Camera

An Aerial Shot is a view that is directly from above

An Establishing Shot is a shot that is usually wide or long and is often used at the start to establish the relationship between the set or location

A Hand-Held Shot is a shot filmed without a tripod. This makes the shot more shaky

A High Angle shot is to provide a view from above the subject. This makes the subject look vulnerable

A Low Angle shot is a shot where the camera approaches the subject from below eye level. It emphasises the size of the object being filmed

A Pan is a camera action where the camera gently moves 180 degrees across the subject

A Master Shot is a camera shot used at the beginning of a sequence to establish the components and elements in such a way as to allow the audience to make sense of the action follows

A POV Shot  is a camera shot taken from the position of the subjects, used to enhance a sense of realism and audience involvement in the action

A Tilt is a camera movement that involves moving the camera vertically up and down in a fixed position

A Tracking Shot is when the shot in which the camera angles move along and follow the subject

The highlighted terms are terms that we will use in our own film.

Editing

Cross Cutting is when an editor cuts between two separate scenes happening in two separate locations

 A Cut is the move from one shot to another

 A Cutaway is a brief shot that is not necessary but is cut into a scene showing an action that is related

A Dissolve is when the first shot is on the screen and the second shot starts appearing on top of it. It stays on the screen until the first shot ha gone

 An Invisible Cut is when you don't realise there has been a cut unless you know what you are looking for

A Fade is a type of moving image editing where the image gradually fades and then disappears.

A Jump Cut is a cut that moves to a very similar part of the same scene but is missing a part of action out. For example a character is on one side of the room, and then is on the other side of the room. This happens without us seeing him walking

A J-cut is when you hear what is going on before you see what is going on

The highlighted terms are terms that we will use in our own film.

Sound

Ambient sound is the sound of the location the character is in. For example water noises, this would mean the character would be by a river. It tells us what sort of place the character is in.

Dialogue is the words that the character says. It also helps us understand what their emotion is. If the characters voice is wobbly, it could mean they are nervous or scared.

Diegetic Sound is sound that you could hear if you were one of the characters. This includes words from the characters, background noises and music on the radio ect.

Non Diegetic sound is sound that characters in the scene can not hear. This could be a soundtrack.

Pitch is how high or how low the sound is. For example a high pitch sound is a sound that is higher and lighter like a phone ringing and a low pitch sound is a deeper sound like thunder.

Sound Effects are sounds that accompany an action. this could be anything eg a car crashing.

The highlighted terms are terms that we will use in our film

Sound workshop with Tom Joyce

Tom Joyce, a year 13 student came into our lesson to teach us about sound. He showed us how to use Audacity and the sound equipment. 

Syncing sound: 

You start by turning on the microphone and the recording device. You then call what is being shot then the take. After, you clap. This makes it visually easier to see when to sync the sound when on audacity. This is because the sound waves on audacity have changed height. You then record the sound. once recorded, you turn off the mic and the recorder then upload the sound to audacity.

Pitch

Jack and I pitched our ides for our film to the rest of our media class. We spoke about our idea, the actors we are planning to use and props ect. Once we finished the pitch we asked who would come and watch the film if it were in a cinema and the whole class said they would.

Feedback from our pitch:
 
Liam Heath -  I think the story sounds really thrilling
and if filmed well it will turn out amazing. Liam enjoys Horror, action and thriller films.

Eleanor Savage - I think it is good as the film is based on true events and it sounds really unique. Eleanor enjoys all films.

MISE-EN-SCENE

Props - Items characters use or pick up in the scene. In our film we will use suit cases, newspaper, keys and a pair of glasses.

Location - A place where the scene is set. We want to set our short film in several locations. some of these include Ottery St Mary Church. We will use the graveyard in the church. this is to create a horror feel and suspense. A  graveyard connotes death.

We also want to use the butchers. This is to take pictures of pigs hanging up. This connotes eating and slaughter.

We want to use empty streets at night, the dark empty streets connote loneliness and vulnerability. Which is what the girl in the film represents. 

We are also going to use a house. This will be her house in the film. As she walks up to her house the  lights will be on and the house will look homely. The lights will then turn off once she is inside, this is representing danger, which she is in at this point.

Characters - We will use two main characters and some other extras which will hardly be seen. The two main characters are Issei and a German girl. Issei is a skinny pale man who is quiet, strange and mysterious. The German girl is beautiful and slim with dark hair.

Shots - We will use several shots during our film, some of these include long shots of the scenery, close ups and extreme close ups of the newspaper and the German girl. Slow mo shots of the suitcases rolling down the bank towards the river and the camera panning through the graveyard. (All shots are shown on our story board and timeline)

Costumes - Clothes the character is wearing. The German girl will wear a dress, coat, scarf and heels. She is wearing heels so we can hear the along the path. 

Issei will be wearing all black, a black turtle neck, black trousers a black coat, black shoes and large black glasses. 

Sounds - We want to start our film off in a graveyard. Whilst the camera is panning through the graveyard we want a scary soundtrack playing in the background, this will make the atmosphere spooky. At the end of the film, we want scream and gunshot sounds. This is to show that she has been shot and is in pain without showing that happening. We also want there to be exaggerated sounds of her shoes along the oath as she walks. That will make the scene more scary and mysterious. 

Low Key Lighting - a dimly lit scene with lots of shadow

High Key Lighting - a bright and well lit scene with very few shadows

Expressions - the ways the characters face looks and the way they hold their body. For example this could be in a confident way

The highlighted terms are terms that we will use in our own film.

What is our idea?

Our idea is based on a true story about Issei Sagawa. Issei is a man who follows women back to their homes. Kills them then eats them. He then dumps the left over bodies in rivers. The film will be a thriller. there will be enigmas, suspense, low key lighting and eerie music.