Revised shot list

Shot list

The Noise

By Angela Michael

Shot	Notes	Angle	Movement
Establishing shot	House / street SFX ambience	High angle (if possible) and straight on	Camera remains stationary
CU over the shoulder	Open book	Straight on / slightly angled	Camera remains stationary
MS	Lucy reading Turns page SFX page turning	Seeing half of Lucy’s face behind the book (tilt)	Camera remains stationary
XCU	Lucy’s eyes tracing the page	Straight on	Camera remains stationary
VLS	Lucy lounging on the sofa	Straight on	Camera remains stationary
Filler shots	Shots of the room / environment that Lucy is in	Varied	Varied
LS	Lucy puts book to one side then gets up to answer the phone SFX phone ringing	Straight on	Camera remains stationary
MS	The phone is on a side table SFX phone ringing	High angle	Camera remains stationary
LS	Lucy on the phone Dialogue	Straight on	Camera remains stationary
CU	Lucy on the phone Dialogue	Straight on	Camera remains stationary
MS	Lucy putting the phone down	High angle	Camera remains stationary
LS	Lucy goes to sit back on the sofa Lucy walks into the shot SFX footsteps, phone ringing	Straight on	Camera remains stationary
CU	Lucy answers the phone again Dialogue SFX phone ringing	Straight on	Camera remains stationary
LS	Lucy goes to walk out of the kitchen, but turns around because the phone is ringing again SFX phone ringing	Straight on	Camera remains stationary
CU	Reaction of Lucy’s face	Straight on	Camera remains stationary
MS	Frustrated by this Lucy decides to unplug the phone Lucy crouching down to reach the plug	High angle	Camera remains stationary
CU	Lucy unplugging the phone	High angle	Camera remains stationary
CU	The light goes out	Low angle	Camera remains stationary
CU	Lucy’s face as she gasps	Side angle	Camera remains stationary
MS	Follows Lucy to the living room	Handheld camera	Camera is slightly jagged
CU	Reaction of Lucy’s face	Straight on	Camera remains stationary
CU x3	Pages	High angle	Camera remains stationary
CU	Reaction of Lucy’s face	Angled	Camera remains stationary
CU	Lucy backs away from the shocking sight of her ripped up book (shot of her feet)	Straight on	Tilt up
MLS	Lucy backing into the dark figure	Straight on	Camera remains stationary
Debatable final shot	Lucy’s face as she screams	Straight on	Camera remains stationary

You may notice that there are a number of close ups in the shot list. Sticking to horror movie conventions we felt that this would be the most effective way to create characterisation in a short space of time and enhance the feel of enclosed space.

Treatment for 'The Noise'

Our opening sequence features a teenage girl, reading in the living room of her home on her own. All of a sudden, the phone rings and when she answers, all she can hear is white noise. Thinking nothing of it, she goes back to resume her reading. But as she sits down, the phone rings again. All she can hear again is white noise. Feeling more confused, she walks away. The phone rings again, much quicker this time causing her to get agitated and unplug the phone.

Thinking that she will no longer be bothered, she walks away when suddenly the lights turn off. She eventually finds the light switch and turns them back on. She finally returns to the living and she discovers the book that she was reading minutes ago has been ripped to pieces with the pages scattered over the floor. With the knowledge that someone or something has been in the room she backs away in fear. As she backs away, she bumps into a mysterious figure whose identity is not revealed. She screams in fear and the scene cuts to black.

The enigma of this film is that the audience do not know who the figure in the house is. Is the figure an invader or a stalker or is it a paranormal entity? What is the reason behind the mysterious phone calls? What happens to the girl? Is she killed? These questions would hopefully keep the audience curious to find out what happens.

Final script

After some extensive script development on Joe’s part, he gave it to me to look at with some fresh eyes, so I proof read it as we want the best script which is not too complicated. We want to make the conventions clear. All dialogue in the script appears in red text to differentiate from the stage directions.

‘THE NOISE’
BY JOE SMITH


EXT. HOUSE
Isolated, quiet at night time


INT. LIVING ROOM
LUCY, a teenage girl, is lounging on the sofa reading a book. She is very focused on reading and the room is silent. All of a sudden a phone rings loudly. LUCY puts the book to one side and gets up and leaves the room


INT. KITCHEN
LUCY walks up to the phone and picks it up
LUCYHello?
(The sound of white noise is the only thing audible from the phone)Hello? Hello?
LUCY looks at the phone slightly puzzled and then puts it back down


INT. LIVING ROOM
CUT to LUCY sitting back down, getting comfortable and starting to read again. Almost immediately the phone can be heard again. LUCY sighs and gets back up and leaves the room


INT. KITCHEN
CUT to LUCY picking up the phone
LUCYHello?
(White noise can be heard again from the phone. Lucy looks slightly annoyed and confused)Hello? I can’t hear you
LUCY puts the phone down again. As she is just leaving the room the phone rings again. LUCY looks around looking more irritated. She walks up to the phone


LUCYHello?
LUCY sighs at the sound of white noise and then puts the phone down and unplugs it. As LUCY walks away, all of the lights briefly turn off. After some shuffling around, the lights come back on. LUCY looks around confused, and then leaves the room.


INT. LIVING ROOM
LUCY enters the room and then freezes on the spot as she notices that the pages of her book have been torn out and scattered over the floor. LUCY gasps and backs away and as she does this she bumps into a figure. She turns and screams


CUT TO TITLES

Preliminary task

Before we film our opening sequence we had the opportunity to film a preliminary task. The purpose of the preliminary task is to practice filming techniques and work out which shots are effective and which are not.

To ensure we got the best shots we filmed multiple times with different angles  and camera positions. Although this lengthened the filming process it gave the editor (Joe Smith) more footage to work with.

Overall I am pleased with how the final product has turned out. However to ensure we get the best sound quality in filming for our opening sequence, I think we should use a boom microphone rather than the standard one which is attached to the camera.

Risk assessment

To ensure none of the cast and crew are harmed while on set, we conducted a risk assessment at our filming location.

Inside the house we will be filming at there a no cause for concerns; it is generally quite tidy so there is no risk of falling or tripping over.

The only risk that there might be is for the crew who are filming the establishing shots in the road. The street is quiet though so the risk is minimal, and we can easily move out of the way if any cars do come along.

Call sheets

Call sheet                                                                                                                            Date:

The Noise

By Angela Michael

Producer / director: Angela Michael

Actress: Gemma Warren

Extras: Joe Smith

Cinematographer: Blessing Elebute

Editor: Joe Smith

Time	Schedule	Who’s needed	Where	Equipment needed	Tick list
15.00	Set preparation	Angela Blessing Joe (as editor)	Interior: Living room Kitchen Dining room	Props Recording equipment Storyboard
15.30	Rehearsal	Gemma Angela Blessing Joe	Exterior: Outside the house Interior: Living room Kitchen Dining room	Props Recording equipment Storyboard Script
16.30	Filming exterior shots	Angela Blessing Joe (as editor)	Exterior: Outside the house	Props Recording equipment Storyboard Script
16.45	Filming interior shots	Gemma Angela Blessing Joe (acting)	Interior: Living room Kitchen Dining room	Props Recording equipment Storyboard Script
17.30	Break	Everyone		Snacks
17.45	Filming interior shots	Gemma Angela Blessing Joe (acting)	Interior: Living room Kitchen Dining room	Props Recording equipment Storyboard Script
19.30	Finish shooting for the day	Everyone