2. Today in lesson we went over many of the different shots in order to make an opening film
clip to a man seeking revenge.
We came up with a list of shots such as:
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Close up of the antagonists face as well as the protagonists face
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Long shot of the two people
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Extreme close up of props e.g. a gun
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Point of view shot of the agonist
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Over the shoulder shots between the two people involved
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Canted angles for the fights scenes
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High angle to show superiority
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Low angles to show vulnerability.
3. We were then asked to draw these shots by our teacher onto post it notes and then put them
together as a story board as shown in the picture below.
For example we put the close up of the gun first as this would create suspense in the audience
as well as an enigma as to who was handling the gun.
This task helped us develop ideas for our own storyboard. It made us realise how important
storyboarding are and how it will help us when it comes to filming in a months time. It also taught
us that it is essential to show the audience details on the character such as showing shots that
relates to their character this could be hand gestures, or items of clothing both of which relate to
mise en scene. The idea is to create a picture of the character before reviling what they look like
so it would be like showing many close up shots before a long shot of the whole character.
4. OUR FIRST ATTEMPTS AT A STORYBOARD FOR
OUR OPENING SEQUENCE TO OUR CHOSEN
GENRE: A PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER
5. LIST OF SHOTS TO INCLUDE IN OUR OPENING
SEQUENCE WHICH WILL BE ADDED TO OUR
STORYBOARD
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Close up of mothers face
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Close up of light on the ceiling
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Close up of hands
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Mid shot of both the psychiatrist and mother at desk
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Extreme close up of mothers eyes
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Point of view shot from the psychiatrists point of view
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Long shot of mother banging at door
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Over the shoulder shots when the mother and psychiatrist are speaking
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Mid shot of pouring tea
