Shot list

This is our shot list for the production task; complete with equipment, props, the setting and its completion.

The props and camera equipment required for our sequence is small in number, with only lily petals, stringboard (paper, blu-tac, photographs, string) and a mobile phone needed for props; and only a hand-held camera with a tripod required to film.

This shows that The Tale of Demise may be a low-budget production, but also one that can be easily refilmed by our group.

Bloopers/Outtakes

These are our "bloopers" or "outtakes" that show all the attempts at a perfect shot while filming. This highlights how many attempts it took to get the right shot for our final cut, and also how difficult it can be to remain composed during filming.

The Tale of Demise FINAL CUT

This is the final cut of our production task. It has a black and white filter for the flashback sequence, the sound has been adjusted and all text animations have been applied.

The Tale of Demise SECOND CUT

This is our second cut of The Tale of Demise. Note that this version has a few corrections in comparison to the first cut including refinement of the opening credits with added animations and correct spelling. There is also the addition of our film's title and the addition of a fade between text-on-screen shots.

The Tale of Demise FIRST CUT

This is the first cut of our sequence. There are improvements that need to be made, however. Once the the first cut was finished, we realized that re-sizing the ident was necessary to keep within the shot. Also, the addition of a frame that contains the film's title needs to be added.

• The flashback scene could also benefit from some sound editing as the conversation is rather hard to hear.
• We will also add credits for the opening as they are absent for this cut and we still need to decide on its order and position.

Adding the opening credits

The second cut of our sequence saw the addition of the opening credits. This included the actor's names (our group member's names and friends who have helped us) and appeared on screen while the opening was still playing. This was done in a way that the text was not overly intrusive to the opening, but still allowed the footage to play.

The writing was also kept small and did not have any distracting effects applied to keep attention on the sequence itself. This was done as we saw this very often on larger Horror/Thriller productions within the mapping sequence research. I noticed that small text was utilized when the opening requires the full attention of the audience, like ours does.

Props within opening sequence

Our sequence only featured a small number of props as The Tale of Demise is a small production and a large number of props simply was not required. These props included:

-Lily petals to surround the bodies of the character Lilith in the dead bodies shot
-The construction of a stringboard with post-it notes, string and printed images
-One of the group member's mobile phones used for a brief cut to an unknown phone call
-Ketchup used for a fake blood effect
-Make-up for our characters to convincing appear dead in the respectable shot.

Storyboard: Main Task

This is our storyboard for the production task; complete with transitions, shot types and duration. Note that there are a couple of long takes for conversations and short takes for brief shots establishing setting.

Script

Script for dead bodies scene: Positioned EXT. Time of Day around early afternoon, approximately 12:30 - 1:00pm. Outdoor setting, the woods of Addington. 

(THANA, LILITH AND DETECTIVE BLAKE run through forest, the camera being held by THANA as they sprint)

THANA: Go, go, go!

DETECTIVE BLAKE: I'm going, I'm going!

THANA: This way!

(All characters eventually reach a dead end)

LILITH: (breathless) We can't go this way.

(All characters run in another direction. Sprinting continues for another five seconds)

THANA: If my mum can hear this, tell her I love her!

(fade to black, then high angle shot of three character's bodies, lifeless on the ground)

(camera picked up, diegetic, asynchronous scream from female)

(fades to film title, leading onto Detective Scene flashback)

Script for Detective scene: Positioned INT. Time of Day around mid afternoon, approximately 3:00pm. Indoor setting, makeshift detective office.

(DETECTIVE RAVEN walks through wooden door to enter the office, instantly acknowledges DETECTIVE BLAKE waiting for him)  

DETECTIVE RAVEN: Detective Raven.

DETECTIVE BLAKE: Detective Blake. 

(shake hands)

DETECTIVE RAVEN: So what do we have here?

Both detectives turn to string board of crime scene. 

DETECTIVE BLAKE: We have a body within the Byward area, and a possible murder weapon too.

DETECTIVE RAVEN: Any leads?

DETECTIVE BLAKE: None as of yet.

DETECTIVE RAVEN: Well, if you need anything, let me know. 

(DETECTIVE RAVEN hands over business card to DETECTIVE BLAKE, they shake hands, nod, and DETECTIVE RAVEN exits room)

(DETECTIVE BLAKE ambles around office and then his mobile phone rings. DETECTIVE BLAKE picks up mobile phone cautiously)

DETECTIVE BLAKE: (answering phone) Hello? Who's this?

(Fade to black)

Deciding on Film Title

Choosing the film title's animation and appearance onscreen was done in editing. The first animation shown in the video is the one we selected for the sequence. The reason being that the animation allowed the text to remain onscreen for a fraction longer than the other two, and this allows the title to have more presence without interupting the tension of the opening.