Post 6: Shot list and storyboard

Shot list

Shot	Description	Shot size
1	Charley is standing outside the library, holding her stomach looking upset and staring at the piece of paper she is holding.We want this shot because we want Charley to appear vulnerable.	High angel Medium long shot (MLS)
2	Charley walks into the library. The reason behind this shot was so you  get an idea about the location she was in.	Long shot (LS)
3	Bobbi spots Charley and waves at her and calls her over. We used a medium long shot so the audience can see both Charley and Bobbi in the shot and so you are able to see what's taking place around them.	Medium long shot (MLS)
4	Charley, Katie and Bobbi all sat at the table together, this sets the scene of where the conversations are going to take place. A medium shot will be used so emotions and body language can still be seen but so you can also see everyone in the frame.	Medium shot (MS)
5	Bobbi comforts Charley, says bye to them both then walks off out of the shot so that it’s just Katie and Charley left at the table.We will use a medium long shot so you see her walking off set and see Charley's reaction to her leaving.	Medium close up (MCU)
6	Charley starts crying as she is becoming more and more upset as she knows she has to tell Katie the news. We will use an extreme close up to show Charley crying.	Extreme Close up (ECU)
7	Katie keeps asking why Charley is upset. We will have a close up on Katie’s facial expression to show her confusion and hurt to Charley's blunt behaviour.	Close up (CU)
8	Charley tells Katie she is pregnant with Katie's boyfriend's baby. We will use a close up to show her running make-up and how much it hurts her to admit the truth.	Close up (CU)
9	Katie gets angry and slams her hands on the table. We will use a medium close up to show her facial expression and her hands so you can see the anger she holds for Charley.	Medium close up
10	Charley repeatedly says sorry trying to calm Katie down. We will use a medium close up to show her facial expressions and body movement.	Medium shot (MS)
11	Katie tells Charley to get out. A medium shot will help us show Katie body movement of her pointing towards the door and her emotion.	Medium shot (MS)
12	This shot is Charley walking out a ¾ shot will show the location and also the door will be visible.	¾ shot
13	In this final shot we will have Charley slamming the door a medium shot shows Charley walking out.	Medium long shot (MLS)

Storyboard

Post 5: Jump cuts, Over the shoulder shots, Cutaways and Point of view shots.

Jump cut: "A jump cut is a cut in film editing in which two sequential shots of the same subject are taken from camera positions that vary only slightly. This type of edit causes the subject of the shots to appear to "jump" position in a discontinuous way. For this reason, jump cuts are considered a violation of classical continuity editing, which aims to give the appearance of continuous time and space in the story-world by de-emphasizing editing. Jump cuts, in contrast, draw attention to the constructed nature of the film." A Jump Cut is an immediate transition from one scene to another. 

Over the shoulder shot: "Over the shoulder shot is a shot of someone or something taken from the perspective or camera angle from the shoulder of another person. The back of the shoulder and head of this person is used to frame the image of whatever (or whomever) the camera is pointing toward." An over the shoulder shot is a shot of something or someone from over a different persons shoulder.

Cutaway: "A Cutaway shot is the interruption of a continuously filmed action by inserting a view of something else.It is usually, although not always, followed by a cut back to the first shot, when the cutaway avoids a jump cut. The cutaway shot does not necessarily contribute any dramatic content of its own, but is used to help the editor assemble a longer sequence.For this reason, editors choose cutaway shots related to the main action, such as another action or object in the same location.For example, if the main shot is of a man walking down an alley, possible cutaways may include a shot of a cat on a nearby bin or a shot of a person watching from a window overhead." A Cutaway is when a camera cuts away from the main action to show something else before cutting back. 

Point of view shot: "A point of view shot ( POV) is a short film scene that shows what a character is looking at. It is usually established by being positioned between a shot of a character looking at something, and a shot showing the character's reaction. The technique of POV is one of the foundations of film editing." A point of view shot allows the audience to see through the characters eyes and see what has grabbed the characters attention.

Post 4: Script

Below are two images which shows our groups script, everyone contributed to the script and we all believe we have a strong idea. We have annotated several points to identify how we would keep the continuity, show the different character movements and the point to why certain dialogue was being said. 

Post 3: Continuity

Continuity: "Continuity is particularly a concern in the production of film and television due to the difficulty of rectifying an error in continuity after shooting has wrapped up." Continuity is when you keep the consistency throughout the shot, this often effects the mise-en-scene the most as the audience can often tell if a character has changed their costume or a prop is no longer where it originally was. 

Below are two photographs that show how continuity is broken, the pens have been moved from the shot and you cannot see them in the next. This is an example of bad and broken continuity that my group and I should be careful of when filming.

Broken Continuity. 

180 degree rule: "In film making, the 180-degree rule is a basic guideline regarding the on-screen spatial relationship between a character and another character or object within a scene. An imaginary line called the axis connects the characters and by keeping the camera on one side of this axis for every shot in the scene, the first character will always be frame right of the second character, who is then always frame left of the first. If the camera passes over the axis, it is called jumping the line or crossing the line." To the left is a photograph explaining the crossing line and how to keep within the basic 180 degree rule, this will be helpful to my group and I when it comes to filming our project for the brief. To the right is an example of how the 180 degree rule would be put into practice, the image shows it being used correctly as well as an example of the 180 degree rule being broken.

Shot reverse shot: "Shot reverse shot is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another character (often off-screen), and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other." Shot reverse shot is when a camera shows one character looking at another, followed by the camera showing the second character looking back to the first. Below is a demonstration of shot reverse shot between two characters.

Match on action: "Cutting on action or matching on action refers to film editing and video editing techniques where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot's action.Although the two shots may have actually been shot hours apart from each other, cutting on action gives the impression of continuous time when watching the edited film. By having a subject begin an action in one shot and carry it through to completion in the next, the editor creates a visual bridge, which distracts the viewer from noticing the cut or noticing any slight continuity error between the two shots." Match on action is when editors show one action shot then cut over to another different view which matches the first shot's action.