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Shot List

Title Shots: Shot 1- A panning shot of a wall with a diamond window cut out of it. Shot 2- A handheld shot from the inside of this bunker with a view on the outside through this diamond shaped window. Shot 3- A panning shot across a field with a forest. Shot 4- A panning shot from left to right of a concrete structure in the forest. Shot 5- A panning shot across a part of the forest. Shot 6- A still shot of Hanworth Park House with a bird flying above it, featuring the title of the film. Shot 7- An arc shot facing upwards at the top of the trees and sky. Walking Shots: Shot 1- A panning shot of a tree by the river to establish the scene and create an eerie effect. Shot 2- A panning shot of a doll resting on a tree. Shot 3- A still shot of a bear hung on a tree. Shot 4- A panning shot in which the character of Alice is seen to emerge from a tree in the foreground- the camera then pans to follow her across the shot. Shot 5- A wide shot where Alice is walking acros...
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Audience Research

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For my audience research I interviewed 4 four people who I felt were part of my target audience in order to obtain information and their opinions on horror films. My target audience: Primary: Teenagers and young adults (15-25), Generation Z, Group E, Male and Female Secondary: Parents of those children (30+), Generation X. Niche: Fans of supernatural elements and fantasy. The audience research is useful because it has helped me gain an insight on how my target audience think and their views on the genre of horror. With this info I am then able to apply that to my opening sequence in order to make sure it appeals to them. For example, with the question on what sets apart one horror film from another, participants gave detailed and relevant answers which I can apply to my own narrative, making that stand out and generate interest from an audience as well as gaining their full attention. On some questions I made sure that they were closed so that I could get a variety of dif...
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Camera Movement Introduction

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Camera Movement Camera movement can function in many ways, it can direct the viewer's attention and reveal off-screen space and the subject's surroundings. This technique is used typically when the subject is moving across the frame, so it is used as a following shot. The shot shown on the left is an arc shot, which circles the subject(s). Each shot can connote something or give the subject a sense of something, for example power. Example shots include: Pan shot, whip pan, tilt, dolly-shot. arc shot, zoom in/out, pull focus, handheld, steadicam and cut away/in shot (also counts as part of camera framing) The video explaining camera framing also explains briefly some of the camera movements:  Start from 1:40 Here is another video with example camera movements:
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