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Planning: Storyboard

Scenes 1-6 In the beginning of the film, the first shot will establish the dark setting of the scene. It will be an establishing shot that tilts on a street to show the moonlight night and a small suburban neighborhood. The next three scenes introduce the interior of the house and the victims of the killer's first crimes. Scenes 7-12 The main protagonist will come home, sensing that something is not right, and wander a quiet home. He will soon make the discovery that his family was murdered and will fill with vengeance. Scenes 13-18 The father of the family will use the police to ask for help finding the, but with no luck. After some time passes, we can still see the emotional trauma the loss has caused. We feel that this helps develop the character. Scenes 19-24 The father, now motivated to avenge his family, will recruit his friends for help and take matters in their own hands. They will find evidence that will begin a chase for the killer. Scenes 25-30 The next scenes show the d

Thoughtful Consideration

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  Today's the day we reveal the plan for our Short Film (name is still in the making). We are going to include everything from schedules and dates to health and safety issues.     Schedule: going back into the past, we chose our pitch and solidified the basic plan for what we wanted our short film to be looking like. In December, we made the final decision on what genre we wanted (it was really a war between thriller and horror), and we started writing the screenplay. Finishing the screenplay in early January, we are currently writing this planning blog. Next, we will finish our storyboards and film our short film. Lastly, we are hoping to finish all of our editing in March.     Location: our story revolves around the house of the protagonist (can't give too much away), so we have decided to use Jibril's residence. The house fits the plan perfectly, with all the rooms and locations of interior and exterior matching up with our screenplay. We all live in the same area so Ma

Screenplay

  Script   Short-Film Script:   Non-Diegetic Sound: Serious-ominous song plays throughout the scenes   Lighting: Darkness of the night/moonlight   News Station (Voiceover ) : A manhunt is underway for a dangerous fugitive wanted in connection with a string of violent crimes. The suspect is believed to be armed and extremely dangerous. Police are asking members of the public to call 911 immediately if they spot the suspect. He is described as around 6 feet tall and wearing all black clothing. No facial features have been identified. Authorities advise people not to approach the suspect if they see him, and to remain vigilant in their immediate area. The suspect is believed to be traveling on foot and may still be in the local area. We urge anyone with information on the suspect's whereabouts to contact them as soon as possible.     The news station screen pans over from the tv to a woman and a child who have just finished watching the station. Seconds later they are pulled behind