News Report Script

News Report

This is Nick Mullins reporting from Baths Island in Windsor, at the scene of what looks to be a brutal gang murder. Kaine Knowles, better known as ‘Dubz’ by his closer friends, was murdered at around 7 o’clock last night

Throughout the night forensics have been down at the scene of the murder, carrying out an ongoing investigation to find out who the perpetrator, or possibly perpetrator's are. The police have recently been cracking down on violence and crime within this area, as the crime rates have risen dramatically over the last few months, with 5 gang related attacks in a very short space of time. Early reports helping the police within the investigation have revealed that the murder last night was a post code related attack, with the likely suspects being from SL1 and SL4. It is known to the police that each gangs contains 4 to 5 member who of which are known criminals and have been convicted of a similar nature previously. 

When in the park eye witness reports have said that the two gangs collided when something was shouted across the park from one gang to the other. There were disturbing scene’s as they collided with vicious kicks and punches thrown. A quote from one of the witnesses stated ‘I haven’t seen violence like this since my school days, they were literally stamping on each-others heads with the intent to seriously harm each other.’ A statement was given by the police stating that they are seriously concerned about this incident, as it isn’t the first time we’ve seen such altercations like this.

The clearest sign of any breakthrough at this moment in time is some cctv footage that caught a clip of the two gangs meeting. As seen in the footage there two hooded males both pointing knifes at victims on the floor which consequently led to the death of Kaine. A knife as been recovered at the seen of the attack, police currently hold the knife, as forensics try to reveal the fingerprints and reveal a key suspect. 

 

Friends and family of the young male have been fully informed of the happenings and are in a great deal of stress. Kaine’s mother described him as a lively character who was always up for a challenge, he will be missed dearly by all and will never be forgotten. Our feelings go out to the family, just hoping that they will get through this period of time with as much ease as possible. 

Slough and Windsor police are reaching out for any possible help with this stabbing, if you recognise any of the people within that cctv clip please call 01753 882 542.

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Narrative Codes Essay

Paranormal Activity is an American horror thriller, directed by Oren Peli and released on several dates from 2007 to 2009, the film finally hit the UK in 2009, and was distributed by Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks. The film see’s Katie Featherson and Micah Sloat playing the role of a young couple, who have recently moved into a two-story home of there own together in suburban San Diego. Katie claims that a ghostly presence has been haunting her ever since she was little, and that it has followed her to this new house. Boyfriend Micah buys a camera so can record footage 24/7, to try see what this ghostly presence is, even leaving it on as they sleep. The film is set up as found footage from the couple, giving it a very raw effect, as it is all hand held.

In the beginning sequence of Paranormal Activity the director has decided through the use of superimpose to set up the illousion that the footage we see within the film is real life footage, and hasn’t been directed or edited in any way. The writing on the screen says ‘The producers would like to thank the families of Micah S. & Katie F. and the Rancho Penasquitos Police Department for providing this footage.’ This straight away brings the narrative codes into play, as the reader is intrigued as to why its there families providing the footage? Why not themselves? Were they killed? Where do the police come into anything? Many questions arise from simply reading this short statement. This is an example of the Hermeneutic Code being used, with eqivocation being the device used, we are told the facts, but we are not told why we are being told.

After this writing on the screen fades out we see the footage that Micah is capturing, from his perspective, on the handheld camera, we see him look into a mirror, showing us what he looks like as a character. His partner Katie turns up in her car within this opening sequence, straight away introducing us to the two main characters, and giving us an idea of there personalities and an in-look into what there like. We see there home as Micah is walking around with the camera, the house is very purposley set up to look like an average home with all of the usual things you’d expect to find within a home. The mise-en-scene is very good, the director has left out open cardboard box’s, indicating to us that they are still un-packing, they have only recently moved into this home, also as we see him pick up the phone a load of leaflets and brochures have been scattered by the phone, giving it a more authentic look. 

Once Katie is home and has seen the camera she starts having a very blievable conversation with Micah, almost as though it hasn’t been scripted, continuing to make the reader think this is real home recorded footage. She asks Micah ‘So do you think this’ll work?’ and he replies saying ‘I think, we’re gonna have a very interesting time, capturing whatever supernatural phenomenon is occurring or is not occurring’. This brings in another narrative code; the Proairetic Code. With Micah saying this, it implies to the audience that they will capture footage of this ‘supernatural phenomenon’, but when and what is captured still remains a mystery that the audience is eager to find out, creating suspense. 

The opening sequence to Paranormal Activity uses different narrative codes well, to make the audience think, and ask themselves questions, that they anticipate throughout the film for these questions to be answered.

Jake Stout.

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