The Unexpected Script

Scene - Poppy talking to her friend, about her worries that she is being followed 

Shot – Medium close up, over the shoulder

Location – Classroom, School

Poppy: I think someone is following me 

Emma: Why what makes you think that

Poppy: I've been getting random phones calls (.) I feel like someone's watching me through my window

Emma: Are you sure you're not just being paranoid

Poppy: No (.) I really think so

Scene – Stalker is one the phone to Poppy

Shot – Big close up, from the side 

Location – Stalker house, unknown location to the audience

Poppy (Voice-over): Hello Poppy (.) I've been watching you

Scene – The stalker has grabbed Poppy by the shoulder and she turns around 

Shot – Point-of-view, Big Close up 

Location – In the park, unknown location to the audience

Poppy (Voice-over): Screams

Difficulties in production

At the start of filming, there was some difficulties in using the equipment and creating the clips to the best standard possible. When using the camera, it was at first difficult to use the focus as it would often become unfocused when a character would walk on screen. To amend this, we practised multiple times for the same clip and made sure not to zoom in too much as well found that this would affect the quality in terms of the focus. As it could often still fall out of focus, I decided that when the focus wasn't moving it would be best to create one long clip and be able to edit it, rather than using lots of small clips where it would lose focus.

There was some difficulty in locations, in not all of them could be based in school or at home, as a variety of locations would make the trailer more professional. One of the main difficulties, was a clip which included a close-up of the character panicking whilst in a café. The main problem was that it was often too busy to film and meant that we wouldn't be able to use this location. To solve this we changed to a public park, this is because we would be still able to film in a public location but it wouldn't matter what time we filmed and would be able to find a more isolated area.

In choosing actors, it was important to make the film seem as realistic and professional as possible. Due to having the two main characters being teenage girls, it was important to include both genders as well as different ages. Therefore, when creating different potential stalkers to include, we decided to use a range of heights and ages to verify the range in characters. It helps the narrative in creating an isolating feeling for both the character and audience, in how no one can be trusted and there is potential threat everywhere.

Over the course, there was a lot of changes to the different shots that I wanted to use, as changes in locations and changes in lighting meant that different shot types were better suited. This meant that my original shot list may no longer match my final products or drafts, both audience feedback and general improvements and developments brought this change in order to create a more realistic and professional product.

Creating the evidence board

After deciding that the evidence board scene would be included in the trailer, I did research into what is normally included and how they are structured. I found that what viewers focus on most, is what is included in the middle as it is often the largest image and based around everything. Therefore, I chose a map of Sutton Coldfield, as it is were all of the filming has occurred, it shows the audience how far that stalker has gone in following the protagonist and the extreme panic that is being felt by the character. Furthermore, using a map meant that when putting pins in the different locations it made the board seem more busy and created a more realistic look.

 

 

To show how much the stalker is impacting on the characters life, it was decided to use screen shots of the different locations of filming. This gives the idea of the character going to these different locations to try and find the identity and how much detail has been put into the evidence board.



 

To cover the area around the map, as well as give different images to be able to connect pins to, I decided to include screenshots of different articles with relevance to stalkers. This symbolises the panic that has overtaken the character, and the paranoia which has led to her doing research into the topic and what could happen to her. This was an important part of the evidence board as it make sit seem more busy and chaotic, therefore, making it more realistic and showing the chaos and panic  that the character is feeling.