Day 3

23 April 2009 Thursday Alan decided that all of us should make a blog. Therefore I have posted my first supposed journal enrty. He also said that we need to post other stuff that he will informed us in the future. Now, I am supposed to post the questionares which Alan gave us. So here it is. My chosen Story: Man shoots neighbour who he thought was a monkey Mar 16 2009 By Carla Callaghan A man in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia shot his neighbour after mistaking the woman for a monkey. Police said the man came home to find something rustling in his trees. And when the man fired shots at his tree, he realised he had shot his neighbour who had been picking sapodilla fruit. The unlucky woman was hospitalised with a wound to her stomach. http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/weird-world/2009/03/16/man-shoots-neighbour-who-he-thought-was-a-monkey-51525-23157723/ ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:

1. Who are you telling the story for (primary audience)? Mostly teens and young adults between the age of 15-30. The show will be in Malay language therefore first target will be for the Malays. However, people from other regions or cities will be able to enjoy the show as well as there will be subtitles. The people who watch are mostly who appreciate stories which has silly and funny endings. 2. What reaction do you want? I want my audience to feel tense and curious in the beginning because they do not know what is going to happen next. However, when it comes to the ending, they should be surprised by what they saw and at the same time finding it odd and funny. 3. Is the narrative omniscient (all seeing) or restrictive (viewed from a single perspective)? (If the narrative is restrictive, whose viewpoint are you using?) It will be restrictive. I will be showing from the man’s point of view. 4. List the important events of the story. Firstly the man came home and heard rustling noise outside his house. He saw moving silhouette which looked like a monkey in his house and started to get suspicious and afraid that the monkey is trying to steal fruits from the tree in his garden, He quietly took his gun aim at the tree outside and fired his gun. He heard a scream and a loud thud, ran out to see what he had shot. And guess what? It was his neighbour. He then rushed her to the hospital. 5. Which aspects of the setting of the story are important (time of day… location… period of history…) and how do you intend to establish these important elements? The place will set in Kuala Lumpur, near the kampong area in the man’s house and his garden. It will be during the night at about 8pm-10pm. There will be text written on the screen before the show start showing the location and time. Also, there will be an establishing shot of the kampong area where Makri lived. 6. What traits of the characters in your story are important and how do you intend to establish these traits? Makri (The man) is in his late 20s. He work as a farmer in the field. He is careless and a little bit paranoid. Loves his garden very much. These traits will be establiched by how he looked and dress. Atun ( The woman) is in her early 20a. She is the unlucky housewife who has nothing to do. She lives just next to Makri. She likes to climb tree during her free time and her favourite fruit is sapodilla fruit. Her traits will look very feminine in contrast to her skill in climbing trees. She looks like she can't climb tree but she can. 7. In what order are the important events (step 4 above) covered? Is it a strictly linear sequence of events in time, or does the story contain any flashbacks or other interruptions to the sequence of events? Story will be linear at first however after the credits, there will be a flashback of why the woman’s silhouette looks like a monkey. 8. How does the story flow, does the pace change? Does it contain a surprise? Consider your answers to 1 and 2 above when making your response. Pace does not change. There will be element of surprise. 9. How will you use sound to help all your responses to 5-8 above? The rustling sound from the tree is important as that was the thing that made Makri startled. The music when Makri was suspicious will be dark and mellow. The loud ‘Bang!’ from the gun will be important. Atun’s scream and loud thud is also essential in this story. Footsteps sound will be put in to show that Makri ran out of the house to see the ‘monkey’ he had shot. A comedic music will be played when he saw that it was Atun who he shot. The screen will fade to black and an ambulance siren will be heard. 10. Does your story need dialog? (write out the dialog) Yes. (Before Makri fired his gun) Makri: Matek sono monyet! (Die you monkey!!) (When Atun got shot) Atun: Oh mamaaaaaaaaa! (Mommyyyyyyyy!!!) Makri:(Knowing that he succeeded shooting his target) Horeee!!(Yay!) (When Makri saw that he shot Atun) Makri: Ya Auloh! Aku ingat kau moneyt! Maaf! Maaf! (Oh my god!I thought you’re a monkey! I’m sorry! I'm sorry!)