Test Shots

These are our test shots for modifying the scene with the cigarette. We decided that it would look more effective if our femme fatal walked from behind the camera after the cigarette has been dropped, and still use the smoke from it as a lighting effect. We wanted to shoot the femme fatal dropping the cigarette as she walked past but we found that too difficult as it didn't drop properly. As these are just test shots, they will look better in our OTS as it will be shot at night and so the smoke will look more prominent.

OTS production: Initial OTS pitch presentation

basic first plan for OTS

the effect of silence in OTS

In my OTS I will use silence to create effect and tension for the audience.
I've taken this idea from a modern film called The Artist. The Artist focuses mainly on expression and music which would usually only be in the background if dialogue was used, I like this because it creates more tension and also the effect of mystery it will have on the audience links well with the effect of mystery which the plot and the characters have already started.

key elements of OTS sheet

shot list for OTS

description of scene for OTS

this is an image of initial idea I have created for our OTS. The plot will be as follows:
a man gets involved with a woman who proves to be very dangerous. the woman turns out to be a person who goes around from man to man leaching off of them, and then once she's done she arranges for their murder. the audience don't know who has murdered the man in the first scene but that links to the mystery of the sequence.

Making our Preliminary OTS

This is the mask and the hat we used for our OTS. We used it to make the scene seem creepy and like there's something not quite right. We also used an umbrella which was inside out to add to the kookiness of the scene.

OTS storyboard

In this shot the girl is shown walking up to the door. It is a mid shot of the subject from behind to show her walking and to show the door. The subject is framed by the door frame to add emphasis on her. The mise-en-scene is a brick wall and the surroundings are dull and slightly unclean.

In this shot the subject is shown from the side, opening the door. The shot is predominantly on her and there's nothing in the background that would attract the audience's eyes away from her. Its a mid shot.

This shot is an extreme close up of the subject opening the door handle. The only things in shot are the hand and the door handle so the audience know perfectly what is happening.

This shot is an over-shoulder shot of the first subject, from the second subject's shoulder, The subject is framed by the door to link the previous shots to this one, and to emphasize the subject's facial expression.

This shot is a close up of the first subject's face. It shows nothing but her and it is at a regular angle.

This shot shows the second subject's face. He is wearing a mask and you cannot see his expression. The shot used is a close up and there's nothing else  in the shot, except the second subject.

This is a mid shot of the two people. It shows them at a table, talking.

This is an over-shoulder shot of the first subject. It shows her talking to the second subject. The over-shoulder shot is used because it highlights the fact that the two are talking to each other.

The last shot is of the second subject and the shot used is an over shoulder shot.