Foundation Portfolio - Who's Doing What and Planning

Grace Watson
29 June 2020
Media Studies
Foundation Portfolio - Who's Doing What and Planning

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Who's Doing What:

Grace Watson
- Treatment
- Call sheet
- Shot list
- Camera

- Sound whilst filming (it’s actually Hunter Look’s turn to be on sound, however we feel that it’s so much more practical for the cameraman to have the earphones in whilst filming).

Chene Harris
- Concept
- Storyboard
- Costumes/props
- Lighting plan
- Shooting schedule

Hunter Look
- Vision and mood board
- Script
- Location
- Logo

Meet GCH Productions:

Me - Grace Watson (far left)

Hi, I'm Grace Charlotte Watson. I am seventeen years old and very passionate about Media Studies, my dream job being to become a TV presenter or some sort of role in the media industry. I love creativity and have loved learning to film, edit and work with a team to produce products of excellence.

Chene Harris (far right)

Hi my name is Chene Harris, i am 18 years old, i am an AS student that goes to city impact church school and i chose to take media studies this year to get to know more of the technical side of things towards a camera and how they work and understand the process behind everything that goes into making a film.

Hunter Look (middle)

Hi my name is Hunter Look i am 16 years old, i belong to city impact church school, i am an AS student in year 12 and i chose media to understand the art of media and how it gets produced.

Together, we are GCH Productions, with a zeal and excitement for creating excellent productions.

Planning:

Shot list:

1. Establishing shot of the parking lot.

2. Establishing shot of the building.

3. Establishing shot of office (reveals Zach on computer).

4. Mid-over-the-shoulder shot from behind Zach as he works on his
computer – hold this shot for 4 seconds + then Mini walks in.

5. Mid shot of Mini talking to Zach.

6. Mid-over-the-shoulder shot from behind Mini of Zach nodding, picking up
the briefcase and beginning to close his laptop.
[As the laptop closes, the screen cuts to black for titles].

7. Mid shot from behind Mini, Zach and Aldrich in the elevator. [Aldrich and Mini
are standing a few centimetres behind Zach – he’s the ‘leader’.]

8. Close up of the briefcase (while they’re standing in the elevator).

9.  Close-up shot of the lift doors opening.

10. Mid shot of the three walking towards the men waiting outside.

11. Wide/long shot from the side of the two groups coming together.

12. Close-up of Zach asking Xavier if he has Toby.

13. Point-of-view shot of Xavier.

14. Close up shot of Xavier nodding.

15. Mid shot of Xavier signalling for Chene and Malia to fetch Toby.

16. Point-of-view shot from Zach’s perspective, watching as
Malia and Chene walk to the boot to fetch Toby.

17. Extreme close up shot of Chene pressing the button of the door.

18. Wide shot from behind Chene and Malia as they watch the door open.

19. Mid shot of what’s inside the boot + ZOOM IN to the zip.

20. Extreme close up of Malia’s hands opening the bag.

21.Mid shot of the two girls pulling Toby out of the bag.

22. Wide shot of them ripping him onto the floor.

23. Point-of-view shot from Zach’s perspective, watching as Malia and Chene walk
Toby back towards the group, with Chene holding a knife to his throat.

24. Mid shot of Chene giving Toby to Xavier and then of Xavier
holding a gun towards Toby’s head.

25. Low angle, point-of-view- shot of Toby looking up at Zach.
[Zach says “this is not what I wanted…”].

26. Wide shot under the car of Toby been thrown across to Zach.

27. Mid shot from the side of Zach signalling for his guards to take Toby to
the elevator (you can see the guards moving Toby towards elevator at this point).

28. Close up shot of Zach handing the briefcase over to Xavier. (Side-view).

29. Side long shot of Zach walking into elevator, almost walking backwards
and turning around to face Xavier.

30. Mid shot of him saying his line of "I expect the right child tomorrow."

31. DOORS CLOSE AND BLACKOUT. [blacks out as the doors close].

Call sheet:

Treatment:


Camera, camera angles and camera movement:

some inspiration regarding the best shots to use for best effect:

As seen above on the shot list, we plan on using many mid-shots to capture our shots. Additionally, close-ups (typical of thrillers) will highlight and intensify important objects and moments, such as when filming the briefcase and again when the bag holding the young 'slave' is unzipped. Fades between three establishing shots will begin the film off slowly, calmly, relating to it beginning in a very normal, every day location - an office. As the film progresses, shots will become more varied.

I plan on filming a shot of the briefcase similar to this one whilst the three characters are standing in the elevator.

Example of a mid-shot

Below is an additional idea for a camera angle - relatively canted. A canted angle is an excellent idea for a thriller shot, relating to the fear evoked and strangeness caused by a thriller.

As a team, we have decided to attempt holding out our shots for a longer period of time, as opposed to quick, speedy shots which can actually distract the audience to a certain extent. Longer, more dragged out shots create a senses of discomfort within the viewers.

Some shot angles to think about on filming day

We will be using many of the closeups, medium closeups and mid shots to capture our film.

These types of shots are quite upfront and in the face of the characters - revealing their contrasting emotions and feelings. For example the child may be distressed and exhausted, whilst the child traffickers may seem more careless and focussed on the task.

Sound/Audio:

Below is a video tutorial on how to improve the sound quality of the product in post-production using Adobe Premier Pro.

For this product, my plan and goal is to have the background music (which I'll add in post-production) very quiet and subtle, perhaps even non-existent. I plan to pair this music with sound effects of water dripping from a drain in the background. Basically, I’d like the sound to be relatively silent in effort of building up suspense and worry within the viewers. An absence of music and the sound of water dripping in the background may do just that.

the Jaws opening sequence:

The soundtrack of the Jaws opening sequence will be used as one of the inspirations for our product. I like how the sound starts off very soft, and then slowly becomes louder as the scene progresses, the voices are then heard and finally, as the two characters begin running away, the music becomes very soft and still, once again. The transitioning in the different volumes and intensity of the music is an effective way to increase suspense and angst within the viewers. Now although I love this idea, I still personally feel that I’ll stick to mine above.

Lighting:
Although Chene Harris is in charge of lighting, I have mentioned to her that I, personally, feel that the 'cool white' lighting look will fit our production best. The drained and cold hue to this lighting, paired with the dark and empty car-park surrounding will certainly increase both fear and suspense within the viewers.


A reminder on three-point lighting below


I personally love the 'rim' and 'hey' lighting hues for our production.

As discussed in the Treatment above, our location will be an empty under-ground car park. Using lighting such as the ‘key’ option may assist in generating that fear, typical of a thriller.