The Ginge- Horror short film

The general story
    The story follows a group of teenagers within a school, hanging out and indulging themselves in scary story telling. The story of "The Ginge" was a well known story amongst their classmates, making it a perfect candidate to reiterate. That was when the group heard a loud thud, realizing the urban legend of "The Ginge" was after them. 
    They ran away as much as they could, before ultimately being caught by The Ginge, he adding the four friends to his long list of victims who dare speak of his story.

The process
    I was in charge of filming each clip. I used the knowledge learned in class discussed in the previous blog to my advantage. We were able to create tension filled scenes to convey the intensity of our film and story. My favorite scene had to be the scene in which two people were talking to each other, before they start running past the camera. I used a waist shot, show casing the actors faces. I stood in between them, getting a focus on them talking before they ran past me. Then the scene cut to a shot of them running from behind. I felt this was a nice transition and simply looked smooth. 
    Filming this gave me plenty of experience to use in following films. I can't wait to film once more!

Storyboarding

While in class, we learned about camera angles, shots and techniques. We implemented that knowledge towards creating a storyboard for a 2 minute short film maybe by me and 4 others. 

Camera angles
Low angle shot- used to make someone look as if in a position of power
High angle shot- shows area of vulnerability 
Overhead shot- showing complex movement and scenery, connection to the divine
Dutch shot- creates a sense of unease, magnifies tension
Eye level shot- creates a connection with the audience, shoulder level enhance romantic scenes
Hip level shots- western tension scenes, showcases gun on holster 
Knee level shot- tracking movement through an environment, showcasing character detail
Ground level shot- shows character movement and details on the floor, tension educing 

Camera shots
Wide shot- provides context and shows setting
Full shot- shows character in their entirety 
Medium full shot- to show environment although focus is on character
Medium shot- Similar to how we experience interactions in the real world, waist up
Elbow shot- to display power
Medium waist- to focus on the character
Close up shot- full shot of the character's head
Full close up- used to convey emotion, a shot to shift focus on character's features

We used this new found knowledge to create our storyboard, creating an interesting and visually pleasing horror short.