Character - Hurtwood

As i've explained previously, it is incredibly important that our MES and decoration is as realistic as possible to ensure that the final outcome is as affective as possible. This area does include the character's costume and appearence and according to our story line she has been struggling to live in these living conditions for a while now. Additional to this she is trying to escape from our desolayed and isolated area so we have to make her look as if she's really had it rough.

We have just casted a friend of ours, Emma Hodgson as our young 17/18 year old. She looks the part and is also in acting company here at the school so she has experience of acting. Additional to this she is a model so she has futher experience of what it is like to be in front of a camera so all of these aspects possitively inforce our decision to cast her for our Thriller.

The costume that she will be dressed in will be quite modern and casual, also very simplistic as she has just emerged from this wreckage. So, she of course will be overly dirty and messed up to emphasize the pain that she has gone through.

Our group has discussed the possiblity of her being in a hospital gown, implying that she has been tested on or 'infected' as such but this quallity is explained in our original storyline. However we do like the idea of her being in a floaty, loss top of through over; possibly a wrap or shawl that she can have wrapped around her for extra warmth. On the bottom half we plan to have either jeans or leggins that are ripped so imply she has struggled through something or done something that is particularly damaging.

The costume itself gives away so much evidence in itself let alone the location, so focusing on the effectiveness of this element should make the location seem much more in the background making it slightly easier for us to put in effort into the costume.

Script Draft - Hurtwood

We have begun to produce a basic script to use as an overlay for our Thriller.
The idea is that it was going to be a radio annoucer delivering a message to the nation, in addition to this we intend to include some white noice affects to create an element of emergancy. This would give the impression of a long wave radio which isn't as clear as an FM radio, so this would conote the impression that this is an emergancy.

Script:

(Dying, struggling voice, sickly coughs, monotone news reporter's voice)


"I am sure those of you left are aware of the recent events taken place. I regretfully inform you that this is our final broadcast to date. Fortunately today's list is shorter than usual. These are the names confirmed: Amelia Duncan...Darran James...Georgina Woolcombe...Anna and James Smith...Emma Hodgeson...Alison Winter...Eve Cowley...Erica Wilson...Amanda, Terry and Josephine Fellows reported missing in the early hours of this morning. Henry Cable, Lindsay Taylor, Matthew Pull, Jack and Lisa Simon, Albert Ross and Maria Lorenzo reported dead!


Those of you still out there. Good luck." (*white noise* ... Titles)

Shot list - Hurtwood

Here is a list of the shots that we intenbd to use on our shoot day. This is done so that we are well organised and can film them in an effective order; This will help us avoid continuity errors.

1. Establishing shot of Hurtwood House (time shot)
2. Zoom in to shot of door,
3. Panning shot of a Hurtwood bedroom - objects in the way, destructtion, bed tipped over, clothes scattered, etc. Shot reaches Emma huddled in a ball in the corner.
4. Sounds of laughter are heard (inside her head - distance, remevering what it was once like)
5. Suddenly back to the bedroom, Emma's head shoots up and she opens her eyes, clear signs of a disease which has afftected her, (different coloured eyes?)
6. Possibility of having the lostr shot we see of Emma she is being wacked around the head. Creates the thrilling, suspense amongst the audience, but could also implied that she has been kidnapped.

CLose ups of:
posters, showing tips for survival,
anti-bacterial bottles,
cleaning products,
masks

Storyboard and set up for our Thriller - Hurtwood

Below I have drafted up some quick sketches and idea's for my Thriller set up and how we intend on the way of some clips working. Also it includes details such as the camera shot type, timing, sound and lighting plus other information that is needed to be prepped before shooting.
By doing this it enables us to have an idea of what to expect and the way that it'll work.

Thriller Update - Hurtwood

Below is a short synopsis and overview of how our Thriller idea has progressed:

There has been an outbreak of some kind of flu or virus that has infected our area/country. As a result humans have become majorly ill and in most cases dying. However, in our opening scene it is clear that there has been a survivor or a living. She has discovered that she is immune to this epidemic and had to cope and survive with this change.

Throughout the sequence us the viewer are shown the remains of the environment that has been affected by this issue. At the moment we have 7 definite locations to shoot in, these are all in shooting distance:

1. Hurtwood Main House

2. Theatre

3. Tennis Courts

4. Studio

5. Canteen

6. Canteen Bathrooms

7. Media block classrooms

Our aim is to create an effective and most realistic MES as possible, and most importantly to make it look as if this has been a problem for a while (approximately a month+).

Some Props that we need to have to create this look are the following:

1.

-          Tarpaulin

-          Large White sheets

-          Caution/Danger/Warning tape

-          Possible mud

-          Cars

-          Blood? (<- possible, not yet decided if needed for story line)

2.

- Script paper

- wet floor signs

- blood

            - dust/cobwebs dirt

3.

            - Large Chain (rusty)

            - Padlock  (rusty)

            - Leaves, dirt

4.

            - Large Sheets

            -Tarpaulin

            - Padding to build up and have a couple of bodies on to make it look like they is a mass of bodies.

            - Fan

            - Dust/dirt cobwebs

5.

            - Dirt/dust cobwebs

            - Rotting food

            - Plates and Cutlery

6.

            - x8 mops

            - x8 Hospital masks

            - x8 coats, hospital/lab coats?

            - x3 pairs of army-like boots

            - x7 Brooms

            - x3 Buckets

            - box of rubber gloves

            - Bottles of disinfectant

            - Rag clothes, dirty and grubby

            - Blood, Dried blood

7.

            - Tarpaulin

            - Borading wood – ply wood?

            - dirt/mud

            - holes