P4 - Logging Rushes

Logging rushes for Pineclones

We chose this shot as the medium close up range allows us to grasp the interior of the car within the shot as well as the three main characters. In this opening shot the boys have arrived at the moors where they will be speeding the night in a tent, and are  taking there belongings out the car boot.

The second shot we chose was a long shot of the three boys setting up the tent on the moor. We felt that this shot would be ideal as it allows the audience to grasp a feel of the setting that the short movie will be set in. For this shot we realised due to the cameras distance from the action we would struggle to record audio through the camera so used a wireless portable microphone , and synced the audio through a clap that can be clearly heard in the audio and seen visually on the camera, allowing it to be easily synced in post production.

The third shot we chose was of a shot inside the tent, this shot allow the audience to visualise the surroundings the boys will be in but from an interior perspective. We chose this shot as it has all three boys in their prime positions as well as having a good shot of the inside of the tent, we once again used a wireless portable microphone in this scene for ease of use.

This next shot was set at night, to display the conventions of a horror movie, we chose a long shot to try and best display the action that will be taking place in this scene. In which the masked man confronts Aalyan the protagonist. As the camera was once again a distance from where the action was taking place we once again decided to use a wireless portable microphone. And used the same method as described before to sync the audio with the visual action.

This is a shot of the chase scene, when the  Masked man is chasing Joe. We decided on this POV shot as it puts you into a first person point of view and allows the audience to grasp a better understanding of the intensity in this scene. As this was a chase scene we removed the audio from the clip as it was just wind noises and there was no use for an external mic at this stage as there was no dialogue in this scene. So we added in royalty free music in the edit to help intensify the chase scene.

For the final shot in which one of the protagonist dies we chose a medium range shot as it allows us to get a mixture of the scenery, which creates a final dramatic affect for the death of a character as well as allowing us to be close enough to the character to capture all his emotions just before his death to the masked man who appears from behind him.