Post 4 - Generating Ideas

Generating ideas

 

 

The subjects:

 

 

• The last of the pirates
• A medieval castle
• A War has just started
• Footprints
• Just after midnight

 

Mood board:

The pirate:

 

The castle:

 

The War:

 

The footprints:

The Village:

 

Plot synopsis:

 

1. A war between the king's army and pirates
2. Pirates are almost wiped out apart from one pirate captain
3. the pirate captain comes across a village
4. he takes refuge in an old medieval style castle
5. just after midnight, he leaves the castle in hopes of moving on
6. he leaves the castle but sees footprints leading behind the castle into the forest
7. the footprints look peculiar, one whole foot and one circular imprint
8. the pirate follows the footprints to a cave
9. he finds another pirate who has also escape from the battle
10. they escape and work together to overcome the army

Genre: mystery/action

 

Possible cast:

 

The pirate:

 

Jason Momoa - pirate like features and build, strong fierce personality

Johnny Depp - has played a pirate role before, skilled, pirate features

 

The army:

 

Extras

 

The second pirate:

 

Keith Richards - pirate like features, experienced in pirate films

 

Dialogue decisions:

 

• Voice over at the start, explaining what's happening and filling the audience in on missing details of the war - Non diegetic
• Dialogue from pirates
• Diegetic sounds of the battle - canons, gun shots, swords
• Diegetic sounds of the village
• Dialogue from the village people
• Diegetic sounds from the castle - footsteps, rodents etc.
• Dialogue from the two pirates

 Mise-en-Scene: