SHOT TYPES

Alice Hicks

Where it is used	Shot type	Justification
Little girl (Florence) walking	Tracking	We have decided to use a tracking shot so that the audience can be drawn in so that it can feel like the audience are in the moment
Hand reaches out and grabs her	Over the shoulder shot	We have decided to use an over the shoulder shot to add mystery  and add tension to the scene as you won't be able to see whose hand it is.
Girl looks at camera and screams	Close up shot	A close up shot will be used for this scene as it will clearly show the audience her scared emotion and draw the audience in.
Shot of dead girl on the floor	Crab shot	We have chosen to use a crabbing shot as the shot of the dead girl is meant to be a brief in and out moment to foreshadow the events that are yet to come.
Class leaving room	Wide shot	We will use a wide shot so that the audience can see the class leaving and notice the quantity of people leaving making the girl seem more alone.
Girl (Lucy) packing away	Medium shot	We have decided to use a medium shot of the girl packing away so that we can see that there is no one around her but still close enough to understand what she is doing.
Figure walking past classroom she looks up	Mid shot	We have decided to use a mid shot for this scene so that we can have both characters inL
Looking down at Lucy leaving school gate	High angle shot	We have decided to use a high angle shot to suggest something watching the girl and giving the audience the chance to know what is going to happen.
Lucy walking quickly out of school	Tracking shot	We are using a tracking shot to follow the girl to suggest she is being followed and also emphasize how scared she is.
Lucy looking up to window at Florence	Over the shoulder shot	We are using an over the shoulder shot so that the audience gets a sense of realism and feels as though they are there with Lucy, also looking up at the window.
Words written on the window	Close up shot	The words written on the window are going to be the credits for the film so close up shots will be used so they can be read.
Walking down her road and into house	Long shot	We have decided to use a long shot for this action so that the audience can see where Lucy is/is going.
Calling for mum	Close up shot	The mum will not be in the house so the girl will feel alone so the close up shot will allow the audience to see the anxious expression on her face.
Lucy entering bedroom/dog entering	Medium shot	A medium shot will be used so that you can see Lucy as well whilst the dog is entering the bedroom as well.
Children playing and laughing	A cutaway shot	This will be a brief shot of children playing it will be used to give the audience a break from the main character and also to add a distraction from the main storyline.
Lucy looks around when it suddenly goes silent	Medium-close up	This shot will be used so that the audience can see Lucy’s scared and confused expression due to the change of atmosphere
Shot of the empty surrounding	Wide shot	A wide shot will be used so that we can see how empty and alone Lucy is on the green.
Looks up little girl is looking down on her from her bedroom	Low angle shot	We have decided to use a low angle shot to see the girl in the window. We have decided on a low angle shot as it will suggest Lucy’s vulnerability and also add emphasis to the idea of someone following her.
Lucy running up to the room	Tracking shot	A tracking shot will be used to add excitement to the scene and emphasise how scared Lucy is
Door slams	Extreme close up on the door handle	We have decided to use an extreme close up shot on the door handle to emphasise the fact that she is trapped the desired effect is that tension will be created.
Girl tries to open the door	Over the shoulder shot	We have decided to use an over the shoulder shot as it makes the audience experience the adrenaline rush that the character would be feeling.
Runs out of house and up path	Tracking shot	We have decided to use a tracking shot so that the audience can follow her move and also so the audience can see and hear the terror she has.

‘After Hours’ – Script

SCENE 1
The colouring is old fashioned; a weather shot shows a chilled cloudy day.

No one is around except from a young girl (Florence) walking along a path of a school. She is wearing an old-fashioned school dress and swinging her bag.

Point of view shot of ‘someone’ following her, hand reaches out and grabs shoulder.

The girl turns round and screams.

The next shot is of her dead on the ground...
 

SCENE 2

The colouring is back to normal as it is the present.

A school bell rings and shot of students leaving classroom.

Teacher: Your essays are due on Monday, have a nice weekend!

There is chatter as the leave the room; one girl is left after everyone has gone.

Teacher: Don’t forget to close the door behind you Lucy, bye!

Lucy smiles and continues to pack away. She notices something move past the classroom window in the corridor but nothing is there when she looks up.

As she walks out of the school gates she looks back up at the classroom, a young girl in an old-fashioned school uniform and a pale face is looking down at her (Florence). A dramatic noise plays. Lucy is confused and slightly worried but she continues to exit through the school gates.

SCENE 3
She is next sitting on a train looking out of a window, the window is misty and words form on it showing the directors names. Slow, creepy music is played.

SCENE 4
Lucy walking along her road then she approaches her house. She closes the front door.

(She calls out)

Lucy: I’m home! Mum! (Pause) Mum? I’m home!

She looks around but no one is home so she goes up to her bedroom to put her bags down. Her dog comes in whilst something outside of her window catches her eye. She sees Florence looking up at her from across the road, the same dramatic noise is heard.

SCENE 5
Lucy her dog for a walk on a green field opposite her house, you can hear children’s laughter and see them playing around her. A moment later she looks around and there are no children, the dramatic noise plays again. As she goes to cross the road, she looks up at her house and Florence is looking down at her from Lucy’s bedroom window.

SCENE 6
Fast dramatic music plays as Lucy quickly goes to her house and rushes upstairs to her bedroom but no one there. Spooky music plays as she looks around and more credits play.


Alice Hicks

‘After Hours’ - Treatment

Old fashioned colouring

-       Little girl walking along, hand grabs her from behind

-       Girl looks at camera and screams

-       Another shot of girl dead on the floor

Modern day                                       

-       School bell rings, shot of busy class leaving room

-       Girl packing things away, everyone is gone.

-       Figure moves past classroom, she looks up but it’s gone.

-       She walks out school, a few others around her.

-       She looks up at window and sees little girl looking at her

-       She walks quickly out of school.

-       Her on train looking out window, credits play

-       Girl walks down road, into house- she calls for ‘mum’ and looks around. 

-       She takes dog for walk on green, children playing/laughing one moment. She looks again, they are gone.

-       She walks back to house, looks up little girl is watching from room upstairs.

-       She runs in her house and looks in her room, girl is not there. Fast pace makes audience feel nervous

-       Door slams, she tried to open it but wont open.

-       When she finally opens it she runs out the house and up creepy path always looking behind.

Alice Hicks




PLOT

The film opens with a dramatic scene of an innocent child (Florence) being followed with a heavy breathing noise and killed by a mysterious character, set in the 1800s. The next scene onwards will be set in the 2013; the time difference between the 19th and 21st Century will emphasise an ongoing, untold story which the audience is yet to learn about. A new character (Lucy) is introduced, who is also an innocent school girl, similar to Florence. The film begins with Lucy noticing the ghost of Florence following her, the audience will think that Florence is a threat to victim Lucy.  As the film goes on, Lucy tries to seek help but her family and friends act strange around her and try to get her to seek mental help. She is assigned to a mental hospital and is surprised and suspicious when Florence helps her escape, however Lucy continues to try and get away from Florence's persistent appearances. Towards the end of the film, Lucy is seen to go 'crazy'. Florence's appearances become less and less until she is no longer seen. This worries Lucy even more and she eventually kills herself by throwing herself of a bridge into the water. The audience then learns that Florence was an old relative of Lucy's and she was guarding her throughout the film from a mysterious character that Florence herself was murdered by. The audience should noticed that Florence only ever appears after the heavy breathing of the mysterious character who is aiming to murder Lucy.


Alice Hicks