A filming schedule is used to show each member of production prior to going out and filming as it ensures the group on the agreed time which has been disused among all members of the group. It also gives the group a realistic target of how much we should film in a given time. It also gives each member of the group an idea of what props need to be brought. It shows who needs to be at the location of filming at what time. By doing all of this it enables our group to be organised and not confused as to who is doing what.
This was the filming schedule that our group had put together, whilst filming we used this as a rough guide to what scene needed to be filmed. The first four shots of our opening sequence we followed using the filming schedule. We examined what each location and iconography said and made sure we had the props ready for the shot. Although we followed the first four shots of the schedule, Nojus and I felt that to make our sequence look better there should be more shots of the planning room to make it seem more authentic. This didn't mean that we needed to change our whole filming she dual it just meant that the following shots were delayed until me and Nojus thought we had enough shots to make the opening as good as it could be.
Fortunately our filming schedule didn't hold any time slots which was a positive for me and Nojus as we were not rushed to get certain shots filmed straight away. The positive from this was that when we had planned to film at a certain time and the room me and Nojus were using was already engaged, we did not panic an fear that we were behind schedule. For me this is a good thing as it meant that we didn't have to rush our filming to make sure we didn't not fall. If we had tried to get all the shots over and done with quickly it could of ruined our sequence as the shots may look awful.
Shots that weren't included in our filming schedule that we had to add in were shots of the creep coming down the stairs in the 'basement'. We felt this created suspense, and made the opening look better as all you could see is a shadow coming down the stairs. As the face is unidentifiable it made the shot look more conventional to the thriller genre. From creating the filming schedule It has become apparent to me why they are used during filming and even if you don't stick to the schedule it is better to have one as it means that the production team has a guideline to follow.
This was the filming schedule that our group had put together, whilst filming we used this as a rough guide to what scene needed to be filmed. The first four shots of our opening sequence we followed using the filming schedule. We examined what each location and iconography said and made sure we had the props ready for the shot. Although we followed the first four shots of the schedule, Nojus and I felt that to make our sequence look better there should be more shots of the planning room to make it seem more authentic. This didn't mean that we needed to change our whole filming she dual it just meant that the following shots were delayed until me and Nojus thought we had enough shots to make the opening as good as it could be.
Fortunately our filming schedule didn't hold any time slots which was a positive for me and Nojus as we were not rushed to get certain shots filmed straight away. The positive from this was that when we had planned to film at a certain time and the room me and Nojus were using was already engaged, we did not panic an fear that we were behind schedule. For me this is a good thing as it meant that we didn't have to rush our filming to make sure we didn't not fall. If we had tried to get all the shots over and done with quickly it could of ruined our sequence as the shots may look awful.
Shots that weren't included in our filming schedule that we had to add in were shots of the creep coming down the stairs in the 'basement'. We felt this created suspense, and made the opening look better as all you could see is a shadow coming down the stairs. As the face is unidentifiable it made the shot look more conventional to the thriller genre. From creating the filming schedule It has become apparent to me why they are used during filming and even if you don't stick to the schedule it is better to have one as it means that the production team has a guideline to follow.
Shot
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Date & time
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Location
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Content /Action
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Shot type & Duration
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Costume/ hair/ make up
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Iconography
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Personnel
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Equipment
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1
|
Planning Room
|
Audience see a zoom out of the
killer’s planning board of the murder he is going to commit, a picture of the
victim is seen
|
Extreme Close-up
Duration: 2 seconds
|
N/A
|
Pinned up photograph of the
victim
|
Camera person,
Location Manager,
Props/ make up/ hair artist
|
Digital camera, batteries,
tripod, Tape / memory card
|
|
2
|
Planning Room
|
Audience see more of what the
killer is planning to do to the victim
|
Close-up
Duration: 1 second
|
N/A
|
Pinned up photograph of the
victim, String
|
Camera person, Location Manager, Props/
Make up/ hair artist
|
Digital camera, batteries,
tripod, Tape / memory card
|
|
3
|
Planning Room
|
Audience see more of what the
killer is planning to do to the victim
|
Close-up Duration: 1 second
|
N/A
|
Pinned up photograph of the
victim, String
|
Camera person, Location Manager,
Props/
Make up/ hair artist
|
Digital camera, batteries,
tripod, Tape / memory card
|
|
4
|
Planning Room
|
Audience see more of what the
killer is planning to do to the victim
|
Mid-shot Duration: 1 second
|
Antagonist: Dark hoody that covers
head/face
|
Pinned up photograph of the
victim, String,
Knife
|
Antagonist
Camera person, Location Manager,
Props/
Make up/ hair artist
|
Digital camera, batteries,
tripod, Tape / memory card
|
|
5
|
Outside of the school
|
The audience see where the
narrative will be set and what the character’s occupation will be
|
Establishing Shot Duration: 2
seconds
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Camera person, Location Manager
|
Digital camera, batteries,
tripod, Tape / memory card
|
|
6
|
Outside of the school
|
The audience are introduced to
the victim, tracking shot shows that she might be being followed
|
Tracking Shot
Duration: 6 seconds
|
Victim: School uniform, white
blouse, black skirt,
Id card
|
Victim’s Bags
|
Victim
Camera person, Location Manager
Props/
Make up/ hair artist
|
Digital camera, batteries, Tape /
memory card
|
|
7
|
Inside of school
|
The audience see the victim
arrive at school, walk in and swipe her id, gives a sense of normalcy
|
Over the shoulder Shot
Duration: 2 seconds
|
Victim: School uniform, white
blouse, black skirt,
Id card
|
Victim’s bags, Victim’s id
|
Victim,
Camera person, Location Manager,
Props/
Make up/ hair artist
|
Digital camera, batteries,
tripod, Tape / memory card
|
|
8
|
Inside of the school, in a
hallway
|
The audience see the victim
walking to the toilet down a hallway and is soon followed by the creep.
|
Low Angle Duration: 2 seconds
|
Victim: School uniform, white
blouse, black skirt,
Id card
Creep: School uniform, grey suit,
white shirt
|
N/A
|
Victim, Creep,
Camera person, Location Manager,
Props/
Make up/ hair artist
|
Digital camera, batteries, Tape /
memory card
|
|
9
|
Inside of the school, in a
hallway
|
The audience see the creep corner
the victim as she comes out of the toilet in order to talk to her
|
Low Angle
Duration: 3 seconds
|
Victim: School uniform, white
blouse, black skirt,
Id card
Creep: School uniform, grey suit,
white shirt
|
N/A
|
Victim, Creep,
Camera person, Location Manager,
Props/
Make up/ hair artist
|
Digital camera, batteries,
tripod, Tape / memory card
|
|
10
|
Inside of the school, in a
hallway
|
The audience see that the victim
is uncomfortable in the situation and wants to get away from him, as he is
creepy, and she is frightened of him
|
High Angle Duration: 3 seconds
|
Victim: School uniform, white
blouse, black skirt,
Id card
Creep: School uniform, grey suit,
white shirt
|
N/A
|
Victim, Creep,
Camera person, Location Manager,
Props/
Make up/ hair artist
|
Digital camera, batteries,
tripod, Tape / memory card
|
|
11
|
Inside The school, coming down
the hallway
|
The audience see a point of view
from the perspective of the killer as he comes down the hallway where the
victim and creep were
|
Point-of-view
Duration: 3 seconds
|
Victim: School uniform, white
blouse, black skirt,
Id card
Creep: School uniform, black
suit, white shirt
|
N/A
|
Killer.
Camera person, Location Manager,
Props/
Make up/ hair artist
|
Digital camera, batteries, Tape /
memory card
|
|
12
|
Outside of the toilets, inside
the school
|
The audience see that the creep
has been murdered on the floor, it seems that the victim has killed him yet
the audience are not know
|
Shallow Focus Duration: 2 seconds
|
Killer: Darker suit as a school
uniform
Creep: School uniform, black
suit, white shirt
|
Knife
|
Creep,
Killer.
Camera person, Location Manager,
Props/
Make up/ hair artist
|
Digital camera, batteries,
tripod, Tape / memory card
|
|
13
|
Outside of the school
|
The stalker has discovered the
body of the creep and looks shocked
|
Low Angle Duration: 2 seconds
|
Killer: Darker suit as a school
uniform
Creep: School uniform, black
suit, white shirt
|
Knife
|
Creep,
Killer.
Camera person, Location Manager,
Props/
Make up/ hair artist
|
Digital camera, batteries,
tripod, Tape / memory card
|
|
14
|
Outside of the school
|
The stalker looks around and
spots the victim from afar.
|
Over the Shoulder Duration: 2
seconds
|
Killer: Darker suit as a school
uniform
Victim: School uniform, white
blouse, black skirt,
Id card
|
N/A
|
Victim,
Killer.
Camera person, Location Manager,
Props/
Make up/ hair artist
|
Digital camera, batteries,
tripod, Tape / memory card
|
|
15
|
Outside the school
|
The victim looks over her
shoulder and begins to walk away, as she knows the killer is near her
|
Mid-Shot Duration: 2 seconds
|
Victim: School uniform, white
blouse, black skirt,
Id card
|
N/A
|
Victim,
Camera person, Location Manager,
Props/
Make up/ hair artist
|
Digital camera, batteries,
tripod, Tape / memory card
|
|
16
|
Outside the school
|
The killer begins to chase after
the victim in order to get answers for what she did
|
Long shot, Cantered Duration: 4
seconds
|
Killer: Darker suit as a school
uniform
|
N/A
|
Killer.
Camera person, Location Manager,
Props/
Make up/ hair artist
|
Digital camera, batteries,
tripod, Tape / memory card
|
|
17
|
Outside of school
|
The killer turns the corner to
see that there is no one there and that the victim has escaped
|
Deep focus Duration: 3 seconds
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Camera person, Location Manager
|
Digital camera, batteries,
tripod, Tape / memory card
|
|
18
|
Outside of school
|
The killer, while looking for the
victim, is hit from behind and knocked out
|
Zoom in Duration: 1 second
|
Killer: Darker suit as a school
uniform
|
Blunt object
|
Killer.
Camera person, Location Manager,
Props/
Make up/ hair artist
|
Digital camera, batteries,
tripod, Tape / memory card
|
|
19
|
Outside of school
|
The killer is recovering from
being hit on the head, some time has passed since he was hit
|
Steadicam with canted angle
Duration: 2 seconds
|
Killer: Darker suit as a school
uniform
|
N/A
|
Killer.
Camera person, Location Manager,
Props/
Make up/ hair artist
|
Digital camera, batteries,
tripod, Tape / memory card
|
|
20
|
Inside the school, in the
hallway, stairwell
|
The killer has returned to see if
anyone has found the killer’s body but it isn’t there anymore, but a calling
card is
|
Long shot Duration: 3 seconds
|
Killer: Darker suit as a school
uniform
|
Calling card on the floor
|
Killer.
Camera person, Location Manager,
Props/
Make up/ hair artist
|
Digital camera, batteries,
tripod, Tape / memory card
|
|
21
|
Inside of the school
|
A close up of the calling card is
shown so the audience can see it in better quality
|
Extreme Close-up Duration: 1
second
|
N/A
|
Calling card on the floor
|
Camera person, Location Manager,
Props/
Make up/ hair artist
|
Digital camera, batteries, Tape /
memory card
|
|
22
|
On a street, isolated and far
from the school
|
The killer picks up the trail of
the victim and manages to find out where she went
|
Shallow focus Duration: 3 seconds
|
Killer: Darker suit as a school
uniform, wearing a hoody rather than a blazer
Victim: School uniform, white
blouse, black skirt,
Id card
|
N/A
|
Victim,
Killer.
Camera person, Location Manager,
Props/
Make up/ hair artist
|
Digital camera, batteries, Tape /
memory card
|
|
23
|
On a street, isolated and far
from the school
|
The killer is about to grab the
victim and bring her to justice
|
Longshot Duration: 3 seconds
|
Killer: Darker suit as a school
uniform, wearing a hoody rather than a blazer
Victim: School uniform, white
blouse, black skirt,
Id card
|
N/A
|
Victim,
Killer.
Camera person, Location Manager,
Props/
Make up/ hair artist
|
Digital camera, batteries,
tripod, Tape / memory card
|
|
24
|
On a street, isolated and far
from the school
|
As the killer grabs the victim,
she turns round and stabs him in the chest instead
|
Tracking shot on the victim
Duration: 1 second
|
Killer: Darker suit as a school
uniform, wearing a hoody rather than a blazer
Victim: School uniform, white
blouse, black skirt,
Id card
|
Knife
|
Victim,
Killer.
Camera person, Location Manager,
Props/
Make up/ hair artist
|
Digital camera, batteries,
tripod, Tape / memory card
|
|
25
|
On a street, isolated and far
from the school
|
The killer lies on the floor and
starts to get up as he delivers his final line
|
High Angle shot Duration: 3
seconds
|
Killer: Darker suit as a school
uniform, wearing a hoody rather than a blazer
|
Knife
|
Killer.
Camera person, Location Manager,
Props/
Make up/ hair artist
|
Digital camera, batteries,
tripod, Tape / memory card
|
|
26
|
On a street, isolated and far
from the school
|
The victim prepares to execute
the killer as he is on his knees, she replies to his comments
|
Mid-shot Duration: 2 seconds
|
Killer: Darker suit as a school
uniform, wearing a hoody rather than a blazer
Victim: School uniform, white
blouse, black skirt,
Id card
|
Knife
|
Victim,
Killer.
Camera person, Location Manager,
Props/
Make up/ hair artist
|
Digital camera, batteries,
tripod, Tape / memory card
|
|
27
|
On a street, isolated and far
from the school
|
The victim stabs the victim again
to finish him off as she taunts him, her dialogue suggest the killer wasn’t
alone
|
Zoom-out Duration: 3 seconds
|
Killer: Darker suit as a school
uniform, wearing a hoody rather than a blazer
Victim: School uniform, white
blouse, black skirt,
Id card
|
Knife
|
Victim,
Killer.
Camera person, Location Manager,
Props/
Make up/ hair artist
|
Digital camera, batteries,
tripod, Tape / memory card
|
|
28
|
On a street, isolated and far
from the school
|
The victim walks off unharmed by
the ordeal while the killer lies on the floor dying
|
Deep focus Duration: 4 seconds
|
Killer: Darker suit as a school
uniform, wearing a hoody rather than a blazer
Victim: School uniform, white blouse,
black skirt,
Id card
|
Knife
|
Victim,
Killer.
Camera person, Location Manager,
Props/
Make up/ hair artist
|
Digital camera, batteries,
tripod, Tape / memory card
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