G321 - Preliminary Task Shot List

Scene No.	Shot	Duration in secs	Shot Type	Camera Movement	Location	Int/Ext	In/Out	Equipment	Description
1	1	2	Medium Shot	Arc around Anna	Classroom	Int	In	Camera, Tripod, Table, Chairs x2, Mobile Phone	Anna ringing friend from classroom.
2	2	1	Extreme Close Up	N/A	"Living Area" Sixth Form Block	Int	In	Camera, Tripod, Table, Phone	Phone vibrating on table and ringing. Extreme Close Up on phone.
2	3	2	Extreme Close Up	N/A	"Living Area" Sixth Form Block	Int	In	Camera, Tripod	Eyes opening with panic. Extreme Close Up on phone.
2	4	1	Extreme Close Up	N/A	"Living Area" Sixth Form Block	Int	In	Camera, Tripod, Table, Phone	Phone vibrating on table and ringing. Extreme Close Up on phone.
3	5	2	Medium Shot	N/A	Classroom	Int	In	Camera, Tripod, Chairs x2, Mobile Phone	Anna looking at phone concerned.
4	6	5	Close Up	N/A	"Living Area" Sixth Form Block	Int	In	Camera, Tripod, Sofa	Kieren bending over and tieing up shoes. Close up on shoes.
4	7	1	Close Up	N/A	"Living Area" Sixth Form Block	Int	In	Camera, Tripod, Sofa	Kieren walking off shot. Close up on feet.
5	8	2	Medium Shot	Arc around Anna	Classroom	Int	In	Camera, Tripod, Table, Chairs x2, Mobile Phone	Anna ringing friend from classroom.
6	10	5	Long Shot --> Close Up	N/A	Approach Path	Ext	Out	Camera, Tripod, Bike	Kieren cycling down approach path towards camera.
6	11	2	Extreme Close Up	N/A	Bike Sheds	Ext	Out	Camera, Bike	Kieren skids in front of camera, tyres screech. Extreme Close Up on wheel.
7	12	3	Long Shot	N/A	Classroom	Int	In	Camera, Tripod, Tables, Chairs	Miss W questions Anna.
8	13	2	Long Shot	N/A	Classroom/ Corridoor	Ext	In	Camera, Tripod, Tables, Chairs, Headphones, Bag	Kieren crashes into door and fumbles with handle.
8	14	2	Long Shot	N/A	Classroom/ Corridoor	Ext	In	Camera, Tripod, Tables, Chairs, Headphones, Bag	Kieren enters the room.
8	15	2	Medium Long Shot	N/A	Classroom	Int	In	Camera, Tripod, Tables, Chairs, Headphones, Bag, Whiteboard	Kieren enters room, pulls out earphones and walks across room.
8	16	4	Medium Long Shot	N/A	Classroom	Int	In	Camera, Tripod, Tables, Chairs, Bag, Phone	Kieren walks round table, throws bag down and sits.
8	17	2	Long Shot	N/A	Classroom	Int	In	Camera, Tripod, Tables, Chairs, Whiteboard	Long shot of Miss W talking to students.
8	19	2	Close Up	N/A	Classroom	Ext	In	School Bell	Close up of school bell.

This is the shot list which I used in conjunction with my storyboard to create my preliminary task. By creating this shot list it allowed me to focus on my desired outcome and helped the filming to be done faster as it prevented me from becoming distracted and filming unnecessary clips. It also allowed me to determine which equipment I would need for each shot and gave me the opportunity to film shots out of order so as to not have to repeatedly change my location.

G321 - Prelimnary Task Script

PRELIMINARY TASK

INT. CLASSROOM – ANNA – M.L.S

ANNA is on the phone.

                        ANNA panicking

Pick up. Pick up. Pick up.

CAMERA ARCS around ANNA whilst on phone.

 

CUT TO

 

E.C.U – PHONE

[PHONE is vibrating and ringing]

 

CUT TO

 

E.C.U – KIEREN

KIEREN opens eyes. Panicked look.

[PHONE vibrating and ringing]

 

CUT TO

 

E.C.U – PHONE

[PHONE still ringing and vibrating]

 

WIPE TO

 

INT. CLASSROOM – ANNA – M.S

ANNA holding phone.

                        ANNA concerned

            Where are you?

 

CUT TO

 

INT. LIVING ROOM – KIEREN’S FEET – C.U

KIEREN ties shoe laces.

KIEREN walks off cam.R

[MUSIC starts]

 

WIPE TO

 

INT. CLASSROOM – ANNA – M.L.S

ANNA is on the phone.

ANNA panicking

Pick up. Pick up. Pick up.

CAMERA ARCS around ANNA whilst on phone.

[MUSIC pauses]

 

WIPE TO

 

 

OUTSIDE – APPROACH PATH – L.S

KIEREN riding bike towards CAMERA

[MUSIC continues]

 

CUT TO

 

OUTSIDE – EXT. BIKE SHED – E.C.U WHEEL

KIEREN skids bike in front of CAMERA

WHEEL kicks up gravel

[TYRE screech]

[MUSIC continues]

 

WIPE TO

INT. CLASSROOM – L.S

ANNA sat at desk

MISS W stood at front of room

                        MISS W questioningly

            Where is Kieren today?

                        ANNA begrudgingly

            Ermm…

[MUSIC pauses]

 

CUT TO

 

EXT. CLASSROOM – DOOR – L.S

KIEREN walks at door

KIEREN fumbles with door handle

[MUSIC continues]

KIEREN goes to walk in

 

 

MATCH ON ACTION

 

INT. CLASSROOM – L.S – KIEREN

DOOR opens

KIEREN walks in and REMOVES HEADPHONES

[MUSIC cuts as HEADPHONES REMOVED]
 

CUT TO

 

INT. CLASSROOM – M.L.S – DESK

ANNA sat behind desk

KIEREN walks around desk, throws bag on floor and SITS

 

CUT TO

 

INT. CLASSROOM – MISS W – L.S

MISS W stood at front of room

                        MISS W jokingly

            Nice of you to join us

                        KIEREN pointedly

            I’m not late, am I?

 

CUT TO

 

EXT. CLASSROOM – SCHOOL BELL – C.U

[BELL rings]

 

FADE TO BLACK

G321 - Preliminary Task Storyboard

This is the storyboard for my preliminary task. This allowed me to take the ideas from my head and present them in a format which was easy to follow when it came to filming the piece. By using post-it notes to depict each shot, it gave me the opportunity to replace different shots or to change the order of the shots before filming, allowing me to ensure I was completely happy with my idea. This would have saved me time when it came to both filming and editing the piece as it allowed me to decide exactly what I wished to do with the piece.

G321 - Preliminary Task Idea

My idea for the preliminary task is to construct a clip which represents a TV drama set in a school. The basic concept is that the male protagonist, Kieren, is going to be running late for school. The underlying tone of the clip is that this is a regular occurrence and therefore could end Kieren in a lot of trouble if he does not show up on time, providing a sense of panic and sincerity.

The clip starts with Kieren's friend, Anna, ringing him to discover his whereabouts. The incoming call will wake Kieren up. I aim to use my first shot/reverse here. It will start on the phone, reverse to Kieren and return to the phone. This is to symbolise the way in which the incoming call, and therefore the phone, have power over Kieren. The clip then goes back to the classroom with Anna on the phone attempting to ring Kieren.

The clip then reverts back to Kieren, this time a close up of him tying his shoes and walking off towards school. Again, the clip switches to the classroom and to Anna, ringing Kieren. This repetition of the scene changing cements the urgency of the piece. Again, the clip goes back to focus on Kieren. In this scene, Kieren is cycling towards the camera followed by the next shot in which he skids the bike to a stop in. This symbolises his rushed arrival at school.

The clip then returns to the classroom. This time, it is a long shot of the teacher who asks Anna about Kieren's whereabouts. This creates a sense of panic as the audience are still unaware of where Kieren is in relation to the classroom. However, this is soon explained as the camera cuts to the exterior of the classroom and Kieren walking at the door. He then fumbles with the handle and as he walks through the door there is a match on action from the other side of the door. As he walks towards the edge of the frame there is another match on action of Kieren walking. He walks around the desk and sits down next to Anna.

The camera then cuts to the teacher standing at the front of room who exchanges dialogue with Kieren. During the dialogue, the camera switches between the teacher and Kieren. The final shot will be a close of the school bell as it rings. This shows how Kieren was not actually late for school and brings with it a sense of calm.

The use of the 180 degree rule will be strictly followed so as not to confuse or disorientate the viewer. I will achieve this by ensuring that characters movements around the set and each other are followed so as to allow the audience to easily make the connections between the positioning of the characters in relation to each other. This will also create a sense of reality within the piece and will therefore make it easily accessible to the audience.