Template for a Production Shot List
Here are my pre-production notes for my negotiated project film
Here are my pre-production notes for my negotiated project film
Mindmap for ideas (Secret life of a painter)
Further ideas and research
These shots are in no particular order;
Tracking shot through the archway by the wildlife pond – Pulling back down the lawn.
Wide angled shot to establish the scene, portraying the house and the garden, after a few seconds the camera will begin to slowly pan in towards the artist in the window who is looking outside for inspiration.
A low angled shot portraying in the foreground a burning cigarette on a table, in the background the face of the painter but in shadow, so you can’t see their face. The smoke and cast shadows will relate back to my cinematic style as Film Noir.
Over the shoulder shot – Watching the artist the whole time as they paint this picture
Over the shoulder shot – Watching the artist the whole time as they paint this picture
Tracking shot, low along the ground - Reveals the painter at work with the glass behind the predominant subject.
Close up to watch the painter dipping their paint brush in lots of different color paints - Crosscut this motion in between the shots of her painting on the canvas, change the opacity so it blends over the top of another image. An idea that painting is made up of lots of different layers.
A variety of shots needed to create a montage to show the artist at work – setting up, canvas prep, painting, looking around the room etc.
A few illustrations for ideas of shooting location and camera angles
Possible floor plan
Intro Shot
Camera at back of room. Wide angled shot, she walks in front of window towards the window (maybe the view is blurred? Black & white and in focus or coloured and blurred? and shuts it and pulls curtain over. * to show the outside and how it is viewed by her and then by shutting the curtain and window it shows she is isolated. She moves left and right looking out to view - Her head looks up towards the trees in the distance, next the camera cuts to a shot of a tree blowing in the wind. Next her head moves down towards the ground - Followed by a few close ups of flowers and insects.
SOUNDS - birds/breeze, creaky floorboards and breathing
20/30 seconds.
Next, a Wide Angled shot of the house, flowers in the foreground. Shows the location and shows the view looking back at the house, get a real sense for the scale of the room outside.
SOUNDS - birds/breeze - MUCH LOUDER
10 seconds
3) Montage of cutaway shots outside in the gardens - of bees landing on flowers/tree blowing in the breeze.
4) Shot of her setting her painting tools out - She gets her outfit ready, puts on an apron.
5) Close up of her reaching for the paint brushes
6) Over the shoulder shot - behind her with canvas in front of her as she slowly brings the paintbrush up to the canvas in front of her, slow motion effect to show how elegant she is with the canvas - Idea she is testing out her brushstroke.
7) Tracking shot following her hand towards her chosen paint colour, depth of field.
8) Montage of shots - turn the footage around to imitate that she is painting on the floor or on top of a table.
9) Swirling the paint brush in water - played at normal speed but gets slower and slower to mimic her energy for work.
10) Mid shot to show her working in the background, moves away from camera to paint and work but the water and paint is in the foreground.
11) Repeat the montage from above, first off her overalls and arm, next show her hand and the motion of painting and lastly show the canvas that she is painting.
12) Close up - Dabbing the paint brush into a solution
13) High angle - looking down on her with the painting to the side
14) Extreme close up on the canvas
15) Silhouette of her painting
Possible Film Ending
Reaches into her pocket for a match box, pulls out a matchstick, shakes and drops it on the floor - Black screen hear the box being pulled out again and loud sound of a match being struck - Dramatic ending for the film.
A reference that I have used to gather my shot list is from a Youtube video called “The Painter”. I really liked the cinematic style approach towards this piece, the music is so subtle yet it creates a lovely melody for the motion of the paint brush whilst creating art.
Short Film - The Painter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nN_zJW2EdM
References
I came across a video which had a modern cinematic style which I thought in contrast I could change to give my chosen film a cinematic film noir look. Shot on a canon 500D with a 50mm f1.8 lens.
Notes - Pull in focus close to the canvas material - hand movement of the painter brushing on the canvas.
Shot List Planned Shot List - The Secret life of a Canvas
Intro Shot
Camera at back of room. Wide angled shot, she walks in front of window towards the window (maybe the view is blurred? Black & white and in focus or coloured and blurred? and shuts it and pulls curtain over. * to show the outside and how it is viewed by her and then by shutting the curtain and window it shows she is isolated. She moves left and right looking out to view - Her head looks up towards the trees in the distance, next the camera cuts to a shot of a tree blowing in the wind. Next her head moves down towards the ground - Followed by a few close ups of flowers and insects.
SOUNDS - birds/breeze, creaky floorboards and breathing
20/30 seconds.
Next, a Wide Angled shot of the house, flowers in the foreground. Shows the location and shows the view looking back at the house, get a real sense for the scale of the room outside.
SOUNDS - birds/breeze - MUCH LOUDER
10 seconds
3) Montage of cutaway shots outside in the gardens - of bees landing on flowers/tree blowing in the breeze.
4) Shot of her setting her painting tools out - She gets her outfit ready, puts on an apron.
5) Close up of her reaching for the paint brushes
6) Over the shoulder shot - behind her with canvas in front of her as she slowly brings the paintbrush up to the canvas in front of her, slow motion effect to show how elegant she is with the canvas - Idea she is testing out her brushstroke.
7) Tracking shot following her hand towards her chosen paint colour, depth of field.
8) Montage of shots - turn the footage around to imitate that she is painting on the floor or on top of a table.
9) Swirling the paint brush in water - played at normal speed but gets slower and slower to mimic her energy for work.
10) Mid shot to show her working in the background, moves away from camera to paint and work but the water and paint is in the foreground.
11) Repeat the montage from above, first off her overalls and arm, next show her hand and the motion of painting and lastly show the canvas that she is painting.
12) Close up - Dabbing the paint brush into a solution
13) High angle - looking down on her with the painting to the side
14) Extreme close up on the canvas
15) Silhouette of her painting
Possible Film Ending
Reaches into her pocket for a match box, pulls out a matchstick, shakes and drops it on the floor - Black screen hear the box being pulled out again and loud sound of a match being struck - Dramatic ending for the film.
A reference that I have used to gather my shot list is from a Youtube video called “The Painter”. I really liked the cinematic style approach towards this piece, the music is so subtle yet it creates a lovely melody for the motion of the paint brush whilst creating art.
Short Film - The Painter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nN_zJW2EdM
References
