Character Profile : Jane

Name: Jane

Portrayed By: Billie Kemp

Age: 18

Place of Birth: Norwich

Occupation: Sales Assistant

Relationship Status: Unknown

Personal Profile

Jane is a quirky, loveable and innocent person. Jane and Mary had known each other since Primary School and have been close friends since then. Jane didn't have the same intellectual level as Mary and thefore decided not to go to University and went on to get a Job as a Sales Assistant in a Retail clothing shop.

Why I have chosen this character

I have chosen to create this character because I wanted to show the friendship between two young female adults.

Texts that have influenced this character

Jane's character wasn't inspired by any media text but by History. Her character is inspired by Jane Seymour (third wife of King Henry VIII) she died innocently because of complications of her birth to her only son Edward.

Character Profile: Mary

Name: Mary

Portrayed By: Kirsty Swift

Age: 18

Place of Birth: Norwich

Occupation: Student

Relationship Status: Unknown

Personal Profile

Mary is a very smart student, excelling on every subject she has studied. She is currently studying her degree in University. Mary isn't a sociable person, she is very different because of her intellectual abilities so she has a very small group of friends who she isn't very close with, except for Jane, who is Mary's 'safety net' they both have known each other since Primary School and has been there for Mary's achievement.

Why have I chosen this character


I have chosen this character because this character shows what every dangerous person is. They might look good or have personality but most people don't see every single aspect of that person you don't know whether or not they are a psychopath.

Media Texts that influenced the Character

One Particular media text that has influenced Mary is a character from a Film called The Roommate called Rebecca Evans. Her roommate thought that she was this innocent person until Rebecca's mother asked if she was taking care of herself and taking her medication, its when she knew that she was a psychopath.

Changes to the Cast - ONE FINAL TIME

There has been another change in my casting. In this final change I would be playing the role of Harry and the role Jane a.k.a. Matthew would be played by another Media student, Billie Kemp.

Improved Shot List

Shot 1: Low-Angle Panning shot of the surroundings, which shows the surroundings which then
CUTS TO A
Shot 2: Close Up Shot of Mary as she is walking in the pavement which then
CUTS TO A
Shot 3: High Angle Shot of Mary while she is texting on her phone which then
CUTS TO A
Shot 4: Close Up shot Mary's face, which shows that she is happy because she is talking to her boyfriend. Which then CUTS TO A
Shot 5: Over the Shoulder Shot of Mary when she is walking on the bridge. The bridge represents an inside of a Gun, like in Essex Boys when Billy was driving through the tunnel, it then
CUTS TO A
Shot 6: Worm's Eye View shot of Mary when she was calling her boyfriend on her phone, which then
CUTS TO A
Shot 7: High Angle shot of Mary seeing her boyfriend lying on the floor, the use of the High Angle Shot shows the shift of power, she was dominant at the beginning and now she's not. The scene then
CUTS TO A
Shot 8: Another High Angle shot of Mary seeing whether or not her Boyfriend is still alive. The scene then
CUTS TO A
Shot 9: Tilt Shot of a mysterious figure standing on a doorway, which shows confusion and disorientations.
The scene then CUTS TO A
Shot 10: Shot Reverse Shot between the mysterious character and Mary, revealing whether or not Mary will be killed or spared by the mysterious figure
The scene then CUTS TO A

Cliffhanger

Shot 11: Extreme Close Up Shot of Mary's eyes, showing her vulnerability or a Low Angle Shot of Mary from the mysterious figure's point of view. (The scene CUTS TO A)

Shot 12 (Only if the second option is used from Shot 11): Low Angle shot of Mary and the mysterious figure walking away, showing that there is equal power between the two characters.

Photographic Story Board

The film starts off with a Panning shot of the local surroundings. The use of the panning shot establishes location. Where the opening is being set. The scene will use Non-Diagetic sound e.g. Cars honking and passing by and also the use of soundtrack. The scene would also use Natural Ambient Lighting. I got the idea of the use of the panning shot from Psycho, in the beginning where it showed off the tall buildings of Phoenix, Arizona.

The screenshot shows the tall buildings from a Bird's eye point of view

For my second Shot, I have two different options.

My first option is Kirsty walking towards the bridge and with her disappearing into a Vanishing Point.

1st Option - Kirsty starting really close to the screen and as she walks on, she disappears into a Vanishing Point.

Another option would be Kirsty coming in from a distance and getting closer to the screen.

                                        A long shot - Kirsty Getting closer and closer.

I got the idea of this from the ending of The Third Man, where Anna was walking from Harry's funeral

Anna started walking from a great distance and kept getting closer and closer.

For my Third shot I would be using an Over the Shoulder shot as Kirsty starts walking to the bridge.

There are two options for my fourth shot.

One of the options is having a  Tracking shot of Kirsty as she is walking across the bridge.

Another option would be Close-Up shots of Kirsty, while she is texting and walking on the bridge.

The shot uses a close-up shot of Kirsty with a phone on her hand and a watch on her wrist. I got  the idea from the beginning of The Third Man where it shows the people in the black market selling watches.

It would be something similar to this.

There is also another close-up shot of her face, which allows the audience to identify with her emotion.

The scene then cuts to another Over The Shoulder Shot of Mary walking through the park.

The film then cuts to a High Angle shot of Jane lying on a park bench, showing her being weak and vulnerable because her character is already dead.

The scene then cuts to Close Up Shots of Mary looking at Jane and stroking her face. The use of the close up shots shows her emotion, showing she's scared and seeing if she's still alive.

The scene then cuts into a Long Shot of Mary looking around to see if anyone is within the area. The use of the Long Shot shows isolation because no one is there to help her.

The scene then cuts into a Low Angle Shot of Harry (the perpetrator) looking at Mary. The Low Angle shows the shift of power between Mary and Harry.

 

The scene then cuts to a Tilt Shot of Harry standing and looking at Mary. The use of the Tilt Shot shows disorientation and kind of like a nightmare. I got this idea from The Third Man , when Harry Lime's character was first introduced.

My Tilt Shot

 

Harry Lime's Titlt Shot in his introduction

The scene then cuts into a Close Up Shot of Harry looking at Mary with a sinister look.

The scene then cuts into a Close Up Shot of Harry getting to Mary. I got the idea of this at the beginning of Kill Bill Vol.1 when Bill was walking to the Bride.

 

My Close Up shot of the feet walking to Mary.

The shot of Bill walking to the Bride

 

 

The scene then cuts into a High Angle shot of Mary with the perpetrator right int front of her, revealing her fate.

Changes to the Cast - AGAIN!

I have reviewed my footage for the past week. I have been doing some thinking and I thought that the film isn't reaching its full potential. I have then decided to re-cast Mary's role, who is now being played by Kirsty Swift. From what I have been seeing for the past 4 months, I think that Kirsty's acting skills, personality and characteristics is what the opening needs to make sure that the film reaches its full potential.

The Third Man - Sewer Chase

I am going to analyse the mise-en-scene of the sewer chase on The Third Man

Analyse from 3:23 to 11:00



Sound



The scene uses a mixture of Diagetic and Non-Diagetic sounds. The use of the War Sirens (heard from the clip above) shows as if there is a rush to get things done, which in this case would be the Higher authority figure trying to catch Harry Lime. It also uses other sounds such as footsteps and water flowing through, it shows as if Harry Lime is trapped and that no matter what he does, the police would still be able to catch him.

Lighting


The scene uses Non-Ambient lighting throughout this scene. It uses Chiaroscuro lighting, to increase suspense throughout the scene. The use of non-ambient lighting shows fear, especially on harry because it exposes what type of a criminal he is and that this time he's not going to get away for what he has done.

Vanishing Point 


Carol Reed has used Vanishing Point in the sewer chase to show what type of person Harry is. He just comes and goes. One police office finds him and then he runs off and disappear.

Claustrophobic Spaces


Carol Reed has used Claustrophobic spaces to portray as if the world is creeping back in to Harry Lime and that his time is up and that wherever he goes, he is not going to get away and that sooner or later he would be seen by the police and that his days in hiding are over.

Generic conventions used


The sewer chase uses generic conventions found in Thriller Films. Harry Lime is seen as this criminal, as the police is chasing him for what he has done, and the scene also uses Underground sewers with wet narrow alleyways, which is a generic location for a Thriller Film, especially for a Film Noir.