Sunday, 19 December 2010

Timeline shots in detail for Horror Trailer!

1.            Green Banner
2.            Studio Introduction
3.            Luke meets Isabelle and gives her flowers – Long/Establishing shot Equilibrium
4.            Couple walking away from the camera – Mid/Long shot
5.            Proposal – Long shot
6.            Fades to black – Almost like a blink of the eye Build up to Moment of Disequilibrium
7.            Jump cuts to Elizah burning photo – Mid-shot then close-up
8.            Tone card –
9.            Isabelle phones Elizah – Mid-shot
10.        Elizah on the phone – Shot reverse shot (x4)
11.        Elizah slams the phone down – Mid-shot
12.        Close up of Elizah’s face
13.        Pan out of Elizah’s face
14.        Tone card – The most spine chilling film after “A nightmare on Elm Street” – Times online.
15.        Elizah going in to the kitchen – Mid-shot from the front
16.        Elizah looks for knife in the drawer – Over the shoulder shot (Then pans to the side)
17.        Elizah holding knife – Mid-shot Moment of Disequilibrium
18.        Close up of Elizah about to slit her wrist
19.        Close up of expressional face
20.        Elizah feeling dizzy – Mid-shot
21.        Knife drops – Close up
22.        Elizah falls to the floor – Mid-shot
23.        Tone card –
24.        Isabelle outside the house, knocking – Over the shoulder, pans to the side
25.        Isabelle gets keys out of her bag, open the door – Close up
26.        Isabelle calls out to Elizah – Mid-shot
27.        Isabelle looks in to the living room
28.        Isabelle walks in to the living room
29.        Discovers burnt photo, and picks it up
30.        Close up of Isabelle’s confused face
31.        Walks into the kitchen – Over the shoulder shot
32.        Isabelle see’s Elizah on the floor – Camera shot from behind
33.        Photo drops to the floor, Isabelle runs to Elizah – close up of the photo drop
34.        Isabelle falls on her knee’s, in shock – Side view
35.        Isabelle holds Elizah in her arms and cries – Mid-shot/Close-up Build up to Disequilibrium
36.        Tone card
37.        Jump cut to graveyard – Establishing shot
38.        Luke consoles Isabelle – Mid-shot
39.        Isabelle puts flowers on the grave
40.        Tone card – Just when you think it’s all over…
41.        Jump cut to Isabelle’s house, Isabelle upstairs – Mid-shot
42.        Isabelle sitting on the bed, When something goes past her – Mid-shot Period of Disequilibrium
43.        Quick shots of the unusual happenings –
·         44. When Isabelle gets close to Luke she hears whispers
·         45. Candles flickering
·         46. Isabelle in the bath when the water starts rising- (panic)
·         47. Writing starts to appear on the mirror after she comes out the bath
·         48. The bath door doesn’t open, looks underneath and see’s footsteps
·         49. Goes in to room, and the window slams shut
·         50. Elizah’s spirit crawling up the stairs
·         51. Isabelle gets dragged down the stairs
52.    Tone card – (End of trailer) -
53.        A Mid-shot/ Close-up of Elizah’s face


Wednesday, 8 December 2010

Pitch, scenario and treatment (EDITED)

Production Company: Lucrative Productions

Pitch: A rivalry between sisters leads to death.

Scenario: A couple madly in love Isabelle and Luke are the target of Isabelle's envious sister who wants Luke all to herself.

Treatment:
Isabelle and Luke are madly in love and have been together for 2 years, Luke thinks the times right and proposes to Isabelle. Isabelle is so ecstatic she rings up Elizah her sister to tell her the good news. Crisis strikes when Elizah is also in love with Luke. A jealous Elizah confesses her love for Luke to Isabelle and blackmails her to leave Luke or she will kill herself. Isabelle tells her not to be so ridiculous and go to bed and she will see her tommorow morning to sort this out. In a craze driven frenzy Elizah burns a photograph so the remains consist of just her and Luke. Rage driven and in a psychotic moment she takes her own life and only one person is to blame... The next morning Isabelle discovers Elizah dead and guilt takes over. Luke consoles her and reassures she's not to blame. But how VERY wrong he is!  From this day on Isabelle's life is not the same. Blood curdling creepy things start to take place which only Isabelle can witness such as doors slamming, candles flickering, Elizah's voice cursing in her ear every time she tries to get close to Luke, Elizah appearing and disappearing in a mirror whilst Isabelle is looking through it, dragging down the stairs, shadow of Elizah walking and Isabelle drowning in the bath. All these horrifying experiences take place with Elizah being present not physically but spiritually. Isabelle tells Luke who believes his girlfriend is just paranoid and still grieving. Elizah in a furious rage is sending all these messages from beyond the grave ruining Isabelle and Lukes relationship. She even tries to kill Luke by taking charge of his body and he attempts to strangle himself without willing to as she wants him to become a corpse like her, but Isabelle saves him. After this Luke finally believes Isabelle. The couple have had enough of Elizah playing games and trying to break them apart. Times up for Elizah when they discover a mantra for removing spirits and eventually Elizah leaves them alone.
 Locations and settings:
Woods, Grave yard, House.

I decided to change the version of my story again as i believe this is a more effective story line and fits the conventions of a horror film.