Audience Feedback

After doing some general research by purposing our concept to some of our peers and collecting some rough feedback we decided it was time to do some more in depth and specific research.

We used an online website called survey monkey to design a survey which we then posted online to collect feedback.

In addition to this we also went to social media to interact with a few members of our target audience. On this group we were able to post polls, ideas and poster ideas.

This process has allowed us to recieve constructive criticism whilst also helping our group make key decisions that we were split on.

We also complied some of our survey/poll results into a piechart and bar chart so we could see the correlation between the genre we were thinking of and the main gender of our demographic.

We discovered that males predominately preferred the horror genre and the science fiction. So we decided to aim for a thriller/science fiction that a tinge of mystery to it.

Risk Assessment

To avoid any on set mistakes we outlined some risks below and how to avoid them

Storyboard

This is the storyboard we made for our film based off the script we made and the outline of our plot.

Final Script

Scene 1: Unknown

Fade into night in a suburban neighbourhood as we then go to a house within the estate, A strange alien noise can be heard as a large bin is thrown over. The camera then pans up to a bright light which suddenly goes out.

Scene 2: An unexpected caller

the scene begins on a static television and begins to pan down to our protagonist lying on a seat surrounded by pieces of paper. Our protagonist (David) then proceeds to awake but in doing so drops several papers onto the floor. As he goes to pick them up a phone call can be heard, David frantically runs towards the phone before picking it up, The alien sound from the beginning of the film can be heard as David is visibly shocked.

Following this David rapidly types a number into the phone before saying

David: "Hello, I need you to come over"

Scene 3 David and his friend

The scene opens with David sitting at his computer researching the alien noise he had just heard. there is then a knock on his door after hearing this David picks up a knife sitting beside him and places it in his pocket before going to answer the door, hesitant as to what may be on the other side.

When David opens the door he finds his friend Paul at the door.

Paul (disgusted): Jesus, you look terrible, can i come in?

David: Yeah, come on.

David and Paul make there way into the dark room David was previously in, upon entering the room Paul is shocked at the state of the room with alcohol and pages littered everywhere.

Paul: Can we get some lights on please, its horrible in here!

David: Yeah sure if you want

David then turns a light on and both sit down.

Paul: What is it you need to tell me?

David: I heard them again!

Paul (sarcastically): Who?, The aliens?

David (aggravated): Don't say it like that, I know what I heard.

Paul (taking notice of the alcohol): Ah yes, you've been tracking them, listen- I know it has been a while but- (noticing the knife and recoiling) Jesus where did you get that?.

David says nothing but bows his head in a mixture of shame and embarrassment at what he has become

Paul: Look at yourself, you've been drinking, you've got that board of nonsense out there and you're carrying a knife for god sake

David (defensively): If you aren't gonna hear me out, Get out!

Paul: Fine, Listen its been a year since your mum left, talk to your dad he will help you.

Paul then exits leaving David alone to realise what he has become. David then takes out his phone and calls his father.

David: Hi dad it's me can you come over?

Scene 4: The abduction

A considerable time has past and David has now reintegrated back in society and the room is well lit, David is on the phone to one of his friends, herring a knock on the door he goes to answer it when he is suddenly engulfed in a sea of bright flashing colours, the screen then fades to black before returning on David's jacket and phone lying on the ground before the film cuts to black

Altering the story for practicality

Whilst preparing our film shoot and arranging actors for our film we encoutered a problem. The main actor for our film who we based the main character off was unable to commit to the shooting schedule we had arranged and ultimately dropped out of the role. We struggled to replace him with a suitable stand in which would fit the age and demenour of the character we envisioned for the role. Intially we had hoped for someone who looked of age 25-40 as the main character had lost his long term partner and for this to be believable we needed someone who looked mature and of age to fill the role.
After failing to secure an actor who could fit this role to meet our filming deadline we went back and altered the story of our film changing the main character from an adult who had lost their wife to a young adult/teenager who had lost their mother. We now had more actors we could use who were from 16-19 to use for the role and we could still incoperate the themes of alcohol dependancy into our story with some believability.

Script Draft 2

Fade in to the interior of a house, the blinds are drawn, in the middle there is a man on the floor hunched over with a photo of his wife in his hands

David: 'I'll find you'' He repeats unnervingly
He reaches around for a beer and knocks several old cans over and sighs

He gets up to get another and as he enters the kitchen the kitchen his phone rings. He rushes to the phone but doesn't get there in time.

David: 'That could've been her' and he throws the picture away and it shatters.
We then see him go upstairs to his computer to check his emails but a glimpse of an alien conspiracy website is shown before the camera pans up to reveal a large chalk board with various alien sightings and symbols displayed.
The phone rings again and he rushes to get it. When he picks up there is silence for a couple of seconds.
David: 'Hello'

Voice on the phone: [what follows is incomprehensible alien language]
The man hangs up the phone and is visibly shocked and then precedes to call his friend
Man: 'Its them I've got proof'

His friends Shaun calls round and is repelled/visibly disgusted at the state of the house

Shaun: 'Well where is it'

David: 'Here I record all calls in and out'

Shaun: 'Wait your telling me an alien phoned you

David: 'Yes that's right'

Shaun: 'on this phone,this disconnected phone'

David: 'Yea...'

Shaun: 'Look, okay we let you believe this for a while maybe it was a grieving mechanism... but now its went too far. David she left you, okay you have to come to terms with it. She's gone they found her car two cities over, you have to stop this its destroying you. You've lost your job and your alienating everyone around you. so come on stop this madness and come outside. Look, tomorrow morning I'll give you a lift round to the clinic and they will be able to help you overcome this.'

David: 'O-okay'

Shaun gives him a hug and leaves

Later that night David hears the phone ringed and hears his wife voice. 'come outside honey, don't be afraid.'

David: 'No,no you're gone Shaun told me'

David throws the phone across the room but she can still be heard as she becomes more distorted. Eventually he gives in and opens the door only to be engulfed in a white light with similar alien noises being heard before fading to black.