Pre-production: shot lists

The opening of our production needs to straight away be effective as we want to gain the audiences attention and keep them entertained throughout. We may or may not have a title-sequence but this 'dolly shot' can still be taken place whether or not we're having it. When we start filming the scene we want to show the location and place for example a house if were going to be filming it in there. It's one way in engaging the teen audience because when I was analysing the diverse programmes this is something that stood out quite clearly.  Having a shot whether it's close-up, long-shot or mid-shot there mostly depicted of the location/place before the scene commenced. This informs the audience of the timing of the day so they are more into the story line allowing them to be informed.

As a group we decided we wanted to perhaps start the scene with a woman walking a flight of stairs in a building going downstairs this is happening very fast as we want to build the suspense and created enigma and action codes. So what would be effective is having a 'dolly shot' of the exterior maybe building as it would look very effective and engage the audience. Looking at this clip it portrays the setting as more effective allowing the audience to remain encouraged, this is something I will show my group and a shot we could possibly preform as it looks very interesting. Having an establishing shot of the building we can show the weather, time of day and the things around the building then having the dolly shot commence allowing the audience to gaze at it providing a dramatic footage, as it's an exciting way of capturing diverse camera angles.

A steadicam shot consists of a smooth shot even when moving very quickly over an uneven surface. In this scene we can see the blockage of the character but the way the camera slowly moves forward if effective because the audience's are tempted to see the characters facial expressions, body language and in what situation they're in. Also they want to find out what they're doing why they are there this is all that goes on in an audience's mind and keeps them engaged as they want to find out these questions in there mind. Using this camera shot is very effecting as it keeps the audience sutured and creates the following enigma and action codes. Also slowly moving forward the audience are able to clearly identify the setting around the character where it's taking place which looks attentive allowing them to focus on this too. 

In our idea which we wrote on our book as a group thought that we'd have a steadicam of when following her this will be very effective as we want to portray suspense and build the tension as the steadicam will be very smooth and this will add up and work well together. We could also do this from the back and use the blockage of character as the audience haven't seen the face of the actor or the facial expressions so when were following her through the areas of settings for example, we could go through a train station go into the train then go into the building following her this can be a point of view too allowing the audience see what she sees. Then when she is conversing with another character we can move '180 degree rule' and show her face the audience can therefore identify the character with the use of body language and facial expressions. They will also judge her by the way in which she acts and her personality being depicted in the scene. So steadicam is one of the angle shot's we will defiantly be using as it's very effective. 

               

A title shot is a shot taken by a camera going up (tilt-up) or down (title-down). This is one very effective way of identifying the character more or anything in our setting/location making it look more engaging towards the audience. Also it's another way of building suspense as it's clearly signifying something as importance which could possibly foreshadow something later on. The tilt shot is very similar to the pan shot, but the only difference is that the tilt shot moves vertically instead of moving horizontally. The tilt shot can be done handheld or with the tripod. But with the tripod it would look more professional and effective. The tilt shots are used to represent the vertical significance of something. An example is someone could be at the bottom of the building then the tilting the camera upwards to capture the entire building structure. Something which the audience can see in a different point of view and getting the whole thing slowly in one frame from bottom to top.

In our idea we thought that the protagonist will be going down the flight of stairs and then because were going to do the steadicam shot of the blocking character when we turn to see her there will be a tilt showing her from the bottom to the top kind of thing this will allow the audience to clearly identify her body language and facial expressions. There may be an area where she steps outside from the building and when she's outside there may be a tilt of her again, this is to show the power and authority also as she is very angry this helps the audience to identify if further through her body language and facial expressions she has at the moment as she is the first protagonist being introduced and is the main actress. Also throughout the 2 minute opening scene there can be a title of various of things like for example, when she walks on the street and is look at diverse buildings there can be a tilt of the diverse buildings allowing the audience to be engaged in this and be in the characters point of view. 

                  

This is an example of an establishing shot the main role for this certain shot is to provide the content. It shows the establishing shot shows the audience the setting what characters are involved and the background also all the details all in one frame.Once the establishing shot is commenced we can quickly change it into a medium shot or close-up which would be very effective and engage with the audience. For example, if we start the scene with a close-up of the protagonist conversing with someone, the audience isn't aware of where the location is, who the person they're speaking to is and have no sense of the time of day these all can  fit in correctly in one frame with an establishing shot as the audience can expect to see all this there. 

Another advantage of including an establishing shot is that it shows the full body language and it can depict and say a lot about the character. It communicates what the person is feeling. For example if they're confident they show this through there body language. Body language aids in showing the emotion better and it can also provide a creative alternative to using close ups most of the time. The actors we will cast are going to have diverse strengths and weaknesses. And we may design the shots around these differences, the types of shots used may depict on that. An establishing shot makes the scene stand out more and engages within the audience as the weather could be beautiful and if we show it in a great way it can show a real good scene which would attain the audiences attention.