Section Five: Treatment

Treatment

Synopsis:

Is hide and seek just and innocent game. We think not. 5 years ago today mother of one was released from Warrington’s mental health institution. 5 years on she has a beautiful little boy, a gorgeous home and the beginning of a new life, what could go wrong…

Treatment

Five years ago today a woman and mother of one got released from a psychiatric unit. She and her child were playing hide and seek when suddenly things start to get strange. The mother is oblivious to the danger which is about to take place. A silloute appears at the window of the house but we don’t show there face which adds suspense to the opening scene. This also makes the audience asks questions, and makes them wonder. She starts to see things which aren’t happening and starts to picture weird things happening. For example in the game of hide and seek she pictures the child in places where he’s not. She starts to get worried, but when she sees his face pop out (P.O.V) then we go back and see he’s not there. The child then appears at the other side of the room. We can see his reflection in the window. When they go to play again she can’t find him this time and is looking for him everywhere. When she’s looking around really rapidly this is when it cuts into the graphics. The graphics we are going to use will be bold since on our largest result was for the graphics to be bold. We are going to be using creepy music, and also in the graphics we will have the psychiatric papers saying the date they went in and came out and other results from the psychiatric unit. In the opening credits the there is bold writing saying ‘ 5 YEARS AGO’ which shows what’s happened that date however what is going to happen in the present day and whys 5 years ago is so significant, this is not yet clear and with them going back 5 years will have the audience guessing what’s to come. There is an image of somebodys health record in the credits which represents someones, unknown to the audience, health, mental or physical you don’t know which will keep you wondering if this has any important role in the film.

Middle

Lisa becomes seriously paranoid as her innocent game of hide and seek with her child turns into this game which leads to her believing if she doesn’t find her son then her son will die. Lisa becomes more worried when she keeps seeing images of her son covered in blood and in scraggy clothing when the kidnapper has attempted to kill him, the images become worse as they begin with his sweet and innocent face and end up becoming a child who looks possessed and is ready to attack or even kill someone. The child then has a mixture of saliva and blood drooling from his lips almost as if he has been attacked, the mother then carries on looking for her child and still there’s no sight of him.Lisa then sees a human figure with a child but their faces are hidden as it is night time and the street light close to their house is usually constantly flickering has now totally broken so all you can see are two bodies but no face. The woman instantly phones the police to report the missing child however she realises the phone wire has been cut and as she glimpses up a shadow is seen leaving the house Lisa sprints to the door however nobody is there and then the woman begins to scream. Her screams get louder and louder then there is a slow drumming noise in the background (diagetic) the music gradually quickens but then all you hear is a polite whisper, the camera sharply changes focus to an old looking person asking if the woman is ok however their face is also hidden. You hear footsteps but aren’t quite sure who it is but when the camera moves back to its original position Lisa has gone out of sight, the camera then changes scenery and shows a gang of people hanging around a music store but is mainly focusing on the man who’s identity is unclear. There is then a gun shot, however no scream, the man runs towards the gun shot to see if everything is ok but when he gets closer to the direction that the gun shot came from in the corner of his eye he sees a figure slowly walking away holding their arm as if it is causing them pain, he asks the woman if she is ok but she repeats the words ‘she’s coming’ three times the man looks at the woman who is wearing some sort of work-type clothing and is quite small and skinny and looks as if she is crazy, but not all is clear yet. ‘BANG’ another gun shot goes off echoing in a otherwise silent and dark night. The man is now stuck between either finding and trying to stop the person responsible for the gun shots, or looking after the woman who has blood pumping from her upper arm which seems to be like a gun shot wound, the man then asks the woman if she had been shot and she then repeatedly swears as her wound is causing her severe pain. The camera then switches to another man who is walking down the street where the injured woman and man are and thus showing us his point of view of what is happening around him, the man who seems weak and exhausted runs towards the injured woman and man and instantly phones the woman an ambulance who then takes the woman away for treatment. Then the man who phoned the ambulance now alone in the street sees two figures standing in the shadows stops in his tracks, runs the other way and frantically makes a call, then you hear police sirens.

Ending

Upon hearing the police sirens the two figures step out of the shadows revealing themselves as Lisa vacantly staring into space holding a gun and a child we know to be her son from the begining of the film. The camera then cuts to the kind stranger staggering and out of breath, he senses someones behind him he turns and sees ellis aiming the gun at him. She starts pointing at her child and screaming at the man to apologise for attacking her child and calls him evil. The kind stranger looks confused and the audience are shown ellis is alone and pointing at fresh air he realizes she's delusional and tries to take the gun from her. Then an epic battle enshues between the two with ellis eventually winning by removing her shoe and hitting the kind stranger with it. As ellis is about to pull the trigger the police arrive at the scene and wrestle her to the ground.
Flash to 5 years later and we see ellis in a room wearing a straight jacket with a crazed look in her eyes screaming at a psyche nurse to help her to find her son

Section Four: Audience Research

Questionnaire:
1. Gender?2. Age?
3. What kind of characters do you like in a Thriller?

Criminals           Assassins           Private eye           Police           Mother/ Babysitter           Other(please specify)

4.What kind of Sub-genres do you like in a Thriller?

Supernatural           Psychological           Mystery           Crime           Other

5. Do you prefer the Hero to live or die?

Live           Die

6. What plot do you think a thriller should include?

Kidnapping           Red herring           Ransoms           other

7. Do you prefer films with blood and gore?

Yes           No

8.What gender do you think the hero should be?

Male           Female

9.What gender do you think the villain should be?

Male           Female

10. Do you think the colours in Thrillers should be dark?

Yes           No

11. Do you think the colours in Thrillers should be light?

Yes           No

12. Where do you think a Thriller should be set?

Forest           House           Deserted Area           City           Other

13.Do you prefer the villain to live or die?

Live           Die

14.Do you think slow music creates suspense?

Yes            No

15.Do you think fast music creates suspense?

Yes           No

16.Do you prefer the hero to be in a relationship?

Yes           No

17.Should the graphics be bold?

Yes           No

18.What is your biggest fear?

Kidnapping           Dark           Sea Creatures           Spiders           Other

19.Should a Thriller include Children/younger people?

Yes           No

20. Should the identity of the killer/villein be shown at the beginning?

Yes           No

 

 

 

Question 1. Are you Male or Female?We have asked the same amount of people of each gender so we can get an equal view from each one for what they want a thriller to contain. This us asking an even amount of people then we will get a fair point from each one so it will appeal to both instead of us asking more of one that the other which will make our thriller suit each one instead of it appealing to one gender more than the other.

Question 2. What age are you?

We aren't aiming our thriller at a specific age range as we want a point of view from a range of different ages. As this will help the thriller as it will then appeal to a wider age range that rather it being aimed to a specific audience. This will help the thriller as it will have more people watching it.

Question 3. Whats your favourtite type of character in a thriller?

people have their favourite type of character for specific reasons which is why there wasn't a clear favourite. There was a joint favourite between assassins and private-eye but they weren't favourite by many votes which shows that people's view on characters vary and that the characters play an important role but the characters don't need to be a certain type to have a great effect.

Question 4. What is your favourite sub-genre in a thriller?
This evidence shows the audience which have been asked prefer a psychological thriller which would be useful for our sub-genre. This shows that the audience like to be guessing what is going to happen rather than know that is going to happen.

Question 5. Should the Hero in the thriller live or die?
This is proof that the audience would like the hero to live as a this is clear to see by looking at the evidence. This works for our thriller because the hero will not die.

Question 6. What plot do you like in a thriller?Kidnapping seems to be most favoured by the audience we asked so this could be useful to use as our main plot, so it fits with the audience that we want.

Question 7. Should a thriller contain blood and gore?

In this graph, more people said that they didn't want blood and gore in a thriller. I think this is because most people we asked wanted a psychological thriller and they don't usually contain blood and gore. We will use these findings in our thriller.

Question 8. What gender do you think the hero in a thriller should be?

The audience clearly feel that the gender of the character who plays the hero should be male. In our thriller we will try and fit the findings of this graph.

Question 9. What gender should the villain should be in a thriller?

 This evidence shows that the majority of people that we asked wanted the villain in a thriller to be male. Just like the gender of hero. In our thriller, we will try and make sure that the villain will be male to fit with these findings.        

Question 10. Do you think dark colours work best in a thriller?

The use of dark colours will be effective as more people said that they should be used rather than light colours. We will try and use dark colours in our thriller to fit with these findings.

Question 11. Do you think light colours work best in a thriller?

The use of light colours wouldn't be effective as more people said that they shouldn't be used in a thriller. We will try and not use light colours in our thriller to fit with these findings.

Question 12. Where do you think the setting for a thriller should be?

Most people that we asked would prefer a thriller set in a house. I think this is because it would seem like it could happen to anyone and it would make the film seem more real to the audience. We will make our thriller fit with these findings.

Question 13. Should the villain love or die?

Most people said that they would prefer the villain to die in a thriller. I think this is because they would feel like the film has come to an end when the villain has died. We will use this in our thriller to fit with these findings.

Question 14. Do you think that slow music creates suspense in a thriller?

Most of the people that we asked in this survey thought that slow music does create suspense because they feel that it sets the pace. We will use these findings to fit in with our music in our thriller.

Question 15. Do you think that fast music creates suspense in a thriller?

Most of the people that we asked in this survey thought that fast music doesn't create suspense because they feel that it over complicates the story line and makes the story feel like its going to fast. We will use these findings to correspond with our thriller and the music in our thriller.

Question 16. Do you think that the hero in a thriller should be in a relationship?

The result for this question isn't as certain as the others, the results are close but more didn't want the hero in a relationship. We will try and use these findings in our thriller.

Question 17. Do you think that bold graphics look better in a thriller?

Most of the people ask said yes to this question. I think this is because they think that it makes the words stand out more against the background. Also I think it makes them look important. We will use these findings in our thriller.

Question 18. What is your biggest fear?

Most people's biggest fear is kidnapping. These results will help us in our thriller because we can play on this idea to make our thriller more scary for our selected audience. 

Question 19. Do you think a thriller should contain children?

The majority of people thought that a thriller should have children in it. I think this is because they may think that if it could happen to a child it could happen to anyone and this makes it more frightening. Also, many people have children of their own and if something happened to their child it would hurt them and in a thriller, we want to play on this.

Question 20. Should the identity of the villain be shown at the beginning of a thriller?

Most people don't think that the identity of the villain should be shown at the beginning of a thriller because this takes away the mystery of finding out who it was. We will use this finding in our thriller.

Section Three : Brainstorm of Content and Classification of Flim

The certificate our group has chosen for our film is certificate 15 becuase we are not legally aloud to watch 18 rated movies. We think a 12 would be to young as it contains horror and some gore. In the opening scene disturbing images may be shown that would be to scary for a 12 or 12A but wouldnt be that scary to a 18 rated film. Also the violence in our film wont be to strong, but if we had violence in a 12 rated film it wouldnt be allowed.  The BBFC is the Britsh Board of Film Classification. sets the age of each film and gives them an age.

For a certificate 15 the regulations are :
Suitable only for 15 years and over
No one younger than 15 may see a ‘15’ film in a cinema. No one younger than 15 may rent or buy a ‘15’ rated video work.
Discrimination
The film as a whole must not approve discriminatory language or behaviour.
Drugs
Drug taking may be shown but the film as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse. The misuse of easily accessible and highly dangerous substances (for example, aerosols or solvents) is unlikely to be acceptable.
Horror
Strong threat and menace are permitted unless sadistic or sexualised.
Imitable behaviour
Dangerous behaviour (for example, hanging, suicide and self-harming) should not dwell on detail which could be copied. Easily accessible weapons should not be glamorised.
Language
There may be frequent use of strong language. The strongest  terms,  may be acceptable if justified by the context. Aggressive or repeated use of the strongest language is unlikely to be acceptable.
Nudity
Nudity may be allowed in a sexual context but without strong detail. There are no constraints on nudity in a non-sexual or educational context.
Sex
Sexual activity may be portrayed without strong detail. There may be strong verbal references to sexual behaviour, but the strongest references are unlikely  to be acceptable unless justified by context. Works whose primary purpose is sexual arousal or stimulation are unlikely to be acceptable.
Theme
No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is appropriate for 15 year olds.
Violence
Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. The strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable. Strong sadistic or sexualised violence is also unlikely to be acceptable. There may be detailed verbal references to sexual violence but any portrayal of sexual violence must be discreet and have a strong contextual justification.


Mind Map of our Plans

Section Two : Research into Examples of Comparable Products

Seven

Narrative Structure : 

When the camera cuts from Somerset to murder scene, it instantly relates them.

Thriller Codes and Conventions: 

Heroic Romance- Somerset looking very ordinary in first scene.

Transformed City- constant city background noise.

Camera work:

Somerset centre of focus- walks around the edge and when he is laying in bed, you can see the door frame as if someone is looking in on him or watching him. Over the shoulder shot when he is tying his tie it shows his face. Body all in the shot, see everything camera moving upwards is ped shot.

Depth of field- type of depth in shot. Somerset taking up half of the frame, fridge taken up third of the shot and out of focus people in the background.

Framed in a certain way so another hero could be introduced.

Opening title - focus' on variety of objects and pictures.

Mise-en-scene:
Costume/makeup, setting , lighting, props.
Somerset is the first charcter shown, we associated him as a main character.
boring colour, mostly white.

Neatly organized props on dressing table this shows his personality is clean cut, organized, dark gloomy, low key lighting creating the mood.

Blocking where a charater stands shows something might be behind them

New character introduced bigger on screen becuase of the framing

Sound

cars- digetic sounds of the city trafic sirens- constant throught scenes this shows a transformed city.
Being introduced to the main characters, introducing themselves to each other.
Opening scene- creepy music .
Editing
Cut from Somerset to murder scene this is relating somerset to the murder.
Cuts to black- signify end of sequence
all very dull colours.
disolve two pictures merged together
red- danger, blood.
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Jaws
Narrative Structure
Shark attack on the beach.
Thriller Codes and Conventions
Tension music, expects something to happen and dosnt
Consealment & Protraction - dont see the shark but knows it is there.

Transformed City - turned into something extraordinary.

Camrea Work
Worm view under water to show there is a shark

Point of view from the shark

Crab to right on campfire - stops on boy then the girl, shot reverse shot making connection.

Shot to establish that it is the beach

extreme long shot of the ocean - Chrisse is only taking up a small about.
Shark point of view getting closer creating suspense.
Mise-En-Scene
Water,campfire .
Underwater- low key lighting auto tension
Warm orangy yellow colours.
Woman are vunerable- stripping off her clothes is a metephor to stripping of her protection.
Fence are like bones, bite marks in them.
Drunk boys are useless, no one to protection.
One in the sea one on the shore.
Shows Chrissie has gone without a trace.
Killer shark is still free.
Sound
Theme sound- starts of very slow then the tempo ups. Guitar.
When shark is near tension music.
Very begining- submarine soundish.
Minor keys to cause tension, mimicing a heart beat, Faster when shark is near.
the music stops dead which is associated with the shark. Non Diagetic to Diagetic oposit cheerful music.
When the bell rings its like the funeral bell.
Graphics
White on black background. Capitals, very plain.

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Silence of the Lambs
Narative Structure
Department dealing with behaviour, very offical.
Thriller Codes and Conventions
remote on its own

Mazes & Ladbryths - through the forest, long shot from behind

Words on threes - hurt agony pain

Camrea Work 

Match on action on feet when she runs
Trees making a tunnel to focus our attention

When looks around, see more of her, view point of killer

Crab left establishing shot of the buliding, zoom into window, where the action is taking place.

Looks slighty off camrea slow zoom.
Mise-En-Scene.
running an assault course.
FBI tranning , man with the hat.
Woods in the winter mountains mist fog, low key light
Guns set the scene still running important - high fives girls sticking together.
challenges ideas about sterotype
looks small , male are over powering all in red, she is in blue, dosnt fit in with males.
Department dealing with behaviour.
in a male dominated are.
Sound
Opening- mystery magical.
Suspense building when she runs. Birds squarking.
Digetic - heavy breathing
Creates tenion in office
Graphics
Woods near quantico, isolcated woods.
black stands out
credits slightly stand out.

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Red Eye

Narrative Structure

Someone taken a wallet , 'JR'

Florida - ID fish crates ID is an old man

Picutre of daughter in wallet.

Sinthea tells people why she isnt there. Grandmother has died

City Lisa- hetic life.Daddys girl

Red Eye - last place home, tirering least buyist. Travelling to miami

Triller Codes & Conventions
Heroic romance -Lisa
Concealment of wallet
questions and answere model with create
transformed city
Camrea Work
Contenuity man exists on left wallet gets stolen from right
zoom in on waller zoom on JR on wallet.
Establishing shot of hotel
Moved in on villans eyes.
Mis-En-Scene
see main character young honers and graduation inteligent.
Sporty side whos ever person is , they are very proud
Something kidden inside the fish and ice.
Pictures of bulidings
Fish not travelled far.
High stess job security is invloved Hetic lift of lisa - good at making situations
reference to security identity to lisa and dad with wallet, house is been decorated.
Knows wallet is missing important Do anything for her dosnt want to lose her
introduced to a character old lady, angry man, lisa handsome man wants to protect women.
Sound
Criminal uneasy music tensiony ticking beat deep building suspense. Plane taking it - non diagetic building up and disperse. plance taking off non diagetic.
Building up and disperse trail of sound. Suspense music buliding up, building up pace.
Graphics
Black background - white text getting smaller lika a plane down a runway.
Red Eye- colour red, bulky, capitals, red- danger anger .
Editing
Cutting technique
Cross cutting
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Watch Men

Narative Structure

Man sat in his flat,

another man kicks the door down and seems to be angry and wants to kill the man whos flat it it

Thriller Codes and Conventions

Conelement and Protraction of the killer.

Camrea Work

Zoom in on televison

in the hall way, zooms in on the door and gives the impression that someone is walking down the hall .

Zoom in on the mans face then zooms into the gun instantly linking them

Close up on the knives

Makes a clear connection to the badge.

Mise-En-Scene

Man on the moon on the televison.

flicking through differnt TV programms

Man looks at the shadow of the feet under the door

Kicks door down.

When the man gets thrown out of the window the badge falls after him

Sound
Relaxing, the song unforgetable.
The music is still playing when they are fighting
Editing
Everything turns into slow motion when he kicks the door down.
everytime the man gets hit it goes in slow motion
slow when he is flying through the air
blood slowly splashes onto the badge
Graphics
Low key lighting to give suspense

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Inception

Narative structure

Washed up on a beach, found by one man

Thriller Codes and Conventions

The Exotic the item in his back pocket

The answere and question model, you dont know where he is, why he is there.

Camrea Work

Cuts to the sea, high shot of him on the beach

worm view of man who finds him

Mise-En-Scene

Set on beach

man laying on beach, asleep or knocked out.

Man walks up to him, and prodes him with a stick

lifts up his top to find the item in his back pocket.

Sound

tension, getting faster and louder water crashing against the rocks

when he sees the item the tension becoms more and quicker.

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