Preliminary Task

Shot List - Infatuation

Shot no	Shot list	check
1	Close up on morgue’s face “Stephanie”
2	Medium close up on morgue face
3	Long shot/establishing shot of April and Stephanie
4	Medium long shot of April and Stephanie with morgue in the back
5	Medium shot of April and Stephanie with morgue in the back
6	Over the shoulder shot of morgue calling April. (180)
7	Over the shoulder Medium shot of morgue sitting at table (180)
8	over the shoulder medium shot of April sitting at table (180)
9	Medium close up on Aprils face
10	Medium close up on morgues face
11	Long shot of April getting up and leaving for the toilet
12	Medium long shot of April looking at out of order door sign
13	Medium shot of April looking at out of order door sign
14	Close up on door sign “out of order”
15	Medium shot of April going up stairs
16	Long shot of April going up stairs.
17	Medium close up on April at the top of stairs
18	Close up on April opening door handle
19	Extreme close up on door handle jiggle from inside.
20	Medium close up on the door opening.
21	Long shot of April entering wrong room
22	Medium shot of April entering wrong room
23	Long shot of April looking around room
24	Medium long shot of April looking around room
25	Long shot of morgue sitting at table working
26	Long shot of morgue realising what’s upstairs and stumbling out of chair.
27	Long shot of morgue stumbling on stairs
28	Medium shot of morgue stumbling on stairs
29	Medium close up on April distressed
30	Medium shot of April distressed
31	Long shot of Morgue stumbling in room out of breathe
32	Medium shot of April standing up in horror
33	Long shot of April standing up in horror
34	Close up of April shocked
35	Long shot of April backing away
36	Long shot of Morgue trying to explain herself
37	Medium shot of Morgue getting closer
38	Medium shot of April going over bed to protect herself
39	Medium shot of April arguing with Morgue (180)
40	Medium shot of morgue arguing with April (180)
41	Medium shot of April opening the wardrobe
42	Close up on dead body – Stephanie
43	Medium shot of dead body – Stephanie
44	Medium close up on dead body - Stephanie
45	Medium close up on April being dragged back
46	Medium shot of April being dragged back by Morgue
47	Medium shot of April being stabbed with giant pencil
48	Medium shot of April being hit with other objects by Morgue
49	Close up on April’s legs
50	Medium shot pan on the mannequin and desk
51	Close up shot pan on the mannequin and desk
52	Medium shot of Morgue touching mannequin
53	Long shot of Morgue touching mannequin
54	Medium close up pan down of Morgue dropping cloth on April’s face
55	Long shot pan down of Morgue dropping cloth on April’s face

Storyboard

Script

1.EXTERIOR SHOT
Very dark setting in the middle of the road. 

MORGUE
‘APRIL!’
APRIL
[walking with Stephanie laughing and unintentionally ignoring Morgue]
MORGUE
[gives the impression of jealousy]
‘Stephanie’

[MORGUE: VOICE OVER]
It was an obsession I hated anyone who got in my way. We had always been best friends.] (SOUND BRIDGE OVER TO ACT 2)


2.INTERIOR SHOT 
sitting in the living room at the dining table. April and Morgue engaging in discussing due dates for homework.

APRIL
I’m just going to use the toilet [gets up from the table]
MORGUE
shit. [comedically collapses and runs after April]



7.INTERIOR SHOT 
[April
sees the out of order sign on the toilet door and heads upstairs to find the toilet there]

APRIL
[jiggles the doorknob and enters the wrong room. She looks concerned and fearful]
MORGUE
[Barges into the room ungracefully] ‘you weren't supposed to see this’
APRIL
Why is this room identical to mine…?
MORGUE
YOU WERENT SUPPOSED TO KNOW

MORGUE
[awkward, comedic facial expression]
‘IT’s always been you April, always.’
APRIL
‘I have to go..’
MORGUE
‘I want you, nobody else can have you’
KILLS APRIL WITH SEASHELL, DEATH BY SEASHELL.

A JUMPCUT: APRIL ON THE FLOOR

MORGUE
smiles and takes sip from her tea ‘ah finally a real mannequin to fit the room’ [picks up the mannequin and throws it in the bin, close up of mannequin in the bin]

Film Review

Boyz N The Hood

This was the first time i had watched the film and i found it quite enjoyable overall. The messages that were displayed in the film were interesting in the sense that some of the topics are still relevant today which shows us the audience that society hasn't really progressed much from the time the film was created.

In terms of the film itself, i felt that it lacked the action that you would expect in a film that concerns gangs There was a lot more dialogue and scenes where, in my opinion, not much was happening. however, during those scenes there were a lot of foreshadowing to future incidents. the film is produced and written in a way to get the audience to think about the deeper meaning of what is being shown/said in each scene. personally, i thought that this was a clever way to raise enigma codes within the audience.

The mise-en-scene in this film was well done. The costume of the characters were not over exaggerated as you would see nowadays. It almost seemed as if it was so effortless as everything, such a the setting and the lighting looked very natural. The high-key lighting that is used to get rid of harsh shadows for the majority of the film adds to the effect of making everything look more realistic. This helps the audience in identifying with the characters. The lighting was high-key even when it was a negative scene, however this was compensated by the other factors of the film such as the editing, where the pace of the scene was slowed down and the cinematography showed a lot of medium close ups and medium long shots where we could still see the action but also some detail of the scene.

Film Language test learner response

Learner response

Grade - 35=B

Grade boundary
B= 31-35
A= 36-48

Feedback

WWW
• effective use of media terminology
• clearly written

EBI
• Use paragraphs
• camerawork section could have been more detailed



Camerawork - rewrite


The camerawork in the first scene shows a medium close up of the man when he lights a trail of fire. Then when it suddenly gets put out by the man dressed in all black it is a low angle shot which suggest that we as the audience are seeing it from his point of view. This in turn sutures the audience in the narrative. The low angle angle shot makes the antagonist seem superior and more intimidating which helps us when we are identifying with the character as he probably feels the same. The man dressed in all black(antagonist) is made to seem disrespectful and careless of what he does which is indicated as he pisses on the ground. However, the high angle shots of the man on the ground(protagonist) sitting is made to seem helpless since he is at the bottom and when the audience gets a medium close up on his facial expression they get to have a better idea of what he is feeling.

There was a medium close up of the gun as it was being pulled out and pointed at the man. This may have been done t make the audience feel uneasy since it has negative connotations. Also, this brings a rise of action codes as we know someone is going to get shot, which is what tells the audience that this may be the crime factor of the film. The fact that throughout the entire extract the antagonists face was not shown and that there were close ups on other factors of him adds to the fact that the genre is mystery as we don't know the identity of the killer which could lead to it being the basis of the narrative of the film.