Group Narrative - Miss Georgiou

A narrative is any account of events that has been portrayed to a reader or audience. The purpose of a narrative is to engage the audience so that they have something to follow and don't get confused with the storyline. A narrative will consist of many elements which attract and keep the audience interested such as a main character who they will look out for and generally support and a villain who they will be against and fear their actions.

My narrative idea:

A young blonde female wakes up in a basement and sees the door open and she walks upstairs, while exploring the house that she has never seen before a series of different angles and camera movements are used to create suspense and fear. She hears more and more eerie, strange noises around the house, she tries to exit through the front door but it is locked. As she looks around for another way out she walks into a room to find a man wearing a hoodie and holding a knife sitting on the bed, without saying anything the man stands up and begins to walk towards her, she turns round to run away and in the chaos while suspenseful music is playing, she runs into a room and slams the door. The screen goes black and all sound stops.

Advantages:

• A conventional female victim
• There is a hidden identity
• Low key lighting can be incorporated 
• Iconography - knife

Disadvantages:

• Does not closely associate itself with any theories
• No audience-character relationship is built

Dan's Narrative idea:

My narrative will start off in an empty forest at night. A young female will be walking home from a night out with her friends, she will then feel as if she is being followed by someone. Tense music will then be played to create suspense. After attempting to reassure herself that no one is following her she hurries on home, at this moment she hears a creepy laugh come from the darkness, she then begins to hurry home even faster until she hears footsteps behind her. (The camera will go into handheld POV mode as she attempts to escape.) 

Advantages:

• Has a female victim.
• Low key lighting can be portrayed.
• The antagonist is a clown so hidden identity is used.

Disadvantages:

• No ending.
• May be a bit short.

Joe's narrative:

Young boy (12 years) Boy walking through posh estate at night, face is shadowed and a series of high angle shots of him making his way down the path with eerie music playing as he goes. The opening credits flash in and out of the screen, moving and flashing slightly to imitate the impression of mystery, suspense and fear, much like the opening credits in Seven which is seen bellow. Out of nowhere several people wearing masks appear and begin to chase him. He is forced to run into the forest where he falls over and hears laughter come from several directions. He screams loud and then the screen blacks out.

Advantages:

• Has hidden identity.
• Has a chase scene.
• Has tense music.

Disadvantages:

• Does not follow any theories that well.
• Audience is not connected to the victim.