AS Media Studies 2022

A TREATMENT FOR "SMILE" Prepared by Samuel It is proposed that the film will be of 1 to 1.5 minutes duration and will be  filmed at school because it is easily accessible by all cast and crew. It also provides the wide open space of the carpark to film our chase. Conventions we will use: Iconography:  The murder weapon that will be used is a kitchen knife which shows the more sadistic and unhinged side of the character of the Killer. Blood will be used on the body of the Victim at the end to show what the Killer is leaving behind and to also highlight the cruelty of the Killer's character. The chase scene is a nod to the iconography of typical action thriller films. Sound:  The diegetic sound we will use in our film will be the notification sound of the text arriving to the Victim's phone which will increase tension once he reads it. The music that will be used will be low and unsettling to begin with but will increase in tension as the film escalates. Especially at t...

  Script... ”SMILE” CHARACTERS: VICTIM KILLER OFFICE – NIGHT TIME FADE IN Victim packing up computer and bag Victim receives text *You’re dead* Victim quietly exclaims Packs faster and walks to the door OUTSIDE – NIGHT TIME Victim walking with bag in hand Killer exits office building Door makes noise while closing Victim turns and sees Killer *Chase begins* Victim trips Killer catches up Victim and Killer struggle on the ground Killer pulls out knife Killer pins down Victim’s arms Both breathing heavily KILLER I only have one thing to say to you VICTIM Who are you? KILLER Why don’t you give me a nice big SMILE Killer stabs Victim Killer walks away from Victim Victim’s body has a balloon attached with a smiley face in blood on it FADE TO BLACK

  Preliminary Task 1: “SMILE” CALLSHEET Crew: Sound: Niav Rice Lighting: Samuel Willocks Camera: Samuel Willocks Director: Niav Rice Cast: Victim: Oscar Ironside Killer: Kevin Harris Contacts: Samuel Willocks: 021 628 038 Niav Rice: 021 0294 9130 Oscar Ironside: 027 258 6423 Kevin Harris: 021 0836 1294 Filming Day: 23rd February  Crew meet and setup at 7.45pm   Actors arrive at 8pm

 Pre-production:  Treatment Script/Screenplay Location recce Talent (Oscar as Victim and Kevin as Killer) Weather check for filming days Callsheet distribution Production - Direction and Filming Lighting Camera Post-production Evidence of pre-production planning and production processes Cast and crew list

'Smile'...Script   Characters: VICTIM KILLER   OFFICE - NIGHTTIME *FADE IN* Victim packing up computer and bag Victim receives text *You're dead* Victim: *Quiet exclamation* Packs faster and walks to the door OUTSIDE - NIGHTTIME Victim walking with bag in hand Killer exits office building Door makes noise while closing *Door closing* Victim turns and sees Killer Victim: *Starts running* Killer: *Starts chasing* Victim and Killer run through carpark Victim trips Killer catches up Victim and Killer struggle on the ground. Killer pulls out knife Killer pins down Victim's arms *Both breathing heavily* Killer: *I only have one thing to say to you* Victim: *Who are you?* (Still breathing heavily) Killer: *Why don’t you give me a nice, big SMILE* Killer stabs Victim Killer walks away from Victim's body with knife in hand Victim's body has a balloon attached with a smiley face on it *FADE TO BLACK* Writte...

 

  Thriller sub-genres by Samuel Willocks

  The 'Day 89' text that appeared on the screen before the opening scene conveys that there was something terrible that happened. The setting of the abandoned pharmacy in the opening sequence accentuates this meaning. The characters' facial expressions and the use of sign language show that they are in a dangerous situation. The child then trying to use the noisy toy brings a reaction of shock and fear from the father. Now the audience knows that the danger is caused by noise. The child keeping the toy brings the knowledge that something bad will happen that the rest of the family is oblivious to. The child's death brings the realisation that if they can kill a child in the opening minutes, the carnage is far from over. It is this knowledge that drives the suspense going forward. The opening text shows the definition of a mental disorder which instantly tells the audience something about one of the characters. He/she has a mental disorder. The next few establishing s...

  Reception Theory by Samuel Willocks

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