Test Shot

This test shot is from the scene where the monster drags the little girl down and across the room, stopping her from escaping. In this scene with this test shot i’m trying to capture the right reaction and movement from the character as she appears to be terrified and fears for her life and struggles to break free.

Film 6: Animatic

Rough idea now

  • Monster haunts little girl
  • Girl pops under her bed – starts looking for something
    • Her hand reaches out and she’s looking for something and moving things around
    • Her eyes grow widen as she notices something
  • She bounces back up on her bed – eyes still wide
    • Then we see her lifting up a toy (wooden) sword and saying “Yay! Found it!” with a bright smile on her face
  • She proceeds to turn to the make shift “monster” she made which is composed of random objects piled onto a chair – books/ lamps/ toys etc…
  • Play fighting with it, pretending its a monster etc… as if she was a brave knight or something
  • In a victory she plunges the sword into the “monster” heart and “yanks” it out screaming “Victory!”
  • Only to then realise as she’s got her hands in the air in victory, the sword isn’t there
    • Instead it is in the “monster”
    • Curious and very confused, she goes to pull it out yet struggles immensely
  • As she tries her best to get the sword out – she’s hanging tightly onto the sword
    • The sword moves up slightly with her hanging onto it
  • She lets go and watches the sword arise from the mess of a “monster” on the chair
  • As the sword goes up something begins to emerge from behind the mess – something with glowing eyes and a low growl
  • In fear she tries to rush for the door as it seems to come her way
  • Yet as soon as she reaches the door knob
    • Her fingers barely touch the door knob
  • She gets dragged away
    • And we see the monsters hand and arm dragging her back down and across the room
  • She backs up against the wall where the window is
  • The monster crawls towards
    • She notices that the only way to get away safely is out the window
  • She throws something at the monster as a distraction
    • She climbs on top of the box thats placed under the window and rushes out of the window
    • Safely landing on the snow
  • Straight away heads for the woods for for safety as she hears a loud growl from angering the monster
  • As she hides behind a log clutching her knees to her chest looking around to make sure she’s safe
    • She closes her eyes tightly shut
  • A shadow appears over her
    • She slowly turns around
      • Gradually looks up and screams as soon as she notices its the monster looming over her
  • Loud growl – screen goes black
  • The End.