Unit 9/10

Short film:

“Shutter”
Description of visuals: Character actions:

Fade in. Cloe up of camera strapped Man walks forward towards the
around character’s neck. Held for 5 camera.
seconds.

Close up. Camera tracks man’s feet Still focusing on man climbing hill
walking up the hill. Held for 4 seconds.
Cut. Close up. Camera tracks man’s
eyes, side profile. 4 seconds held.

Wide Static shot of the valley. Deep Character walks into frame, positioning
focus. Held for 4 seconds. themselves at the centre of the
composition.

Cut. Mid shot stationary, front facing Man picks up his camera and focuses
profile. Cut to POV of the countryside lens. Takes image. Walks off screen.
through the camera lens. Cut back to
man holding camera, profile from
behind. Titles appear onscreen. Held for
6 seconds.

Jump cut to establishing shots of the

forest, beginning with a close up of
plant life swaying in the wind. Camera
pulls focus between plants.

Cut to wide shot of trees, time-lapse of

their movement at a low angle.

Cut to static close up of tree trunk, Man walks from behind the tree but out
shallow depth of field so character of focus.
remains out of focus.

Cut. Tracking shot of character moving Man looks around him as he takes
through the woods. Camera photographs of the environment. Stop
movements matches those of the when he hears the sound of a camera
character. that isn’t his.

Cut to low angle close up of the The man look around him in confusion.
photographer.

Handheld POV shot, far away looking at POV of antagonist lurching in the
man through the shrubbery. bushes looking at the main character

Wide shot of the wooded path, camera

slowly zooms in.
Mid shot of character’s reaction
questioning the sound.
Cut to high angle of footpath summit
looking at man climbing to the top.
Cut to deep focus wide shot of summit
view. Camera is set at a high aperture
so the man appears as a silhouette.
Cut to extreme close up of character’s
eyes looking down.
Match cut to low angle shot of dead
animal’s corpse looking back up at the
character.
Quick cut back to the man’s eyes then
eye line match with the animal’s eyes.
Mid shot, handheld moving backwards
as the man moves forward.
Close up over shoulder shot. Cut to
close up of dead animal again.
Cut. Mid shot of man’s reaction, look in
front of him to see someone at the
edge of the field.
Static wide of the stranger. Cut to mid
shot of man waving at him, then back
to close up of stranger so the audience
sees his disturbing profile.
Jump cut to wide stationary shot the
forest, man runs into frame.
Cut to close up, handheld of actors
profile looking down at ground then
raises head up to gaze forward.
Man then brushing it off and walks out
of frame to reveal the villain behind him
standing still.
Man climbs up hill and walks pass
camera.
Walks over the summit.
Man stands still looking at the dead
animal.
The character away from the corpse
but stops twice after hearing the sound
of a camera shutter.
Man turns around slowly and looks
down to see the corpse has moved
closer to him.
Main character sees mysterious stranger
starring at him. Waves but no response,
after doing so he walks away but
begins to run after hearing the sound of
camera shutters multiple times.
The character has ran far away from
the mysterious person and stops to
catch his breath after thinking he’s safe.
Man notices there’s something in front
of him and gazes up in horror to find the
tree set before him sprouting human
arms.
Cut to mid shot of man falling back and Man falls back and passes out only to
passing out in shock. Hard cuts to man wake up in him dark room studio.
inside his dark room with the same
composition.

Cut to establishing shots of dark room,

multiple close up
Storyboard:
 Crew list:

Person Role Dates Needed

Charlie Ker-Gray Cameraman All dates of practical
Actor, Protagonist production

Charlie Parchment Director All dates of practical

Editor production
Cameraman
Actor, Antagonist
 Props list:

Item Item Description Who uses it When it is used

Camera 35mm film camera The main This is seen at

character the beginning,
uses this whilst middle and
he’s taking end of the
photographs. production.
Long coat Water proof black coat Second actor Shows up
for all shots of towards the
the end of the
antagonist. production.
Gloves Black gardening gloves Second actor Shows up
for all shots of towards the
the end of the
antagonist. production.
Used film Roll of film, showing the The main The end of the
main character character production.
when he
develops it in
the dark
room

Location Recces:
Type of room/area:

Swyncombe Woods

Location Address:

Ewelme

Sat Nav details (Post code):

OX10 6HQ

Nearest Train Station:

Cholsey Station

Nearest Bus stop:

X39 Benson
Lighting Information:
I’ll be relying on the natural light for the
entirety of my film so I need to make sure my
footage is propery exposed.
Sound Information:
As we’ll be filming outside it might get windy
Power Information
We’ll be shooting outside so there will be no
plus. My camera also runs off of a rechargeable
battery.
Hazards
The woods is a popular location for dog walkers
so these people might get in the way of my
filming.
Solutions:
I need to check the weather for an over cast
day where the day had an even diffused layer
of cloud over it. Or hope for a sunny day.
Solutions:
I should aim to bring a dead cat mic protector
so the audio doesn’t crackle.
Solutions:
So I need to bring batteries with me and make
sockets available for use.
Solutions:
I just need to get there quickly and prepare to
film right away so I minimise the chance of
interference.
 Lighting Information:
I need the dark room have its red lights on but
these will still be too dark for my camera to get
good quality footage from it. This will cause my
footage to be very grainy.
Solutions:
Luckily, I have a small LED panel light that has
red cover to blend with the installed red lights.

Sound Information: Solutions:

Not capturing any sound -

Power Information Solutions:

. My camera also runs off of a rechargeable So I need to bring batteries with me and make
battery. sockets available for use. I also need to bring
my camera charger just in case it runs out of
power.

Hazards Solutions:
The dark room is always busy apart from in the So I need to make sure that I can film in this
evening, small time frame before the college shuts for
the day.

Production Schedule:
WEEK 1 (12/11/18)
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
(Date)
At College 8.45 – 4pm Begins Work
Outline the Plan Catch up Film focus target 7:00-
brief on Focus on any group. Take audience 16:00
the new group, work into Produce research,
unit and write consideration your pick which
come up summaries the group’s proposal age bracket
with some of your six feedback on for both to work
initial ideas and your ideas your under and
ideas. get ready and change ideas think of how
Three ideas to pitch them this will
per them to accordingly. affect your
work.
production your
format group
At home Continuation Work
Produce a Look Adapt ideas of target Weekly
power through for proposal audience blogs
point footage Catch up write up. Complete research.
outlining on any proposal
the basics work write up.
of your
ideas, then
expanding
your
favourite
ones.

WEEK 2(19/11/18)
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
(Date)
At College 8.45 – 4pm Turn Work early
Finish any No college Analyse research start,
last Start creating so all of the results of Film focus into 07:00am-
minute my surveys to day of free surveys, Groups and Infographic 16:00pm
task for send out to apart from how will write up and
context. my the evening this help about what upload
Begin demographic. because me in my onto
research Consider I’ve got making my demographic Weebly.
into target what kind of work. production like about my
audience, questions to suited to production.
secondary ask that will my target
research be helpful. audience.
Gather
stats and
graphs

At home Finish
Finish Finish Continue anymore
graphs analysing Send out analyse research
and research Surveys results of Write up onto into my
analyse surveys. Weebly the target
them. results of my audience
Plan focus surveys and and make
group, focus groups. sure that
who will it’s all on
be my weebly
included page.
 WEEK 3 (26/11/18)
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
(Date)
At College 8.45 – 4pm Look a location Work
Continuation Begin Catch up Begin class scouting and 7:00-
of target research on any tasks on how what tips 16:00
audience into codes work codes and Continue and trick there
research and convention more are available
Secondary conventions sf character to make for
research. of chosen productions. analysis. better
Look into genres Answering locations in
what kind of How will the the your
hobbies your audience questions productions.
target know given and
audience they’re giving
likes to do watching a thorough
and discuss production analysis on
how this will within this the topics.
affect your category?
productions
At home Find locations Work
Finish Finish codes Continue that you hope Weekly
secondary and analysis to use in your blogs
research into conventions Catch up videos Continue own
how hobbies secondary on any given in more productions
will be research. work class. character and write
incorporated analysis. down the
in the advantages
productions and
disadvantages.

WEEK 4 (03/12/18)
Monday (Date) Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
At College 8.45 – 4pm Catch Work
Begin Primary Look in to Catch up Produce Begin up with 7:00-16:00
research into how music on any Foley filming any
codes and is used in work sound for white work or
conventions your balance analysis
 analysis, chosen film given film set up
looking at genre. extract. examples.
Todorov’s Analysis Find all the Film a short
narrative theory two necessary sequence
and Propps extracts sounds to in each
theory on from films make the white
character and talk audio balance
design about how seem setting.
the music believable. Then take
used helps these and
enhance use them
the as
experience. examples
to colour
correct in
post-
production.

At home Catch Work

Finish Finish music Analysis up with Weekly blogs
Todorov’s analysis. Foley Analysis any
narrative theory Catch up sound white work or
analysis on any production balance analysis
work and colour
correction
videos.

WEEK 5(10/12/18)
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
(Date)
At College 8.45 – 4pm Finish up Work
Begin Pre- Finish Catch up Finish any pre- 7:00-16:00
production writing the on any drawing the Complete production
booklets on shooting work story boards location work that
music video script, for for both recces, should be
and short both productions, crew lists, done
film. This production. making sure prop list before
includes Make sure that the and any filming net
location there’s shots are other pre- week.
recces, enough clearly production
 story variety in established, booklet
boards, the music along with work.
shooting video in an Make sure
script etc. terms of explanation to find out
shots to as to what if each
keep the they are. location is
audience available
entertain. to film at
The script
for the
short film
should
explain in
detail
what’s
going on in
the
narrative.
At home Make sure Work
Continue Finish Finish story everything Weekly blogs
with pre- shooting boards if Continue is ready to
production script if not Catch up not already. pre- begin
booklet already. on any production filming
planning. work booklet next
work. Monday

WEEK 6(17/12/18)
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
(Date)
At College 8.45 – 4pm Work
Begin Filming This day Begin Catch 7:00-16:00
both will be making Continuation Filming for up on
productions, spent props for of making K.G any
plus helping filming for my music my props for Film the end work
Charlie out my fellow video. my music of my short
with filming student’s Gather the video. film
both of his. work. costumes Add more Located on
This day will The needed layers of college
be spent opening and the plaster to campus.
shooting the sequence crafts to the helmet Photography
first half of my of his make the so it hardens dark room.
horror film. short film.
 space
helmet.
At home Work
Continuation The rest of Leave Catch Weekly blogs
of filming for the day is Helmet to Spent time up on
“Shutter” also spent Catch up dry. looking any
filming for on any Catch up through work
Charlie. work with weebly weebly and
coursework. make sure
there isn’t
anything I
need to
complete
still.

WEEK 7(24/12/18) Christmas Break

Monday (Date) Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
At College 8.45 – 4pm Work
Work Christmas Work Finish Catch Catch up 7:00-16:00
7:00-16:00 17:00-23:00 building the up on on any
music video any work
props work

At home Work
Work Christmas Catch up Catch Catch up Weekly blogs
with weebly up on on any
Catch up coursework. any work
on any work work

WEEK 8(31/12/18)
Monday (Date) Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
At College 8.45 – 4pm Work
Begin to film the Gather B- Work Filming Filming for Catch 7:00-16:00
star treatment, roll for 17:00-23:00 for K.G’s Charlie’s up on
head shot scenes start music music any
with space treatment, video. video. work
helmet prop filmed by Located Located in
myself in selected
and selected woods,
archive woods aim to
 footage aim to spend
obtained spend most of
online. most of the day
the day there
there
At home Work
Look over Catch up Work Work on Catch Weekly blogs
footage filmed on any 17:00- Pre- up on
that day and work Catch up 23:00 production any
make sure that on any catch up work
sufficient progress work after
is made filming.

WEEK9(07/01/19)
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
(Date)
At College 8.45 – 4pm Work
Film the Filming in University Begin Film the 7:00-16:00
head shots London for Interview editing the ending of
of the start B-roll in the I’ll be gone music my music
treatment, Science all day video video
try to get as Museum. Located in
much I plan on Cholsey
footage as filming in the and filmed
possible from underground by railway
tis shoot as as well station.
this will be
what the
music
video’s
structure is
based off of.
At home Work
Review Spend the Coursework Coursework Weekly blogs
footage and whole day catch up Catch up
select which collecting as Catch up
shots and much B-roll on any
takes to use of the space work
for editing section or
later on in anything
the week. related as
possible.