The official book companion of the film

Kyle Evans, journalist, is searching for his next big story when a

man he believes to be insane gifts him a sheet of paper with an

aura that isnt from this world. Not long after casting it aside as

insanity, he begins to question his own mind when the creature

that knows no earthly limits begins to hunt him down

Ben Kennedy-Day, Leigh Reilley, Connor Monaghan, Stuart

Partridge, Jon Dredge, Guy Brasher

MP4 12 minutes 26 seconds

Ben Kennedy-Day

07969594745

benkday@hotmail.co.uk

www.youtube.com/BenDayProductions

SLENDER

Scene analysis

Scene 1

The first scene of the film, green and sunny, happy and bright. Added purple tint for

cheerfulness, this changes to be greyer in the scene as Slender is more present in the film to

show his darkness. The aspect ratio throughout the entire film is for greater cinematic quality

and it also gives me the ability to adjust shots vertically to centre them just right into the

frame. Its all about letting the audience see only what needs to be seen.

The protagonist Kyle is dressed in black and white, the same as Slender to show the subtle

connection of Kyle to him in the film. This also represents the opposites of dark and light that

are both present in Slenderman and Kyle. When Slender appears I add a deep drum sound

everytime. Shortly into this scene the jump scare sound effect is present to break the calm

silence of the beginning of the film. I use short, quick shots of the characters faces etc to

keep the tension high. Close up of faces are used to show the importance of the emotions.

I filmed quick, short shots of the Contact rifling through his paper to show the anxiety he is

experiencing. When the Contact walks away he goes blurred, this is to represent how Kyle is

trying to focus on what has just happened. Slenderman appears in the top right corner of the

film in the very last shot I wanted it to look like a tree and not be too obvious. He

disappears when Kyle gets up this keeps the mystery and tension going to the next scene.

This scene was filmed in about an hour with the other actor, and then about 10 seconds of

facial expressions from myself were filmed the following day alone. We were the only crew

on set at the time. I worked the camera myself through this entire scene while acting. He

was very surprised at how fast and efficient I managed to get it all finished while it was just

the two of us. Titles are scratchy writing to relate to the glitchiness of Slenderman. The titles

zoom in to relate to Slenderman constantly in the distance. It draws Slenderman and adds

its full form. The digital damage sounds relate to the glitches that Slenderman brings too.

Scene 2

Another scene that was just filmed by myself. This scene has probably undergone the most

reshoots. Originally, Kyle is typing on a laptop, but was later changed to be paper. Kyle

writes on lined paper to relate it to the lined slender page that the Contact had given him.

The lighting is kept neutral to keep it feeling as real as possible.

I show Kyle writing without thinking which fits into the high anxiety that he is experiencing.

Camera focuses on what Kyle has written at the end of the scene to connect it to the

beginning of the scene and to add a tense ending with mystery of danger.

When the phone call is taken the camera zooms on the mouth as the words are the most

significant thing.

Scene 3 & 4

The first scene thats shot with a cameraman other than myself. Tunnel chosen for filming to

use the lower lighting to make it feel creepy and to frame Slenderman at the end of it. The

light and darkness contrasts with Slenderman.

The first attempt to shoot this film was completely cancelled after the first take because of

many issues with the location, equipment and members of the public. I even nearly got a

parking ticket. Going back the second time gave me time to change the scene slightly that it

now starts bright and when I return from the woods, its dark to imply Ive been there for a

while. Originally, the entire tunnel scene was at night.

The colours and lighting are kept simple so the audiences eyes dont wander from the

characters. I tried to obtain a strong contrast between light and dark, a kind of chiaroscuro.

Glitches are placed on the Slenderman drawings to relate to the glitches in Slenderman. A

metallic glean sound effect is used with the glitch to make it sound like it is broken. When

Kyle is overcome by the energy from the picture a white light surrounds him to relate to

death. Kyle then jumps into the woods scene to suggest the soul is jumping out of the body

into another world.

The camera angle slightly looks up to Kyle when he sits next to the tree to show the bigger

trees this is done to show how small Kyle is in the woods. This is also done in a later shot

at a more extreme angle. When Kyle gets up the filming of him walking is wobbly to

demonstrate the uneasiness of Kyle. Creepy music starts as soon as Kyle stands up. Kyle

gets distracted to look at the eclipse to signify the global effect of Slendermans presence.

The camera zooms towards eclipse then cuts to Slenderman to connect the two.

Glitch sounds are used here to get the audiences attention to look for Slenderman as he is

partially covered by the tree. Its so they know he is there somewhere. The page glows when

Kyles hand moves nearer to it to show it is activated by Kyles presence only signifies a

portal.

I leave Slenderman out of the picture for a while to let the audience search for him. When

Kyle runs the glitch sounds are present to show that Slenderman is chasing him. Each big

glitch sound and distortion makes Kyle fall over.

An up angle shot of Kyle standing in the woods shows the trees towering over him and

consuming him. The camera swings around in both directions to show confusion. The music

is chosen for tense action.

The white bow on the tree is shown to provide a clue that this world is real and not a

construct from Slenderman (as it is a symbol of the tree needing to be cut down). In this way

Slenderman is claiming the human world woods as his own domain.

The forest scene is a homage to the game as it follows the exact scenario that the player

experiences. I believe that this scene will be the most recognisable for Slenderman fans.

Once he is returned to the alley, it is now night and everything is distorted and hazy to

represent his confusion and dizziness of what just happened. As he exits the tunnel, the

contrasting shot of the football game in the distance is to represent Kyles loneliness in the

world as he staggers out alone.

The shot of the dead tree by the lamppost is to represent the difference from the first scene

where everything was so alive and colourful. The forest scene was filmed by another

cameraman and we were accompanied by another person who carried bags for us.

Scene 5

Cuts to Kyles room. The posters on the walls throughout this scene have been digitally

replaced over videogame posters to keep the realism of the character. I have also blurred

and drained the colour from the background to detract the audiences attention from

wandering from the central character. It starts with quick short shots of the alcoholic drink

with loud sounds of opening the bottle and cap thrown on the table to signify Kyles

desperation for it.

There are no sounds added while Kyle looks at the page to get ready for the jump scene.

When Kyle runs outside the camera angles change in different directions to show the

confusion and disorientation of Kyle. When Kyle realises he needs to hunt for Slenderman

the music sounds urgent and there are quick shots and fast movement to add to the

urgency. Slenderman appears in the mirror to add a tense ending and cliffhanger. The final

film of SLENDER doesnt include this jump scare at all.

Find me on Youtube to see the final

film this Halloween

Script for the first scene

Biography Born and raised in Dorset before moving to Plymouth, I didnt get my

hands on my first video camera until I moved here at 11. All through my

childhood I would have killed to have a video camera to make films, but I

had to settle with a portable black and white CCTV system that was

wired to a big VCR the whole time and recorded directly onto big VHS

tapes. They had very little audio and extremely poor picture quality, but

from there on after, I used the editing software and camera on my first

video phone, which is where I created hundreds of vine like videos

before it was cool. I was experimenting with all kinds of editing at this

age, such as stop motion, pixilation and especially lightsaber effects,

which was my first taste of having to edit painfully frame by frame, but I

still loved every second of it knowing what the goal would be.

I was finally gifted my first proper 3-chip video camera at about 13. I

made many films on it that impressed my friends and teachers at school,

some of the less embarrassing ones can still be found on my Youtube.

At 15 I got my first HD widescreen video camera and then finally at 17 I

saved up and bought myself a professional DSLR which I didnt hesitate

to take out for a spin.

For a few years now, Ive had quite a fan following on Youtube with a

web series called Funny Dubs. I currently have nearly two thousand

subscribers and nearly one million views in total on my channel. I also

partake in regular amateur dramatics and am in the local newspaper a

good few times a year.

My current projects are to complete Slender, and another film Ive had in

the works for over a year that was obviously pushed to the backburner

because of finishing University. This film is called Versus and is a

successor to a film of the same title I made for my Final Major Project in

my ED course. I wanted to show how much further Ive progressed in

three years. Here are screenshots comparing the first film to the one Im

working on now.

VERSUS (2012)

VERSUS (2015)

Its difficult to compare something so visual by images alone,

but even so there is an advancement to be seen. No longer is a

still image used as a background, but a dynamic moving video

that interacts with the action with explosions and later on even

a building collapses.

Production for this will resume as soon

as SLENDER is complete

SLENDER

Coming this Halloween to Youtube

www.youtube.com/BenDayProductions