Shot List

This is the shotlist based off the finished film.

Shot1: Blank screen (block black colour) writing (Caketin Productions)

Shot2: Blank screen (block black colour) writing (In Association with Light House Pictures)

Shot3: Blank screen (block black colour) writing (A Sarah Legg Film)

Shot4: Medium shot of main character Sat down in plane getting comfy. Credits in corner (Caitlin O’Shea.)(Non diegetic dialogue)

Shot5: wide shot of Manchester (pan shot) credits in the corner (Thomas Reynolds, Ben Seager, Saad Khan).

Shot6: medium shot of main character lighting a cigarette (non diegetic dialogue)

Shot7: medium shot of main characters conversing (no sound) (faded colours) (non diegetic dialogue)

Shot 8: wide shot of main characters running through doorway into dark room then running different ways (diegetic dialogue)

Shot9: medium shot of main character inhaling on cigarette thinking (non diegetic dialogue)

Shot10: extreme close-up on main characters face as she inhales further into cigarette (non diegetic dialogue), tilt up too eyes blinking.

Shot11: over the shoulder shot leading to wide shot as main character runs away from camera. (Diegetic sound)

Shot12: extreme close-up on feet running (diegetic sound)

Shot13: low angle shot downwards onto main character as she falls over wood.

Shot14: further angle shot from different point as main character crawls into gap

Shot15: further angle shot from different point as main character crawls into gap

Shot16: Extreme close-up on watery eyes

Shot17: wide shot as two main characters meet in park.

Shot18: Close-up on hand and fingers tapping on cigarette

Shot19: wide shot of main character sat curled up in dark confined space (diegetic sound)

Shot20: Blank screen (block black colour) (diegetic sound, dialogue)

Shot21: wide shot of main character sat curled up in dark confined space (diegetic sound)

Shot22: close up on hand tapping cigarette

Shot23: Close-up on foot crushing cigarette following into wide shot as main character walks away.

Shot24: long shot on two main characters conversing on bench in distance.

Shot25: wide shot as main character continues to walk away.

Shot26: wide shot as main character walks down street away from the camera

Shot 27: over the shoulder shot as main character leans on railings.

Shot28: Wide shot as two main characters swing on public park swings (diegetic sound, dialogue)

Shot29: wide shot as main character on sings alone (non-diegetic dialogue)

Shot30: Blank screen (block black colour) writing (Pretty Girls Make Graves)

This was our original shot list but as we were recording we found that the shot list above it worked better with our theme.

Shot 1- Block Colour (Black)

Shot 2- Block Colour (black) background

Shot 3- fade into shot 3 from shot 2 of main character(medium shot) leaning on railings/ sat on a bench whilst inhaling on a cigarette (non-diegetic dialogue creates a sound bridge into shot 4)

Shot 4- Establishing shot Brooklyn bridge (credits in lower right corner)

Shot 5- (non digetic sound bridge from shot 4) medium shot of main character sat in airplane staring out of window ( credits in lower corner)

Shot 6- Establishing Shot- Manchester Eye

Shot 7- Establishing Shot- Hilton Hotel

Shot 8- Establishing Shot- Print works

Shot 9- wide shot of bridge with main character stood to the left side of the bridge (right side on view)

Shot 10- Extreme close up on mouth inhaling on cigarette and exhaling 3 times

Shot 11- tilt from extreme close up from mouth to eyes( extreme close up) , eyes stare directly at camera and blink three times (Non-diegetic Dialogue continues) match cut to shot 12

Shot 12- Wide shot of main character curled up in corner. Main light on her to give impression of being alone. Match cut to shot 13.

Shot 13- extreme close up on tear falling down face ( sound bridge of screaming from shot 12)

Shot 14- extreme close up of fingers tapping on the cigarette (nearly finished cigarette) and fingers flicking cigarette to floor.( non-diegetic dialogue sound bridge from shot 14 to shot 15)

Shot 15- close up on cigarette on floor being crushed by boot

Shot 16- slight tilt keeping cigarette in focus but watching blurred figure of main character walking away as non-digetic dialogue continues. fade from shot 16 to shot 17(non-diegetic dialogue continues)

Shot 17- block colour screen (black) main title dissolves in middle (“Pretty Girls Make Graves”)

These next few images are our dfferent attempts in a noteook working up to out final shot list( shown above)

Preliminary Task planning

Media: Preliminary task, shots.

1. Extreme close up: Door Handle

2. Close up: Feet Walking

3. Wide Shot: Victim (full Body)

4. Ext. Close up: victim (mouth)

5. Close up: Victim (face)

6. Wide Shot: Behind Interrogator

7. Middle Shot: Suspect

8. Over-Shoulder Shot: Interrogator

9. Over-Shoulder Shot: Suspect

10. Middle Shot: Interrogator

11. Close-up: Suspect

12. Ext. Close-up: Interrogators eyes

We decided not to use the body shots of the victim, as it would have taken up too much time to prepare (mise-en-scene) and edit into the preliminary work. Instead, we added a scene at the beginning, of the interrogator walking down a hallway. Then, it goes back to the planned shot list. We repeated different shot lists multiple times before we chose the best one as a group (all done in a notebook).

Our storyboard was drawn in a notebook, then drawn on paper, and finally created on Photoshop. These storyboards were created after we had decided on our shot list. Unfortunately, we added more scenes into the final clip, so we may need to remake the storyboard.

Priliminary Video

Preliminary Task Evaluation

We learnt how to use a tripod and camera effectively, for example how to attach the camera to the tripod and how to adjust the tripod legs. We also learnt how to toggle the sound and how to play back the images we recorded. We learnt how to use ‘Final Cut Pro’ to achieve continuity. We learnt how to cut the images together and to make sure there were no frame gaps. In addition, we learnt how to add credits along with effects for the text to enter and exit with. We learnt how to add a non-diegetic score, although we decided our preliminary task did not need this.

In the filming and editing of our project, I think the majority of things went well; we only needed to film everything in one session. We understood how to edit straight away and planned everything thoroughly before we even picked up the camera. I think the mise-en-scene could have been improved, but we didn’t have much time to prepare costumes and the room we recorded in did not look much like a real interrogation room. I think it would have worked better if we were in an empty room with just the desk and chairs, and had the interrogator in a blazer and tie instead of a ‘blur’ t-shirt. More props would have also been an improvement. We originally intended to have pictures of a dead body, which would be thrown onto the table, but we did not have enough time to stage the body and take pictures whilst in school. I also wished we could have had more use of lighting effects because it would have given the interrogation scene more atmosphere if the interrogator was in a brightly lit area while the suspect was in a dimly lit area. I also think that the editing could have been improved, because some of the editing cuts did not exactly match the sounds, however I think that was because we could not hear the videos properly. Next time we shall bring headphones and use them instead of relying on speakers. One thing that went really well was the insertion of credits. This was something we had just learnt to do and it matched perfectly with the setting of the clip. The conversation came across well, helped by the fact that we used the 180º rule with the over the shoulder shots.

We used a match cut in our preliminary task to save time. This is used as the interrogator walks towards the desk, and rather than show the interrogator's whole walk we used the match cut to cut from the interrogator walking through the door to her feet walking across the screen, and then to the interrogator sitting down. This was achieved by cutting the middle of the interrogator's walk away and editing in the feet walking across the screen. We made sure that all editing was smooth and that there were no continuity mistakes by watching each piece of footage carefully before editing them together.

We made sure that we used the 180-degree rule in order to do our shot reverse shot. When it was the scene where the two characters were having a conversation in the innterigation room, we filmed one of the characters first over the opposite characters shoulder while they were speaking and stopped where the other character was due to say her line. We then filmed the other character saying her line from behind the opposites shoulder. We then had a few different shots and then just cut and edited them together so that it flowed into a shot reverse shot

We achieved continuity during this task by making sure the cuts had no gaps. We had some trouble with this at one point because we couldn’t see the gaps. However, we learnt how to fix it by zooming in and moving the clips closer together, and by making sure the sequence of videos matched the storyboard and shot list we had prepared. Thus, we realised that when the shot list said to go from a close-up on feet to a close-up of walking, it didn’t make sense and confused the viewer. Therefore, we switched them around and the story seemed to flow again (giving continuity). We learnt how to effectively use a tripod and camera, like attaching the camera to the tripod and how to adjust the tripod legs. We also learnt how to toggle the sound and how to play back the images we recorded. We also learnt how to use final cut pro to achieve continuity. We learnt how to cut the images together and to make sure there were no frame gaps. We also learnt how to add credits along with effects for the text to enter and exit with. We learnt how to add non-diagetic score although we decided our preliminary task did not need this.