I added some describe about the script

1. Pre-Production
Jack Bevens

2. Pre-production• What are you making? I will create the horror film called Death Birthday and that is about
the stranger murder to five teenagers at the party. Also I will use the party at the backyard of
the house. I will have three girls, two boys and a mystery person (male) in my film.
• Why? I want to remind my teenage audience about how they need protect themselves
because I watched others horror films always happened in the night and I think the daylight
is still not safe. Also I like to use the daylight for easy to view the screen light. I’ll create my
film because I like to show off to best horror film and I want to see what my audience
reaction when they watch my film.
• Who is it for? My teenagers audience because most of teenagers love to watch horror films
and others audience might be not interested to watch horror films. Also my film have some
teenagers which mean can be connect to teenagers audience who will understand the
emotional. For example: teenagers love drinking the alcohol and smoking the cigarette as
they are same as emotions. Probably some audience can be interested about Deaf and use
sign language.
• Where will it appear/on what? I will upload my film on the YouTube because I like to show to
the people who will watch my film. I want to my video in YouTube because I like my video to
be HD for nice and clear view the screen. I will put my film on my Facebook from the
YouTube because I like to all my friends to watch my film and the will give me a feedback
about my film.
Reflection:

3. Draft ScriptsDraft One Draft Two Draft Three
I created my first script and wrote it how I would sign it using BSL. When I finished writing the script, I showed it to my
tutor and he read my script and gave me some feedback. Some of the language in my script looked really formal and I
needed to change it to be a bit more informal because I want to my film to connect to my audience who are teenagers and
are informal, and also when you are chatting with your friends you are more informal so I wanted to show this. I created
the second draft of script and I changed some lines to more informal vocabulary. My tutor helped me think of some ideas
on how to introduce Ben into the story and drop information in the scripts about him so the audience will know who he is
when he comes in to the film, I want my audience to understand why Ben wanted to kill them. Also I changed two of the
characters who fall in love with each other, because they start off as strangers so I didn’t want it to look unrealistic, they
are only just meeting, so instead I decided that they can just start to like each other, as there isn’t enough time to show
them falling in love. My idea before was that they are strangers and don’t know each other and they meet and become
new love but I decided to change it so that they are already friends then, falling in love each other to make more sense.
When I finished writing the script, I showed my tutor to read it again. My tutor and I was happy with it then, so I changed
it all to proper English grammar.

4. Script Final

10. Storyboard – Start
At the beginning of the scene, teenagers group sitting around the table and celebrate of
Rachel’s 21st birthday. They drink the alcohol and smoke the cigarette. Th couples give
Rachel the present.

11. Storyboard – Middle
Since the stranger attack two girls, Rachel grabs bottle of wine and hit his head. The
stranger laying down on the grass and Rachel pulls the hooded off hos head. The reveal
Ben is their psycho friend. They are shocked when they see him.

12. Storyboard - End
Rachel and Ben talking, when Ben start bitterly at Rachel and she punches at his face. He
laying down and laugh at Rachel. Just before he die, he tells Rachel to happy birthday with
angry face which is leave Rachel break down in tears.
I have total 21 page of storyboards

13. Colour Schemes

14. Colour Schemes
• I researched the internet called Adobe Color and I decide to choose some colour to look
suit my horror film. I tried use the dark colour like black, blue and grey but there doesn’t
have black and grey colour. So, I picked the colour and you can see the image on back
slide. I thought that would like creepy and uncomfortable.
• I want to my film screen will use the light colour because I want to my audience see the
film very clear. I want to my background to look bright which is better to see the
character’s facial expressions. I know my film is horror should dark colour but I think I
prefer light colour because if I choose dark colour which is perhaps difficult to see the
screen.
• Now, I decided to choose light colour in my film because I watched other films always
happened in the night but sometimes I struggled to watch it when my room use light on
to make cover the night screen. I thought that will be better to use light colour on the
screen to stop effect from the room light or sunny.
• Also, I decided to use light colour on the screen because I want to the subtitle use be
dark colour to separate between light and dark colour. I choose light colour on the
screen and dark colour on the subtitle to better view in the film.
• Finally, don’t forgot why I use light colour? I supported need studio lights but
unfortunately, I must follow the college’s rules that I don’t allowed to bring the studio
lights outside from the college because they want to protect the studio lights from
accident. That’s why I need a light and I had got idea to use the light colour on the
screen.

15. Subtitles: Fonts

16. Subtitles
• I will definitely use the subtitles because that is important to me and Deaf audience who
will watch film. Also I like to give my hearing audience who doesn't understand sign
language. So, I will create the subtitle after I editing the film scenes.
• I like to put some colour on the subtitle because I like to make my Deaf audience attracting
to read the subtitle. I want to put six different colour in each of the characters because I
want to look amazing and fantasy. Also I like to my audience to know who is talking with
one colour on each the characters.
• I am already know how to use the colour on the subtitles because I created colour subtitle
twice in two videos. Old short film and music video had amazing colourful subtitle like
rainbows. I will do the same again on my new short film because I think that is cool. That is
useful because I want to my subtitle look
• The colour subtitle from the Premiere, I clicked the colour scheme and choose some colour
I like. When I created the subtitle then I clicked the subtitle and pick one colour and it’ll
turn colour subtitle. But I will use dark colour because the background will be bright as
daylight which mean the subtitles will be dark colour to better read it. If I use light subtitle
same as background and it’s will be difficult to read because they are too bright and almost
disappearance. Also, I might will add the glow behind the font because I like the glow
which is can make the audience still attracting to read it.
• I want a cool font and I will use the internet called “DaFont” and there have a many
different fonts. I have random some fonts and I read all the fonts that I picked. At the first, I
like three fonts called ”Barkentina”, “Chapaza” and “Night Still Comes” because they are
calm and natural font which is better to read it clearly. I was final decide to choose one
font called “Barkentina” because I like a satisfying font can make my audience attracting to
read the subtitles with font.

17. Equipment List
Name Need Where from? When?
Camera Shooting the scene York College studio
room
10th of May
Tripod Hold the camera York College studio
room
10th of May
Mount Shoulder Movement the
camera
York College studio
room
10th of May
Script Actor read it and
learning the lines
York College Word
software
30th of April
Storyboard It’s help me to know
where the shot is
York College paper 1st of May
Batteries It’s make the camera
switch on
York College studio
room
10th of May
Charger Fill the batteries York College studio
room
10th of May
Premiere Editing the movie York College
computer
14th of May

18. Shot List
No. Shot Scene Include Camera
Movement
One Long Shot Teenagers sitting
around the table.
Pan
Two Over the Shoulder Holly talks to Rachel. N/A
Three Over the Shoulder Rachel talks to Holly. N/A
Four Over the Shoulder John give Rachel the
present.
N/A
Five Over the Shoulder Rachel is happy by
the present.
N/A
Six Medium Shot Rachel open the
present.
N/A
Seven Close Up The present is DVD N/A

19. No. Shot Scene Include Camera
Movement
Eight Over the Shoulder Rachel grateful to
Holly and John.
N/A
Nine Over the Shoulder They happy at
Rachel
N/A
Ten Medium Shot and
Two Shot
Richard comes to
Rachel
Pan
Eleven Over the Shoulder Richard tells Rachel
about Jenny
N/A
Twelve Looking Room They look at Jenny N/A
Thirteen Over the Shoulder Rachel explain to
Richard
N/A
Fourteen Over the Shoulder Richard likes Jenny N/A

20. No. Shot Scene Include Camera
Movement
Fifteen Two Shot Rachel encourage
Richard
N/A
Sixteen Over the Shoulder Richard nervous N/A
Seventeen Over the Shoulder Jenny come over at
them
Tilt
Eighteen Over the Shoulder Rachel greeting
Jenny
N/A
Nineteen Over the Shoulder Rachel slipping Jenny
about Richard
N/A
Twenty Over the Shoulder Richard disappointed
at Rachel
N/A
Twenty One Over the Shoulder Jenny smiling at
Richard
N/A

21. No. Shot Scene Include Camera
Movement
Twenty Two Two Shot Holly ask Rachel N/A
Twenty Three Medium Shot Rachel respond Holly N/A
Twenty Four Two Shot Holly ask John N/A
Twenty Five Over the Shoulder Holly ask John again N/A
Twenty Six Two Shot John leave the party Pan
Twenty Seven Long Shot The group continue
chatting
N/A
Twenty Eight Two Shot Richard talks Jenny N/A

22. No. Shot Where Include Camera
Movement
Twenty Nine Over the Shoulder Jenny talk back at
Richard
N/A
Thirty Over the Shoulder Jenny drinking and
look at Richard
N/A
Thirty One Over the Shoulder Richard ask her out N/A
Thirty Two Over the Shoulder Jenny respond
Richard
N/A
Thirty Three Over the Shoulder Richard accept her
decision
N/A
Thirty Four Medium Shot Rachel question Holly N/A
Thirty Five Medium Shot Holly wave at Richard N/A

23. No. Shot Scene Include Camera
Movement
Thirty Six Two Shot Richard look at Holly N/A
Thirty Seven Medium Shot Holly ask Richard N/A
Thirty Eight Two Shot and
Medium Shot
Richard leave the
party
Pan
Thirty Nine Medium Shot Holly talk Rachel N/A
Forty Long Shot Richard walk to the
car
Pan
Forty One Medium Shot Richard shocks N/A
Forty Two Over the Shoulder Richard found John
die
N/A

24. No. Shot Scene Include Camera
Movement
Forty Three Medium Shot Richard frightened N/A
Forty Four Over the Shoulder Richard turn around
to the Stranger
N/A
Forty Five Over the Shoulder Stranger stab
Richard’s neck
N/A
Forty Six Over the Shoulder Richard falls onto the
ground
Tilt
Forty Seven Medium Shot Richard crawling Dolly
Forty Eight Medium Shot Stranger stab
Richard’s back
Pedestal
Forty Nine Medium Shot Richard die N/A

25. No. Shot Scene Include Camera
Movement
Fifty Over the Shoulder Stranger look at gate Track
Fifty One Medium Shot Holly complaint N/A
Fifty Two Two Shot Rachel explain Holly N/A
Fifty Three Two Shot Jenny agreed Rachel N/A
Fifty Four Medium Shot Holly check on boys N/A
Fifty Five Two Shot They agreed Holly N/A
Fifty Six Medium Shot Holly walk at gate Pan

26. No. Shot Scene Include Camera
Movement
Fifty Seven Two Shot Stranger stabs Holly Pan
Fifty Eight Two Shot Rachel and Jenny
shocking
Pedestal
Fifty Nine Medium Shot Rachel and Jenny
panicking
Track
Sixty Over the Shoulder Holly falls Tilt
Sixty One Medium Shot Holly dies N/A
Six Two Medium Shot Jenny grab the chair Tilt
Six Three Medium Shot Jenny defend herself Tilt

27. No. Shot Scene Include Camera
Movement
Sixty Four Over the Shoulder Stranger toward
Jenny
N/A
Sixty Five Close Up Rachel grab bottle Pan
Sixty Six Over the Shoulder Rachel get behind
the stranger
Track
Sixty Seven Two Shot Rachel smash
Stranger’s head
Tilt
Sixty Eight Over the Shoulder Stranger falls Tilt
Sixty Nine Medium Shot and
Bird Eye
Stranger laying down N/A
Seventy Two Shot They stare at him N/A

28. No. Shot Scene Include Camera
Movement
Seventy One Medium Shot and
Worm Eye
Rachel reach to the
hooded
Tilt
Seventy Two Close Up and Bird
Eye
Rachel grab the
hooded
N/A
Seventy Three Close Up and Bird
Eye
Rachel pulls the
hooded
N/A
Seventy Four Medium Shot and
Worm Eye
Rachel shock N/A
Seventy Five Medium Shot Jenny Shock too N/A
Seventy Six Medium Shot and
Worm Eye
Rachel disappointed N/A
Seventy Seven Medium Shot Jenny question
Rachel
N/A

29. No. Shot Scene Include Camera
Movement
Seventy Eight Medium Shot and
Worm Eye
Rachel shake her
head.
N/A
Seventy Nine Two Shot Rachel ask Jenny N/A
Eighty Medium Shot Jenny nervous N/A
Eighty One Two Shot Rachel texting and
Jenny reach the knife
N/A
Eighty Two Close Up and Bird
Eye
Jenny tried to grab
the knife
N/A
Eighty Three Close Up and Bird
Eye
Ben wake up N/A
Eighty Four Close Up Ben grab Jenny’s leg Pan

30. No. Shot Scene Include Camera
Movement
Eighty Five Medium Shot Jenny falls N/A
Eighty Six Medium Shot Jenny laying down
on grass
N/A
Eighty Seven Medium Shot Rachel turn around
at Jenny
Dolly
Eighty Eight Medium Shot and
Bird Eye
Ben crawl over Jenny Pan
Eighty Nine Two Shot Ben hold Jenny Tilt
Ninety Medium Shot Rachel finds any
weapon
Pan and Tilt
Ninety One Close Up and Bird
Eye
Ben grab his knife N/A

31. No. Shot Scene Include Camera
Movement
Ninety Two Medium Shot Ben ready to stab Tilt
Ninety Three Medium Shot Ben stab Jenny’s
neck
Tilt
Ninety Four Medium Shot Rachel crying N/A
Ninety Five Over the Shoulder Ben look at Rachel N/A
Ninety Six Medium Shot Rachel shocking Dolly
Ninety Seven Medium Shot Ben run at Rachel Track
Ninety Eight Over the Shoulder Ben strangle Rachel N/A

32. No. Shot Scene Include Camera
Movement
Ninety Nine Over the Shoulder They falling over Tilt
One Hundred Two Shot They laying down
the grass
N/A
One Hundred One Close Up Rachel tried to reach
knife
N/A
One Hundred Two Medium Shot Rachel keep reach N/A
One Hundred Three Close Up Rachel look at Jenny N/A
One Hundred Four Medium Shot Rachel grab the knife N/A
One Hundred Five Medium Shot Rachel stab at Ben N/A

33. No. Shot Scene Include Camera
Movement
One Hundred Six Close Up Rachel stab Ben’s
chest
N/A
One Hundred Seven Medium Shot Rachel pushes Ben N/A
One Hundred Eight Medium Shot Ben laying on the
grass
N/A
One Hundred Nine Medium Shot and
Worm Eye
Rachel walk to Ben N/A
One hundred Ten Medium Shot and
Bird Eye
Ben talk Rachel N/A
One Hundred Eleven Medium Shot and
Worm Eye
Rachel talk back at
Ben
N/A
One Hundred Twelve Medium Shot and
Bird Eye
Ben bitterly Rachel N/A

34. No. Shot Scene Include Camera
Movement
One hundred
Thirteen
Medium Shot and
Two Shot
Rachel punch Ben’s
face
N/A
One Hundred
Fourteen
Medium Shot and
Bird Eye
Ben laugh at Rachel N/A
One Hundred Fifteen Medium Shot and
Bird Eye
Ben dies N/A
One Hundred
Sixteen
Medium Shot Rachel breaking
down in tears
Tilt
One Hundred
Seventeen
Long Shot Rachel looks at her
friends
Tilt
One Hundred
Eighteen
Medium Shot Rachel’s head down
and crying.
N/A

35. Risk Assessment
There is only one thing I need to risk assessment is knife. I will use the real
kitchen knife because the reason I tried to looking for a fake knife which is
unfortunately the shop doesn't have any it. I tried to ask my friend if they have a
fake knife but they doesn't have one. I tried to research eBay and else to order a
fake knife but it’s say they will delivery after the weekends. My filming on that
weekends which is mean I won’t have a fake knife before the weekends. So, I
decide to use real knife because I need a knife in part of my story. Now, I did
worked out how to protect from the real knife. I was been little bit practice with
knife and that is simple when the stranger must little bit step away from other
characters who will stab. Two things: First, the stranger have to slow and gentle
to stab on person. Second, if I want to look like real which mean the stranger
have to little bit gap to look like didn’t touch on person like miss stab. I think it’s
okay because I have a experience with real knife before in my old video. That is
easy because when the film shooting at the person who murderer and acting to
stab but didn't stab on person. But this time my film must show the stranger
stab on the person on the screen. If they have a accident and I must take my
responsibility to action because that is my idea to use the knife.

36. Call Sheet
Name Who Age Character
Leah Jackson Friend 22 Rachel
Chloe Stretton Friend 24 Holly
Abigail Bevens Sister 22 Jenny
Bailey Dorney Friend 19 Richard
James Crelin Friend 20 John
Jack Andrew or
Stephen Hicks
Friend 22 Ben/The Stranger

37. Location
I want to filming at my garden, outside of my house. I want to use it because that is plenty space room
to filming. I will put the table on centre of the garden and the actors will sitting around the table. Some
scenes that the stranger will pop out from the front and left corner where the gate is. Two characters
will die on the left side and one survivor character will sit and breaking down in tears by the shed. I
think it’s good idea and useful the garden because that is linked to my story about the wild party. I
watched other horror films and there is always teenagers party on the backyard. Also I don’t want to
filming inside of my house because fake blood will be stain on floor or wall which is I don’t want to ruin
our furniture. Therefore, I think the garden is useful because I want to my responsibility to care the
room and I will permission myself to put the fake blood on fence and grass. If I use the stranger room
which is not my responsibility and I must ask the stranger to permission to use the room. So, I am
already to booked myself to use that room. I hope the weather won’t be rain on the filming day
because I want to dry and sunny/cloudy. I don’t want to my actors get covered muddy to make can’t
see where the blood is.

38. Budget
• I will buying a cake because I need it for the begin credit. The cake
will appearance at the beginning credit to show how look scared
when the knife stab on the cake. I decide to buy a chocolate cake
because I know the most of my audience love chocolate cake than
Victoria sponge cake.
• I will buying a bottle of wine because the party always have drink
the wine. Also I need the bottle for the person who will smash the
bottle at the stranger head to stop be attack. I will use it because
the most of teenagers audience feel attracting want to join the party
and drink the alcohol.
• I will buying some cigarettes because some teenagers who always
have smoke when they drinking a alcohol. I know that might be
make my teenage audience feel energetic and want to smoke it.
• I will buying some more flour, corn syrup and food coloring to make
a lots of fake blood.
• I already have a tablecloth and it’s have proof which is can wash it
off easy. I also have paper wrapping and old birthday card at home. I
will use some makeup from my sister’s.

39. DVD cover

40. DVD cover analysis
I created a draft DVD cover to get an idea before I make the real one. I want to use a similar
image to the front picture of a knife stabbing the cake because I want to show that it is a
really scary film. I will get the picture of a knife stabbing a cake this weekend. I am going to
buy a cake and I have a kitchen knife that I will use to create the picture.
I will use the same font, which is called “blood lush” because it looks amazing and terrifying. I
will add some dark and light red around the title so that it looks like it is glowing.
I will be adding three to four scenes on the back of DVD cover for the audience to take a peek
to see what happens in the film and what it looks like. I created a brief description about
what the story is about because I would like to give a little bit of the story to my audience to
make them feel interested to watch my film.
I definitely want to use the same colour on the background of the DVD cover because I want
to make it look uncomfortable and creepy. I will use a small logo of the age rating and DVD
logo because I want it to look the same as other professional DVD covers. I want to let the
audience know what age is allowed to watch my film because my film is horror and I want to
protect children who are under 18 years old. I will add persuasive words like ’The best creepy
murder film this year!” I want to make my audience feel attracted to watch my film.
I also need to add a barcode and the actors names who will be in the film. The pictures of the
scenes that I will add on the back will be images from the film. So I will use one from the
party before everything happens, one of the stranger, one of the stranger attacking one of
the teenagers at the party, and finally I will use a photo of my actors reacting to seeing the
murderer, like their faces shocked.

41. Resources
Equipment/ Props/
Costume needed
Locations needed
Premiere / Photoshop. York College / my tutor’s room.
Camera, tripod and script. York College
Costume Only my actors' costume.
Table and chair My house
Garden My house
Alcohol, cigarettes and cake Shopping
Actors Facebook, York college and their friends.

42. Contingency Planning
Potential Issue Solution
If one of actor quit from my filming? I will ask my friends to join in my filming. Also I
might ask my friend from my old performing
arts class last year. Or I will be an actor in my
filming.
If the weather is raining? I have two things. First, I will ask my mum
permission to film inside of my house. Or, I will
delay to next weekend.
If my camera batteries run out? I must bring the changer from the Kit. I will put
the battery on charge before I begin filming.
If I lost my USB? I have a spare USB or I will save it in my H-Drive.
Also I will email it to myself.
If my computer suddenly shut down? I will save my file every 5 to 10 minutes.
If I forgot to bring the camera in college? I will start to create the poster or DVD box.

43. Health and Safety
Potential Issue How will the issue be
avoided?
If my computer starts to overheat? I will save my work and shut the computer
down to leave a few minutes for cool down.
If my computer don’t work? I will move to different computer.
If my eyes begin strain? I will turn the brightness down. I will also have
regular breaks.
If the college have fire alarm? I will save my work and leave calm.
If my back start ache? I will sit straight up and I will put the computer
screen level up straight to my face.
If I get a headache? I will drink a lots of water and take a break for 3
to 5 minutes.
There could be accidents when I am filming
with knives or bottles.
I will complete a risk assessment before I begin
filming.

44. Production Schedule
Day/Lesson Tasks
30th of April to 3rd of May (Weekdays) Create the script and storyboard. I will also
check to make sure spelling and grammar are
correct.
7th of May to 10th of May (Weekdays) Continue create pre-production to explain
about location, call sheet and shot list.
11th of May to 13th of May (Weekends) I will filming the scene in my house area.
14th of May to 17th of May (Weekdays) I will edit the movie using Premiere software.
21st of May to 24th of May (Weekdays) Create subtitles.
4th of June to 7th of June (Weekdays) I will create the DVD box using Photoshop
software.