Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Sleepy Hollow Tree of the Dead

Framing:
The tree takes up most of the frame white the character are off to the side. This makes the tree seem important.

Camera Positioning:
There are high angled shots, looking down at the characters making them look weak. And low angled shots, looking up and the tree and the Headless Huntsman, making them look stronger and more powerful.

Focus:
All shots are in focus and nothing is blurred.

Exposure:
All is mostly under-exposed, making everything seem darker and scarier.

Camera Movement:
The camera sometimes moves up through the trees to make it look like someone is watching them.

Perspective:
Sometimes it's in the main mans perspective, like when he was looking at the heads in the tree or down at the skeleton in the grave. It was also in the child's perspective as he looked at the light shapes spin around.

Speed:
All panes were quite slow until the chase with the Headless Huntsman and the main man. The camera followed beside them through the forest, which was considerably fast.

Genre Specific Elements:

Horror-
- Dark
- Foggy
- Creepy isolated forest
- Blood and dead bodies
- Lightening storm
- Dramatic, scary music

Rose Shot list


Shot-list:
   Shot of Reeves - 4 sec
   Shot of Mulphy - 4 sec
   Shot of bathroom - 4 sec
   Close-up of Rose finishing writing saying "bye Rose" - 5 sec
   Walks out of common room - 3 sec
   Walks past senior school centre, notices no one is anywhere to be seen - 6 sec
   Goes to bathroom to check - 4 sec
   Finds tap running and finds note that says "Rose" - 8 sec
   Looks around the bathroom - 4 sec
   Follow her walking to staircase (move with her) - 6 sec
   Medium shot of her opening door - 4 sec
   High shot of her walking up the stairs - 6 sec
   Follow her through the hallway and finds a trail of notes that keeps saying "Rose"  - 10 sec
   Sees a person in a room sitting down writing ROSE (close up) - 5 sec
   Then peeks on the other side of her and finds that there is a knife with blood on it - 9 sec