Sunday, 29 November 2015

Filming schedule

Trailer Filming

Director: Grace Fowkes

Camera: Molly James, Harriet Stockwin and Grace Fowkes                                                                   


Date
Scene
Day/Night
Shot Description/Summary
Location
Characters
Equipment/costume/requirements
7/12/15
Road scene
DAY
1.       Mid shot of people sat in the back of the car
2.       All the friends sat in the car laughing and joking
3.       Eye line match from Michael.
4.       Tracking shot
5.       The car is driving on a long country road
School/Towcester Shires
Michael Smith
Stephen
Daniella
Megan

Equipment: Camera, Car, shot gun mic,
Costume: Casual clothes, jeans with a plain top/t shirt. Light colours.
5/12/15
House Scene
DUSK
1.       Establishing shot of the house to show its isolation from everything else
Radstone, will’s house
Michael Smith
Stephen
Daniella
Megan

Equipment: Camera, Car,
Costume: Casual clothes, jeans with a plain top/t shirt. Light colours.
Requirements: Access to house
8/12/15
House Scene
DAY
1.       Long shot of people exiting the car walking towards the house
2.       Mid shot of group of walking up towards the door and opening.
3.       Mid shot of group walking through the door

Charlotte’s House
Michael Smith
Stephen
Daniella
Megan

Equipment: Camera, shot gun mic
Costume: Casual clothes, jeans with a plain top/t shirt. Light colours.
Requirements: Access to house
8/12/15
Walk through scene
House scene
DAY
1.       Mid shot of people
walking through the door on the opposite side.
2.       Over the shoulder shot of watching TV and on laptops.
3.       Wide shot of group of friends all sitting together.
4.       Flick back to TV, mid shot, just before complete blackout.
5.       Close up of individuals faces with torches shining on their faces.


Charlotte’s house
Michael Smith
Stephen
Daniella
Megan

Equipment: Camera, shot gun mic, tripod
Costume: Casual clothes, jeans with a plain top/t shirt. Light colours.
Requirements: Access to house
Props: laptop, torch, tv
9/12/15
House scene
Electric box scene
DUSK/ NIGHT
1.       Medium close up shot of electric box
2.       Michael looks in cupboard
3.       Close up shot of the board

Molly’s House
Michael Smith
Equipment: Camera, shot gun mic,
Costume: Casual clothes, jeans with a plain top/t shirt. Light colours.
Requirements: Access to house
Props: Ouija board, torch
14/12/15
Ouija board scene
NIGHT
1.       Aerial shot off characters
2.       Panning shot of their faces
3.       Medium close up of Michael opening the box
4.       Over the shoulder shot, Michael finds image
5.       Close up shot of his face, confused.
Charlotte’s house
Michael Smith
Stephen
Daniella
Megan

Equipment: Camera, shot gun mic, tripod
Costume: Casual clothes, jeans with a plain top/t shirt. Light colours.
Requirements: Access to house
Props: Ouija board, torch
15/12/15
Game scene
NIGHT
1.       Close up shot of board piece moving
2.       Extreme close up of letters.
3.       Sudden black out
4.       Eyeline match from Michael, panning shot of other characters faces.

Charlotte’s house
Michael Smith
Stephen
Daniella
Megan

Equipment: Camera, shot gun mic, tripod
Costume: Casual clothes, jeans with a plain top/t shirt. Light colours.
Requirements: Access to house
Props: Ouija board, torch
16/12/15
Haunting scene
NIGHT
1.       Fairly long shot of items falling off mantle piece
2.       Over the shoulder of picture being picked up.
3.       Flashes of light due to torches on/off
4.       Close up of stricken match
5.       BLACKOUT
Charlottes’ house
Michael Smith
Stephen
Daniella
Megan
Ghost

Equipment: Camera, shot gun mic, tripod
Costume: Casual clothes, jeans with a plain top/t shirt. Light colours.
Requirements: Access to house
Props: Ouija board, torch, matches, lamps, candles, picture frame
18/12/15
Possession scene
NIGHT
1.       Long of shot Michael being pushed
2.       Close up of Michaels face to show evil inside him
3.       Long Shot of other characters running
4.       Medium close up of Michael and Stephen.
Charlotte’s House
Michael Smith
Stephen
Daniella
Megan

Equipment: Camera, shot gun mic, tripod
Costume: Casual clothes, jeans with a plain top/t shirt. Light colours.
Requirements: Access to house

Tuesday, 3 November 2015

Plot and Character Summary

Characters:
  • Michael Smith
  • Spirit/ghost of boy murdered in a village
  • Main Character, josh
  • Female friend
  • Male Friend
  • Male friend 2


Plot:

10 year anniversary of boy’s death approaching and with the killers unknown he becomes a vengeful spirit within his old house.  Friends all come together in the isolated house that the main character has just moved in to (Michaels house), laughing, joking. Power cut occurs due to bad weather and they begin to look for something to do together. Find an odd looking board, one is intrigued and wants to play it the others are slightly less inquisitive and don’t really what to get involved in something that looks spooky. They begin playing and immediately realise this isn’t a game when the board piece moves after joking asking a question. A series of events unfold and they realise that what they discovered is the spirit of the local boy who died 10 years to the day ago, wanting revenge he kills the friends leaving the main character, josh possessed. 

Include:
  • Ring a ring a roses
  • ‘Spirit Board’
  • ‘Communicate with the other side’


Moments of horror:
  • Board moves upon a rhetorical question    
  • Lights flash
  • Scream
  • Doors crash