Fantasy Film Making (Part One)
The first lesson on fantasy film making, as a group we randomly picked a production company, Brasso Films (British independent), we then picked a budget (also randomly) of £0.00, and finally we picked a scenario which was 'A slasher, horror film in which the victims are trapped in a high school with a psychopathic killer'.
After getting the production company, budget and scenario, as a group we came up with a synopsis for the story. As we are a British independent company and have no budget, we had to give this some thought on where we would film as we need to have real places and use real people.
Synopsis:
Normal teenage school life. A group of friends all go to the same school, there is a couple 'Stacey and Craig'. However this is a slightly dysfunctional relationship. Craig is always cheating on Stacey. One day Stacey witnesses a passionate kiss with Craig and her best friend Lisa. Having seen this she storms off, and heads home. Very Emotional she goes to the basement. A dark basement with a desk. She then picks up various photos of different girls, Craig cheated with, and sticks up on the wall, placing Craig in the middle. Stacey opens the draw, and takes out a knife, she looks at the photos, and stabs each one, one by one, whilst doing this she has flashbacks to the day where she saw Craig cheating on her with the girls. The final picture she stabs is a picture of Craig. The order she stabs the photos, is in the order they will die. The next day Stacey tells all the friends that they should break into school, and have a little gathering/party. They all agree, Stacey and another friend go to a local convenience store, and picks up some alcohol and snacks. That night they all meet, (Stacey, Craig, Ben (Craig's best friend), Jack ( Craig's best friend), Lisa, Lauren, Hannah and Caroline) outside the school. They break in. Everyone gets drunk, apart from Stacey and Ben. After an hour or so, everyone goes around the school in small groups. However, Craig insists that he goes with Lisa. Stacey becomes angry, and storms off, she takes out a knife, and begins to follow her first victim Caroline. She corners Caroline in the girls toilet, and tells her if she screams she will kill, and she begins to tells her that she knows she slept with Craig. Caroline tries to deny this, which Stacey even more angry, as she is insulting her intelligence, Stacey picks the knife up and runs across Caroline's face, Caroline begging her not to hurt her, Stacey makes marks on Caroline's face, and carves the letter 'S' on her cheek. She then stabs her in the chest several times. She does this to all the others, except she cant find Hannah. She moves on, as she is about to find Lisa, she sees that Ben, has already beaten her to it. Ben has already killed her and is standing over her body. She storms in and has a massive argument with him. He then confesses to her saying that he was doing it for her, and the he loved her. Stacey is too angry, but then realises that Ben is only helping her and she remembers all them times Ben was there for her. She admits that she has feelings for him too, and they kiss romantically. She says to him, "leave Craig to me, i want to hurt to him just like he did to me". Ben goes looking for Hannah, and Stacey goes for Craig. When Craig sees Stacey he asks her why shes covered in blood, Stacey lies saying she had a little accident. They have a conversation, and Stacey confronts him about the affairs, he denys them all. She gets angry and pushes him up against a wall, holding a knife at him, Craig becomes extremely scared and confesses immediately, Stacey backs down. Craig pushes her, her head hits a table, and knocks her unconscious. Craig runs out. He runs into Ben, and Craig tells him everything that's happened, Ben laughs at him and says "I know." They fight and Ben pulls out a knife, Craig pushes Ben and grabs the knife and stabs Ben in the leg. He runs towards the front gates, he finds Hannah hiding at the reception, and they try to open the doors, however Stacey is running and screaming towards them as well. They realise they have to press a button behind the reception desk, Craig runs and does this. The doors open, and they both run out. Stacey is behind them. Craig and Hannah runs to the park where they see a man, and tells them to call the police and ambulance. Stacey is still running after them. After a few minutes later, the police show up, and arrest Stacey. The police and ambulance go in the school where they find the other bodies and Ben. At the hospital, Craig and Hannah are getting cleaned up at getting questioned by the police. There Parents come.
The first lesson on fantasy film making, as a group we randomly picked a production company, Brasso Films (British independent), we then picked a budget (also randomly) of £0.00, and finally we picked a scenario which was 'A slasher, horror film in which the victims are trapped in a high school with a psychopathic killer'.
After getting the production company, budget and scenario, as a group we came up with a synopsis for the story. As we are a British independent company and have no budget, we had to give this some thought on where we would film as we need to have real places and use real people.
Synopsis:
Normal teenage school life. A group of friends all go to the same school, there is a couple 'Stacey and Craig'. However this is a slightly dysfunctional relationship. Craig is always cheating on Stacey. One day Stacey witnesses a passionate kiss with Craig and her best friend Lisa. Having seen this she storms off, and heads home. Very Emotional she goes to the basement. A dark basement with a desk. She then picks up various photos of different girls, Craig cheated with, and sticks up on the wall, placing Craig in the middle. Stacey opens the draw, and takes out a knife, she looks at the photos, and stabs each one, one by one, whilst doing this she has flashbacks to the day where she saw Craig cheating on her with the girls. The final picture she stabs is a picture of Craig. The order she stabs the photos, is in the order they will die. The next day Stacey tells all the friends that they should break into school, and have a little gathering/party. They all agree, Stacey and another friend go to a local convenience store, and picks up some alcohol and snacks. That night they all meet, (Stacey, Craig, Ben (Craig's best friend), Jack ( Craig's best friend), Lisa, Lauren, Hannah and Caroline) outside the school. They break in. Everyone gets drunk, apart from Stacey and Ben. After an hour or so, everyone goes around the school in small groups. However, Craig insists that he goes with Lisa. Stacey becomes angry, and storms off, she takes out a knife, and begins to follow her first victim Caroline. She corners Caroline in the girls toilet, and tells her if she screams she will kill, and she begins to tells her that she knows she slept with Craig. Caroline tries to deny this, which Stacey even more angry, as she is insulting her intelligence, Stacey picks the knife up and runs across Caroline's face, Caroline begging her not to hurt her, Stacey makes marks on Caroline's face, and carves the letter 'S' on her cheek. She then stabs her in the chest several times. She does this to all the others, except she cant find Hannah. She moves on, as she is about to find Lisa, she sees that Ben, has already beaten her to it. Ben has already killed her and is standing over her body. She storms in and has a massive argument with him. He then confesses to her saying that he was doing it for her, and the he loved her. Stacey is too angry, but then realises that Ben is only helping her and she remembers all them times Ben was there for her. She admits that she has feelings for him too, and they kiss romantically. She says to him, "leave Craig to me, i want to hurt to him just like he did to me". Ben goes looking for Hannah, and Stacey goes for Craig. When Craig sees Stacey he asks her why shes covered in blood, Stacey lies saying she had a little accident. They have a conversation, and Stacey confronts him about the affairs, he denys them all. She gets angry and pushes him up against a wall, holding a knife at him, Craig becomes extremely scared and confesses immediately, Stacey backs down. Craig pushes her, her head hits a table, and knocks her unconscious. Craig runs out. He runs into Ben, and Craig tells him everything that's happened, Ben laughs at him and says "I know." They fight and Ben pulls out a knife, Craig pushes Ben and grabs the knife and stabs Ben in the leg. He runs towards the front gates, he finds Hannah hiding at the reception, and they try to open the doors, however Stacey is running and screaming towards them as well. They realise they have to press a button behind the reception desk, Craig runs and does this. The doors open, and they both run out. Stacey is behind them. Craig and Hannah runs to the park where they see a man, and tells them to call the police and ambulance. Stacey is still running after them. After a few minutes later, the police show up, and arrest Stacey. The police and ambulance go in the school where they find the other bodies and Ben. At the hospital, Craig and Hannah are getting cleaned up at getting questioned by the police. There Parents come.
The story ends with, showing a court case of both Ben and Stacey when they are being sentenced.
Location/Sets:
As we had a budget of £0.00, we had to find real locations that were free of cost.
We had to use real people, i.e ask friends to take part in the film. The five main Characters are,
Music:
Again, as we had a budget of £0.00 we had to find people who will be willing to play some music for the movie. These people will be mainly friends.
Budget : £0.00
Total costs for sets and locations: £0.00
Total Cost for actors: £0.00
Total cost for music: £0.00
Remaining budget: £0.00
Audience:
The film will have a niche target audience, as it is an independent film. Independent films tend not to have many marketing and promotions so not many people would know about the film. Independent film companies rely on word of mouth. The targeted age for the film will be for 15 - 25. I chose this target audience as it will be suitable for 15 year old's as they will be able to watch horror films, also because of the young actors and the storyline it will appeal more to the 15-25 audience. The film is aimed at both male and female audience, as it has both genders in the film. The audience the film is aimed at will be, outgoing, like to have drinks, also people who are interested in horror films like this such as, Awaken the Dead, Hallows Eve: Slaughter on Second Street, these two movies are examples of independent movies, but they could also like Hollywood horror movies, the exorcist, The omen. The film is aimed at all ethnic groups. The location of the film will be in London, and a working class background, therefore the film will target a more working class background who live in London.
Representation of Britishness:
The film shows britishness in a both positive and negative way. It shows the representation of how police officers and doctors work in Britain, also its shows the law of Britain, when the two character get sentenced. This gives an insight to other countries on how Britain works. The film shows that the young generation of Britain are educated (this is shown in the film when they go into the school) However, it also shows that Britain is quiet violent.
Location/Sets:
As we had a budget of £0.00, we had to find real locations that were free of cost.
- The School "High school"- Free - Various locations (Dark drama studio, science room, gates, etc) - Most murders.
- House- Free- Dark Basement - Used when putting photos up and planning.
- Shop "Convienece store" - Free- The Shop - Used when buying Alcohol and Snacks.
- Park- Free- Used at the end.
- Hospital - Free- A hospital Bed - End scenes.
We had to use real people, i.e ask friends to take part in the film. The five main Characters are,
- Stacey - Played by Lucy Rigden ( A friend ) - Main role, Murderer and in a relationship with Craig.
- Craig - Played By Jamie Chandler ( A friend) - Main Role, in a relationship with stacey but cheats on her, and plays one of the victims.
- Ben - Played by Orlstyne Wilson ( A friend)- Best friend to Craig, and is the second murderer.
- Lisa- Played by Abby Woodhead (A friend) - Best friends with stacey, One of the girls who craig cheats with, and plays a victim.
- Caroline- Played by Siobhan Cunningham (A Friend)- One the girls who craig cheats with. A victim.
Music:
Again, as we had a budget of £0.00 we had to find people who will be willing to play some music for the movie. These people will be mainly friends.
- Violin- When trying to create suspense.- Shivani Desai ( A friend).
- Rock- When they are drinking in the school, and the opening scene when they walk into the school. - band name called Saifa (friends).
- Piano and Violin- Closing scene, the end, making it slow and soft- Shivani Desai ( A friend).
Budget : £0.00
Total costs for sets and locations: £0.00
Total Cost for actors: £0.00
Total cost for music: £0.00
Remaining budget: £0.00
Audience:
The film will have a niche target audience, as it is an independent film. Independent films tend not to have many marketing and promotions so not many people would know about the film. Independent film companies rely on word of mouth. The targeted age for the film will be for 15 - 25. I chose this target audience as it will be suitable for 15 year old's as they will be able to watch horror films, also because of the young actors and the storyline it will appeal more to the 15-25 audience. The film is aimed at both male and female audience, as it has both genders in the film. The audience the film is aimed at will be, outgoing, like to have drinks, also people who are interested in horror films like this such as, Awaken the Dead, Hallows Eve: Slaughter on Second Street, these two movies are examples of independent movies, but they could also like Hollywood horror movies, the exorcist, The omen. The film is aimed at all ethnic groups. The location of the film will be in London, and a working class background, therefore the film will target a more working class background who live in London.
Representation of Britishness:
The film shows britishness in a both positive and negative way. It shows the representation of how police officers and doctors work in Britain, also its shows the law of Britain, when the two character get sentenced. This gives an insight to other countries on how Britain works. The film shows that the young generation of Britain are educated (this is shown in the film when they go into the school) However, it also shows that Britain is quiet violent.
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