Shooting Schedule Part 2

Day/Date	Scene	Int/Ext Day/Night		Shot Descriptions/Summary	Location		Characters	Art Department / Equip / Special Requirements
SHOOT DAY 4 Tuesday 3rd November 2009
1340 – 1430	3	Int/ Day	After the lesson Chris tells Mary-Alice how he feels about her, Ben sees this and pushes Chris saying “leave my girlfriend alone!” The group start laughing, make fun of him and walk away.		Corridor outside the classroom from scene 2	Mary- Alice, Ben, Charlie, Robin, Rose, Chris		School bags
1430 – 1500	2	Int/Day		Inside the classroom, Gene introduces the book and we see how divided Chris is from the rest of the class.	Classroom		Mary- Alice, Ben, Charlie, Robin, Rose, Chris, Gene	Book, school bags, pens and pencils
SHOOT DAY 5 Wednesday 4th November 2009
0850- 0920	2	Int/ Day		Inside the classroom, Gene introduces the book and we see how divided Chris is from the rest of the class. (any mistakes re-do)	Classroom	Mary- Alice, Ben, Charlie, Robin, Rose, Chris, Gene		Book, school bags, pens and pencils
SHOOT DAY 6 Thursday 5th November 2009
1040-1130	12	Int/Day		Mary-Alice finds out that the killer is Chris, he threatens to kill her but Gene saves her at the last minute	Dark place	Mary-Alice, Gene and Chris		Knife and gun

Shooting Schedule Part 1

Day/Date	Scene	Int/Ext Day/Night	Shot Descriptions/Summary	Location		Characters	Art Department / Equip / Special Requirements
SHOOT DAY 1 Tuesday 20th October 2009
1340 – 1400	1	Ext/Day	See Mary-Alice and Robin arrive at school and get out of their car and be greeted by a group of their friends.	Car park		Mary-Alice, Robin, group of girls and Chris	Keys, Car, School bag, pink things for the car and girls
1405-1430	1	Ext/Day	We are behind Chris who is watching the girls get put of their car and walk into school	School drive		Mary-Alice, Robin, group of girls and Chris	School bag
SHOOT DAY 2 Wednesday 21st October 2009
0845-0905	7	Int/ Day	Mary-Alice and Robin are running down a corridor to try and get away from the killer	School corridor		Mary-Alice and Robin	N/A
0910-0925	6	Int/Day	A radio report about the murders angers Gene who slams it in anger	Classroom/ Office	Gene Tyler		Radio
0930-1000	11	Int/ Day	Mary-Alice and Robin are reading ‘Revenge of a Nobody’ and suddenly realise what will happen to them and the rest of the school	Library	Mary-Alice and Robin		Book (Revenge of a Nobody), pens, pencils, school bags and paper
Shoot Day 3 Thursday 22nd October 2009
1040-1100	4	Int/ Day	The group are all sat down in the school Octagon; they are talking and having fun. Charlie then says to Rose ‘ill see you in the bathroom *wink, wink*’	Octagon	Mary-Alice, Robin, Charlie, Mia, Rose		School bags, books, brush/ make-up, Ipods, table, chairs
1100-1200	5	Int/ Day	Rose has gone to meet Charlie in the girl’s bathroom; she goes in and finds him dead. As she screams, Chris jumps out of one of the toilet cubical and kills her.	Girls Bathroom		Chris, Charlie and Rose	Knife, blood
1200-1220	8	Int/ Day	See Mia lied on a table dripping blood, she is dead.	Classroom		Mia	Blood
This is the first page of our shooting schedule; these are used as a way of time management whilst shooting motion pictures. They are also a way to ensure that all scenes are completed within the allocated shooting time. They also include all props, actors and locations that will be needed in this scene.

StoryBoard - Page 6

StoryBoard - Page 5

StoryBoard - Page 4

StoryBoard - Page 3

StoryBoard - Page 2

StoryBoard - Page 1

This is the first page of the storyboard for our trailer. The storyboard was developed by Walt Disney in the early 1930s, and is used as a way of pre-visualising the sequencing of media. They are one of the early pieces of pre-production work and are used by the director as reference guides all the way through production and post production process.

Camera Map - Scene 3

Camera Map - Scene 2

Camera Map - Scene 1

This is the camera map for our first scene, camera maps are used to allow the cameramen and director to visualise how the scene will come together before shooting commences. They are an important element of the pre-production process as they can eliminate any problems which may occur whilst on set. It also allows any camera angles or positioning to be changed without holding up shooting or needing to re-shoot.

Revenge of a Nobody Book cover

This is going to be the front cover, for the fictional book featured in our movie; called ‘Revenge of a Nobody.’ The plot of the film actually revolves around the same plot as the book; however, the characters on screen are not aware of this. We decided not to put a great amount of detail into the cover, as the audience will only see a close up shot of the book once during the trailer. So we thought that instead of focusing on such an insignificant area such as the man on the cover’s legs, which could potentially drop us behind in our production schedule, we would keep these details quite unprofessional looking. Furthermore, we have not written the author of the book on the cover, this is because; it will actually give away the ending/ plot twist that the audience will only find out towards the end of the film. (The book was written by Gene Tyler.)

How is sound used in the 'Scream' Trailer?

For further research, I decided to analysis a High School Horror trailer and focus on the used within it. This was to see how the music within the trailer influences and changes what the audience sees on the screen. For this I decided to look at the trailer for the 1996 film Scream ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTWf9QGdJCQ ) this is what I found out:

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The trailer opens with us hearing the diegetic sound of a telephone ringing, we then hear and see a girl answer it. This diegetic sound is closely followed by a non-diegetic wind like sound which is very eerie and atmospheric and is played over the film company logo; giving the impression to the audience that this girl is all alone in the house. The non-diegetic wind like sound continues to play and starts to get louder; we then hear an indescribable diegetic sound played over the non-diegetic music. The shot then cuts to an establishing shot, which makes the audience think that the sound could be coming from someone in the bushes outside the house. The girl then tells us this indescribable sound is actually popcorn. As the girl continues to talk on the phone, the non-diegetic music continues, until she says "Scary movie" we then hear a small non-diegetic crescendo. After this the non-diegetic soundtrack starts to become even louder, it know sounds very operatic with lots of violins being played at a high pitch, this is a typical horror trailer sound convention of creating a ghostly sounding piece of music. This is played up to the point when the man on the phone says: "I want to know who I am looking at." At this moment the non-diegetic music stops and we dramatically zoom in onto the girls face. This is quickly cut by the diegetic sound of glass shattering, then the diegetic sound of a high pitched scream.
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We then go straight from that scene into a non-diegetic voice over, along with the same non-diegetic music of violins being played at a high pitch; this is used to mimic screams. The scenes now start to quickly cut together, as they do we hear a very loud non-diegetic banging sound effect that links us to the next scene; it sounds a lot like thunder. The non-diegetic music then starts to increase in pace, this is done by a bass guitar being added and playing the same note repeatedly. It is used to mimic footsteps and also a human heartbeat, which makes the audience think that the killer is getting closer to them. As the non-diegetic music builds up, we also hear the diegetic sound of another telephone ringing. As soon as the main character Sidney answers it, the non-diegetic music continues to builds up until the man on the phone asks her if she likes "Scary movies?" Once this is asked, the non-diegetic music suddenly stops, and we have a match on action, with Sidney’s now non-diegetic narration and a quick jump cut of a girl running away (from what we think is the killer.) Each scene is cut by a white flash (mini polarisation) on screen, along with the non-diegetic sound of thunder. As Sidney bridges the jump cuts together, we then hear a new non-diegetic soundtrack being played. It is still played by violins but this time they are playing different notes at the same time, making it sound very chaotic. This is a parallel sound as it matches how the scenes are quickly cut together and the way the characters and the audience are feeling at this point of the trailer. The music is also very typical of this genre, and sounds very similar to the music which is used in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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Whilst the music continues to play, more scenes are quickly cut together again by using the white flash (mini polarisation) and the thud like non-diegetic sound; this is also used as a parallel sound when a door is shut. As the non-diegetic music has reached a very high pitch, a boy mockingly says "I’ll be right back!' The non-diegetic music then has a crescendo and fades away as the characters on the screen laugh; this is used to appeal to an audience who find horror films amusing instead of terrifying. We are then quickly returned to the mini polarisation cut with the non-diegetic thunder like sound, this is actually used for the reminder of the cuts featured in the trailer. Furthermore, throughout the rest of the trailer we hear lots of screams, hinting to the audience that a lot of people will die and also to what the title of the film is. The non-diegetic chaotic music starts again, this time louder and faster than before, from this change the audience is able to tell that we are building up to the end of the trailer. Moreover, the non-diegetic voice over returns, to read the red text that is written on the screen. The non-diegetic music appears to become more dramatic over theses scenes along with the non-diegetic thunder sound effect, which bridges the scenes together.
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As the voice-over continues to read what is written on the screen, we get two parallel sounds. The first, is when the non-diegetic voice over says "Don't answer the phone!” we hear the diegetic sound of a phone ringing, which is closely followed by the second. This being "Don't open the door!" we hear the diegetic sound of a knock at the door. These are used to create a sense of anxiousness for the audience and to show them that the killer is all around meaning you cannot get away. The non-diegetic voice-over then stops, it makes the audience think that maybe the killer has killed the voice-over artist; it also makes them feel more alone. More text appears on the screen, but they are quickly cut away and the non-diegetic music builds even more to become louder and more chaotic. This builds up until one of the other main characters: Dewey says "You're not scared are you?” at this point the non-diegetic music suddenly stops and we see the film’s title appear on the screen. A light passes through the letters and as this happens we hear the non-diegetic sound of a single violin being played sharply in the background, it sounds like a scream and then fades out.
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From this research, I have come to the conclusion that for my trailer, that it will begin with some slow/quite music, which will be very atmospheric and will build up tension for the audience. Then as the trailer progresses, the music will be changed to a louder and faster paced violin piece of music, which will draw the audience into the action on the screen and hooked them into finding out how the trailer ends.