Changes on Project

3/6 

We have made changes. In my previous post on group meeting I found out that I had to make some changes for my portfolio project because our story has stalking which is what my teacher said not to do. Then we realized that it wasn't a big problem because when we asked Mrs. Stoklosa about our situation she said that we could keep everything except for the shots that suggested that the film was about stalking. Therefore, we decided to take out all the stalking and point-of-view shots. The reason we thought to eliminate the point-of-view shots during the scene where Dan is walking home is because those were the shots that Reeves and I originally planned to use to indicate to the audience that the serial killer was stalking Dan. 

We came up with a different approach.  We will changed the point of view shots of the serial killer to alternate shots like a long shot or medium shot of Dan. This doesn't mean that we are not going to incorporate any POV shots of the serial killer, at the end of the opening it will show the POV of the serial killer approaching Dan to murder him. We are only getting rid of the POV shots of the serial killer following Dan. Therefore, the plot will go from a serial killer stalking and kidnapping to a serial killer hurting or murdering other people.

I also plan on adding a time skip during the party scene. We will accomplish this by shooting a jump cut. For example, it will go from a montage of Dan and his friends partying and having the time of their lives to various shots of the backyard being trashed and everybody being super drunk and wasted. This will create a feeling of Wow, what just happened, in the audience.

This is the new shot list:

Shot 1: Establishing long shot 

Shows the entrance of the house and then a long shot of pool party.

Shot 2: High-angle long shot

Shows another angle of the pool party .

Shot 3: Medium shot 

Shows focus on two people who are friends and also shows the background of the party.

Shot 4: Wide shot

Shows people jumping into the pool.

Shot 5: Multiple medium shots

Multiple shots of people drinking, and playing games. This is to show that the party is getting out of hand.

Shot 6: Medium shot

Different angles of the backyard being trashed (cups, drinks, and paper everywhere) and everybody being wasted.

Shot 7: Jump cut to close up to medium shot

Dan wakes up and realizes he blacked out because he got really drunk.

Shot 8: Medium shot 

Two friends shown at the beginning realize how drunk they are so they leave the party (tracking shot).

 

Shot 9: Medium shot

Show the friends walking down the street.

Shot 10: Medium shot 

Displays one friend in the background walking entering his house and the other friend (Dan) continue walking. Is focused on Dan. 

Shot 11: Medium shot

Back of Dan walking down the street.

Shot 12: Long shot

Displays a long shot of Dan walking alone

Shot 13: Medium shot

Dan thinks he sees someone following him but does not put much thought into it.

 

Shot 14: Medium shot 

Dan walks into his house and does not close the door.

Shot 15: Point of view shot

Displays POV. In POV there is a shadow of a person in the background.

Shot 16: Medium shot

Dan looks to see who's in his house and then turns around.

Shot 17: POV

After turning around there is a jump scare of the serial killer attacking Dan.

Shot 18: Wide shot

Dan strapped to the chair in bottom left third of frame. Serial killer on the right third picking something.

Shot 19: Point of View

POV of serial killer picking weapons from the table.

Shot 20: Close up

Shows Dans face to get his reaction and scream for the end of the film opening.