AUDIENCE
Monday, 17 September 2012
Audience
Narrative
NARRATIVE
STRUCTURE
EQUILIBRIUM
The couple appear to be happy together.
DISRUPTION
Mary seems to have disappeared from James’
life.
RECOGNITION OF THE DISRUPTION
Mary hasn’t disappeared, however she is being
served to James on a plate.
AN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE
None.
RE-EQUILLIBRIUM
James appears to be happy with another woman,
Belle.
I will create the narrative of my film by using a montage
sequence to interlink present and past events so that the audience can be lured
into a false sense of security when they see the apparently happy couple.
Prop List
PROP LIST
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COOKED MEAT
I will need some meat for James to eat. I chose pork because it imitates most efficiently what human meat would most look like. After doing some research into the best meat to use i came across an article. Wesker and Son Butcher's in London had opened their store and dressed up the meat to resemble real human hands and feet. I contacted them to see if i could possibly buy some or get instructions on how to make it. This will make the meat seem more authentic. However, i didn't recieve a reply.
I will need some meat for James to eat. I chose pork because it imitates most efficiently what human meat would most look like. After doing some research into the best meat to use i came across an article. Wesker and Son Butcher's in London had opened their store and dressed up the meat to resemble real human hands and feet. I contacted them to see if i could possibly buy some or get instructions on how to make it. This will make the meat seem more authentic. However, i didn't recieve a reply.
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NECKLACE
The necklace is an essential prop to my whole film as it suggests that James Malum has been eating his victim. I used a white neckalce with flowers to symbolise that James has been murdering the innocent and beautiful.
The necklace is an essential prop to my whole film as it suggests that James Malum has been eating his victim. I used a white neckalce with flowers to symbolise that James has been murdering the innocent and beautiful.
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KNIFE AND FORK
I needed a Knife and Fork so that James could eat the meat
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PLATE
I needed a plate to put the meat on.
-CANDLES
I used the three candles as a framing device to show that James is trapped. He is trapped by the obsession and is unable to lead a normal life.
-DEAD FLOWERS
Dead flowers to symbolise the death of beauty and innocence within James' life.
-REFLECTIVE JUG
I used the reflective jug to show that James' is two faced and that there is two sides to him.
I needed a plate to put the meat on.
-CANDLES
I used the three candles as a framing device to show that James is trapped. He is trapped by the obsession and is unable to lead a normal life.
-DEAD FLOWERS
Dead flowers to symbolise the death of beauty and innocence within James' life.
-REFLECTIVE JUG
I used the reflective jug to show that James' is two faced and that there is two sides to him.
Film Locations
Burton Agnes Hall and Gardens.
The Band Stand
I will film the romantic montage in this location. Shots 1,2 & 3.
I really like the setting of this shot because it reflects the genre conventions of a romance film. I have made the lighting very warm meaning it mirrors the character's feelings towards each other in a typical romance film. However, here it is ironic because James' intentions are a little more sinister than the audience would expect. I filmed on a relatively sunny day which gives a warm, happy atmosphere about the location. I want to juxtapose the romantic shots to the sinister shots so that when the audience realise that he is eating her it is more shocking. He takes a mouthful and then we see a shot of her smiling happily.
I really like the setting of this shot because it reflects the genre conventions of a romance film. I have made the lighting very warm meaning it mirrors the character's feelings towards each other in a typical romance film. However, here it is ironic because James' intentions are a little more sinister than the audience would expect. I filmed on a relatively sunny day which gives a warm, happy atmosphere about the location. I want to juxtapose the romantic shots to the sinister shots so that when the audience realise that he is eating her it is more shocking. He takes a mouthful and then we see a shot of her smiling happily.
The Pathway
I will film more of the romantic montage here. Shots 4 & 5. This location is also very romantic because it has a fairy-tale type atmopshere that suggests Mary is living her fantasy. The trees and the gargoyles that surround the two shows that she is trapped and cannot escape what is to come.
The Gardens
I will film more of the romantic montage here. Shots 6,7,8, 9, 36,37,38,39,40 &41.
This location is very romantic and interesting. The flowers are a typical convention of a romantic film so therefore fit the criteria for my film. It is very bright and almost magical, it gives a sense of mystery.
This location is very romantic and interesting. The flowers are a typical convention of a romantic film so therefore fit the criteria for my film. It is very bright and almost magical, it gives a sense of mystery.
The House: Exterior
I will film shot 10 here as Mary and James enter the house. This shot suggests that he is very wealthy and therefore gives him power.
The House: Interior
I will film shots 11,12,13,19,20,21,23,24,26,27,28,30,31,32,33,34,35.
The interior of the house is very antique looking and grungy. I wanted this to reflect how you would imagine the house to look from the inside, but also to reflect his character. It is very dark which suggets that James has something to hide. The candles surround him to show that he is trapped by his own obsession that he himself has created, although he doesn't know it.
The interior of the house is very antique looking and grungy. I wanted this to reflect how you would imagine the house to look from the inside, but also to reflect his character. It is very dark which suggets that James has something to hide. The candles surround him to show that he is trapped by his own obsession that he himself has created, although he doesn't know it.
The Beach
I will film shots 14,15,16,17,18,22,25,29.
I filmed at the beach just as the sun was setting so that the lighting was very romantic. I wanted to have a shot of the two characters walking into the sunlight to suggest that she will soon meet her end and "walk into the light".
I filmed at the beach just as the sun was setting so that the lighting was very romantic. I wanted to have a shot of the two characters walking into the sunlight to suggest that she will soon meet her end and "walk into the light".
Characters
CHARACTERS
James Malum:
Malum
is Latin for evil
James is the cannibalistic protagonist, middle
aged, incredibly wealthy and handsome. His alluring smile makes it easier for
him to attract his victims.
Mary:
Mary,
suggesting the Virgin Mary – Innocent and pure
Mary is James’ first victim; she is dark haired and
beautiful and around 20 years old.
Belle:
Belle,
meaning beautiful in French.
Belle is James’ second victim; she is blonde and
beautiful and around 20 years old. Her character echoes Mary’s character significantly
because I want the audience to relate with the victims, making it harder for
them to accept the fact that they have been brutally murdered. Not only this, but Belle has an innocence about her which makes the idea more stomach clenching.
Monday, 10 September 2012
Story Type
Story Type
SPIDER AND
THE FLY
My film undergoes the story type of ‘Spider and the Fly’ because
one character (James) lures another character(s) (Mary and Belle) into a false
sense of security. He ensnares them and traps them in his web as he lures them
to their deaths.
Synopsis
SYNOPSIS
James is a cannibal who eats his lovers. The film shows him walking romantically with one girl and he gives her a necklace. The necklace is significant as it appears on the remains of the girl to suggest that he is eating her. He is then with another girl to whom he gives the same necklace.
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