Costume

James Malum

Band Stand & Walkway
James is wearing a maroon jumper and scarf to suggest that he is a wealthy man. To begin with, it appears as though James is a regular man.

James' Home

James is wearing a white shirt, white usually suggests innocence but i used white because i wanted to subvert audience expectations. This also gives the impression that he is a smart, respectable man.

The Beach

James is wearing a tweed jacket to support the idea that he is a wealthy, respectable man. The dark shirt underneath was used to represent that he has a dark interior shrouded by the image of his wealth.

Interior

James is wearing a dark red jumper to suggest that his true intentions towards Mary are becoming clearer. It suggests that he is a dangerous character.

The Cliffs

James is wearing a smart coat to suggest that he is a wealthy man and to make a good impression towards Belle.

Mary

Band Stand & Walkway

Mary is wearing a red dress to suggest that she is in danger. The red is symbolic of her blood that will be spilt later in the film.

The Beach

Mary is wearing a white shirt to represent her innocence and a red scarf to symbolise that she is in danger. The brown coat is to suggest that she has dressed smartly to impress the wealthy James.

Interior

I wanted to suggest that Mary wasn't wearing any clothes here, that all she was wearing was the neckalce. This was to suggest that there was an element of lust in the relationship and that James wasn't what he appeared to be.

Belle

The Cliffs

Belle is wearing a red jumper to suggest that she is in danger and that she is James' next victim.

Music Ideas

Claude Debussy

Claire De Lune

I wanted to use this piece of music because the piano is very delicate and sounds romantic. It is also assosiated with many Romantic films. I didn't use it because i wanted something more up-tempo to match the cinematography in my film.

Muriel Anderson

El Noi de la Mare

I wanted to use this piece of music because it sounds very romantic and peaceful, therefore subverting audience expectations. However, i didn't like the sound of the guitar, i wanted to use a piano. I also wanted something a bit mor eup-tempo.

Yann Tiersen

Comptine d'Un Autre Été
From the film Amelie [Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001]

I decided to use this piece of music for my final cut because as well as being romantic there seems to be an underlying tone of despair. As well as this, the tempo is very upbeat and fits with the style of my editing.

Bj Thomas

Raindrops keep fallin' on my head

Music from the film 'Atonement'

Robbie's Note

Penderecki

The Dream of Jacob

 

 

 

 

Animatic

Camera Setups

Health and Safety

RISK ASSESMENT

 

 

Risk	Damage	How to Avoid
Large Logs	Could fall over them	Be cautious
Wet Leaves	Could slip and injure the participant	Don’t rush, be cautious
Not wearing enough clothes	Could cause an illness as we are filming in late Autumn/Winter	Wear more clothes
The cliffs	You could fall off and be seriously injured	Be cautious and don’t venture too close to the edge



Screenplay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A LOVER’S PICNIC

By

Georgia Corrigan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXT. THE GARDENS – DAY

James, a wealthy, seemingly ageless man, and Mary, a young and beautiful woman, are frolicking in the Gardens of James’ stately home. They appear to be madly in love and content with each other as they laugh and joke around.

EXT. JAMES’ MANSION – DAY TURNS DUSK

James and Mary are sat at a table outside of his stately home. They are smiling and look happy, but as the camera swoops around them, the tone changes and Mary is gone. James appears to look sad. It seems as though James is reminiscing about the time’s he has had with Mary.

EXT. THE GARDENS – DAY

James and Mary are together again in the gardens and the montage continues as they laugh and kiss. James pulls a necklace from his pocket and puts it around her neck. She smiles, happily.

EXT. JAME’S MANSION – DUSK

James is alone at the table again, and he rings the bell to call for his staff. There is also a long shot of James’ land and we see the beauties of nature that flourish there.

EXT. THE BEACH – SUNSET

James and Mary are walking hand in hand down the beach and into the sunset. Mary kisses James and he holds her face, lovingly.

EXT. JAMES’ MANSION – DUSK

James kitchen staff brings out a shiny silver platter and places it in front of him. The lid is removed and the beautiful meat is revealed. We see the necklace draped over the meat.

EXT. THE BEACH – SUNSET

Mary is smiling as the necklace glistens around her neck.

EXT. JAMES’ MANSION

James smiles sadistically and seasons his meal with a mysterious red liquid.

EXT. THE BEACH – SUNSET

Mary is smiling again, from a different angle, as we get a close up of the necklace.

EXT. JAMES’ MANSION – DUSK

Close up of the necklace as James finishes his meal. He puts the necklace in his pocket and rings the bell to pay his kitchen staff.

FADE OUT

EXT. THE GARDENS – DAY

James is with another girl, Belle another beautiful woman, and she kisses him. James gets the necklace out of his pocket and puts it around Belle’s neck. The last shot we see is of James, smiling.

 

FIN

 

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