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Insanity Script

Female Actress- Sam Cobden as Isabelle Jones

Male Actor- Richard Larner as Andrew Leight

Andrew: Isn’t it a nice evening to be out?

Isabelle: Yeah it’s really warm. Nice to be out.

Isabelle: This looks like a nice place?

Andrew: Yeah you're right! Let’s stop here……. right next to the trees!

(Putting food onto floor and sit down to start eating)

(A deafening scream has been heard deep within the forest)

Isabelle: What was that? Did you hear that? (Both characters are scanning the area for the source of the scream)

Andrew:  It sounded like it came from in there.

(Andrew points into the dense forest.)

Andrew: Why don’t we go and have a look! Come on let's go!

Isabelle: (hesitantly) I’m not sure I didn’t like the sound of that?

Andrew: Come on! Let’s go have a look, it could be interesting you never know!

(Andrew beckoning the friend to go further) See it's fine, what’s the worst that can happen?

 (Scream)

Isabelle: (worried voice) Oh my god, We should go NOW !!!

Andrew: No don’t worry, nothing is going to happen?

 (As Andrew walks past a bush, Andrew is dragged into  the bush out of sight)

Andrew: (screams) get off meeeee!! Help Isabelle please!!

(Isabelle turns around to look at the last moment to see the feet of their friend disappearing)

Isabelle: (concerned and scared) Andrew W-w-where have you gone?

Isabelle: (stern voice) Andrew! Andrew! Andrew!

Isabelle: (Runs around to the other side of the bush of where Andrew disappeared to see nothing)

Isabelle: (looking around sweaty and out of breath from running)

End Scene

Characters Back Stories

Andrew Leight 
 Andrew as a boy was obsessive about the great outdoors. Venturing out to discover the world, that hasn't changed to this day. When he was young it was camping in the garden until his parents finally cave into his want to go camping. He sensed he was the only one who really enjoyed it, so now Andrew goes to where he feels at most comfortable: outdoors, whenever he can. 
Isabelle Jones 
Isabel is your typical daddy's girl. You will find her whole room full of pink, pink and more pink, being her favourite colour. As Isabelle grew up she had a very fashion conscious upbringing since her mother owned a very successful clothes company but still was kept grounded by having to pull her weight around the house  and going to college just like anyone else.

Cast and Crew

Below is a list of the roles people are playing during filming:

• Director- Max Phipps
• Cameraman- David Baverstock
• Female Actress- Sam Cobden as Isabelle Jones
• Male Actor- Richard Larner as Andrew Leight
• Editing- David Baverstock/Max Phipps
• Producer- David Baverstock/Max Phipps

Props

The props that we will need when filming are listed below:

• Costumes- Casual Clothing
• Ruck Sack
• Take away food (packaging)

The equipment that we will need are:

• Rope (For Dragging)
• Camera
• Tripod
• Special Effects Make-Up (Water Spray)

Location Recce

This location is where the couple sit down after walking into this crop of trees and lay down food and start talking. After the man gets up and wlks about and stands and is dragged away

This is where andrew is going to be dragged through the bushes and out of sight

This is where Isabelle is going to run to see if Andrew has came out the other side of the bush

Dead end that she will come to in the confusion

This is the confusion as she darts about looking for Andrew

And finally this is where she stops running dis-orientated and tired after running about and also the end of the scene

The thought of safety during filming in this location was taken into consideration and was implicated from the advice given in this e-mail

Location

 We have finally chosen a location, we are going to film at The Tree Cathedral in Whipsnade. We've chosen this location because it has trees that resemble a forest, also there is a lot of bushes, we wanted the density of the forest giving a dark effect and a sense of questioning

Location Scouting

Whilst I was looking for locations I used the data from a questionnaire that was created to discover the target market and what type of location they would prefer the film was set. With this in mind I looked for densely wooded areas that would be very dark spooky and mysterious.  The locations that I was thinking of, were :


I inquired into getting permission from these locations and these are the replies I was given;
Ashridge
Email sent and reply
Woburn Abbey
Email and reply
Unfortunately after a lengthy time of exchanging e-mails this is the letter that declined permission to film on Woburn's land.

The Dunstable Downs
This location turned out to be very unlike what I was after with wooded areas so dropped the thought of filming here.  

Ivinghoe Beacon

This turned out to be very impractical as it was a very long walk from any main roads and also I couldn't be guaranteed that we could film here.

As you can see this location highlighted in yellow is far from anywhere to access it

Tzvetan Todorov’s Theory of Narrative

Todorov suggested that conventional narratives are structured in five stages:

1. A state of equilibrium at the outset

2. A disruption of the equilibrium by some action

3. A recognition that there has been a disruption

4. An attempt to repair the disruption

5. A reinstatement of the equilibrium

This type of narrative structure is very familiar to us and can be applied to many ‘Mainstream’ film narratives.

This relates to our film trailer because the first point is the equilibrium of the two characters kicking the ball around. The second point is where the ball is kicked into the forest and the third point relates to when they go into the forest to find the ball. The fourth point is when the friend tries to find the missing friend whilst she disappears

ROLAND BARTHES’ ENIGMA CODE

Barthes' Enigma Code is a theory that suggests a text (whether that be television, film, a poster etc) portrays a mystery to draw an audience in, pose questions and, as such, become intrigued in the piece. For instance, a murder mystery will often not reveal the identity of the murderer until the end of the story, which poses the question "Who is the murderer?"
Sourced from: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_Barthes'_Enigma_code

The Barthes Enigma code is a theory; this is a piece of text that makes an audience draw in to a mystery that may happen. It also makes them ask questions and become intrigued in the piece of media. Most murder inquiries will often not reveal the identity of the murderer until the end, which this make the audience ask a question, ‘Who is the murderer?’
Throughout our narrative it will establish enigmas or a mystery as it goes along. Through the fact of questions being raised through the storyline. This however isn’t critically important as it’s just a trailer so many mysteries will stay undiscovered. Essentially this theory, the narrative functions to establish and then solve these mysteries.