My screenplay

Against the wall

Screenplay by Pablo Ortiz

EXT. Police station

Wide Establishing shot of a police station.

INTER. Police questioning room

Wide shot of a small dark room. You can see a lamp illuminating the face of a 17 year old female teenager; mixed race wearing a black jacket. She is sitting down with her hands resting on a table.

Police officer

Give your name and date of birth.

Mallika

Mallika Jackson … 12 July 1995.

Police officer

Are you related to John Jackson?

Mallika

Yes john is my step brother.

Police officer

OK, tell me why you think you’ve been asked to come to the station.

Mallika

I haven’t committed any crimes so I don’t know why I’m here.

Police officer

I’m going to ask you some questions about your brother.

The quicker you answer them the quicker you can leave.

Mallika

Why? Is my brother in some sort of trouble?

Police officer

…..

This is the first page of my screenplay which is 3 pages long. I introduce two characters ; Mallika and the police officer and I don't reveal a lot of information about the plot .I decided to use Mallika's character to describe John as a Polite and kind figure in this screenplay because it helps to create more interest in John's character since the audience haven't seen him yet. 

Sin City poster analysis

This film poster see's the main protagonist , Bruce Willis, in the middle of the poster reinforcing his importance in the film. His facial expression is the only one looking downwards suggesting guilt and vulnerablity however his body language along with the gun in his hand portrays a powerful figure showing that this poster reveals the contradictionary nature of the main protagonist. Bruce Willis is shown in a slightly low angle  which also reinforces his power.
Sin City is a graphic novel adaptation and this poster shows that the directer has chosen to stick closely to the comic books roots ; this is shown by the comic book like red font. The effect of the falling rain along with the dark background makes the poster seem gritty which reflects the comic books original nature. This may have been done to please the hardcore fans of the original graphic novel and this helps to create excitement and buzz because this reinforces the idea that the rest of the film will stick to the themes of the comic book.

The title of the film is the largest form of text suggesting that the directors are focusing more on the themes of the comic book rather then the big named stars like Bruce Willis and Jessica Alba to name a few. The fact that there's not a lot of text apart from the title also suggests that this poster hasn't chosen to conform to the conventions of film posters. By not adding a lot of text on the poster the interest is directed towards the charaters and  this increase the mystery surrounding them ; this helps the poster to poses the element of mystery. This will gain the attention of the audience because it will make them ask rhetorical questions about the film which makes this a successful film poster.

From analysing this film poster i've decided that  when creating my own film poster I will focus alot of my attention towards how the charaters are portrayed (e.g the clothes and props that they will be using) because they reflect the themes of my film. This helps to build mystery around the main protagonists which makes the audience to ask rhetorical questions which creates interest and this will make my film poster effective.

The master teaser trailer analysis

This is the teaser trailer for The Master directed by Paul Thomas Anderson starring Joaquin Phoenix. After Joaquin Phoenix's last controversial off the wall documentary style film 'I'm still here' Joaquin Phoenix's core fan base and critics must be curious to see what more suprises Joaquin has in his upcoming film The master. Held toghether with slick dialogue and a haunting soundtrack in the background this teaser trailer successfully keeps the audience on the edge of their seats; by showing a montage of scenes together with a V.O in the background between a police officer and Joaquin,  Joaquins character instantly becomes an enigmatic figure. The stellar acting along with a variety of different shot angles is the strong point in this teaser trailer because it doesn't reveal a lot of information about the plot but it still keeps the audience captivated. The style in which this teaser trailer is shot e.g heavy dialogue with limited action scenes suggests that it aims for a sophisticated audience, this is also reinforced by the choice of actors; both Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman  have a reputation of starring in critically acclaimed films. This might also show how big well known actors have been used to help market the film by creating a buzz among critics and core fans bases.

  

This teaser trailer has heavily inspired my teaser trailer. The sophisticated cinematography is what I aim to emulate and even though I might not have well known actors at my disposal, i believe that the dialogue will help to capture the audiences attention and imagination.

filming issues

last friday we went to film some establishing shots of a police station however due to the sudden heavy snow we had to postpone filming. Even though it stopped snowing on sunday the roads are still unsafe to film on, our location is also still covered in snow and therefore filming the chase scene will have to be postponed because its a hazard for both the crew and the actors.
 

location scouting

 Yesterday we found two rooms that we can use for the interigation scene. we chose the room on the right because it isn't spacious which helps to create a closed and intimidating atmosphere because there isn't anywhere to hide. we want to create this atmosphere because it helps to show the audience what the interviewee is feeling. However we chose to use the other room on the left too because we wanted to experiment with the lighing options by dimming the room to create an erie atmosphere.