Our Fifth Day Of Filming By Hayley Outhwaite

Tuesday 15th December was our fifth day of filming which took place back at my house. As well as filming new scenes we also had to re-shoot previous scenes from the fourth day of filming which included shots of lily brushing her teeth, brushing her hair and taking clothes from her wardrobe. The reason we had to re-shoot these scenes was because when we previously shot them it was late afternoon and there was no sunlight left which was no good to us as the scene is set in the morning when Lily is rushing about getting ready for college.
We also managed to film all the scenes involving Lily and Michelle who plays her mother in the film. For every shot we did we made sure that we filmed it more than once and also changed the camera angle to add more variety for us to choose from when we are deciding what to include in our final product.
All in all I am happy with the amount of filming we managed to get done, we worked well as a team which will hopefully show when our film is complete.

Research on Flashbacks By Matthew Helliwell

I have decided to do some research on flashbacks to give our group some inspiration or ideas on how to do our penultimate flashback scene.
I have found that flashback scenes need to be noticably different so the audience can understand that it is different like shot in black and white for example.

In this clip from the film [Out Cold]



The man is driving and while he is talking the scene cuts to a different location, the audience know that this is a flashback because he is describing it in the script and because the lighting changes dramaticly. In his car the lighting is just natural for a night, but in the flashback scene the lighting is very high, enhancing colour and making the audience notice a difference which is important. It also gives the impression that maybe he is remembering happier times.

There we saw a good example of bright lighting used in a flashback.

In this clip from the film [Twilight]



A flashback is used as he is telling Bella the story of his family. The scene changes and his story continues over the top of the flashback again but this time the lighting is dimmed creating an orange glow. The actors faces are lit but nothing else is, making the audience look at what the director wanted them to look at. The shots also seam to fade out around the edges of the camera. I thought i would use this example as it differs from the first example that i used.

In the film [Citizen Kane]



Flashbacks are used excessively, as news reporter Jerry Thompson delves into Charles Foster Kanes private life and tries to figure out the meaning of Kanes dieing word "Rosebud." The flashbacks occur as Jerry Thompson interrogates the people who were close to him, and they tell him their account of events throughout Kanes life. The flashbacks have no effects to change the appearence of the scenes, so the only way the viewer can tell it is a flashback is that previously the man who was being interrogated started a story and then the flashback starts. Another way which defines the flashbacks (as they are not allways chronological) is the age of Kane as in some stories he is young and in others he is considerably older, this gives us some indication to what time range this story is being told. Nevertheless flashbacks have a very important role in telling this story.

In this clip from [The Shawshank Redemption]



There is a flashback as Tommy is telling a story. At 07:16 the scene goes into the flashback and into Tommy's recolation of the story. The change is made distinguishable by the contrasting change of lighting, Tommy was telling the story in a well lit library, where as when the scene changes to the flashback it seams to be set in a dark cell. The mans face is half hidden by darkness. The flashback is effective i think because of the continuous dialogue between the scenes.

In our film I think we have to indicate some kind of effect which will distinguish the change between real time and flashback in Lucy's mind, although I dont want to change the image to black and white. I liked how Catherine Hardwicke did the Twilight flasback as it was a similar situation to what we want to do, a short scene that reveals something. I particulary liked the effect on the film as it created the feeling of dark, and sadness. which is what we would like to produce.

Information On the Film By Matthew Helliwell

I think the film has to focus on Lucy's state of mind. And trying to put that across to the audience, but i would also like to focus on whether when she stopped taking her medicine i would like to think whether it made her a happier person or not. I think that with the introduction of Emily-Jayne which is through her not taking her tablets, I think Lucy is a happier person with emily than without her, so i am going to try and put the feeling of misery across by using low lighting as she takes her medicine and in all the shots after as Emily-Jayne starts to fade.

The most important scene in my opinion is the one where she is sat in front of the mirror looking at herself, the sense of misery can be clear here by the expression on her face and the low lighting in the room, maybe even have non diagetic subtle music in a minor key in the background.

Scenes By Matthew Helliwell

As director of the movie I feel like there is a lack of organisation within the group which leads to us being confused so I've decided to organise the shot list into scenes. This should contain all the information we/I need.

Scene 1.
Undecided.

Scene 2.
Interior. Lucy's House.
Lucy wakes up and realises she is late for college. She rushes around brushing her teeth and her hair. We are going to use jump cuts to emphasise the haste of her morning. She grabs some toast off the side. Slides on her shoes and goes out the door.


Scene 3.
Title sequence.

Scene 4.
Interior. Corridors
Lucy arrives at college and gets lost. Could use jump shots and very quick shots of different places to create the effect of confusion. She eventually gives up and settles for sitting in the library.

Scene 5.
Interior. Library
Lucy is sat in the library, we could have a shot of emily putting some books back on the shelf and then noticing Lucy sat down. Emily-Jayne goes over to Lucy and helps her out. I was thinking of putting a series of extreme close ups together as she pulls the piece of paper out of her pocket to show Emily-Jayne where she is supposed to be.

Scene 6.
Interior. Corridors, Classroom
Lucy walking up to the door of her classroom. The teacher acknolages her and then tells her to take a seat, she does so.

Scene 7.
Interior. Lucy's house.
Lucy arrives home from first day has little conversation with her mum and goes upstairs.

Scene 8.
Interior. Library
Lucy is sat at a computer while a group of girls from across the room shout abuse at Lucy.

Scene 9.
Exterior. Pavement.
Lucy and Emily-Jayne walk on the pavement by the side of the road. The group of girls go by in a car and throw soemthing out of the window at them, it hits lucy.

Scene 10.
Interior. Cafe
They walk into a cafe order coffee and sit down. Lucy's mum rings her and tells her about her forgetting to take her medicine.

Scene 11.
Interior. Lucy's Bedroom
Lucy's mum finds the pills scatterd under her bed.

Scene 12.
Interior Cafe/Lucy's bedroom
Scene follows the conversation on the phone more directly.
She sets off to go home.

Scene 13.
Interior Lucy's house.
She goes home takes her medicine and goes upstairs.

Scene 14.
Interior Lucys bedroom.
I'm going to put alot of emphasis on this scene, there is going to be no dialogue and i want this to be the point where Lucy sort of realises herself as she stares at herself in the mirror. Her expression is to be blank. The room should be low lit.

Scene 15.
Interior. Corridor.
Lucy and Emily-Jayne are talking to one another on the phone, then she meets up with her.
I thought we could add signal problems to the call, which is to show that her medication is starting to work and Emily-Jayne is slowly leaving her mind.

Scene 16.
Simons Classroom
Lucy walks into Simons empty classroom looking to sort out the bullying. She finds out alot more when she realises that Emily-Jayne suddenly starts to fade away. The lighting should be dimly lit.

As Lucy is pacing around the room in confusion i would like to have Emily-Jayne appear for a split second. I got this idea from the film Fight Club where he uses flashes of Tyler Durden whilst the Narrator is speaking. Like in the dieing seconds of this link.
[Tyler Durden Flash]

I hope to make Emily-Jayne stand out alot more than this but hopefuilly this will create an exciting effect that may help the audience understand Lucy's confusion.

Scene 17.
No set location.
In this scene i would like for everything to unwind in Lucy's mind through a series of flashbacks and expressions of shock on Lucy's face. I want her to realise that she has been on her own all that time, that Emily-Jayne never existed. I want her to visualise her self walking down corridors speaking to herself. Sat in the cafe alone. Maybe it would be a good idea to film the flashbacks in slow mode. to make it look a little bit different. Or maybe have the flashbacks in really low lighting. I am going to research flashbacks in other films to get more ideas.

The film ends on a close up which could also do a quick zoom upto her face, as she screams. Then the credits can roll.

Jump Cut Research By Lucy Davies

As a group, we thought it would be a good idea to use jump cuts for the opening sequence when Lily is getting ready for her first day at college. I went onto 'Youtube' to find an example of jump cuts and I thought this link was the best.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EuBZHEmRE4&feature=related



We decided to shoot several shots of Lily doing the same thing but with different expressions and body language use. We wanted to give the implication that she was in a rush. We thought we would create this effect by using jump shots.

4th Day of Filming By Lucy Davies

For our fourth day of shooting, we went back to Hayley's house and decided to film the rest of the morning scenes including Lily that we were unable to shoot from previous inconveniences. As a group, we were able to film all the morning shots when Lily is getting ready. We wanted to get plenty of shots of Lily doing the same scene, so that we would be able to create jump shots, e.g of her brushing her teeth in the bathroom in a hurry. However, after filming all the shots we weren't satisfied with the results, so we are arranging to film the shots again. The main problem was that the scene were set in the morning and we had to film at night, which made it difficult to look convincing. We need to re-film all our shots because we want the lighting to be the same for each shot and also for Lily to look the same so that we can use Continuity Editing.

3rd Day of Filming By Lucy Davies

We were able to film the scenes including Lily and Laura-Jayne when they first meet in the Library. We tried using the shooting script, however, we wanted to have a choice of different shots in case we thought another shot looked better than the one on the shooting script. We did have difficulties, being that the noise level in the Library was fairly loud, which could be a problem when editing if the background noise doesn't sound continuous. Also, we thought there could be a problem with hearing the actresses, but we checked after to make sure the shots we took were suitable for our film.

Title Sequence Extra Research By Matthew Helliwell

I have done more research on opening title sequences of films. Searching youtube I found title sequences like the title sequence from Seven or Se7en. There is a link here.

[Seven Title Sequence]

The film is directed by David Fincher who also directed Fight Club.

This is probably one of the best title sequences i have seen it begins in a very dark room with a metronome clicking at a very slow tempo we have the camera switching from the metronome to the man who is laid in bed, the room is very dimly lit. There is a thunderclap and the shots go to the actors names one by one between pictures of what appears to be a person cutting their fingertips off. Nothing is definite in the title sequence and it causes the viewer to think, the confusion intrigues them. The title sequence is very long and the score seams to speed up as well as the speed of each shot. It is also very detailed, it even mentions the composer of the score, casting and costume.

A factor which is very interesting is that the title sequence does not mention the serial killer and main character John Doe played by Kevin Spacey. This seams to heighten the mystery of the murders of the film, this shows us that it could be a good idea to leave main characters out of the title sequence to create the effect of mystery.

Seven uses quite complicated title sequen

ces.

Simpler sequences have been used by movies such as Pulp Fiction. The opening scene stops at a freeze or snapshot and then the titles come on over black. First it mentions the production companies and director. Then the title of the film "Pulp Fiction," rises slowly in large letters from the bottom of the screen.

It halts as it takes

up the middle and starts to decrease in size as the actors names come one by one in whit

e over the decreasing title. What is most important about these titles is the music, the title song

Dick Dales version of Misirlou is played through the opening titles and helped make the film iconic.

Here is a link to the titles of Pulp Fiction, shown on youtube.

[Pulp Fiction Title Sequence]

2nd Day of Filming. By Lucy Davies

During the filming process, several problems have occurred which has slowed down the development of our film. On our first day of filming we had difficulties with the cameras, however on our second day, the actress we needed was unavailable and Matthew was ill making it hard for us to get the scenes we wanted to film completed. To solve the problems that occurred, we decided to film all the scenes including 'The Mother' at Hayley's house in Pogmoor. We were able to shoot all the scene of 'The Mother' which enabled us to become more up to date with our filming.

30th November

• We want to film the scenes of Lily and Laura-Jayne in the Refectory at College. However, this could be a problem if the Refectory is too busy; making it difficult for the sound to be clear if there is talking in the background. If this was to happen, we would be able to shoot other scenes including Lily and Laura-Jayne at College (Library, Corridor scenes).
• We would also like to film the car scenes on Shelley's street if we have enough time to do so.

Costumes By Lucy Davies

In our film, the costumes worn by the characters (especially Emily-Jayne) are a vital part to the storyline. This is because we needed to get the appropriate costumes to suit each character and the roles they played. Emily-Jayne, being a girl who died many years ago needed to portray someone old fashioned and to do this we chose a dress from the performing arts department at college. However, we didn't want the dress to look too antique as this would then make the twist at the end too obvious. Furthermore, to add extra effect to the characters roles and costumes, we thought that Emily-Jayne should wear the similar clothing throughout the film to imply that she is dead.
We thought that Lucy would best suit casual clothing to make her look 'geeky'. This was so the audience could make out what kind of character she is, and also to make her look more of an outsider. All of the costumes used by the other characters are their own clothing that we, as a group, thought would be suitable for their role.

1st Day Filming By Matthew Helliwell

Problems with the camera kept us from filming all of the scenes we wanted to. We had to take the camera back to the store and get it cleaned then go back to where we were filming in Pogmoor this wasted loads of time and left us with only half an hour shooting time, we could only film shots 5-12 before we had to go. This was a big disapointment as we had set our sights on filming scene 2, scene 6, scene 11, some of scene 12, scene 13 and scene 14. We used the medicine props, and used lighting to make the scene look like a morning. We only needed to use one costume, we only needed typical bed wear so we used pyjamas.

Schedule By The Whole Group

Schedule for Filming
16th November - Choosing suitable costumes for the main characters.
17th November - Filming all scenes within Hayley’s house.
· We will need the medicine and alarm clock props,
· The main characters Emily-Jayne, Lucy and Lucy’s mother.
· We will need three costumes for Lucy,
1. One where she wakes up, so she will need pyjamas.
2. Another for when she gets changed and walks downstairs.
3. And another when she arrives home after her mother calls her.
· This means we also need to shoot shots of Lucy’s mother vacuuming under her bed as she finds Lucy’s medication.

Shooting Script Final Draft By Hayley Outhwaite (Idea's from first draft By Shelley Brookes)

SHOT 1 Close up shot of images and written words, being pulled in
And out of focus.
SHOT 2 Over exposed close up of white clouds.
SHOT 3 Close up shot of images and written words, being pulled in
And out of focus.
SHOT 4 Over exposed close up of white clouds.
SHOT 5 Extreme close up on alarm clock that reads “07:00”
SHOT 6 Close up shot of her hands knocking her medication over
SHOT 7 Close up of medication hitting the ground and rolling
Under her bed, the pills scatter on the floor out of sight
SHOT 8 Close up shot that shows Lucy going back to sleep
SHOT 9 Extreme close up on alarm clock that reads “08:45”
SHOT 10 Extreme close up of Lucy’s eyes as she wakes up and
Realises she is late for college
SHOT 11 Medium shot of her quickly jumping out of bed
SHOT 12 Panning medium shot of her grabbing clothes off her chair
and getting changed behind her wardrobe door
SHOT 13 Close up of the alarm clock reading “08:50”
SHOT 14 Same as Shot 12, Medium shot of wardrobe closing and
Lucy coming out of the wardrobe dressed for the day
SHOT 15 Medium close up of Lucy looking for something around her
room
SHOT 16 Eye line match of Lucy looking at her brush on the dressing
table
SHOT 17 Medium shot of Lucy brushing her hair
SHOT 18 Jump cut to a medium shot of Lucy brushing her teeth
SHOT 19 Tilt shot of Lucy running down the stairs
SHOT 20 Long shot of Lucy and her mum in the kitchen
SHOT 21 Eye line match of Lucy looking at some toast
SHOT 22 Close up continuous shot of Lucy grabbing a piece of toast
SHOT 23 Long shot of Lucy coming out of the house
SHOT 24 Long establishing shot of Lucy entering the college doors
SHOT 25 Long shot of Lucy running through the college corridors.
Panning and camera tilts are used to follow her
SHOT 26 Extreme long shot of Lucy running through the college
Corridors. Panning and camera tilts are used to follow her.
SHOT 27 Long shot of Lucy entering the Library
SHOT 28 Close up of the sign reading “Learner center”
SHOT 29 Medium shot of Lucy sat on a chair in the library
SHOT 30 Long Shot of Emily-Jayne walking over to Lucy. Panning used to follow Emily- Jayne.
SHOT 31 Medium shot of Emily- Jayne taking a seat next to Lucy
SHOT 32 Over the shoulder shot of Emily-Jayne talking to Lucy
SHOT 33 Over the shoulder shot of Lucy talking to Emily-Jayne
SHOT 34 Over the shoulder shot of Emily-Jayne talking to Lucy
SHOT 35 Over the shoulder shot of Lucy talking to Emily-Jayne
SHOT 36 Over the shoulder shot of Emily-Jayne talking to Lucy
SHOT 37 Medium shot of Lucy pulling a piece of paper out of her bag
SHOT 38 Close up of the piece of paper
SHOT 39 Over the shoulder shot of Lucy talking to Emily-Jayne
SHOT 40 Continuous point of view shot of Lucy pointing a something on her piece of paper
SHOT 41 Over the shoulder shot of Emily-Jayne talking to Lucy
SHOT 42 Long shot of Emily-Jayne placing a pile of books onto the
shelf. Panning and tilting used.
SHOT 42 Over the shoulder shot of Emily-Jayne talking to Lucy
SHOT 43 Over the shoulder shot of Lucy talking to Emily-Jayne
SHOT 44 Over the shoulder shot of Emily-Jayne talking to Lucy
SHOT 45 Long shot of the corridor that leads to her classroom
SHOT 46 Over the shoulder shot of Emily-Jayne talking to Lucy
SHOT 47 Over the shoulder shot of Lucy talking to Emily-Jayne
SHOT 48 Over the shoulder shot of Emily-Jayne talking to Lucy
SHOT 49 Over the shoulder shot of Lucy talking to Emily-Jayne
SHOT 50 Over the shoulder shot of Emily-Jayne talking to Lucy
SHOT 51 Medium shot of Lucy opening the door to her classroom from behind her
SHOT 52 Continuous editing used to show Lucy entering the room from the front of her
SHOT 53 Long shot of the class looking at Lucy from over her
Shoulder
SHOT 54 Over the shoulder shot of Lucy talking to the teacher
SHOT 55 Over the shoulder shot of the teacher talking to Lucy
SHOT 56 Over the shoulder shot of Lucy talking to the Teacher
SHOT 57 Medium close up shot using panning to show Lucy’s point
of view as she enters the classroom.
SHOT 58 Medium close up of Lucy sat in the classroom on her own
SHOT 59 Long shot of Lucy entering her home.
SHOT 60 Close up shot of Lucy hanging her coat up
SHOT 61 Down tilted Long shot gradually tilting upwards to show
Lucy walking up the stairs.
SHOT 62 Close up of Lucy’s Mum’s face as she shouts to her from downstairs
SHOT 63 Close up shot of Lucy’s face as she shouts to her Mum from upstairs
SHOT 64 Close up of Lucy’s Mum’s face as she shouts to her from downstairs
SHOT 65 Close up shot of Lucy’s face as she shouts to her Mum from upstairs
SHOT 66 Close up of Lucy’s Mum’s face as she shouts to her from downstairs
SHOT 67 Medium long shot of Lucy sat at the computer
SHOT 68 Medium Long shot of the group of bullies shouting abuse to Lucy from the next
table
SHOT 69 Close up of Lucy’s face looking upset.
SHOT 70 Medium Long shot of the group of bullies shouting abuse to Lucy from the next
table
SHOT 71 Medium shot of Lucy sat at the computer with Emily-Jayne sat behind her
SHOT 72 Medium close up of Emily-Jayne talking to Lucy
SHOT 73 Close up of Lucy Looking startled as she didn’t know that Emily-Jayne was behind
her. Then speaks to Emily-Jayne
SHOT 74 Close up of Emily-Jayne as she talks to Lucy
SHOT 75 Close up shot of Lucy as she talks to Emily-Jayne
SHOT 76 Medium Long shot of the group of bullies shouting abuse to Lucy from the next
table
SHOT 77 Close up shot of Emily-Jayne as she talks to Lucy, suggesting that the go to a café
SHOT 78 Close up of Lucy’s reply
SHOT 79 Long shot of Lucy and Emily-Jayne getting up and walking out of the Library.
Panning used to follow them
SHOT 80 Long shot as Lucy and Emily-Jayne walk down the road
SHOT 81 Long shot of a car winding its window down and throwing an object out of it.
Panning to follow the car as it drives along the road.
SHOT 82 Medium shot to show Lucy clutching at her head in pain as she has been hit by the
object. Continuous editing is used.
SHOT 83 Long shot of Emily-Jayne putting her arm around Lucy and asking if she is alright
SHOT 84 Close up of Lucy replying to Emily-Jayne
SHOT 85 Medium shot of Emily- Jayne and Lucy as they are talking
SHOT 86 Medium long shot of Lucy walking into the café
SHOT 87 Over the shoulder shot of Emily- Jayne talking to Lucy
SHOT 88 Over the shoulder shot of Lucy talking to Emily-Jayne
SHOT 89 Over the shoulder shot of Emily-Jayne talking to Lucy
SHOT 90 Over the shoulder shot of the cashier
SHOT 91 Over the shoulder shot of Lucy
SHOT 92 Over the shoulder shot of the cashier
SHOT 93 Over the shoulder shot of Lucy
SHOT 94 Over the shoulder shot of the cashier
SHOT 95 Close up of Lucy handing money to the cashier
SHOT 96 Medium shot of Lucy picking up the coffees and placing them on the table where
Emily-Jayne is sat
SHOT 96 Over the shoulder shot of Emily-Jayne
SHOT 97 Over the shoulder shot of Lucy
SHOT 98 Over the shoulder shot of Emily-Jayne
SHOT 99 Over the shoulder shot of Lucy
SHOT 100 Over the shoulder shot of Emily-Jayne
SHOT 101 Side on shot of Lucy and Emily-Jayne as Lucy’s phone
starts to ring
SHOT 102 Close up shot of Lucy’s phone ringing
SHOT 103 Medium close up of Lucy answering the phone
SHOT 104 Medium close up of Lucy’s mum on the phone
SHOT 105 Medium close up of Lucy talking on the phone
SHOT 106 Medium shot of Lucy’s mum talking on the phone
SHOT 107 Scene cuts to a Long shot of Lucy’s mum vacuuming her room
SHOT 108 Close up shot of Lucy’s mum discovering the pills scattered under her bed
SHOT 109 Scene cuts back a medium shot of Lucy’s mum on the phone
SHOT 110 Medium shot of Lucy on the phone
SHOT 110 Medium shot of Lucy’s mum on the phone
SHOT 111 Medium shot of Lucy on the phone
SHOT 112 Medium shot of Lucy’s mum on the phone
SHOT 113 Medium shot of Lucy on the phone
SHOT 114 Medium shot of Lucy’s mum on the phone
SHOT 115 Medium shot of Lucy hanging up the phone and standing up from her seat
SHOT 116 Close up shot of Emily- Jayne saying bye
SHOT 117 Long shot of Lucy entering her home
SHOT 118 Medium shot of Lucy’s mum putting her coat on as she talks to Lucy
SHOT 119 Medium shot of Lucy talking to her mum
SHOT 120 Long shot of Lucy walking to the kitchen to take her tablets. Panning used to
follow her
SHOT 121 Medium shot to show Lucy taking her pills
SHOT 122 Long shot of Lucy’s mum talking to Lucy as she puts her coat on
SHOT 123 Medium shot of Lucy shouting back to her mum
SHOT 124 Medium shot of Lucy’s mum talking to Lucy
SHOT 125 Medium shot of Lucy talking to her mum
SHOT 126 Medium shot of Lucy’s mum talking to Lucy
SHOT 127 Cuts to an over the shoulder shot of Lucy looking at her reflection
SHOT 128 Long shot of Lucy grabbing her bag and Leaving her bedroom
SHOT 129 Long shot of the corridor as Lucy and Emily-Jayne are
talking on the phone to one another.
SHOT 130 Close up of Lucy on the phone to Emily- Jayne
SHOT 131 Medium shot of Lucy and Emily-Jayne outside the classroom
SHOT 132 Over the shoulder shot of Emily- Jayne talking to Lucy
SHOT 133 Over the shoulder shot of Lucy talking to Emily- Jayne
SHOT 134 Over the shoulder shot of Emily- Jayne talking to Lucy
SHOT 135 Medium shot of Lucy as she knocks on the door and then enters
SHOT 136 Medium over the shoulder shot of Simon talking to Lucy
SHOT 137 Medium shot of Lucy talking to Simon
SHOT 138 Medium shot of Simon talking to Lucy
SHOT 139 Long shot of Lucy as she closes the door behind her and takes a seat opposite
Simon
SHOT 140 Over the shoulder shot of Lucy talking to Simon
SHOT 141 Over the shoulder shot of Simon talking to Lucy
SHOT 142 Over the shoulder shot of Lucy talking to Simon
SHOT 143 Over the shoulder shot of Simon talking to Lucy
SHOT 144 Over the shoulder shot of Lucy talking to Simon
SHOT 145 Over the shoulder shot of Simon talking to Lucy
SHOT 146 Over the shoulder shot of Lucy talking to Simon
SHOT 147 Over the shoulder shot of Simon talking to Lucy
SHOT 148 Over the shoulder shot of Lucy talking to Simon
SHOT 149 A medium shot of Lucy looking down at the chair next to her is used
SHOT 150 Close up shot of Lucy’s face looking puzzled
SHOT 151 Medium shot of Simon talking to Lucy
SHOT 152 Medium shot of Lucy talking to Simon
SHOT 153 Medium shot of Simon talking to Lucy
SHOT 154 Medium shot of Lucy talking to Simon
SHOT 155 medium close up of Lucy pointing to the seat next to her
SHOT 156 Close up shot of Lucy muttering to herself and looking around the room frantically
SHOT 157 Medium shot of Simon talking to Lucy
SHOT 158 Close up shot of Lucy looking sick and confused, replying to Simon
SHOT 159 Close up of Simon telling Lucy to calm down
SHOT 160 Medium shot of Lucy placing her hand on her head and standing from her seat
SHOT 161 Medium close up shot of Simon looking through his filing cabinet, he pulls out one
file
SHOT 162 Long shot of Lucy pacing around the room
SHOT 163 Medium shot of Simon as he scans through the file, his face looking shocked
SHOT 164 Lucy sits back in her seat and replies what Simon has just said. Staring at the
ground.
SHOT 165 Close up of Simons face looking confused
SHOT 166 Close up shot of Lucy’s face to show her crying
SHOT 167 Medium shot of Lucy from behind, sat at a table
SHOT 168 Cuts to a flashback of Lucy and Emily-Jayne earlier in the
film
SHOT 169 Cut back to an Extreme close up of Lucy’s face to show
shock
SHOT 170 Cuts to a flashback of Lucy and Emily-Jayne earlier in the
film
SHOT 171 Cuts to a flashback of Lucy and Emily-Jayne earlier in the
film
SHOT 172 Cuts to extreme close up of Lucy as she screams

Photographs of College Locations by Shelley Brookes, Lucy Davies Writing By Matthew Helliwell

We chose the college library as we need a library setting for Emily-Jayne and Lucy's first meeting and conversation. Another factor was because it resides in our college and is easily accessible for all members and camera, also if we do it during lesson time the library will be quite empty and we will be able to avoid other students looking at the camera during shooting time. Also in the library there are chairs which are suitable for the scene where Lucy sits down and Emily-Jayne comes over and helps her.

We also took pictures of the corridors which Lucy and Emily-Jayne will be walking down. These are also just in our college which makes it easier to get the filming done quick as the actors are in college and so is the camera. We used these locations for more efficiency, using the college helped us to get a lot of the scenes done quickly.

Prop Work By Matthew Helliwell

This is the tub of paracetamol that i am going to use for the tablets that are knocked off of Lucy's bedside cabinet.
I scratched a little bit of the label off so that it didnt stick out above the label i printed off the internet.

I cut my label out of the bottle i printed off the internet and stuck it onto the bottle of paracetamol.

This is the Paracetamol bottle next to the prop I have made.

This is the box i am gonig to use to place my medicine box net over. this box is a little smaller than the net, so i ahd to adjust the net to make it fit.

This is the net for the type of medicine I want to use. I cut it up into parts and stuck them on using sellotape. The effect was not so good.

This is the turn out after i stuck on the pieces, the corners look a little frayed because the paper is curling off. i sorted this out by sticking them down. I thought it would make the overall prop look glossy but it actually is not soo bad.

This is the outcome. The edges are tightened up but it doesnt look as good as i would have expected it to, I'm not sure on whether to use this prop, although it looks a lot better in person than on camera.

Health and Safety Rick Assessment by Shelley Brookes and Lucy Davies

Prop Work. By Matthew Helliwell

For some scenes in our film we need a tub of tablets or a box of them to take the part of Lucy's medication. I aquired a tub of paracetamol and a box which contained flu tablets. And with some research i found out what medication is used to treat an illness similar to the one Lucy has e.g. Schizophrenia. The medication used to treat this illness typically are Antipsychotics. I have chosen to use the drug Haldol and i printed off a tablet cover for Haldol and a bottle cover for a similar drug; Riperidone.
I got information off of the website http://www.medicinenet.com/
It was very helpful in identifying the medicines used for schitzophrenia and information on them.

Five Minute Film Analysis by Shelley Brookes

For my short film analysis I chose the film ‘The Talisman’ by Mathieu Ratthe although it was written by a popular writer known as Stephen King. I found this film by typing in short films on www.youtube.com. First I watched another of his films called ‘Lovefield’ and then I saw the link to this one on there and found it to be more interesting. It has a twist within it and we are wanting to achieve this in our film therefore I thought analysing this film could further my knowledge on what to do in our film.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LHFRF0mVho

It starts with a long shot of all black and the outline of a door that you can tell is slightly open due to the light coming through around it. Orchestral low frequency music is played whilst the camera slowly zooms in towards the door and the words ‘demo scene “THE HOTEL ROOM”’ merge closer to the camera. As the camera gets closer a person appears from the left hand side of the camera walking towards the door. He reaches the door and pushes it open letting in a explosion of light and the room is lit up showing a hallway with a door to the right and a boring decorative feel. You also see it’s a boy dressed in casual clothes carrying a rucksack although he soon disappears inside and the doorway and inside of it can not be seen because of the light.

The screen is then filled with a flash of the light and the pitch of the music rises to course more of a noise, this is a way of disguising the cut to the next image. The light gradually dims to show a picture frame on a wooden table, in the frame is a picture of a boy and a woman the music is now a bit louder than before when the camera was outside the room. From the body language between the two it hints that they are mother and son. A shadow is then seen in the frame and someone walks past the camera. The camera uses a pan to follow this person who drops a rucksack on the floor in front of the table. This gives the audience the impression it is the person we followed in to the room as the camera has just followed him again. The camera then zooms in on the bag. It is army green with the word ‘sawyou’ on the front and inside is a sketch book show from the drawings stuck on the front.

The camera then cuts to a medium shot of a room with the shadow of someone in a cupboard door before the boy from the beginning enters the room. The director uses diagetic sound here as the boy is shouting mum repeatedly and the music has gone so that the audience focuses on this. The camera is slowly zooming in on the boy and he then starts to remove his coat before telling his mum he is home. This tells the audience he has probably been at school. The camera then cuts to a close up of the boys face as a continuous shot. This is to show the audience the look of confusion on the boys face as he still hasn’t had a reply from his mum.

The camera then cuts to a long shot of a living and dining room with a big window covering the majority of the wall in the background. Through the window a peer can be seen along with the sea and sand. On the peer is a funfair and the weather is nice therefore it would usually create a happier feel although the silence makes the audience think something isn’t right and then a crow cawing appears and flies past the window.

The camera then cuts to a medium shot from the sofa showing the side of the room where the boy enters. Its pans across the room following the boy who is looking out of the window that is now situated behind the camera and the crow can still be heard. He then turns to look at some double doors which he walks towards and begins to open them whilst the camera tilts downwards and pulls focus on a cup of coffee that is letting off steam. This tells the audience that it has just been made therefore someone must have just been in that room. A higher pitch noise is heard whilst the camera is looking at the coffee causing the audience to think something is about to happen then it cuts to a long shot of the boy opening the doors from the inside of the room behind them. This again is continuity editing. The music then cuts off again and a non-diagetic sound of a television is heard.

The camera then cuts to a medium shot of the boy although the camera is slightly tilted upwards. The boy focuses on the bed still and says ‘mum, come on. You told me an hour ago I’m starving!’ The camera then cuts back to the long shot of the room and the boy walks towards the bed whilst the camera slowly starts tilting up and moves so that the audience can see the bump in the bed that the boy is talking to.

The camera then cuts again so that we can see the bed from the boy’s angle but the boy keeps walking forward and the shot then becomes an over the shoulder shot. The camera then moves around the boy following his hand as it touches the quilt and whilst he is still shouting mum. Although his voice appears more quit now as if his mums asleep. It becomes a close up of his hand and as he moves the quilt it cuts back to the long shot slightly tilted up at the boy. As he moves the quilt and asks his mum if she’s asleep he realises there’s no one in the quilt. At this point there is a look of confusion on his face and the shot cuts back to his arm moving away from the quilt. Also, when the camera cuts to this shot the crows starts to make a noise then which is a lot louder than the television in the background. It gives the audience the impression that the crow is an important part of the film.

It then cuts to a close up of the left hand side of the back of his head. Showing the expression on his face when he turns towards the left where the crows caw appears to be coming from. The camera has pulled focus on his face so the open door in the back ground is blurred. Then a shadow is seen on the wall through the door and a loud noise is heard. This would make the audience jump and cause suspense because they now want to know what is in that room. The boys head immediately turns to look at the door and its pulls focus on the door then rather than the boy so you can get a better look at the door, when he turns his head you hear something drop on the floor in the room and the shower turns on. This tells the audience it’s the bathroom. The camera then zooms in towards the door and suddenly cuts to a wall next to a door with the shadow of the boys face on it. You can tell we are closer because the shower has got louder. The boy then shouts mum again and when there’s no reply he moves and the door opens towards us showing the boys head come around in to the room the camera is in. The camera then zooms in on his face and cuts to the eye line view of what the boy is looking at, this is the bathroom and a steamed up shower with what looks like a person in it. The camera then zooms in towards the shower before cutting back to a close up on the boys face and the door and panning across it whilst he says mum I’m home. It then cuts back to zooming in on the shower and then back to a medium shot of the boy where he is still looking at the shower and begins to walk towards it and violins start to play in the background softly whilst he is moving his head with confusion. He then shouts his mum again, the music still playing and the camera cuts to a close up of his feet following them while they walk toward the shower asking why she doesn’t answer him. This also gives the audience a better view of the room. There is a shoe on the floor as if it’s been kicked off and a towel screwed up, also the bin has been knocked over to the left.

When his feet are nearly at the shower it cuts back to a close up of the shower door and his face entering the shot. The music has gone and once again he shouts the word mum and looks down, the shot then cuts to an eye line shot, a close up of his hand knocking on the glass door right next to the handle and the loud orchestral music from before returns. The camera uses a continuous shot cutting back to a close up of the boys face whilst he is still knocking and says ‘mum’ again. The boy begins to try and look in the shower and the camera cuts to a shot from in the shower where his eye is looking through and he asks ‘what’s going on in there’ at this point the music pitch and frequency gets higher. It then does a quick cut back to his hand for a second showing that he is now knocking faster on the door then a cut to a close up on his face and then back to a close up of his hand trying to emphasise the panic and making the audience scared because it hints something’s going to be in the shower. The camera then cut to a medium shot from the inside of the shower and the boy immediately opens the shower door with a look of horror on his face looking around the inside making the audience want to look at what is there. The camera then cut to a shot of the shower head and running water making random loud noises whilst zooming in a bit but no one is there.

A cut is then made to a close up on the side of the boys head showing his confused and upset but relieved. It then cuts to a medium shot of the boy looking away from the shower whilst saying mum and the camera travels down towards a table with a mirror on it until it finally shows a bunch of pills, pills bottles and prescribed bottles of liquids as a hint of drugs. The music appears to be a string instrument and it is very loud and disturbing. The way he says mum whilst it shows you these makes the audience think they are hers. Whilst the camera tilts downwards you vaguely hear the boy’s voice asks ‘what’s going on here?’ and at this point the music has gone back to being quiet and gentle.

The camera then cuts back to the living room emphasising the window because it’s a nice day therefore the light from outside is what’s lighting up the room. The music has now stopped completely. The camera pans from left to right in the room but always has the window fully in the shot. It’s just showing you it from different angles in the room. We then see the boy in front of the camera walking towards the window but looking round the room rather than out of the window. The camera keeps panning to the right whilst the boy turns round making sure he’s looked everywhere in the room for his mum. The silence makes it a lot more eerie and causes excitement yet suspense.

The camera then cuts to a medium close up of the boy facing the camera with the window behind him. The boy begins to walk backwards as the camera zooms in on him he stops walking backwards and the camera zooms in to make the shot a close up of his face. This shows the confusion and horror on his face whilst he stares at a fixed point behind the camera. He then says mum again as if he feels her closer because he doesn’t say it as loud and he says it more slowly.

We then hear a loud crash and we see a crack appears in the window behind him. The camera then uses a continuous shot as the boy begins to turn round the camera cuts to his face and shows a medium shot of him as he jumps which then quickly zooms into a close up of his face showing how scared he is of what’s about to happen bacuse you can see him breathing more heavily and his eyes fixed on the window. The camera then cuts back to the window where the crack expands still making that awful noise as it does so and the camera gradually zooming in. when the crack develops and becomes horizontal down the middle of the window a loud smash is heard and one side of the crack flashes over exposed light and the sound of thunder is heard. At this point the orchestral music appears to cause the audience to feel terrified. The half of the window that went bright then flashed to the same view outside yet it was dark, bad weather and looked a lot scarier. You could see the lightening that was making such noise within the room. The camera then cuts to another close up of the boys face whilst the music still plays and then it cuts straight back to a close up on the half of the window that’s changed emphasising a big lightening strike that appears in the background although there is still some blue sky that can be seen in the top left corner. This shows the contrast between the weather in each half of the glass. The camera then slowly zooms in on the glass giving the audience a good look at the storm that is taking place. A loud scream then over powers the sound of the storm and the camera cuts to outside the window tilting up at the window whilst the scream is still occurring. It is a woman’s scream hinting at the audience that it may be the boys mum. You then see the boy moving towards the window anxious to look outside and as he moves close the camera zooms in on the boy. When he reaches the window he puts one of his hands on it. As the camera becomes a close up on his face you see his facial expression turn in to a shock yet scared look. It then cuts to a tilted down shot as it is to show what the boy is looking down at. There is a woman dressed in her dressing gown being dragged in to a black car by two people in black. She stands out because her clothes are brighter than everything else in the picture. She is screaming up at the window and the camera zooms in on her face whilst she does so showing her resistance to go with the two people. It then cuts back to a tilted upwards medium close up of the boy through the window shouting mum because he wants to help her.

The camera then cuts back to an extreme close up of one of the men that are kidnapping her and he immediately turns his head. He doesn’t look like a normal person as his face is covered in hair, he has long hair and his eyes are a very scary aluminous green and yellow. He continues to stare at the boy whilst he is still screaming for his mum, his hair then begins to grow even more on his face that much that you can’t see his face and he begins to look like an animal. And a disgusting sound like the moving of worms or beetles is heard whilst the hair grows.

It the cuts back to a close up of the boys face and a look of horror as he doesn’t know what to do and now that he has seen the people that are taking her. His mum has begun to scream again at this point and the camera then cuts to a tilted down close up of his mum screaming and struggling. Whilst the camera gradually zooms in then cuts to a tilted down close up of her arm and a hairy hand grabbing her arm and her scream changes to a short low pitch one and then she stops. Her white dressing gown makes the hairy hand stand out more for the audience to see because it is a really dark colour compared to the white. The hand then begins to push at her arm and then the camera cuts back to an extreme close up of the boys face at the window screaming for his mum whilst it cuts back to a tilted down close up of his mums face as she looks exhausted and scared. It then goes back to a tilted up extreme close up of the boys face repeatedly shouting mum and the camera begins to zoom out and we hear a woman’s voice shout jack and the window returns to normal and the crack disappears along with the bad weather. This has established what the boys name is and behind him you see a woman stood with a white dressing gown on and Jack then turns his head to look at her. The camera cuts to a medium close up of him with a look of confusion on his face and the window in the background back to how it was before. It then cuts back to a view in to the house from the outside of the window with the back of Jacks head as he has turned to look at the woman. He then turns it towards the camera and looks back down at where his mum was before and a piano begins to play. It then goes to a medium close up of the woman and the audience then know for certain that it’s his mum. And as the camera slowly zooms in on her she asks, ‘is everything alright honey?’ and then gives a warm smile before the camera cuts back to a medium shot pulled focus on Jack from outside the window. The camera then begins to zoom out as his mum walks towards him and says ‘honey’ as he still hasn’t answered her question. He then turns to look at her and gives a reply ‘yeah…everything’s alright mom’ whilst the piano still plays in the background and the camera is still zooming out. It then turns in to a long shot and a loud bang of drums is heard when the crow lands on the window sill and looks at the mother and son talking. It then begins to core and the camera cuts to a black screen with ‘directed by Mathieu Ratthe’ appearing in white writing in the middle of the screen. ‘directed by’ disappears first and then the name. Then the words ‘Based on the novel “THE TALISMAN” by Stephen King and Peter Straub’ when this has disappeared the rest of credits appear with all the people that were involved with the making of this short film.

In my opinion this was an excellent short film because although it was only 4 minutes it had a beginning, middle and end. Also, it had a twist in it and contained things that would get the audience thinking and cause a feel of terror and suspense. I felt that some details were missing though and that a longer film could have gave me a better insight to why things were happening and I would also like to know what happened after this. But overall for the time the film lasted it was well produced.

Storyboard By Lucy Davies

Shooting Script By Hayley Outhwaite and Shelley Brookes

SHOT 1 Close up shot of images and written words, being pulled in and out of focus.

SHOT 2 Over exposed close up of white clouds.

SHOT 3 Close up shot of images and written words, being pulled in and out of focus.

SHOT 4 Over exposed close up of white clouds.

SHOT 5 Extreme close up on alarm clock that reads “07:00”

SHOT 6 Close up shot of the pills hitting the ground

SHOT 7 Close up shot of Lucy in bed asleep

SHOT 8 Extreme close up of Lucy’s eyes as she wakes up and realises she is late for college

SHOT 9 Medium shot of Lucy brushing her hair

SHOT 10 Close up of Lucy brushing her teeth

SHOT 11 Long shot of Lucy and her mum in the kitchen

SHOT 12 Long shot of Lucy coming out of the house

SHOT 13 Long shot of Lucy running through the college corridors. Panning and camera tilts are used to follow her

SHOT 14 Extreme long shot of Lucy running through the college corridors. Panning and camera tilts are used to follow her.

SHOT 15 Medium shot of Lucy sat on a chair in the library

SHOT 16 Long shot of Lucy and Emily-Jayne talking in the library

SHOT 17 Extreme long shot of Lucy and Emily-Jayne walking down a corridor

SHOT 18 Over the shoulder shot of Emily-Jayne talking to Lucy

SHOT 19 Over the shoulder shot of Lucy talking to Emily-Jayne

SHOT 20 Over the shoulder shot of Emily-Jayne talking to Lucy

SHOT 21 Long shot of the class looking at Lucy from over her shoulder

SHOT 22 Medium close up shot using panning to show Lucy’s point of view as she enters the classroom.

SHOT 23 Medium close up of Lucy sat in the classroom on her own

SHOT 24 Long shot of Lucy entering her home, hanging her coat up.

SHOT 25 Down titled Long shot gradually tilting upwards to show Lucy walking up the stairs.

SHOT 26 Medium long shot of Lucy sat at the computer with Emily-Jayne

SHOT 27 Long shot as Lucy walks down the road, panning as the car drives alongside her

SHOT 28 Medium long shot of Lucy walking into the cafe

SHOT 29 Over the shoulder shot of the cashier

SHOT 30 Over the shoulder shot of Lucy

SHOT 31 Over the shoulder shot of the cashier

SHOT 32 Over the shoulder shot of Lucy

SHOT 33 Over the shoulder shot of the cashier

SHOT 34 Over the shoulder shot of Emily-Jayne

SHOT 35 Over the shoulder shot of Lucy

SHOT 36 Over the shoulder shot of Emily-Jayne

SHOT 37 Over the shoulder shot of Lucy

SHOT 38 Over the shoulder shot of Emily-Jayne

SHOT 39 Side on shot of Lucy and Emily-Jayne as Lucy’s phone starts to ring

SHOT 40 Close up shot of Lucy’s phone ringing

SHOT 41 Medium close up of Lucy answering the phone

SHOT 42 Medium close up of Lucy’s mum on the phone

SHOT 43 Long shot of Lucy and her mum in the hall way as Lucy is taking her pill and her mum is putting her coat on.

SHOT 44 Over the shoulder shot of Lucy looking at her reflection

SHOT 45 Long shot of the corridor as Lucy and Emily-Jayne are talking on the phone to one another.

SHOT 46 Medium over the shoulder shot of Simon talking to Lucy

SHOT 47 Long shot of Lucy pacing around the room

SHOT 48 Close up shot of Lucy’s face to show her crying

SHOT 49 Medium shot of Lucy from behind, sat at a table

SHOT 50 Cuts to a flashback of Lucy and Emily-Jayne earlier in the film

SHOT 51 Cut back to an Extreme close up of Lucy’s face to show shock

SHOT 52 Cuts to a flashback of Lucy and Emily-Jayne earlier in the film

SHOT 53 Cuts to a flashback of Lucy and Emily-Jayne earlier in the film

SHOT 54 Cuts to extreme close up of Lucy as she screams

5 Minute Film Analysis By Hayley Outhwaite

The film that I have chosen to analyse as part of my A2 media work is a short 5 minute film named “The game”, I came across this film on YouTube which was created by four A level students as part of their media coursework. This relates to the reason that I chose to analyse this film as I also have to come up with a short 5 minute film with the rest of my group which consists of 3 other members. By examining in detail a 5 minute film created by fellow A level pupils this will benefit me and my group greatly as we will be able to gather ideas such as the various different shots they have used and also their editing techniques.

Here is the link to the short 5 minute film that I chose to analyse: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAYWDAD3fnY



The opening couple of seconds of this short film shows a bright circle of light being brought into focus with non-diagetic sound gradually getting louder in the background. The shot quickly changes to a high angle shot of a young boy laid on a blue and white stripy bed with his eyes closed; the non-diagetic sound continues to play throughout this scene which really sets the mood as it makes you feel as if you are waiting for something to happen. In the same shot the young boy slowly opens his eyes then gently lifts his head up so that it eventually goes out of shot almost completely. A low angle shot is then used as the boy is sat upright in bed with his feet perched on the end of the bed, as the shot is at a low angle pointing upwards towards the bed his body is out of proportion. His feet being the closest to the screen look a lot bigger than any other part of his body and his head is around the same size as his big toe this adds an unusual sense to the film. The first use of dialogue is used in this shot in a way that makes the film seem like a monologue “stuck in this confided room, my own version of therapy,” however the young boy’s mouth doesn’t move as the voice is heard, which gives us as the audience the feeling that we are listening to his thoughts out loud. We then see a medium long shot of a plain chocolate brown door, in relation to this the boy then says “There is a door, and I chose not to use it” these two pieces of dialogue that we have heard so far is already getting us guessing what’s going on and asking ourselves questions like why has he locked himself in this room? Is he crazy? This is always a good quality to have in a film as it keeps the audience curious as to what is going to happen next and leaves them wanting to watch the rest of the film. This medium shot of the door is then followed by the same low angle shot as previously used when the young boy is sat upright in bed with his feet on the edge of the bed, however at the end of this shot an eye line match occurs as the boy looks down to the right hand side of him and then the next shot shows an alarm clock reading 9 o’clock this is a good use of continuous editing. From around 9 seconds onwards you notice a change in the non-diagetic sound in the background as a faint beeping noise seems to get louder and more aggressive as the film goes on, then eventually 20 seconds into the film it is revealed that the noise is in fact coming from the alarm clock because when the boy reaches with his hand to turn the alarm off the noise immediately stops, this is a very clever way to use non-diagetic sound as it builds up the suspense in the film.

The next shot shows a close up shot of a chessboard with the boy in the background, both of which are out of focus. However as “I like to play chess” is being said the boy and the chessboard are brought into focus. The boy then continues to speak “a game I have adored since childhood” a close up shot is then used to show the expression on his face has he lets out a sigh, an eye line match occurs again as he looks to his left where the chessboard is situated, this time his head is in the shot however showing him looking at it. The boy then carry’s on speaking about the chessboard “it keeps my mind surrendered, from the dreams” and as the words “from the dreams” are spoken a medium shot is used to show a view of the room that the boy is in, both the bed and the chessboard are shown in this shot, this shot is also an establishing shot as it sets the scene. The boy then moves from his bed to take a seat at the table on which the chessboard is on. An extreme close up is then used to show a camera which the boy then begins to talk about “the camera is part of my therapy, time to change the tape” the next few shots show the process of changing a tape by using a mixture of close up and high angle shots, I find these few shots totally irrelevant to the film. After these few shots however the film starts the get more interesting as the boy says “I forgot to mention my opponent” we then see a point of view shot of what the boy is looking at which is a dark figure sat at the table. The shot then cuts back to show the boys face looking inquisitive as we hear him say “I didn’t expect him back so soon” as these words are heard we also hear a slight ticking noise in the background which is very effective. We then see a full view of the boy and the mysterious figure sat at the table “it’s his move” we hear him say, this makes us curious as to what is going to happen next. A distorted voice is then heard as an over the shoulder shot is used, persisting not to show this mysterious persons face which makes us want to see who it is even more, even though the tone of the voice is very effective it should be more clear as it is hard to work out what he is actually saying. “Ignore his taunts, he’s pathetic” these words make us think that the mysterious person is not going to be a nice character and that maybe he’s not very nice to the young boy. The ticking gradually becomes louder and more forceful as we see a close up shot of a hand twirling a tape around their fingers, then a cut back to a close up shot of the boys face, then another cut back to the hand twirling a chess piece and then this is followed by another cut back to a close up of the boy who rubs his face as if to show that he is aggravated in some way. The same hand is shown again in a close up shot showing it moving a chess piece on the board, an extreme close up is then shown of the boy’s eyes which seem to be fixated onto something until the distorted voice of the person says “your move” and then his eyes change direction to point straight forward and we see him then move a chess piece and claim his opponents piece. Throughout this chess game everything seems very serious and competitive as if they have everything to play for which captures the audience’s attention and keeps them interested. Eventually as it is the mysterious characters turn to move they move their chess piece and then say “you silly silly boy, check mate!” revealing that they have in fact won the game of chess. By now the slight ticking noise in the background is at a much rapid pace, it cuts to an extreme close up of the boys eyes of which give the impression that he is really infuriated about the situation, it then cuts to a shot of his chess pieces and then to his fist which he is clenching. All these shots are building up the tension of the scene until finally a medium shot of the table is shown where the boy fiercely knocks the chessboard onto the floor, at the same time that this occurs the ticking stops and just a steady paced non-diagetic sound continues to play. Following the next few shots the boy eventually says “time for sleep. A rethink” continuous editing is then used to show the boys journey from the table to the bed in the middle of the room. The boy is laid flat on the bed and as he rolls over a close up shot of his face is then shown as he the words “he cannot have won” are heard with an echo effect added which is very effective as it shows that this thought is going round and round in his head. As the word “he cannot have won” are repeated over and over again the screen goes black which leaves the audience anticipating about what is going to happen next.

As the sound of the ocean plays as the screen is still black this gives the viewers the sense that the next scene is going to be somehow related to the ocean, which is exactly right as the following scene is set on a sunny beach. As the first establishing shot of this scene shows the boy laid in the exact same position as he fell asleep in during the previous scene this also gives us the impression that maybe the boy is dreaming. As the boy slowly wakes up continuous editing is used very skilfully to show him gradually getting up from where he is laid on the sandy beach. As the boy then looks around, as if becoming familiar with his new surroundings, the camera immediately moves to the other side of him to show continuity by using a medium shot. Straight after the previous shot a long shot is used to show the boy looking directly forward, this shot is then used again, this time as an extreme long shot however. A very effective use of overlapping follows this, as over the top of the extreme long shot of the boy a medium long shot of the boy walking along the beach is played, gradually taking over the full screen. A low angle shot is then used to look up at the boy who is now stood still looking over the horizon, though out this shot a sort of Arabian style non-diagetic sound kicks in, this then cuts to a point of view shot of a pebbly hill, and then back to the low angle shot of him and finally back again to the pebbly hill, yet this time a head is gradually appearing over the hill. As the head is being revealed from the top of the pebbly hill it cuts back to the boy, however this time it starts as a long shot and by using free hand camera work and fast forwarding the material an effective transition is created as the camera gets closer to the boy ending in a medium shot of his body, at this point an effective sound is used as if to symbolise his heart beating at the sight of the figure appearing from the hill. The next shot shows a medium long shot of the figure that has now fully appeared over the hill walking straight towards the boy, we can now see that this is the same mysterious figure that we previously saw who bet the boy at chess. The next couple of shots cut from the boy to the figure approaching him from the other side of the hill until finally a 180 degree pan shot is used to circulate around the boy to reveal that the figure is now behind him, as this occurs a sound effect is used which sounds just like thunder which is extremely significant as thunder is contemplated as a bad thing and the figure that is stood behind the boy has proved so far to be a bad person too. Part of the mysterious persons face is revealed in the next scene as a close up shot of his mouth is used as he speaks in his distorted voice saying “You ruined our game Allan, now were going to have to play something else” this piece of dialogue reminds me of the popular film saw and so maybe this is where they gathered their ideas from. The boys name is also revealed for the first time in this piece of speech. A long shot is the next shot to be used which is looking over the shoulder of Allan, this shows that he has now turned around to face his opponent once again, this is followed by an extreme close up of the opponent and then we see another long shot of them both with Allan screaming “no” and running away from the man into the direction of the camera. The next extreme close up of the man’s mouth shows him smiling which gives us the impression that he is happy with the outcome of Allan running off. Just as we think that Allan might have finally got rid of his enemy the next shot shows a medium close up of them both standing face to face with the man looking down on Allan as he hangs his head down which signifies that he has power over Allan. The man then says “You can’t escape, I’m in your head” which is echoed to add effect, as this is heard the man’s mouth doesn’t move unlike previously which ties into what he has just previously said about being inside Allan’s head. Another extreme close up of the man’s mouth is shown as he says “you can’t get away, then the player will die, let’s go for a walk” an over the shoulder shot is then used as the man walks off towards the sea. A low angle shot follows this to show the man’s feet walking in the sand and then Allan stood a short distance behind him. After a close up shot of Allan’s face it cuts to the previous low angle shot, however this time it shows Allan running behind the man. The following shot is a medium shot of the two boys with their backs to the camera facing out to the sea, both stood with their hands clasped behind their back. A close up shot then shows the side of both their faces with the mysterious man closest to the camera, he begins to talk “this is the game Allan and you just lost it.” Allan then replies to this by saying “What game? I didn’t know we were playing a game? What chess? I’m good at chess, I win you at chess, what are you talking about! I’m not playing a game!” Allan stutters whilst saying this as if he is scared about what he has just heard, he expresses his fear by raising his voice near the end of the piece of dialogue and by running off towards the sea as we see from another over the shoulder shot looking behind the man as he watches Allan run away from him. By now another non-diagetic sound has arisen which sounds a lot like a siren, gradually getting louder and more potent. Whilst watching Allan run towards the sea the man says to him “I’ll have to deal with you now!” and then yet another extreme close up shot of his mouth appears as he says something else however I couldn’t quite make out what it was that he was saying which is a shame as this was part of the climax scene. The scene does however end with a long shot of the beach with the man stood facing the camera watching Allan run towards us into the sea where he eventually fall’s face down into. There is yet another character stood a few feet away from the man in this scene which I found very confusing as no other characters have been introduced to the story yet and having already watched the ending I know that no other character does appear, this leads me to believe that maybe the figure was in fact a cameraman which is not a good thing to show in a film as it spoils the effect for the audience who are watching the film.

As the scene has just ended with Allan falling face down into the sea, the start of the new scene which I find very clever shows a high angle shot of Allan laid face down back in bed where he previously was before he ended up on the beach. The screen then goes black and all of the non-diagetic music dyes down until eventually the high angle shot of the boy laid in bed from right at the beginning of this short film is shown again, a soft pumping noise is also heard as if resembling a heartbeat, then the same beeping noise of the alarm is played. The entire opening scene is repeated all over again in a much more rapid pace and the ticking noise that was previously heard before gets slower and slower as the scene is sped up until finally a close up shot of Allan looking into the camera lens is shown and the ticking has almost stopped, then suddenly a point of view shot is shown of what Allan is looking at threw the camera lens which is the table where he earlier played chess. We then see medium shots from earlier on of them both playing chess sped up so fast that it creates some sort of flicker affect with a rapidly paced flickering sound playing in the background, until finally a medium shot of the table is shown in a blurred affect and then it cuts back to the medium shot of Allan who by now is looking extremely scared as he hears the man’s words once again “I’m inside your head” which are echoed once again. This shot of Allan slowly fades into a black screen and soft orchestral music is played as the ending credits appear by scrolling up the screen in a contrasting white font to its black background.

Conclusion

After watching this short 5 minute film several times and analysing it in great detail I have been able to pick out both the positive and negative points in this film. Firstly I was very impressed with the several different camera angles used in this film which ranged from extreme long shots to extreme close up shots. Also the use of non-diagetic sound to create an effect worked brilliantly throughout this film, for instance the ticking noise towards the end of the film built up the tension as the scene progressed. I was especially impressed with the amount of continuity editing present and the few times that eye line matches occurred.

The story in itself I felt was slightly confusing as at some points I found myself asking what was going on and why were certain parts occurring, for instance about 40 seconds into the film there were various different shots showing Allan changing a tape in his camera which I found totally irrelevant as neither of these shots related to the story so far and if anything just totally confused us as the audience. However I liked how the film had a mysterious feel to it keeping the viewers captivated and wanting to know what was going to happen next. I got the impression from watching this film that the young boy named Allan had some sort of mental illness as it showed him in a small confined room at the beginning of the film as if he was in some kind of mental hospital, also you get the impression throughout the film that the second character, which was the mysterious male figure, is some sort of imaginary friend that he cant get rid of who taunts him and makes his life hell. In my own film that I am creating with my group we have a character named Lucy who has schizophrenia so it has been really helpful for me to have analysed this film as I have been able to gather ideas of how I can portray her illness to the audience of viewers by using such things as an echo effect of peoples voices like they have used throughout this film.

Overall I felt that the group of A level students who created this film worked really hard to create an effective film which entertained its audience, however I felt that the storyline was a little bit confusing at times and lacked clarity in some parts.