THE OUTSIDER - Synopsis

Following the suspicious death of college graduate, Sally Thomas, the tiny, English village of Long Hampton goes into despair as it becomes clear that a serial killer is amongst the villagers and is killing off the other villagers one by one. As the villagers become steadily more vigilant, things go from bad to worse when an entire family is found dead in the church.
With little clues, it seems almost an impossible task for the police and London’s chief detective, Daniel Dyer, to clock what is happening and undercover the killer. With the deaths getting more and more horrific as the time passes, the pressure begins to rise and the struggle becomes extreme. With no external help, the job seems to be down to the villagers to find the killer, but with the number of villagers decreasing, it seems to be an impossibility.
However, when a mysterious wig and pair of glasses are found in the stream, their luck begins to turn and the villagers realise what has been happening. However, little did they know that their realisation would have serious consequences…

Main Task - THE OUTSIDER Pitch

Set in an isolated village in Oxfordshire, Sally Thomas had it all; the job, the house, the boyfriend… her life was good now, but she had a tragic past. At just 16, she was abandoned by her parents and left with nothing and no one.

One vicious winter night, she was unexpectedly murdered but with no family, she was never found.

Will the killer strike again? Will Sally ever be found? Everything lies with the outsider…

Preliminary Task Evaluation

For my priliminary task, I was working in a group of 3 with Lucy, Iksha and myself. Our task was to film someone opening a door, walking into a room, sitting down and talking to someone opposite to them. To do this we used a standard video recorder, tripod and DV cassettes for equipment. As for technique we used specific camera angles, such as 180 degree rule, match on action, over the shuolder, close up and panning. To prepare us for our filming we made a story board of atleast 6 shots and then made photos of the story board, so we knew exactly what we were doing.
Overall I felt that the task went quite well considering it was my first time filming using actual shots and sticking to a criteria. The only major problem we had was when it came to filming we couldn't film where we took the storyboard photos, and so it didn't stick exactly to what we were originally going to do. Next time when I make our other project, I want to make sure the shots run smoother so it looks more professional, this can be done in editing.

The Traitor - Preliminary Task

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Story Board