“Gone Girl”

Screenplay by: 

Sofia Nisco 

Giulia Aarsman 

Jasmine Jackson 

Luke Henry 

Based on a young girl who gets kidnapped by a couple in the cold morning of october 11th 2020.

First draft: 

March 20, 2020 

Characters: 

• Luke – kidnapper 1 
• Sofia – kidnapper 2 
• Jasmine – Young girl (main character) 
• Giulia – Jasmine’s mother 

The scene begins with Luke and Sofia getting ready to commence the kidnap by putting on their ski masks (medium shot from behind). Then they start driving the car (medium shot from in front). Opera music plays in the background and then gradually softens when they start their dialogue, which they turn off from the radio. The lighting is chiaroscuro-(harsh lighting on side of face as they look at eachother)

Slowly zoom in to Lukes face

Luke: 

“Are you ready babe?” 

(Pan movement)to show sofia laughing – nodding and evil laugh 

Car moves under a street lamp, lighting from above shines on their face as they slip on their skii mask. 

Jasmine is walking towards her home (long shot as she walks). When the camera introduces her identity (medium shot showing her listening to music through headphones). 

Luke and Sofia get out of the car and start walking until they find Jasmine. When they do they start following her (Medium shot of them from behind and jasmine in the middle of the frame – tracking shot) 

As the couple gets closer to Jasmine they surprise her on the spot (close up of them grabbing her from behind). (Handheld camera shots) to create stress of the couple dragging Jasmine into the boot of their car. 

Jasmine: 

“AHHHHHHH!” 

Jasmine starts hysterically crying. As the couple throw her in the boot, Jasmine throws her house keys on the floor, which has a significant bear (close up to show that it has meaning). 

Jasmine: 

“Get off me!” 

“Help!” 

(Flash back) Giulia sitting on the sofa watching TV and realises it is getting late because Jasmine still hasn’t turned up so she starts calling her (jumps to a close up of the phone screen saying Mum calling – L cut from mum scene to jasmine in the back unable to pick up the phone). Giulia starts panicking and crying. 

(Long shot of the garage corridor) establishing where Jasmine will be stuck and then when the couple and jasmine start going towards where she will be imprisoned (tracking and medium shot). (Flash back and long shot) of Giulia walking on the street (close up of her face) realising that she found Jasmine’s keys on the floor (close up of Giulia picking them up). 

Scene ends with Jasmine tied up on a chair (medium shot which gradually pushes back into a long shot). 

This is a swede my classmates and I made recreating a Home Alone scene. My acting role in the suede was to act as Kevin, the main character of the film. I also had the task of creating the Mise-en-scene in the project. The Mise-en-scene was set up by using cut up paper instead of feathers, a bow and arrow instead of a gun and little plastic bricks instead of Lego. I learnt a lot through this project, films are more than just acting, its about the combination of all the different aspects of film language.

This photo for the most part is a good photo in terms of leading lines and framing, although it could have been improved in the symmetry of the person performing the stunt.

This is a good photo due to the framing of the shot.

In this shot the leading lines are more accentuated but could be improved if the lines lead to the face.

This is a photo using leading lines including the banisters and the lines on the pitch, although its not entirely successful due to the lines also leading to the feet.

This photo is out of framing but also looks like the subject is jumping out of the canvas.

The leading lines in this picture are out of proportion, but there is a good use of framing.

Although there is to much going on in this picture, there is a good use of leading lines.

Here’s a video I made to show a few examples: