Script Justification

Here is our script. I wrote this with inspiration from Psycho and Friday the 13th stalker(ish) themes as they had great shots for stalking as well as settings. It fits the conventions, like the camera angles for example. We have an over the shoulder tracking shot, this gives the implication that the person is being followed or watched, while giving the audience a full view of what is happening, which engages the audience. -this also builds tension as the audience does not know what could happen next, which could allow one to subvert the genre etc. If one adds this with the combination of the over the shoulder shot this builds up tension and atmosphere as you can see everything the victim does and gives a sense of vulnerability: or a shadow/stalker behind the victim which makes a tense atmosphere. 


Another shot we have is a point of view shot. This enables the audience to connect with the stalker in this case emotionally and see things through his eyes, as the audience feel that whatever happens, or whatever the stalker/villain does in this case the audience is doing to the protagonist. Another reason why we used a point of view shot is that it allows us to convey ideas to the audience without actually having to state it in  dialogue, which is an example of subject cinema if done correctly. Different POV shots can change the meaning of something drastically, depending on the expressions and mise-en-scene used. We also have a conventional setting: a remote wood/marshland this conveys the idea of isolation since it is obviously in the middle of nowhere so the person is far away from any aid, with the added fact that the character is also really gives off the isolation vibes and tense atmosphere.
When one adds this with a female protagonist this builds on the vulnerability as females are typically implied to be the damsels in films and always in need of saving. This also has the added convention of threat of violence against women which nearly all films such as Psycho have used with the iconic shower killing scene.  Whilst subverting as the woman is a lesbian and female leads aren't typically used as the protagonist in thriller films, this break in cliché makes their personalities, actions and reasoning unpredictable keeping the audience on the edge of their seats building an enigma code throughout.


We have also decided to keep the narrative simple. This allows the audience to fully connect and be enticed with our technique because the narrative is not confusing or complicated such as the likes of Inception, but more like Taken in sense of a simplistic linear narrative, while removing all extraneous material.
We have also chose to title the clip "Scarlett" with the fact that red is a major signifier in film in general, since this is a thriller the red signifies many inferences: since being a name of the secondary lead character it relates to the beauty since they are a woman and love interest of the main protagonist. However, since the secondary protagonist dies (also a subversion since not many thrillers kill the protagonists) it signifies that there is danger, death and blood to come.