Peekaboo: Production Booklet

Contents

1. Location Recces
2. Props and Equipment
3. Crew List
4. Foley and Sound
5. Contingency Plan
6. Storyboards
7. Script
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Location Recce
Type of room/area: Old
Tudor Cottage (my house)
Location Address: Blakes
Lane, Hare Hatch, The Old
Post Cottage
Sat Nav details (Post code):
RG10 9TA
Nearest Train Station:
Wargrave and Twyford
station

Site contact name and contact Availability

All times
01189406564 – Home number

Permissions
None necessary as it is my own home.

Suitability / shots for production (scene numbers)

All shots taken will be within my home, however some in different rooms to which ill create
separate location recces for.

Lighting Information: Solutions:

Natural lightings for shots within dream state, Will be light enough to use, non-needed
Camera mounted light used for shots at
beginning and end, as well as lights within my
home.
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Sound Information: Solutions:

Only noise pollution will be other family Ensure everyone is quiet whilst recording.
members in the house.

Power Information Solutions:

Many power outlets throughout the house, Organise beforehand

shouldn’t be a problem, but will need to make
sure all equipment is charged.

Hazards Solutions:

None None

Props and Equipment

Props:

 Framed photos of mother and child

 Small bouquet of flowers
 Computer
 House hold furniture (Cupboards, Sofas etc.)

Equipment:

 Camera Holder (Stabilizer)

 Dolly
 Canon 1100D
 Tripod
 18-55ML Lens
 55-250ML Lens
 Camera Mounted Light
 Laptop
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 External microphone

Crew List
 Christine Christie as Sarah (Main character)
 Oscar Crook as Oscar

Foley sounds and music

 Ominous and deep atmosphere sound effect:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IOyOW_B3Cw
 Suspense Sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=53qLrUzijXU
 Horror whooshes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=ul9aBJEVPWA
 Alone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRmHeOAOlIU

Contingency Plan
Planning for theoretical Problems
Problems I may encounter when researching and
planning
 One issue I may encounter whilst
researching and planning, is making sure
everything is complete before moving
on. From past experience, I often fall
behind within the research phase and
have to move on, before completing
everything to my best ability.
 Another thing, which I may encounter
during my research phase is not getting
enough responses on surveys.
 Taking inspiration from short films
How I plan to resolve
 To ensure this doesn’t happen, I am
making a detailed production schedule
for me to stick to day by day to make
sure I’m aware of what is finished and
what is not.
 To help us, Sarah has put us into focus
groups, which will mean I will
indefinitely get at least 5 responses for
all my production survey’s, which is
enough to get a decent range of answers.
 As psychological thriller shorts are less
prominent than shorts within other
genres, I will have to take inspiration
from the conventions of psychological
thrillers, rather than short PT’s.
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Planning for practical and technical problems

Practical and technical problems I may encounter How I plan to resolve

 Reshoots have always been an issue for
me in the past. As my new production
will only include one location, this
means reshoots will be far easier as
weather wont effect filming and I will
not have to film all within one day.
Meaning I can pace myself and not rush
them.
 Equipment battery
 Timings
 As my new production will only include
one location, this means reshoots will be
far easier as weather wont effect filming
and I will not have to film all within one
day. Meaning I can pace myself and not
rush them.
 As my equipment is electrical this means
there’s limited battery. For my camera,
this is not an issue as I have extra
batteries that I can use. However, after
hiring a light for my last production I
found that they run out of charge
quickly. To help this, I will only be
using the light in a few scenes to
minimise the possibility of it running out
of charge.
 As my mum will be playing my main
character, I will need to ensure that I
arrange timings around her work.

Mid Project check-up (After Research and planning)

Despite planning for issues, I may encounter during my research phase, I still managed to fall a little
bit behind. As of this I had to push back my production phase by a week. However, despite this I still
feel confident I will not have to rush my filming as I still have plenty of time until my project is due.

Peekaboo Script
PEEKABOO
EXT: SARAH’S STUDY – EVENING

On a late Tuesday evening, a woman is seen sitting in her office working tirelessly. On her
desk, sits a photo of her hugging her son alongside a small bouquet of flowers. As it gets
later, her computer clock turns to 12 am. Finishing off, she huffs tirelessly turning of her
computer before walking to her kitchen to make herself a hot drink. To wind down, she sits
on the sofa, turns the TV on and begins to watch crappy late-night gameshow viewings.
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SHOT FROM OUTSIDE, TV IS HEARD BUT MUFFLED

As she watches, she begins to doze off.

CAMERA SHOWS HER FALLING ASLEEP CLOSE UP

WIDE SHOT FOR MATCH CUT

WITH A MATCH CUT TECHNIQUE – IT IS THE MORNING SHES SAT CENTRE ON

THE SOFA AND SHOT

Her child runs into the room with his back turned, shaking her arm waking her up as its
morning.

CHILD:
Mum can we play hide and seek?

At this point, only the back of Oscars head is shown and his face is left unknown to the
audience.

MOTHER (In a confused state and looking around):

What? (Looking at her watch) Sorry I must have fallen asleep down here yesterday. What did
you say darling?

CHILD (impatiently):
Can we play hide and seek?

MOTHER:
Aren’t you a bit old for that now?

CHILD:
Mummmmm!

MOTHER:
Yes, hold on dear let me wake myself.

She walks to the kitchen, to get herself a glass of water. The camera follows from above her
shoulder. Her child follows closely behind, eager to play hide and seek.

MOTHER:
Right, im going to count to 10 now. (She covers her hands over her eyes – close up shot of
this as she counts to 10)

Switching to a wide shot, she takes her hands from her eyes. The house is completely silent.
She turns looking around.

MOTHER:
I’m coming, you better be well hidden
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She continuous to walk around the house looking in each cupboard, behind every sofa. Lots
of the shots show her peeking in the cupboard from within the cupboard. Getting faster and
faster she begins searching vigorously.

MOTHER:
I can smell you. Ah hah. (looking in the final cupboard, she’s confident that she found him)

He is not there. She turns looking around the room with a worried look upon her face

Mother:
Oscar?

There is a certain eerie silence within the house, as if she’s been alone all along.
As she walks around the house, items of the house are in odd places, and some are missing.
There is an strange feeling that something is not right. Getting increasingly worried she
shouts out to her child, but there is no answer.

Mother:
Oscar? Where are you. You win I can’t find you.

Mother:
Oscarrrr?????

Running through her corridors manically, on the mirror are the words written. “Lost forever”
Mother:
Oscar this is not funny. Wherever you are, this isn’t fun anymore.

AS SHE SHOUTS, THE CAMERA BEGINS GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO HER
WORRIED EYES. SUDDENLY USING MATCH CUT SHOT, SHE WAKES UP AND
THE CAMERA ZOOMS BACK OUT TO HER WAKING.

When she wakes, we see her eyes light up immediately. A look of distress still lies on her
face, as she turns looking beside her at a photo of her and her child.

AS WE SEE A SHOT OF THE FRAMED PHOTO, THE CREDITS BEGIN TO ROLL IN

OVER IT.
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Story boards