Shot lists

The first shot we used in our film is a long shot. We decided to use a long shot because we want the audience to get a full view of our characters so they know that they are young girls and that they are alone. This will make the girls seem vulnerable to the audience because they alone in what looks like a very deserted place.

The next shot we used is a long shot/establishing shot. The reason we decided to use this shot in our film because we want the audience to know exactly where they are. In the first shot, they are shown walking across a bridge as if they are on their way into the woods. So, to make the audience clear that the victims are in a woods we decided to use a long shot/establishing shot to make this clear to the audience. Also, because the shot has got no characters in it, it shows that the woods are completely deserted because there is no one around. This makes the victims look even more vulnerable because there is no one around and they are completely alone. 

The next shot is another long shot. This shot is of the victims and they are walking away from the camera. We decided to use a long shot because we wanted to show the audience that they are walking through the deserted woods. Also, because the pathway looks like it doesn't have an end we want to show the audience that perhaps they are going very deep into the woods. This is effective because as it is a horror film, our audience probably expects something bad will happen, so if they see the victims walking deeper into the woods they will probably feel more tense as they will probably expect something bad to happen. This will then create a scarier atmosphere for our audience.

The next shot we use is a mid shot. We decided to use this shot because we wanted to see quite clearly the faces of our victims because when they stop to hear something the audience will want to see their facial expressions. We decided to use a mid shot rather than a close up shot because we felt it was necessary to see the body language of our victims rather than just a facial expression. We also wanted the audience to see the victims stop and the best way to do this was to use a mid shot because that way they would more or less be able to see their facial expressions but also they will be able to see the victims cautiously stop because they heard a noise. This will cause tension for the audience because they might think that something is going to happen so they may feel scared for the characters.

The next shot is another mid shot of the victims They are still in the same place in the woods as last time but this time we see them from the other side of them. We decided to do this because then we could show the victims turned around to show that they are looking in that direction because they think they heard something. This is effective because it means that the audience are able to see the victims from all angles and also it shows, again, how deserted the woods really are.

After we see a long shot of Georgia crouching down to tie up her lace we are shown a close up shot. This close up shot is of Georgia tying up her lace. There is no real reason why we decided to use this particular shot we just thought it would look quite effective if the audience could see her tying up her shoelaces rather than just hearing that her lace has come undone. 

After the quick close up of her shoe we go back to a long shot of Georgia on the floor tying up her shoelaces. At this point they are looking for Georgia's scarf that appears to be lost. Abbie then suddenly points out that she sees Georgia's scarf. At this point we see a close up/over the shoulder shot of Georgia with her scarf hanging of a tree branch in the background. This is effective because not only can we see Georgia's facial expression but we can also see the scarf that had mysteriously vanished. This gives the audience a tense feeling because the position of the shot makes it look like the scarf is further up the path than them, but how is this possible? 

The next shot we see is of a long shot showing Georgia reaching for her scarf and Abbie waiting on the pathway for her. We decided to use this shot because it shows just how far away the tree is from the pathway. This will leave the audience feeling suspicious because it seems very unlikely how the scarf would manage to get from the pathway all the way to the branch of the tree. This would them make them think that someone put it there on purpose which would therefore lead to them feeling tense and perhaps a bit scared to watch.

The next shot is another long shot. In this shot we see Abbie standing to the side then in the background a dark figure walks past. The figure is walking quite slowly which is effective because it will mean that the audience will get a clear view of the villain and because of the slow pace it means that it will be very hard for the audience to miss it. Also, because of the long shot it means we can see Abbie and the villain in the shot at the same time. This is effective because it shows the audience just how close the villain is to Abbie which will make the audience feel tense and scared for Abbie. 

A mid shot/close up shot is then used to show Abbie looking into the distance as she thinks she just saw something out of the corner of her eye. We used a close up shot/mid shot so the audience could see her facial expression as being confused and a bit anxious. This will then let the audience know that Abbie has got a strange feeling that something is there. This then makes the audience feel even more scared for her because now Abbie is starting to wonder if something is following them. 

We then used another long shot to follow the mid shot/close up of Abbie. The next shot shows the camera moving to the left and into the trees. The camera is acting as Abbie's eyes. This is effective because it lets the audience know exactly what Abbie can see at this moment in time and it also gives the audience a sense that they are there with Abbie because they can see what she can. As the camera is moving more to the left a figure is then spotted among the trees. The fact that the camera(Abbie's eyes) is moving through the empty trees and then all of a sudden there is a dark figure in the trees is very effective. It means that the audience now know that Abbie has seen the mysterious figure which could make them feel very tense because now they will assume something bad will happen now that Abbie has seen the villain.

The next shot is a mid shot. Abbie is looking into the distance with a worried and confused look on her face. She has obviously just seen the villain but by looking at her facial expression the audience can perhaps assume that she thinks she has imagined that something is there because she is just staring in shock. This can be explained when, one or two shots later, Georgia comes back and she finds Abbie still staring into the distance. When Georgia looks into the distance where Abbie is still staring, the villain would have obviously disappeared so when Georgia looks back at Abbie completely un-frightened Abbie stops acting so shocked and they carry on walking. This could perhaps make the audience think that Abbie is trying not to think about what she thinks she just saw. This could also make the audience feel a bit suspicious because if Abbie just saw a figure in the trees then why would she not question it? 

The next shot is a mid shot of the trees. The camera is tracking the trees as if the camera is Abbie. This is an effective shot because it shows the audience that Abbie is having a second look to see if she can see anything because obviously she is frightened by what she thinks she saw. This could then give the audience a sense that Abbie is clearly just trying to pretend that she didn't see anything because she isn't questioning it.


We decided to use a long shot as the next shot. In this shot we see Georgia walking up into the bushes because she thinks she heard something. As she walks towards the camera, which is positioned in the trees, Abbie suspiciously continues walking in the background. As Georgia is the main person in this shot it may be hard for the audience to realise that Abbie has not stopped. However, despite this the next shot quickly makes the audience aware that Abbie has disappeared.

The next shot is a long shot of the pathway running through the woods. The camera is moving to the right so the audience are getting a view of the completely empty pathway, this happens again in a new shot but the camera shows the other end of the pathway from the left. As the camera is representing Georgia's eyes it shows the audience that Georgia cannot see Abbie anywhere which will make the audience feel tense because it seems very suspicious how Abbie has disappeared so quickly.

The final shot is of a close up side view of Georgia's face. This shot is effective because the audience can clearly see Georgia's facial expression as being really worried. Also it is effective because you can see Georgia breathing really heavily because she is extremely scared. This shot is repeated three times however each shot is slightly different. We did this because we can add in sound effects of a beating heart which will represent Georgia's heart which will put the audience even more on edge because they can hear Georgia's heart beating very fast which could show the audience just how scared she really is.