Thursday, 26 January 2017

Sequence

Sequence:




Sequence
In film, a sequence is a series of scenes that form a distinct narrative unit, which is usually connected either by unity of location or unity of time. For example a heist film might include an extended recruitment sequence in which the leader of the gang collects together the conspirators, a robbery sequence, an escape sequence, and so on. Each of these sequences might further contain sub-sequences; for example the robbery sequence might consist of an entry sequence, a safe-cracking sequence and so on.


Establishment:

The protagonist (Jino) walks towards the target location where he's supposed to meet up with his friends.


Problem:

The next day they plan a day out he finds out his close friend isn't there and no one remembers him.
He cares about this particular friend because he is his first and only best friend who was always there for Jino.


Possible Solutions/Actions:

He tries to solve this by contacting him but in everyway he can but gets no reply. Then tries to ask his family about him but no one knows.
Then he gets a message telling him everything.





Crisis:

He arrives at the targets location from the app, but then loses spirit and the will to go on.


Climax:

When he finally thinks its all over he loses consciousness and sees the man behind all of this.




Proposal

Genre:


The genre of my short film will be psychological and mystery as well as a little bit of adventure.




Target Audience:


My target audience will be young adults and teens.




Intention:


The intention of my movie is just purely for entertainment purposes although it does portray what most teens or young adults would be doing or be relatable to the target audience.




Message:





Wednesday, 25 January 2017

One page synopsis

Wandering Game - Synopsis:



The Wandering Game is a survival based thriller influenced by movies such as "Nonstop" and a Japanese movie called "Live".


A mysterious survivor thriller movie focusing about the friendship and relationship between the characters and their surrounding. Will Jino and his friends and newly formed friends be able to survive and continue moving forward in this harsh thriller based maze that contains nothing more than just mysteries.


Set in the world filled with darkness but calming nature the occurrence of the ever longed myth has finally shown itself and the humans who foresaw this predicament have lost their sanity and have disappeared from existence, parts of their memory have been dropped down as fragments to be collected by those who have been chosen to become the soul collectors.





It is a story about a young mans little adventure to find his close friend. A 17 year old gamer, Jino Bright receives a message containing an app that he needs to use to participate and therefore embarks on his little magical journey to find out the disappearance of his close friend and ignores the law to continue following the hints left behind by the chimes to understand the reason behind this.





Just when everything was about to break out he is reminded by one of his newly made friend Neill that it's not finished yet and he is the only one that has gotten the main message from the unknown sender about where the truth can be found.





The fight that Jino and Neill put up encourages the other individuals to keep going as they have been put into a little test game to find out how far they are willing to go for their close friends. Going through all the obstacles in their way.



Jino isn't the only one participating in this little test game as he finds out people gathering around from his area are also victims.





As they enter the targeted location stated they find out there are different stages and different ways/methods to solves scenarios in which could get them to that stage or rank them up in stage, as determined as they are they take the challenge although they don't know its purpose.





When Jino finally reached the last stage and was about to lose sight of his goal his friend who is under him reminds him of what he's here to do and the rest of the people stare at Jino as they want him to get up and continue the path.

In the end when everyone finally reach the room where the targets have been kept, Jino goes to where his close friend is kept alone but then loses consciousness as he was looked around and saw his enemy.

Thursday, 19 January 2017

What is a script

Introduction :


In this presentation I shall attempt to understand the purposes of a script. To this I shall cover:






What is a script :


A script is basically the blueprint of a movie or any related media platforms. It is basically the outline or the story of the to be created piece






Type of scripts :


There are different types of scripts such as theatre script, radio scripts, AV scripts, TV scripts and film scripts.




















A theatre script looks like the image on the right, and from what I can see and tell the theatre script seems to be more focused on the dialogue alone and nothing else as it is a stage play so there's no need to camera's and such. A theatre script consists of a short dialogue line for the characters which is labelled by their character roles.



























































































































































A radio script contains details about the type of program and the title of it and who it is hosted by etc. Furthermore the script contains more details about the dialogue of the individuals and has lines about sound effects to make it easier for the individuals to visualize the script.























































































































































An AV script displays two sides one which shows the description of the video side of the program and the audio side of the program. In other words it's just the technical information of what's on the screen.


































































































































A T.V script and a film script are more or less the same however a film script is opened to interpretations as the producer can take over the script and change some few things about it although it does depend on the power of the producer whereas a t.v script is not as much opened to interpretations and doesn't require as much locations as the films.
















































Saturday, 19 November 2016

1000 word report

Understanding the commission process for writing for television and video

In this report, I will attempt to understand the commissioning process for writing for television and video. To do this I will cover the job roles within the commissioning process, the role of the writer throughout the production, how writers work and legal and ethical consideration of writing for TV and film. It is hoped that by improving my understanding of this are I can improve my own written work.



The job roles within the commissioning process include roles such as commissioning editors, producers, script editors, agents and writers. The commissioning editor has the power and the final say to decide and let you know whether the idea you have given will be in production or not; in simple terms, they are just like buyers they commission work by finding authors or responding to book proposals. They are involved in every stage of the project they are the key link in between the initial proposal and the published work therefore they have responsibilities which includes things like conducting internet research, draw up surveys to identify demands, and attending relevant conferences. Their typical work activities involve building up a publishers list of titles for a specific genre, managing the list in the current market as well as identifying future markets and new products and titles with commercial potential.
Producers are the glue of the production; their role is to bring all the elements of the production team together and has a significant involvement in selecting the script.
Script editors work closely with the writer to help the script be as successful as possible. The script editor will not write the script but will offer guidance and advices on it etc.
Agents have the role to act in the interest of the writer’s fees, exposure etc.
And finally, the writer is the one who is responsible for the initial story and the script.

Some of the commissioning bodies in which I have found are BBC, Independent Cinema office, and The Sunday Times.

The role of a commissioning writer/editor in TV or Video is primarily to work for a large production an example would be channel 4 which hosts a lot of independent productions which suggests that they commission these production companies to produce documentaries, dramas etc. 

Saturday, 12 November 2016

Character Breakdown

Character Breakdown




Jino: Protagonist

The main character in my story has had a dark past in which he starts to have the mentality of someone who is too lazy and someone who doesn't care about what happens around him or to him. He sits at home eats, plays games and goes to sleep that's his routine, given his personality he's the type that wants something interesting to happen to him any moment.

My character is a young man who isn't the tallest but isn't the shortest either, has a gloomy look on his face. Black medium hair.

In terms of personality my character is very cold and serious most of the time given the fact that he's had a dark past and that his always stuck up alone in his room at home, his attitude is what makes him strive to do something fun and interesting although he hides it.

Following on the emotional makeup my character would rather be someone who either gets easily angered or hesitant.




Unknown M.S : Antagonist


This is the antagonist of my short film is called Drake Dio otherwise known as in the organisation as the "Mad Man", the only thing that is known about this antagonist is that he was the one that started this sudden disappearance he controls a big organisation that has suddenly risen up to popularity and his goal now is to test the people outside of his organisation on how they would fare on his little plan. Moreover it is a strict organisation any failure would not be tolerated.






Neill/Diora

This is the third character who could either be a female and become the protagonists love interest or a male and become the protagonists shield and striving force. I'm not entirely sure of this character yet however I know that this character will eventually reveal themselves.







  • My character is 17y.o || Name is Jino
  • Neet
  • He lives in a village
  • He was born in London
  • He lives with his mother
  • He only has a couple of friends
  • Gaming/doing activities.
  • Play games and sometimes go out for a walk.

In my short film I think I'd only want to have no more than three characters, one being the protagonist the other being the antagonist and a character who either develops feelings for the protagonist or someone who becomes a friend and tags along with you to keep you reminded about your purpose etc.

Thursday, 10 November 2016

Five Elements

FIVE ELEMENTS




Story -  My story is about a young man who one day finds out one of his closest friend has disappeared without a word, then finds out that there is an unknown organisation that made a sudden appearance and has caused every people's close friends to disappear to test who would actually make the time and effort to find their close friends.


Character - Jino - Very cold, serious, however inside is a caring person. These features derive from the fact that he's a stuck up gamer and enjoys nothing else in life as he's inability to think of a future ruins him mentally and because of that he acts in a very cold manner as he thinks everyone else is better than him, but the caring part of him is only there when he relates to someone else as he feels he's not the only one.


Quincy - A straightforward friend who tries to bring good feelings around. A friend of Jino who he has been with for more than 3 years and continues to be side by side with Jino.


Diora - A girl who shares a similar ideology to Jino however is optimistic and tries her best to achieve what she thinks can be done. She meets up with Jino during the game and understands his side and tries to help therefore making her very friendly and a helpful companion, she's the driving force for Jino.


Drake Dio - A lunatic mad man, emotionless and cold. The man who is obnoxious and makes people value their lives by putting them into a test game which makes me think and understand their own value. He is persistent but calm, his orders are absolute.


Visuals -
The visuals will be represented as dark blue and black-ish as these types of colours give different kinds of connotations which are all useful and links in with my type of film atmosphere for example blue gives the connotations of health and calming effects and power. Black gives the connotations of elegance, power, death, mystery and evil which are the major points of my film it is usually a negative connotations and associates with negative thoughts. These colours would be useful and effective in showing my scenes as they will be holding the eerie and dark atmosphere that I'm aiming for in my film, I want the film to have that scary passage with a light in the end of the tunnel to show that hard work will be paid off and that there's hope in everything in life you just have to strive for that goal.


Sound - Eerie and dark when Jino is feeling worried and terrified about where he is and how he could pull of what he is doing. Calm and reassuring when he's having thoughts on what he should be doing next. And hopeful lively music when he teams up with his new friend to achieve their goal. And for romance I'd also have a calm lovely music to put up the feeling and emotion for people to get into. Lastly, when it comes to actions I'd have some drum plays which build up suspense and tension making the audience eager and attentive as well as entertained.







Theme - 
The power of friendship always lasts. Will this be true, can Jino save his best friend from the danger that has engulfed them. Some people who are participating in this game will either be teaming up and using strategies and smart plans to overtake their obstacles whereas others will be doing it alone, which is better.