edited Stalker treatment

07.10.16 PLANNING: OUR RESEARCH.

Research
I have researched how to write a treatment . I used Future Learn and Frank Ash a renowned creative consultant that has done talks at the BBC and more places.  

• "So, if you’re aiming for your film to reach a large audience online, making sure it has universal appeal will be key. We’ll be thinking about this in more practical terms later in the week, but let’s bring Frank Ash’s points together with the last step’s concerns:
  
  
• Think about your favourite book or film or any ‘good story’ you recently watched online, could you sum up its narrative into ‘one elegant sentence’ to provide its ‘topline’?
• What was its big story question, and how important was it to your appreciation of the text?"

 Thanks for the presentation to The University of Birmingham and FutureLearn:
Video © BBC, Text © University of Birmingham   


Top line
A stalker approaches his victim and shows her the photos he has taken, which leaves the girl wondering about her next move.

Big Question

How is he getting these photos? What will the girl do? What will the boy do next?

Treatment

Stalk - An attractive girl who is liked by all boys and hated by all girls is walking home from the station from school when she is approached by a boy from another school who she had once rejected, she asks him "who are you" and he answers "don’t you remember? Chris who you called an "ugly loser" no?" she says "no go away." (At this point we would show a flashback of her saying this to him over snapchat or Instagram direct message and it would show close ups of both of their phones and then close ups of both of their faces were the girl Elle would look at her phone and shake her head and giggle because an ugly boy has just flirted with her. On the other hand Chris would look at his phone and then a close up of his very angry face). She then brushes his shoulder as she walks away. There is then a close up on Chris who says "You will be seeing a lot more of me" and pulls out three pictures of the girl that he had taken from her home. When they meet next the girl sees these photos and questions how he got them and he responds with "don't worry how I got them just no I have them."

Then she heads home, then there is a wide shut of her going through the door then shutting it all in the same shot. After she has gone inside, then there will be an extreme close up of the tap dripping. Then there is a similar shot of her hand turning of the tap abruptly. There then will be a close up of her confused face as to why the tap was dripping. Then we have a shot of her summating the stairs. Then she walks into her room, making it very clear that she has shut her door behind her. Then she looks confused over at her window and closes it. Then the girl turns and sees the phots on her bed and looks very shocked. Girl rushes over and picks up the photos and then there is a close up of her looking terrified. Then there will be an over the shoulder shot of the door creaking open.  

 

The Matrix opening scene analysis

Editing

In the extract Trinity fights two units of policemen. During this fight scene an editing technique called bullet time is used. The example for this is when Trinity jumps up to kick the first policeman. This technique is used to extenuate the almost superhuman powers Trinity uses. Also it could be used as it shows the skill she has in this fighting technique.  

A second example of editing is the enhanced diegetic sound. The example is, the enhanced spot sound of a gunshot. These gunshot spot sounds are enhanced to increase the suspense and jeopardy as it puts Trinity in increasing amounts of danger.   

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for this extract includes eerie music. The example is the first time we see the policemen. This eerie music could have been included as it creates tension that is finally released when the police kick down the door. The music swells and creates tension using the high pitch of a violin.   

A second technique used in the soundtrack is dialogue. The example I have chosen takes place between one of the agents and a police officer, this is: “No lieutenant, your men are already dead.” This quote provides a hint that Trinity is a deadly enemy and could be used to showcase the agent’s superhuman knowledge.   

Mise-en-sen

The setting for this opening seems to be an old, neglected hotel in a dirty, low lit alleyway. This setting creates a sense of unease as it seems to be very dangerous. The low lighting creates suspense for the audience as they can only see what the police shine their torches on.  

The costume for the agents that step out of the car includes a standard suit and tie with black sun glasses. This costume makes them all look the same and very generic. This therefore dehumanizes the agents but also this gives the sense that they are spies and are very mysterious.

Camera work

The camera work included a low angle shot of the main agent. This shot gives a very menacing view of the agents. It also shows the agents as very calm and collected thinking about the prospect of fighting trinity. 122

   

The treatment for Cover Up

The treatment for Coverup

Alex: Actor

Richie: Actor/ camera man 

Amin: Actor/ editor

The topline:
An underpaid police chief does a deal with the mafia, he then goes back on that deal and they kidnap his family the rest of the movie is spent trying to find them.   

An underpaid police chief is approached by the mafia with a proposition. They can give the precinct extra funding if the police chief looks the other way when the mafia commits a crime. The chief replies yes with every one's best interest in mind but feels like he has tarnished his dignity. It then cuts to a few years later and the chief is having his first child, he is in ecstasy until a few days later he has to look away from an armed robbery that injured a mother and her child. The police chief decides he has had enough and he arrests the culprits. that night his wife and child are gone the final shot being of him reading a note saying "You took some of ours, now we have taken yours. release our men or you will never see them again."

The big questions being:
What will the police chief do? Go to his team and explain everything or try and pull it off by himself. The second one being will he ever see his wife and child again. 

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Art of the title, Sherlock Holmes

Research, Art of The Title 

Sherlock Holmes Title Sequence

I have watched the title sequence of the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes this title sequence: introduced the characters, showed snippets of the story line and finally set the time for the film.

The title sequence introduced the characters in the way most T.V. series do which is doing a freeze frame featuring the character, creating a close up and displaying the name of them. This could have been done to make the opening stand out from the others and to shorten it.

The title sequence also shows quite a few scenes from in the film compared to the opening of the 2009 film cloudy with a chance of meatballs which shows almost none. This could have been done to familiarise the audience with the film.

The format of the notebook could have been chosen to familiarise the audience with the time period of the film (the steampunk Era). This is done by having the close ups edited to make it look like they are notes in a notebook. This is effective as in the Victorian Era there were many people conducting experiments to further the knowledge of the germ disease theory

The title sequence also familiarises the audience with the soundtrack used. This soundtrack was an excellent example of the type of music of the steampunk era. The music had very strong percussion that was very punchy. The soundtrack also had strings as the top layer (violin) however the violinist was plucking the strings creating a strange/uneasy ambience which was very accurate as in the time period the trade of the freak show was very popular.   

The title sequence also uses comedy such as the scene in which Holmes throws the small hammer at the large man without him flinching.

1 and 3 question answers

Sorry about the numbering, word would not let me put 1 and then 3.

1.       In this extract, the main protagonists are shown to be antiheroes as they have heroic qualities such as: physically attractive, able-bodied and young. However, the reason they are antiheroes is heroes usually fight for justice and stick to their morals, whereas the protagonists of this extract are thieves that are robbing someone. The villainous antagonist is portrayed by one of the team members he is: less physically attractive, and physically dominant than the others and has no morals. While the protagonists don’t have good morals they do have morals and are loyal to their team. This makes the viewer see the antiheroes as the protagonists.   

2.       The stereotypes presented in this film are nationality, age, and the big city. The stereotype of nationality is very heavily used in this extract as the local Italians are presented as lazy and not doing their job. The reason this is used is to make the protagonists which are a mix of American and British seem much more focused and alert as they are all shown to have a designated job.

The stereotype of age is shown between the team leader a man under thirty and another one of his colleagues who is much older however the age difference is ignored when the team leader gives orders. Yet that is flipped as the older colleague is portrayed as a father figure to the team leader. This is shown when he heavily congratulates him for the robbery that they had just pulled off.  

The stereotype of the big city is presented by Venice. This flouts the stereotype of the big city as Venice is filled with very old buildings and water canals. While it does conform to the stereotype as it has many people it is shown to have very old and water stained buildings, therefore, showing it is not at all modern, one of the stereotypes of the big city.