Rodney arrives late to Mr Vampings history lesson as he does every morning. Every time he arrives a clumsy event happens. As the lesson finishes Mr Vamping announces to the class there will be a special lesson the following day.
After lesson, Rodney returns to the classroom after realizing he has forgotten his rucksack but is distracted by his teacher crouched behind the desk. As he asks if Mr Vamping is okay his teacher spins round revealing fangs and blood dripping down his chin. A terrified Rodney screams and runs out.
Rodney runs to his ‘friends’ to inform them of what just happened but they laugh at him and Danny (leader) orders the ‘Posey’ to throw poor Rodney in the sandpit. A very upset and humiliated Rodney sulks around school; however he stumbles across Mr Vamping and Mr Drackson and decides to eavesdrop on their conversation.
Mr Vamping- ‘I think Rodney is onto us’
Mr Drackson- ‘don’t worry, they will all find out soon!’
(Evil laughs)
Feeling a sudden urge of independence and courage, Rodney vows to prevent the ‘vampires’ from revealing themselves to his fellow classmates.
The next day Rodney arrives late to lesson yet again with a garlic necklace around his neck and a carrot stake in his hand. Feeling heroic he marches to class but falls over the bin. As he walks into class a dark, black figure wearing a cape walks into the middle of the classroom. As he pulls his cape back and roars the class gasp drowned out by Rodneys girlish screams. In the middle of the class stands Mr Vamping in a vampire costume and he announces to the class they will be studying vampires today.
At the end of the lesson an embarrassed Rodney admits to Mr Vamping how his suspicions were wrong and leaves. Alone in the classroom, Mr vamping turns and takes out his fangs revealing a real pair and gives an evil laugh.
Feedback for first draft of Pitch-
Positive feedback-
- Elements of comedy are appealing
- Rodney comes across as a very lovable character
- Simple story of a little boys world where we see things from a child’s point of view (escapism, not reality)
- Rodney is similar to boy characters from ‘Son of rambow’ and ‘The Goonies’. We are able to pick up tips on how to portray him and take pieces from different characters to help develop him.
- Everything links together making story easy to follow
Questions
How will we show Rodneys thoughts throughout the film?
Rodneys thoughts are shown through his actions and behavior. We will use camera work and music especially in order to do this. The main element we are trying to show is comedy for example when Rodney thinks he is being heroic and saving the day we will use typical ‘save the day music’ in a mocking way. This shows the audience that Rodney thinks he is saving everybody but really, there is nothing to be scared of. This creates humor in a light-hearted way.
If he screams like a girl where does he find confidence to defeat vampires later in the film and why does he not just get the police?
We show character development of Rodney showing him as reliant on his ‘friends’ at the beginning, however, after being bullied and humiliated by them he gains the strength to go it alone and save the day. Although he is shown as more independent his dopey, clumsy character still remains throughout the story. Rodney wants a chance to he the hero for a change which is why he doesn’t go to the police or his parents. Our story is an innocent light hearted comedy which we feel does not need the presence of police as it is the world of film and not reality. It is just for enjoyment.
Problems we may encounter
-Costume changes (fangs).Keep costume minimal so it is easy to change in and out of. Not a lot of costume is required.
- Number of actors and use of teachers. We do not have to have a full class which lessens the number and instead of using teachers we would prefer to use students from sixth form.
- May be too long in some parts. Some unnecessary parks can be cut.
- Ending – ‘learning about vampires’. We can change to something more interesting for example in a theme of Halloween/trick or treat/Transylvania.
Group Second Draft Pitch
this was a slide-show i created by myself with the group second draft.
Pitch 2nd Draft
Pitch – Second Draft
Rodney arrives late to Mr Vampings history lesson as he does every morning. Every time he arrives a clumsy event happens. As Rodney enters Mr Vamping is writing the date on the board ‘Wednesday the 30th October’. As the lesson finishes Mr Vamping announces to the class there will be a special lesson the following day. After lesson, Rodney returns to the classroom after realizing he has forgotten his rucksack but is distracted by his teacher crouched behind the desk. As he asks if Mr Vamping is okay his teacher spins round revealing fangs and blood dripping down his chin. A terrified Rodney screams and runs out.Rodney runs to his ‘friends’ to inform them of what just happened but they laugh at him turn to walk away. They crowd together in a circle and mumble. Turning back round, Danny shouts to Rodney
Danny- ‘Rodney! Trick or treat
Rodney- huh? (Looks confused)
Danny- TRICK!
Danny and his friends then throw poor Rodney in the sandpit. A very upset and humiliated Rodney sulks around school; however he stumbles across Mr Vamping and Mr Drackson and decides to eavesdrop on their conversation.
Mr Vamping- ‘I think Rodney is onto us’
Mr Drackson- ‘don’t worry, they will all find out soon!’(Evil laughs)
Feeling a sudden urge of independence and courage, Rodney vows to prevent the ‘vampires’ from revealing themselves to his fellow classmates.The next day Rodney arrives late to lesson yet again with a garlic necklace around his neck and a carrot stake in his hand. Feeling heroic he marches to class but falls over a toy pumpkin laying beside the door. As he walks into class a dark, black figure wearing a cape walks into the middle of the classroom. As he pulls his cape back and roars the class gasp drowned out by Rodneys girlish screams. In the middle of the class stands Mr Vamping in a vampire costume.
Mr Vamping- ‘Happy Halloween guys!’
He then announces to the class they will be having a Halloween themed lesson.At the end of the lesson an embarrassed Rodney admits to Mr Vamping how his suspicions were wrong and leaves. Alone in the classroom, Mr vamping turns and takes out his fangs revealing a real pair and gives an evil laugh.
