Sound and Lighting Tests

Preliminary Task

This is my Preliminary Task I think it was a success because I worked in a group and the workload was shared between us.

Shot List

Shot List

Production name: The text message

Shot No	Date/Time/Location	Characters and props	Equipment needed	Description of shot	Contingency plan
1	Monday 12th  October 15:00 Rosie’s house	Rosie Phone Desk with paper	Camera, Steadicam,	Over the shoulder shot at a high angle looking at the phone
2	Monday 12th October 15:00 Rosie’s House	Rosie Phone Desk with paper	Camera Steadicam	Close up of Rosie at a high angle looking up from the phone to see her reaction
3	Monday 12th October 15:00 Rosie’s House	Rosie Phone Desk with paper	Camera steadicam	Over the shoulder shot of Rosie swiping paper off desk.
4	Monday 12th October 15:00 Rosie’s Garage	Door Rhianna dead in chair Holly	Camera Steadicam Lighting	Match-on action of the swipe from Rosie’s hand to Holly opening the door
5	Monday 12th October 15:00 Rosie’s Garage	Door Rhianna dead in chair Holly	Camera Steadicam Lighting	Midshot of Holly walking through the door from in the inside
6	Monday 12th October 15:00 Rosie’s Garage	Door Rhianna dead in chair Holly Knife	Camera Steadicam Lighting	Tracking Holly as she walked forward from infront, midshot, then we see Max stand in the door frame holding a knife

Location Recce

Production: Rhianna and Rosie’s Preliminary Task

Date: 06/10/15

Location to be used: Date of when location is needed: Time of when location is needed:	Rosie’s Garage Between the 7th and 14th October During mid-afternoon and evening.	Rosie’s House Between the 7th and 14th  October During the day.
Do you need permission to record/photograph in this location? Who will you need to contact?	No permission is needed as Rosie is a part of the filming group.	No permission is needed as Rosie is a part of the filming group.
Will the levels of noise cause a problem? If so, how will you overcome this?	Noise might be a problem but we will be filming in the evening so it shouldn’t be a big disadvantage. We can try and sound proof the garage. We will also try and film on a day when Rosie’s family will not be around.
Is the level of lighting suitable?	The lighting in the garage flickers so this gives a big advantage when trying to create tension in our piece.	We will use natural lighting and the lights provided in Rosie’s house to film with.
If inside, are the Emergency exits clearly visible and available? Is Emergency equipment provided?
Is there public transport easily available to you?	This has been re-posted as their was a malfunction with the blog.

Storyboard

Storyboard

Facilities and Equipment

Production Name: Rhianna and Rosie’s Preliminary Task

Facilities and Equipment Checklist

Facility or equipment needed	Description of use	Source and contact
Big Knife	The knife shall be used to create tension after seeing the dead body.	Rhianna will buy a big fake knife from a party shop as a real knife has a lot of risks.
Rosie’s Garage	These areas will be used to shoot in.	We will ask Rosie’s parents if it is okay to use the house for filming as it could become quite hectic.
Rosie’s Room
Camera	This will be used to shoot the several scenes in the task.	Rosie is going to ask a friend to borrow their camera as she has better knowledge on how to use it.
Chair	This will be used to hold the dead corpse.	We will either use an old chair of Rosie’s or buy a cheap one from a charity shop.
Fake Guts	This will be used to make the dead character seem gorier.	Rosie will provide the fake guts and blood as she is talented when it comes to special effect.

Treatment

Treatment.

Rosie gets a text, this is shown with an over the shoulder shot. Camera then pans or cuts to show the reaction to the text. Cuts to Rose swiping everything off the desk which matches on to Holly opening the door, (continuity) opening to the other side of the door. Tracks Holly walking forward from in front. Rhianna comes into view she is dead and covered in blood and guts, Holly doesn't see Rhianna’s gory face. We see the door still open as a shadow appears in the doorway.

-Point of view shot from person in the door (Max)

- Back to Holly (Previous shot)

-Arc shot, following Holly as she turns.

City of God

How does the opening of ‘City of God’ set the tone, genre and themes of the film through the use of micro-elements?

In the opening scene creates a tense and aggressive atmosphere through fast pace editing. This creates the action genre. As the opening scene quickly switches between shots of the chicken looking scared and people having fun, it builds up the tension and puts the audience on edge the use of non-diegetic sounds of the knife being sharpened creates suspense. The use of imagery and sound effects warns the audience on what to expect. The speed at which the shots are edited together can represent the characters way of life. It suggests that the characters always have to be moving fast and thinking quickly. It also shows that their way of life is very frantic. This way of life creates tension and aggression as it shows two opposing forces in a battle. The way the two opposing forces are shown as being very violent towards each other. At the end of this opening scene the audience are left with a feeling that the characters are going to be constantly in danger from the two forces.