The ways of two proposal.
Synopsis:
3 teens named Jade, Ricky and Oliver are average teenagers with secrets and
a thirst for adventure, however this will come to haunt then forever as they
stumble upon bloody rocks in their usual place to hang around, they observe a
person dragging what appears to be a body and after the person spots them, they
have to fight and navigate their way to safety.
My idea:
The idea was inspired by 2 completely different sources, the idea for the
plot was inspired from the movie "Scream" whereas the inspiration for
the maniac came from the popular survival game "dead by daylight" and
is based on the killer known as "the legion", the legion is multiple
people who take on the role of 1 killer.
The ways
of two proposal.
Synopsis:
3 teens named Jade, Ricky and Oliver are average teenagers with secrets and a
thirst for adventure, however this will come to haunt then forever as they
stumble upon bloody rocks in their usual place to hand around, they observe a
person dragging what appears to be a body and after the person spots them, they
have to fight and navigate their way to safety.
Characters:
Protagonist: Jade Teenage girl with confidence issues who relies
on the others to keep her from making her usual irresponsible decisions, she
recently quit smoking and still craves them.
Supporting: Ricky- Looks out for everyone in the group more
than himself, emotional Support for Oliver after his mother's death and support
for Jade after she quit smoking.
Supporting/Antagonist: Oliver- Has emotional and psychological
issues, relied on Ricky for Support after his mother's death, receives psychological
treatment, has anger outbursts.
Antagonist: Jamie- Oliver's brother, blames Oliver for their
mothers depression and suicide, gives Oliver a hard time including beatings. Manipulative
and persuades Oliver to help sate his blood thirst.
Audience: The film will feature blood, violence and bad
language so it will have a parental advisory warning before the film starts,
the film will also be rated 18 and over for mature audiences.
Equipment:
As it's a
single camera film, only one camera will be necessary, although other
requirements will be a Microphone and microphone cover, a phone will be used
when the characters record their findings, however the phone will be smashed
later in the plot, a tripod for stable shots but it won't be used too much
because some shots will be hand held POV for suspense. Boom pole for the best
possible sound quality.
Props:
A phone
to film the maniac, the phone will be smashed during a shot when Jade is hit
with the bat.
A
bat for the maniac, this will be used as his weapon of choice to hunt down the
teens.
A mask
for the maniac to wear to hide his identity.
A backpack for Oliver, he always
has his backpack and keeps the contents a secret, this intrigues the others.
The setting is inspired from typical cliché horror/slasher movies as it's
based in the woods and an old railway track.
ACT 1- The story starts with the
trio walking down a dirt path like they usually do to get to their usual spot,
they exchange jokes and other comments, the backstory of each character is
revealed through a flashback, as they approach their usual spot, they
find that the area is covered in red splodges that seem to leave the area in a
trail so the teens follow it to find a person dragging a body, Jade pulls out
her phone to record the scene and Ricky takes pictures on his Camera but the
person notices them quickly and begins chasing them.
Jade gets hit in the side with the Bat resulting in her phone being smashed
and Ricky comes back to help Jade while Oliver continues running. Jade and
Ricky lose the maniac after a chase scene and suspenseful hiding scene, however
they don't know where Oliver is either so they get worried.
Jade reveals her smashed phone to Ricky while attempting to call the police
and this makes Jade starts to panic, but Ricky holds her together and they try
to find Oliver.
ACT 2- Eventually Oliver runs in
to the others and has blood on his face, Ricky and Jade are worried in case he
is injured but he assures them he is fine and that it's just a scratch from a
branch he clipped, Jade and Ricky walk ahead of Oliver and his scared
expression becomes cold and emotionless, they decide to search the previous
body to see if they had a working phone on them.
After searching, they find no identity or phone but the maniac has returned
to the scene and is observing in the shadows, while the trio think of what to
do the maniac emerges from the bushes and walks slowly towards them, before
they can run there is a POV shot from Jade's perspective, she is knocked out
and collapses.
ACT 3- When Jade and Ricky awake,
they are kneeling in front of Jamie and Oliver with their hands tied. It is revealed that the maniac is actually
Jamie, Oliver's older brother and it is clear the Oliver was helping him, they
reveal their motives and it's clear that Oliver is being manipulated and Jamie
is taking advantage of Oliver's emotional and psychological state. There is a
flashback which explains Jamie's motives before Jamie turns on Oliver and
smashes him over the head with his bat, Oliver is still alive but on the floor,
Jamie raises his Bat in a position to strike Ricky, Jade screams as the Bat
comes down. A thud is heard, Ricky and Jade hesitantly open their eyes. Jamie
has struck next to Ricky and begins laughing and taunting him.
Jade notices Ricky’s Camera recording the encounter on the floor next to
her, Jamie is not aware of this, Oliver gets up and begins fighting with Jamie,
Ricky’s camera continues recording as they struggle on the floor. Jade and
Ricky stand up with their hands still tied and begin cutting on nearby branches,
once they are free, Ricky grabs Jamie’s bat and starts pummelling him with it,
not killing him but severely injuring him.
Jamie begins laughing and explains that they will be arrested because he
covered his tracks on the murder earlier, but the trio searched him leaving
finger prints and such on the body, and that since Ricky has just grabbed Jamie’s
bat, there are now finger prints on it, he frames them. The trio argue that
Ricky’s camera was recording but upon inspection, it is shown that all that can
be seen is their feet and Oliver overwhelming Jamie, Jamie can say it was self-defence
and that their lives are over.
The trio are left in shock as the film cuts to black.
A news report plays over the credits stating that Jade, Oliver and Ricky are
suspects in murder and attempted murder and that they could be sentenced. The
audio also says argues that Oliver has psychological issues and that he is
probably guilty.
Contingency plan:
If the film does not work out, the plan is to finish a half made film from
last year and improve the overall plot as it did not meet my expectations. I
also have another script saved and ready for a completely different story and
genre of "The ways of two" doesn't work out.
Equipment:
As it's a single camera film, only one camera will be necessary, although
other requirements will be a Microphone and microphone cover, a phone will be
used when the characters record their findings, however the phone will be
smashed later in the plot, a tripod for stable shots but it won't be used too
much because some shots will be hand held POV for suspense. Boom pole for the
best possible sound quality.
Props:
A phone to film the maniac, the phone will be smashed during a shot when
Jade is hit with the bat.
A bat for the maniac, this will be used as his weapon of choice to hunt down
the teens.
A mask for the maniac to wear to hide his identity.
A backpack for Oliver, he always has his backpack and keeps the contents a
secret, this intrigues the others.
Costs:
Actual Mask- £14
Phone- Already owned
Bat- £21
Fake blood- £0
Equipment- Already owned
SD cards- owned
Predicted cost- £35
Budget- £100
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