Storyboard

We understand that some pieces of the story board are missing. We intend on adding the extra shots mentioned in the explanations below when either re-creating the storyboard, or when filming.

1. We begin the film with a an Establishing Shot in the form of a Long Shot. There's a possibility that we will gradually get closer to the shot till we are inside the house with a series of Cut Shots 
                                

2. We then cut to a young girls room, aged between 12-16. We will then have a Mid-Shot of the girl on the computer, which will then cut to a Over the Shoulder-Shot with the camera peering at her screen.

3. This will be a Close up-Shot of the girls computer. We may add an Eye line Match shot in order to establish what and who the girl is looking at.

4. We will then cut to a Long-Shot involving the main character and the computer. The power will then go, then we will have a Shot/Reverse Shot of the computer breaking and the main character.

5. The main character will then, after a moment of panic, go to sleep. We will have a Long-Shot of her entering the bed, then, another shot, only this time a Close-up Shot of her face, falling asleep.

6. We then cut to the character entering a dream. We will use certain effects such as colour changing, distorted shots/scenes and music. The initial shot will be a Close-up Shot of the characters face.

7. We will the cut to an Over-shoulder Shot of the computer screen, which will hopefully create the illusion of us going back in time before the computer cuts out.

7. We then will cut to a Close-Up Shot of the computer breaking. Only this time the main character won't fall asleep. 

8. The main character, like before, will panic. We will cut to an Eye line match Shot, between her and the computer screen. 

9. We will then cut to a Long Shot, followed by a Medium Close Up Shot and then a Close Up Shot of the phone ringing. 

10. We will then cut to a Long-Shot of the character with the phone in their hand. Then to a Close-Up Shot of the phone in the characters hand.

11. We will then cut to an Eye-Line Match of the characters eyes, to a Close-Up Shot of the phone screen.

12. Whilst we have a Long-Shot of the character, there will be a sudden bang on the bedroom window. We intend on filming a Shot-Reverse Shot between the character and the window. 

13. We will then cut to a Long Shot of the character freaking out once again. Only this time we shall use a Pan Shot of the character rushing towards the bedroom door. We intend on filming a series of shots of the character making their way down the stairs.

14. We intend on recording a Match on Action Shot of the character leaving the house.

15. We will then record a Birds Eye Shot of a number of trees and Zombies. We intend on recording some of the Zombies via a Long-Shot and a series of Close-Up Shots.

16. We will then have a Tracking Shot of the character fleeing from the Zombies through the trees.

17. We will have a Long Shot of the characters, mainly focusing on the main character.

18. We will then have a Long Shot of the character in reality screaming. We may cut to a Close-Up Shot of the characters face.

19. Then enters another character. We may use a Panning Shot of the character entering the room. We will have a Shot/Reverse Shot of the character looking at the main character.

20. We will then use a series of shots switching back and forth between the reality and the dream. One shot will be of the Character failing to flee from the trees, and another of the character screaming.

21. There will be a Close-Up Shot near the end of the film of the character screaming. 

22. The film will then end on a Close Up Shot of the character dead. 

 IDEAS FOR SHOTS

I AM LEGEND - Movie Trailer

   

'Inception' Trailer 2 HD

Inception

We posted this video because we liked the idea of having the animations/credits of the financial backers/producers.

We also liked the music, and how it set the atmosphere. Similar to I am Legend.

Characters, props/costumes, themes and settings.

The characters we would like to include are the young girl aged between 12-14years old and many extras dressed as zombies. We will use mise-en-scene for the film, especially with the zombies. We also have another character at the end shaking the girl to wake her up, they will be a zombie.


Mise-en-scene will be created by using realistic make -up on zombies, and having real darkness when the storyboards say there is darkness. When certain weather is proposed we will plan for a rainy day, if this is not possible we will create the weather. We will use a house and minimise props saw in the shots. The setting will be simple and effective, we will do this by minimising any distractions, such as un-necssary extras. We will include stero-types such as vulnerable young girl in the woods like red riding hood. We will use soundtracks to create a mood, the mood will be sombre throughout. Music will be similar to that of I AM LEGEND, starring Will Smith, we think this film have a very unsettling feel to it so we feel it would work in our short film. When the girl enter her dream state there will be 'dreamy' music to validate she is dreaming.


The themes will include typical terror of young girls who receive emails like this on a regular basis, this will be effective because many can relate to the worry that chain mails can incur.


Settings will be in a empty house when the power cuts, this is  a typical style of a thriller film, we will also set the woods setting in a red riding hood style.


Overall we are looking to create a short film in the style of inception and in the mood of I am legend.

Hello, welcome to our blog.

Hi we are Holly, Graham, and Rapson.

We are making this blog to showcase our AS media practice work.

Our theme is thriller, as you can see above. We will be making a short film, called dead sender.  It will be about a young girl who receives a chain mail saying if you don't send it to a certain amount of people you will be attacked by zombies. The power goes and she is unable to send the email, she then fall asleep and has nightmare about being attacked and ends up dying within her dream. We also never wake her up so the audience does not know if she will ever escape her dream.

The audience we aimed at is 12-15 year olds, it is a thriller that is like inception, so is psychologically challenging. We look to use simple settings, blurred shots, free-hand shots, third split shots, eye line match shots and match on action shots.

With a 12a certificate, we are able to use moderate language and physical and psychological threats as long as they are infrequent and do not dwell on detail. Mature themes are allowed but must be suitable for a younger audience.