Tuesday, 14 May 2013

1st Shot-list


Shot List




















Production Title:
Shoot Date:


         
Shot No.Shot NameScene No.LocationShotMovementDescription of ActionCharactersLighting NotesSound
TypeAngleType
1Long corridor1CorridorLongNormalNonePerson walks down corridor away from cameraChristie Dark, light on the back of personMuted voices
2Distorted person1CorridorClose upCantedNonePerson walks towards the cameraChristieShadowed across one side of faceMuted voices
3Door opening1CorridorClose upLowNoneDoor opensChristieDarkMuted Voices
4Gun2RoomClose upNormalNonePerson reaching for gunHannahDarkSilence
5Door shuts2RoomClose upNormalNoneDoor closingNo oneDarkSilence
6Hit2RoomClose upNormalNoneHand with fun coming down to knock Christie outHannahDarkSlam of door
7Knocked out2RoomMid shotBecomes cantedMoves sideways to show Christie fallingChristie fallsChristieDarkBang, smack
8Feet3RoomClose up - wideSidewaysNoneHannah walks past Christie, only see feetHannahDarkFeet walking
9Dragging3RoomMid shotSidewaysNoneHannah drags Georgina somewhereHannah and GeorginaDark, can't see people, shadows in light movingHear movement
10Click3RoomMid shotSidewaysNoneGun click, eyes are shutNoneNone, darknessClick of gun
11Shot3RoomMid shotSidewaysNoneGeorgina gets shotGeorgina and HannahDark, can't see people, only see shadow moving, eyes then go shutGun shot
12Dead3RoomMid shotSidewaysNoneGeorgina dead on ground, paper in hand, Hannah's feetGeorgina and HannahLight on Georgina's face, darkness everywhere elseBang
13Paper3RoomMid ShotSidewaysNoneHannah picks up paperGeorgina and HannahSee paper being picked up, darkness everywhere elseHeavy breathing
14Black3NothingNoneNoneNoneEyes shutNoneNoneNone

1st Script

C.H.I.G Productions

Scene begins with a dark corridor slowly coming into focus. There is a girl, Christie, far away down the corridor barely visible. The sound of footsteps echoing is very loud. Christie can hear muffled voices.

Hannah: This is what you deserve.

The shot changes to a canted shot of Christie walking towards the camera. It is still very dark. Voices grow louder.

Hannah: You shall be the fourth person off my list.

Shot changes to a low shot of just the door opening.

Creak of the door. All goes silent.

It then shows Hannah’s hand reaching into her pocket for the gun. Shot quickly changes to the door shutting.

Slam of the door.

Shows Hannah’s hand coming down with the gun behind Christie and hitting her head.

Loud noise as gun hits head.

Shot goes to Christie and as she falls the camera becomes canted and falls with her.

Bang as Christie hits ground.

From Christie’s perspective, sees Hannah’s feet walk past her.

Sound of footsteps.

Eyes go closed, black.

Sound of shuffling and footsteps. Gun click and then bang.

From Christie’s perspective sees Georgina on the ground dead. Georgina’s hand is holding a piece of paper.

Hear heavy breathing.

Shot of Hannah reaching for paper, slowly going unfocused. Then turns black.

2nd Storyboard





Tuesday, 30 April 2013

Film Noir Ingredients

The Ingredients to create a Film Noir, would usually include the use of:

Characters
- Police
- Murderer
- Gansters
- Mafia leader
- Police Informant
- Suspect
- Victim/s
- Two Femme Fatale characters
- Troubled Hero

Setting
- Clubs
- Mansions
- Small dark house
- Slums
- Casino
- Banks
- Police Stations

Props
- Guns
- Knives
- Battons
- Police Cars
- Alcohol
- Money
- Men in suits
- Vans

Story elements
- Crime
- Thriller
- Suspense
- Killings
- Murders

Media Arts

Today in our media arts lesson, we revised all topics we studied in term 1 and we also talked about film noir. Some things we worked on are as follows:

Femme Fatale - a beautiful woman who knows what she wants and how to get it.
Police/Private Detective
Victim
Dark Mood

Cinematic Techniques
- Low key lighting
- Shadowy Shots

Blade Runner - The first couple of shots especially show Neo Noir as the as the setting a night and near shops easily conveys this. I also have very high lighting in particular shots.

Monday, 29 April 2013

Neo Noir

Definition: Neo Noir is a cinematic style often seen in modern motion pictures and other forms that prominently utilize elements of film noir, but with updated themes, content, style, visual elements or media that were absent in films noir of the 1940s and 1950s.

Film Examples:
- Seven
- Blade Runner

Examples are as shown:

Sunday, 28 April 2013

Film Noir

Definition: Film Noir is a movie characterized by low-key black and white lighting, a bleak urban setting, and corrupt, cynical characters. It is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes. Hollywood's iconic film noir period is generally around the years from early 1940s to the late 1950s. Many of the prototypical stories and much of the attitude of classic noir derive from the hardboiled school of crime fiction that emerged in the United States during the Great Depression.

Film examples:
- The Maltese Falcon
- Double Indemity
- Laura
- The Big Sleep
- The Killers
- Out of the Past
- Sweet Smell of Success

Examples photos of this are as shown: