Thursday 28 October 2010

Story Ideas

EXAMINATION STRESS

The opening sequence can be an opening of a film that focuses on the stress of students doing alevel examinations.

Characters:- one character would have to be used to show the stress thats caused by exams. the characters will have no dialogue, the judgement of stress will be purely judged by the body language of the character.

Props:- props that will need to be used in this opening sequence will be a pen, a made up examination paper so that we can have close up shots of the date of the exam etc. an examination table

Setting:- can be filmed in the main hall when there are no assemblies being held or no plans of any events being held in the main hall when we are due to film.

story:- a student who is sitting her alevel exams is stressed because she needs to get an overall AAA to get into university to do a degree in medicene. The university she wishes to go to does not accept students who retake exams and therefore she needs to get the grades first time round. The stress of her exams lead her to do things that are abnormal to her usual behaviour and get her into a bit of trouble in her education and at home with her family.

BULLYING 

The opening sequence can be of a character running out of the hall and into the bathroom.

Music: sad, slow music that can symbolise the characters emotions without any dialogue being said by the character.

Story:- a student in school has come from a different country and speaks very little english. She has started this school and has suffered some verbal abuse and people making fun of her accent and how she dresses. This causes a lot of emotional stress which effects her lifestyle and the way she is at home as well as at school. She then starts to cut class and school and doesn't attend any lessons, and makes a friend over the internet and decides to meet up with them, which wasn't a sesnible decision.

PEER PRESSURE

The opening sequence can start of with a close up shot of a cigarette or a alcohol bottle of some sort.

Props:- a cigarette or a alcohol bottle

Character:- one character will be used but will not be shown properly in the opening sequence.

Setting:- in school, the opening sequence can be shot at the back of the field.

Story:- a student who has never had many 'cool' friends starts talking to the in crowd in school who think its a good look to smoke, drink and do drugs together. The student starts trying to impress the others by smoking and drinking which does seem to impress them. However it has a bad effect on  that student as they start to suffer the horrid consequences.

Wednesday 20 October 2010

Story Ideas Research 1


rehydration and glucose tablets.
 Chile's trapped miners are told rescue could take months

The countries health ministers have announced that the 33 minors trapped underground may not be rescues for several months. Therefore, a special programme has been set up to keep the men fit and healthy and the workers are being supplied with glucouse and rehydration tablets.
Euromillions £113m ticket claimed

The winner has beat odds of more than 76 million to one
The winning numbers were 9, 30, 35, 39, 46, with lucky stars 6 and 8.



Wayne Rooney to leave Manchester United FC?

A few years ago, Tony Blaire gave a few tips to Sir Alex Ferguson on what to do if a fellow player steps out of line. Tony Blaire had said, if a good player starts 'causing problems' you should 'get rid of him'. Wayne Rooney will problem go to Manchester City or the manager can persuade him to stay.






Miners Story:

the point of view as minister who has advised everyone of the fact that the rescue will take several months and off all the stress and hassle he will have to deal with due to everyones complaints and issues.

Euromillions Story:

starting with a shot of the couple going to exchange their ticket to the head office of the lottery company. no dialogue, just the anxious music and sound playiny.

Wayne Rooney:

Sir Alex Fergusons point of view, suffering from the stress of maybe losing one of his best players. Thinking of new ways to persuade Rooney to stay at Manchester United FC without having to sacrifice to much.