Individual narrative ideas - Miss Georgiou

Individual narrative idea 

A narrative is important for a number of reasons. It is essential as it provides a story/plot as to shows what is happening with the visuals on screen. It is the connection between what is happening on screen, to behind such actions.

Possible new narrative (locations)

The location in which the new narrative will be based should be within a certain distance, as it will make filming less of a hassle (e.g based in a school, or in a surrounding place).

- Location examples

- School/school  ground

- Forest

- busy urban area

- quiet suburban area

New narrative - Farmhouse into oblivion 

My narrative is about a family that mysteriously went missing in a secluded farmhouse, situated in Iver (Buckinghamshire). After the school day, a young boy takes a different route back from school, in which he cuts through a long forest path, in which he encounters the farmhouse. The following day he tells his group of friends (aged 15-17) about it. They find out about the disappearance of the family via a newspaper article the next day which explains to the group the history of the structure. The person telling the story is not known till the very end of the narrative (enigma), which is found to be one of the children, 20 years later telling the story around a campfire. The group of children are entered into the narrative, in which there are shown joking around at school, walking and talking by lockers, and in lessons. After the school day they go to the corner shop to buy snacks/treats, in which the newspaper headline about the families disappearance catches the eye of one of the group. After showing the rest of the group to his friends, they show little interest in it, arguing that there is probably a logical answer. The narrative then cuts to night time, in which he (the boy that showed an interest in the story) is on his computer researching further into the families disappearance. The following day in school, the group, after a hefty amount of convincing decide to investigate the farm house. As the anniversary of the disappearance of the family is two days later, they decide to take the following day to prepare physically and mentally; buying lights/torches and such as they intend to go at night as it is the only time in which there parents won't notice their absence. The group heading off into the forest, showing their journey there, and them upon arrival.The end of the narrative contains scenes of intense horror and tension, in which the group of school children find themselves in the middle of the forest, as they enter the farmhouse. The following scenes consist of strange events/happenings, such as strange noises and voices being heard. The group go from investigators, to simply trying to survive the night as weird occurrences start happening. The antagonist of the narrative is not known, as only silhouettes can be seen through the dark The narrative ends at the point in which it returns to the present day, and the telling of the story many years later.
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Characters - The antagonist of the narrative would have a hidden identity, creating an enigma for the audience. The protagonist would be one of the group members; the leader of the group which receives the most screen time

Mise-en-scene -

(Settings and iconography) The setting of my film will mainly be of the forest ( as it is conventional of the thriller genre) and the surrounding buildings, but also a school and the houses of the children.

(Costume, hair and makeup) The costumes in which the characters would be wearing would be regular, casual clothes. This would be done because it makes the characters suit there personas, adding a realistic atmosphere to the film. The hair would be similar to that of the costumes, nothing extravagant, rather the characters would have a appearance of that of a schoolchild. The makeup used would be minor and not visible, as it would be unnecessary to use it because the characters are suppose to look nature to there roll.

(Facial expressions and body language) The facial expressions of the group before the discovery of the newspaper will be very open and happy. After that point but before they set up to the farmhouse, there very frigid,  tight and serious. During the scenes in which there are in the forest, there expressions become very frightened and scared. This is done so there expressions complement how the characters are portrayed as feeling, and they match the part in the narrative and the atmosphere of the scenes.

(Lighting and colour) The lighting and colour will change depending on what scene. During scenes in which the children are at school and outside playing, the colours will be very clear and bright (high key lighting) however, in scenes in which the forest/farmhouse is being shown, the lighting will be clear to view, but rather dull, with contrasts in lights and shadows. This will be done as the difference in light will change the atmosphere of the scenes for the audience.

(Positioning of characters) During scenes in which the group are in the forest, they will be positioned in way way which portrays them as being vulnerable (through the use of high angle shots). During scenes in which the children are in school, they will be filmed via eye level with the camera (neutral), by doing so allowing the audience to create a connection between the characters, so when they are vulnerable, it creates more meaning to the sequence as the audience wants the group to prevail.

target audience - The target audience and intended age certificate for the film would be 15+. This is because the main cast of characters are teenagers, and the audience are more likely to create a relationship with the characters if they are similar. This connection will allow for thrilling sequences as the audience will want for the group to prevail.

Summary

I will share this information with my group as the weeks progress as we will go to create one main group narrative, so I can implement my ideas into our narrative as a whole.