Preliminary Task - Plan

Preliminary Task - Plan
We were put into groups ready to begin the planning of the preliminary task. Ideas were suggested and it was eventually decided that the narrative would be about somebody confronting a killer in a room.
We drew up a storyboard to explain how each different shot in the film would be used. Below is a picture of this storyboard:

1. In the first shot, the door opens into a dark room and the background music playing is creepy to give a sense of dread. A forward tracking shot is used when the girl is entering the room. Another shot that is used is the close up of the girls hand when it has been placed on the door handle.
2. In the second shot, the girl turns the light on and is shocked to see the killer sat in the middle of the room, waiting for them. The shot of the killer will be a long shot so the audience can clearly see the killer sat in the room. There will be ambient sound when the light is switched on and there will be dramatic music playing to build up the suspense.
3. In the third shot, there is a close up of the girl walking through the door. She is carrying a cup and there is an action match of her dropping it and then seeing it hit the floor. There will be ambient sound from the noise of the cup dropping and then also the sound of her gasping as she sees the killer sat in the room.
4. In the fourth shot, the killer says to the character, "What a surprise to see you here." The killer continues to say this until the character asks in desperation, "What have you done with her?" This sequence is a shot-reverse-shot and there will be high angle and low angle shots used when it comes to the filming. There also will be music in the background. This music will be quiet but will build in tempo.    
5. In the fifth shot, the character stands by the door, shocked. The killer tells her to come over and she sits down opposite the killer. There is a backwards tracking shot as the character walks to the killer and it is also a point of view shot from the killer as the character walks towards her. The character's reluctant footsteps echo in the room as she makes her way to the killer
6. In the final shot, there is a shot-reverse-shot between the killer and the girl. When the girl is sat down, she repeats "What have you done with her?" and then the killer responds, "You'll find out soon." There is then a close up of the killer as they smile and the screen fades to black. At this point, the music is building up to a crescendo as the sequence reaches it's climax.

Mise-en-scene

- A cup, to be dropped

- A dark coat in order to make the killer look different from the girl, we are keeping the costumes simple and realistic in order to add to the verisimilitude. 

Setting

We are going to use food technology classroom. We decided to film in this location because it makes the scene look more realistic and not out of place as a kitchen is typical in an everyday scene. Originally,we was going to use a classroom, however after we started recording in there, we decided it did not seem the appropriate setting for the narrative of our task.