Film Coursework Clips 2

Film Coursework Clips

For this shot I would show my main character at college talking to her mystery man, and I would also put the text messages on the screen, or have a voice over of him talking to her.

This shot would also be exposition of the character at college, her day to day life and to have some depth to her Again this is just to show her at college and her day to say life 

Sound

Shh sound , Shh sound 2 , Breathing sound , Bullying 1 , Bullying 2 , Heartbeat

All of these sounds I did with a microphone connected to my phone, and used a voice recording app. I have many more sounds recorded but for an example, i have linked these ones here. The 'Shh' sound i have more copies of from different people, and will layer them over one another in the party scene. I will also do this with the breathing sound, and heartbeat sound too to indicate distress and worry, and to show that something dangerous has happened / is happening.

With the 'Bullying 1 & 2' I again have more copies of this sound with other people saying different things, and will have this playing as the protagonist Grace walks down the hallway, to show peoples disgust for her and to increase suspension and tension.

This idea of layering sound over one another is inspired by the 'Stutterer' short film where the sounds are jumbled in his head and are layered over one another and repeated to show his thought process and confusion and distress, and so i thought it would be effective to do something similar in some of my scenes for my short film.

Different Lighting Photo Evidence

For the filters I wrapped them around the lamp to create a coloured light effect. I found that the red and blue filters worked much better than the pink and yellow filters, which could be due to the filter not being that thick or vibrant, or could b dow to the light not being as strong as a usual key light.

Again i found that the red and blue filter created a much better coloured light and ambient effect, and that the pink light did not really give any colour payoff at all, and that the yellow filter was much greener than yellow, and worked best from a low angle, rather than head on.

These photos will be used and are representing the shots were we see Grace and Liv walking in the street together. When filming,this shot will actually be taken outside and closer.

I will use this show with either this red ambient light to create the atmosphere of danger and lust as she speaks to the mystery man for the first time, and starts to have lustful and conflicted feelings for him.

This is also just a test shot for when Grace is completing her film task, however i don't like the way it came out so I think I will film it in a different angle or change this concept all together.

This is another shot for when she is messaging the mystery man.

Help Sheet Planning

How to outline a short story plan 
My protagonist is Grace Stevenson, she is a white middle class girl who is 17, and attends college. The story is set in her day to day life, following her through college, her home, and her other surroundings and community such as Nuneaton and Atherstone town. She also attends a house party where we are introduced to her for the first time, as well as her best friend Liv Russel. The problem occurring in this narrative is the constant fear as to who touched Grace and her fear of not remembering and lack of control over her memories and emotions. Grace wants to find out what happened at the party, and who keeps messaging her.

Photo / Video Evidence

These photos are tests that will be used in the first scene. To get these photos I used the Canon 600D and a tripod, however for the final production I will use a mixture of handheld and tripod movement as it will be easier to film, and will make the film much me fluid and run smoothly. I will be able to do this as I will not be the subject of the film and will have an actor to film.


I found that a natural lighting source from my window did suffice along with the camera flash, however for the filming will use a key light from college, most likely an LED light, or I shall use a bulb lamp I have at home. To give an aesthetic to the film, I will be using coloured filters such as red and blue to create emotion and ambience.

These photos are used to also represent the first scene where I will establish the setting, a house party. I will show a speaker of some sort, and introduce diegetic music, as well as a mixture of non diegetic and diegetic sound of people talking at the party, as you never really see anyone's face,  just their torso and down to create a busy and crowded feel, and will show alcohol on the table to show that the teenagers are intoxicated and that it is perhaps dangerous. For this scene, I would have quite a low light with perhaps flashing coloured lights using an at home disco light or coloured filters to create the effect of a party. As we get to the shots where we see the protagonist struggling and we see her thigh, I would have the music more muffled to create the effect that she is somewhere else, and will also layer the sound of heavy breathing, a heartbeat and whispering of random words and phrases such as "shh", "close your eyes" etc.

For this scene, I will film at college during the day as this scene actually takes place in college where we see the protagonist walking down the hallway with students either side of her, talking about her and making rude comments about her. This will be filmed with a hand-held camera with natural lighting at a midshot angle, maybe a zolly. The sound will be diegetic of the students speaking about her, and also the nondiegetic sound of her heartbeat again. This sound will all cut out as she opens the door and goes into the classroom. I don't have a test photo of this scene, but we will see

the teacher standing at the front of the class, explaining a project he wants them to complete. This will be an over the shoulder shot of all of the students where the teacher will be in full view. This last photo shown to the left will be of the mother reading her book, but for the time being, I used my dad to get the point across. This is when the protagonist gets home and doesn't conversate with her mother or father, but just looks at them instead and goes upstairs to her bedroom. The lighting will be quite a low lighting with a slightly warm orangey/yellow hazy undertone to it, perhaps using a gold reflector to create the warm light.

 These photos are all taken on the tripod, however for filming it will be a mixture of handheld and tripod shots. This first image is a test for when the protagonist and her best friend are walking down the street talking together and will be filmed from this side on midshot angle using a handheld tracking shot. This middle photo is to show when the protagonist is thinking about the 'mystery man' that has been texting her, and I will overlay the video to show him with his arm around her shoulder, talking into her ear, however, his face will be hidden to keep the mystery. The last photo was really a test as I don't think I will use this angle, but instead will use the angle shown on my storyboard for scene 9, however I will have the phne in the shot and will have text messages on the side of the screen in the shot to show what thy have been texting abut, including the sound of the iphone notification wjich shall be diegetic sound. 

Planning

Plan

Characters:
- Grace: Protagonist, female, 17, college student
- Josh / Mystery Man: Antagonist, male, 19
- Liv: Protagonist best friend, female, 17, college student
- Shaun: Best friends boyfriend, male, 18
- Mother: Protagonist's mother, female, 40, daily job
- Father: Protagonists father, male, 43, daily job
- Teacher, Protagonist & best friends father, male, 45, film teacher
- Party friends: random

Equipment:
Camera: Canon 600D
Tripod may be used
Lighting: At home lamp, LED light from college, coloured filters, possibly key light from college, home coloured disco light
Sound: Shotgun Mic from college

Shooting times: Weekends & after college

Camera angles:
- Extreme Close up
- Mid shot
- Two shot
- Over the shoulder shot
- Wide angle
- Tracking shot
- Panning shot
- Long shot

Editing:
- Premiere Pro

Location: At home, Nuneaton town, Atherstone town, costa