Interview With a Vampire Synopsis

The first shot is of the priest is leaning back against the banister while the vampire is walking towards him in a menacing manner. Scary organ music could possibly be playing as it fits in with the church setting and the creepy vampire character. It is a low angle mid shot using the priest’s body language to show his emotions as the shot is from behind him and does not show his face. The vampire is shown face on, slightly to the left. We know the man is a priest because he is wearing the traditional clerical garb. The vampire is wearing old-fashioned clothes.  

Cut to a low angle mid shot showing the vampire up close from the priest’s point of view. The music could be similar but with suspense building up to heighten the mood. The vampire is more visible now and it is obvious that he is in fact a vampire because his clothes are the stereotypical clothes one would normally expect a vampire to be wearing. His face is also quite drawn and looks as though he has been around for a while, he also looks quite angry and mean which shows the audience they should be afraid of him.

Cut a full body shot, it shows the priest running along the altar still clutching the banister… the camera tracks with him, from right to left of screen. It once again is filming from behind of the priest so that you cannot see his face as he runs sideways. The vampire is standing at the right hand side of the frame watching the priest as he runs as if eyeing of his prey.

Cut to a long shot showing the vampire knocking the priest onto the altar and making everything else jump out of place on the table and some things falling off completely. The priest’s clothes are sprayed out under him onto the table, It then zooms out to an extreme long shot where it is seen that above the priest, with the Vampire still on top of him, is Jesus on the cross.

Genre Recipe

Ingredients

1 girl with memory loss

1 dead boyfriend

2 suspicious friends

2 guilty parents

1 fry pan

Take one girl, make her wake up and find that her boyfriend is dead. Add in, one at a time, the two friends whom she questions about his suspected murder. Mix in a few short flashbacks to create the suspense, all the while  making the parents try to convince her not to look any further. Stir in the final flashback where you will find her remembering she were the last one with him aand she killed him. Add in a twist that is it was her parents who gave her memory loss by hitting her with a frypan and Voila! It's done!

Developing the Plot

Short Story Plot Elements

• It should be about an event in a person's life
• It should contain a unifying theme
• It should contain a conflict
• It should contain suspense
• The structure needs to have a simple structure
• There should be a climax
• The setting is important to help with the plot
• You must have a clear understanding of the theme

Protagonists and Antagonists

• Protagonist drives plot forward
• Antagonist tries to stop him

Without a protagonist, the story would be weak and boring as there wouldn't be someone who makes the storyline and drives it. The antagonist is needed to stop the protagonist from reaching their goals.
The antagonist does not necessarily have to be a good guy. It can be either and in some cases both the antagonist and protagonist might be bad or they might both be good. The antagonist just must be able to put obstacles in the way of the protagonist. The antagonist is that who has the most to lose if the goal is achieved.

Story Boarding

• storyboards allow a filmmaker to pre-visualize ideas then refine them
• clearest way to communicate ideas to production crew
• Needs to include shot type
• show camera position/movement using arrows and proper terms
• Include camera action/dialogue/detail
• Include editing techniques