LO3: Storyboard and Set Design

In scene 7 I will be creating a chiaroscuro lighting style to emphisise strong contrast between the light that's within the room and the dark abyss beyond the doorway. This is to create the impression that something could be lurking beyond the darkness, staring right back at us. I will be using this effect again in scene 12, 24 and scene 29 to hide the antagonist just enough to keep them mysterious. 

 

SET DESIGN:

Here is my set design for scene 1. As the room is small and tight, there aren't a lot of places to place lighting equipment that would be out of shot in the actual scene itself. This means that I will use a camera mounted light to light the scene. This is also effective as there aren't any external light sources in the scene, so it wouldn't make sense continuity wise to use a three point lighting technique. 

Scene 2: The issue I had with the previous scene also applies here, however the door located behind the actor will help to naturally light the scene, and it creates an additional light source to use if I decide to use any alternative shots in the scene.

Scene 3 is the primary scene in my horror short film that'll be used to create tension, this means that I am using a wide variety of shot types and angles within the scene, so to display this I created multiple different set designs.

In 'scene 3 set design 1' I use a variety of different angles as well as the environment to tell the story. This is to create the impression that there is something going on right behind the character (and audience). As the room that I am shooting in is much larger, I can effectively use multiple different light sources hidden out of shot to better light the character and scene, which plays an important role in creating my tension. 

In 'scene 3 set design 2' I will need to alter my lighting as I am using a long, drawn out tracking shot as the camera follows the actress through the scene, eventually ending in a quick panning shot. As, stylistically, the scene is lit by the blue light from the fridge, this will be my main source of lighting. This is because the tracking shot is also used to show us around the environment, meaning it's difficult to place any lighting equipment without it being caught on camera. This means that I will use a camera mounted light as my secondary source of lighting.

In the final scene of my film, a silhouette is seen in the darkness outside the door frame. To create this effect in the final film, I will be using the lighting and editing together in order to create the silhouette figure and then darken the scene in editing to make it appear pitch black.