Location

This is my chosen location for the prequel to Paranormal Activity in the previous films it is always set in a large house this is the reason for me choosing this location. As well as the house having many rooms to chosen from to capture the scene I am creating, it also has a ery look to it which fits in perfectly with my idea.

pitch for script

Prequel to paranormal activity, exploring how the paranormal entity died, this will happen in an isolated location whether there death is an accident that the torture went to far or whether it was arranged by the cult.

Children of Men Characters and Roles

trys to keep kee safe by putting her in to the camp where the immergrants were so no guards would find her

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they looked after kee but only wanted.protecter her because of the baby

illegal immigrants
not welcome in the country, seen to be the cause of the infertility as races mixed

kee
the first pregnant women in 18 years
vulnerable, fragile lots of people want her for the baby as they would have the power in society
the baby is shown as a 'jesus' and his mother kee as 'mary' a new start to socitey as they walk down the stairs it is like they are decending from heavon creating a silence and break from all the violence

Jasper
hippy, lives in a hide out in the woods with his wife
protects theo and kee when the bad guys come after them
showing his life is less important then ones younger then him

Theo
Protangenis
keeps kee safe putting her and her babies lives before his own

V for Vendetta characters and Roles



Evie
vunerable, terrified
loss of identity, as she loses her hair she also loses her fear
to her V represents freedom and she is the one to free the rest of the population by blowing up parliment (revenge for her family)
V is more important to her then her life, social responsibility  



V
freedom fighter or terrorist
protector of Evie, protangenis, hero
he was the only surviver from the larkhill experiments, his plans to overthrow parliment by blowing it up, he kills members of parliment that did him wrong, by him wearing a maks he could be anyone
freedom is an idea and V embodes freedom (if one persons stand up the rest will soon follow)

 

 

the population
follow the trend, from no power to power through UNITY as they embode freedom through V's mask and start a revolution, the mask hides their fear
power in numbers bringing individuals together

 

Chancellor Sutler
reason behind it all, backs the water pollution idea and leader of the corrupt government has a sense of Nazism in the way he rules



Prothero - Voice of London
voice of Propaganda
he was head of security at the larkhill concentration camp, illusion of choice for the public to agree with him and his views, this makes you question the media it could be corrupt



creedy
mass murder, evil, powerful, dangerous, corrupt, secret police
he is responsible for the water popultion, he furthers his political position as he works with V and kills sulter



Dietrich
fatherly figure to Evie, tv presenter, contrast to the voice of london. population listens to him
'when youve worn a mask for so long you forget whoses really underneath'

He is hiding his true identity in fear of what the governent/police would do to him as inhis house he has a Quran, as well as other banded items



presentation

draft presentation

the stylistic differences between horrors film genres and the horror sub genre of thriller/horrors.

paranormal actvity a horror which looks at the unseen hauntings of katie and micah. this film fits the horror genre as it includes a supernatural being, and keeps the audience in suspense of what the supernatural being will do next.
micah is seen as the hero as he is the one trying to protecting vunerable katie from this unseen present. by the end of the film though micah becomes the vunerable one as the demon had possessed katie and she is the villian.

scream 4 is a horror/thriller film which creates tension in the audience. the film adapts into a slasher/mystery were the group of main characters are the ones who are trying to work out who ghostface is. with the group trying to work out who the killer is suspense increases with who the next victim will be. with the opening scenes using voyeurism to show the films within the film using girls as the characters being the vunerable ones. at the end of the film we find out the real identity of ghostface (jill) this challenges the idea of the steroetypical women.

the main stylistic difference between the two films are the camera techniques used in paranormal activity it is a home video/documentary feel to the film showing the audience what they are seeing through the camera, where as scream 4 sticks to the following the main charcaters sidney prescott.

i think that both films fit the genres conventions of horror and scream conforms to the horror/thriller sub genre.

the stylistic differences between the films are reinforced by the genre of the two films. Paranormal activity horror genre is reinforced by the shakey home video camera usage following an unseen supernatural being. the stylisitic choices such as the editing and lighting helps to keep the horror genre throughout the film. while scream 4 thriller/horror genre is kept as the know killer ghostface keeps the suspense alive for the audience as they don't no who the Ghostfaces next victim will be the only clues you get throughout are the ghostly phonecalls with the question whats your favourite scary movie? which helps tension to bulid as the audience has no idea who the villian is. the home video from style technique from paranormal activity has now been adapted and used in multiple films since such as 127 days later and colverfield.

essay plan

macro - style/genre
The stylistic differences between horror and thriller/horror films

Paranormal Activity and Scream 4

thesis statement
overview of films/breif outline
first impressions/responses

paragraph 1
paranormal activity
point - home video/documentary style, voyeurism is used in the film
example - when katie and micah are watching a night back on the computer screen
anyalsis - voyeurism is used in paranormal activity to lead the audience to feel sympathy for katie and micah as they are shocked as the events taking place during the night
synthesis - a connection between the audience and charcaters is formed as well as the horror genre being established

scream 4
point - following the main characters sydney prescott and jill kessler, teen mystery a who done it film, voyeurism of the films at the beginning
example - the opening sequence of the film within a film (girls sitting on a sofa watching stab)
analysis - voyeriusm in scream 4 is used to remind the audience of prequels to Scream 4 and the way ghostface works
synthesis - this helps to communicate the plans and theme of the film (slasher movie)

compare paranormal activity and screams points

paragraph 2
paranormal activity
point - documentary style, long takes
example - photo smashes, micah goes to investing the event
anaylsis - documentary style showing the audience how unexpected the events are
synthesis - as the sequence is a long take the auidence gets to see the bulid up to the events as well as the aftermath creating a sense of being vulnerable and part of it with the characters, haunting the girl as she is vulnerable

scream 4
point - shot reverse shot, location
example - opening sequence killings
anaylsis - this shot increases the tensions within the audience, as they don't no which one of the characters will be ghostfaces next victim, isolated, vulnerable girls
synthesis - this reinforces the horror/thriller slasher movie theme, purposlly chose charcaters

compare paranormal activity and screams points

paragraph 3
paranormal actvity
point - camera movement, shakey cam
example - scene 5
anyalsis - the camera, lights and sound helps to create the genre and create suspense
synthesis - these micro elements protray the horror genre creating unsuspecting events the audience does not expect

scream 4
point -fast editing and switches between angles
example - car park scene
anyalsis - when the lighting darkens and the editing speeds up the audience should be expecting a killing
synthesis - dark isolated locations, lighting, editing reinforces the genre

compare paranormal activity and screams points

conclusion
reinforing the first point that teh stylistic techniques chosen help to reinforce the genre categories
that the home video technics have now caught on and been used in other films such as cloverfield and 127 days later