05 Planning Production

 Shooting Script

Shot	camera/action	characters	location	duration	audio
1	Low angle Long shot of dark narrow hallway	none	hallway	00:04	Sinister phone vibration
2	Close up of an iPhone ringing on bedside table. Mum is calling.	none	bedroom	00:04	Phone vibration.
3	Close up of girl moving towards phone. Camera follows slightly behind her shoulder.	Girl	bedroom	00:04	Phone vibration.
4	Close up - hand moves slowly towards the phone (still ringing) on the table. She picks up phone.	Girl	bedroom	00:03	Phone vibration.
5	Girl sitting on bed on facetime. She is on the right of the scene, showing large windows (dark outside) behind and to her right.	Girl	bedroom	00:10	Dialogue of daughter and mum. Mum says that she will be home in the morning (establish that the girl will be home alone) they say goodnight. Girl sounds young/innocent/vulnerable.
6	Phone screen showing mum on facetime with girl.	Girl, Mum	bedroom	00:06	Same
7	Cut to close up to the front camera showing the girls face. We notice a small movement behind her (maybe a reflection in the window) but she doesn’t notice.	Girl, Mum	Bedroom		Same
8	Side profile looking at the right side of the girl’s face (which is on the left of the screen). Empty space on the right – quickly zoom out to show empty space. Girl puts the phone down - looks slightly uneasy but fine.	Girl	bedroom	00:06	House noises. We notice how quiet the house is and alone she is.
9 (option a)	Camera behind the shoulder of the girl. TV can be seen in to the left in front of the girl (she is facing the TV)	Girl	bedroom	00:04	Audience laughter from the sitcom that has just come on, on the TV.
9 (option b)	Camera outside the bedroom door looking in at the girl (who has her back to us) she is looking at the TV which can be seen behind her. Slight Dutch angle. We can also see another door which is closed to the left of the open bedroom door.	Girl	Hallway, looking into the bedroom	00:04	Distance audience laughter from the TV.
9 (option c)	Wide shot of the whole of the windows from outside. We see the girl through the window turning on the TV. She is facing the right side of the scene.	Girl	Outside of the window	00:04
10	Girl walks out from the bedroom into the bathroom. Camera pans, following her. When she goes into the bathroom the camera stays there, lingering on the empty space after the girl has left.	Girl	Hallway	00:08	Audience laughter
11	Close up of the girl in the bathroom mirror. Mirror on the left of the scene and a window is to the right but unfocused and in the background.	Girl	Bathroom	00:04
12	Close up of her eyes as she removes contact lenses – once she removes her contact lenses, the camera loses focus (showing that her vision in blurred now). Relatively dark lighting. The camera stays still on the mirror and we see the girl (in the reflection) turn around and walk out of the bathroom and into her bedroom – still out of focus.	Girl	Bathroom	00:10
13 (option a)	Girl walks back into her bedroom. Close up of her face. Camera moves backwards as she walks forward towards the camera. Follow her from the bathroom until she gets to the curtains	Girl	Bedroom	00:04	Rain on the windows
13 (option b)	POV of the girl walking into her bedroom from the bathroom. Camera out of focus to show that her vision is blurred after taking her contact lenses out.
14	Girl draws the curtains and doesn’t see the reflection of a masked face in the window. Long shot (slight low shot) from behind the girl.	Girl, Killer	Bedroom	00:03	High-pitched background noise. Audience laughter.
15	Low medium shot of girl drawing curtains from behind her.	Girl	Bedroom
16 (maybe)	0.5 shot of the girl’s face as she is drawing the curtains. Front perspective of the last shot.	Girl	Bedroom		Scary noises
17	Outside of the house. Other side of the bedroom window. Curtains drawn – we see what is happening through silhouettes. Camera zooms out while moving downwards towards the road (turning into the POV of an onlooker on the street). We see silhouette of the girl being stabbed by the masked killer.	Girl, Killer	Outside	00:15	Audience laughter.

05 Planning Production

 

 

06 Planning Website

 

link to website (in progress): 

https://17jarvish.wixsite.com/argh 

Chosen Brief

Brief 1: Television and online 

Requirements of the brief

You work for an independent media production company. You have been given the task of producing a three-minute opening sequence of a new sci-fi or horror television drama series for Netflix and two pages for the working website for the programme. 

The opening sequence must include the title sequence. 

The web pages must promote the new television programme to its target audience and enable fans to interact with the programme. 

Summary of brief requirements 

• Statement of Intent (approx. 500 words). 

• Opening sequence of a pilot for a sci-fi or horror television drama series: One, three-minute opening sequence. 

• Broadcast channel and time: Content must be suitable for streaming on Netflix. 

• Number of web pages: One homepage and one linked page. 

• Cross-media production target audience: A primarily 16–25-year-old middle and upmarket media literate audience. 

There must be a clear sense of branding across the two elements of the cross-media production.

Production detail that must be included 

The production of the opening sequence must include (as a minimum): 

• Range of camera shots, including shot distances, angles and movement as appropriate to a sci-fi or horror television drama programme. 

• Editing of footage and sound. 

• Soundtrack, which should include voice (either as voiceover or diegetic voices), sound effects and appropriately edited music. 

• At least two different uses of mise-en-scène. 

• At least two characters representing at least two different social groups (e.g. as defined by age, gender, race and ethnicity, sexuality). 

• Graphics/titles to include the title of the programme. 

The production of the web pages must include (as a minimum): 

• Original audio or audio-visual content which may include material from the programme but must include at least one element produced specifically for the website. 

• A minimum of two original images, (with at least one different original image on each of the two pages). These images must be different from those produced for the television programme. 

• Appropriate conventions of website design. 

• Text introducing the main features of the programme. 

• Working links from the home page to the other page. 

• A range of appropriate media language techniques (typography, images, fonts, backgrounds, logos etc.) as appropriate to the purpose of the website.

Codes and Conventions of Websites

 

Codes and Conventions of Horror TV Shows and Films