Script

Script.

The forest

Jack Hillyer

&

Morgan Sumner

Production company title intro plays.

Establishing shot pans across scene showing the forest, spooky music begins to play, date of current time period shows, title saying Production Company presents.

Screen freezes names of actors come on.

Harry Farnon Josh Neiman

Long distance shot shows two characters (Harry & josh) walking towards camera.

New title appears naming another actor.

Harry Rogers

Mid shot showing Harry and Josh up closer still walking with a match to action shot.

            Harry: how far now then?

            Josh: just up here.

            Harry: oh right.

Match to action shot showing the characters walking away from camera.

A low angle shot showing feet of Harry and Josh walking, match to action.

New title appears, music by.

POV shot showing someone watching Harry and Josh walking from behind a bush, match to action.

Mid shot showing the character previously watching the two walking behind a bush.

Title : edited by

Full shot, wide angle showing Harry and Josh walking past a tree, match to action.

Match to action full shot showing characters still walking and scary character appearing behind a tree watching.

POV shot showing scary character watching two walking from behind tree then goes back behind tree and freezes

Title : produced by

Full shot showing two walking towards camera then stopping,

            Josh: someone died over there you know (nodding in direction)

            Harry: oh shut up, tell you what though… that swing does creep me out (screwing face up)

Suspenseful sound building

Full shot showing Harry and Josh walking away from camera past swing previously talked about, slightly swinging in breeze.

Suspenseful music peaks.

Shot zooms in to swing and scary character appears on swing slowly turning head following Harry and Josh whilst slowly swinging.

Full shot now showing characters from behind walking into a dead end, scary character is walking across back of shot.

Shot changes to mid shot of two walking towards camera, match to action

            Harry: oh where are we going? this is a dead end?

            Josh: think we were meant to go up there..

Title : directed by

Over the shoulder shot showing scary character holding a phone with Harry and Josh in distance and pressing call then raising it to ear.

Ring tone begins to sound.

Mid shot showing harry look down.

Close up showing harry pull phone out of case.

Extreme close up of harry flipping phone up.

            Harry: hello… (josh looking in shock) what’s up mate?

Over the shoulder shot of scary character

            Scary character: …turn around…

Mid shot of harry with phone to ear.

           

Harry: oh, he said turn around…

Harry turning around with camera following and changing to over the shoulder shot, where you then see the scary character on the swing stand up and walk towards harry and josh.

A full shot shows the scary character getting closer

Full shot showing Harry’s arm lowered with the phone in his hand and scary character still approaching in background, harry then drops the phone.

Close up of phone hitting the floor

Title : the forest

This is our original script we produced when planning, since we made these original plans and filmed it we've had to make some adjustments to the shot types and title positioning as it seemed to have a trailer like feel when we were editing it together, which would mark us down as it is meant to be a movie opening of a selected genre not a movie trailer.

Equipment List

Equipment	Quantity
Cannon 1200D	1
SD card	1
Tri-Pod	1

Questionnaire To Establish Target Audience Link

Below is the link to my questionnaire to establish my target audience,

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TVQXZ8J

Institutions and Distributions

Terminology

Institution - this is a company that releases a media product for audience consumption. for instance, British film company 'warp films'. this is to fund the film and advertise it in order to ramp up the commercial for the film and create a higher gross for the institution.

Distribution - this is the actual release of the film into the target market.

Who puts the money up for the film?

During the production of a film, the person in charge of helping the film succeed at the highest of its ability is known as the Producer. The person with this role would pitch the idea of the film to an Institution and request financial backing.
These Institutions will be looking for certain boxes to tick according to their target market or possible style to their company as every one is different. Some examples of prominent British film Institutions include;

BBC Film - BBC Films is the feature film-making arm of the BBC. It has produced or co-produced some of the most successful British films of recent years, including Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, Quartet, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen and My Week with Marilyn to name a few. BBC Films co-produces around eight films a year, working in partnership with major international and UK distributors. Christine Langan is Head of BBC Films, responsible for the development and production slate, strategy and business operations.








UK Film Council - The UK Film Council (UKFC) was a non-departmental public body set up in 2000 to develop and promote the film industry in the UK. It was constituted as a private company limited by guarantee, owned by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, and governed by a board of 15 directors. It was funded from various sources including the National Lottery. John Woodward was the Chief Executive Officer of the UKFC. As at 30 June 2008, the company had 90 full-time members of staff. It distributed more than £160m of lottery money to over 900 films.

Film 4 Productions - Film4 Productions is a British film production company owned by Channel Four Television Corporation. The company has been responsible for backing a large number of films made in the United Kingdom. Prior to 1998, the company was identified as Channel Four Films or FilmFour International. Later, the outfit was re-branded as FilmFour, to coincide with the launch of a new Digital TV channel of the same name. The company cut its budget and staff significantly in 2002, due to mounting losses, and was re-integrated into the drama department of Channel 4.In 2004, Tessa Ross became head of both Film4 and Channel 4 drama. The name "Film4 Productions" was introduced in 2006 to tie in with the relaunch of the FilmFour broadcast channel as Film4.

It is also important to work alongside your Institution using their studios and post-production facilities, using synergy to make the film the best it can be.

Other films with a more Independent company tend to distribute their film at a festival to an audience, thus creating an audience without sufficient backing and assistance from a major company.

How is it distributed?
Under Institution -
The Institution backing the film would release the film in cinemas internationally or nationally depending on the size of the company or the deal. After release, merchandise is also distributed to retailers. As the owners of the film's rights, they are the only people who can distribute the film.
Independent -
Without the backing of an Institution, another way to distribute is to create your own production company which despite its beneficial complete power to the filmmaker, it is not a popular option. These companies also tend to produce low budget films which can only be sold to TV companies instead of any cinematic release.

Release Date Patterns

A day-on-date release is when a film is released on the same date all around the world and similarly a Wide release is where a film is sent to more than 2000 cinemas at the same time and are equally as hyped up by their Production companies. However, if an Institution feels that one of their film's will have a wide appeal after some sort of response or evaluation from critics, they will stage a Platform release and release the film in a smaller number of theatre's initially and slowly branching and advancing to more over time.
Films also tend to target seasonal release, for instance, Christmas movies tend to come out in November/December time and family movies tend to release during school holidays and Easter time. Ours being a comedy we would like it to be released in one of these holidays, preferably Summer like Stand By Me (Aug 8th 1984)

Investigation of Horror Genre

Investigation of Horror Genre


Horror film is a genre that aims to create a sense of fear, panic, alarm, and dread for the audience. These films are usually unsettling and rely on scaring the audience through a portrayal of their worst fears and nightmares. Horror films often centre on the arrival of an evil force, person, or event. Many Horror films include mythical creatures such as ghosts, vampires, and zombies. Traditionally, Horror films incorporate a large amount of violence and gore into the plot. Though it has its own style, Horror film normally overlaps into Fantasy, Thriller, and Science-Fiction genres.

Examples of Horror Film:


A Nightmare on Elm Street - Freddy Krueger, an evil being from another world, stalks a group of teenagers and kills them through their dreams.


Saw - Two men are held hostage by a psychopath, who is set on teaching his victims the value of life by putting them into demented life or death games.


Friday the 13th - While trying to re-open a summer camp, a group of camp counselors are mysteriously murdered by a machete swinging slasher.

Sub-genres of Horror:


Comedy-Horror


Comedy-Horror combines comedy with traditional horror movie themes and characters. Comedy-Horror films aim to scare the audience, but also provide comical outlets that let the audience laugh at their fear.


Examples: Beetlejuice, Zombieland, Shaun of the Dead.


Teen-Horror


Teen-Horror is a sub-genre that revolves completely around a teenager or a group of teenagers. Typically, these movies have a large cast and a clear hero. Teen-Horror films are often based upon traditional teenage issues, such as dating and prom, and turn them into suspenseful and thrilling situations.


Examples: I Know What You Did Last Summer, Scream, Texas Chainsaw Massacre.


Supernatural-Horror


Supernatural-Horror film is a sub-genre that includes ghosts, demons, or other illustrations of supernatural occurrences. Often, Supernatural-Horror films combine elements of religion into the plot. Common themes in Supernatural-Horror films include the afterlife, the devil, and demonic possession. Unlike Religious Thrillers, Supernatural-Horror films are not limited to certain religious elements and can contain more vivid and gruesome violence.


Examples: The Exorcist, The Ring, The Omen.


Zombie-Horror


Zombie film is a sub-genre of Horror film that portrays mindless human beings who are raised from the dead. These films often include a Zombie invasion, and centre around Zombies feasting on human flesh. The plot of a Zombie film then revolves around the struggle between the living, and the living-dead. Zombie film not only falls into the Horror genre, but Sci-Fi, Thriller, and Comedy as well.


Examples: Night of the Living Dead, Shaun of the Dead, 28 Days Later.