basic idea – landlord comes to tell tenant that the rent is overdue, tenant tries hard to avoid the landlord seeing him.
shot pacing very important in comedy, additionally its very important to have a significant visual comedic style for example i will be taking inspiration from Edgar Wright. specifically the way things enter and leave the frame in funny ways and matching scene transitions. This helps comedy from being purely sound based – dialogue and helps it to be seen in the performance of characters – physical comedy, and the way the audience sees the scene: as if we can see straight through the scheme that’s fooling a specific character but its funny to watch it confuse them.
For example: the landlord knocks on the door and the tenants friend who stayed the night since yesterdays party opens up with the tenant still asleep in the lounge. The landlord asks to see the tenant however the friend takes it upon himself to distract the landlord so the friend can escape, the camera can see the tenant run past the door from one side of the frame to the other in a comedic way – the landlord clearly sees him but before he can complain the friend distracts him again. The landlord demands to be let in so the camera pans inside to see the friend quickly hide the friend in a funny way, this carries on. It is funny because the camera – the audience’s point of view, sees right through their scheme but the landlord is getting very confused, this is much more funny than just a shot, reverse shot of dialogue.
I have been inspired by films like mystic river and Interstellar. They both have some amazing shots like the scene in mystic river where Jimmy Markum’s (Sean Penn) daughter is found dead. He breaks out in rage attempting to see the body, he is in disbelief and the high rotating camera angle expresses his mindset. This type of shot is often associated with psychotic behavior and after the death of his daughter, Jimmy’s attitudes change and is then depicted as being the victim of the story and his mentality deteriorates after this event, This shot in particular signifies the beginning of his downfall.
In Interstellar there is an extreme long shot which is used throughout the film showing the spacecraft drifting through space. In this particular shot the spacecraft is shown next to a planet which emphasizes how unimportant there voyage is compared to the size of the universe. It demoralizes the characters and there mission. Christopher Nolan plays around with the idea of time in Interstellar and i believe these extreme long shots show the importance of time and how insignificant the human race is compared to the ancient planets.
Horror Film cinematographers, Neal Frederick’s (Blair Witch Project), Pablo Rosso (REC 2). These 2 cinematographers are going to be the cinematographers I am going to be inspired by as both shoot in first person and have been behind the most classic POV horror films. Rosso’s switch between first person and security cameras will be definitely the main inspiration of the whole scene though in general as it shows different types of cinematography.
Sport Film cinematographers, James Crabe ( Rocky), Maryse Alberti (Creed), Vittario Starrio (Apocalypse Now). Crabe and Alberti’s styles will be the main inspiration from the shots as they are able to show ambition and ability of a person through camera shots. Starrio’s scene from Apocalyse Now, on the boat will also be inspiration as I want to show enjoyment in the character.
What I am aiming with these 2 scenes is to have them both being able to show a complete contrast. What I mean by that is the both style and movement of the camera as in the Horror scene it will itself contrast from switching between a still and moving camera what may be presented as a messy style while on the other hand the sports film will be clean and continuously moving with many different shots what will present a cleaner style.
Cinematography is the art of motion picture photography. In cinematography various styles are used by different cinematographers to differentiate films/or make films more memorable. Different film techniques can be seen in motion picture from a Point of View shot to zooming in.
A cinematographer/director of photography is the person in charge of the camera and light crews on sets.
Notable recent cinematographers in film are:
Emmanuel Lubezki, 3 time Academy award winner for Gravity, Birdman and The Revenant.
Janusz Kaminski, Saving Private Ryan and Schindler’s list and War Horse.
I will be filming my first 30 second film at German road because there are some caves/bunkers. the road will not be in the film but the woods next to the road will be. My film will be focused on one character who is a young girl who has been held captive and has escaped one of the caves in the woods. She has escaped the cave but the being which has held her is coming after her. My focus for this film is cinematography and so i will try and use different angles and movements. i would like to use close ups to emphasize the girls emotion and a long shot of the scenery to set the scene.
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.
