For short thriller film – editing.
Cast: Only 2 required.
First actor: Anton Quenault. (left)
Second Actor: Krystian Skarbek (right)
Location Recce:
Details: I will use My dining room and garden as setting for the film. By using a house i hope to cause the audience to feel as if they are at home – this gives a false sense of security and sets them up for a bigger shock later on.
Permissions: None needed
Points of Interest: I am interested in filming in my house because it is perfect mise-en-scene. I have to set very little up.
Safety Issues: None.
Electric supply: When inside i have constant access to electricity however when outside i do not, thankfully my setup does not require electricity. Batteries can be used in necessary tools.
Sunlight: Plenty of Light falls into the room i will be filming in, however i am filming at dusk so i am using artificial lights inside.
Windows: there is one large window in the room, plenty of light can be seen through it .
Noise: Unfortunately my house is located right next to a busy main road, however i will be recording my audio separately and adding it in post. I will record the audio in a sound studio setup at school where there is much less noise.
Screenplay:
Fade In:
INT. DINING ROOM – Night
On a cold winters night ANTON, sits at the table smiling at something on his phone. Its a series of pictures of him and his friends, they seem to be having a great time.
EXT. NEXT TO THE ROAD – NIGHT
KRYSTIAN crouches against a stone wall, right next to the gate of the garden he must infiltrate. He looks at his watch then crouches in front of the gate and peers over. After a short while he quickly hops over the gate and into the garden.Then he gets up confidently and starts walking towards the window, round the tree, cracking knuckles and doing a few stretches as he goes.
INT. DINING ROOM – Night
KRYSTIAN’S jump could be heard faintly which perks ANTON’S attention slightly. He looks up from his phone with a slightly confused look on his face. He gets up and looks out the window from behind him, it’s difficult to see outside. All he can see is a few metres in front of him. All the while the steps are dramatically getting louder. Finally ANTON recoils from window as he sees KRYSTIAN approaching. The scene ends in blank slate.
Shooting script
| Shot number | Camera/ action | Location | Shot length | audio |
| 1 | MLS Anton swiping through his phone | Dining room | 3 seconds | Tapping on phone, fan hum Atmos music |
| 2 | CU Krystian crouching | Next to road | 3 seconds | Car driving past Atmos music |
| 3 | MS Anton turns phone off and puts it down | Dining room | 2 seconds | Phone noises, fan hum Atmos music |
| 4 | Krystian checks his watch | Next to road | 2 seconds | Car driving past, watch ticking Atmos music |
| 5 | 3 seconds Anton checks message | Dining room | 3 seconds | Phone noises, ticking Atmos music |
| 6 | Establishing shot just of the area where Krystian was | Next to road | 2 seconds | Atmos music ticking |
| 7 | MS Anton puts head in hands | Dining Room | 2 seconds | Atmos music Anton sighing |
| 8 | MLS Krystian jumping the gate from behind | Next to the road | <1 second | Atmos music, Krystian’s footsteps ticking |
| 9 | MLS Krystian lands int the garden | Garden | <1 second | Atmos music Krystian landing on gravel ticking |
| 10 | MS Anton lifts his head up and starts to get up | Dining room | 2 seconds | Atmos music Ticking, heartbeat. |
| 11 | Krystian walks towards the house | Garden | 2 seconds | Atmos music ticking, heartbeat, footsteps, torch clicking on |
| 12-21 | Quick alternating MS between Anton walking and looking through the window from inside and Following Krystian approaching from outside | Dining room and garden | Every shot <1 second | Atmos music, ticking, heartbeat, footsteps. |
| 22 | MLS Anton recoils from the window in terror | Dining room | <1 second | Gasp from Anton, Atmos music cuts out, ticking stops, no footsteps. |
| 23 | Blank slate | N/A | 1 second | Fast heartbeat |