Unit 19: Short Movie Proposal

Title: Don't Hike Alone

Genre: Horror (Sub-genre: Slasher)

Film Synopsis: Three friends (Jack, Tommy and John) are walking through a park when something catches their eye, they get distracted by what it is

Logline: Don't Hike Alone is a horror based movie that opens up on a trip walking through a park where three friends figure out that everything is not as it seems in their everyday lives, they go on an adventure that will change their lives.

Act 1: Jack, Tommy and John walking through a wooded park when somethings catch their attention and distracts them for the time being.

Act 2: All three of them walk towards where they heard a noise when suddenly a figure takes away one of the friends.

Act 3: Tommy and John find out where Jack was taken and try to get him out safe but the figure that kidnapped him starts to chase after them but they are also kidnapped but taken to separate rooms to be talked down to.

Character description:

• 1) Is the one that tries to help sort all problems and wanting everyone to chill out.
• 2) The first one that gets kidnapped.
• 3) The one that is worried about something going wrong.

Treatment: Jack (19), just a normal college student hanging out with his friends Tommy and John, but this night was a little different because of the fact that they were all drinking. The next few hours that follow are a blur but all three are still somewhat coherent until they hear a noise that kinda freaks them out.

The three friends continue following the noise in the hopes of finding out what it was, however, when they get closer they see that it is a hooded figure and he comes up to them and takes one of their friends. After picking themselves back up Shaun and Jacob find themselves also taken

After a few hours of being left alone Tommy and John start the search for their missing friend and hope that nothing bad has happened to him. The figure has taken Jack away to a secret place to keep him held for a while to make sure that he doesn't run away, the figure only wants to talk to Frank and how his friends are going to carry on without him and leave him all alone by himself.

Target Audience: The perfect age demographic for my short movie would be around the ages of 17-20 because around that age a lot of people are more interested in movies and how they are put together so this would help my movie out a lot because more people will be interested in it. Another thing that will make my movie interesting for those ages is because people of that age are also interested in action elements.

Unit 3: Digital Media Skills

Unit 3: Digital Media Skills Identity theft annotation from Connor_Crampton


Practise:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RMAeu5YYes

Unit 19: Example Scripts

In a TV script there are some subtle changes compared to a movie script, because in a TV script the character's name appears at the side of the page instead of above the scripted written words. Also in a TV script it has the FX listed in the script above the action happening, however in a movie script the INT/EXT (Interior and Exterior) are listed to show where the scene is. For example, in the Deadpool script it features a few editing techniques used to describe part of the scene and how it starts this being "Fade Up On" it also has other edits and camera angles to be made.

Another thing that a movie script does differently to a TV script is that it constantly has the scene layout on the top arts of the script so that they are shown to be important, for example, on page 4 of the Deadpool script it has EXT./INT. next to the location of the scene letting the audience know where the scene(s) are taking place. (this will also be shown in the movie in the bottom corner.)

A Master Scene Script is the standard use and accepted format for film production and is used and designed to offer a straightforward and accessible format for producers of a movie, tv show, radio broadcast or a video game to show to investors to get them interested. It helps to offer a mix of dialogue and description to help the reader understand the story easier, in any media format story is the most important feature, with story being the most important thing some technical information is limited within Master Scene Script format, MSS is split into three different sections: scene headings, narrative description and dialogue blocks.

Narrative description is the telling of the whole story as it is being "told" on screen and will normally begin directly below the scene heading. Through storytelling it's important to make sure the writing is clear so that all audiences understand what is happening screen otherwise it may lead to some confusion and so its also important enough to be able to move the story along at a steady pace. When describing a scene it's good to make sure the audience understands what the scene(s) is about so they can follow the story, this means to be able to explain everything in detail in the script beforehand so every member of the crew know how the scenes are going to play out.

There are a few conventions of writing a Master Scene Script (MSS) that should be known these are that when writing a spec script there shouldn't be any scene numbers shown, camera angles should also not be seen in the script. A few more things that shouldn't be seen in a MSS script is capitals for any sound effects or the names of characters unless it is their introductory scene.

When looking at shooting scripts it's important to realise that they are only used during the production to shoot the actual movie and are not used for selling purposes, this is important because they feature many notes that may or may not be involved in the final version of the movie/tv show.

From the first few lines here you find out everything you need to know about the characters of Max Payne and what their journey will be throughout the course of the game.

For example, if this was a movie script the character's story and motivations would be laid out on camera for the audience to see and they would decide on their own who the good guys are. But in a gaming script it's made obvious who the good guys are based on their motives.





In the beginning portion of Max Payne the script has details outlining the starting point of the game in exact detail of how it happens, so it'll be easy for the gamer to understand the story.

A convention of a game script is that everything flows to make sense to the player and that they have a basic understanding of the game they are playing and how the story will change through the course of the game.

As you can see in this part of the script it shows a detailed description of the beginning of the game and how it starts and looks in the script. This is done to show the audience how the story will flow and what direction it will be going.

In a movie script it would be set out in a similar way this is so that it's easier to understand and they both have a set way of having scripts laid out so that everyone is able to understand what is happening and are able to easily follow the story of both.



Grade Achieved - Pass







Max Payne
https://uk.ign.com/faqs/2003/max-payne-game-script-436914

To Hull and Back
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts/to-hull-and-back.pdf

Deadpool
https://s3.foxmovies.com/foxmovies/production/films/103/assets/deadpool_screenplay.pdf-9383757494.pdf

30 Rock
30Rock.pdf

In Bruges
http://www.ivanachubbuck.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/In-Bruges-Entire-Script.pdf