Shot list for second half of our film

We created a shot list for the second half of our film. we did this so we can have a good plan on how we would film the second side of our opening two minutes and that we could see what would be the best order to film it.

Locations / Settings	Shot Numbers	Shot Type	Shot Description Action Dialogue
	100	Close Up (CU)	Clock/ Alarm Clock going beep
House Interior	101	Mid shot to Long Shot (LS to MS)	Arm reaching for clock and then from up above bed
	102	Over the shoulder (OS)	Looking at clock
Garden	103	CU to extreme close up (XCU)	Screams that he is going to be late
	104-110	CU , OS and MS	Picking up items to put on and putting them on
Cupboard	111-115	MS to CU to MS	Coming downstairs
	116-120	MS to CU to MS	Down the stairs again
Bathroom	121	CU	Hand turning on the radio
	122	OS	Pouring drink
Kitchen	123	CU/LS/OS	Close up of face as we notice Lauren in the background
	124	MS/OS/CU	Will exiting door going towards Lauren Noticing shes a zombie
Dining Room	125	LS/CU	Runs toward the door, then shuts it
	126	CU/XCU/ CU	Locks the Door
	127-131	LS/ CU	Notices zombie either side of the house
	132	MS	Picks up a pan
	133	MS/LS	Runs to Cupboard
	134	CU/ OS	Closes Door and blood rolls down screen titles appear

Having this shot list helped us to plan ahead in our film and what order to film in. Also we could decide what order and what items we would need for props and when for the film

Storyboard for 2nd half of our film

Before we started filming the second half of our film, we created a storyboard for our film so we could plan out how we were going to film the second half of the film.



Storyboard from Will Hine on Vimeo.

The basic running order of our film is as follows:

1. Firstly, we have a shot of the clock and an alarm going off
2. Secondly, we go to the hand of the main character reaching over to turn the alarm off
3. The next few shots are shot, reverse shots of the characters head and the clock face as he slowly realises that he is going to be late
4. Screaming, we zoom in towards him and in his mouth where it goes black and the setting changes
5. Another set of shot reverse shots as the character now gets ready to go out
6. He comes down the stairs and into the kitchen
7. Turns on the radio to club Tropicana
8. Makes himself a drink and notices Lauren outside in the garden
9. Goes outside to greet her but realises shes a zombie
10. Runs in and locks the door
11. Arms himself with a pan
12. Locks himself in a cupboard
13. Blood trickles down the screen and titles appear

Having a storyboard before we start filming has helped us to plan how we want the film and where it shall be based. Also the fact we could have a house of one of us to use meant we could plan the best day so we didn't have to many distractions or re film, however re filming may give us more film to play with.

Setting Board Part 2

This next setting is the chair where the clothes which the main character will wear will be located for him to be picked up. The messy look of the chair shows how the character is disorganised and not really the type of person who plans ahead of schedule. The item of the globe shows he can be logical/ knowledgeable but this doesn't really go with the characters description in the film.

The garden is where the now zombified Lauren will make a reappearance within the later half of the sequence. It seems a normal garden and having the town in the background will relax the audience into thinking nothing has gone wrong. Lauren will be over in the corner of the fence which is just off the screen shot above.

The final setting that is shown in the film is the kitchen. This is where the main character will come down to get a drink before he goes out. Just off screen to the right is a window through which the character will see Lauren out the window and go and investigate why she is out there.

These final three settings have the ability to show the different locations that people go to throughout a film. Also the amount of settings we use show the multitude of shots that are needed to make a film what it is. Being in a house, its not as public as the moors so it means we wont have that many problems about interloping people or creatures crawling into view.

Setting Board Part 1

Throughout our film, we use a multitude of settings , each providing the necessary atmosphere we need for that section of the film. The primary settings revolve around the moors and the house( my house was used for this production)

The picture above is the pimple, where we took the establishing shot and filmed around. As a public location, we encountered a few problems in that people would come into view whilst we were filming, thus meaning we had to re film that section again. However, an advantage of this was that we could then double up our footage and possibly incorporate both to make our production smooth.

This next setting we use for the film is the bathroom. The main character gets ready in here to go out and meet his friend. There are only brief shots of the bathroom its self through the shot, reverse shots which we use however it plays an integral part of the production.

This above photo shows the bed from which the main character is introduced during this opening two minutes. The state it is in now shows how it will be like once the character gets up in a rush for his day out.

Through these first three settings, we found advantages and disadvantages of filming. However the rule of re filming to get the right actions helped us to get what we needed film and in some instances, we found it to create extra footage for us to use within our film to make it smoother.

Script

Writing the script for the film was slightly tricky as we had to incorparate the comedy aspects to our film so it can be understood as a zombie comedy film.


Evil Walks

EXT. Moors Day

Girl is walking on the moors by the pimple alone. She stops and removes a Phone from her pocket. She selects a song to play/ Turns to Face a bush

GIRL

Hello?

Inside bush, no reply or sounds from there. Only wind blowing in the background./She walks towards the bushes , enters the bushes to investigate the noise she heard.

Cut to boy in Bedroom. His alarm goes off and he looks at his alarm for a second. Sits up

BOY

Nooooooooo!!!!!!



MUsic starts Playing in the background as he gets ready. Once ready, he goes downstairs into the kitchen. Pours himself a drink and takes a sip. Turns his head around, he notices someone in the garden. He goes to Investigate.

Apporachng the person, he sees she is a zombie

BOY

Oh poo!!!

Back into the house, he locks the door and runs into the kitchen. Noticing the zombie to his left, he then notices another zombie to the right and runs towards a cupboard. Opens the cupboard and picks a pan up

BOY

Too Plastic

Picks up another pan

BOY

Too mediocre

Picks up another one

BOY

Thats better!!

Runs into a cupbaord and turns on the light. In the background he hears scrapping at the door as the titles appear

Audience Targeting

Target Audience was taking what we believe the audience of our film would like. Here is the beginning of what we thought.

Target Audience

Dark humour for things that is gory or horrific

Light hearted, liker’s of previous work by actors

Horror age usually 15 and above depending on how graphic the horror scenes are. Comedy is usually a family age from 5 to 105 as it is family aged.

Both male and female but it would come to personal choice whether they watch them or not as it is down to personal taste.

For the younger aged viewers, it may depend on family upbringing and whether they were allowed to watch them as minors.

A like of blood and guts would be better suited for watching this sort of film. The film heavily relies on the blood and violence and should not be taken lightly.
Socio-Economic Status - I Believe a audience for my film would either be from b or c category. This is because it would appeal more to families and you adults in the working class so they can relate to the film. I don't think people such as Bankers or Surgeons would watch this as it is not really what they would be associated with.

The lifestyle and hobbies of our target audience it would be things like maybe biking or adventure sports. Also they may prefer doing such sports as martial arts if they perhaps think there maybe an apocalypse and defend themselves.
From this I have learnt or thought into the mind of my target audience and what they might like using my own lifestyle as an example. Also I will take some of these ideas into the film, incorporating the necessary character motives and types.