Preliminary Research - Film Studies
Introduction For my Film Studies coursework, I am required to produce a screenplay which is 10 pages long, equivalent to 10 minutes of film, along with an analysis of my screenplay and evidence the pre-production documents and research I conducted before creating my screenplay. In this document, I will include all of the preliminary research I constructed and any notes that are relevant to my screenplay. Furthermore, this document will include information about short films and screenplays along with the narrative conventions, dramatic qualities and the structures of short films and screenplays. Research Notes - Birth of a Killer The film's title is simple and self explanatory, the title 'Birth of a Killer' tells you exactly what the screenplay is about. This was a deliberate choice to play into a certain moral effect that I want my screenplay to evoke in the viewer. My screenplay is about a fictional serial killer and his personal story, from his birth, to the moments ...