finished prelim task

Production Team Meeting

In our production team meeting we all decided to choose Conor's storyboard as it was the most effective. He had added in more detail such as camera shots in between the 180 degree rule and shot reverse shots to give more contrast between the characters once they were having their conversation. His storyboard fit well with the script that we had planned and he thought of a more creative way to talk about both of the shots.

The Imaginary Line Of Action.

The imaginary line of action helps to split up the characters in a conversation and is also what the camera must stick to. The camera must film on one side of the line for example, if the camera films on the right Mr.A will be on the left and Mr.B will be on the right. Thew camera must stay on the same side of the line throughout the conversation to show this. The camera can change over sides but only if he still applies to the 180 degree rule ( showing Mr. A on the left and Mr. B on the right ) also following the shot reverse shot rule.





This is an image of Bobby, Billy and Hope demonstrating the 180 degree rule

preparation for filming

The 180 degree rule is where the camera stays on the same side showing both people in the conversation on opposite sides i.e the woman is always on the left and the man is always on the right. the only time this changes is when the camera jumps over the line but it would still have to show each character on the same side. A shot reverse shot is just like an over the shoulder shot it enables you to see exactly who is talking adhering to the 180 degree rule as they still stay on the same side. The film before sunrise follows the 180 degree rule and the shot reverse shot perfectly ,we are able to see both the man and the woman have a conversation with the man on the left and the woman on the right. The camera doesn't jump over the line and both characters stay on the same side continuous throughout.

Prelim Storyboard

In today's lesson all of our group had to draw up a storyboard with our initial ideas for the prelim task before filming. Each box contains a step by step guide of how our Prelim will be filmed and set out, including camera shots and angles, diegetic and non-diegetic sounds and costumes. To the left hand side of the screen grab below I have drawn in the 180 degree rule and the shot reverse shot along with how it will be filmed on the benches during school.

In the end we decided that Conor had the most effective story board and decided to use his for the final set out of our prelim task before filming it.

Prelim Task Script

For our initial planning ideas we kept things simple but well detailed. at first we started to plan our ideas and decided what genre we wanted to base it on , we originally wanted to do more than one prelim so we had a different range of genres but we decided that it was too complicated so decided on one , which was a drama with a humorous effect. We talked about where we wanted to film the scene as a group and who wanted to act as well , both the boys volunteered which fit with the dialogue as boys ' typically' break school rules and end up in fights. Each member of the group contributed equally in deciding who wanted to film , edit and act as well as we all wrote notes on story board to get each of our points across.




 



Prelim Task Script

Sonny : [walks through the automatic doors in main street , into the egg, towards the benches on the left of the shot  and sits down ] Hey you...

Conor : [ sitting on the bench opposite him 'on the right ' , slowly looks up ] Yeah?

Sonny : [ sarcastically/ exasperation ] So ... what you here for ?

Conor : [ looking directly at sonny , slight sarcastic tone ] Well , i kind of broke some year seven kids arm [ shrugs shoulders ]

Sonny : [ [surprisingly shocked ] WOW.

Conor : [ sarcy laugh ] ha, yeah what about you ? what you here for ?

Sonny : I " accidentally " dropped a crisp packet on the floor , of all things.

Conor : Hardcore man. Hardcore.



The reason why we chose to locate our scene in ' the egg ' in mainstreet ( at school ) was because it had an automatic double door , easier to walk in from , with it being slightly different , and it also created more of a dramatical effect plus because it is during school time , it would be a lot quieter to film , so the actors aren't interrupted by non diegetic sounds such as background noise so you are able to hear them more clearly. We chose to do our script as it fit in with the school feel as they would be told of if they did something bad , this is shown in the script when Conor breaks a child's arm and Sonny drops a crisp packet with added sarcastic humour for more effect. From our group we chose both of the boys to act out the scene as typically boys cause the most chaos in school and usually end up breaking the rules compared to girls.

Narrative

Sleepy Hollow is based in the 18th century ( 1799) and is set in New York. The top detective at the time in New York is  ' Ichabod Crane' ( played by jhonny Depp) is sent by his superiors to the Westchester County hamlet of Sleepy Hollow, to investigate a series of brutal slayings in which the victims have been found decapitated. Crane uses new techniques from the city to investigate the crimes such as finger-printing and autopsies. Crane arrives in Sleepy Hollow armed with his bag of scientific tools only to be informed by the town's elders that the murderer is not of flesh and blood, rather a headless supernatural warrior from beyond the grave who rides at night on a massive black steed.

Audience

 

The target audence for the tale can range from as young as 7 years old onwards, there are so many different variations of the tale and all differ witht he amout of grusomeness involved, some being scarier than others. The origional story is based from kids 10 and above.

Representation

The duration of the film is set in the westchester country hamlet of sleepy, which is basically a county side in the moors , very dark, minimal lighting and foggy surrounded by forrestry, so when the 'headless horseman' strikes on his ' black steed' he is able to merge in to his surroundings making his kills far easier.

All the people that the 'headless horseman' kills are related in some way/ form or have have previous history with him. it's only recently that the horseman has stuck again , this time far worse, needing the help of Crane. With the film being set in the 18th century the people follow the roles of victorians, and being on the countryside typical jobs enclude farmers, inn keepers and housewives.

Genre

Sleepy Hollow is a 1999 American horror film directed by Tim Burton. It is a film adaptation loosely inspired by the 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"