Start of Editing

I have my first reel of footage for my short film and I have already started to piece together one of the scenes in the film. I have filled some aspects of the film in with similar things to whats going to be used in the film to make it look more realistic in this rough edit, this will make more sense through the use of examples. I am using Final Cut Pro to edit my film.

Here is some of the footage I got for the scene. It can be seen that I tried many takes of different camera angles and lighting to give me more choice to make my film with. Some footage and angles which I used may never be used.

Here is the current edit of the film I have so far. I have added the music and news report in the background to give any viewers of the rough copy more of an idea to what is meant to be going on in this scene, however these sound files will probably not be used in the final cut as I would've created my own diagetic and non-diagetic sound which are more suitable to my film

Photography From 1st Shoot

I took a few pictures of my sets on the first day of filming. This images can be used to contrast with the final edit and can also pitch my ideas more clearly to the cast and crew on set.

This first picture is of the main characters bedroom. The shot in the film will be slow and dark which creates tension.

This picture shows an ominous hallway which is dark at the end. Again, this shot will be slowly zooming in to build tension.

This last image is the set where the main character is relaxing and watching TV in the evening. It is currently well lit to make sure it is a detailed shot however i may change it to give a darker room which adds that fear factor.

Breakdown Sheet

Shooting Schedule

Cinematography and Location Information

Equipment Checklist

Planning To Film

I plan on shooting my short film soon so I have planned a lot for my filming. My planning documents include:

• Equipment Checklist
• Cinematography and Location Information Form
• Shooting Schedule
• Breakdown Sheet

These documents are important to help me get the correct shots I want and to serve as a reminder/prompt on-set to me and my filming crew on what is meant to be happening and how a certain scene is meant to look.

Casting

There is only one visible character in my short film, and he is assailed by a hidden intruder. Therefore the character needs to look relatively vulnerable to emphasise the danger he is in.

I've decided to cast my friend Sulaiman Khan because he is not overly strong looking and is of an average height, therefore the audience will think he has less of a chance of survival from this attack. Filming will also take place in Sulaiman's house primarily which makes filming more convenient for me because I'm guaranteed to have the actor available with the location.