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.

A Risk Assessment

Evidence Of Casting Considerations

Ji-Min

  

The actor that I have casted for Ji-Min fit the criteria well as she had the image that I was hoping for. Her hairstyle was ideal for the type of character that I wanted to cast and the image that I imagined. She had the 'beautiful' image but also could fit well into the eccentric heroine type of character that I wished for within Ji-Min. This actor also had the typical school girl image that I was hoping for.

 

The actor in the image above is from the South Korean movie, 100 Days With Mr Arrogant. She is a young school girl but doesn't look too young, which I what I imagined within Ji-Min too. She is very pretty, elegant and cares for her appearance but also is the eccentric heroine that I wanted Ji-Min to be, by the way she acts. I based my character, Ji-Min, on this character from 100 Days With Mr Arrogant.

Eun-Seo

 

 








 I chose this actor for Eun-Seo as she almost has a cheeky look that is suitable for Eun-Seo and seemed appropriate for the character. She also has the school-girl image that I wanted for Eun-Seo. The actor has experience with camera work previously and knows how to act in the key frames to perform the photos that I wanted to take of her.

I based Eun-Seo on the female characters from 100 Days With Mr Arrogant, she is to be a young girl with a cheeky nature likewise the school girls from this film. However, I don't want her to look too young, so will not place her in the costume of school uniform to make her look more mature and older by being in the upper school.  

Shi-Woo

 

I chose this actor for Shi-Woo as he had previous experience with camera work and drama, knowing how the create the facial expressions for the key frames. He had the image to have easily fit in with a school as he was the right age range. He has the dark hair that I wished for Shi-Woo and the perfect image that I was looking for. He also has a sneeky and cheeky look about him, exactly what I wanted for Shi-Woo.

 

 

 

I based Shi-Woo's character on the male character from 100 days with mr arrogant, as I wanted him to look charismatic and quite powerful and vain, likewise this character does. I wanted the actor to have care over his appearance, this being visible to the audience, and have dark hair matching this character. I wanted him to look confident as this is how Shi-Woo would act and be very sure of himself.

 

 

I want to use actors within the school age range but do not want to put these actors in the costume of school uniform as I do not wish them to look too young as I wish them to look in the age range of the upper school. I wish the actors to be wearing smart business dress for the shots to dress them up for the atmosphere.  

Recce Report

For my short film I am going to need multiple different locations.

• The first location needs to be a dark, small room where the lighting can strictly be controlled for both the beginning and ending shots.

This room was perfect for my key frame's and it was a small room in which the lighting could be easily controlled in, via the lights seen in the photographs above.

 
Both of the pictures above are taken from the South Korean film Old Boy and show the dark small room with controlled lighting that I am looking for within the shots. The second photograph shows how I expect my key frames to be looking, as I wish to include similar close up shot's that the picture shows. This setting helps build up the atmosphere of the darkness of the movie and also is introducing the character to the audience as they are bonded with the dark nature of the character.

The above three pictures are taken from the South Korean film, A Tale Of Two Sisters, which also uses the location of the small dark rooms with controlled lighting throughout to also build up the tension.

• The second location needs to be corridors within a school, it needs to have quite a few people walking through so that my characters don't look like they are the only people around.

These corridors seemed perfect for my short film. They are wide enough for my characters to act and for other people to be walking down them at the time. There are multiple different arch ways and spaces and different objects for example plants; which doesn't make the whole scene look boring but if I decided to film at different parts at different sections of the corridors, it would always look quite similar but different too. In these areas there is a lot of natural sunlight coming through the wide windows but also artificial lights too, shown in picture 3, to help brighten up the area and bring the same lighting effect thats in the library. This area gets very busy at break and lunch times, I could use this to my advantage to make the corridors look busier. However, this could also be a disadvantage because it could be too busy too shoot in, making the area unsafe with pushing and possibly getting hurt or damaging the equipment. To control this, I will try and film on a day in which it is not raining meaning a lot of the students will be outside, or during a non-busy time (during lessons or after school). 

 

 

The above two pictures are taken from the South Korean film, A Tale of Two Sisters. Both of these shots have corridors in and they are used throughout the film to create suspense and almost a frightful location with the lengths. I wish to use locations likewise these corridors, however, I wish the lighting within them to be a lot brighter than this as the main location is within a school and if the corridors are dark like this, it would not fit in well. I also wish the corridors to not be as empty as these are for the same reason as above.

 

The above screenshots are taken from the South Korean film, Il Mare, and also include this setting with the corridor. This is the sort of corridor's I wish to set my key frames within as I like the bright lighting shining from large windows behind, which I think would suit my key frames well.

• The third location is at the back of a classroom. It needs to be at a prime time when the room is quite busy. There needs to be places for the students to be able to lean around and talk to one another and places for the characters to sit on their own for certain shots.

This location was perfect for my scene as there is a space to sit from the back of the room (best seen in picture three) and there are plenty of different tables in which people can sit at and they are able to lean and turn around and talk to one another, which I what I wanted for the scene. There are spaces for people to sit on their own too. 

 

 

The above picture is taken from the South Korean film 100 Days With Mr Arrogant and the main location used within the film is in a school. The above screenshot from the movie shows the location of a classroom where the pupils crowd around each other and talk, the look I want for my key frames.

 

• The next location is within a school restaurant/cafeteria. There needs to be a lot of people around so I would need to film at a busy time and be able to have characters able to both stand and sit around and have a chat.

This area seemed a perfect location to shoot as it is a big open space with many tables that the actors and general public can be sitting on and standing around to create the scene and atmosphere I imagined.  There is plenty of space in this area so I can choose where about I want to film on the day. This area gets very busy during break and lunch times, I could use this to my advantage to gain the 'busy' look that I wanted, however this could also be a disadvantage to me as this could mean that there is a lot of pushing around which could be a potential danger to both crew, actors and equipment. To prevent this I would try and visit at a slightly less busy time or would have to be there earlier to start filming before the chaos. The lighting was perfect in this location as again there is a lot of natural light coming through the windows and doors, but also many artificial lights to brighten up the area if a dull day which also provide the 'glow' appearance in the shots.

• The final location is in a library setting. There needs to be spaces for people to be sitting around the main protagonist and also for her to be seen sitting on her own. There also needs to be a higher level in this location for the character to be able to look up and see her bestfriend and boyfriend above her.

These photos from the location above I found would be perfect for my short film. You can tell that the setting is a library from the amount of bookcases and books surrounding the area. There was plenty of spaces for my characters to sit around on the multiple tables, seen clearly in picture 2. I would have the main protagonist sitting at the table closest to the camera shown in pictures 1&6; this is perfect to show that she is sitting on her own but I can also show all of the people around her too with their different scenarios from this position. In picture 6, the camera was positioned on top of a book shelf, I liked this position and thought that the view from the camera was perfect for my film with showing the seating and also the books below the camera. The part of this location that made it the best though was that from the table I imagined the main protagonist to be sitting at, when the camera was moved upwards, you could easily see the above floor where Eun-Seo and Shi-Woo will be positioned in the shot. This can be seen clearly in pictures 4, 5 & 6.This makes it easy for the camera to be looking up at them both and will almost give the impression that we are seeing it from Ji-Min's point of view; giving the viewer the expression that she would be feeling. The lighting was perfect in this location as behind, in front of and above the camera, there was wide windows which let in a lot of natural sunlight but there was also round lights on the ceiling of the first floor which created a yellow artificial light too; this created a sort of glow to the setting which made it look a lot nicer. The only problem I would have with this setting would be the circular pillars around, this can briefly be seen in picture 2. However I can easily overcome this with carefully positioning the camera when choosing where to shoot and not including this in. 

 

 

The above screenshot is taken from the South Korean film Il Mare and uses the location of a comic book store. I like this idea of all the bookcases around the set etc. which is a reason I decided to choose a library for my key frames as this is more student friendly as the main setting is within a school. I like the bright and yellow colour grading to the shot from this film.

 

 

 

 

 

The above two screen shots are taken from the South Korean film, 100 days with Mr Arrogant and show the most used location within the film, the school. A school setting will also be my most used location within my film and I wish to set some key frames locations out like the ones in the photos above.

All of the locations, except the first one, need to be reasonably well lit so that the characters will be seen at whatever time of day the shoot takes place as it is set during school hours when the lighting would be bright.

A Script for the non-filmed sequence

	FADE IN:
		INT. ONE - DAY
		Set in a dark room, extreme close up of Ji-Min's face, slowly zooming out. Ji-Min has her hands covering the bottom half of her face and is staring at the camera.
		JM       (Voice Over) Boys are the root of our problems. Things happen everyday caused by the effect of them.
		Cut to wide shot of Ji-Min walking down the corridors in the school, girls are standing against the walls, whispering into each others ears and laughing. Camera cuts to mid shot of one girl.
		JM       (Voice Over) Her boyfriend dumped her to play football.
		Camera cuts to mid shot of two girls facing away from each other.
		JM       (Voice Over) Those girls both liked the same boy and fell out about it.
		Camera cuts to mid shot of one girl.
		JM       (Voice Over) Her boyfriend was more interested in himself than her.
		Camera cuts to a different setting. Ji-Min is sitting at the back of the classroom, girls are leaning over one another to whisper into each other's ears. Camera cuts to mid shot of two of the girls.
		JM       (Voice Over) That girl "tutors" her bestfriend's boyfriend.
		Camera cuts to a mid shot of a girl standing on her own.
		2.
		JM       (Voice Over) She had a dream that her boyfriend was cheating on her and started to accuse him the next day.
		Camera cuts to different setting, in the restaurant. Girls are all standing around each other, giggling. The camera then cuts to a mid shot of a girl and her boyfriend.
		JM       (Voice Over) That girls boyfriend told her that her best friend was lying to her, they now don't talk.
		Camera cuts to a mid shot of one girl.
		JM       (Voice Over) That girl went out with her friends ex.
		Camera cuts again to a different setting, in the library. The same thing is happening again with girls giggling. Ji-Min is seen in a wide shot as being on her own.
		JM       (Voice Over) But I've never met a girl worse than her.
		The camera moves upwards to view her bestfriend, Eun-Seo, with Ji-Min's boyfriend, Shi-Woo. They are play fighting and flirting with one another.
		JM       (Voice Over) 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.
		Camera cuts to a different setting. It is in a dark, small room, perhaps a tool shed. The lighting is specific only on the characters faces. Camera cutting between close ups of Eun-Seo's and Shi-Woo's scared faces. Close up of Ji-Min's face with a few blood drops.
		JM This is my revenge.
		3.
		Camera slowly moves to the right hand side of Ji-Min and see's that she is holding a spade in her hand firmly. Jump cut back to Ji-Min's face, she smiles and the camera then zooms into an extreme close up of her eyes staring into the camera.
		FADE OUT.