Sound Movie Script

Intro: Silhouette shot of guy in hood (deep voice)

“It seems that the paranormal has always been present in human life.

[break in speech. long but not to long of a pause]

Pagans believed that ghosts came back from the dead to ask for a proper burial, and even sometimes they get revenge for the sins that committed towards them.”

INT. Messy Bedroom - Night

Room is messy, beer bottles everywhere, with guy passed out face down on his bed.

CU - Opens with alarm clock buzzing with guy waking up and rubbing sleep out of his eyes. He hears this loud noise, bicycle bells ringing on and on in his ears at a very high volume, making his hangover even worse.

He gets up and begins to try to remember how he got home last night.

Man: HOW DID I GET HOME LAST NIGHT?? (Talking to self)

He gets a text message from a friend that reads...

“DUUUDE, YOU WERE SO SMASHED LAST NIGHT. HOPEFULLY YOUR ALIVE.”

Man:  “I DON’T REMEMBER ANYTHING!”

Guy tries to think back; he finds his car keys in his pocket and then remembers, he did drive home last night! Wasted!

Transition to Bathroom - Walking

INT. Bathroom - Night

Fixing himself up for another night of partying he goes to the bathroom and opens up the mirror to get some Advil. When he closes it, he sees a little boy in the mirror. He looks back and sees that nothing is there. And now he hears his car keys jingling loudly. He leaves the bathroom paranoid.

Man: “What the hell is happening...”

Transition to Messy Bedroom - Walking, stumbling

INT. Messy Bedroom - Night

Deciding that he wants to go to 7-11 to buy another drink, he looks for his keys. He sees it on the dresser, grabs it, and throws it on his bed. He goes to get his pants and puts it on. When he looks back to get the keys, it’s missing.

Man: “I know this is not happening to me.”

Bewildered, he decides to go to the kitchen to get a drink.

INT. Kitchen - Night

He walks around the kitchen looking for food...he pulls out a glass to serve himself a drink. He goes into the refrigerator to grab the beverage, and when he goes back to the glass, it’s gone. He starts looking around his house as he realizes that there’s something going on.

Man: “Is someone there?”

He instead takes the bottle and walks to the living room.

INT. Living room Night

As he’s sitting there watching meaningless television, he gets a phone call from his buddy:

Friend: “Dude, there’s a party over here at 342 1st street. Get over here now!”

Man: “Okay man! I’ll be there as soon as I can!”

He gets ready and heads to the garage.

INT. Garage - Night

He walks into the garage and looks at his car, he realizes that there is some kind of red liquid dried on it.

Man: “What the hell is this?”

Its blood! He freaks out and doesn’t know what to do. Then he starts to hear this bicycle bell again. He hears it coming from his street so he goes outside to investigate.

EXT. Street - Night

He walks to the front of his house.  He sees a faint image of the little boy again, riding his bike down the street. The guy is whacked out and just focuses on walking back to his car. But as soon as he turns around, The car suddenly turns on. The guy is in some kind of mysterious blur, and he doesn’t know what going on. As he is walking toward the car, the engine starts revving and it goes into gear. The guy steps back as he finally knows that something is horribly wrong. He begins seeing how he hit the boy and just kept on driving. As he runs away, the car goes forward and begins to chase the guy. He books it down the street and the car is in a full on chase towards the guy. The guy realizes he done, and slows down. And then the car finishes him.

Ending Speech:

As you can see, a boys soul is not always peaceful. Even the nicest people in the world can’t be happy as long as there are dangers in the world like ignorant drivers. I should know because that boy...

WAS ME!...

Sound Review

1)  what is the INTENT of the scene? (what is the scene used for dramatically)

The film is used to heighten the sense of the audience to realize what is going on in the film that the character can ‘t see.

2)  what are the PLOT POINTS? (points that move the story forward)

The plot points are the parts in the film where the story rises and sends suspense to the audience.

3) what is the CLIMAX of each scene? (what is the turning point)

the climax of the film is the scene where the main character is running through the house trying to escape whatever this thing is that is scaring him/her.

4) what is the RESOLUTION? (how is the theme resolved)

The resolution is in the end where the enemy gets the main character.

5) what is the CONCLUSION? (how does the scene end)

The conclusion is the next day when the main character is nowhere to be seen.

6) what are the important LINES OF DIALOGUE? (contain story points)

The part in the story where the main character goes home and hears all these noises that are going on within the home.

7) which character CONTROLS the scene? (who pushes the story forward)

The main character, the only character in the story, pushes the story forward as s/he tries to overcome his/her fear in the story.

8) What suggestions do you have to improve the narrative?

I need to incorporate more in the story and include more characters that will improve the storyline and possibly make the film longer.

Sound Treatment Group Project

Kid at home all by their lonesome in the darkness. He begins hearing noises in the darkness of his home and he becomes paranoid. All the noises he hears are just normal noises you hear in real life. His paranoia makes him think that these sounds are going to get him in some way. He begins to make himself go crazy thinking about these noises and when they will stop.


Storyline:
Student is at school waiting for the bell of the last class to ring, so s/he can proceed home to do homework and then do nothing for the rest of the day. Once the night time approaches, the audience can begin to see that the main character sits at home uncomfortably at night time, because of these noises the s/he can hear. These noises are just coming from everyday home appliances,  and the wind from outside the window, but s/he thinks of these noises as noises that no one hears everyday.
Once s/he begins to grow into a state of paranoia, s/he begins to panic and runs out of the house and goes across the street. His/her heartbeat can be hear a mile away, as s/he stares inside the house through the front door to see if there was anything inside when s/he was in there. As s/he begins to walk back into the house, a dark shadow is seen outside. S/he walks into the house with a sigh of relieve, but forgets to close the front door. As the door stays open, the dark shadow is seen walking into the home. The main character realizes the draft from outside and closes the front door, and goes to his/her room. As s/he lays down into his/her bed at the end of the day, something is seen moving in the back. As s/he lays his/her head on the pillow on the bed, the shadow comes out gets the main character. The next morning comes at the school again, and inside the exact same classroom, in the exact same chair, all that is seen is a transparent outline of the main character.

Blood In Blood Out (Bound By Honor) Part 3

Film Narrative

The film's story is told throughout many years. It jumps around through time periods as the actors are shown getting older and older as the film goes on. But the story is being told throughout many years. The film is set up by plot sequence. The plot evolves a lot as the film progresses; the films length would make it hard for many people to follow the story as it goes on. I've seen this film countless times and today I sometimes still have trouble finding out what happened to certain characters. Our engagement with the characters should make us feel close to the characters in many ways. The use of close ups make us feel like part of the film and like we are right there with all of the rest of the characters.

The characters and their issues are all represented through some kind of money or drug problem. Throughout the entire movie that is all that they talk about. Perhaps it may be because they are always in prison and that's all they deal with in there, but even as soon as the movie starts, the main characters mother is talking about money and how she needs it. So that's one of the ways the characters solve their problems. Another way is through people in general; in the prison where people are the strongest people they have ever been. They always want to trade the main character to the White Gang, because his skin color is white, even though he is Mexican-American on the inside. The style of the acting seems very real. It seems real, just as all good films do.
The performance is also very well played by all actors, some of which did other movies as well, but are most known for their role in this film. The meaning is created with the camera angles by making some of the shots seem more superior than the others by the way they were shot

. The meaning is also created by the editing of the film. The time periods that this film took place in show the strength of all the characters and what they have gone through. Every time many years pass on by, the shot is established with the year introducing the scene. Telling the audience the main character has spent an amount of years in prison since the last time the year was shown. The lighting is just a big part of the film as the editing. The lightning also shows the strength of he characters in some certain scenes. In one perticular scene the main character is shown in prison talking to his cousin who is a police officer. So they are against each other, but the director used over the shoulder shots and darkness on their faces to show the emotions between the two. The music and the sounds in this film are a huge part of the movie. Throughout the entire film, there is always dramatic music playing, or music that fits the scene; which is usually just Spanish guitar stuff, or some kind of wind music. But it definitely plays a big part in the film, showing the scene and foreshadowing what will happen next in the film. The location of which the film was shot surely plays an important role in the film. Everything was shot on location in Los Angeles, and in San Quentin state prison. Many of the convicts shown in the background were not extras however, they were just regular convicts doing time in the prison, and happened to be there while the film was being shot. The only symbols used in the film are symbols of God to show courage within the characters and to show that they do still believe even in hard times during the film. 
No real meaning was created in the film which any kind of visual effects except for maybe blood when people died to sell it easier. The information used in the film that I found emotional was probably just the fact that most of the background convicts were really there doing time, and were not just there because of the filming of this movie.

Blood In Blood Out (Bound By Honor) (1993) Part 2

 Part 2
Other films that were made that reflect on Blood In Blood Out would be films like Selena (1997), La Bamba (1987), and Stand and Deliver (1988). These films all relate back to Blood In Blood Out when you think of the Coming of Age story. These films also go along with the historical background of a Latino family and how they overcome their family issues and realize what is better in life.

The film was an important document on the films time period, for the Mexican American films, this film really set up good features for otherts to come. These actors were used in more Mexican American movies like in La Mission (2010). And I think that the entire culture can relate to this story because all families can relate to the coming of age story and growing up with family, but the way the script was written in this film made me think hard about what is said, and it makes a really strong point throughout the entire film. Even though the work can be admired by all ethnicities, the main one that can see the films true strong points through the eyes of the Mexican American culture.

Blood In Blood Out (Bound By Honor) (1993) Section 1

 Part I

Genre and Audience:
The tradition/genre of this movie Hispanic. But I think that anybody can watch this film any enjoy it without being of Hispanic. Anybody can watch this film if they are interested in family and film that take on family issues. It can also relate to a coming of age story, with 3 kids that have to make hard choices in life and how they make those choices.

The features that determine the genre are basically everything that takes place in the film. The film opens up with Hispanic dancers and the audience can easily see that the movie relates to the Hispanic background.

The other work that it can be related to would probably be any other ethnicity, all are included in this film, and all play a big part. This film was directed by Taylor Hackford. We can tell the creators are heavily interested in all the ethnicity's involved in the film. Considering all the different people who are involved in the film. It relates to the directors other work because of the theme it puts across. The theme is family, and how to choose your REAL family over your friends. Other work by this director would be the film Ray. The target audience would be anyone who is interested in their background or anyone elses background. OR someone who would like to see what life is behind prison walls.

The Hurt Locker Response

I would like to start by saying that this movie was really appealing to me. This was one of the best films I have seen hands down. As soon as it began, I had my eyes open through the rest of the film. It was really interesting to me and I really enjoyed watching it.

I thought that the director made a really good film. It made me feel like a better person in the end. And the director really got their point across well. The film made a point to me, where it made me feel like I had to respect life more and enjoy what it has to offer. Make what i can of my friends because they might not always be guaranteed to always be there later on. I felt this way once Beckems body was found on that table in the rundown building.

It thought that the setting was great. if the film took place in another war, i dont think i would have got the same message. the film was strong because of the modern time setting. and it made me feel more related to those that i personally know that serve in the military, and it made me realize that this film is an everyday reality for those people. I also thought that the actors did a great job portraying the real life aspects in the film.

The lighting in the film was great! It really came out well where it was needed. Especially when it went pitch black for a couple of minutes while the soldiers were fighting to protect the people when the tanks exploded. the angles in the film were also interesting to me. the shots chosen by the directors were eye opening. especially during the scene when the Americans were on the ridge all day trying to snipe the terrorists on the opposite side.

it almost didnt even seem as if the film was edited. the cutting was very smooth and it almost didnt even seem real. the movie almost seemed like one continuous shot. So i guess the style can be called more real then expected. most war action movies cut when you dont really want them too. but in this film, it cut as soon as i wanted to see what it was going to show in the next shot. the parallel action was really nerve racking when they were showing the suspisious people with the camera during the scene when the bomb was being disarmed in the parked car.

I thought that the script was realistic. Its the same stuff that you usually hear in your typical war action movies. But this movie didnt actually have side against side action, and it was more like suspenseful waiting while they tried to disarm bombs. So i thought the script was well written for the suspense that the movie had to offer. When the soliders would yell at each other to leave or abandon the current objective

im not sure what i would set this movie under as far as genres go. I would have to say i would put it under action/suspense. Instead of a regular war based movie, this one reminded more of a film like Inception, where theres more suspense inside then there is action.