Film School Session 2

Film School Session 2

We had another talk at film school from Jesse O’Mahoney; he came to talk to us about plot. He first spoke about himself and told us he was a writer from Eastenders and Hollyoaks and he informed us of his most favourite writing, The killing of Heather from Eastenders and the explosion in the church in Hollyoaks.

He spoke about how the plot can make the film relatable and understandable.

In our Media groups we spoke about Horror films ideas, we then developed one idea:

1. Lonely/ Outcast girl – life in secondary school (hard , stressful, no real friends)
2. Major Halloween party of the year is going on in the next few weeks and everyone in the school is invited
3. She wants to be part of the event and gets dressed up for the occasion (High school scary girl)
4. Finds out a boy she likes will be there and wants to grab his attention
5. Everybody in Halloween party has mask on or really scary face paint (make up)
6. Everyone in the party is wondering who this girl is because she looks different in costume
7. She attracts the boy she like and starts to get flirty with him
8. Party goes on............
9. Boy clocks on who she is (lonely/ outcast girl in school)
10. Clock strikes 12 and everyone is stuck in costumes/ Girl gets stuck in costume
11. Ends up killing or injuring people at party and boy she likes.

We also learnt that when developing a character we must have the 3P’s Personality, Problem and Profession.  This is what the Protagonist characters must have in order for the audience to understand the character. From this session we gathered some movies/series that will relate to our story- so we should watch them to get ideas from.

           ·     Cabin in the woods

   ·      Scream

   ·         Never been kissed

   ·         Pretty Little Liars- series 3 (Halloween)

   ·         Mean Girls