Emmanuela Frimpomaa unit5: March 2022

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Blog Reflection Week 4

This week, we were able to get the following completed:

Production Schedule
Call Sheets
Recce
Risk Assessment

We created the production schedule to ensure that the video production goes smoothly. We broke down the: scenes, actors, day breaks, etc.

We created call sheets to follow up to the productions schedule, and provide a daily plan for us and the cast. It's given for a shooting day with: who is there, when it will take place and where.

We completed a location Recce to find the most suitable locations for our short film so it looks right for the story and be accessible and within budget.

We made a risk assessment to identify what hazards currently exist or may appear in the locations that we film it. The risk

Monday, March 28, 2022

Production Schedule: April 2022

Sunday, March 27, 2022

In our short film, it is set in the middle of the COVID19 Pandemic, to capture the themes of isolation- we chose Crucible Park, a place that is normally filled with people and life and capture it in a moment where no-one is there to capture the feeling of loneliness and isolation. The characters in this short film feel trapped and isolated and want to go outside, but they have to result to Zoom to meet up instead whereas they would usually meet up here. The main protagonist is going to look outside their window feeling trapped instead, looking to the park wishing that they could be there.

Home/Bedrooms

At home in the characters bedrooms is going to be the main location(s) in our short film. As our short film is set in the COVID19 pandemic, a lot of the people watching the short film will relate to being stuck indoors and having to result to using programs like Zoom to communicate. As our short film is a killer mystery, we want it to make it seem like our characters are trapped/helpless and are going to be forced to play the game that the unknown caller suggests. The rooms in the short film is going to be like a prison cell for the characters, hence some of the lighting making bars on the characters.

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School Gallery

We want to keep our short film: scary, dark and mysterious. The main antagonist's identity is going to be kept a secret and is a mysterious yet pose them as a threat so viewers can fear for the main characters as this mysterious person is posing as a threat. The School Gallery is a small and dark room with quite a few computers in it, with this it makes the main character look powerful and threatening as with the amount of technology in the room it can make the unknown caller look all knowing and deadly.

An Alleyway

People usually associate dark alleyways/alleyways in general with danger and shady business; Alleyways are usually low in lighting and mysterious in nature, with a possible impending threat and danger with them as the space is so narrow. As Alleyways are small, they can add to the theme of feeling trapped and isolated, not only that but it could show that one of our characters are up to no good and create a mysterious aura and get the viewers to ponder why they are there.

Saturday, March 26, 2022

Call sheets

Friday, March 25, 2022

Week 4 Task Allocation

Thursday, March 24, 2022

Blog Reflection Week 3

This week, my colleague and I managed to complete a black and white and coloured storyboard for our Short film.

We created the storyboard as a graphic representation of how the video will unfold, shot by shot. The storyboard also has more notes about what's going on in the scene and what is being said in the script, and during that shot. We will follow the storyboard when we are filming our short movie so we will get a clear idea of how it must be done.

Storyboard - COLOURED/FINE-LINED VERSION:

Week 3 Task Allocation

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

SHOOTING SCRIPT

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Blog Reflection Week 2

Blog Reflection Week 2

This week, we had managed to get the following completed:

Scriptplay/Screenplay
Shooting Script

After we finished conducting research on our short film, my colleague and I began to work on the script play for our short film so we know how the short movie would be played out and what the characters will say. We also specified the setting and the location of the screenplay so we know what area it will be filmed it.

Notes to transitions was added too so we know how the short film will flow.

The Shooting Script was completed (a more detailed list going over the order of all of the shots and what positions and angels they will be in, the duration, etc.) so we can follow a more detailed plan of what it will be like.

Script- Part 2

THE UNKNOWN CALLER (PART 2)

Maria and Emmanuela

CUT TO.

INT. Maria's Room- Near Computer Desk- Night

Maria hears her phone vibrating. She picks up the phone from the desk, and then looks at the alert.

She looks at her phone with a confused expression. Maria looks back over to her monitor to the Zoom Call.

Maria

Uhh, guys..?

CUT TO.

INT. Zoom Call Screen

Richard

...Did you get the notifcation too?

FADE TO.

INT. Maria's Room- Near Computer Desk- Night

Maria opens the notification and it brings her to a to a webpage; on the screen, it tells her to put all of her information in such as her: date of birth, etc. Eager to find out what the webpage does, she puts all of her information in presumably along with everyone else.

Maria

Is this a joke? Am I actually going to die...In an hour?

CUT TO.

INT. Zoom Call Screen

No Caller ID.

Are you guys going to tell the truth? Or are you ready to play the game?

Maria

What game? Truth?

Elijah

Guys- listen, it told me my death is in a minute from now.

Maria

Stop it! This isn't funny anymore, hey, whoever this is just reveal yourself. Elijah? Richard? Is this one of youse? This prank is going too far.

Richard

No, it's not. Why would do I do all of this just to play a prank on just you?

Elijah

Stop arguing! Maria, its not us just listen to me!

Maria:

And why should I believe you?

Elijah

Because-

There is a focus on Elijah's screen; You see another figure behind him in the room.

Richard

Elijah? Whose that? Hey-

Maria

Huh? Wha- ELIJAH! BEHIND YOU, SOMEONE IS THERE!

Elijah turns around, he then looks back at the screen and lets out a loud scream as two arms wrap around his neck and then disconnects from the call. Cue Maria and Richard with shocked expressions.

Maria

OH MY GOD- ELIJAH!? ELIJAH ARE YOU THERE?

Richard

I-...

You hear typing; a notepad suddenly appears on the screen reading "Are you ready to tell the truth?"

Maria

I HAVEN'T DONE NOTHING! I SWEAR, I SWEAR!

Richard

Maria. Do you know something that I don't?

CUT TO.

INT. School Media Room- Dark Gallery room

You see a figure typing in the room but you can't make out who it is. Monitors are above the screen showing posts of Laura in her worst moments. The figure looks up at them and then looks back at the screen.

DISSOLVE TO.

INT. Zoom Call Screen

Maria

I have nothing to say... I..

Richard

Please tell the truth. I don't think I'll be here with you much longer.. What did you do.

Maria

Well.. Okay, okay.. So what happened is..

The Zoom call starts to get distorted and you can barely hear what is being said by Maria.

Richard

What? I can't hear you? Hello? Hey, hey! You did something, didn't you!? HURRY UP! I ONLY HAVE 10 SECONDS LEFT-

Richards screen turns to back. You can hear yelling and then silence; gunshots then can be heard and a loud screech. Richards account disconnects from the call.

The Zoom Call suddenly clears out and is back to normal. Its only Maria and the no caller ID. Marias shocked expression suddenly turns to a neutral one and she just abruptly ends the call.

INT. Maria's Room- Near Computer Desk- Night

She leaves her desk, and you see her exit the room with the same blank expression.

FADE OUT.

FLASH TO.

EXT. Dark Alley- Unknown Location.

You see Maria again, she walks in and enters a dark alleyway.

A hooded figure slowly approaches from behind. Suspense is built until the No Caller ID talks.

No Caller ID.

I wondered when you will show up. Do you have it?

Maria jumps but then soon calms down. She nods and hands over money.

Maria

Yes, here you go, thank you, again.

No Caller ID.

It was a pleasure doing business with you.

Cue No Caller ID leaving Maria to herself. She looks behind her and then lets out a sigh of relief.

Maria

They just simply knew too much.

CUT TO BLACK.

CUT TO.

The screen shows someone picking up a knife; however you can't make out who it is or if it was really Maria or not, you hear commotion going down between presumably Laura. You hear a scream and then footsteps running away. You hear a familiar voice.

Maria

LAURA!

CUT TO BLACK.

The title of the short film is shown once again.