Derek Hunt is a 50 year old man, of middle height from Manchester. H
e has very little hair and is a quiet man who prefers to be alone.
He is a very clever man and leaves very few pieces of evidence at a crime scene; the evidence he does leave behind is not helpful to solving the case.
Derek has 4 daughters but none of them know he is their father.
The children he has all have different mothers and do not know about each other.
Most of the children have not seen their father since they were born or if at all. Derek recently came out of a mental institute due to being abused as a child and attacking his mother after years of torture.
He blames anyone related to him for his downfall and stay in the institute. He has very violent outbursts and rarely remembers the details of what he has done.
Thursday, 27 November 2008
treatment
Treatment:
Beginning:
There is a man in a girl’s bedroom, we first see a close up of his hand as he is routing through a closet slowly, as if looking for something, but at the same time tidying room, placing teddies in closet and picking up clothes, placing them in the wardrobe.
Shown through the use of midshots and panning shots.
We are not shown where this room is or who’s it is at this point.
However there are books spread out throughout the room, all open on certain pages, highlighted certain images and phrases, there are also towels and cloths spread out in one area of the room, this is when the audience realise something is wrong as there are bloodstains on them. This is emphasised through a close up shot of the bloodstains on the cloths.
The man then starts to read one of the books whilst sat on the bed and carries on highlighting areas, we see a close up of the book as he highlights it, but the content of the book is still kept hidden.
We then show a close-up of the man’s left hand while he starts to stroke one of the teddies he’d placed on the bed, audience notice dried blood on the mans hand but are left wondering why and where it came from.
We then see a flashback, make clear through the editing of the same man in a kitchen, routing through the cupboards making a mess and throwing pots and pans on the floor. One draw is left unopened man slowly walks over to the draw, opens it, smiles and pulls out two knives, making sure to shut it again.
The man then compares the two, and slices a piece of meat with both knives one after the other, then selects the sharpest one.
We then revert from flashback as we hear a sound of a front door unlocking. The shot jumps to the front door and we see it is a girl entering the house, we shoot back to seeing the man in what we assume to be her room.
The man is now wielding the blade he chose earlier, slowly stroking it, we show a close up off his face to emphasis his facial expression, he is smiling wickedly.
We see the girl walk through to the kitchen and notice everything strewn, and only the knife draw closed.
The girl then proceeds to cautiously walk up the stairs towards her room. We see from the mans point of view, who is stood in silence staring at the door from the opposite end of the room from it, next to the bed.
We can hear the girl getting closer to the door, and we see from her angle as she goes to open the door.
It then changes to the man as she opens the door and we see from over his shoulder as the girl spots him, as she see’s him we see a close up of her face to exaggerate her shocked expression.
Middle:
As the man continues to stalk various girls, he becomes ever much more involved and attached. We will show this by using over the shoulder shots, with the girls in the front and him in the back, blurred at the edges to show they are a clear image to him, and that they are his main focus.
The killings wont be seen, but the aftermath that we do show will be quite graphic, and we will use close ups, and shot reverse shots to show the horrified looks as to what has happened.
The use of music will be important for the main part of this because it will add tension as it leads up to the killings. We would use a slow paced sound as he moved up to the girl, but speeding up as he went to kill her, and then silence after 1 bass note kills the track.
End Scene:
The Attending detective realises that the killer is also her biological father that she didn’t know existed.
She realises through research into murder cases and various other clues that he belongs in a mental institute and the people he has been killing are related to him in some way. (He went insane and started killing his family)
This leads her to realise she could be next on his list.
She tries her best to find him before he finds her, but she is too late.
He finds out who she is and where she lives and one night she finds herself in the same brutal situation as her sister. And she dies.
Beginning:
There is a man in a girl’s bedroom, we first see a close up of his hand as he is routing through a closet slowly, as if looking for something, but at the same time tidying room, placing teddies in closet and picking up clothes, placing them in the wardrobe.
Shown through the use of midshots and panning shots.
We are not shown where this room is or who’s it is at this point.
However there are books spread out throughout the room, all open on certain pages, highlighted certain images and phrases, there are also towels and cloths spread out in one area of the room, this is when the audience realise something is wrong as there are bloodstains on them. This is emphasised through a close up shot of the bloodstains on the cloths.
The man then starts to read one of the books whilst sat on the bed and carries on highlighting areas, we see a close up of the book as he highlights it, but the content of the book is still kept hidden.
We then show a close-up of the man’s left hand while he starts to stroke one of the teddies he’d placed on the bed, audience notice dried blood on the mans hand but are left wondering why and where it came from.
We then see a flashback, make clear through the editing of the same man in a kitchen, routing through the cupboards making a mess and throwing pots and pans on the floor. One draw is left unopened man slowly walks over to the draw, opens it, smiles and pulls out two knives, making sure to shut it again.
The man then compares the two, and slices a piece of meat with both knives one after the other, then selects the sharpest one.
We then revert from flashback as we hear a sound of a front door unlocking. The shot jumps to the front door and we see it is a girl entering the house, we shoot back to seeing the man in what we assume to be her room.
The man is now wielding the blade he chose earlier, slowly stroking it, we show a close up off his face to emphasis his facial expression, he is smiling wickedly.
We see the girl walk through to the kitchen and notice everything strewn, and only the knife draw closed.
The girl then proceeds to cautiously walk up the stairs towards her room. We see from the mans point of view, who is stood in silence staring at the door from the opposite end of the room from it, next to the bed.
We can hear the girl getting closer to the door, and we see from her angle as she goes to open the door.
It then changes to the man as she opens the door and we see from over his shoulder as the girl spots him, as she see’s him we see a close up of her face to exaggerate her shocked expression.
Middle:
As the man continues to stalk various girls, he becomes ever much more involved and attached. We will show this by using over the shoulder shots, with the girls in the front and him in the back, blurred at the edges to show they are a clear image to him, and that they are his main focus.
The killings wont be seen, but the aftermath that we do show will be quite graphic, and we will use close ups, and shot reverse shots to show the horrified looks as to what has happened.
The use of music will be important for the main part of this because it will add tension as it leads up to the killings. We would use a slow paced sound as he moved up to the girl, but speeding up as he went to kill her, and then silence after 1 bass note kills the track.
End Scene:
The Attending detective realises that the killer is also her biological father that she didn’t know existed.
She realises through research into murder cases and various other clues that he belongs in a mental institute and the people he has been killing are related to him in some way. (He went insane and started killing his family)
This leads her to realise she could be next on his list.
She tries her best to find him before he finds her, but she is too late.
He finds out who she is and where she lives and one night she finds herself in the same brutal situation as her sister. And she dies.
initial idea's
today we jotted down some of our initial idea's for our thriller, we discussed hwat could be done and what shouldnt.
We finally settled on the basic outline of a killer still being at the murder scene when somebody else stumbles upon it, whot then becomes the next victim.
We finally settled on the basic outline of a killer still being at the murder scene when somebody else stumbles upon it, whot then becomes the next victim.
suspect notes.
Narrative structure: linear , follows a man + woman in what looks like an office, we are introduced to the man as " chief justice" this tells us they are in the courts.
The room is brown and bland, this suggests somethinb boring and everyday will happen.
the conversation they have hides much from us, as we don't know what is in the envelope or fully what they are talking about.
We are then shown the man as he carries on average conversation with another woman, howvere we are completely throw off direction when he commits suicide unexpectedly.
we switch to a different area, it is outside and we are shown men swimming in a lake, where they find a dead woman.
Thriller codes + conventions:
Partial vision is one of the main techniques, we arent shown how the woman was killed.
Question and answer model is the main one, we arent told why the man shot himself, we arent shown why the woman was killed, or who she is.
during their conversation we arent told or shown what is in the envelope he hands to her.
Their conversation seems to be in code, as if what they are speaking about means something else, this leaves the viewer wondering what they're really talking about.
Concealment: we aren't shown who the hooded man is who is watching when we are shown the dead woman.
transformed city is used , we are in the courts, a place of law and usually a security until the man shoots himself, it becomes a place of danger.
Camerawork: tracking is used a lot during the office scene, to show who the main characters will be for this scene.
the camera is always positioned at the corner of a room, and lots of over the shoulder shots are used during the conversation, hinting at maybe we should'nt be there.
many of the shots are still with no motion so show no action is happening..
mise en scene. IT isnt made obvious why the people are in the courts, or why he is handing her an envelope.
there is contrast between the dull and dark court room where the " chief justice" shoots himself, to the outdoors where the men are lively, and the colours are bright, hinting there may be a difference in the deaths.
SOund: During the credits there is a creepy non Diegetic music that is high pitched with a low beat which repeatedly builds to nothing.
It then switches to the diegetic sounds of speech where it is an average conversation. which then switches to the men shouting and laughing outdoors.
Editing. during the office scene it is very slow to suggest a boring event, shot reverse shot is used during the conversation, this is match on action.
The editing is fast when all the men are running, it switches from one angle to another, this shows that something is happening and maybe something more. the editing slows again when th body is found, suggesting a change in mood.
Graphics, all of the titles are the same blue colour as the background, this suggests unimportance. However all of the names are large.
The room is brown and bland, this suggests somethinb boring and everyday will happen.
the conversation they have hides much from us, as we don't know what is in the envelope or fully what they are talking about.
We are then shown the man as he carries on average conversation with another woman, howvere we are completely throw off direction when he commits suicide unexpectedly.
we switch to a different area, it is outside and we are shown men swimming in a lake, where they find a dead woman.
Thriller codes + conventions:
Partial vision is one of the main techniques, we arent shown how the woman was killed.
Question and answer model is the main one, we arent told why the man shot himself, we arent shown why the woman was killed, or who she is.
during their conversation we arent told or shown what is in the envelope he hands to her.
Their conversation seems to be in code, as if what they are speaking about means something else, this leaves the viewer wondering what they're really talking about.
Concealment: we aren't shown who the hooded man is who is watching when we are shown the dead woman.
transformed city is used , we are in the courts, a place of law and usually a security until the man shoots himself, it becomes a place of danger.
Camerawork: tracking is used a lot during the office scene, to show who the main characters will be for this scene.
the camera is always positioned at the corner of a room, and lots of over the shoulder shots are used during the conversation, hinting at maybe we should'nt be there.
many of the shots are still with no motion so show no action is happening..
mise en scene. IT isnt made obvious why the people are in the courts, or why he is handing her an envelope.
there is contrast between the dull and dark court room where the " chief justice" shoots himself, to the outdoors where the men are lively, and the colours are bright, hinting there may be a difference in the deaths.
SOund: During the credits there is a creepy non Diegetic music that is high pitched with a low beat which repeatedly builds to nothing.
It then switches to the diegetic sounds of speech where it is an average conversation. which then switches to the men shouting and laughing outdoors.
Editing. during the office scene it is very slow to suggest a boring event, shot reverse shot is used during the conversation, this is match on action.
The editing is fast when all the men are running, it switches from one angle to another, this shows that something is happening and maybe something more. the editing slows again when th body is found, suggesting a change in mood.
Graphics, all of the titles are the same blue colour as the background, this suggests unimportance. However all of the names are large.
American Psycho.
Narrative Structure: Linear narrative, we are intoduced to the killer, we are shown him at a bar, and then the day after when he wakes up, the main character takes us through his routine.
Thriller codes and conventions:
Question and answer model, "who is he?", "why did he threaten her?", "what happened to her?"etc
Transformed city: bar turns into a place of threat and danger.
the main character is exotic as a person, he is odd the way he is acting, in two normal places, the bar and home.
CAmera work: overhead shot shows the building is packed with people, maybe a fun place to be.
Over the shoulder shot over the bar maid, makes us feel as if we are peering in to see whats going on as if we shouldn't be there.
Tracking shot when we go through the mans apartment.
Close-ups create intimacy with the characters. highligts their main aspects.
Mise en scene: There is contrast between the night at the bar where the man is wearing black and the morning where everything is white and he is acting normal.
we are shown that the main character is obsessed with everything he doeshas being perfect.
Sound : diegetic sound is used , in the bar, it sets the scene of the area.
the music in the house is unclear as to wether it is diegetic or not, it is classical music, a piano playing, this hints at his personality.
the main character is narrating over his own actions, howvere this is non-diegetic, he introduces us to himself and his lifestyle.
Editing : shot reverse shot between man and the bar maid.
there is SLow paced editing during the house scene which fits the music and what he is doing.
Graphics: central, white, small yet capital to show their importance.
COntrasting font to show different personality on different actors.
Thriller codes and conventions:
Question and answer model, "who is he?", "why did he threaten her?", "what happened to her?"etc
Transformed city: bar turns into a place of threat and danger.
the main character is exotic as a person, he is odd the way he is acting, in two normal places, the bar and home.
CAmera work: overhead shot shows the building is packed with people, maybe a fun place to be.
Over the shoulder shot over the bar maid, makes us feel as if we are peering in to see whats going on as if we shouldn't be there.
Tracking shot when we go through the mans apartment.
Close-ups create intimacy with the characters. highligts their main aspects.
Mise en scene: There is contrast between the night at the bar where the man is wearing black and the morning where everything is white and he is acting normal.
we are shown that the main character is obsessed with everything he doeshas being perfect.
Sound : diegetic sound is used , in the bar, it sets the scene of the area.
the music in the house is unclear as to wether it is diegetic or not, it is classical music, a piano playing, this hints at his personality.
the main character is narrating over his own actions, howvere this is non-diegetic, he introduces us to himself and his lifestyle.
Editing : shot reverse shot between man and the bar maid.
there is SLow paced editing during the house scene which fits the music and what he is doing.
Graphics: central, white, small yet capital to show their importance.
COntrasting font to show different personality on different actors.
results - charts.
Today we changed our results from our conclusions and changed them all into graphs. we are currently working on uploading these to blogger.
Questionnaire results.
Today we wrote our results onto the computer, so we could use these to start our ideas on what to include in our thriller and who our target audience should be etc.
Questionnaire Conclusion
After looking at the results we came to some conclusions that will benefit us when we make our thriller opening sequence as we know what the audience want.
We asked 40 people in total. We asked 20 males and 20 female. 2 were under 16, 35 were between 16-18 and 2 were over the age of 18. It is helpful that most of the people we asked were between 16-18 because we can now give our thriller a 15 or 18 certificate as we know what people of this age would like to see.
We put on our questionnaire a choice of thriller films and then asked people which was their favourite and least favourite. The three films we gave as a choice were ‘Jaws’, Seven’, and ‘Silence of the Lambs’. We found that ‘Jaws’ was both the favourite and least favourite.
We found that psychological thrillers were the favourite so we can consider doing one of these as it was the most popular.
We found that 50% of the people we asked liked the plot the most about a thriller. Therefore
when we start our thriller we will concentrate on a good plot.
We found that 50% preferred to be scared and 50% preferred to be intrigued by a thriller.
We found most people would associate a male with being a killer.
Most people would expect a bad character to be evil.
22 people would like to see a lot of blood and 18 people wouldn’t. As this result was close we could consider using a small amount of blood and not making it too gory.
Most expect a thriller to be more tension building rather that violent.
Most would not expect to be introduced to the killer at the beginning of a thriller.
Almost half of people would associate creepy music with a thriller. Only 4 people would associate bassy music with a thriller therefore this will help us decide what type of music to use.
Red is the main colour people would associate with a thriller so we can consider using this.
22 people would rather the villain won while only 18 people would prefer the hero to win.
36 voted that the killer should be human.
Most people thought that the killer should use weapons.
A majority of people thought the thriller should be set in a remote location.
Most people thought loud breathing was the thing that scared them the most, closely followed by silence.
Questionnaire Conclusion
After looking at the results we came to some conclusions that will benefit us when we make our thriller opening sequence as we know what the audience want.
We asked 40 people in total. We asked 20 males and 20 female. 2 were under 16, 35 were between 16-18 and 2 were over the age of 18. It is helpful that most of the people we asked were between 16-18 because we can now give our thriller a 15 or 18 certificate as we know what people of this age would like to see.
We put on our questionnaire a choice of thriller films and then asked people which was their favourite and least favourite. The three films we gave as a choice were ‘Jaws’, Seven’, and ‘Silence of the Lambs’. We found that ‘Jaws’ was both the favourite and least favourite.
We found that psychological thrillers were the favourite so we can consider doing one of these as it was the most popular.
We found that 50% of the people we asked liked the plot the most about a thriller. Therefore
when we start our thriller we will concentrate on a good plot.
We found that 50% preferred to be scared and 50% preferred to be intrigued by a thriller.
We found most people would associate a male with being a killer.
Most people would expect a bad character to be evil.
22 people would like to see a lot of blood and 18 people wouldn’t. As this result was close we could consider using a small amount of blood and not making it too gory.
Most expect a thriller to be more tension building rather that violent.
Most would not expect to be introduced to the killer at the beginning of a thriller.
Almost half of people would associate creepy music with a thriller. Only 4 people would associate bassy music with a thriller therefore this will help us decide what type of music to use.
Red is the main colour people would associate with a thriller so we can consider using this.
22 people would rather the villain won while only 18 people would prefer the hero to win.
36 voted that the killer should be human.
Most people thought that the killer should use weapons.
A majority of people thought the thriller should be set in a remote location.
Most people thought loud breathing was the thing that scared them the most, closely followed by silence.
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