Wednesday, 20 March 2013
Synopsis
Synopsis
Rick who is the bad guy in our movie, escapes from prison. Through
out the film Rick will be perusing police officers who have tracked him
down for previous crimes and got him sentenced to a stretch in jail. On
the wall in his house, Rick has five photos of the police officers who has
selected as his targets. These five police officers are the people who he
wants to kill. In the opening of the film, there are shots of the fourth
police officer who has been murdered by Rick.
Robert, who is our fifth police officer is seen on the phone speaking
with his wife whilst holding a photo of himself, his wife and their child.
This scene shows that Robert has been away for a while as he seems
to idolise the picture and this is also backed up by the dialogue with
his wife. This is the equilibrium at the beginning of the film which is
essential. Rick has decided to go after Robert’s family while he is away
which causes there to be a disruption in the storyline which ultimately
carries the story forward.
As for the disequilibrium, Robert returns home the following day to
find his wife dead and his son having been kidnapped. In replacement
he finds a note saying ‘Revenge is sweet…R’ This angers Robert and
primarily convinces him to track down Rick and save his son. Whilst
on his quest, Rick attempts several attacks on Robert which are
unsuccessful until one attack almost ends Roberts life. However, Robert
comes back stronger against Rick.
In the final scene Rick is brutally murdered in a wood chipper attack
performed by Robert in the final scene. After this attack has happened,
he establishes a new equilibrium when he rescues his son.
Rick who is the bad guy in our movie, escapes from prison. Through
out the film Rick will be perusing police officers who have tracked him
down for previous crimes and got him sentenced to a stretch in jail. On
the wall in his house, Rick has five photos of the police officers who has
selected as his targets. These five police officers are the people who he
wants to kill. In the opening of the film, there are shots of the fourth
police officer who has been murdered by Rick.
Robert, who is our fifth police officer is seen on the phone speaking
with his wife whilst holding a photo of himself, his wife and their child.
This scene shows that Robert has been away for a while as he seems
to idolise the picture and this is also backed up by the dialogue with
his wife. This is the equilibrium at the beginning of the film which is
essential. Rick has decided to go after Robert’s family while he is away
which causes there to be a disruption in the storyline which ultimately
carries the story forward.
As for the disequilibrium, Robert returns home the following day to
find his wife dead and his son having been kidnapped. In replacement
he finds a note saying ‘Revenge is sweet…R’ This angers Robert and
primarily convinces him to track down Rick and save his son. Whilst
on his quest, Rick attempts several attacks on Robert which are
unsuccessful until one attack almost ends Roberts life. However, Robert
comes back stronger against Rick.
In the final scene Rick is brutally murdered in a wood chipper attack
performed by Robert in the final scene. After this attack has happened,
he establishes a new equilibrium when he rescues his son.
Friday, 15 March 2013
Script
SCRIPT
Robert: Hey darling, how's it going?
Wife: Not too bed, we both miss you, it's been too long
Robert: Yeah, I know it has, but I'm home soon
Wife: Good, we can't wait to see you
Robert: How's Robby and his school?
Wife: He's great, fitting in well
Robert: Aww brilliant is he looking after you?
Wife: Yes, of course, but he misses you loads
Robert: I miss him too, I'm back tomorrow so we'll have a proper catch up
Wife: Great, we can't wait
Robert: But I have to go now, but i'll see you tomorrow, I love you
Robert: Hey darling, how's it going?
Wife: Not too bed, we both miss you, it's been too long
Robert: Yeah, I know it has, but I'm home soon
Wife: Good, we can't wait to see you
Robert: How's Robby and his school?
Wife: He's great, fitting in well
Robert: Aww brilliant is he looking after you?
Wife: Yes, of course, but he misses you loads
Robert: I miss him too, I'm back tomorrow so we'll have a proper catch up
Wife: Great, we can't wait
Robert: But I have to go now, but i'll see you tomorrow, I love you
Character Profiles
Character Profiles
RICK WEAVING (VILLAIN)
Rick is the villain in our narrative, he looks psychotic – he has long hair, that covers his face, rough clothes and looks generally very untidy - which is ideal because he’s an ex-convict. He’s seeking revenge on the 5 police officers who put him in jail, at the start of the narrative he’s already had revenge on 4 of the officers and the last police officer, Robert Shaw, is who he’s seeking revenge on, he does this by kidnapping Robert’s son and killing his wife. Rick is a very a aggressive and angry person, most think this stems from the fact that his father was very abusive and both his mother and father were alcoholics, so his only way to turn was to crime. His character is a generic convention of a crime-thriller as and audience expects to see a villain and when looking at the audience survey, it was clear that the audience expected the villain to be an ex-convict.
Rick is the villain in our narrative, he looks psychotic – he has long hair, that covers his face, rough clothes and looks generally very untidy - which is ideal because he’s an ex-convict. He’s seeking revenge on the 5 police officers who put him in jail, at the start of the narrative he’s already had revenge on 4 of the officers and the last police officer, Robert Shaw, is who he’s seeking revenge on, he does this by kidnapping Robert’s son and killing his wife. Rick is a very a aggressive and angry person, most think this stems from the fact that his father was very abusive and both his mother and father were alcoholics, so his only way to turn was to crime. His character is a generic convention of a crime-thriller as and audience expects to see a villain and when looking at the audience survey, it was clear that the audience expected the villain to be an ex-convict.
ROBERT SHAW (HERO)
Robert is the hero in our narrative, he looks innocent – neat hair and clothes, he looks friendly and is polite – which is expected because he’s the hero, and his son plays the ‘damsel in distress’ (Propp), his wife also plays the victim as she is killed by Rick. He’s the 5th victim of Rick’s; he’s the last one on his list that Weaving is planning on getting revenge on. His character is also a generic convention of a crime-thriller as the audience expect for a police officer character to appear, this was made clear by the audience survey as a police officer was one of the top choices from the people asked.
Robert is the hero in our narrative, he looks innocent – neat hair and clothes, he looks friendly and is polite – which is expected because he’s the hero, and his son plays the ‘damsel in distress’ (Propp), his wife also plays the victim as she is killed by Rick. He’s the 5th victim of Rick’s; he’s the last one on his list that Weaving is planning on getting revenge on. His character is also a generic convention of a crime-thriller as the audience expect for a police officer character to appear, this was made clear by the audience survey as a police officer was one of the top choices from the people asked.
We have based the characters on Propps’ narrative theory as we have used a villain and a hero, which according to Propp are the stock characters within any film and can be applied to all. We’re also using Strauss’ theory of binary opposites as we have two characters that have different aims within the film.
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