Story Board

Nathans white mask

This is the mask that Nathan will wear when he turns on his bullies. We are hoping for the music to suddenly stop then Nathan puts the mask on and go on a killing spree. The reason the mask is white is because it will look mysterious and spooky. It will also show the blood when it splashes over the mask because of the difference in colour between white and red.

appropriate audience screen

This is the appropriate audience image that will appear at the start of our trailer. When watching other trailers online, they all start wih a green screen that states they have been approved. We disgned and created a british version for our film. We did this because we thought the darker blue insead of the green suits a horror film much better and looks more Britsh. 

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Task Research and Planning Part 2	Incomplete/ Limited 0-7 marks	Basic 8-11 marks	Proficient 12-15 marks	Excellent 16-20 marks
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Filming key scenes			ü
Film logo ideas				ü
Audience feedback on logo ideas				ü
Shot list			ü
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WWW: ü  Key scene 3 shows real strength: you begin to experiment with editing; exploring more interesting narrative perspective/ audience positioning. ü  Well done for conducting some independent and innovative additions to the spreadsheet to develop your research and planning. ü  You are beginning to add more depth to your posts, which make your work and aims clearer to an outsider (e.g. external moderator). ü  Excellent photos added to some posts to enhance your ideas and demonstrate technical skill.
EBI: ·       Key scene 1 and 2 don’t appear to be key at the moment. Are these scenes really the most important/ captivating narrative that your film offers? You need to develop/ improve these. (Why are these different on Max’s blog? Can you share these?) ·       Work needs to be done on your shot list for your trailer – just 10 shots? ·       Try to proof read blog posts to correct basic SPaG errors e.g. possessive apostrophe in Nathan’s. ·       Take more photographs and visuals e.g. props. ·       Where are your key scene scripts?
Pupil Comment: I think that my work is up to date. I am currently working at a proficient level. However I would like to get some of my work up to an excellent level so I can get a good grade.  I would also like to get all the ticks out of basic and into proficient.

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Key Scenes

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Shot list

Logo feedback

Feedback of Logos

Daniels feedback on the production logos:

• looks professional like an actual production company logo
• logo is clear, not to confusing
• The colours work with each making it look effective, the earth stands out well on the black 
• The connection to the Illuminati, found it interesting 
• Logo is simple, not too clattered, easy to recognize 

Shot list

Shot list

Walking behind Nathan, over the shoulder/midshot, he's then approached by 2 males (bullies) in the corridor and gets beaten up.

Nathan is sitting down at a desk doing work, in a POV of Nathan, he is then approached by a group of lads who take the mick out of him for doing work, one of the the punch him in the face from of POV of Nathan.

Nathan is walking home from school, when a car pulls up next to home, from a midshot, the people in the car throw water over him, he then shouts "I've had enough, i'm getting you back"

Nathan is at home playing on his Xbox, as he is killing someone, he shouts "die die die" whilst the camera is at a close up of the trigger. It then fades out as dramatic music sounds.

The film production company's logo appears whilst the dramatic music, the film logo will then appear with the same dramatic music still playing.

You see Nathan setting up an account on a social networking site from an over the shouter shot whilst he same dramatic music is still playing.

We then see Nathan collecting different weapons but flashing through them slowly in a montage type style clip.

From a long shot, we will see Nathan following Scott through an alley
from an over the shoulder shot, we see Nathan following another bully called Jason up a cul-de-sac.
From a POV of Nathan, we see him following a third bully called Ross out of school.

There will now be a montage of a load of scary clips of what Nathan will do and the bullies reactions. It will the fade out black.

When its black, Nathan in his white mask will pop on the screen and then cute off.

Film Logo

Locations

A list of locations we will use to film our scenes that will feature in our trailer.

House - To film Nathan in his own home, to see what he is like when he his by him self and not being watched by bullies. It will mainly be in Nathans room that we will be filming but we will sometimes venture out. This is where Nathan will start his social media terror. It will also be where he is playing his violent video games that give him ideas on how to kill his school bullies

Park - some of the murder scenes will be taking place in the park. We will just be filming the build up to the murder as we don't want to give away any spoilers. The park is a spooky environment witch suits our horror genre very well. If the lighting is right in the park, it will be the perfect location for our murder scenes.

School - The place Nathan will be filmed getting bullied by Scott. This is quite a stereotypical place to film bullying and that is why it is a great place to film it. The audience will expect bullying to take place at a school, the surprise will be how Nathan turns from being a nice young school boy to a serial killer.

Inside Of Car - This is how Nathan gets around. He is seen a lot in his car listening to strange mysterious music.

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Clip Analysis

This is a video clip we analysed from a film called Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels. This scene is where Vinnie Jones. The camera angle we see makes out that Vinnie Jones is smashing his someones head between the car and the car door. He is actually not doing this however the camera angle they use makes out he is. I think we should use something like this in our violent scenes to give the audience a bit of a scare as it is a horror.

Logo Ideas

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Key Scene 1, 2, 3 script

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Audience theorists work

Prop List

When recording the scenes in school we will be using everyday items, this will consist of things like laptops, phones, headphones, books. This will let the audience see that they are normal people and for the audience to also be able to relate to the lifestyle of the characters in the trailer. When the characters are in school you will be able to see that they have a specific role in that school and also that a lot of the pupils are dependent on technology,

Technology will be a key part of our film so it is a significant prop in our trailer

When recording in Nathans room and outside of the school environment, the characters will be using similar props as they would be in school like phones, headphones but as well as different items like cigarettes, lighters and some may be in cars, this shows there everyday lifestyle and how they act outside of school.

Nathans bedroom will be shown in our trailer, when recording this technology will be scene throughout the clip including computer/laptops, games console and TV. There will be gaming posters on the wall as well. This is to show Nathans enclosed lifestyle and how he just lives in his room playing video games, this will let the audience see that he is not a popular boy and alienates himself from others by living in and being obsessed with his virtual world. 

When Nathan is killing off his victims the props will be things like Knives, baseball bats, rope and the mask he will be wearing, the mask will be important as it is hiding his identity, and giving him a more sinister look. This will make him seem like more of a serial killer and not like a 'normal' person.

Location List

A list of locations we will use to film our scenes that will feature in our trailer.

• House - To film Nathan in his own home, to see what he is like when he his by him self and not being watched by bullies. It will mainly be in Nathans room that we will be filming but we will sometimes venture out. This is where Nathan will start his social media terror. It will also be where he is playing his violent video games that give him ideas on how to kill his school bullies
• Park - some of the murder scenes will be taking place in the park. We will just be filming the build up to the murder as we don't want to give away any spoilers. The park is a spooky environment witch suits our horror genre very well. If the lighting is right in the park, it will be the perfect location for our murder scenes.
• School - The place Nathan will be filmed getting bullied by Scott. This is quite a stereotypical place to film bullying and that is why it is a great place to film it. The audience will expect bullying to take place at a school, the surprise will be how Nathan turns from being a nice young school boy to a serial killer.
• Inside Of Car -  This is how Nathan gets around. He is seen a lot in his car listening to strange mysterious music.

Audience feedback- Plot

Audience feedback- Plot

Key Scenes

·        The first key scene will be Nathan being bullied by a bully called Scott and all of Scott’s posse. This emphasizes the fact that Nathan gets bullied on a daily basis. This scene will take place at a school in the daytime. This scene shows us how much of an outcast Nathan is and how much everyone looks up to Scott. It gives the audience the comparison of Scott and Nathan. Scott’s group of friends is immediately seen as the antagonist. At this stage the audience will feel sorry for Nathan as they don’t know his true character yet. We get to know the characters.

·        Nathan discovers social media and realises he can hide behind a screen to threaten his bullies. He realises he can do this on an anonymous account. This part of the film will show his obsession with destruction and killing, which shows a darker side of Nathan leaving the audience to question him.

·        In this scene Nathan starts to terrorise his bullies through social networking, this will show his metal collapse and he is so caught up in his mission to get back at the people who are ruining his life. These scenes will be filmed in Nathans bedroom, this will let the audience see how he hide behind the screen when trying to attack them, we want the audience to sympathize with Nathan in his situation but also be confused and be put off him slightly.

·        As his terrorising goes on he decides he must kill all of his enemies, making a kill list from there accounts on social media, finding out were they will be and where they live he hunts them down and kills them all. Using various places like parks, school and their own homes he finds them murdering them in gruesome ways.

·        After killing his bullies off one by one, Nathan is followed home by the police. Nathan starts to panic. This leads Nathan to killing himself in front of his terrified mother. The sirens will be flashing through the window as Nathan kills himself which will add to the mood of the room at the time. The screen will finish with a black screen. This will leave the audience feeling scared when they walk out of the cinema meaning they will tell their friends about how scary the film was which will make their friends want to see it aswell.

Audience Theory Research

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Existing Product Research on Devils Due and Cabin in The Woods