Planning: Mise-En Scene

Mise-en-Scene is an important element within a film; it enables the audience to decipher the visual codes and create impressions on the characters based on their costume.

Here we have listed each characters costumes and our reasonings behind them, as well as including the props and equipment our group will need on the day:

Planning: Filming Schedule

A filming schedule is a plan of what dates/times and locations your cast and crew will be doing the filming part of the production in addition to how many scenes or shots you're aiming to shoot in the time frame you have set. It is also important to make note of what cast member are needed for different scenes and what crew is required for each day which ensures that everybody knows when and where they are needed.
This will make the filming process a lot easier for us as we will have set an organised plan of what we need to achieve each day of filming so we are using the time we have efficiently.




Day 1: Thursday 18th February                                      Day 2: Friday 19th Feburary

12:00 - 15:30pm                                                              13:00 - 17:00

Shots/Scenes to be shot:                                             Shots/Scenes to be shot:

. All of the Daylight scenes.                                            . Any of the shots we may not have                            

Location - Fields near the quarry and woods                had time to shoot and the dusk                                       

                                                                                                                                             scenes. 

                                                                                        Location - Quarry (woods and                                                                                                                

                                                                                        campsite)  


Cast and crew required (both days): 

Cast

- Jack

- Rachel

- Tom
- Neave

- Ashley

All of the cast is required for these scenes in order to establish their relationships and personalities in the opening two minutes. 

Crew

- Charlie

- Julia

- Leah

All three of us need to be present during the filming process as we need one person filming, one person holding the boom microphone recording the audio and the third person will need to prompt the actors with their lines and will need to refer back to the shot list. 

Filming Practise

The camera we would be filming on is the Cannon EOS 100D so we thought it was important to practise the basics of using the camera along with some of the shots, angles and movements (such as zooming, focus pulls ect.)  and that  we would be using in the opening of the film. We chose to do this with one of our actors to also see how they would act on camera and how it would look.

Here is some of our practise footage:

This would give us more confidence using the camera equipment we would need to film our opening and meant that we all had experience using it which would help reduce the amount of retakes ( due to lack of practise) of shots when we were actually filming on the day.  

Planning: Casting

This is the audition footage we filmed of our cast reading a few lines from the characters the actors were auditioning for.
This was beneficial to us because it meant that we could go back and refer to the audition footage when deciding as a group who was best suited to which parts and filter out the actors who weren't.







 Our Cast:

Damon - Jack Westwood

Character's Age: 17

Damon's character: Damon is the normal all around popular guy that everyone knows and likes. He is the most masculine of the group and is very protective over his friends, especially his girlfriend Stephanie.

Why we chose this actor: We chose Jack to play the character of Damon because he has had previous experience with acting as he used to be a drama student so we know that he is capable of an accurate portrayal of a character. Additionally, he suits the physicality and appearance of how we imagined Damon would be like as Damon is a bit muscular and has a bigger build than Zac and Adrian.

Actors age: 17

Stephanie - Rachel Keevil

Character's Age: 16

Stephanie's Character: Stephanie is the stereotypical 'girly' girl. She is very squeamish and likes to rely on her boyfriend Damon when it comes to manual labour. Stephanie can also be very stuck up and irritating.

Why we chose this actor: We chose Rachel to play Stephanie as she is currently an A-Level drama student so she has a lot of experience acting and we know she will take her role very seriously. Additionally, she resembles Stephanie's confidence as Rachel is a very confident person.

Actor's age: 16

Alona - Neave Coleman

Character's age: 16

Alona's Character: Alona is the odd one out of the group as her interests involve the dark arts and is very spiritual. Alona is also a counter type of a stereotypical girl as she is independent and the bravest of the group.

Why we chose this actor: We chose Neave to play Alona because she fitted how we thought Alona's physical appearance would be: skinny and with long hair. She also used to be a drama student so she has experience with acting and we also felt that she delivered Alona's lines the best out of all the others that auditioned for her part.

Actor's age: 16

Zac - Thomas Mckenna

Character's age: 17

Zac's Character: Zac is very brave however, he can be obnoxious at times and likes to have a laugh because he is quite a joker but sometimes he can take it too far. He can be quite arrogant and thinks that he is really cool.

Why we chose this actor: We chose Tom to play Zac because he fits the physical appearance of how we imagined Zac would look like: tall, and with similar hair. We also thought that Tom fitted the part of Zac the best out of the others that auditioned because he delivered Zacs lines well.

Actor's age: 16

Adrian - Ashley Paddick

Character's age: 16

Adrian's Character: Adrian is quite introverted as he is quite shy in comparison to the rest of his friends who are more confident. He is the 'nice guy' of the group and gets along with everyone due to his laid back personality. 

Why we chose this actor: We chose Ashley to play Adrian as shows a lot of confidence in acting in front of a camera and has had previous acting experience as a GCSE drama student. We also felt that he was the best fit out of all the people that auditioned for Adrian as we like his take on the delivery of Adrian's lines. 

Actor's age: 17

Planning: Producing A Story board For your Opening

A storyboard is a graphic representation of how your video will unfold, shot by shot, and enables you to visualise what you are creating. 

Here is an example of a storyboard from the film Pan's Labyrinth: 

It lets directors see what angle, perspective and balance to create the shot that they want and also enables them to take the shots, movement and location into consideration. As well as this it gives the director and casting a sense of movement and ensures everyone knows what's going to happen next.

We created storyboards for our opening scene:

By creating storyboards, it has helped us picture what our final product will look like. It has also gave us a greater understanding in how we would devise each shot and also made us think about the placement of the opening titles.

Planning: Producing A Shot List

 A shot list acts as a checklist and schedule which ensures that all of the shots we need get done. As well as this, it can help us with organisation; we may be able to bunch shot numbers together when filming in different locations, which means we are using our time more efficiently. 

Here is our shot list for the opening scene of 'The Woken Woods':

Shot No.	Shot	Movement	Angle	Details
1	Establishing shot	Shakiness		The camera is behind the group so the audience can see them walking towards the woods.
2	Long shot	Tracking backwards		The camera is now in front of them.
3	Mid-shot	Crabbing sideways		Closer to Adrian who is on the phone with his mum. Zac is behind him who gradually comes into focus to show how he is mocking Zac.
4	Mid-shot	Horizontal arc		The camera moves to face the front of the pair.
5	Close-up	Crabbing sideways		Make sure it is obvious that Adrian is talking to Zac.
6	Crane shot	Panning	High angle	Camera goes from looking down at the group to the woods.
7	POV	Shaky		Looks around trees and the group.
8	Long shot	Shaky, focus pull		From inside of the forestry. Leaves go in and out of shot.
9	Mid-Shot	Shaky		The group are going into the trees near the campsite.
10	Extreme-long shot	Panning around		See the group walking towards the campsite and it also shows the rest of the campsite.
11	Extreme close-up			Damon is sharpening a stick.
12	Long shot		High angle	Adrian and Zac are chilling in their tent.
13	Mid shot	Zooming forwards		Inside of the tent. First jump scare – Alona pops thro ugh the tent flap.
14	Close-up			Adrian and Zac’s reactions.
15	Mid shot			Outside the tent of Alona laughing.
16	Long shot		High angle	Shows Stephanie struggling with her tent.
17	Mid shot			Stephanie carries on ranting.
18	Over the shoulder		High angle	Stephanie tells Damon off. Damon is laughing (you can see his shoulders moving)
19	Close-up			Damon carries on laughing.
20	Mid shot	Panning to the side		Camera pans from Alona to Stephanie.
21	Over the shoulder		High angle	The camera is behind Stephanie looking at Damon.
22	Close up		High angle	Camera is facing the campfire.
23	Long shot	Horizontal arc		Camera rotates around from the campfire to reveal the rest of the group seated around.
24	Close up			Directed at Alona when saying ‘guys’
25	Mid shot			Directed at the others for their response to Alona.
26	Long shot			Rest of Alona’s sentence. Shows most of the group.
27	Mid shot	Zoom in		Camera goes from a mid shot to a close up of Alona
28	Mid shot			Camera faces Adrian.
29	Mid shot			Camera faces Zac
30	Close up			Adrians reaction.
31	Mid shot			Camera faces Damon.
32	Long shot	Zoom in		Shows Damon and Stephanie with a mysterious figure in the background who is later revealed as Zac.
33	Long shot			Camera faces Alona.
34	Mid shot			Shows all the reactions of the teenagers.
35			Worms eye view	Shows the group huddled around.
36	Mid shot – over the shoulder			Shows Alona talking to the group
37	Mid shot –over the shoulder			Shows Zac responding to Alona
38	Mid shot – over the shoulder			Shows Alona speaking
39	Close up			Adrian’s face looking at his phone
40	Extreme Close up			Shows Adrian’s phone with the time set to 12;04 just before it dies
41	Extreme Close up			Of his mouth saying “Crap” from the profile of his face. (You can see his breathe)
42	Mid Shot			Of both Stephanie and Damon sitting together
43	Mid shot	Horizontal arc		Camera is just behind Alona but the others are in view looking at her as the camera urns to focus on Alona face as she speaks
44	Mid shot			Of Zac flexing
45	Close up			Adrian looks disgusted about Zac.
46	Mid Shot			Stephanie and Damon exchange glances.
47	Mid shot			‘As I was saying”
48	Mid shot			Zac being defensive.
49	Close up			Side of Alona’s face. Finishes the rest of the sentence.
50	Over the shoulder – long shot			Can see Stephanie over Alona’s shoulder.
51	Mid shot			Adrian ‘Not mine please’.
52	Close up			Shh
53	Long shot		High angleH	View from outside the circle looking in.
54	Long shot			View from outside the circle looking in.
55	Long shot			View from outside the circle looking in.
56	Long shot			Facing towards Stephanie, Damon and Adrian to show her screaming.
57	Mid shot	Pans to the right		Zac speaks, the camera then moves up to Damon.
58	Close up			Adrain – ‘can we just get this….’
59	POV of Adrian			Everyone nodding, Stephanie looks unsure.
60	Close up		High angle	‘Is anyone here”
61	Extreme long shot	Shaky		View from the trees into the campsite.
62	Long shot			Stephanie stands up and starts ranting. Proceed to film this from other angles until twig snaps.
63	Close up			Alona’s head slowly swings round.
64	Long shot	Shaky		Camera is within the woods looking in at the campsite. Everyone’s heads swing round.
65	Long shot			Side view of everyone standing up.
66	Long shot			Side view from the other side of everyone getting slightly closer to the location of the sound.
67	Mid shot			Shot of all of them from the front, looking out.
68	Mid shot			Shot of Damon.
69	POV			Damon is looking out into the woods.
70	Extreme close up			Damon turns on a torch.
71	POV			The torch comes into shot; he shines it around the trees. Something pops up
72	Mid shot			Camera is behind Damon but slightly to the left so when he stumbles backwards you can see his facial expression.
73	Close up			Damon from the front
74	Mid shot			Both Stephanie and Damon in shot. Stephanie says her line.
75	Mid shot	Crabbing		Damon ignores her and stumbles forwards.
76	Long shot			From the tree line Damon is seen trying to get his torch to work as it flashes.
77	Extreme close			Damon’s eyes.
78	Close up			Damon’s head looking around. Only the voice and his breathe can be heard.
79	Mid shot			Stephanie getting closer to Damon as she shouts for him.
80	Mid shot			Stephanie turns Damon around.
81	Close up			Damon and Stephanie are facing eachother, profile of their faces. Campfire can be seen in between them.
82	Over the shoulder			Over the shoulder of Damon. Stephanie says ‘Look at me’
83	Over the shoulder			Over the shoulder of Stephanie. Damon makes eye contact.
84	Close up			Profile of Stephanie and Damon’s heads. Fire in the background distinguishes.
85	Mid shot			Of Adrian, Zac, and Alona
86	Mid Shot			Of Damon and Stephanie but can see the others in the background.
87	Crane shot		High angle	All characters in view.
88	Mid shot			Adrian suggesting to get torches
89	Close up			Damon’s face as he hears the voice again. Not in focus is Adrian running to his tent to get a torch.
90	Over the shoulder			Over the shoulder of Zac we see Damon turning his head asking if anyone else can hear the voices.
91	Mid shot			The rest of the teenagers are seen, Alona says her line.
92	Close up			Stephanie’s face from the side, see her breathe as everything goes silent after she whispers her line
93	Close up			Adrian’s face saying his line, can see his breathe.
94	Mid shot			Zac starts talking at Damon. ‘Damon quit it’
95	Close up			Damon beginning to turn.
96	POV			Damon staring into the camera.
97	Mid shot			Of Damon and Zac. Damon is slowly getting closer.
98	Over the shoulder			Able to see Zac.
99	Over the shoulder			Able to see Damon. Stephanie rushes us. Damon pushes her.
100	POV	Shaky	High angle	From Damon’s POV. Stephanie is on the ground.
101	Extreme close up			Extreme close up of hand. Camera is behind Damon.
102	POV			POV of Damon. Everyone is trying to calm him down, suddenly their facial expressions change and they look scared.
103	Mid shot			Camera from the side. Damon strangles Zac.
104	POV			POV of Damon strangling Zac.
105	POV			POV of Damon. Camera is tilted on the floor as he was knocked out. Camera slowly begins to get up.
106	Long shot			Damon gets to his feet.
107	Close up	Shaky		Shows Damon looking confused.
108	POV			POV of Damon. See’s his scratches, cuts and bruises.
109	Mid shot / crane	Focus pull	High angle	Starts off with a mid shot, as Damon turns around the camera focuses onto the background where the bodies can be seen.