Final Shooting Script

FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT

Written by Kia Yasmin Dacres – Lebrun & Briony Anne Dillon

 

1.  CLOSE UP OF THE BALLERINA BOX BEING WOUND UP BY MARIANNE FOLLOWED BY A ZOOM IN OF THE BODY OF THE BALLERINA.

 

2.  MARIANNE WALKS OVER TO HER BED CLUTCHING ONTO THE LETTER IN HER HAND, PALE FACED.
- Continuation of the ballerina box music.
- Background consists of her band posters and photos of ballerinas on her wall.

 

3.  SHE SITS ON HER BED STIFFLY, LOOKING AT THE LETTER WITH A DEEP SIGH. SHE OPENS THE LETTER.
- Ballerina box music quietens, original music begins.

 

4.  OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT OF MARIANNE HOLDING THE OPENED LETTER. BRIEF LOOK OF THE LETTER, WITH LARGE RED ‘X’’S OVER PHOTOS OF HERSELF.
- Music loudens and settles.
- TITLE: “Music By: Briony Anne Dillon & Kia Yasmin Dacres – Lebrun”

 

5.  EXTREME CLOSE UP OF THE LETTER. PHOTO’S OF MARIANNE AND OTHERS WITH LARGE RED ‘X’s SCRIBBLED OVER HER FACE SPECIFICALLY.
- TITLE: “Amy Rodrigues”

 

6.  EXTREME CLOSE OF MARIANNE’S GLARING, WATERY EYES.
- Voiceover of taunting whispers overlapping, her clustered thoughts.  

 

7.  CLOSE UP MARIANNE, THEN APPEARS ANDREA, HER “BULLY”, BESIDE HER.
- Andrea: “Remember me?”
- TITLE: “Wendy Kouassi”

 

8.  EXTREME CLOSE UP OF MARIANNE’S MOUTH, SCREAMING. ZOOMS INTO HER MOUTH, FADING INTO BLACKOUT TO THE NEXT SHOT.

 

9.  LONG SHOT OF MARIANNE ON HER BED, LOOKING AROUND FRANTICALLY, BREATHING HEAVILY.

 

10.         BIRDSEYE VIEW OF MARIANNE RUNNING OFF HER BED.
- TITLE: “P.S Be Careful” blood-splattered on her bed.

 

11.         LONG SHOT OF MARIANNE RUNNING TO HER DRAW, WITH HEAVY FOOTSTEPS.

 

12.         BIRDSEYE VIEW OF HER OPENING HER DRAW, TAKING OUT HER MEDICATION AND CLOSING IT.
- A lot of subliminal objects in her draw, e.g. a red marker and a knife.
- TITLE: ‘Directed by Kia Yasmin Dacres – Lebrun and Briony Dillon’ in newspaper cuttings.

 

13.         MIDSHOT OF MARIANNE PUTTING MEDICATION PILL IN HER MOUTH AND IMMEDIATELY SPITS IT OUT.

 

14.         SHE SITS IN THE CORNER OF HER ROOM, SLIDES DOWN THE WALL IN TEARS.

Storyboard

Thriller Movies Survery

1.       What is your age?

13<15            16<18            19<21

2.       Gender?

Male                 Female

3.    What type of thriller movies do you like? Tick one.

     Psychological

     Crime

     Mystery

     Action

     Disaster

     Drama

     Horror

     Political

     Supernatural

4.       What do you enjoy most about thriller movies?
________________________________________

5.       What is your favourite thriller movie?
________________________________________

 

6.    What do you look for in your ideal thriller victim? Tick one.

       A shy person
A paranoid person
A fairly strong-minded person person
A weak minded person
An ordinary person

7.       Would you prefer a male or female as a leading thriller victim character?
___________________________

 

8. What do you think would make an intimidating thriller villian? Tick one or more.

       Deep, low voice
Quiet/whispery voice
Booming voice
Screechy, high voice

 

9.       Would you prefer a male or female as a leading thriller villain?

        ___________________________

10. What pace do you prefer the thriller films to be?        

       Fast and exciting
       Slow, tension building

Casting Notes

We picked Wendy Kouassi to play our bully. We chose her as we knew she would completely throw herself into this role, as she has the ability to contrast from her normal loving self, to portraying a very intimidating, ghostly side. This is good as the intimidation would be what the audience would expect of her character. Her pass of GCSE drama and from observation of her brilliant acting enables her to be successful in our film opening. We have full faith in the fact she will take this seriously. We will dress her partly in red to indicate her danger or if to be interpreted differently at the end, as her being loving as she wants to make amends for the bullying. The red is a prolepsis of what is to come in the future.

We picked Amy Rodruiges to play our Victim as we know she will be able to portray strong vulnerability, but with an unpredictability enabling her to contrast the emotions of this character. Amy regularly par-takes in shows for her dancing school so she has experience in performing. We like the fact that her hair is long and black as this is usually used in films to create an abnormality and scariness about a female, symbolising depression, for example the grudge (kayako), the ring (samara) and Adams family (Wednesday). We plan to dress her up in very plain full black due to her depression and the blankness creates mystery. With some very pale make up on her skin tone we can disguise the mental look with just a look of distress.

Location Reports

We have decided to have the setting for our thriller opening in our school drama room. We decided to set it here as it’s the most realistic setting we can get for our opening as we need a more or less dull, empty room with only a bed and some cabinets and our ballerina box. If we are allowed to use the lights we would like to use more pale white filters, or anything to create a dulling effect. It is safe here and very minimal chance of risk, as being in the supervision of an adult. Before using the drama room we had to ask permission from the head of drama, to make sure that she is okay with us using her room.

We liked the fact that there was a lot of free space meant that we were able to put in any set we wanted and are able to design it however we want. This enabled us to make it the way we specifically wanted it to be. We may put in a bed and also a cabinet then create the scenery of the room by putting up posters and other personalised items for Marianne, showing her personality through her room.

P.S Be Careful Film Treatment

School-girl Marianne has had to endure horrific bulling throughout her schooling life. Her vulnerability is put to the test when her previous school bully, Andrea, returns to her school after a year away; Marianne is convinced she is out to kill her. After Marianne is left feeling abused after the constant letters and stalking. This is followed by Marianne being mysteriously put in hospital after an encounter with Andrea. When attempting to talk to the police, her claims aren’t taken seriously; as witnesses claim Marianne banged her head whilst running away from Andrea. Marianne confused and believing this is some crazy scam, results in murdering Andrea as she is convinced that she is preventing her own murder and stopping her mental torment.

 

Up until this point we are led to fear Andrea, believing that she is a cold hearted psychopath attempting to kill poor Marianne. This is the point in which the reality twists; this is where we find out that Andrea is completely innocent. Marianne had been writing the letters, stalking Andrea and creating this idea in her head due to a condition we find out she has called paranoid schizophrenia because she has refused to take her pills. The police did not know of her condition because her mother refused to allow it to be publicized. Her mum was a famous ballet dancer and was afraid this condition would ruin her reputation. Marianne was given unreliable pills from an unprofessional prescriber. We find that these pills help to increase the effects of Paranoid Schizophrenia when they aren’t taken, so her condition is at an uncontrollable state. In an attempt to sort out the damage created to her mind she is put in rehabilitation and at the end she is still seeing Andrea.

Our film treatment feedback:

This film sounds really interesting and it seems like it would keep me on the edge of my seat as you wouldn't know what would happen next. I would watch this film as it psychological and it would play with your mind. (Chloe Higgins, 17)

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General research into key features of thriller genre

General research into key features of thriller genre

·         A thriller is a gripping, plot-centred story which often is difficult to define as it shares elements with other genres i.e. suspense, mystery and adventure.

·         It revolves around anticipation and suspense.

·         The aim for Thrillers is to keep the audience alert and on the edge of their seats.

·         There is usually always a villain and a hero, or good versus evil. The man attraction to many thrillers is not only what the stories are about, but how they are told.

·         Thrillers use literary devices like cliff-hangers and red herrings to surprise the audience and give the audience a feeling of rush.

·         Thrillers mostly use medium close-ups and close-ups shots. Close-up shots are used to convey the characters emotions i.e. their eyes as the eyes are the window to the soul. Mid-shots show the characters emotions and how the characters react to the situation in the film showing them to be a hero or a villain.

 

Characteristics and features of Thrillers

·         Frame: Extensive detail is important. E.g. viewers when watching a thriller film, and there is a doctor or lawyer involved, they need to sound just like the ones they know.

·         Storyline: They usually need to be complicated, or otherwise with a lot of plot twists that surprise the hero and the viewer alike.

·         Pacing: Generally thrillers are fast paced, to keep the viewer on their toes, and to make sure the viewer isn’t expecting anything.

·         Characters:  ‘Hero’s’ are usually strong, sympathetic characters who sometimes do things as they wish. They usually work alone, as they can never be certain whom they can trust. This dilemma creates a lot of moral questions and drives the plot. Often characterizations are black and white, with the hero portrayed as very good and the antagonist as very bad. Readers generally have no doubt who which are the good guys and which are the bad.