Animatic

Animatic

Shot List - What Comes Next

Shot Number	Shot Type	Contents of Shot	Extras
1	Close Up	Fridge Opens and we see Sam reach in and take a drink out of it	Need Drinks
2	Mid Shot	Sam goes and has conversation with friend
3	Reverse Shot	As above
4	Tracking Shot	Sam moves through party interacting with people as she goes eventually you reaches Danny and stops and goes and sits down	Need Stabilizer and Extras
5	Midshot	Sam sits down and has a conversation with Danny but he isn’t interested
6	Reverse Shot	As Above
7	Wide Shot	Shows party in full flow	Extras needed
8	Wide Shot	Snap cut back to Danny and Sam sitting in awkward silence
9	Mid Shot	Sams goes to leave
10	Mid Shot	Danny try’s to stop her by striking up a conversation
11	Reverse Shot	Sam engages with him
12	Two Shot	Sam and goes and sits next to Danny and reminds him about how they’re still young
13	Wide POV Shot	Shows people acting like idiots during the party	Extras Needed
14	Two Shot	Reaction of Danny and Sam
15	Mid Shot	Couple Run into Shot and suddenly stop and see Danny and Sam sitting together	Who to Cast?
16	Reverse Shot	Danny tells them to go and find somewhere else
17	Two Shot	Sam asks Danny if he’s told anyone about them
18	Wide Shot	Danny gets up angrily
19	Close Up	Sam begins to shout at him
20	Reverse Shot	Danny does the same
21	Wide Shot	Danny storm off
22	Mid Shot	He walks to and storms out of the door slamming it behind him
23	Wide Shot	The party goes quiet and suddenly look over at Sam sitting alone	Extras
24	Reverse Mid Shot	Sam tells them to piss off
25	Mid Shot	Sams goes to door and follow Danny out	Door slam sound bridge
26	Mid Shot	Door slam cuts too Danny sitting out in the night looking angry he looks up and
27	Reverse Shot	We see Sam walk through the front door of the house and stop and look Danny
28	Wide Shot	Sam steps towards Danny but stops and waits awkwardly for a second	Coats!
29	Close Up	Sam begins her monologue
30	Mid Shot	Half way through she goes and sits down next to Danny
31	Two Shot	Finish of Monologue and Final shot of the two of them sitting in peace having finally reconciled

Key Filming Dates

1st Shoot Day - Initial Sam and Danny Shooting - Saturday 4th November

2nd Shoot Day - Further Sam and Danny Shooting - Saturday 11th November

3rd Shoot Day - Crowd Scenes - Saturday 18th November

4th Shoot Day - Outdoor Scenes - Monday 27th November

The reason the fourth date is so spread out from the other dates is due to a week long commitment that I know will take up the majority of mine and my actors time and so it would be very difficult to film around then and so I thought it'd be better to focus on other commitments while working in post production on the various clips that will have shot in the week prior. Also this format means that I can finish all the scenes bar the ending and make sure that I have all of the these shot correct or at least have planned reshoots.

Storyboard

Final Ident

Above is the ident for the production company that I have made up for the short film

I began by finding a font that I wanted to use

I eventually decided on this font



I then began searching the internet for the kind of image I was looking for that being a zombie hand
reaching out of the ground

I eventually found this image

I then took this image and touched it up slightly removing the black finger nails and changing the outline slightly

I then combined the two the font and the image to create the final image which can be seem above 

Possible Sound Issues

While performing the location reccee I found that there were a couple of issues that could come up in terms of sound when filming at this location

Inside the House

The issue here is getting clear recordings due to the open nature of the scene as it will be difficult to get a mic near to the actors during wider shots. Because there is so much space between the camera and the actors there will not be enough space to fit a hidden microphone in. This means that I will either have to mix recordings or record audio in post which is annoying but not disastrous
However this won't be an issue be with closer shots as the microphone can be easily placed as close as possible out of frame.

Another issue is that the majority of the scenes will be filmed without a crowd in the background. Because of this I will need to record background noise when I film the crowd scenes and then mix them in post which might not be as good as having the crowd constantly talking but the slight drop in quality is made up for because of the fact that it is so much easier to organise, film and re-shot if necessary .


Outside the House

The main issue outside of the house is the nearby road which is an issue for two reasons.

Firstly as each shot takes place at a different time there will be a difference in the background noise as different cars will pass by in different shots. This is easily fixed though as it just means I'll have to record a longer bit of sound outside whilst we're not filming and make sure that no cars pass in the background without a matching sound.

Secondly there is an issue of volume with this background sound as it could overpower the dialogue between Sam and Danny in the end of the film. This is again easily fixed I'll just have to spend a little bit of time carefully mixing them together once I begin editing

Possible Lighting Issues

Possible Lighting Issues

Inside the House

One issue I noticed is that the lighting in the room is quite yellow and so I'll have to colour correct in post if this turns out to be a major issue

Another Issue could be due to the transition between kitchen and living room because the light in the kitchen is much harsher and whiter than the living room light and so again I'll either have to fix it in post to make them more similar or change the settings on the camera to limit this change.


Outside the House

The main issue here is the time of filming and the lighting conditions that this forces on me. The filming is going to take place at night and so there might not be enough light and so you could not see the actors properly

Another Issue could be that the light outside the building has a timer on it and it is motion activated meaning that it might cut out midscene hopefully it stays on long enough that this won't be an issue

Final Audience Summary

After performing some research into the audience that my film would focus on I have decided that this film is primarily aimed at those in the 18-25 age range with some scope for those slightly older pushing into the early thirties.

A person who would be interested in my film was already be interested in film enough to follow several film festival awards such as the Oscars or the BAFTA's as this is how they would hear about a film such as mine. Those interested in such films are often of this slightly younger age and this would mean that they would be especially interested in my film as the subject matter would either be something they have directly experienced or the film would bring them a certain degree of nostalgia

Audience Research - Short Film Format

When Considering the audience for my film I first looked at the short film format and the audience that its specifically attracts.

The short film is not often produced to make a financial gain. Instead they are designed as more artistic pieces and are submitted to various film awards to allow certain filmmakers to gain notoriety.

Below is an example of the awards short films can win. All the awards below were awarded to the short film Curfew

As you can see there is a massive variety of film festivals around the world ranging from area specific competitions such as the  also due

The film below has won several awards and this is how it would have gained its popularity rather than through traditional means such as online advertising campaigns

Because of these unusual pathways often the films focus on more niche subject matter as they do not need to turn a profit and this can be seen in the personal nature of my film as it focuses on issues that I have struggled with in the past but that the majority of a population might not be interested in. It is this unique appeal that initially drew me to choose to create a short film rather than a trailer as part of my coursework

Audience Research - Impact of Subject Matter

Another area that would impact the audience is the subject matter of the film that I plan to make. This film is centred around young adults/older teenagers lives. This focus would mean that this film would supposedly be of interest to other young adults who can relate to the subject matter but also to those of an older age as it might be nostalgic for them.

I performed a small amount of audience research amongst my year group to see how much interest there would be amongst the 18 - 25 age group. I asked a group of twenty friends after telling them the summary of my film if they would be interested in seeing this film you can the results below

As you can see the vast majority of those who were asked would be interested in this film indicating that my prediction of the audience was to a certain degree correct.

However I did some further research with a different age group to further confirm my theory on the age group that would be most interested in my film. I did this by asking a smaller groupf of ten adults who were aged 41- 54 if they would be interested in the film I was proposing these were the results

In contrast to the eariler group the opinion was much for split with only 4 out of 10 people indicating that they would be interested in the film I was proposing this further increased my confidence that I was attempting to focus on the right age range for the film

One issue with this research is that it does into take into account the economic background of the people I was questioning however this isn't as much of a factor with short films as it would be with trailers as the short film is a niche product and so will often not be of interest to those who are less well off as it tends to be those from wealthier backgrounds that interest themselves in more niche film making.

Location Plans

The Location for the film is fairly simple as the narrative of the film takes place over just one night during a party. Because of this a single house is all that is need in terms of locations. This location can be divided into several smaller locations where the action of the narrative occurs at that particular point in the narrative

Inside of the House

A fridge which Sam opens at the beginning of the film and looks into and takes out a drink of

A Kitchen which Sam then walks through in the opening tracking shot to establish the environment of the party

Living Room: This is where the majority of the action takes place as Danny and Sam have their argument around this area.

Outside the House: Where Danny and Sam have their final confrontation after Danny storms out

I don't have any photos for this area because I didn't plan and was in a hurry although it is  simply front garden with an automatic light

NOTES

This location looks like it is going to be a good place to film. I particularly like the way in which you can arrange the sofas in such a way as to create a circle which will add nicely into the theme of the character of Danny feeling trapped

The fridge adds the ability to create a nice opening shot with the actor playing Sam opening the fridge and looking into the camera to start the film

The open plan nature of the downstairs area means that I can successfully achieve the long following shot that I want to use in the opening of the film without much difficulty.

The outside area may be too small however and so this could become and issue in future shooting session