Synopsis

 Section 1 

The story takes place within a School where a group of students as well as a teacher are trapped inside after one of the teachers had been murdered by one of them in cold blood. They are forced to find out who amongst them are the killer in order to try and stop any more violence and prevent more death and in doing so learn more about one another as the plot goes on but being proved difficult as they are turning on one another as they are trying to find out. In the end the killer start taking out the characters until only they, the protagonist and the autistic kid remain leading to conflict between them resulting in the death of the autistic kid. The police then arrive and are forced to slay the antagonist leaving the protagonist to safety as she is rescued from the school that she was trapped in. The main characters consist of: The protagonist that is trying to solve the murder and keep everyone else alive at the beginning mainly for the purpose of gaining popularity amongst others but then it turns into pure and noble reasons. The teacher that brings them all together and the same person that is murdered leaving them into chaos from the lack of knowledge. The learning support assistant teacher who helps the autistic child with their learning being overly protective of them and is also the killer but does not reveal this until later in the narrative. The autistic child who is having difficulty learning and has the teacher support to help them is finding the situation very difficult to cope with and merely wishes to return home. The goth character who was put in detention for their rebellious nature and is proving the most beneficial to the protagonist as they are trying to figure out the murder mystery. Finally their is the jock character who is very enthusiastic about sport and wishes to be at the game with his team but is forced to be in detention because of the grades that he is getting in lesson greatly effecting his teams performance.

Section 2 

The first act is the murder that has occurred and shows as the characters try and make sense of the situation whilst attempting to escape their current predicament. The second act is the characters trying to find out who the murderer is discovering the characters motives and personalities. The last act is the confrontation with the killer with only the main protagonist surviving the narrative. The equilibrium of the narrative is the kids being at detention with everything being normal, then there is the problem in the form of the murder of the teacher leaving to the people in detention in chaos, the attempt to resolve the issue will be with the protagonist as they are trying to solve the mystery of the murder and trying to keep everyone safe. The new equilibrium is after all the character death within the narrative we have the protagonist sitting with their friend speaking of the events that have occurred. The narrative for the media product will be non linear as there will be explanations from characters that are explaining events that have occurred in the past that are leading to this point. The narrative devices that are used within the films narrative plot are: the plot twist, flashback and first person narration. The first person narration will have the protagonist during the narrative explaining the events that they are going through as it will show they were explaining the events that have happened to there friend. Flashback will occur with each of the characters as they are explaining why they were in detention within the first place and providing each of the with reason as to why they could possible be the killer of the teacher. And plot twist will come in when the killer is revealed to be the assistant teacher as they had slain their most recent victim in front of the protagonist and then providing reasons why as it was them.

Section 3 

The three thriller conventions that will be used within the narrative within the media product will be :serious Crime ,Mystery and Suspense.  Serious Crime will be in the form of the murders that take place within the school creating the whole point of the narrative being that which is common amongst thriller films. With the convention of mystery the plot of the film will be about the murderer who they are what they planning(are they going to kill anyone else). However there is going to be the subtle messages that there is mystery within the plot with little hints here and there throughout the narrative of the film. With the final convention suspense that is created through the lack of information that the characters have within the plot about who the murder is what their intentions are and with the confrontations that take place near the end of the film. With the sub genre of the film there are a few different options on what it could be action or drama. Action from the conflicts that the characters have between one another and eventually the antagonist within the film. Drama through the characters discovery about themselves and one another as they are trying to solve the mystery and find who among them is the murder. Overall the better sub genre for the film will be drama as the characters that are within the setting are developing as they are going through this experience weather they become better or worse from it will show if they have developed or not. The three thriller themes that will be used within the narrative are violence mystery and discovery. Violence will be shown when the murder is taking out their victims and during the action sequences between this. Mystery is created from the lack of information that the characters have about what is going on and from how they are trying to piece it together from what is going on. Discovery is from how the characters are developing as they try to uncover the mystery of who the murder is as well as how they are understanding one another from the detention to the end of the film. 

Section 4

Camera conventions that are going to be used within the media product are: high angle shots showing the characters reactions within certain situations and used to try and add a sense of mystery to the plot through the camera not providing a large amount of explanation to the mystery. Another convention that is going to be used is with close ups showing the facial features of the characters as they are reacting to what they experiencing within the narrative providing the audience with more to try and understand with the media product. Editing Conventions that are going to be used within the media product are: Jump cuts will primarily used as a means to move the plot along and to ensure that the media product does not become stationary. Another convention is the starting with the narrative being slow paced editing but speeding up whilst the narrative develops and the action starts to increase within the narrative in the media product. Sound conventions that are going to be used within the media product are: diegetic sound of the characters as they are speaking to one another as they are trying to figure out who among us are the killer locked in there with them. Another sound convention is non diegetic sound of the background music that is going to be added in order to provide a sense of mystery within the plot of the narrative and make the scenes have more tension and suspense. Mise-en-scene conventions that are going to be used within the media product are: the setting within the narrative will be a school and will mainly be based in the classroom in which the murder has taken place and around the school for the entirety of the media product. Another convention will be the costumes for each of the characters will be reflect-ant of each of the characters personality and their roles within the media product in order to have a good narrative within the film.

Section 5 

Three quotes from the brief that will be meet are: "Target audience of 16-24 years old" this is from the setting of the film. As the film is set in a high school it will be a familiar environment for those that are within the age group allowing them to have interest in the film. This will interest them as they can then put themselves in the characters shoes and relate to that they are going through with the difficulty that is high school. Another quote for use is "All content produced must be original" will be something that we will meet for the brief. This is because the idea for the plot is unique and can easily be used for the thriller chiller as well as the score of the film being able to be completely original with one of our members having knowledge in the area of music. Hence how with this quote we will be able to meet the requirements of the brief. A third quote to use is "Many of the techniques used in the thriller genre" as we will be able to use the necessary techniques for the thriller. This is because of our study of thrillers we will have an idea of what necessary techniques can be used within the film in order to properly convey that the film is a thriller with the different techniques.