Shot List

1st Scene

Chief of Police: Mid Shot 

This scene is to highlight the importance of the character present in it, the fact that the shot is focused solely on this character shows that he is the main focus and the audience needs to focus mainly on what he is saying as this part will be crucial to understand the plot of the film. The mid shot also allows the background to be visible in the scene which we found was common in chief of police speeches after doing some research.

 

2nd Scene

Extreme Close up of television remote

This expresses the emotions of the characters by showing they want to quickly get rid of this news and to link the first scene to the second as well as the characters to the current situation.

Couple on the sofa: Long Shot

This shot will show the way the couple react together and when hearing the news and to set the scene as these two will be the main characters in the beginning.

Couple Hugging: Mid Shot

This shot allows the audience to see the closeness of the couple and to draw in the audience so they will feel closer to these characters and will cause more of an effect when one of them dies and the other is in danger.

Main Protagonist: Close up/ Low angle

This shot will show the emotions of the character as the shot combined with the angle focus mainly on the character's face.

Boyfriend: Close up/ Low angle

This shot will show the emotions of the character as the shot combined with the angle focus mainly on the character's face.

Coming out of a hug: Mid Shot

This shot shows the relationship of the couple in the scene.

3rd Scene

Boyfriend putting up security camera: Long Shot

This shot is to show what is happening in the beginning of this scene

Shot from camera: Extreme Close Up

This is another shot to show Andrew putting up the camera and also to show that the camera is now set up and fully functional.

4th Scene

Couple lying on bed: Long Shot

This is to set the new scene within the bedroom.

Shot through camera of protagonist: Mid Shot

This shot will show our protagonist talking and messing around with the camera to show the blissfulness of the scene which will help s exaggerate the change in tone.

-DARKNESS-

Shot of Protagonist: Mid Shot

This shot will show our protagonist reacting to the sudden darkness, this will be foreboding as the darkness links to the 'darkness' coming for the characters.

Protagonist: Close Up

Shows emotion of protagonist growing gradually more worried by showing just her face that will let the audience know that something bad has happened.

Protagonist opens door: Long Shot/ Low Angle

This will show what the character is doing without giving away what she is seeing as it's just a trailer but will increase the tension in the scene.

Blood: Extreme Close Up

Shows what the character has seen and implies that something bad has happened to the other main character. It also shows that our main protagonist is now alone and possibly in danger.

Protagonist and Antagonist: Over the Shoulder 

This will show the emotion of fear on our protagonist's face and also to introduce the clown as a threat to the main character's safety. This will engage the audience as she will not be able to see the clown behind her but the audience will.

-FIGHT SCENE-

Continuous flashes of white light and several shots of the action such as: close up of weapon, close ups of the damage they're doing to each other.

5th Scene

Protagonist with camera: POV Long Shot

This will be to set a new scene and raise tension in the audience as it will be in a new location that will be hard to see in with the antagonist still in pursuit of her.

Protagonist with camera: Over the shoulder/ Pan

This will show the clown behind her at one point then when she pans back it will show him disappear this will make the audience more concerned for the characters well being as it shows that the antagonist is nearby but now out of sight. 

-DARKNESS-

Balloon: Mid Shot

The balloon at the end will look ominous and link the clown to the theme of the film and the balloon will be red which will give connotations of danger.