Synopsis

Our Thriller Movie Is Called "Mind Of Its Own" Its A Story About A Young College Boy Named Josh Who Finds A Mask That Was Previously Owned My A Boy Of About His Age Who Was Possessed And Killed His Family.
Josh Found The Mask Hanging From A Tree While He Was Walking Down An Alleyway On The Way To Go And Meet His Girlfriend Sarah After Her After School Revision Class.
He Walks Into The School Toilets To Try On The Mask But Soon Finds Out That He's Stuck And Can Not Take It Off, After Trying And Trying, The Power Of The Mask Possesses Him As He Begins To Feel Weak, He's Then Forced To Attack The People Closest To Him

What I Learnt By Doing The Prelim

I Have Learnt A Lot By Doing The Preliminary Exercise
And I've Refined My Knowledge On Things That I Thought I Knew About
For Example, Although A Camera Seems Like A Pretty Straightforward
Piece Of Equipment
There Are A LOT Of Things You Need To Be Careful About Such As Locking
It Onto A Tripod And Even Standing Behind It Correctly.
One Of The Main Things That The Preliminary Exercise Has Taught Me
Was To Pay Attention To Detail e,g, Lighting, Camera Positioning And
Sound & Props.
During Our Filming We Spotted That In Some Scenes The Camera Had
Been Nudged Or Shaken A Little By The Person Filming And Although
They Were Only Small Movements, They Had Quite A Big Impact On The
Quality Of What Was Supposed To Have Been Our Final Product.
We Also Found That Without The Correct Lighting, The Actors Were Not
Completely Visible And Or Their Complexion Wasn’t As Clear.
All In All, I Think That The Preliminary Exercise Has Taught Me To Be
Aware Of The Area In Which The Filming Is Being Done And To Ensure
That Little Mistakes And Negligence Doesn’t Take Away From The Quality
Of Our Opening Sequence.

Production Successes

25/11
We Finally Completed The Filming Of The First Draft Of Our Opening Sequence

Production Obstacles

17/11

Camera Wouldn't Pick Up Light During Our 2nd Scene

18/11

A Member Of The Group Was Unwell

19/11

A Member Of The Group Was Unwell. A Camera Wasn't Available.

Main Task Shotlist

Shot 1 – Medium shot of characters dancing in party

Shot 2 – Long shot of characters walking down the road to the house from the back

Shot 3 – Same shot but from the front

Shot 4 – Close up of key going into the ignition

Shot 5 – Medium shot of door opening from the outside and characters about to walk in

Shot 6 – Medium shot of characters walking into the house from the inside

Shot 7 – Close up of keys being put down on the table

Shot 8 – Close up of the two characters looking at each other and exchanging few words

Shot 9 – close up of the mask on the characters face

Shot 10 – medium two shot of characters walking into a room from behind

Shot 11 – same shot but from the front

Shot 12 – long shot of character in the mast looking back and closing the door.

Shot 13 – medium shot of characters sitting down exchanging a few words

Shot 14 – close up of character with mask on twitching

Shot 15 – close up of other character looking worried and scared

Shot 16 – long shot of other character trying to escape the room

Shot 17 – over the shoulder shot of character trying to escape

Shot 18 – close up of character with mask on laughing

Shot 19 – over the shoulder shot of character grabbing the other character

Shot 20 – close up shot of the other character scared

Shot 21 – medium two shot of character being attacked 

Preliminary Exercise