Friday 28 February 2014

Layout for 20 Key Frames and Treatment

1. Set in a dark room with little bright lighting, coloured white or yellow, on the actor's face shining from above whilst actor sitting on the floor. Close up of main protagonist's face with hands covering bottom half of nose and mouth, fingers spread apart covering as much as possible, whilst she is staring at camera. This shot is introducing the character to the audience and showing how she would be feeling and showing part of her troubled mind. Actor's hair will be down, covering her identity slightly. The previous shots to this would include having a close up of the back of her head whilst she is positioned on the left hand side and her shoulder being in the bottom right hand corner as if the audience are looking over her shoulder into the darkness. If a filmed sequence, the language would be in Korean and there would be English subtitles, likewise my studied films, so I will put a subtitle on the bottom of the key frame stating "Boys are the root of our problems. Things happen everyday caused by the effect of them."
The shot will look somewhat similar to the image above, but the actor will be positioned closer to the frame and bigger in the shot.


This image is taken from Old Boy, and this is the look that I wish to achieve for my first key frame. It is set in a small dark room and is a close up of his face. The audience can notice the facial expressions and are introduced to the character through this.




2. Set in a school corridor, with students walking around the free space and standing against the walls. Wide shot of Ji-Min walking down the corridor. The wide shot shows her loneliness and how she is on her own, amongst the rest of the students within the school. The camera is behind Ji-Min to show how the audience are watching her and her story. If in a filmed sequence, the camera would then cut to different shots of her walking through these corridors, for example as an extreme close up of her feet and a wide shot from in front of her.
The shot will look similar to one of the images above, ensuring that the surroundings around are visible. 
 
This image from Il Mare is what I wish to achieve from the second key frame. I really like the use of the bright light coming through from the windows. However, I would wish for the camera to be behind the main actress and be watching things around her, instead of watching the main character from behind another character as we are seeing the story unfold from Ji-Min and her perspective of things happening.

3. Set in a school corridor, with a mid shot of one of the girls in the corridor. She is the main focus of the shot but with her friends standing behind her and uses shallow focus to blend the picture in with it together. If in a filmed scene, the camera would then show a different shot of this same girl but from the side. There would be a voice over this shot if in a filmed sequence, talking about the difficultly in that girl's life related to a problem with a boy. If a filmed sequence, the language would be in Korean and there would be English subtitles, likewise my studied films, so I will put a subtitle on the bottom of the key frame stating "Her boyfriend dumped her to play football."
The shot will look similar to the image above, but there would be more things happening in the background of the shot. 

4. Set in the school corridor again, mid shot of two different girls facing away from each other in the corridor. The lighting is bright on them and is showing how they are currently not speaking to one another and are only speaking to others around the setting. If in a filmed scene, there would then be a mid shot of these two girls but from the opposite side and then would cut to a high angle looking down on these two girls. There would be a voice over on this shot, if in a filmed sequence, talking about the problem that happened in these girls lives. If a filmed sequence, the language would be in Korean and there would be English subtitles, likewise my studied films, so I will put a subtitle on the bottom of the key frame stating "Those girls both liked the same boy and fell out about it."


5. Setting once again is the brightly lit school corridors with students standing around speaking to one another. Mid shot of the front of one girl in the corridor, she will be facing the camera but looking in different directions. If in a filmed sequence, the camera would then show a medium close up of the same girl but from behind as she is walking away on her own. If a filmed sequence, the language would be in Korean and there would be English subtitles, likewise my studied films, so I will put a subtitle on the bottom of the key frame stating "Her boyfriend was more interested in himself than her."

This image is from Il Mare and I again like the lighting in this shot. I think that this idea will look well with the different characters as it will be telling their story and what has been happening to them, so I like how the camera focuses on just them. I also like how the actor isn't just concentrating on the camera though and is focusing on different things around as this is what my actors would be doing as they are unaware of the camera focusing on them and Ji-Min telling of their stories.

6. Setting now jumps to a brightly lit classroom with students scattered around the room sitting on chairs and chatting to one another. Wide shot/ over the shoulder shot of Ji-Min in the classroom being able to see students sitting around the room within the frame. Ji-Min is sitting on the right hand side of the frame, with only half of her back and hair visible. If in a filmed sequence, the camera would then move round to be a medium close up of sitting at the desk so that her facial expressions were visible and the audience would know how she is currently feeling.

This image from 100 Days with Mr Arrogant, fits how I imagine key frame six to look. I like how the shot and location are bright and we are watching students talking around the room. I also like how things are going on in the background. However, from looking at this I feel that my camera shot needs to be positioned further back than this is as Ji-Min isn't being involved in the conversation's within my script.

7. Setting once again in the same brightly lit classroom with the students sitting in multiple places around the room. Mid shot of two of the girls whom are sitting in the classroom, chatting. The actors take up most of the frame and their faces is what the audience focus on. The camera is round the front of the girls and we are able to see their faces throughout. If was in a filmed sequence, this shot would be following a mid shot of the back of the actors to keep the camera moving around them both. If a filmed sequence, the language would be in Korean and there would be English subtitles, likewise my studied films, so I will put a subtitle on the bottom of the key frame stating "That girl "tutors" her best friend's boyfriend."

8. Setting in the same brightly lit classroom, but camera moved to focus in on another group of females. Mid shot of one girl standing on her own in the classroom. She is shown being on her own and lonely whilst the voice over is explaining what her story is. If this was part of a filmed sequence, there would be a high angle of this same girl after this shot. If a filmed sequence, the language would be in Korean and there would be English subtitles, likewise my studied films, so I will put a subtitle on the bottom of the key frame stating "She had a dream that her boyfriend was cheating on her and started to accuse him the next day."

9. The setting has now moved into the restaurant, which is a brightly lit room with tables all around with multiple different groups sitting down and standing around too. Over the shoulder shot of Ji-Min in the restaurant, with girls all standing around chatting. The camera is behind the actress, whilst she is standing on the right hand side of the shot, the camera has been positioned this way so that the audience can clearly see the location setting.

10. The setting is still in the restaurant with the multiple groups sitting around the room. Mid shot of a girl and her boyfriend in the setting whilst they sitting down at a table staring at each other. If within a filmed sequence, this shot would be followed by an extreme close up of the characters hands together.If a filmed sequence, the language would be in Korean and there would be English subtitles, likewise my studied films, so I will put a subtitle on the bottom of the key frame stating "That girls boyfriend told her that her best friend was lying to her, they now don't talk."

11. Setting is still in the brightly lit restaurant. Mid shot of one girl sitting at a table. If a filmed sequence, the language would be in Korean and there would be English subtitles, likewise my studied films, so I will put a subtitle on the bottom of the key frame stating "That girl went out with her friends ex."

12. Setting changed into library where there are different groups of people around. Over the shoulder shot of Ji-Min sitting in the library. Students sitting all around. Wide shot so that the different tables and space can be seen. Ji-Min is sitting with her back to the camera and on the right hand side of the shot.

13. Setting in the brightly lit library. Wide shot of Ji-Min sitting on her own in the library to show her loneliness and how she is on her own. Camera is positioned on the bookshelf and filmed from this distance away. If a filmed sequence, the language would be in Korean and there would be English subtitles, likewise my studied films, so I will put a subtitle on the bottom of the key frame stating "But I've never met a girl worse than her."

14. Setting in the brightly lit library. Low angle of Eun-Seo and Shi-Woo flirting above where Ji-Min is sitting. We see from Ji-Min's perspective, so the reader is sided with her and can feel the way that she would be feeling. If a filmed sequence, the language would be in Korean and there would be English subtitles, likewise my studied films, so I will put a subtitle on the bottom of the key frame stating "She's supposed to be my best friend, he's supposed to be my boyfriend. I wouldn't class that as a best friend though."

15. Set in a small, tightly spaced dark room with little bright lighting, coloured white or yellow, on the actor's face from before, whilst actor sitting on the floor. Close up of Eun-Seo's face, focusing on her facial expressions looking scared and focusing on her eyes. Eun-Seo is sitting straight up as she is sitting back to back with Shi-Woo and they are tied together as prisoners, she is sitting very still. This is the first shot since we saw the low angle of both characters (Eun-Seo and Shi-Woo) where the main protagonist explains how her bestfriend is with her boyfriend and how unhappy and disturbed she is about the situation.

This image is taken from A Tale of Two Sisters and is positioned in a dark room with a close up of the actors face looking afraid. I like how the camera is so close to the actors face as it really emphasizes her feelings and expressions.






16. Set in a small, tightly spaced dark room with little bright lighting, coloured white or yellow, on the actor's face from above, whilst actor sitting on the floor. Close up of Shi-Woo's face, focusing on his eyes moving whilst he is looking all around the room but with no body movements. Facial expressions include looking scared. The actor is seen sitting straight up as he is back to back with Eun-Seo and they are tied together. This shot is quickly cut from the previous close up on Eun-Seo's face, which gives the impression of their connection with one another. Eun-Seo has similar facial expressions to Shi-Woo so the audience can understand what is going on.

17. Set in the same small, tightly spaced dark room from the previous two shots, with controlled little bright lighting again, which is coloured white or yellow. Close up of Ji-Min's face focusing on the few blood drops dripping down her pale cheeks, showing what is soon to happen. This shot is followed after the close up's of the other two characters faces to show that they now know what is to happen as they know what they have done wrong and how she would be feeling, and what they would be scared of. If in a filmed sequence, this shot would be followed by a close up of the back of her head in the corner of the shot and being able to see the other two characters in front of her, building this relationship together again.If a filmed sequence, the language would be in Korean and there would be English subtitles, likewise my studied films, so I will put a subtitle on the bottom of the key frame stating "This is my revenge."

18. Set once again in a very dark and enclosed space, to build the tension up. Close up of a spade being held in Ji-Min's hand which reveals more of a setting to the audience as they are being revealed to what the main protagonists intentions may be. There is little bright lighting on the main focus of the shot of the spade to reveal again the characters intentions.

19. Set once again in the same dark, enclosed room to build up the suspense. Close up of Ji-Min's face, with little bright lighting, smiling into the camera to give the impression to the audience that she is staring at them, keeping them involved. This shot follows the shot of the spade as the audience have gained a bigger insight into the way this character is progressing and is now acting.

20. Set once again in this same dark, enclosed room. Extreme close up of Ji-Min's eyes staring into the camera. Controlled lighting on the shot to build up the tension and darkness of South Korean films. This shot finishes the whole sequence as it leads up to a cliff hanger as they audience then are unsure what is to happen next.