Filming plan

Point of veiw Shot

This is a series of shorts that will be used throughout the filming process:


The point of veiw shot will be used mostly as the cameras are hand held and the story calls for all the characters to be holding a camera filming the action at all times. By using the one hundred and eighty degree rule we can ensure that no audience member will be confused by the shots that we take so we will have to be extremely careful as very few of the scenes that we shoot will have fixed cameras.

Mid Shot or Medium Shot

The first scene that we are going to shoot is the scene where Dani and John are it he science room about to be attacked by the ghost. We will have an establishing shot of them entering the class room, from there it will mostly point of view where the audience will see through the cameras of Dani and John. We want the lighting to be bright and calming but for half way through the scene the lights to blacken and the set to be bathed in darkness only being able to se outlines of people or the ghost.

Another scene we will shoot is of the entire cast first entering the empty school. We are going to use point of veiw shot for this scene being careful to abided by the ruls of continuity and the 180 degree rule.

Long Shot

The next scene to shoot is the scene in the drama room with Bret when he is attacked by the ghost. This scene will have a fixed camera and using a two shot we will get me and Bret performing the scene with some point of view shots edited in to add a sense of unpredictablitly and to see the scene through our eyes. We will have the cameras in our hands for the audience too see as we are filimng a documentry much like in The Blair Witch Project.

Two Shot

The art room is the next scene we will need to film in this place we are filimg a few scenes. The scene where me and Fay find the blood in the sink we are going to use a raised camera using a tripod that pans round to follow us moving and the shot that it will shoot will be a mid-shot. we will also shoot point of veiw shots that will show the veiw of the charcter and make the audience feel like they are apart of the action and unlitmately make them feel more scared.

Close Up

We plan to walk round the school fo rour opening shots as we want it to start fun and clam and then turn into a horror, this affect is usually used to create a fauls sense of security for the audience and then scare them suddenly, it is used mostly in paranomal acivity. We will use mainly point of veiw shots with hand held cameras and then switch back and forth to make the audience feel uneasy and scared.

Planned locations for filming

 

 

 

The Art Room

The art room is one of are places that we have chosen to film in, it has the ability to get dark very quickly which is something we will require for our mise-en-scene. It is an open space and will be relatively empty when we begin filming. It has alot of unfinished peices of art in it so it looks well used and in the dark even looks like its just been abandonded which fits in well with the style of horror film we want to make. It is also in the old part of the building and is therefore more liable to be haunted. The room has several doors that exit the room so it will work well when we are creating affects as some one can create an affect and quickly escape before the camera sees them.

 The Food Technology Room

The food technology room is one of the newer rooms so it stands to reason that it would be a safe place to come to escape the ghost. When this room is used in the point in the story the characters dont yet know that the ghost they are running from is the ghost of someone who worked on the site before the work house was knocked down and the school was built, so when they discover this they realise that there is nowhere to hide. The room can also become very dark and being a kitchen can be quite a dangerouse place at times. The room fits the mise en scene well being that it has the capability to get dark with out being toatlly pitch black and is a classroom which is important for a school.

 The entrance!

The entrance looks very safe and school like which is what we want. Most horror films lull their audience into a false sense of security before scaring them. This creates a contrast where by you rapidly change the atmosphere the audience are experiencing and the mood they are feeling making them feel very un easy. Unlike women in black the building is not very imposing at all but thats not what we want we want it to look inviting and safe.

 The Art Corridor

The art corridor is one of the oldest parts of the original school building and this is reflected in its architecture. In the dark this is amplified by any light wheter it be moon or ambient light shining through the windows creating shadows and beams of light in the corridor. The long corridor mixed with shadows could create a creepy atmosphere.

The science corridor

This is quite an important set as it is where the ghost is sighted and peters character is killed. The lighting during the night is almost pitch black so we plan to have the lighting dark but just light enough to see, this will make for a scary atmosphere much like the set in the film grave encounters. This is also on the site where the work house originally was. The science block has no windows so it adds to the sense of being trapped.






The Stage

This is where the final character dies so it is a very important set. The Stage has no windows or exit doors other than one so it will make the audience feel trapped. The lighting is dark and back stage all that can be seen is a silhouettes. This adds to the high tension and suspense and so it can make the audience feel very uncomfortable and tense.