Script Writing Research

Script Writing Research 

Story Arc

Story Arc

A story arc is a story line which is presented in stages of media such as television, comic books, comic strips, board games, video games, and films with each episode following a narrative arc. An example of this would be a series such as Prison Break which the story line unfolds over many episodes. 

A typical story arc is laid out in a form such as a pyramid and is made up off:

1. Exposition: The introduction of the story in which the characters are introduced, setting is revealed.
2. Rising Action: A series of events that make situations complicated for the protagonist, creating a rise in the story's suspense or tension.
3. Climax: The point of biggest amount off tension in the story and the turning point in the narrative arc from rising action to falling action.
4. Falling Action: After the climax, the unfolding of events in a story's plot and the release of tension leading toward the resolution.
5. Resolution: The end of the story usually in which the problems of the story involving the protagonists are resolved.

Production Diary 12

To give our film production the best chance of being an effective thriller we decided to create a story arch amongst the group. Through use of the story arch it gave us a plot to our film which is a key foundation in ensuring a film is successful. We also conducted a risk assessment so we could identify and help eliminate all potential risks that could happen when filming the production. Lastly we created a shooting schedule so we could have a structure and the knowledge of what we needed and what we was filming each day.

Shooting Schedule Updated #2

Shooting Schedule Updated #2

The Shooting Schedule has been changed due to a loss of a member Jody Farmer.

Day of Filming	Location	Shot Description	People Needed
25th February 2016	Brentwood High-Street	Close-Up Over the Shoulder Mid-Shot	Wilson, Jamie,Kelvin (3)
26th February 2016	Shenfield Common	Pan Over The Shoulder	Wilson, Jamie,Kelvin (3)
29th February 2016	Shenfield Common (Forest)	Pan Close-Up Long Shot	Wilson, Jamie,Kelvin (3)

Fatal Loss Of Member

The group has recently discovered a fatal loss to one of our group members Jody Farmer. As a result we are now going to be a group of 3 instead of the initial group of four.

Kelvin Obaze - Editor

Jamie Friend - Editor

Wilson Wood - Cameraman

Crew List

Jody Farmer - Cameraman

Kelvin  Obaze - Editor

Jamie Friend - Script Writer / Director

Wilson Wood - Script Writer / Director

Location's List

The locations provided will be where each scene will take place within our film.

These locations include:

The Forest
An empty abandoned building

I will now explain the reason we have selected these locations and how we can develop our work.

The forest - this was taken next to our school as this is

Prop's List

Outfit - This includes;
Black Hoodies
Black Tracksuit Bottoms
Black Bandanna
Black Gloves
Trainers

We have chosen this style theme so that our characters can be portrayed as unknown and can be camouflaged within their surroundings, allowing them to be less visible to the naked eye.

Extra Prop's - This includes;
Mobile Phones
Random Crates
Barrels

This will help convey the scene as abandoned and mysterious.

Equipment List

Camera - A is an essential item, its necessary to be able to create a film.

Tripod - The tripod will be used to capture a variety of angles and shots as well as keeping the camera steady and balanced.

Microphone - This will be used to record the sound of which is going to be applied to the film. A microphone will provide a better quality of sound compared to if we used the camera's audio.

Boom Pole - A boom pole shall be used to keep the microphone out of reach and catch all incoming audio from below. It also keep it from being in the camera shot.

Go-Pro - This will help us get a new type of angle, Point of View. Enabling fast paced (when necessary) and first person action.

Gorilla Pod - This capable of getting into awkward and unusual places, where a tripod isn't able to fit.

Computer - Everything that has been filmed will be stored onto a computer ensure safe keeping for later editing

Editing Software - This is the final piece of equipment needed for our film. We can use this to cute, merge, flip, loop, filter and transition our shots. We can also use it for adding sound effects and no-diegetic soundings. It will create our film, ready for presentation.

Institutional Research Hammer Film Productions

Hammer Film Productions

Hammer Films Productions was founded in 1934 and is a British film production company based in London. Hammer Film Productions produced science fiction, thrillers, film noir and comedies and in later years television series. Hammer Films was founded by William Hinds, James Carreras. Hammer films made low-budget suspense thrillers, often in black-and-white which were made in the mould of Les Diaboliques (1955), although more often compared to the later Psycho. Some examples of the Thriller films they have produced are Nightmare (1964) ,Straight On till Morning (1972) , Fear in the Night (1972).


I decided to research Hammer Film Production because they where a production company based in the U.K which have created multiple genre films and specifically some old classic  budget black and white thrillers. By researching Hammer Film Productions it has helped me identify how a small production company based in London has made it in the industry with several successful films with some of the recent ones being Women in Black and The Resident.

Institutional Research Lionsgate Films

Lionsgate Films

Lionsgate Films is a Canadian-American film production/distribution film production/distribution studio and is split between Lions Gate Entertainment. It is the largest and most successful mini-major film studio in North America. It was founded on January 12, 1998 in Vancouver, British Columbia as Lions Gate Films by Frank Giustra. Some of the successful films that Lionsgate have made are the Hunger Games, Saw, The Day After Tomorrow. The Lionsgate film The Hunger Games grossed $68.3 million when it premiered at the U.S. box office on March 23, 2012.The Hunger Games grossed $152.5 million, making it Lionsgate's highest grossing film after just three days.

The reason behind researching Lionsgate Films is because it is big film production company which has made a lot of successful Thriller films. This is key to my research as it relates closely to what we are doing for our Thriller production.

Institutional Research Walt Disney

For my institutional  I am going to conduct some secondary research on several different film production company's to identify which one would the be the most relevant to my production company. When I conducted this research I found out that a film institution is a company that produces but also distributes media products.

Walt Disney Pictures 

Walt Disney Pictures, Inc. is an American film production company and is split between The Walt Disney Studios, owned by The Walt Disney Company. The divide is based at the Walt Disney Studios and is the main producer of live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Studios unit. Walt Disney Pictures Was founded in 1923; 93 years ago as Disney Bros. Cartoon Studio. The founders of Walt Disney Pictures are Walt Disney and Roy. E Disney. Walt Disney Pictures is one of the most famous film production company's and it is a multi billion dollar company. Also Walt Disney have produced a 148 films!

The reason I have researched Disney is to see how a larger mainstream film company is organised and arranged. By using this information even though it does not link to the specific genre of Thriller it is important to have an understanding of how a business promotes itself and its products and that is what this information has told me.

Shooting Schedule Updated

Shooting Schedule Updated
The shooting schedule has been changed due to a the loss of a member.

Day of Filming	Location	Shot Description	People Needed
February 4th 2016	Forest	Point of View Bird’s Eye View	Everyone - 3  (Wilson, Jamie, Kelvin)
…. 2016	Building Entrance	Shot Reverse Shot 180 Degree Camera Rule	Everyone - 3 (Wilson, Jamie, Kelvin)
…. 2016			Everyone - 3 (Wilson, Jamie, Kelvin)
…. 2016			Everyone - 3 (Wilson, Jamie, Kelvin)