Film script

Location- Hautlieu school

Prompt- knock at the door.

Genre- thriller, horror

Cast- Coco Mawson(victim)

          Amanda Creavy (murderer)

Filming date- 21^th November 2023

Equipment- iPhone 12 mini

(Amanda and Coco leave the Restaurant and start talking outside)

Amanda- This was fun, we will catch up soon.

Coco- Yes definitely! I must start walking home before it gets too dark.

Amanda- I do not have my bus for a little while so I might just go wait at the bus stop.

Coco- oh okay do you have your bus card.

Amanda- do not worry I will not need it.

Coco- what? Umm okay haha

(Amanda smirks slightly)

Amanda- yes do not want to walk alone in the dark! Do you want me to walk you home before my bus?

(Coco frowns a little)

Coco- no I am all okay it is a short walk, thanks though.

Amanda- oh okay stay safe, bye!

Coco- Bye, do not miss your bus.

(Coco laughs)

(Skip to Coco walking through her door and watching tv)

(You can see Amanda looking through the window smirking)

*Knock knock knock*

(Coco does not answer as she is home alone and its late at night)

(Amanda walks around to the back of the house and looks though the back door)

Amanda- Perfect its unlocked

(Coco hears this but thinks nothing of it and keeps watching tv)

(Amanda creeps into the room Coco is in and stares at her)

The end…

location: millennium park

cast: Josh wright, Nigel mucufanny, Joseph raffio-curd, me

film date: 21/11/2023

script:

opens with close shot of a bathroom stall door

character 1: knocks on door

character 2: im coming im coming

leaves bathroom

character 1: man i hate homeless people

character 2: that’s for true

character 3 (homeless): sitting on the floor

character 1: ew a homeless person

character 3: thats not nice im a person too

character 2: a poor one

character 3: well i have news for you…

character 1 and 2 (confused)

character 3: i am elon musk and i was giving out free teslas, but you wont get any

character 1 and 2 (shocked)

character 3: i just bought your homes, now you’re the homeless ones

character 1 and 2 (now homeless)

character 4: can i have a tesla

character 3: yes

Stereotypes – a highly popularized and exaggerated belief (usually done through media) of a type of person characterised into their most basic form.

An example of a stereotype is how Hollywood portrayed native American tribes. In the film ‘The Lone Ranger’ the native American’s take people and hold them captive, however this goes against the reality that the federal law and many state laws go against this, and this type of rituals have been on the decline from Native Americans since the late 19th century

Countertypes – A character that breaks the social convention of stereotypes, and goes out of it’s way to show the counter opposite of the regular stereotype.

An example of a countertype is how native Americans are portrayed in the film ‘Dance with wolves’. This is because it shows an accurate representation of Native American culture, putting them in a good light, and showing their simplistic and attractive lifestyle compared to previous representations which show them as aggressive and uncivilised.

Prompt- ‘A Knock On The Door’

Location- ‘Room with table (maybe bedroom) and Doorway (inside and outside)

Cast- Character 1 ‘Loner’ : Me // Character 2 ‘Love interest’ : Lily or Maija

Filming dates – Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th

Sound Notes

Camera fades open to muffles beginging of a song (qiet and calm’

Character 1 alone WIDE SHOT Cut camera close up character 1 hears loud knock- silence! Second long silence then music starts abruptly

Scene with door Rhymic Montage occurs

Different sound effects accompany the different weather age ‘love story’ montage.

Most filming went well, although we had to be quick with exterior scenes as the sky was getting darker as filming went on. I added some shots that weren’t in my storyboards that made the film flow more naturally and made camera work less complicated to do.

I managed to get all scenes filmed, and now just have to work on post production.

Set design was good as we didn’t have to change much about the setting.

Camera angles mostly worked well, although it was difficult to figure out how to do an accurate PED shot initially.

We had some tech issues but these were quickly fixed.

Key notes of Improvements needed:

• location – less populated area – shots kept on getting disrupted by noisy neighbours and cars passing through making the dialogue inaudible.

• Time – Daylight was needed for some scenes but since its getting darker earlier, we had to rush out some scenes due to a lack of light. This may have led to plot inaccuracies when filming as it may appear lighter or darker in certain scenes.

• Certain shot types – We were limited on what we could attempt to film as we were restricted by our equipment. Not being able to create a Steadicam or effect or a smooth Ped effect.

What went well:

• Acting – Despite not being experienced, the acting in scenes wasn’t as robotic we thought it would be.

• Set Design – By clearing the kitchen we were able to create a direct opposition between my 2 characters.

• Technical Issues – When the camera suddenly only displayed our screen as a low exposure, I was able to fix the issue and resume filming.