Thursday 21 October 2010

Props

There are some of the significant props which will be used in my production as a method of interacting with the audience and providing a narrative to stimulate their minds:

Character Profile


Tuesday 5 October 2010

Script

Characters

Sam (Samantha): 18, Tomboy; virgin; intellectual
Ava - 17 promiscuous; pretty, Sam’s best friend
Jared- 18 Ava’s boyfriend
Michelle: 17
Scene 1
Location: In the classroom
Narrative structure-period of equilibrium
Characterst- Sam, Ava, Jared, Michelle.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
Establishing shot of the corridor and then, Sam walks into the classroom with her camera and joins all her other friends, it switches to hand-held she talks about how excited she is that it’s Halloween. Sam produces an Ouija board and tells the others about her plan to do séance after school. The others laugh and joke amongst themselves about how it’s not going to work but they’ll go along with it just for fun.
Scene 2
Location:In the corridor
Narrative structure: Period of equilibrium
Characterst: Ava, Michelle
A close up shot from within the locker. Showing Ava reaching inside and getting a book out. They get a text from Sam telling them about the details of the séance that night, they laugh and joke about how she takes spirits and ghosts to seriously.
Scene 3
Location: Walking up the stairs
Narrative Structure: period of equilibrium.
Characters: Michelle, Sam, Ava, Jared
 Ariel shot of Sam and Michelle walking up the stairs to meet Ava and Jared. Close up of them discussing why they’re meeting them in the attic. Long shots of the empty playground, indicating that the school is empty and that they are alone. They walk into the attic and see Ava and Jared with bags full of alcohol and drinks.  
Scene 4
Location: Gym hall
Narrative structure: Period of disequilibrium
Characters: Michelle, Ava, Jared, Sam
All the teenagers are now in the hall where they set up the Ouija board,camera pans around them in a circle as they do the séance.
Scene 5
Location: Toilet
Narrative Structure: Period of disequilibrium
Characters: Ava
Ava goes to the toilet for a cigarette and is locked in, the others hear her scream and run to investigate they find only her cigarette on the floor.
Scene 6
Location: Various locations
Narrative structure: Period of disequilibrium
Characters: Michelle, Jared, Sam
Various shots of the others running around the school screaming and shouting.
Scene 7
Location: Corridor
Narrative structure: Period of disequilibrium
Characters: Sam
Camera falls to the floor, long shot of Sam running and then it switches off.

Comparing Scenes between Scream 2 and Blair Witch Project