By Jack

Music in horror / thriller Marcus

The study - which involved composer Peter Kaye at Kingston University, London  -  looked at the music in films, as well as special effects and screams.

The analysis showed that horror films had the most noisy female screams - while adventure films had the most screams from men.

Horror films also had an higher than expected number of abrupt shifts up and down in pitch .

Dramatic films had fewer than expected screams and lower pitched sounds than other genre of movie.

The study later concluded that the use of these non-linear sounds was not random - but used to 'enhance the emotional impact of scenes'.

'Non-linearities are commonly produced when animals are under duress, such as the fear screams produced when animals are attacked by predators,

SNAPCHAT

SNAPCHAT.

Written by Jack Cole and Marcus Nolan.

February 4^th 2015

PARTY.

We see a blank screen.  The writer’s names (Marcus and Jack) appear suddenly on the screen with a flash of white, accompanied by the sound of a picture being taken.

SILENCE.

CUT TO.

We then see the following text displayed in the same manner

12.30AM. BARNET. FRIDAY.

SILENCE.

CUT TO.

SNAPCHAT.

FADE IN.

SCENE 1. INT. HOUSE PARTY. NIGHT.

We see in slow motion the reverse of a beer spilling up close.

CUT TO.

SCENE 2. INT. HOUSER PARTY. NIGHT.

A pan shot is used to show everyone in the party.

SCENE 3. EXT. OUTSIDE THE HOUSE. NIGHT.

We hear music from inside the party.  We see a pair of trainers that belong to JACK (A secondary school student) standing outside lighting a cigarette. Slow motion backwards edit is used to show smoke going back into his mouth.

A shot from over Jack’s shoulder shows him opening a snapchat from an unknown number. He sees in the snapchat himself dead wearing what he is currently wearing.

JACK.

What the fuck?

SCENE 4. INT. HOUSE PARTY. NIGHT.

MARCUS

Guys, where’s Jack?

SCENE 4. EXT. OUTSIDE THE HOUSE. NIGHT.

Shot of hand falling on the floor with cigarette flying out of hand. Backwards slow motion edit is used to show cigarette flying out of hand.

SCENE 4.

MARCUS and others open back door to see JACK dead. Looks are exchanged.

ALL OF CLIP PLAYS BACK IN NORMAL TIME.

BY JACK