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Be creative
Competition
Short film-
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Production schedule Week 1

Planning
Monday 7th  Create a production schedule, Done
 Write up my proposal, Done
 Contents list, Done
Crew and actor list. Done
Tuesday 8th  Location Recces Done
 Actor confirmation Done
 Prop list Done
Wednesday  Shooting script Done
9th  Storyboard
Thursday 10th  Book equipment for 2 weeks’ time Done
 Make production schedule for the upcoming weeks Done
 Plan actor auditions Done
 Create booklet for music video Done
Friday 11th  Finish any unfinished work

Contents list
 Production schedules
 Proposal
 Shooting script
 Location Recces
 Actor/crew list
 Storyboards
 Actor confirmations
 Prop list
 Sound list

Monday 21st  Get signed of

October  Film
Tuesday 22nd  Film
Wednesday  Film
23rd
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Thursday 24th  Start to edit
 Re shoot if needed
Friday 25th

Proposal
Title of production- Short film ( )
Concept- I am producing a short film with no dialogue for a target audience of people aged
25-40. The genre of my production is Horror. My short film is about a 22 year old woman
who is deaf, due to her disability she struggles to communicate with people which is one of
the reasons she lives in the countryside as well as the fact that she has a very strong
connection with her two dogs. She lives in her parents’ house as they sadly past away
however she does not have to work as they left a lot of money behind with them so she
spends most of her time with animals, reading, on the computer, cleaning, shopping and
watching television (With subtitles.) In the short film she will be doing everything she
normally does during her day however not everything will go as expected, for example some
mysterious events will take place as she is on a dog walk and once she is home she will be
unaware that there is a big masked man trying to break into her house, the man does
eventually get into the house and that is when the more violent gruesome scenes will begin.

Why are you producing this production?

Firstly I am producing this production so that I can enter it into a competition, I am doing a short film
specifically because there were three options which were a short film, music video or a stop motion
production. (I am also doing a music video.) The reason I am producing this short film in particular is
because I sent a survey out with three narrative ideas for a short film and from my responses it was
clear that this idea had the highest demand or majority of the votes. I want to produce a short film
as I think it is a good way for me to showcase skills that I have, I also like the idea of telling a story
and with this production I am producing a short film with no dialogue which I haven’t done before so
I liked the idea of a challenge and when thinking of ideas I could vision some creative ideas.

Deadline- Thursday 28th November 2019 at 4PM

My Target audience is aimed at males and females aged between 25 and 40 (Millennials.) This is
because we were given the option of a target audience of 25-40 or 5-12 and I chose to aim my
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production at the age range 25-40 because I feel like I could produce a better production for that
target audience that would appeal to them and also be relatable.

What they want to see- As I am producing my production for a specific audience I have done lots of
research into my target audience and what they like to see in production, what genres they like,
where they watch productions etc. From my research I found that specifically in a horror my target
audience like to see characters of a similar age, relatable locations such as houses, places of work
and normal day to day locations. I also found that they will watch productions with violence and
gruesome scenes however specifically more realistic scenes instead of zombies and massive guns for
example. My target audience like to watch productions with a strong narrative that they can follow
and one that is gripping with a clear structure. I found that the majority would rather watch a
production that has a steady pace and isn’t too fast with too much happening at once.

What you are creating based from that research- Based on my research I have taken into account
my actors, my locations, my narrative, the structure, the props and the overall look and pace of my
production. Firstly I have thought a lot about my main actor and it is going to be an 18 year old girl
however she does look older and I think that my audience will still be able to relate and the
characters will appeal to them, my main character also fits my genre very well in being the victim in
a horror film, I found from my research that in the horror genre the victim is normally a blonde
attractive female so my actor is fitting. The next thing that I thought about was my locations, I am
only using a couple of locations to keep the production straight forward and so I can focus mainly on
just two areas. The first location is going to be the house that the main character lives in it is in the
country side and very relatable for my target audience as it is a mature house with only things that
the character likes and has interests in and the majority can relate to living on their own or with pets
etc. The second location is going to be in the woods which is spooky giving it the horror vibe, this
location is also realistic and relatable as the majority of people have a woods near them and have
been through the woods before and they know what it’s like. I think that my narrative is very
straight forward but still interesting and will hopefully be gripping for the audience and the pace of
my production is going to be quite slow and easy to follow. There is going to be a clear equilibrium,
disruption and recognition however not so much a repair. My production is going to be realistic and
professional therefore so are my props, there are going to be lots of props around the house relating
to the character and her interests. This is important to show that it is realistic and that it is actually
her house, there are also going to be key props such as weapons that might have to be used later on
in the story and things like her hearing aids that will play a big part in the production. It will be clear
that certain props hold more power over the others and there is also going to be some mysterious
props that ask the audience questions.

Where the production will be aired (why – based on target audience) I am going to upload my
production on to YouTube because although it has the biggest audience in general it also has one of
the biggest audiences of my target audience, this will allow me to showcase my short film to a lot of
people that it is targeted at and get a lot of reviews from my target audience so it will allow me to
evaluate my work accurately. Another reason for using YouTube is because it is very straight forward
to use and upload productions, you can upload very quickly and it is also very easy for people to find
your productions and then also look at other videos you have uploaded. It will be a good way to see
how many people have watched my short film and who likes it and who doesn't and almost
everyone has access to YouTube.
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Prop list
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Shooting script
Written and directed by Josh Simons
INT- Modern bedroom
Loud muffled sound of an alarm going off, Main character wakes up in
bed from her alarm and turns to her left to turn her lamp on and
puts her hearing aid in and then the sound of the alarm will be
clearer. In the room there are lots of pictures of animals, books
and a photo of her parents that have passed, the camera then
switches to a birds eye view of the character lying in bed. The girl
wipes her eyes, yawns and begins to get out of bed. The camera will
follow the character as she goes into her bathroom and turns the
mirror light on and then washes her face, there will be bright but
low lighting as the lights on the mirror will be shining on her face
but nothing else. Over the shoulder shot. (Sound of alarm) Character
is in dressing gown.
INT-Kitchen
Main character walks into her kitchen and feeds the dogs and cats
breakfast and then makes herself breakfast. Good bright lighting,
close up and medium shots (Sound of dogs, the dog food, food
cooking)
INT- Bathroom
Main character goes into bathroom, close up shot of brushing teeth,
close up shot of razor, she then gets into the shower (sound of
shower) close up shots of the shower head and then medium shot of
the shower door steamed up, (Quiet calming music)Character then cuts
leg with razor and gets out of the shower (Deeper more serious music
starts to play) dog comes in and starts to lick the blood off her
leg (Foreshadowing a scene later on) She cleans the cut and puts a
plaster on and the music stops.
INT- Bedroom
Main character gets changed, medium shot of opening wardrobe and
picking an outfit, low close up of towel dropping on the floor.
INT- Hallway
Main character picks out some boots to wear and a coat, close up and
medium shot, close up of pictures and books. She then picks up the
dog leads and claps her hands as the dogs approach her from the
living from. (Sound of dogs running on wooden floor) (Clapping and
Barking) She looks at the dogs and does a walking gesture to let the
dogs know what’s happening. The dogs get excited and start barking
in excitement. She then walks into the utility room to get some dog
treats. (Sounds of door opening, china pot opening and the dogs
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continue to bark) There is then a medium shot of her closing the
front door from the inside and outside.
EXT-Driveway
Long shot of the main character and the dogs walking up the drive.
(Sound of birds and dogs)
EXT- Woods
Low and high angle shot of the main character and the dogs walking
down an alley into the woods. (Sound of footsteps and nature/birds)
Medium and tracking shot of them walking through the woods, some
close ups of trees and shots of the sky.
(Loud noise of what sounds like a gunshot) character looks confused
and slightly afraid as she looks at the dogs to see if they know
what the noise is. They continue to walk through the woods.
EXIT OF THE WOODS
Variety of shots of the character and dogs going out of the woods
and on to a track. Shot of her going through a kissing gate as the
dogs go under barbered wire, there is a close up of what looks like
blood on the floor however the woman doesn’t see it but the audience
does. (Sounds of birds) (Sinister music plays quietly when there is
a close up of blood)
EXT- Woods/ field
As the character gets to the next turning of the path she see’s
something on the floor and bends down to take a closer look. Medium
shot of her bending down, as she looks there will be a close up shot
of the object on the floor as if it was seen through her eyes. Close
up of a shot gun shell, (Quiet spooky music) character looks shocked
and analyses the bullet and puts it in her pocket and continues the
walk.
Panning shot of the scenery, long shot of them walking, medium shot
of walking down into a track in the woods down a hill. (Sound of
birds and other animals) She arrives at a bench with an amazing
view, close up shot, medium and panning shot. Main character then
gets her phone out (Close up) and takes multiple pictures of the
scenery/view. (Sound of picture being taken) She then takes a
picture of the dogs with the view in the background. The final
picture will have a figure in the back however the character does
not know. (Sound of picture being taken however slightly louder than
the last sounds) She then puts the phone away and begins to walk up
the hill the way she came. Long shot of walking up the hill.
Cutting between shots of her journey home, long and medium shots
(Sound of nature and quiet calming music)
Medium shots of her walking down the drive with the dogs.
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Dutch angle of opening the front door.
INT-Living room
Main character sits on the sofa reading a book, close up shot of the
book and close up of her taking her hearing aid out. Close up of the
hearing aid on the side (Slow quiet dark music plays)
INT-Kitchen
Main character turns the tv on (With subtitles) then starts to cook
dinner. Close up and medium shots of the cooking. (Sounds of food
cooking, opening of fridge and cupboards)
Medium shot of the table ready, (Sound of cutlery clanging, plates
being placed on granite)
Close up shot of wine and the wine being poured (Sound of wine glass
and the wine being poured)
Close up shot of mobile phone on table, side view of character sat
on phone, close up of scrolling through the pictures that she took
on the walk, on the third picture she sees a figure in the photo and
zooms in (dark tense music starts to play)
Shot from outside the house looking through window
Panic look on the characters face
Medium shot of character leaving the table to walk up to the back
door, close of her locking the door (Sound of the keys turning and
the door locking) Same with the front door. Character finishes
dinner and cleans her plate and puts everything in the dishwasher
INT- Living room
Medium shot of character walking down 2 stairs into the living room
Same shot from outside the window as if she is being watched
Close up shot of character starting a fire in the log burner
Close up of the fire (Sound of fire crackling, quiet dark music
plays in background)
Side view of character sat facing the fire as another character can
be seen walking past the big windows past her
She then sits on the sofa and watches tv with the subtitles
Close up of hearing aid on the side
EXT- Garden
Over the shoulder shot of the second character watching the woman on
the sofa through the window
Close up side angle of him putting a mask on
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He looks around the outside of the house
Outside lights come on as he walks to the back door
INT-Living room
Shot through the big windows of him walking through the garden as
the lights turn on
Medium shot of female character turning around because the lights
outside turn on but she sees nothing
Focus shot on the door that the man gets into the house from
EXT- Garden
Male character tries to open the back door but cant
Side angle/ close up
He looks to his left at the shed and walks towards it up the stairs
Medium/ tracking shot from behind character
The masked man sees some tools around the side and decides to pick
up a sledgehammer
Close up shot
Over the shoulder shot of him about to break the window to get in
but the female character inside the house walks into the kitchen so
he quickly runs around the corner.
Tracking shot
Walks over to the door on the side of the house and it opens so he
is now in the house
Villain hears the woman coming and hides behind the wall (Medium and
tracking)
Cuts to woman walking down the stairs and turning light on
Cuts to the man walking behind her with a sledgehammer and hits her
over the head
Close up of character dead on the floor
(Sound of the impact, Music plays)
Man walks past the body dragging the weapon along the floor and sits
on the sofa to watch tv.
END
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