Sound and Shot Tests

This is the first shot that will be seen in the video, we think that this will be the easiest shot to film and should take the least amount of time. However because the person filming has to walk along with the character two pairs of footsteps can be heard. This means that we will have to edit the video and add the footsteps in at a later stage. This is the only shot that will be filmed in this location.

This is the Sound and Lighting test for the dark room entry, however this room was not the exact room we hope to use for filming therefore the shade of lighting and possible sound may differ, however prior to filming we will check the availability of the room in order to achieve the most out of our time in the room. However we believe that the difference is slim between rooms as we took the necessary measure such as using the same time of day (for the test shots) in order to make sure that the actual film will be as similar as possible. Despite this, the sound of the door opening was evidently picked up by the camera, and also sounded as if it was amplified due to the silence of the room. Also the lighting was not ideal as this room offered more in terms of brightness and this prevented us from achieving a tense tone in and amongst the room, therefore this further adds to the reason for ensuring that the particular room we want is available upon recording.

Whilst filming the test shots for the park, we needed to consider; the current weather conditions, future weather conditions. These aspects will prove vital ,as during this clip we see that the weather is slightly overcast, we then decided that this is the ideal weather conditions, as it will reflect and create a tense and dramatic tone due to its dull and eerie atmosphere. However during this clip there is limited background sound, this was because we identified popular times of the day and the effect that this would have on the sound, evidently it was clear that by filming later on in the afternoon, not only would there be a darker tone of weather but also the background sound would be significantly reduced due to the few amount of people around at the time. Also because of the time of day no people will be evident amongst the background, this is important because should there be people present this will take away from the dramatic and mysterious affect we are trying to create.

Location Recce

This is our first location in a Corridor:

Location to be used: Date of when location is needed: Time of when location is needed:	>Science corridor going along the classroom S21 >08/10/2015 >08/10/2015	>If the corridor is busy, record in periods where lower years are in classes or after school.
Do you need permission to record/photograph in this location? Who will you need to contact?	>No permission was needed	>N/A
Will the levels of noise cause a problem? If so, how will you overcome this?	>Yes	> Try to avoid the corridors being busy during school hours so work in periods where lower years are in lessons or after school hours.
Is the level of lighting suitable?	>Yes	>If we don’t think the natural lighting from the corridor fits the recording, we can bring our own source to brighten it up.
If inside, are the Emergency exits clearly visible and available? Is Emergency equipment provided?	Hgththhhhh>>Yes, there are two main doors to exit from.	>N/A
Is there public transport easily available to you?	>Transport is not needed	>N/A

Our second location is in a classroom:

Location to be used: Date of when location is needed: Time of when location is needed:	>Science classroom >Thursday 8th October >2:50 onwards	>Choose another empty classroom nearby or choose to shot the next day.
Do you need permission to record/photograph in this location? Who will you need to contact?	>Yes we need to talk to Miss Suthakaran who has already agreed to let us use her room	>If she wasn’t in school for us to access the room we would ask another teacher to use their room instead.
Will the levels of noise cause a problem? If so, how will you overcome this?	>We have chosen to shoot this scene after school so there will not be many people around, this will reduce the noise levels.	>If there were any extra sound in the background for the locations, we can edit over them and try to cancel out as much sound as possible.
Is the level of lighting suitable?	>Yes this location has the right lighting needed for our shots.	>For the classroom, if the lighting wasn’t as dark as we needed it to be we can use black card around the window to darken it out more.
If inside, are the Emergency exits clearly visible and available? Is Emergency equipment provided?	hgththhhhh>Yes in this location, there is an easy accessible door to leave in case of emergency	>If the classroom door was somehow locked, there is a technician’s room to exit out of
Is there public transport easily available to you?	>We don’t need public transport to get to this location	>N/A

Our Third location is at a park:

Location to be used: Date of when location is needed: Time of when location is needed:	>Park >8th October >3:50 onwards	>Go to a different park nearby. >If we can’t do it on that day we can choose a different day.
Do you need permission to record/photograph in this location? Who will you need to contact?	>No we don’t need permission	>N/A
Will the levels of noise cause a problem? If so, how will you overcome this?	>There might be high levels of noise since our location is next to a children’s play area.	>If the noise does seem to be a problem, we will edit over the sound.
Is the level of lighting suitable?	>Yes	>N/A
If inside, are the Emergency exits clearly visible and available? Is Emergency equipment provided?	hgththhhhh>We don’t have emergency exists as we are outside.	>N/A
Is there public transport easily available to you?	>We don’t need public transport to get to this location it’s within walking distance.	>N/A

Equipment List

Facility or Equipment needed	Description of use	Source and contact	Notes
Dark room	This is the setting used  for main sequence of our preliminary task	Available on site of filming, however will have to check if room availability beforehand.	Ideal time of day is mainly dependant on the weather, as a dull morning may provide a darker light however this time of day may affect the noise levels.
Mac (Computer)	Used for editing and adding all the necessary shots and takes together sufficiently.	Available on site, but will not be available on demand.	Will have to make the most of time available on the Mac's as time may be limited or scheduled.
Camera (Hand-Held)	Used for filming the necessary shots of the preliminary task.	Available upon asking, however there may be a limited battery life so may have to obtain more than one.	We found that one camera will be suitable to gain the necessary shots.
Corridor	Used for the main sequence of the preliminary task. Character 1 walks down corridor.	Available on site of filming, but an appropriate time of day will needed to be found to ensure maximum quality of sound	Suitable time of day is after 2.50pm as the corridor is the most quiet at this time.
Park (Cheam park)	Used for final shot of the preliminary sequence	Available off site: Tudor Close Cheam SM3 8AN	Dependant on weather, brightness, temperature, noise. This shot will be taken last as the forecast suggests ideal weather conditions. Also a bench will be needed for the final shot.

This is our equipment list that includes everything we need to create the scenes and film the shots.

Shot List

Shot No	Date/Time/Location	Characters and Props	Equipment needed	Description of shot	Contingency plan
1-      Over the shoulder, longshot, tracking shot	Location: down the science corridor Time:1:50 Date:8/10/15	Character 1: interrogator (Darren)	Camera Lighting Character 1 Classroom S21	Guy (character 1) walking down the corridor, about to open door	If case the camera dies or doesn’t work, use backup iPhone
2-      Side view and longshot	Room: S21 Time:1:50 Date:8/10/15	Character 1: interrogator (Darren)	Camera Lighting Character 1 Classroom S21	Door being opened by character 1 from one side of the door	If one character can’t attend, record without as only one character needed
3-      Close up, reverse shot to man	Room: S21 Time:1:50 Date:8/10/15	Character 1: interrogator (Darren) Character 2: person who is being interrogated (Theo)	Camera Lighting Character 1 and 2 Classroom S21	Both characters are being shown	If characters are unable to attend, members of group can stand in
4-      Point of view	Room: S21 Time:1:50 Date:8/10/15	Character 1: interrogator (Darren) Character 2: person who is being interrogated (Theo)	Camera Lighting Character 1 and 2 Classroom S21	Character 1 walks to seat	If characters are unable to attend, members of group can stand in
5-      Match on action and side view	Room S21 and Cheam Park Time:3:50 Date:8/10/15	Character 1: interrogator (Darren) Character 2: person who is being interrogated (Theo)	Camera Lighting Character 1 and 2 Classroom S21 Cheam Park	Side view of character 1 and unseen character sitting down	Last scene is filmed in a park therefore must check weather before in case for example it rains

Here are there list of shots we will be using throughout our preliminary task, we also have a contingency plan so we have something we can do if anything goes wrong. 

Storyboard

We have created a storyboard for our idea for the preliminary task, it includes sounds and shots.

Treatment of Preliminary Task

Character 1 walks down a corridor wearing a suit, cameras over the shoulder in a tracking long shot. You can only hear the footsteps. He reaches the door and opens it, then shot from the other side at a side view long shot continuing the action of opening and walking through the door. The sound of the door shutting can be heard. The room is dark with a table and two chairs either side. Character 2 is sitting in one chair wearing normal clothes, with the other across from him. A close up reverse shot between the two characters. From the point of view of character 2, character 1 walks towards him from the door. A side view medium shot of character one pulling out a chair opposite character 2. A close up of character 1 from the shoulder down sitting on the chair, switches to a park scene, match on action of sitting down on the bench. Outside sounds e.g. birds, wind.