Kenza and Luna

Preliminary Task

We must create a short video {around 2 minutes} containing the skills and technical codes that we have learnt. The video should aim to display both our filming and editing skills.

Technical codes to include:❖ 180 degree rule

❖ Action codes

❖ Consideration of framing

❖ Consideration of lighting

❖ Consideration of mice-en-scene

❖ Conversation

❖ Costumes/Gestures/Expressions

❖ Enigma codes

❖ Graphic match

❖ Match on action

❖ Parallel editing

❖ Range of shot types

❖ Range of angles

❖ Setting

❖ Shot reverse shot

❖ Tracking/panning

Planning of plot❖ Who are the characters?Friends, two girls❖ Why are they meetingOne of them was on the way to the other’s house but she get lost.❖ Where are they meeting?At the phone box near the station❖ What will they talk about?They will talk over the phone, giving directions and planning where to meet

Settings

Hampstead Heath:

❖ Along the forest path

❖ In the brush

❖ Out of the brush, into the clearing

Chalk Farm:

❖ Phone box (Outside of chalk farm station)

❖ Outside Haverstock

❖ Along Chalk Farm Road

Costume Girl who gets lost: As she will be running in the forest, her outfit will serve as an enigma code

❖ Dress: Party dress - An enigma code as to why she is wearing a dress in a forest

❖ Shoes: Heels - Denotes impracticality and is an enigma code

❖ Bag: None - Isolates her from her phone and any other sources that may have be useful in her predicament.

❖ Jewellery: None/Uncoordinated - Connotes that she is frequently unprepared

Friend of Girl: The audience should be able to identify the girl who gets lost as the main character

❖ Dress: Simple & Coordinated - Connotes that her life is less flamboyant

❖ Shoes: Flats - Practical and convenient, contrasts the main girl

❖ Bag: Small bag - Practical and convenient, contrasts the main girl

❖ Jewellery: Simple and kept to a minimum

What will the audience see/hear

• Long shot pan of forest• Calm, low pitched music, piano in minor key• CU on heels walking through forest - rustling of leaves• Low MS from behind• Music crescendos• ELS Pan of her walking through forest• Forest shot from behind• Pace of music increases• Mid shot from front• CU of face• MS pan of her walking into forest clearing• ECU on eyes• ELS walking - time lapsed• Walking towards phone box• CU dial• CU friends phone ringing• Boom to face “Hello?” etc.• Cut between characters• Girl hangs up• CU friend walking• LS friend walking• ELS friend walking - time lapsed• LS them meeting

{Match on action

{Parallel editing

{Graphic match

Phone conversation

• Boom to face• Friend: “Hello”• Cut to girl “Hi, it’s me…”• Sound bridge - fade to friend “…I got lost in the forest on the way to party”• Friend: “Wait calm down, where are you now?”• Girl: “I’m in the phone box near the station”• Friend: “What can you see”• Girl: “Umm.. theres shops.. and a post office!”• Friend: “Great, i think i know where you are. Stay right there, i’ll meet you there”• Girl: ”Alright, thanks. Please hurry.”