Location.

Location 1
When filming the front of this house will be a close up, we are hoping that this will cause tension as we need this for our plan to work. This location is good because the house looks dark and gloomy and it would fit in well with our film.

This location would work because it's a long street and we can film people walking down it however as you can see alot of cars are about this could cause problems with filming because everything could become a bit crowded.

Location 2

If we use this location then obviously the car won't be on the drive as this could make things crowded when filming. When this will be filmed this will be a close up of the house.

With this long shot, this is where we plan to have the murderer standing facing this angle taking deep breathes to create tension. I think this is a good view of the house because it's on a hill and we can get a good view of the whole street, also the road doesn't get too full of cars.

Preliminary task

Me and Sian are planning to film our preliminary task, once we have done this we will import it onto an iMac. When we have imported our footage we will edit it to make it run smoothly, this will be done on Final Cut Express.

Casting

In order to find the right actors/actresses for the parts in the film Sian and I are going to produce a pen portrait for each character. This gives us an inital overview of what each character is going to be like.

Pen Portrait
Name: Emily Booth
Age: 18
Personality: The popular girl at school. She knows what she wants and always gets it, she'll even go out her way to make sure she does. Emily could be described as the leader of the pack and has the believes she has the authority to tell people what to do.

Recruiting
Sian and I have came to the decision that we are going to choose are final actors/actresses through friends. The reason for this is because we know our friends very well, what their personality will be like and whether or not they will be good on screen. Therefore, will be able to make the decisions we need on who will be chosen.
The rest of the cast will be groups of people that will be seen walking towards Emily Booth's house for her halloween party. As no specific skills are needed for these parts we are going to recruit a group of people by asking if they would like to play these background roles.

Composition

The rule of thirds is applied by aligning a subject with the guide lines and their intersection points, placing the horizon on the top or bottom line, or allowing linear features in the image to flow from section to section. The main reason for observing the rule of thirds is to discourage placement of the subject at the centre, or prevent a horizon from appearing to divide the picture in half.

When photographing or filming people, it is common to line the body up with a vertical line, and having the person's eyes in line with a horizontal one. If filming a moving subject, the same pattern is often followed, with the majority of the extra room being in front of the person (the way they are moving).

With this photo I have made sure that there is enough nose room and head room available to make the rule of thirds work. With this picture you can see that the male is looking towards the left so I have made sure there is enough space from the left of the picture to his face to show clearly where the model is looking.

Shooting script for the opening of 'You're Invited'

Scene 1 – interior – common room – day.

Spooky music starts and the camera shoots at the scarcely decorated party poster saying ‘You're invited to Emily Booths Halloween party. Location: 21 Maple Street, Date: 31st October Time: 10 till late, Fancy dress IS compulsory’ then screen moves onto a plain white back ground with the words ‘you’re invited’ written in blood.

Scene 2 – exterior – Long shot of Emily house – night

Long shot of Emily’s house with guests walking down the street turning up to Emily’s house. Spooky music fades down and voice over of murderer’s heavy breathing starts.

Scene 3 – exterior – Emily’s house – night

The camera shoots suddenly at Emily’s scarcely decorated house with the sound effect of a ‘doom’, spooky music fades out then moves on to having a voice over of loud talking (creating soundscape) so loud it’s unbearable then once the talking has got very loud there is a sudden scream and it fades out to a black screen.

Alternative openings

Opening One:
People arrive at Emily Booth's house for the hallowe'en party. As the guests enter the party they start to look for Emily to say hello. Whenever Emily's name is mentioned the scene changes to Emily being killed by a mysterious murderer and then goes back to the party. People continue to ask for Emily's whereabouts and it goes back to the scene of her being murdered. This sequence happens a few times.

Opening Two:
This starts off with a poster advertising Emily Booth's Hallowe'en party showing the titile 'You're Invited'. The scene then amends to show Emily's house where the party is going to be held. The next part is a long-shot of the street where Emily's house is situated showing her excited guests arriving at the party. In the background you can hear the heavy breathing of somebody watching the house.

Pitching our idea

Working title: You're invited.

Synopsis

You're invited to Emily Booths hallowe'en party.

Location: 21 Maple Street

Date: 31st October

Time: 10 till late

Fancy dress IS compulsory.

Emily Booth is the popular girl at school; her party is the topic everyone is gossiping about, although, the party takes an unexpected twist of events. People soon start to question Emily's whereabouts; the excitment of the party disappears and is replacedby fear and terror as strange things start to occur.

As expected, everybody did turn up.

Even an unwanted guest.