Evaluation.pptx

Evaluation.pptx

• 1.
  My script fitsto Film 4 ethos through my diverse range of characters. A character that fits with the ethos best is Jane Smith who is a strong and smart black female character, this fits with the ethos as it represents an unheard voice that has such a key and crucial part to play within the film. I have made this character black as it ensures that they get a positive representation in a film during a time when they were still dealing with inequalities and racist issues. I also wanted to make a horror film in which a black character is one that makes a difference in the story, as in most horror films the black character is fairly neutral and doesn't add much to the narrative, a film that represents this is Friday the 13th (2009) as the character of Lawrence is killed by Jason after going outside alone. I have black characters as I want to match what other genres have been doing where they give black characters very crucial roles and positive representations and I wanted that to be shown in horror as I think it is a genre lacking progressive black representation. My film is appropriate for film 4 as it matches the brief, they have given me through both genre, certificate, and targets the expected audience. This is shown through my film being a Slasher Horror, including mild violence and some strong language, and a diverse cast of characters.
• 2.
  My script ismy original idea, so it does not face issues of copyright and anything I have used that links to something similar I have credited below and previously in my pre-production work. My script shows no form of discrimination as all my characters are represented as equals and none are looked down on or insulted because of their features or who they are.
• 3.
  My script itselffits the industry standards as it has all features needed in a film script such as; sluglines and character names and important details in all caps, dialogue and dialogue information like who's talking and whether or not they are whispering or what is being said is a voice over for example all put into the centre of the page, transition details between scenes are put just before any new sluglines and is written on the right hand side of the page and put in all caps, and all other text like action written at the start of the page. My script is written in courier 12 pt to meet requirements of all scripts.
• 4.
  My script is11 full pages long and fits to a 15 certificate and fits to this certificate as it doesn't include any dangerous behaviour that could be copied, this is shown when Rich Evans and his friends find Michy for the first time dead on the floor inside the abandoned arcade, although he is dead it is never shown how he died just purely can be interpreted by the introduction to the antagonist and his weapon, a knife, in the same scene. I will also ensure that my work doesn't promote or show a good light on any discriminatory language or actions that could make an audience uncomfortable or be repeated. I will only ever use strong language to drive the narrative or show emotion rather than for the sake of using it. I will not be including drug or sex to keep my product as safe and comfortable for audiences as possible. Finally, I will ensure that there is no showing of sadistic or over the top horror or threat to fit with what is asked of the 15 certificate and to keep my product from ever promoting negative behaviours. I understand that my script is close to Stranger Things because of the inspiration I got from it, but I have ensured that I have changed it so that it is not the exact same and have still made it to my own just with a similar style to that of stranger things.
• 5.
  My script isstereotypical of the slasher horror genre as it shares common ideas, like a clear antagonist who is very hidden away and uses a very stereotypical weapon like a knife. I will also have the antagonist have a rough origin story like something similar to Friday the 13th in which Jason is bullied for his deformities and later comes back to take revenge. I will also want to include a chance seen as it is very common of slasher horrors and because it is very effective at creating tension and worry in the audience. I plan to have a twist towards the end of my film where one of the important narrative characters comes back and saves Rich Evans and his group of friends from the antagonist in hopes to make up for past mistakes but is injured badly in the process and ends up dying, I intend to have a twist like this as it is common of the horror genre to have a last minute death before everything is cleared up and to shock the audience one last time, an example of this is the remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre in which one of the main characters dies just before the end of the film. This would please the client as the script follows what the client wanted (a horror film) and it includes differences from other films within its genre, for example the start of my film will have a character go missing rather than killed as it creates something for the audience to question and think about and wait to the end to see if the character is ever found.
• 6.
  My script introducesthe narrative and genre through how it starts, boy has gone missing, and the news is found out by protagonist Rich Evans at night. It also introduces you to all the main characters in the film. This is similar to other horror films as they tend to start with a mystery like a sudden death or disappearance of a person, a horror film that supports this is Halloween (1978) in which the film starts with Michael murdering his older sister Judith. Setting and time period is introduced through what my characters are wearing and the scenery around them, these things are explained in action blocks throughout my script for example how my protagonist Rich Evans dresses and styles himself similar to popular rock and metal bands of that era like Metallica and Aerosmith, and how Bobby Brown has a popular 80s family car outside his garage. I wanted my film to take place in this setting and during this time period as it has become a popular thing throughout the past couple years thanks to things like stranger things that became very popular, and I wanted to choose a less popular location like a small town in Tennessee as it's different and out of the ordinary.
• 7.
  My film targetsthe intended audience (teens to 30s, several genders and ethnicities) as it includes a diverse cast of characters that are all represented as equal within the film. An example of this is the character of Jane Smith as she is a black British female and is one of the smarter and stronger characters within my film, another character within my film that is an example of this is the character of Jessie Smith who is a very popular and highly liked and respected person within his school and other people around him. Another character that targets this audience is the character of Sheriff Stephens who is 37-year-old white man who is very hardworking, this targets my intended audience as many 30-year-olds have been working hard for many years now and most of the time to provide for a family, so having a character like them will make them feel represented positively. My age group are targeted through the genre and the characters as this age group (teens to 30s) commonly watch horror films and my characters match that age group also meaning that audience members can try and relate to them in part attracting them more to the film. I have also used language to target this audience as much of my language is elaborate code to ensure that all members of the audience can clearly understand what is being talked about and I have further used English slang like 'mate' as this will target the common audience of Film4.
• 8.
  My script hada few errors those being lack of highly developed action, and how the characters acted and spoke unnaturally in certain points in the script. The unnatural points in my script came from characters speaking or acting a certain way that wouldn't be normal for example originally when the antagonist is introduced my characters Jane and Jessie Smith aren't afraid and instead ask for his help with their dead friend Michy, I later changed this so that they were scared and frightened of the antagonist immediately rather than friendly with him as this was a much more natural way to act in the situation as you would sooner be scared than friendly especially at the age my characters are. For my action blocks I changed them so that they were much more descriptive, an example of this change is the action block when Rich arrives and his friends' houses, each action block explains in detail what the houses look like and what they are surrounded by giving a much clearer image of what the houses look like and gives an idea of what class my characters are.
• 9.
  My pre-production workinfluenced me as looking at the Bohemian Rapsody script allowed me to understand what to include and what not to include in a script of this type (film). Researching other scripts also helped as it let me know how to make it clear that my script is a film script and not a TV show script for example. My previous research on other scripts also allowed me to understand what made an effective script and how and what language should be used for my intended ideas, i.e., what language made a script restricted or elaborate etc. My character breakdowns and mind map helped me further as it gave me the foundation to represent and show these characters in their own light as I knew what to talk about in the action or how they would speak in dialogue, for example knowing what the protagonists (Rich Evans) interests would be it was easy to explain what the setting of his room would be and how it would be laid out in the action and how he would speak to people based on his interests, i.e., being more blunt because of the music he is in too or what he would be wearing because of his interests. Another example is using common English slang like 'mate' in Jesses' dialogue and building it in a way that would ensure non-English audiences would still understand what he is saying and what he means. Having the synopsis there also allowed me to start the first 6 – 11 pages of the script and how I should start it for the better of the narrative and feel of the product and where this starting bit of the script should end, i.e., end on a 'cliff hanger' after being introduced to the antagonist or after escaping them for the first time, this helped me ensure that the narrative flow was steady and in the way I intended. I also got inspiration from popular Slasher Horror films like Friday the 13th and Halloween as they allowed me to understand exactly how my characters would have to act in certain situations and how my antagonist would look and act, for example protagonists in the same genre as Jason from Friday the 13th are very mysterious and quiet and hide themselves behind a mask or something similar. Although I didn't look at the scripts for Friday the 13th and Halloween, my prior knowledge of the films gave me the understanding and ideas I needed, like how my antagonist should be portrayed. These can be shown through how my script is structured and written, and how my characters act and talk to one another.