LO3.1 and 2 Be Able to Plan the Recording for a Cinematic Quality Scene

To create the right atmosphere and tone for our film we will need to choose the ideal camera settings to fit the film, to do this we'll use a darker theme, to accomplish this we need a high aperture to let in less light and a lower ISO to keep the digital noise down and help refine the colour's and contrasts. However some shots need a low aperture, this is due to the limited access to equipment, for example, in one shot we need it dark with no artificial light. The problem is it becomes too dark to see what's meant to be shown, to fix this a low aperture is needed. 

In shots with the creature in the back we need to use the camera settings to adjust the depth of field, this 

keeps focus on the desired character and lets the creature go almost unnoticed, throwing the audience off when they think they could have seen something not right. Towards the end a shift in depth of field will be be need as  the focus will shift from a character to the creature as he becomes aware of it behind him, this is important as it shows the audience he has become aware. Due to this being an outdoor scene we we will change the camera settings to work with the new location, the timing of film is not yet decided so depending on how light or dark it is we will either need to adjust the lighting to keep it dark but keep the characters still visible. 

The reason these lighting and camera settings have been chosen is because It reflects the tone and the mood of the film, different locations require different settings, so it is very important to remember the settings we'll use in locations when revisiting them. Different characters need different settings too in order to give them a different tone and personality which will be reflected by how they're lit, the creature being a dark and scary character will always be kept in low key light, this adds to the mystery, and also covers the noticeable look of a costume. For the creature we will need a high aperture and a low ISO and exposure, depth of field is important to because sometimes the creature needs too be out of focus as it's designed to throw the viewer off about what they just saw. 

In the opening scene where we see a close up shot of Harrys eyes we will use a shallow depth of field to blur everything in the background and make sure his eyes are the main focus. Also the first few scenes where the teenagers are talking to each other, its one of the few brighter scenes so to make It darker and fit the overall tone of the movie we will tone down the ISO so that not all the light will get it and it will make the scene darker. Also after the lights go out and we see the candle lights up the scene is very dark which will mean that the footage will have a lot of noise and look choppy because It will struggle to recognise what's going on in the scene. To resolve this problem we will increase the aperture to allow the camera to take in more light, a wider aperture also allows for a faster shutter speed resulting in minimal camera shake and sharper images. Mise en scene is also used in most of the scenes for example in the opening scene with the shot of Amin there is a dumbbell in the back ground which signifies his strength and will power in the film. Some of the shots in the scenes where there monster is capturing the teenagers are shaky and POV shots to really put the viewer in the person's shoes.