Step Outline

The first post shows a step outline for Exorcist (1973) which was created by me. The second post shows the opening title sequence step outline for Sinister (2012). Our group chose these horror movies because they are similar to one another.

I have shown what the title sequence includes. I did this by sectioning the table. The table that I did shows what was included from sound to typography. my title opening was 01:38. Whilst doing this step outline i showed how each scene was effective and related to horror.

Another member in my group did a step outline for Sinister (2012). The opening sequence for this isn't that scary or frightening. However, the soundtrack and editing techniques makes the film much more interesting to watch.

When comparing these two opening title sequences, Exorcist (1973) is much more frighting than Sinister (2012). Whereas, the concept of both movies are similar. These two movies have given me an idea of how we should set our opening title sequence. In our opening title sequence we will include a scary soundtrack and try make our clips short so it keeps the audience interested. Our group will also use effective editing to keep the audience on the edge of their seats.

Preliminary Task

In this preliminary task my group decided to film someone walking down a corridor and walking into a classroom. We then decided that the two students will discuss some science work they are currently working on. Moreover, we decided to film it in school as it would be relevant to our preliminary task video.

The preliminary task shows Jawaad (me) walking down a corridor from many different angles. The different angles allowed us to show that we can keep the video flowing without any struggle. The different angles prevents the audience from getting bored. Another reason we did different angles is to show that we can use Match on Action effectively. Whilst filming we included close ups, when opening the classroom door, a long shot, when walking in and a high angle, when walking down the corridor.
After I've entered the classroom we did include the 180 degree rule and shot reverse shot. This makes it clear to the audience the situation and makes the video easier to understand as there is minimum dialogue.

In regarding to Mise en Scene our chosen location was a school. This made our preliminary task much more understandable and realistic. The actors in this task didn't wear uniform, however, we tried to show college students learning and i think that we accomplished our target.
The equipment we use wasn't complicated and was very simple and basic. We used our filming skills to make our shots effective to the audience/ viewers. Our cameraman and camerawoman, Yaaseen and Amy, they used two tripods and two cameras. They also used a microphone to discard any background noises.

 We have demonstrated how to use different camera angles by planning it on a storyboard and then going out as a group and taking pictures of a certain genre. The most challenging thing about this activity was to find the best setting which was hard because we had to do a shot of someone killing another. Moreover, we could have done these shots at night because it would have made the images look better and realistic. The simplest thing was taking the shots. This was because our group already planned it out. Furthermore, this made it easy for us as we had a good knowledge on what to do. I have learnt how to take many camera shots like High Angle, Low Angle and Mid shot. I am now comfortable on using a camera when taking these shots.

The most easiest part of the activity was to pick out the different types of shots we were going to use. This was easy because there are so many shots and angles to choose from. However, we chose the best shots that would make our shots very effective to the audience. This was a good thing because we discussed it as a group and put all of our ideas together.

From doing this activity, I was able to define and recognise a lot of new camera shots and angles. I also learnt how to use them very effectively and how it can make a storyboard more interesting. In the future i will be able to use the new camera shots and angles to make my work look more interesting than taking simple shots.

When we actually got down to filming/ taking the shots, we had to concentrate more on our body language, facial expression and our acting skills. This would have created suspense and tension as the audience will be drawn into our storyboard as these are the factors we want them to feel. It was pretty obvious to show that we were in school and our mise en scene gave this away. However, we could have made this more effective if we were able to shoot this activity at night. I believe that our setting would have made the clip more effective if we were to film somewhere dark as there's a serial killer involved. The school setting and daylight
ruins our story.

Finally, we made a relevant storyboard whilst using a variety of camera shots and angles. We did this to create an atmosphere and suspense. If we was to do this again I was change the setting and make it more effective to the audience.