Planning: Shot List

Shot number	Shot type	Actor	Description
1	CU	N/A	Book opens showing title; ‘Broadmoor films’
2		N/A	Black screen with producers name
3	CU	Main characters hand	Hand turns over the page. Directors name on screen
4	MS (panning)	N/A	Close up shot of blunt object/weapon whilst panning
5		N/A	Black screen with main actors name
6	CU/XCU	Main characters hand	A hand rolling a pen between finger tips
7		N/A	Black screen with second actors name
8	CU	Main characters hand	Shows a hand cutting up some newspaper headlines
9		N/A	Black screen with name of the film
10	CU	Main characters arm	Shows an arm grabbing a closed book
11	CU/XCU	Main characters arm	Shows an arm turning pages in a book
12	CU	N/A	Pages turning showing another actor title
13	CU	Main characters hand	Writing notes in a book. Shows another actor title
14	CU	Main characters hand	The writing/notes made in books over laps the writing action
15		N/A	Black screen showing another actor title
16	CU	Main characters hand Victim 1	Shows hand cutting round edges of photos that have live victims on (victim 1)
17		N/A	Black screen showing another actor title
18	CU/XCU	Main characters hand Victim 2	Shows hand cutting up photos of victims when they are murdered (victim 2)
19	CU	Main characters hand Victims 1 and 2	Shows the hand sliding pictures onto and across the page (victim 1 and 2)
20	CU	Main characters hand	Blood smothered over the page with handing running across it
21	CU	Main characters hand	Pages being turned over
22	CU	Main characters hand	Man writing notes onto the pages
23	CU	Main characters hand	Pages being turned over
24	CU	Main characters hand	Notes being written on the page and the hand over lapping
25	CU	Main characters hand Victim 1	Black screen with spotlight on photo of live victim (victim 1) which shows hand drawing through eyes of the victims picture
26	CU	Main characters hand Victim 1	Camera dead cuts to the whole face being crossed out (victim 1)
27	XCU	N/A	Extreme close up of the tip of the pen whilst in action
28	CU	Main characters hand	Shows photos being aligned on page, screen has red filter, title states ‘music by…’
29	CU	Main characters hands	Photo being stuck down to the page from height
30		N/A	Black screen with title saying ‘edited by…’
31	CU	Main characters hand	Photo that has been stuck down to page being rubbed over by palm of hand
32	CU	Main characters hand	Typed up notes being picked up
33	CU	Main characters hand	Pages with pictures on them being turned over
34		N/A	Black screen with title stating the director of photography
35	CU	Main characters hand	Pen being held up in the air
36		N/A	Black screen with title showing the executive producers
37	MS (panning)	N/A	Panning shot of filing cabinet with title saying ‘written by…’
38	CU	Main characters hand	Shuffling the papers together and then banging them on the table to line them up then laying them down
39		N/A	Black screen with title saying ‘produced by…’
40	MS (panning)	N/A	Panning of filing cabinet
41		N/A	Black screen with title saying ‘directed by…’

Planning: Location

In all genres, location is very important but for the genre of horror it is particularly important and you could argue it is the one film genre that is it vital for the location to be spot on. For this reason it is important that we find a location suitable for us to film from to create a strong opening to our horror film. 

For the location planning, our group needed to decide what the most suitable location was to film our opening. After reviewing several different locations we decided that the kitchen worktop in the picture below was the most suitable location. This is the case as we needed a location that for starters was indoors. We needed it indoors because of the lighting, camera shots and angles etc. This location obviously ticks the box. Also, we needed somewhere that had a desk/unit allowing us to put all the props we are going to use on top of. This again adds to the suitability of the location as this location allowed us to do this. In addition, we needed a location that was dark and secluded to add a sense of mystery and suspension in our opening. Although the picture below looks quick bright this can be easily adjusted as the blinds in the room affect the light levels coming into the room to the extent you want. Furthermore, there is plenty of space around the desk (where the picture is being taken from) which was again something that was important to the filming of our opening. This was important as this space allowed us to affect many different factors such as camera shots and angles and therefore meant we had more potential to create a good opening. 

Overall, when you consider the requirements of the location we wanted and what we actually have to work with, you have to conclude that this location has the potential the create a good opening. This is the case as explained above, it is extremely suitable as it has everything we want such as a unit to put the props on, the ability to make it dark and secluded to create mystery etc. 

Planning: Mise-en-scene

The term 'mise en scene' is a french term that translates roughly into 'put into the scene'. Some examples of mise en scene include costumes, make up, props etc. Here below are some examples of the mise en scene that was included in our film opening;




This is a Stanley knife. This will be used several
times in the opening to perform tasks such as
cutting through the pages and slicing up pictures
of victims. The use of this suggests that the killer
is very precise and particular in what he does. The
fact it's a knife also obviously indicates danger and
brutality.

This is a hole punch. This will be used to hole
punch the paper that the killer had made notes
on. The aggressive way in which they use this
tells us they have a vicious side to their character.
Also, the use of this object shows that the killer is
very organised and he orders the papers, straightens
them and uses the hole punch. This shows organisation
and that they are a meticulous planner. 

This is a pen. This is used on several different
occasions during the opening where the psychiatric
makes notes with the pen, twiddles the pen in between his
thumbs etc. this suggests the killer pays a lot of attention to
detail and the camera will be focused on the hands with the
pen in it to create a sense of mystery and enigma. 

This is a stapler. This isn't used in the
opening but is present on the desk of the
killer. The presence of this object again shows
the organisation of the character as it allowed
the papers to be organised and therefore the
character could refer back to important
 information easily.  

Planning: Storyboard

Creating a storyboard is useful and is an important stage of planning. It is both useful and important because it gives you a good idea of what the film opening is going to be allowing you to assess the strengths and weaknesses and therefore make improvements should they be required. It gives you a good understanding of what is going to be achieved and it gives you something to build upon. Here below is the storyboard for our film opening;

You can see that our storyboard has good detail which was very useful to our group as it gives us a very accurate idea of what our film opening is going to be like. Also, it makes it much easier for the planning of other things such as the casting, location and mise en scene. This is the case as all the information required to carry out these planning stages is included in the storyboard. Furthermore, it also gave a rough idea of the camera angles/shots/movements etc. that will be used when we come to film and therefore it becomes a very useful tool to refer back to when we come to do the filming for the opening.