Filming plan 2

Brief about what happens in the shots:

The shots to create a jump in the Anderson shelter. The POV shots are of the character walking down the steps into the shelter, then standing in the room. They see the note on the far wall, and suddenly turn around. They see Slender standing in the corner, and the shot gets wider and longer to show that they are jumping backwards.               

Shots:

- High angle shot of steps into shelter
- Tracking shot of walking down the steps
- POV wide shot of room
- Eye line match / extreme close up of Slender

- Fast zoom out to a wide eye line shot of Slender

Date:

Saturday 8th December 2012

Time:

6pm

Location:

Anderson shelter in Mr Taylor's garden

Equipment:
Lighting = Torch X 2 (1 Yellow light torch, 1 white light torch)  
Filming = iPhone 4s, black DSLR camera, tall adjustable tripod, Steadicam 
Power = Phone battery, batteries in torches, rechargeable battery in camera
Other =

Actors:

- Nick Wilson (playing Slender) – black suit, white shirt, face paint (white face and black eyes)

Props:

Risk assessment:

The steps into the shelter will probably be slippery as the temperature now is so low that surfaces are beginning to ice over. I therefore will have another person on the side of the shelter (on the grass) to catch anyone if they slip/fall. Surfaces may also be unclear in the dark, so I will check the floor surfaces/loose steps etc. in the daytime prior to the film shoot.

Contingency plan:
- Spare batteries for torches
- Extension lead and lamp ready if I need to use them, as the torches may not be enough light to light the room

Letter of land permission : Anderson shelter

As part of my planning & storyboarding, I wrote a letter to the owner of the land that I wish to use. The Anderson shelter will be perfect for my horror trailer. I therefore wrote to the land owner to ask for permission to photograph and film there. 

I have attached a print screen picture below of the letter. (click to enlarge)

A few days later, I received an email from Mr Taylor. I have added a picture below of his reply. (click to enlarge)

Filming plan 1

Brief about what happens in the shots:

The end shots of the trailer. Slender is standing at the end of the abandoned room and 2 of the characters are shining a torch on him. The characters then look down at their video camera and when they look back up, Slender is closer. The torch then fades and when it comes back on, Slender jumps in front of the camera.

Shots:

- POV / eye line long shot of room and Slender
- POV / high angle close-up of video camera
- Eye line Long / medium shot of Slender in room
- Close up with shallow focus of Slender jumping in front of camera

Date:Tuesday 27^th November 2012

Time:

4.45pm (dark outside)

Location:Abandoned mushroom farm rooms/sheds

Equipment:Lighting = Torch X 2 (1 Yellow light torch, 1 white light torch) 
Filming = iPhone 4s, tall adjustable tripod
Power = Phone battery, batteries in torches
Other =

Actors & costumes:

- Nick Wilson (playing Slender) – black suit, white shirt, face paint (white face and black eyes)

Props:-Video camera that characters hold / film slender on (separate to my filming equipment)

Risk assessment:Will be filming in an abandoned place, so rubble and other rotten materials are trip hazards. I will have to also ensure that in the room I film in, there is no risk of anything falling down whilst filming.
It is also very cold, so I will make sure that my actor has a thick coat/suitable clothing to wear in-between shots/to and from the location.

Contingency plan:- Spare batteries for torches
- If I can’t film some shots, I can film them on another film shoot at a later date (as I will need to film more at the same location)

Storyboarding

A storyboard is a sequence of drawings, typically with some directions and dialogue, representing the shots planned for a video. I created my storyboard after I came up with my film synopsis, and have only just been able to post it due to availability of the scanner (which in the end didn't work so I took pictures of the storyboards instead).

I created it on Post-It notes, and found this very useful. This is because I was able to move all of the shots around once I have created them, and could draw/jot down ideas of shots if I suddenly thought of them. I found this beneficial as I was therefore able to create my storyboard not in order, so I could add to it when an idea popped into my head.

Film synopsis

I created a film synopsis before I storyboarded, so I knew what to storyboard. I have chosen not to upload it unitl now because I want my storyboard to be uploaded at the same time, as both documents/tasks go together and I havn't been able to upload my storyboard until now.


My trailer will be for the film called Slender. I have loosely based the film on the Slender Man myth. It is also loosely based on the children’s playground game Grandma’s Footsteps, where people move closer until the individual turns around and the people moving closer freeze/stand still (this being Slender moving towards the people).

The beginning of the film is a group of teenagers who discover the Slender Man myth online. Slender then starts to follow them, and someone in the group see’s him/catches his attention, and it’s now too late. Slender is an observer from the darkness, and is a mockery of human form, who is a harbinger of paranoia and violent death. The more they look at him, the closer he’ll get when they aren’t looking, and he doesn’t move whilst they are looking at him/shining light on him.

The storyline shows how the victims can only kill/rid of Slender if they find the 8 ancient notes to earn their freedom. The tense adventure follows 3 friends who all in turn see Slender, and have to find the notes without him getting too close. One by one they face Slender as he gets nearer, but will they escape?