Death unknown
by
(Chia Bi Luan)
(2D)
(A
detective chanced upon a case of an unknown death that occurred at the Coffee
Shop and he decides to solve the case.)
EXERCISE 1 / EXERCISE 2 / FINAL
ASSIGNMENT (Grade 15 % )
My Blog: (jchiabi.blogspot.com)
My Email: (biluan.chia@hotmail.com)
Deadline: 01 Feb 2013
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
TITLE: (Death Unknown)
GENRE: (mystery)
TARGET AUDIENCE: (20-30)
THE DOMINANT CULTURAL /
SOCIAL ISSUE FEATURED IN MY WORK IS:
(Citizens who was good enough to help the old man.)
LOGLINE:
(A
detective chanced upon a case of an unknown death that occurred at the Coffee
Shop and he decides to solve the case.)
SYNOPSIS:
(Mason
Walker a detective, and his sidekick Alex Broom, had chanced upon a man who had
died at the coffee shop. The cause of death was unknown and walker decided to
start the investigation.
Alex
was clumsy and always messes things up for Mason during their investigations.
He broke a glass on the crime scene that contained the evidence that they may
have need. They managed to retrieve the evidence and successfully tracked down
a suspect. However, the suspect turned out to be a robber who had robbed the
victim after he died.
The
case remained unsolved, as they could not find any evidence of how the victim
died or who could have killed him because there was no wound on him.)
CHARACTER PROFILES
CHARACTER LIST (All
characters)
Key
Character: Mason Walker
Supporting
Character(s): Sidekick – Alex Broom
Villain
(if any): Brock Willing
CHARACTER BIO OF KEY
CHARACTER
Mason
Walker:
A
dull man who does nothing but solve cases and walks randomly around town.
Most
of his cases are always solved but some are left unsolved, as he could never
find the answer to them.
His
sidekick creates trouble for him whenever he tries to solve a case and this
makes him even duller as more troubles find their way to him.
He
can't ignore his sidekick because of some personal reasons.
RESEARCH
(I found this news on a man who passed away at the Coffee
Shop and it was a mystery as to how he died.
Website:
http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20120212-327423.html
)
REFLECTION PAPER
(I
thought of using the detective format and the genre, mystery, because I like
mystery genre’s. Also, the news article stated that the man died in an
unnatural way and this immediately made me think of something mysterious.
Since
it was something mysterious, it led me to think of a detective. When I think of
the detective, it linked me to more mysteries and troubles. Therefore, I ended
up adding a twist in the plot where the suspect becomes a robber and the
sidekick messes everything up. )
3 ACT STRUCTURE: (in point form below)
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ACT1 SETUP
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ACT2 CONFRONTATION
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ACT3 RESOLUTION
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Key Character(s):
Mason Walker
Must-have Info:
Sidekick – Alex Broom
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Confrontation:
Walker confronts the
suspect and had to chase him down as he ran away.
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Climax (Grand Finale):
The eyewitness was caught
again, however it turned out that he robbed the victim…and he did not really
witness anything…
Resolution:
Witness was released and charged
for wasting precious time.
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MOTIVE:
To solve the case of the
unknown death of an old man.
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TURNING POINT:
The evidence was still
usable and walker caught the suspect.
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MOTIVE RESOLVED?
Motive was not resolved.
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Conflict/Obstacles:
Tainted evidence
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Conflict/Obstacles:
Alex accidentally released
the suspect before they could ask what he had witnessed.
Up the Stakes:
There was a turn of events
when the suspect became an eyewitness.
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Moral of the Story if any:
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TREATMENT / STORYLINE &
STORYBOARD
(Mason
Walker, a detective who is so dull that no one would spent time talking to him
for more than a few minutes; and Alex Broom, his sidekick who messes everything
up for him.
Mason
had been walking around town to find more cases to solve, chanced upon a case
that has never happened before. A man had been found dead at a hawker Centre
and the cause of death was unknown. Mason went to the scene and saw that the
man died in a weird way. The victim was sitting up and appeared to have been drinking
coffee before he passed away. Witnesses said the man looked like he was sleeping as he
was leaning back in the chair with his eyes shut and his body slanting slightly
to one side.
It was not the
first time Mason had chance upon cases, but this case was weird because the
reason of death is not known. Determined to find out the cause of death, as
well as the murderer, Mason and Alex began searching for evidence. Fingerprints
were taken and items of the victim were sent to the lab for clues that could
help solve the case. Being the klutz that he was, Alex managed to ruin the
crime scene by stepping on evidence that were vital to the case and on top of
that, he knocked down the cup that were suppose to contain the drink that the
victim had before he died.
Mason had seen
this too many times and he had given up hope that maybe someday, Alex could be
a good sidekick to him. Therefore, knowing that Alex will mess up the crime
scene, Mason had collected evidence as fast as he could. However, even with his
speed, he did not manage to get the fingerprint from the cup before Alex broke
it. Mason managed to gather the pieces of the cup. It was sent to the lab for a
test for any chemicals compound that could have led to the man’s death.
They
found a suspect after going through the evidence and they had tracked him down.
However, the suspect ran when he saw Mason and Alex and they had to chase him
down. Alex messed up again when he released the suspect by accident. Mason had
to catch him again and it turned out that the suspect was a witness who had
been trying to rob the body of any valuable items.
The
witness was released and charged for wasting precious time, as well as, robbing
the victim. The case remained unsolved, as Mason could not find any evidence
that someone had drugged the victim or that someone had killed the victim. )
STORYBOARD & PRESENTATION BOARD
