Final edit of "Possession"

Reflective Analysis

I directed, wrote and edited a 3 minute sequence from my horror/surrealist film "Possession" aimed at my target audience of 15-24yr olds. The aim within this short sequence was to create an enigma over what had previously happened in this house for such Polly to be experiencing such bizarre dreams.

The surrealist elements within the film were inspired by mise-en-scene within popular horror film "The Ring"

Casting Considerations for Anna

Name: Sadie Bryant
Role consideration: Anna Ward
Reason for consideration: Sadie owns 1970's style clothing and I feel her innocent looking face gives her a vulnerable edge that would be perfect for the role.
Reason for not getting the role: Sadie is already starring in my media coursework and therefore I feel would be unfair to ask her to give up anymore of her spare time.




  Name: Kate Hannah 
  Role Consideration: Anna Ward
  Reason for consideration: Kate is aged 18 and therefore
  is around the same age as Anna Ward meaning she fits the    
description.
 Reason for not getting the role: Kate similarly to Sadie is also in my other film based coursework and I would feel it unfair to continually ask her to use her free time for my benefit. Also Kate lives in Beverley making it harder to find time to film.
                                                                   

Casting considerations for Polly Dixon

Name: Katie Smith
Role consideration: Polly Dixon
Reason for consideration: I considered Katie for the role of Polly due to her purple hair which is modern, it would give a better indication in the sequence to which scenes are in the present day and which ones are a flash back.
Reasons for not getting the role: Katie is a film studies student and therefore has her own film to make so agreeing on a shooting schedule would be difficult.

Name: Stevii-Lee Ingham
Role consideration: Polly Dixon
Reason for consideration: Stevie is reliable for filming and very willing to participate as she knows how hard it can be to get actors/actresses since she's also making a film.
Reasons for not getting the role: Unfortunately Stevie lives in Brough which is difficult to get to and would make it expensive to find a place to film.












Name: Chantelle Norman-Golding
Role consideration: Polly Dixon
Reason for consideration: Chantelle fits the age description of Polly as she's aged 17 and Polly is a teenager.
Reasons for not getting the role: Finding mutual available times for filming was hard.

Update

I began filming some shots over Christmas and now have to begin editing them.

Shooting List

THE SHOTS HIGHLIGHTED YELLOW HAVE BEEN FILMED

Scene 1:
Shot 1: Pan of Polly walking into her bedroom LS (establishing shot)
Shot 2: MCU Polly looking into her mirror
Shot 3: LS POV of her bedroom pan
Shot 4: MCU Polly turns back round to look in the mirror
Shot 5: LS pan, Polly walks towards her record player and kneels down opening the lid
Shot 6: CU Polly's hand moving the needle on to the record player
Shot 7: LS Polly walking over to her bed and getting in it
Shot 8: MLS Polly closing her eyes and falling asleep
Shot 9: LS bedroom shot as she's visible in her bed
Shot 10: MCU Polly asleep as the cup beside her bed moves on its own
Shot 11: CU record player jolts
Shot 12: Polly still asleep as the music continues jolting MCU
Shot 13: CU zoom in towards Polly's eye

Montage (dream scene):
Shot 14: LS, tracking shot down Polly's street
Shot 15: MCU hand opening a door
Shot 16: CU bloody hand laid out on kitchen floor
Shot 17: Tracking shot down desolate beach as the tide comes in and out LS
Shot 18: Bloody knife falling onto a forest floor MCU
Shot 19: Anna's bedroom door slamming shut LS
Shot 20: Bloody males hands been washed in a 1970's sink CU
Shot 21: Anna smiling at the camera MCU to a CU
Shot 22: Black bin liner on the shore LS
Shot 23: Anna walking down the street and turning to look at the camera
Shot 24: John Ward sat on the sofa looking angry MLS
Shot 25: LS pan across the beach
Shot 26: MLS bloody sheets on Anna's bed
Shot 27: LS Anna in the hallway wearing a bloody dress
Shot 28: MCU white noise on the television
Shot 29: MCU The sea
Shot 30: Low angle shot of house, clouds rolling
Shot 31: Tracking in wooden secluded area
Shot 32: MCU Anna with blood on her face
Shot 33: Polly suddenly waking up

Weekly Update

Now that I have finished most of my planning I have booked out a camera to begin filming the opening sequence of my film. I have scheduled my actors to film at the weekend and told them what to wear.