Narrative Ideas:- Shark Model

The shark model/the narrative is split up into three parts, the bite, the body and the tail. (films that use the shark model include The Descent, Hangover and From Dusk till Dawn)

The Bite:- Within the first five minutes of the film, the aim of it is to immediately hook the audience in. For example if it was a horror film, then something scary would happen straight away to catch your attention.

The Body:- This is the main story line within the film.

The Tail:- This is where it all comes together and ties up everything, giving all the answers and ending the story.

Devising an idea with a clear narrative structure

What generic conventions are used to make the horror element clear?

Blood,

Murderer - Chris

Weapon - Pen knife

Setting - in the woods, on a camp-out because they break down going to a party.

Characters:-

Paris- holds a chihuahua called Princess, both wear pink, blonde hair with extensions in, and a face full of make up, also with cleavage on show, bit of a blonde bimbo.

Chris - Paris' boyfriend, jock, likes to show off his muscles, wears vests, at every opportunity he takes his top off, likes to think he's brave and the leader, very jealous. (hiding something)

Dwayne - black hunk, having a fling with Paris, very funny, always joking, best friends with Chris, likes to sleep around a lot.

Whitney - Paris' best friend, not as dozy as Paris but kind of intelligent, thinks about things more, black girl, goes out with Dwayne.

Mary - asian girl, pretty but doesn't get the boys, is very intelligent, sensible, always thinks things through too much.

Story-

Five friends going to a party, but the car breaks down on the freeway in the middle of nowhere, it's raining and dark, they are forced to camp out in the nearby woods and decide to have a party with the alcohol they were taking to the actual party.

In the party when people have been drinking, Paris is becoming too close with Dwayne when no one notices(except Chris..). Mary and Whitney need the toilet so they go into the woods to go, Chris pretends to go 'get more firewood' leaving Dwayne and Paris together alone.

When Mary and Whitney return they see Dwayne and Paris getting too close and decide to say something to them, Paris and Dwayne start arguing with them and Whitney and Mary decide to go sleep in the car, fuming at them. Dwayne follows trying to win Whitney back leaving Paris alone, later on Chris doesn't return.

Screams from the woods occur causing Whitney, Mary and Dwayne return to Paris' protection, when they return her and Princess are lying dead on the floor in a pool of blood.

Smeared on the side of the tent is the words 'You're next' in blood. Dwayne starts shouting, Chris returns and starts shouting and crying over Paris, then he goes away saying he's going to try and fix the car so they can get help.

Dwayne follows behind, so the girls follow, the girls walk forward;scared of the woods and they look back and Dwayne is holding his stomach which is full of blood and knife wounds, he then falls down dead. Whitney and Mary run to the car frantically where Chris is waiting for them, asking if they're safe. Whitney notices a knife covered with blood in Chris' back pocket and confronts him, in a massive argument whilst Mary is screaming, he kills her.

Leaving Mary and Chris alone, he goes for her next, shouting at her, she gets into the car, and turns on the engine, noticing that the car had never broke down, Chris is attempting to get in, smashing the windows and screaming, she then runs him over and speeds off into the distance not knowing if he was alive or not..

Film Posters

Eclipse:-

From the film poster we can see it's going to be a darker story because of the dark tones and background etc so it shows that there is going to be a more dramatic turn to the story. You can also see that there is going to be rivalry between the two men for the main girl in the centre, the two men also look like they have more to them than they are letting on; because they have different skin tones, different in size, muscle etc. that they could have a secret that they're hiding. The girl looks in control of both of them because she is in main focus and that she's dominating the picture making them look smaller and less powerful than her. The stance of each character makes it look like a love triangle, like the girl doesn't know which boy to choose for her own good.

Film Posters

Remember Me:-

Straight away from the film poster we can see that it is going to be a love story because of the fact it has a couple/relationship in main focus. The man and woman are both smiling and embracing so we automatically see that they are in love with one another. We also notice that it's in black and white, which could show that there is a more dramatic turn of events going to occur, which also plays upon the title of the actual film 'Remember Me'. The tag line says 'live in the moments' which automatically gives you the signal that a death or tragedy is going to happen and spoil the happiness of the couple. So the film posters gives us the outline of the film and that the plot is going to consist of tragedy but it is also mainly a romance film and it is going to entail loads of heartache.

Film Posters

Twilight:-

From this film poster we see that it's definitely going to be a love story judging by the girl and the boy being so close to each other. We can also tell the boy is going to play a more powerful part as he is towering over the girl in a protective stance. We see the girl in a vulnerable position and judging by her kind/warm expression on her face we can see that she is smitten with this boy and that she'd do anything for him and vice versa. The boys expression is much more serious and aggressive so we automatically know he is hiding something thats keeping him a bit more reserved from being with the girl. We can tell that they are going to be together through everything that happens because of the fact they are so close and that she has her hand on his heart signalling that they are meant to be together. From the poster we can also tell that it's going to be a dark story because of the black background and all of the dark shades within the picture.