P1. Scene Breakdown Sheets

P1. Photo Analysis

 Photos that need improving: 

This shot should be improved as it is disobeying the rule of thirds unintentionally. To improve this shot we could frame it so Ben is less central and more to the right. Charlie (on the left) needs to be more out of focus so we only concentrate on Ben.




The problem with this image is similar to the image above, although this time charlie needs to be positioned to the left. Also we need to make sure the flash isn't on as there's too much light on Ben, drawing the attention away from Charlie.

This shot also disobeys the rule of thirds, and when re-taking this shot the characters should either be positioned to the left or right of the frame. In this particular shot it would be best to position the characters to the left, so it gives the viewer a chance to see down the hall, giving depth to the image but also showing the amount of students there are at the college.

This shot firstly needs to be a close up shot of Ben's face, so we can concentrate on his expression and not be distracted by anything else in the background. Ben's face should also be looking left out of frame, and not directly at the camera. This means he should be positioned to the right of the frame as they're standing to the left.


This image should have been a low angle shot, therefore the audience can see it hitting the ground more clearly, and if we do leave it as a high angle shot it should be a point of view shot from Charlie. The framing could also be closer to the bag (maybe a close up shot).

First of all this shot should have been thought about more carefully as someones arm is in frame. All of the locations colours are very neutral making Ben and Charlie stand out, although the back arm ruins this as its a dark and distracting colour.








Photos that worked well:

The composition of this shot is effective. This is due to Ben being positioned in the right of the frame, which allows us to see he is looking left of screen, automatically telling the audience he is looking at something/someone. We also get to see the hallway behind him, showing how far the two boys have walked.

Although this shot disobeys the rule of thirds, it works effectively, as having Ben being framed in the middle, he is the center of attention. In this shot he is also using his power, so by everything in the frame being almost symmetrical, it gives the audience a sense of stability when Jay's in control of  his power. There are also leading lines in this shot which emphasis how far Jays power reaches (shows how far away he is from the target/camera).

By having Charlie to the left of the frame and Ben to the right, we can focus more on the bag in the middle.To make this image better, we could have framed the shot so the bag is more visible, or used a brighter coloured bag so it stands out from the dark costumes the characters are wearing.

This shot worked well, as having the character Jay being positioned to the right of the screen, we not only obey the rule of thirds, but show the audience by his positioning that he is looking at something to the left of the room. This shot also allows the door to be in frame, and as we hear the footsteps getting further away, we can tell where the invisible student is heading.

By having more of Jays hand in frame, it shows he is the main protagonist and the receptionist is less important than him. By having the paperwork to the right of the shot, this also means less of Jays arm gets in the way and obeys the rule of thirds. What worked well was that the desk was lite up, otherwise the white paperwork could have stood out less if the whites were similar.


Lastly this shot works well as the positioning of the receptionist shows us she is less significant due to her being slightly cut of from the frame. The angle is also canted, showing us there's something strange and possible sinister about the character.

P1. Improved Animatic Photos

 We made an improvement to this image by framing Charlie so he was on the far left and Ben so he was on the right. The reason this is an improvement as it is obeying the rule of thirds, where as the previous image positioned them more central in the frame. In this image we also cut out more of Charlie out, so it was obvious what the main focus was. Theres also an eye line match, as by showing the angle of Charlie's head we can see he is looking back at ben.


We did a similar change to this image as the previous one, but in this image Charlie is positioned slightly lower angled as in the situation Ben's character is remaining slightly stubborn. We also made sure the focus was out on the two right figures as they're not as significant in the shot.

This image has been improved as Ben's head was positioned in the middle of the frame rather then the side which unintentionally disobeys the rule of thirds. Also this shot is a closer shot giving greater enthisis on his face.This image could still be improved by removing the black wire from the right corner, as this distracts from the main composition.


This image is effective as it includes leading lines towards the two main protagonists. The image we previously took centred the characters which disobeyed the rule of thirds, so this time round we positioned them slightly to the left, allowing more of the wall to be shown, which adds greater depth.

 Similar to the image above, this photo was previously framed so the characters where central; so to improve it we brought them to the left. This then allows (when shooting) us to see the depth of the locker corridor and also the amount of pupils attending Merriweather Academy.


This shot is the one we've changed the most, as previously it was a high angled shot looking down on the bag, but we found it more appropriate to change it to a low angled shot so we can see more clearly the back drop to the ground. Although the feet are positioned in the middle, the bag is to the right; to make this better we could have framed the feet so they were more to the left, although we have made a slight improvement as previously both the feet and the bag were central.

P1. Rule of thirds & Image Analysis

P1. Photo Animatic

This photo animatic was done to test what the finished VFX sequence will look like - despite the poor sound recordings used throughout, it gave us a good idea.  For the final film, we will consider making the following improvements: 

- When recording the sound of people in the canteen, don't stand too close to a talkative group (as the dialogue stands out louder then the rest) 

-When recording the sound of people in the canteen, make sure we get a long enough recording so we don't have to keep on placing it on loop (this also applies for all wild tracks). 

- When filming the actual opening sequence, add more students/extras standing in the locker corridor

- Hold some shots on for longer when editing (such as the close ups of Ben and Charlie making eye contact towards the end) 

P1. Screen Shot of Photos for Animatic

P1. Properties / Set Dressing

(Production design sheets here)