Screenplay

Screenplay

Screenplay includes dialogue an pictures and it is normally the early stages of what you want the play to look like, It is the script of the film/play including screen directions and instructions.
The screenplay comes first before the storyboard as the script then therefore helps create the storyboard an follow it in a simpler way.

Writing a screenplay/script

-include location, setting and time of time.
-introduce key characters and include a short description of who/what they look like.
-Include key dialogue between characters and details of their actions and expressions.
-Include details of where the camera is in each scene.

Jaws screenplay

In the opening scene of Jaws the screenplay is a little bit different to the scene itself as in the scene it is a lot more detailed but as you are reading the script it misses certain tings and shots out, this is done because as it is being filmed the producers decide that it either doesn't look right or they pace int he scene is too fast for it and they cant fit it in. Below i have annotated and labelled the screenplay/script of the opening screen to jaws and I have annotated notes and details on it and also annotated what changed from the script and to the filming itself,

I have also added a link to the video of the opening scene to follow with my notes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrEvK-tv5O

Lighting Practice

Types of lighting

3 point fill lighting

Three lights which create a normal looking scene with soft shadows and average colours. Using a 3 light setup to provide normal lighting across an entire object, the exact opposite of chiaroscuro. This is used in most 'normal' scenes with any object in focus.

Chiaroscuro

It is characterised by harsh lighting which creates an extreme contrast between different areas of the shot can be used with colour but also can be used in black and white for a different feel, It is often used in horrors or dramas and any other film where the atmosphere of the scene plays a vital role.
   

High Key Lighting

Uses harsh bright lights to reduce contrast in  scene giving the skin a white washed, clean look, that does not have any shadows.

Back lighting

When the lights is from directly behind, usually from natural light such as the sun, it creates a silhouette, often used in romantic scenes.

Natural Lighting

Comes from natural daylight such as the sun, uses a white/yellow hue. Estate agents often use natural lighting with their pictures to make the image look more appealing and fresh.

Artificial Lighting

This comes from things which are man made sources such as light bulbs and florescent lights.

Thriller conventions

Different types of Thrillers

• Action thriller
• Conspiracy thriller
• Crime thriller
• Disaster thriller
• Forensic thriller
• Medical thriller
• Physiological thriller
• Political thriller
• Romantic thriller
• Super-natural thriller
• Spy thriller
• Mystery thriller

There are many different conventions of a thriller for example the main conventions are:

• Low key lighting
• Quick cuts
• Shadows
• Tension in music
• Changes in different angles
• Dietetic sound of breathing/footsteps
• Montage of shots
• Black and white shots
• Protagonist and antagonist

In every thriller there is always an equilibrium (Todrov's Theory) which means that everything will start happy then a problem will occur and disrupt the equilibrium then there is recognition of the disruption then there is a resolution of the disruption then normally its goes back to the start again, however this is usually when there is only one series/episode of the thriller, otherwise it will carry out throughout them all. 

In most thrillers there are red herrings, enigmas and cliff hangers, these are all used to entice the audience into watching the thriller and hook them in. It leaves the audience in suspense and builds tension towards the rest of the film. The low key lighting is often used to create a eerie, scary, tense atmosphere and to allow the audience to interact with the film. The dietetic sound again does the same thing with allowing the audience to interact with the film. The red herrings and enigmas create a false lead to the film and send the viewers in a different direction, therefor they believe something else, however when it changes it allows the viewers to be interested and talk about the film, which will then create a wider audience with loads of different types of viewers ( 4CS's theory) by Bulmer and Katz. 

Se7en Textual Analysis

Se7en Textual Analysis Please click on this link to read my textual analysis of Se7en as part of researching the conventions of a thriller opening, as this is a physiological thriller, this will help me and my group, as we are deciding what type of thriller to do.

Please click here to watch the opening scene of se7en, and above it is my textual analysis.

Preliminary Evaluation

Below this post I have posted a short video answering some of the following questions as part of our preliminary evaluation. However I will answer question six below.

Q1- What have you learned during the making of your preliminary task?

Q2- Areas of success

Q3- Areas for development

Q4-  How well did you meet the brief?

Q5- Feedback from others


Q6- Evaluate your contribution to the groups work.

In our preliminary task I did contribute, My main contribution was starring in the filming as one of the character, i projected my voice well and made my self clear to the audience. I also contributed with the editing as i clipped mistakes out and trimmed the video, i also contributed with the editing by adding music at the end with the rolling credits which myself and Maddie made. I also contributed with helping Georgia with the filming and using the camera and tripod.

We all decided the story line of our preliminary task, therefore that is another contribution I had within the task as we thought of our own dialogue and what to say for it to  follow on and make sense. We also all contributed with helping to export the video onto premiere pro and using the editing software and took it in turns to edit certain bits. I also contributed with the preliminary task as I created the storyboard which enabled us to follow the story line and plot of our video.

I have gained new skills from the making of our preliminary task as I have gained team working skills and being able to work in a team and also independently. I have learned loads of new ict skills with using new software and transporting files and editing etc. I have also gained some technology skills with using new equipment such as the cameras and tripods.

I think we all contributed equally in the making of our preliminary task as we all worked together and made it come together, however unfortunately one of our team members left and was unable to participate in the rest of the making of the preliminary task, however the rest of the group came together and completed it.

Our Preliminary Evaluation

The Fall Gender Analysis

The Fall - Gender analysis

Although I completed this as part of my study of the representation of gender for my AS exam, it is relevant to my coursework as, in planning for this, I will need to consider how the representation of gender is constructed through the use of camera shots, mise-en-scene, editing and sound. This will hopefully enable me to represent characters in a variety of different ways in my film opening.