Preliminary Task 1: Treatment

 

Character Names: 

Mark and Lisa  are the names of the main characters and the reason these names are chosen is because in multiple movies there is a narrative surrounded around a person named Mark, the name is generally associated with someone mysterious and of odd nature. Lisa is a name associated with just the average girl, someone who is innocent and could do no wrong, so we chose these names to associate with the antagonist and protagonist of the story. 

Narrative:

The narrative is about a stalker and it was chosen to be this way because there are a lot of opportunities for different film techniques and representations. We chose to have the film about a stalker that is just like any other student at first sight, he is seen as a fellow student just there to do his work, get his grades, go home and repeat. However slowly but surely his true intentions and motives are shown in unsettling ways. All meanwhile Lisa stayed as the innocent girl. 

Symbolism:

Symbolism- In this film we are going to have Mark own a red backpack and this is because generally red symbolises danger and something or someone to be cautious of. Mark is not someone Lisa should befriend as he is a threat to her, the red on his backpack tells the audience he is not a good guy, well before Lisa even picks up on it. Another use of symbolism would be in the mirror scenes. A mirror represents the way you see yourself, its your reflection, a reflection of both your inwards and outward appearance, exposing emotions through facial expressions. When Mark looks at himself in the mirror he is hit with the realisation that he is really going to pull through with something like this.

Editing:

With the editing there is going to be a montage and this is so that the viewers can see that over the course of time Marks grades are getting consistently worse and it shows us that in the small time frame. This is so that the audience can get the bigger picture without having to sit through hours of footage of Mark waiting and receiving his grades. Another technique used will be cutaways which are used to add a more dramatic and intense effect. 

Talent:

Kevin- the reason Kevin Harris  was chosen to be Mark was because he has the mischievous look that is required to play this role. He would be able to play the role more easily as he naturally has a resting serious face so it wouldn’t look forced. His ‘average Joe’ appearance makes for a great candidate to later turn out to be insane. 

Lisa- Lisa will be played by Eshloe Roberts, Eshloe would be a great fit for this role as she by nature is hardworking and grade driven, this will be easily portrayed on screen. It is much easier to convey the emotions the character needs to be playing having when the person playing the character carries some of the traits as these are not proper actors, being able to play complete characters of intricacy.