| Shot No. | Type | Duration | Location | Mise En Scene |
| 1 | Black Screen | 5 Seconds | | Phone call, non-diegetic sound |
| 2 | Wide/Establishing Shot | 5 Seconds | Outside house | Diegetic car noises, car and house, car pulling up to house and door slamming |
| 3 | Wide shot then into a mid shot | 5 Seconds | Going in the door of the house | Diegetic sounds of the door opening see woman’s face as she opens the door. Hair will be in a bun with very natural make up on. Facial expression will be quite plain. Door, house and key |
| 4 | Tracking shot | 10 Seconds | Couple walk around the house | Diegetic sound of pots moving and couple talking. Props will be household items. Man and woman dressed smart but casual |
| 5 | Over the shoulder shot | 3 Seconds | A room in the house | Diegetic dialogue from the woman |
| 6 | Medium shot and pull focus, focus will be on the man | 3 Seconds | Kitchen | Non-diegetic noise as the strange figure is seen in the background |
| 7 | Wide shot showing both characters | 10 Seconds | A room in the house | Diegetic sound of conversation between man and woman |
| 8 | Over the shoulder shot | 7 Seconds | Corridor | Non-diegetic music |
| 9 | Match on action | 2 Seconds | A room in the house | Diegetic sound of man opening door |
| 10 | Medium shot | 2 Seconds | A room in the house | Diegetic sound of the light switch |
| 11 | Cut-away to movement of a curtain | 2 Seconds | A room in the house | Diegetic sound or curtain moving and non-diegetic atmospheric music |
| 12 | Close up | 2 Seconds | A room in the house | Diegetic dialogue |
| 13 | Over the shoulder | 7 Seconds | A room in the house | Non-diegetic sound of music which climaxes as the curtains are drawn, diegetic sound of curtains |
| 14 | Point of view Shot | 3 Seconds | A room in the house | Silence |
| 15 | Medium Shot | 10 Seconds | A room in the house | Diegetic sound of the music box |
| 16 | Close up Shot | 2 Seconds | A room in the house | Non-diegetic music |
| 17 | Medium Shot | 5 Seconds | Corridor in the house | Diegetic bump noise |
| 18 | Tracking Shot | 10 Seconds | Somewhere in the house | Heavy breathing and shouting of the mans name |
| 19 | Wide Shot | 5 Seconds | House | Diegetic scream |
| 20 | Medium Shot | 10 Seconds | Woman running out of house | Diegetic sound of screaming, crying, non-diegetic piano music |
| 21 | Medium Shot | 5 Seconds | Woman in car | Diegetic sound of crying |
| 22 | Medium Shot from behind | 5 Seconds | In the car | Diegetic music from the box and woman still crying and breathing heavily, non-diegetic disturbed slurring |
Friday, 14 November 2008
shooting schedule
Thursday, 13 November 2008
Titles Order
• Studio Logo
• Director
• Main character
• Denzel Washington
• Title of film
• Other actors
• Casting by
• Costume design
• Music by
• Associate producer
• Co-producer
• Film editor
• Production designer
• Director of photography
• Executive producer
• Based on the novel
• Produced by
• Directed by
Our Titles
• Our company logo
• Director- Matthew
• Main character – Lauren
• Title of film
• Other actors – Amber
• Casting by – Amber – Lauren And Matthew
• Costume design – Amber and Lauren
• Music by – Matthew
• Producer – Amber – Lauren And Matthew
• Film Editor – Amber – Lauren And Matthew
• Inspired by the film – The Grudge And The Ring
• Directed by – Matthew
This is just a rough guess of our title orders, this may be changed after we have finished filming.
Initial draft of script
(Movie starts with the company logo, followed by a black screen. On this black screen the first credits appear. A phone ringing sound is heard)
Man: (answering phone) Hello?
Estate agent: Hello, this is Adam from Apple Tree estate agency, I’m just calling to tell you there’s a house just come on the market, I understand you are looking for a new property and this house seems to pretty much meet your requirements.
Man: Fantastic! When can I check it out?
Estate agent: Well we don’t currently have any agents available, but you are free to pick up the keys and have a look for yourself at any point today.
Man: Hmmm...Once Sherry gets home I’ll be right over, thank you very much.
Estate agent: No problem, see you soon.
Man: Bye.
(The phone conversation ends, the black screen disappears and is replaced with a shot of a car in the driveway of a large, old house. The engine is turned off and a young couple get out. They are smart and professional looking, obviously wealthy. They look up at the house. A curtain flickers in one of the upstairs rooms, but this goes unnoticed by the young couple as they head towards the door.)
(The camera cuts to indoors, facing the couple as they enter. The lights flicker on.)
Man: (looking around) Well, it’s definitely spacious. (Sees some damage on the wall) May need a bit of work doing though.
Woman: (also looking around) Yeah, and some cleaning. The previous inhabitants were clearly not the most hygienic bunch.
(the woman picks up some washing up, and quickly drops it again, making a large bang, The man looks up, startled.)
Man: Damn Sherry, try being a bit more careful! You’re gonna be the death of me, I swear to God...
Woman: (apologetic) Sorry, was slippery I guess... (She sighs and heads through to the next room).
Woman: Well, this is nice! Large, but cosy
(she smiles, and moves forward, the camera swivels to see the man entering the room. Behind him you see a glimpse of a figure sitting at the table, but the camera quickly cuts back to the woman).
Man: Yeah...nice fireplace, good for burning all those papers I guess. (He looks over to the woman and grins)
Man: (creepily) And bodies...
Woman: (laughing) You’re not going to scare me with that crap, freak. Come on, I’ll give you a race upstairs.
(She runs up the stairs, still laughing, pushing the Man over on the way.)
Man: (shouts) So not fair! Cheat! (He runs after her).
(The camera cuts to a dark corridor, the man scrambles at a light switch. Eventually the lights come on.)
Man: Sherry? (He starts walking down the corridor)
Man: (through a smile) Stop hiding you idiot!
(He reaches the end of the corridor, he ponders which way to go for a second, then turns left, pushing a door open and flicking a light switch. The lights come on, and something moves near the curtain.)
Man: (whispers to himself) Gotcha! (Grins).
(The man walks slowly and cautiously towards the curtain, Music starts to build up in the background getting louder and louder until the man reaches the curtain, and yanks it open. Silence occurs. There is nothing there but a small music box and a porcelain doll. The man breathes out heavily and quietly chuckles to himself. He then flips open the music box. An eerie tune is played out, at which the end the camera suddenly flicks to be facing the man, showing a horrific ghostly figure right behind him. The camera switches to another room, where the woman is hiding. A loud bump is heard, which startles the woman. She gets up and moves towards where she thinks the sound originated from.)
Woman: Dan?
(She moves to the room where Dan entered. She pushes the door open. The camera cuts to outside. For a few seconds there is silence, then a ghostly voice rasps in a childish manner ‘hello...’ A scream is heard, and the camera cuts back to the woman, who is now running, terrified. A piano is heard in the background playing ‘Twinkle Twinkle little star’ going out of tune. The woman bursts out of the front door looking horrified. She reaches the car and jumps inside, slamming the door behind her. She takes a moment to gather herself, breathing heavily and crying. Suddenly the music box music is heard. The camera pans up to the rear view mirror to show the girl briefly, with the music box on her lap and the doll under her arm. The movie cuts to the title and then ends.)
Company logo
Friday, 7 November 2008
Props and Equipment List
- Costumes (Scruffy white sheet, Smart-casual clothes)
- Music Box
- Porcelain Doll
- Car
- Piano
- Make-up
- Hair styling products
- Camera
- Tripod
Props and Location
The opening shot will be of a car after pulling into a driveway, with the driver switching it's engine off. Obviously we will need to have access to a car for this. As the couple who are visiting the house are a young professional couple, but they are visiting late in the evening, we will have them dressed in smart but comfortable clothing. Also they shall be clean and neat in their general appearance. The female of the couple will be wearing make up and have neatly styled hair, the male will also have neatly styled hair. We will obviously need to make use of make-up and hair products to achieve this.
The third character will be a girl who haunts the old house in which the sequence takes place. Using a combination of make-up and hair styling products, such as hair spray, we will make the girl look ghostly, and somewhat disheveled and scruffy. We will be trying to make her as horrific looking as possible, since she is the instigator of the horror in the sequence.
Her presence is always going to be preceded by the tune of a music box during the sequence, therefore we shall need to have a music box available for use when filming. The music box will be used for dramatic irony, the tune shall be childish and innocent sounding, but it will also instill an element of fear in the viewing audience, as it will become a warning of the appearance of the main antagonist.
Pitch
Once the couple are inside they will begin to look around, commenting on aspects of the house, they shall move upstairs and split up, the female going into one bedroom, male going into the bedroom that overlooks the driveway and garden. The young man shall then be alarmed by what appears to be a movement on the other side of the curtain, he will slowly and cautiously make his way to the curtain, and abstract music shall be used here to build up tension, eventually climaxing as the man tugs the curtains apart. All he will find is a music box and a porcelain doll. Amused by his foolish fright, he opens the music box and a tune will play. Suddenly the camera switches from being on his side to being directly infront of him, looking at his face, and behind him the ghost girl shall appear, seemingly in a threatening manner. We will then cut to the female in the other room before the conclusion of the previous scene is shown, there will be a loud bumping noise and the young woman will be visibley alarmed. Calling her parntner's name inquisitively, she will move towards the room he was in. We will see her opening the door, and then the camera will cut to being outside, facing the house, and we shall hear a scream. We will then see her running towards the exit of the house, while she is running through the final room a door shall open behind her, showing the child sitting at a piano, playing 'twinkle twinkle little star.'
The woman shall exit the hous and run to her car. Once inside she will take a moment to gather herself, breathing heavily. Then the tune from the music box will play. The camera will shift to looking at her from behind, and slowly pan up to the rear view mirror. In the mirror the child will be visible, clutching her music box. The camera will cut to black and the title of the film shall be displayed.
We feel that our film will succeed, and make a healthy profit. It is inspired by, and contains elements of horror that are generally used in asian horrors. Many asian horrors have recently been remade in the west, and made great profits. A few examples are 'The Ring' (2002) which grossed $249,348,933 worldwide, and 'The Grudge' (2004) which has grossed $187,281,115 worldwide to date, on only a $10 Million budget. These films make wide use of pyschological horror and tension building, which are mediums we will be using in our film.
Also we shall be aiming for an age 15 rating. 15 certificate films have increased their profits in the last three years, while the most popular age rating certificate, 12, has decreased in it's profits in the past three years. We hope that this information will be used to our advantage so that we can hit the 15 certificate market while it's profits are on the increase, to maximise out own personal profits.
Thursday, 23 October 2008
Other Ideas Mind Map
- Comedy
- Action
- Western
In westerns the main characters are usually 'outlaws,' and therefore actually villains. Typically this is overlooked by the viewers, as their main protagonists are usually more morally conscious than the films antagonists.
Examples are the 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,' and more recently '3:10 to Yuma'
Mind Map Of Initial Idea
Initial ideas
Our initial idea is to have a young couple looking at a house which is for sale. It will be night time when they look, and there will not be an estate agent there, or anyone to show them around. Unbeknownst to them the house is haunted by a girl who lived there before. As they look around the house the girl will attack one of them, causing the other to flee in terror. The last shot will leave the fate of the remaining member of the couple unknown.
Genre
The genre we have chosen is horror. We feel that we can use this genre to show our full potential in camera and editing techniques.
Location
We have chosen to film in an old farmhouse, the current home of one of our group members. The house is somewhat large, and has plenty of room to compose our sequence in.
Mise en scene
The house shall appear in a relatively poor state, and the rooms shall be messy and cluttered to show that it has not been long since the house was occupied.
The young couple shall be wearing smart but comfortable clothes to show their wealth and status.
The 'ghost' girl shall appear pale and disheveled, with messy hair and a dirty face and clothes.
Camera + Editing
We will make use of a variety of different shots. A wide shot shall be used as the opening, establishing shot, to show the house. Close ups will be used at shock moments, so the viewers attention is completely and instantly caught in the moment. Over the shoulder shots will be used in tension building moments and straight cuts will be used throughout.
Low key lightning will be used at first, but during the indoor sequences high key lighting will generally be used. This is unconventional for a pyschological horror film such as this, but we feel it will add to the realism and hopefully increase the amount of shock felt by the audience at the 'shock moments'.
Sound
Music will be used at tension building moments, starting of quiet, and gradually building up to a climax. At the beginning of the sequence a non diegetic phone call shall be used to set the scene for the sequence. Although no violence or gore is shown, sound will be used to instigate a general sense into the viewers of what sort of thing is going on. Bumps shall be used and so shall screams.
Man On Fire Analysis
Man On Fire Analysis
The first thing we notice about the opening sequence of Man on Fire is the company logo, it then takes us to an establishing shot of a city, maybe Mexico. We then see the couple which is a young man and woman, they look happy but the music behind them tells us something different. The music is slow and calm and tells us something is wrong and that something is about to happen. All of a sudden the music and camera movements get faster and tension builds up. This is when the young man is kidnapped.
We also get told at the very beginning an important fact about kidnappings which could relate to the plot of the film. We then hear the laughing of children, which creates an image in our heads that the children are happily playing but we know deep down what is going to happen to them. This can create a sad feel for the viewer as they will feel sorry in the fact that they know what will happen in some way.
When the actor’s names appear on the screen we should notice that the first name we see is Denzel Washington’s name, this is because he is the main character and therefore has priority over the others. The other actor’s names come up during the action and when their character is on screen this is so we know who is playing which part. The last title we always see in a film is the director’s name because that is where all the appreciation goes to as they are the ones who made the film what it was. When the title of the film comes up we notice it is flames which gives us the thought that he might actually be on fire, of course it is just a comparison as we all know he wouldn’t actually be on fire, however it is a good way to reflect the title of the film.
The next part of the film is the man who is on the phone to the mother of the boy that has been kidnapped. We hear the conversation between them whilst watching clips of what has been happening to her son. We see him get his ear chopped of, however they don’t show us the bit when the ear gets chopped off we, as the viewers, get this information from the shot we are shown of his head and then the shot of the ear in the bag. We then see a bit with someone driving with their shirt hanging out the window, we see this just and the man is explaining to the woman that this is how she should wave her top to show them that it is her. This is so no-one else gets in and they don’t get found out, I suppose.
Lastly we see a boy getting pulled out of a car, half naked and gagged with his hands tied behind his back. He is pulled out and left in the middle of the main road. He is crying out for help, however none of the cars stops and helps him this suggests to us that these type of things happen all the time and no-one dares to stop and help him in case something bad happens to them.
