all alone, she pondered how she could contact someone for help, the landlines were dead, no battery on her phone or laptop, her instant instinct is to panic! What can she do? Where can she go? How can she find help? Who is going to help? She went into a terminal of distress, the panic and tension grew stronger and took over her every action, thought, emotion. Frantically trying to stay positive and focused that they would be back soon, fine, alive and well.....
Little did she know that there had been a crucial accident involving her parents, her father dead at the scene from the impact of the crash, her mother with server head injuries and her little brother screaming in pain and shock, the car had swerved into another accident which had been caused by the ghoulish night and icy stretchers on the roads, there was nothing anyone could do, flames powered up the first set of cars, it was a race against time to save them, the boy was saved he put up a fight all the way to the hospital which was 15 - 20 minutes away, he died moments before he arrived, the mother saved next, she was unconscious, through her server head injuries she died when she was removed from the car wreck, and her father was instantly killed. With the paramedics best attempts to save her mother Hannah and her little brother Alfie ........
fade out to blackness
This was 10 years ago now, I remember the night as if it was the night it happened when I was 16 and told that I would never see my family again! I cried every night for months....
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