Plot Elements

What is a Plot?
A Plot is the organized pattern or sequence of events that make up a story. Every plot is made up of a series of incidents that are related to one another.

Plot Elements
1. Exposition
     This usually occurs at the beginning of a short story. Here the characters are introduced. We also
      learn about the setting of the story. Most importantly, we are introduced to the main conflict
     (main problem).

2. Rising Action
    This part of the story begins to develop the conflict(s). A building of interest or suspense occurs.

3. Climax
    This is the turning point of the story. Usually the main character comes face to face with a conflict.
    The main character will change in some way.

4. Falling Action
    All loose ends of the plot are tied up. The conflict(s) and climax are taken care of. 
   

5. Resolution
    The story comes to a reasonable ending.

Short Film Recipe

Short Film Recipe

Ingredients

3x Beautiful Princesses

1x Jealous Princesses

1x Unfaithful Prince

1x Happy Forest

1x Scary Forest

1x Chapel

1x Park

1x Shoes

1x Book

1x Fork

1x Blanket

1x bush movement

1x Tree

2x flashback

Blood

Method

Take the four Princesses and make them all marry the same unfaithful Prince. Make sure that one of the Princesses is jealous of the other girls, which makes the storyline extra juicy! Add a forest happy forest background, and make it transition to the scary forest.  Then, add the shoes, book, blanket and fork to the Princesses for them to throw at the Prince. Throw in a flashback at a chapel scene to show that all the Princesses married the Prince and then add in the next flashback. At this flashback, make the background the park, and be sure to show how the Princesses found out they had been cheated on.  Make the Princesses round up the Prince and kill him with the various objects in their hands. When the Princesses are walking back, smiling and happy, add the bush movement to the scenario. Make the Jealous Princess kill the other Princesses with her fork and be sure to have lots of gushing blood to add to the horror! Lastly, have the jealous Princess write 'Happily Never After' on a tree with blood.

The Title of our Short Film

The Title for our Creative Media short film is,

                                                      The Dark Side to Disney

This is because the film consists of the main Disney Princesses; Sleeping Beauty, Belle, Arial and Cinderella. It also includes the famous Prince Charming. However, instead of being a classical Disney movie, being all 'happily ever after', we decided to make the story into a horror film. Therefore, making Disney having a dark side.

Genre Recipe

          Ingredients

         4x Beastly Princesses

         1x Unfaithful Prince

         1x Dark forest

         1x Warped Wedding Scenery

         1x Beast

         1x Full moon

         1x Tree

    1x Black Screen

    4x Blood

Character Profile Worksheet

Character Profile Worksheet

Basic Information/Statistics

Name: Cinderella	Age: 17
Current Residence: Prince Charming’s Castle
Occupation: Princess	Talents/Skills: Caring and kind, but when angry she can be violent, Singing with animals, making dresses

Physical Characteristics:

Height: 170cm	Weight:
Race: French and German	Skin Colour: Pale
Eye Colour: Blue	Glasses/Contact Lenses:
Hair Colour: Blonde	Facial Shape: Oval
Distinguishing Features: Classical face
Style (Elegant, shabby etc): Elegant
Dress/Clothing: Blue, long dress
Mannerisms: Very kind, soft and gentle
Hobbies: Singing, Making dresses
Favourite Sayings: -
Speech Patterns: (straight to the point, long winded), She’s a bit of both, when told to do something she goes straight to the point. However, when being nervous or shy she can be very long winded.

Emotional Characteristics

Strengths: Being soft and gentle, can make friends easily

Weaknesses: Sometimes being to shy, or afraid to speak up

What motivates this character? To find her Prince Charming, and please her father.

What frightens this character? Evil step-mothers, or her family being unwell (father).

What makes this character happy? Being with the Prince, making dresses or singing to her animals

Introvert or Extrovert: A mix between both.

What is this Character’s Goal? To make the Prince realise what he has done wrong.

Intellectual/Mental/Personality Attributes and Attitudes

Educational Background: She had a fantastic education until she was a teenager, then she became the stepmothers servant.

Character's short-term goals in life: Capture the Prince

How does Character see himself/herself? She sees herself as lucky to have been rescued from her stepmother.

How does Character believe he/she is perceived by others? She believes that everyone sees her as a Princess with no intelligence, she wants to prove them wrong.

How self-confident is the character?  She is moderately self-confident, but can doubt herself at times.

Does the character seem ruled by emotion or logic or some combination thereof? She is definitely a mix. She always thinks before doing her logic, but when it comes to her emotions, she is stuck between using her heart or head to make the right decision.

What would most embarass this character? If her friends saw her as a slave again, or if she made a bad decision. Or, if she were seen with he cheating Prince.

Best Characteristics: Soft, gentle, kind

Worst Characteristics: Shy, too kind and sometimes undecided.

Does the character have any prejudices? She used to be jealous of people with lots of money, but now she is one of them herself.

Vampire Storyboard Analysis

The title slowly fades in through the frozen still picture of a Priest leaning against a balcony, looking stricken with fright. This mid-shot, over-the-shoulder picture has a vampire on the left side of the shot, and is looking determined to accomplish some deadly task. As the title dissolves out, the scene comes into motion, and you can depict the vampire rushing towards the priest, with no guilt or smirks laid upon his face. He has a straight face - He has one task, and he is going to complete it. The priest is looking to try to escape, we sense from his body language he his panicking and is acting as he has no where to run. His arms appear to be leaning on the balcony, tensed with fear, while his eyes are looking straight at the vampire's vicious face.  As the vampire advances towards him, we can hear the priests breathing pace increase dramatically - Appreciating each gasp of air he has left to breath. The vampire is moving towards the priest like a lion hunting a deer, and all you hear is the combination of creeky floor board and the priests breathing. Suddenly, we hear a large drum beat - only one. As soon as this occurs, the screen turns black.

Now the screen zooms onto the Vampires face, you see him from the priests point of view, and this emphasis the idea of him being much larger and domineering than the Priest. A light is shining onto the vampires face, creating shadows and making him seem much more villainous than the previous scene. Once again, he has a straight face with no signs of pleasure, or discomfort on his face. The scene is silent, and all that is depicted is the hollowing wind, whistling through the church windows that are in the background. The wind is slightly blowing the vampires hair, and while this is happening you can hear a slight mumble coming from the Priest. All you now hear is the Priest say quietly, "One...Two... Three...".

The scene quickly cuts onto the next clip, and you can identify the Priest still leaning on the balcony, while the vampire is lurking towards him menacingly. The scene has zoomed out and this makes the characters seem to be on the right side of the screen. Once the Priest has said the world "Three", he shoots across the balcony, dashing for his life. You see him dragging his legs across the floor, trying to run away from the vampires gaze. You hear loud and fast footsteps, and as you see the priest running across the balcony, the vampire is only walking slowly towards him. During this time, the camera is still continuously panning to the left, following the priests desperate steps to freedom.

All of a sudden you hear the vampire say in a deep voice, "Let's go", and he runs at an in-human speed and lunges onto the priest - flinging him off the balcony and slamming onto the alter beneath the balcony. You can hear the gigantic smashing noise of the alter collapsing and the contents on the table flying to the ground. From the items on the table, you hear metal clashing and along with you hear the breaking of two or three bones. As the Priest starts to recover from his fall, he leans on his elbows, trying to stand straight and all becomes quiet and still. Three seconds into the silence the vampire launches onto the Priest, with a snarl on his face, red eyes beaming with hunger. You hear shrieking from the priest, and during this the camera zooms outwards in a slow and haunting manner. The shrieking slowly fades out, and becomes just another howl in the wind.  The Vampire stands up (the camera is still zooming out), and wipes is mouth with blood covering is mouth and hands.  The camera then goes to a high angle shot, where you can see the statue of Jesus on the cross. Below this is the priest, laying lifeless among the bloody objects on the table. The vampire is gone, and once again, all you can hear is the howling of the wind.

THE END.

Camera Positions

High    Camera Angle  

            A camera angle which loos down on its subject making it look small, weak or unimportant

        

High Camera Angle

           A camera angle which looks down on its subject making it look small, weak or unimportant

            Low

           A camera angle which looks up at its subject. Makes the subject seem important and powerful

             Level

            A camera angle which is even with the subject, it may be used as a neutral shot

           Long shot

           A long range of distance between the camera and the subject, often providing a broader range of setting.