| 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
Man On Fire Titles
• 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.
• 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
Behind the curtain – Opening sequence
(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.)
(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
We have use adobe photoshop, an image editing software utility, to create our company logo.
This shall be displayed before the opening of our film.
Friday, 7 November 2008
Props and Equipment List
Props
- Costumes (Scruffy white sheet, Smart-casual clothes)
- Music Box
- Porcelain Doll
- Car
- Piano
- Make-up
- Hair styling products
- Camera
- Tripod
Props and Location
For our film sequence, we shall be filming on location in, and immediately outside of an old, large farm house. Although ideally we would film at night, it will likely cause issues with the picture quality being too dark, especially as part of the sequence will be filmed outdoors, away from any great source of artificial light. As a compromise we will film in the afternoon/early evening, so that we can make use of the natural light available, and edit it to look darker during the editing process if needs be. Whilst filming indoors we shall be using the room lights, so lighting should not be a problem in the slightest.
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.
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
Our film sequence shall begin with a blank screen. Over this screen the first credits shall appear and a phone conversation will be heard. The conversation will be between an estate agent and a young man, who along with his partner, are looking to purchase a new home. The estate agent will tell the man that a property has just come on the market, and although there is noone available to show them around, he and his partner are welcome to pick up the keys and take a look themselves anytime that day. Just before the end of this conversation a shot of a car pulling into a driveway to a large house shall be shown, the engine switching off as the conversation finishes, and a young couple stepping out. During this opening shot the curtains in one of the upstairs rooms shall move, as if someone is behind them, but the young couple will not notice.
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.
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.
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