Technical planning - Location

Technical planning - Location 

Location 

Woods

Field and woods

Field and woods

School Buildings 

These locations where chosen as it reinforces the element of isolation which makes the victims within the film more vulnerable and inferior to the antagonist. The location is also chosen as it is set at a school and college which will create more of a connection to the audience as they have experiences of school and college, There will be a stronger connection to the audience if they are aged 15 - 19 as they will currently attend school or college. These locations are also chosen as it fits with the narrative as well.

Technical planning - Shot list

Technical planning - Shot list

Point of view shot-  point of view shot of the antagonist looking at the protagonists from a far. Another point of view shot of the antagonist attacking the protagonists. We chose to use point of view shots to represent the antagonist's mind and perspective which creates an uneasy and disturbing feel for the audience as they are watching the actions of the antagonist through his eyes. Also the point of view shot creates more mystery surrounding the antagonist as the audience can identify that the character is an antagonist but at the same time does not see the appearance of the antagonist, creating the psychological theme of the fear of the unknown which makes the audience feel more tense and fear due to the build up of the anticipation of the antagonist revealing its self. The audience will create the image in their head of what the antagonist looks like, which to them will look scary. me and my group chose this shot as it is inspired by the film Halloween (1978) which the first few shots of the film was a point of view shot of the main antagonist. The point of view shot was used to set the tone of the film for the audience as the audience was shocked during the opening of the film of the antagonist's actions and were also shocked when the appearance of the antagonist was revealed as it was child who murdered his elder sister.

Close up shot - close up shot of the protagonist's face. We chose to use a close-up of the protagonist to show and emphasise his expression. The expression of the protagonist's face was shocked and scared as he just witnessed his friend getting stabbed by the antagonist right in front of him. we wanted the audience see the expression as we want them to feel part of the moment and to connect with the character. We want the audience to connect with the character as it creates more tension when the protagonist is confronted by the antagonist.

Long shot- Long shot of the protagonists. We chose to use a long shot of the protagonists as it creates the illusion that they are smaller and more inferior than the antagonist. By the protagonists appearing to be more inferior than the antagonist will make the audience feel more tense and scared as there is a strong contrast between the antagonist and the protagonists. This shot creates binary opposites (Strauss) between the antagonist and the protagonists as. Makes the protagonists look inferior and smaller whereas the antagonist looks more superior and bigger which makes the contrast between the antagonists and the protagonists even greater. This shot is used in many horror slasher films to achieve the same effect which can be seen within the films Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and in Halloween (1978).





Tilted shot - Titled shot of the floor/environment. We choose to include a titled shot as it creates an uneasy feel for the audience to immerse them within the themes of the film of dread, horror and anticipation. The titled shot distorts the environment therefore making the audience not trusting the environment that surrounds the protagonists, making the audience anticipate that danger is going to strike the protagonists at any given time which helps engage the audience within the film further. Tilted shots can be seen within horror slasher films such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and Scream (1999)




High and low angle shot - high and low angle shot of protagonists and antagonist. We choose to use a high and low angle shot to create binary opposites between the protagonists (Strauss) and the antagonists. High and low angle shots represents the protagonists as inferior and weak and represents the antagonists as strong and superior.  This is used as the audience will feel more scared for the protagonists as they look more vulnerable and the antagonist looks more powerful, this subliminally tells the audience that the protagonists will not win the confrontation between the antagonist which makes them feel more dread and fear when both opposites confront each other. High and low angle shots can be seen in horror slasher films such as Scream (1999) and Nightmare from Elm street (2010).






Handheld - handheld on protagonists running. We choose to use a handheld shot of the protagonists running as it immerses the audience within the film to make them feel more terrified and exhilarated as they feel part of the action. Handheld shots can be seen in horror slasher films such as Scream (1999) and in Halloween (1978).