Location - Locations we will use & why

Bedroom -

We have decided to use my own bedroom to film the Youtuber's scenes in.  Annie's room has plain white walls and is easily interchangeable in order to make the setting more believable. This location fits in to my idea so well because it is close to what a real Youtuber may have as their bedroom and it is also beneficial in terms of ease, we can easily redo shots etc without having to ask permission or travel very far. As it has white walls it helps to create the correct mise-en-scene as it draws focus to the actors rather than their surroundings yet at the same time the audience will be aware of the simplicity of the room, giving it an especially creepy feel when the Stalker enters it.

Town/Streets -

We have decided to continue the theme of ease and we are using Annie's hometown of Attleborough,  to film the Stalker's scenes when he is walking the streets. My town will be effective as I know from first hand experience that it can be quite creepy when walking alone at night and we am certain that we can recreate this feeling for the audience when we begin to film.

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Prop List

• Camera x2 - We'll need one camera for filming and another to use as the Youtuber's camera while she is filming her videos. I will obtain the camera I film with from the school and borrow the other from a member of my family in order to make it look like a more realistic youtube setup. 

• Tripod x2 - We will need one tripod for filming and another to use as the Youtuber's tripod while she is filming her videos. We shall be obtaining both of these from the school media department as we do not have any between us.

• Vase - We will need a vase of little value so that it can be smashed on screen without costing an extortionate amount.  It can be pretty plain or have decoration, whatever's available for the money.

• Fairy Lights & White Sheet - We will need these for the background of the Youtube's videos to make them seem more innocent and professionally set up. Annie has both of these items at home and available to her so that's all covered.

• Photographs, fake scripts etc - We're going to need to take photographs and things of and related to the youtuber we choose in order to be in the film.  Therefore we are going to have to take several stalkerish photos and make fake scripts and create other 'keepsake's' to make it look believable

• Mobile devices x2 - One belonging to the stalker and one to the youtuber, we need two mobiles to show that the stalker is after this particular girl and to show that it is her photos that he is liking on instagram.

Ideal Locations

What are the ideal location(s) for your two minute opening?


In our piece we plan on using two specific openings.

1.  Youtuber's bedroom

This should be an open space with plain white walls so that the filming can be focussed on her and not her surroundings.  Also, by making the walls white, it gives off connotations of her innocence and purity when the intruder enters her room.

2.  Outside the house

This area should be filmed in the day as so easy to film and shows off the impression that this can happen at any time, and highlights how bizarre the invasion is, as well as how crazy the man is, that he wouldn't even think to commit the crime under the cover of darkness.  The street would be pretty normal and realistic, meaning there is no reason to find a secluded or empty area without traffic.

 



 

 

 



Coursework: General Overview

Obviously, with the new plan of action, there is a new series of events which we need to capture on screen.

Our 2-minute film opening idea involves two characters; one young female youtuber/vlogger and one quite frightening, almost psychotic older male stalker type character.  For the purpose of saving time, I shall refer to them in this post as 'youtuber' and 'man'.  A technique used in our piece is cross cutting between the two characters and how they eventually come together for the conclusion.  To make this post easier to read, whenever the scene has cut to the other character, we shall use a ' \\ ' symbol.


Synopsis / Our Vision:

The youtuber is filming a new video in her room for her channel.  This is not said, however it is made evident by the screen layout, which shows her talking about makeup into an in-shot camera whilst a laptop showing the recording is also visible on screen.

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There shall be a close up on the dirty hand and phone of an unknown man.  On the screen of this phone he shall be scrolling through and 'liking' all the photos on the girl's instagram account.  He then gets into a car.  As the car door slams shut, the shot changes.

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A close up of the youtuber's phone flashing on her drawer, as the man is liking her photos.  It is evident that she has not noticed since her voice is still audible from her appearing in her video.

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The man is parks his car outside the driveway behind some bushes outside a house.  As he exits the car, the camera pans around the inside of it, revealing many photos, scripts and other disturbed things he has collected over time.

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More youtuber (undecided)

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Close up as the man wraps his fingers around the door handle and opens it, walking into the house.

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More youtuber (undecided)

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You can see the hands of the man looking at decorations/vases on a cabinet.  His clumsiness accidentally knocks a vase over and it smashes on the floor.

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The youtuber pauses, obviously hearing the smash, takes a moment, but then dismisses it and continues.

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The man is quite frantic as he tries to sweep the vase pieces under the cabinet.  He then gets up and sees the stairs, he looks up them.

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The youtuber is reaching the end of her video and there and she is saying the closing parts of it when the two characters finally appear at the same time in shot.  The man approaches the youtuber, as he gets close, the movie cuts to black.

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The word 'Uploading' flashes onto the screen in white and the bar underneath slowly fills.

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'Upload complete' in red.

COURSEWORK UPDATE

Due to technicalities involving my original idea and the difficulties I have faced in trying to find a suitable location and actors for my crime piece, I have decided that it would be better for my grade and my piece that I end this project unfinished and instead look to collaborate with Annie Powrie (anniepowrie-asmedia.blogspot.co.uk) on a new idea for a Thriller.

More to follow...

Character Profile: Alex DeLarge - A Clockwork Orange

"What we were after now was the old surprise visit. That was a real kick and good for laughs and lashings of the old ultraviolent"

Name:  Alex DeLarge
Played By:  Malcolm McDowell
Build:  Skinny, Spindly
Personality:  Violent, deranged and mad

Relationships with other characters:  Alex DeLarge's relationship with other characters in this film are incredibly hostile.  He has a terrible relationship with his parents and with the community, both of whom he enjoys terrorizing and intimidating.  The only real relationship he had with other characters was with his 'droogs', and even them he betrayed and attacked when he felt his leadership had been threatened.

What makes them a great character?:  The character created a lot of controversy when the film was first released due to the violent and mentally deranged actions displayed, meaning the film ended up banned in many countries and this character was a huge step forward in the amount of violence occurring in films.  It is interesting as an observer looking into this film to explore the mind and beliefs of the young character whom I feel everybody can agree is an awful human being, and it is strange to wonder how we actually find ourselves feeling sorry for the man when he is being 'treated' into becoming a changed person.

Most iconic moment:  The horrible and almost slightly ridiculous rendition of 'Singin' in the Rain' performed whilst he and his droogs were invading somebody's home.

Shot-by-shot of coursework first draft

Interior dimly lit warehouse.

Shot 1 – Fades into a close up shot of a knife being cleaned with a rag, humming heard from man #1.  Camera pans upward to show the face of man #1 cleaning the knife who then he turns.

Shot 2 – Medium tracking shot of man #1 then continuing, walking past man #2

Shot 3 – Medium shot of a guy in a pool of blood on the floor, almost as if it’s through the eyes of man #2

Shot 4 – Medium-Long shot of man #1 walking out of the door carrying the knife with man #2 still in the foreground looking stunned, humming fades

Shot 5 – Close up on man #2 who mumbles “jesus christ” under his breath.

Shot 6 – Fly on the wall shot showing the whole situation.

Shot 7 – Same shot as #4 as man #1 returns through the door “it had to be done”, man #2 grunts as man #1 returns to lightly humming as he shuts the door behind him.

Shot 8 – As the door shuts the camera changes to a medium tracking shot as it follows man #1 walking back towards man #2 “I warned him, I did. You saw me warning him. I said, hey buddy, put your phone right back in your pocket…”

Shot 9 – Close up on man #2 “…Put that right back in your pocket or I’m gonna have to do something.”

Shot 10 – Medium shot “and well… *gestures to dead body*”

Shot 11 – Medium shot of man #2 “so what now then?”

Shot 12 – Close up of gasoline chugging out of a canister. “Yeah, that should do it” heard out of shot

Shot 13 – Medium shot of man #1 pouring the last of the canister out and slides it across to the side

Shot 14 – Ground shot of the canister coming towards the camera and the sound of it hitting the wall.

Shot 15 – Medium shot as he then gets a cigarette out of his pocket.

Shot 16 – Close up shot as he places the cigarette in his mouth and starts patting himself

Shot 17 – Medium shot as he continues to pat around for a light.  Sighs and then reaches down to the dead, bloody and gasoline covered corpse.

Shot 18 – Close up of the dead guy’s jacket pocket as man #1 reaches in and pulls out a lighter.

Shot 19 – Medium shot of man #1 is shaking the gasoline and blood off of his hand a little bit in disgust, mumbles with his cigarette still in his mouth “needed a light…”

Shot 20 – Fly on the wall shot of the situation again, “…you want one?”

Shot 21 – Over the shoulder shot of man #1, man #2 shakes his head mumbles ‘nah’, ‘suit yourself’ as he lights and walks out of shot.

Shot 22 – Medium shot of an obviously disgruntled man #2

Shot 23 – Medium shot one catches his eye and double takes “what?”

Shot 24 – Medium shot from different angle “you think I should have let him do it?  Are you nuts, he had to go, no. No sir, im not going to stand here and let you make out like I’m the bad guy…” as he turns away from man #2

Shot 25 – A tiny glimpse of man #2 is visible on the side of the screen. Man #2 still ranting “if anything I’m surprised!! I thought that if anybody was going to pull some stupid shit like this then it would be-“ (while man #1 has his back turned whilst talking, man #2 is loading a gun very casually and points it at man #1)

Shot 26 – Medium shot of man #1 who turns back and is quite surprised to see what he is faced with.  He confidently laughs, “Aha, so what…”

Shot 27 – Close up on man #1’s face, “…you gonna shoot me?”  he guides the gun into his own mouth.  “Go on then, do it.”

Shot 28 – Shot of the exterior of the building as a gunshot is heard.

Shot 29 – Fades into title.