Rays the Dead - Plot Outline

Rays the Dead – Plot Outline

The main character, Raheem Hall plays a young man on a quest to save his last possession, his daughter from the inevitable zombie apocalypse brought on by the intensified radiation of the sun.

The sequence starts with a tired Raheem, in the corner of the room who receives a phone call from an unknown number. Upon answering this he finds that his daughter has been taken captive, by who, he is unsure. To Raheem’s disbelief the phone line breaks. It seems all to coincidental that as the phone hangs up the first zombie (Played by Will Martin) breaks into Raheem’s fortress of solitude causing panic and havoc.

Both actors then engage in a short fight sequence resulting in the loss of the zombie’s hand. A chase scene then occurs, down a flight of stairs, through a door and into a carpark where Raheem appears to stumble towards his doom. As the zombie draws near it appears that Raheem’s life may be drawing to an end but a last ditch effort to fight allows him to live another day, to continue on the quest to save his daughter.

Rays the Dead

180 degree rule

Match on action is a component of seamless editing where a point of action (like handing something to someone) is shot from different angles cut at the point of action creating a match.



You also have to make sure of eye line match - which is making sure the eyes of both characters from a shot reverse shot match in terms of locations on the screen.

Questionairre Evaluation

Media Questionnaire Summary

Upon completing my questionnaire I found many contrasting ideas between my research participants. A question I posed was “Women tend to prefer Rom Coms as opposed to thrillers, agree or disagree?” 100% of RP’s agreed with the statement, this verified a popular schema.

Question one asked RP’s what their favourite genre of film was out of Horror, Thriller and Romantic comedies. No participants selected Rom Com’s , the majority leant towards the thriller genre.

Question seven showed that 70% of participants preferred to watch horro films in 3D and question eight found that 100% of participants enjoyed to be scared while watching thriller films. My research showed that on the whole females enjoy Rom Com’s more than male participants whereas the males favourite genre was Horror.

My Questionairre

1. Out of the genres listed, which one do you prefer?

-          Horror

-          Romantic Comedies

-          Thrillers

2. In Romantic comedies, you prefer the outcome to be:

-          A happy ending

-          A sad ending

-          A cliff hanger

3. In thriller films, you prefer the main protagonist to be:

-          Male

-          Female

4. In Horror films, you prefer the antagonist to be:

-          Human

-          Fictional

5. “Women tend to enjoy Rom Coms as opposed to thrillers”

-          I agree with the statement

-          I Disagree with the statement

6. Do you believe that Rom Coms replicate real life?

-          Yes

-          No

-          Sometimes

7. Do you prefer to watch horror films in 3D?

-          Yes

-          No

8. “I enjoy being scared while watching thriller films”

-          Yes

-          No

-          Sometimes

9. “Horrors/Thrillers based on true events tend to be better”

-          Yes

-          No

10. What is your favourite Horror, Thriller or Romantic Comedy film?

            

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Christian Metz model

Metz's model of development was to recognise the horror genres existance and develop it as much as he could.


Christian Metz in his book Language and Cinema (1974) explored the development of Genre film and suggested that Genre's pass through the four phases of existance.
1.The Experimental films such as The Cabinet of Doctor Claigan (1919) and Nosferatu (1922)
2. The Classic Hollywood films such as Dracula (1931) and Frankenstein (1931) made by Universal Studios.
3. The Parody films such as Abbot and Costello meet Frankenstein (1948) Carry On Screaming (1968) and Scary Movie (1998)
4. The Deconstruction films such as Se7en (1995) The Sixth Sense (1999) The Blair Witch Project (1998) and Scream (1998)

Explanation Of The Four Phases

By Experimental we mean the phase of early films with explored and experimented with horror themes in its narratives. They helped formalize the narrative conventions of the horror genre in its earliest phase.
By Classic we mean the phase of films which established the narrative conventions of the horror genre in its most successful and defining period.
By Parody we mean films that have mimicked the horror genre in some comical way.
By Deconstruction we mean films which have taken the generic elements of the horror genre and amalgamated them into varying cub genre.

Here are some examples of Genres combined with generic elements of horror:
Se7en- Psychological Thriller/Horror
The Sixth Sense - Supernatural Thriller/Horror
Blair Witch Project - Documentary film/Horror
Scream - Teen Movie/Horror

Rom Com Mood Board

A sandy tranquil beach resort.

Flowers in the shape of a heart.

 A warm cosy fireplace.

A couple promoting love.

Cupid!

Romantic fireplace dining.

 Church bells ringing?

And finally the honeymoon

Welcome!

My name is Raheem Hall and welcome to my blog. During this process i will be analysing the openings of films for my AS media. By the end of this process i hope to have created my own sequence. I hope you enjoy.