Preliminary Task

Genre – Horror

Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchange a couple of lines of dialogue. This task demonstrates match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.

Roles within the group:

Director – Mica

Camera girl – Reanne

Lighting & Preperation of Props – Nga

Sound/editing – Jodie

Story line:

A student falls asleep in class and wakes up to a dark empty school, he/she panics and then run out of the classroom down a long corridor (dark and spooky) opening doors on their way but all doors are closed with empty classrooms. He/she finally gets to the end of the corridor to an empty room where there is a person in a seat in the room with one spotlight on the person seated. The person is turnt away so we are unaware of his identity, the person then turns around which twists the story from a horror to a comedy as the theme of christmas is introduced although the beginning of the story generated a horific atmosphere.

Script

Character 1 (Pants whilst pausing): Sorry I’m late

Character2: I’ve been waiting ages for you (DEEP AND CYNICAL VOICE)

Character 1: I came as quick as I could, I didn’t realise the time

(Character 1 looks at clock to show eye-line match)

Character 2: Oh well it doesn’t matter now, take a seat

Character 1: Ok (nervously and takes a seat)

(Character 2 slowly reaches for a briefcase & opens it)

(Spins chair around)

Character 2:  So which one should we give mum for Christmas (JOLLY TONE)

(Lays out a pack of cards in front of character 1)

Props/Objects needed:

·                     Briefcase	·                     Desk	·                     Computer Chair
·                     Christmas Cards	·                     Onesie	·                     Clock

Story Board: 

We developed a story board to focus on how we are going to present our story and focus what shots we were going to use to present this, and how we were going to involve our camera techniques within the story.

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STORYBOARD SHEET 1:

 

Floor Plan:

Schedule:

Influences on our Preliminary Task:

Our group decided to set our preliminary task in school as it is considered a safe and caring place, enhancing the theme of horror as there is a sense of fright and suspence when character 1 wakes up. Nga was also able to handle the lighting better in such an enclosed space, considering our theme was horror so we was able to adjust lighting efficiently generating a dark and gloomy setting. It also helps to connect with the audience as it allows them to sympathise with the actress, being in such a gloomy and dark enviroment watching her panic.

Scary Movie 1

The scary movie films influenced the twist behind our preliminary task as it allowed us to use specific shots to generate a specific horror and reverse it. It also tested our editing abilities as in this clip the suspence comes partly from the music being played. This clip begins with a clear genre of horror, then has a comedy turn around, this is what theme my group has chosen to follow for our preliminary task.