Thursday 21 January 2016

Step Outline Coursework

Scene No.
1
Page No.
1

Slugline
 INT.LIVING ROOM -NIGHT 
End Point in Last Scene
 First Scene 
Characters in Scene
Mark Nable
Leo James
Point of Scene
To confuse the audience and intrigue them with what is happening.
Conflict
How each character think completely different 

Ending/Central Question
 What are they doing that needs so much caution?
Who is at the door?
Key Micro Elements
This scene will focus on cinematography. Tracking shots and long takes will be used. An over the shoulder shot will be used too.
The scene will also contain high angle and low angle shot, pans and close up shots.


Scene Description focusing on key micro aspects
Mark walks into Leo's house (tracking), Mark shouts at Leo, (camera) as Mark is shouting the camera moves into a close up low angle shot of him. Mark shouts “YOU CAUSED THIS, THIS IS YOUR FAULT, YOU DID THIS" the camera shows a Dutch angle on Mark (Camera). Leo pushes Mark and moves to the right, away from him, the camera pans towards Leo as he moves away (camera). Leo shouts back "WHAT THE HELL MAN, WHAT DID I DO? YOU SAID YOU'D HANDLE IT". They hear a knock at the door and both look towards the door with confused faces as if they know but don't know how (camera).  
















Scene No.
2
Page No.
2

Slugline
INT.PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL-DAY


End Point in Last Scene
The screen went blank after the knock at the door 
Characters in Scene
Mark Nable
Doctor Morgan
Point of Scene
To make Mark's condition known
Conflict
Ending/Central Question
Why was he in there?
Key Micro Elements
This scene will focus on the character of Mark. It will show his condition and why he was in there. Mid-shots, overhead shot, close ups and long shots will help show this. 








Scene Description focusing on key micro aspects
A long shot of the exterior shows the institute where Mark is staying (Camera). The camera follows through the window showing Mark lying down on the psychiatrist's chair discussing how he feels about being released. As he speaks the camera moves to an overhead shot of Mark (Camera). The psychiatrist begins writing down with a happy look on his face, mid shot of the psychiatrist (Camera). The psychiatrist then releases him from the institute. This is shown through a close up of the paper which reads "clinically sane" (Camera).


















Scene No.
3
Page No.
3

Slugline
INT.LEO's HOUSE-DAY
End Point in Last Scene
Mark left the institute 
Characters in Scene
Leo James
Lewis Taylor
Billy Lloyd
Point of Scene
To establish the type character Leo is
Conflict
Ending/Central Question





Key Micro Elements
This scene will focus on the character of Leo and will establish the type of character he is. The character will be explored through the mise-en-scene e.g. the way he dresses, the way he speaks, the way his house looks and the friends he has. Close up shots, mid shots and overhead shots will help establish this.





Scene Description focusing on key micro aspects
Leo is with his friends smoking, an overhead shot (Camera) will show the smoke rising and everything that is spread throughout the room. The room is a mess, bottles, blunts, cigarette butts all around the room, the whole place is just not a nice place to be, the furniture is ripped, broken or otherwise damaged (mise en scene). The camera then switches to close ups of bottles on a low angle (Camera), with cigarette butts next to the bottles, the furniture has holes and is torn (mise en scene). The camera shifts focus (Camera) to the people behind, Leo, Lewis and James.
The smoke in the room is building, no one is speaking because they are taking hits from the bong they have. Leo is wearing an oversized black, red and yellow hoodie, baggy black jeans and a beanie (mise en scene). Leo is a slim and average size person. Lewis is taller and has an average build, wearing a black jacket, baggy jeans and has messy hair. James is wearing a black and blue tracksuit and a black snapback backwards (mise en scene). The room has low key lighting (mise en scene) coming from the light bulb that is flashing above the three characters. 


















Scene No.
4
Page No.
4

Slugline
INT.PYRAMID ENT.-DAY
End Point in Last Scene
The screen reverts from spinning colours to appear 
Characters in Scene
Mark Nable
Leo James
Billy Lloyd
Lewis  Taylor 
Point of Scene
To show Mark's decent into psychosis  
Conflict

Ending/Central Question


Key Micro Elements
This scene will focus the editing and will show a montage of things that ended in Mark going to an asylum. It will also contain a parallel action of Mark and Leo's lives.







Scene Description focusing on key micro aspects
The scene will begin with a backwards zooming close up of (Camera) Mark Nable, revealing his old job as a manager of the successful company (Mise en Scene), Pyramid Enterprises, the company sold weapons to the government. Leo is then shown to be a student at the time (Mise en Scene), learning about the weapons trade and the major distributors, including Pyramid Enterprises. It is shown through the long shot of the school (Camera). Next, a montage (Editing) begins with Mark being fired for misjudging the power of a weapon as shown through an email, Leo is kicked out of the college he is at which is shown through him being sent to the head and him shown to be shouting furiously then papers hit the table and zoomed in, Mark gets fined (Camera) for the damage the weapon caused shown in the mail and Leo gets an eviction notice. Mark then flips out destroying everything he can get his hands, moving outside and attacking everyone he sees with things like fence posts, car bumpers and bottles he finds on the street floor. Leo breaks down and then gets the heroin he has hidden away to calm himself down (Camera).
















Scene No.
5
Page No.
5

Slugline
INT. MARK'S HOUSE-NIGHT
End Point in Last Scene
Montage just finished 
Characters in Scene
Mark Nable
Jennifer Nable
Point of Scene
Mark tells his wife about his being fired and the damage he caused, with the fines 
Conflict
Husband and wife financial crisis
Ending/Central Question
Key Micro Elements
The key micro element of this scene will be the sound and dialogue as it will help the narrative.






Scene Description focusing on key micro aspects
Mark walks into his house, tracking shot,(camera) and sits down in front of the TV, a shot-reverse-shot(Editing) of the wad of fines and bills in his hand. Jennifer asks "where did all that come from?" to which Mark replies "Work". She then asks" you were fined because of work!??" in a very temperamental way. The music at this point is slow with occasional bumps of high notes (sound). Then Mark will slowly say “I got fired." Jennifer will show incredible anger with this and say “What?? How??” Mark replies “Faulty weapon", Jennifer then says "These fines??" Mark says “Faulty weapon". Jennifer then exclaims their financial state and that they couldn't pay the fines.  




















Scene No.
6
Page No.
6

Slugline
INT.MALL-DAY
End Point in Last Scene
Switches from the Nable house to the mall 
Characters in Scene
Mark Nable 
Leo James
Point of Scene
Introduces the two main characters to each other 
Conflict

Ending/Central Question
Key Micro Elements
Cinematography is the focus of this scene and will have different types of shots. Shots such as the over the head shot, tracking shot, two shot and mid shots. 






Scene Description focusing on key micro aspects
Mark is walking through the mall, tracking shot (Camera), and meets someone who recognises him, Leo. Two shot (camera) of them both is shown as they speak about who they are and what they've done. The next few shots will be the mid shots (camera) of both characters as each them talk.









Thursday 7 January 2016

Aims and Context

Genre: Drama; Action; Thriller; Crime
Age Rating: 15
Target Audience: 15-20 year olds
Setting: New York
Characters:Mark Nable, Leo James, Doctor Morgan, Lewis Taylor, Billy Lloyd, Jennifer Nable
Character conflict, drug related
Diegetic sound mainly with occasional spots of music