Final Brief Torment

Film: Torment
Type: Classic Style 1920’s
Characters:Jade Morrison && Sinan Osman

(A character had to enter a room and cross the room to have a dialogue with the second character. There had to be a 180 degree rule during this short video clip and it had to be around 2 minutes. )


The lady is classy looks scared about the situation she is in. She is a victim of torment and that’s why we named our story 'Torment'.

The lady gets a phone call and she gets out her house and gets into car. Before getting out of the car she is going to get a gun out of a drawer. All the equipment we are going to use is going to fit in to the time. This is important because we want it to fit the 1920's to make it look realistic.

The lady rushes to go to the spot. The scene is set in a spiral staircase. There is going to be shots of her going up the stairs and we are going to record her from her back making her look vulnerable.

We are going to have circular panoramic shots as she goes up the stairs.

We will have close ups to her clothing and her face to show her prettiness and her wealth and social status.

The male character is going to look like a character from the Italian mafia which is classic. He would have his back turned and would have a cigar in his hand. He would wear an Italian hat so it would be obvious that he is Italian andit would add to the image that he is Italian. The camera angles and shots would show his power. We would have close ups to his face when he smiling and we would have close ups to his cigar which would make him look evil.

We will have a shot reverse shot when the man is smiling and we would show his evil eyes and his facial expressions. This would fit in with the conventions because there is always an bad character and this would be shown to the audience in a clear way by their actions and by the use of camera movement.

We would have the 180 degree shot in this scene as well.

We haven’t found a dialogue yet but the man is going to be in control demanding her to sit down. The conversation is going to be heated and the woman would be in distress when the man comes close to her. A typical convention is damsel in distress.When the camera comes close to the lady the audience would be sorry for the girl because she looks innocent and she cant do anything about the situation. The man would have an envelope in his hand with pictures. She would snatch it off and take something out her purse.

The screen goes black and there is going to be a gun shot. When the screen is black we are going to hear footsteps of someone running out living it on a cliff hanger making the audience think of what’s going to happen.

Equipment Needed:
- white dress for the girl
- italian hat
- old equipment to set the scene e.g phone,chair and tables
- cigar for the male character
- envelope and some photos
- bag for the girl ( a small purse looking bag)
- pearls and makeup suitable to the 1920's
- spiral staircase
- suit and shoes for the male character
- a vintage old place/building