Unit 22: Scripting for Media

 

Making Decisions: My synopsis:  The father tackles the convict, trading blows and gaining wounds as the rest of the family calls the police. Brutally, the protagonist gathers objects to hit the villain with. The fight ends with the hero killing the villain in cold blood, trying to protect his family. He is unfazed and exhausted at what has happened that night. The police arrive, questioning the family and detaining the father until they realised it was self defence. He is taken to hospital then the family decide to move on with their lives in a new city. Learning From Examples: Key elements from my selected section - father is angry but lacks emotion when convict is dead, it is intense as the audience doesn't know who will win. There is a minor jumpscare when the convict jumps out at him. The emotions are represented as up and down throughout the story - the family being scared then relieved when the convict is dead. This is an extract from "Get Out" - I have an...

  Explanation of idea: An idea I came up a while ago in a previous unit is:  In the suburbs, convicts have escaped the local prison; he goes to barricade his house in the off chance the convict comes to his house. Richard (protagonist) hears a window smash. His suspicions are correct that it is a convict. Has to protect his family. It is a slasher.  Narrative Conventions of Horror Movies: Mise-en-scene - dark and places that are abandoned and isolated Props - knives, axes and chainsaws as well as supernatural features such as castles, graveyards and haunted houses. Colours - black, red, brow, grey  Close-ups - convey tenseness and people being scared Wide shots - shows isolation High pitch sound - creates sense of alarm Fast pace cuts - makes audience distressed, builds tension Expanding Conventions: Mise-en-scene - dark house, not abandoned but family feels isolated. Dark furniture but still able to see  Wide shots - wide shots of rooms to d...