Production Schedule

Characters, Location, Costume

Characters

1. Prostitute - played by Keron. Small, blonde and pretty - to represent the female component. 
2. Psychopath - played by Josh. Male, taller than the woman and dark appearance to represent the sterotypical killer. 

Location:

1. Keron's Loft - dark, small and narrow. Perfect for a hidden hideout and perfect, easy to decorate. 

Costume 

1. Female - Sky blue shirt, used as a dress. Will be short to represent her occupation, and sky blue to represent the 80's and contrast with the blood.
2. Male - white shirt and suit for the killer with a red tie to represent broken peace with red, the colour of danger and blood.

Roles of Group

Keron Goodwin - Camera shots and Organisation of location

Annie Crossley - Editing, director

Joshua Dean - Script writing

Shot List

1. Universal Intro
2. Close up of female face
3. Close up of two shot
4. Pan out to medium shot
5. Pan out to medium shot
6. Pan out to extreme long shot
7. Close up back to two shot

Target Audience

For my practical piece, the age group that I have chosen to focus on is within the rage of 18-40 year olds as the film features unsettling scenes of a dark and psychological nature. The explicit nature of the film would be unsuitable for anyone under the age of 18 - as it also features obscene language, drug and alcohol abuse.

The social class that we have chosen to focus on in our film ranges from upper middle class to skilled working class. We felt that this would be an appropriate section of society to focus on as the film depicts a mixture of middle class characters and working class characters. For example, the main character is of a skilled working class background, while other characters that he encounters within the film vary from his own social strata to that of upper middle class. 

The social group that we would expect to generally watch the film are those with interests in psychology,psychological horror and horror films. Other social groups that may watch the film are those interested in law enforcement, history of crime or history of serial killings - as the murders in the film draw inspiration from real life murders.

The social group I would generally expect to watch the film are those whose interests lay with psychology,psychological thriller and general thriller films. Other social groups that may watch the film may include those interested in the music of David Bowie as he features heavily on the soundtrack of the film, with songs such as Life On Mars, Ashes to Ashes, 'Tis A Pity She Was A Whore, Drive-In Saturday and Lazarus making an appearance.

The ethnicity that I have chosen to focus on is white British, as that is the ethnicity of the main character as well as many of the characters that he interacts with. However, there are elements of multiculturalism within the film and so other ethnicity are also represented. 

My primary audience would be the wider, British film going audience - ranging from the age of 18 and upwards. My secondary audience would be those groups of people that choose to go and see a film together - linking with our primary audience.

The mass audience that my picture would choose to focus on is the broader spectrum of those who are interested in thriller films. It would be those who watch and enjoy thriller films or psychological thriller films. However, my niche audience would link with this - but focus more on those with an interest in psychological thriller films. 

Manifest plot

CUT IN
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Cut in to show prostitute laying idle against a wall. Eye contact directed away from the camera. Background is unidentifiable and a close up shot is used,showing only her shoulders and above etc. 

Camera changes into a shot that shows two people - the killer walks into the scene and sits down next to the victim, taking off his jacket and wrapping it around her shoulders. He fixes her makeup and kisses her cheek; facade of caring for her while she remains idle.

The camera begins to pan out, revealing to the audience that the prostitute is dead - the audience will now be able to see the victims stomach has been cut open; she's dead. (FX Makeup will be used to create the victims injuries.)

The camera fades out more, revealing the evidence of her violent rape; shown with large amounts of blood between her legs. You see more of the room as the slow zoom out continues. 

Quick zoom back into them and the killer says 'I'm happy, hope you're happy too,' in sync with the music. 

Animatic

https://youtu.be/AEA3xgptdkk

Sound

•  Fast soundtrack
•  Soft soundtrack
•  Slow soundtrack
•  Tense soundtrack
•  Dramatic soundtrack
•  Jumpy soundtrack 
•  Contrapuntal soundtrack
• 'Ashes to Ashes' - David Bowie
• 'The Devil Stole My Woman' - Skip James

Ideas for the lighting depending on the setting:

• Natural lighting (if we were to use the alleyway*) 
• Artificial (if we were to stay indoors)
• Dark 
• Bright

Setting:

• Alleyway*
• Hallway (just an empty hallway, anywhere. preferably narrow)
• Bedroom
• Empty room (to be decorated in a grungy way)

Editing of final production:

• Slow motion/Fast pace (depending on the music or soundtrack used. Movement speed will NOT be contrapuntal to the music).
• Slow pace, switching to fast pace
• Hand-held camera for shaky effect

Plot: 

• Psychopath is with his victim, dead. He sits with it to prove his messed up and damaged mental state.
• You see the killer in action, killing his victim which will give away who the character is and also give away what the film is about entirely. 
• Viewers follow the psychopath throughout his normal schedule. (Like in American Psycho). We watch how he can blend in with a crowd and how he seems just as normal as everybody else when in reality, he'es messed up.

Characters:

• Psychopath (Dressed smart as if he could easily blend into a crowd but cares about his appearance). 
• Victim (A stereotypical slut. Dressed with 80's makeup and not a lot of clothing)
• Accomplice (A friend to help with the murder. Not dressed as smart as the initial murderer but still smart).

Genre:

• Horror
• Thriller
• Psychological Thriller
• Psychological Horror
• Crime Thriller.