Continuaty Task

Shot 1: Medium close up establishing the two main characters.

Shot 2: Long shot show the two main characters walking down the corridoor. Camera zooms out as they gradually get closer.

Shot 3: Close up as they approach the double doors which leads them through the other section of the corridoor.

Shot 4: Long shot, shows the two characters from behind going through the double doors.

Shot 5: Long shot, cameras moved in front of them to make it seem contiuous. same hands that where used to push the doors need to be the same when coming from the other side.

Shot 6: Low angle medium shot as they walk into the the classroom.

Shot 7: Camera cuts to them walking through the door into the classroom. Birds eye view shot.

Shot 8: Camera zooms out to show them walking round the desk as they go to sit down for a confruntation.

Shot 9: Camera pans as they sit down on the desk.

Shot 10: Over the head shot as they have an argument, close up of one of their faces.

Shot 11: Long shot showing them facing each other

Shot 12: Birds eye view shot as one of the character walks out.

physco

Physco

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Year Made: 1960

Country Of Origin: USA

Physco is filmed in Black and white using noir lighting creating tension for the audience, a tribute to 1940’s noir thrillers. The opening shot of through there window using point of view shots creates feelings of privacy, watching the characters live their lives without them knowing, this effect is used very effectively through the window in the beginning scenes. This opening scene introduces us to our femme fatel with the use of sex, black underwear and secret relationships with her commitment phobic lover we get the impression she is a bit of a whore.
The use of her underwear also reflects her personality, before she runs away; she is wearing white underwear and when she packs to run away she is wearing black underwear, her morals are plunging just as fast as her lingerie, representing her femme fatel figure.
In these scenes, Marion crane has the stolen money thinking it will buy her happiness, in these scenes there is the use of diagetic sound and image only to create the bad feelings of tension built up.
The use of the close ups in the car and the music’s beat that gets faster representing her heartbeat and the shot of the policeman driving adds to the tension in her running away. Repeated close ups of the stolen money build tension, the voice over while Crane is in the car could be represented as Marion’s guilt or the truth of the crime that been committed.
Marion falls victim to her sins in the motel shower, high angle shots are used to conceal the murderers identity. The only diagetic sound of the shower and rain build tension.
As she is stabbed through high camera angles and the mis-en scene on the surroundings etc, we see she is very helpless and is soon dead with blood running down the plug hole then turning into a shot of her eye is very eerie.
The fallen bird picture of Norman’s symbolises the certain death of Marion Crane.
This shower sequence is a popular generic feature to a thriller film.

Marion Crane pays the price for her wrong doings; she is a reference to ‘Fox’ in ‘Wanted’ who also pays the price for her sins although ends up killing others then herself but still remains a victim of a tragic end.

I thought this film was very thought provoking and enjoyable, I would give this film a 9/10.

Practise Shots

Our group decided to take some practice shots to get used to using a camera (still) and to get familiar with differernt shots we will use in our film.

-Close ups

-Extra Long shots

-Over The Shoulder: Taken over a characters shoulder, can be taken behind or in front.

Can show the action happening behind them, if they can't see it creates tension. Also can show characters importance from a characters points of view.

-Extreme/Medium Close ups: We can see more detail or thoughts that charaters are feeling.

Can also show a voyeristic experience.

-Medium Shot: Taken straight on, not too close or far away.

-Canted Shot: Taken slightly to a tilt or an angle creating a mysterious distorted image/world/place.

-Worms Eye Shot- Taken from below or on the ground a shot looking up at something emphasising it's importance

- low angle shot.

WORKING TITLE

Working Title Films is a British film production company, based in London, England. The company was founded by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe in 1984. It produces feature films and some television productions. Eric Fellner and Bevan are the co-owners of the company now.The Co-chairpersons of Working Title are Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner. It has been an extraordinary British cinematic success story. In 2004 it made a profit of £17.8 million . As of 2007, all its films are distributed by Universal Pictures, which owns a 67% stake in the company, and many of its recent films are co-productions with StudioCanal. The remaining shares are owned by the company's founders, BBC Films, and private investors.The film company also has a smaller low-budget film brand, WT2 (Working Title 2) which has produced films such as Billy Elliot (2000) and Shaun of the Dead (2004)Recently the company produced Burn After Reading, a comedy starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney. and hit comedy WILD CHILD.