Saturday, 8 June 2013
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
Evaluation on film opening
The brief that I was given was to create a thriller opening that lasted for a couple of minutes. Tom Jarvis and I toyed round with various ideas for a plot and eventually came up with the idea of the murder of a young woman. The storyline becomes more complex as we then show two young men hacking into the system of the police station and trying to cause chaos within. Enigma is created as the audience have no idea who the young woman is, the identity of her murderer and why the men are hacking into the police system.
For the production of this thriller opening we used a Sony Z5E camera to capture the footage and Final Cut software on an iMac to edit it.
The first scheduled day of filming had to be cancelled due to adverse weather conditions, so was postponed until the following week. Although the snow was still on the ground the following week we decided to film regardless and so set to work with filming the woodland scene with the young woman. For this we started with an establishing shot of the wood to set the scene. We did a panning shot with the camera on a tripod so that the footage would be nice and steady. As we pan, the body of a woman is seen lying on the ground and at this point the audience has no idea what is happening. An edit is then used to cut to two male policemen discussing a murder case they are desperate to resolve. Over the shoulder, close up, shot reverse shots were used to allow the audience to witness the conversation and see the frustration in the faces of the detectives. We had the camera on a tripod to get an over the shoulder shot of the police detectives having a discussion. We filmed them going though the script about four times, two at on angle on one of the police detectives and the other two on the other police detective. We used the tripod because we thought this would make the scene smooth and steady. We then cut to the production logo followed by a short clip of the hackers working on the computer. We used an over the shoulder shot to get a close, high angled view of the computer screen as this gives the audience a clue as to what they're doing. The shot then reverts to a two shot of both hackers followed by an edit where the viewer is returned to the two officers discussing the case again using 'shot reverse shot' technique. Another edit transports the audience back to the woods and a close up shot of the dead woman.
We used a tracking dolly to follow the path of the woman walking in the woods so that we could follow her smoothy without it shaking. The viewer does not witness the murder of the woman so we then cut to our actress lying dead on the ground. To do this we asked the actress to lie on a rock, which we thought symbolised a grave stone, with her back to the camera. We knew that this would be a good idea as it adds suspense and tension. We used a close up shot of her phone with the message on it. The clip of the young woman walking was edited so that it was black and white and this hopefully indicated to the audience that this was a flashback of the moments leading up to her murder.
Non-diagetic sound in the form of a soundtrack was added during certain scenes, e.g woodland and hackers. I found it on Youtube and chose it because I thought it added to the suspense and enigma whilst also giving an eerie feel to the film.
Upon completion of the film opening I conducted a questionnaire with a focus group of 6 people of different ages to gather together feedback on the technical and creative successes and to find out which areas of the film they liked and which could be improved.
All of my focus group enjoyed the film opening, liking the way it set the scene for the rest of the film. Everyone said that it was a very good choice of music which added to the tension and built up the suspense. Some of them felt that there was slightly too much of the plot given away during the conversation between the two police inspectors while other people were a bit confused about what was going on (however this is a thriller so that is probably part of the point).
Asked, how my film compares to professional films of the same genre, most of the group agreed that although it looked quite obviously done by two 18 year olds with limited experience and not a group of professionals, with a bit more time and effort put into it, it would start to look professional. However they thought that the scene in the woods looked fantastic and was the highlight of the opening, appearing very professional in terms of the camera control, the atmosphere and the music chosen. Most of them agreed that it was filmed well enough to cause tension and suspense like professional thrillers do.
The general consensus was that there was a lot of creativity in the production. Everyone
liked the panning across the woods and felt that this is controlled well and sets the scene of the murder, the tension and suspense that is to follow. Most of them liked the technique that I used of having the victim walking on the very edge of the camera frame in the woods. One member noted that they liked the use of younger and older cast members as it made the film more appealing to a wider audience and the fact that the right age of person was given the appropriate role that they would more likely have in real life.
In terms of parts that people felt could be improved, some of the group felt that the way the two hackers were being filmed was a little bit confusing because it was not obvious where they were and some people thought they were actually in the police station. People thought that it would be better to have filmed the hackers in a bedroom or basement, somewhere that looked like an obvious change of scene and more secretive.
It was also mentioned that some of the film work was a bit jumpy and amateur, particularly with the credits - suggestions were having 'Presents'....with A Crocodile Film' fading in. Other improvements suggested were the use of better final cuts techniques, for example, fade in and out for the credits got a big mention. One of the other errors was not editing out the sound of the light switch in the police scene. This made it seem like someone had just turned off the light rather than it being a strange loss of power due to the hackers. One final point made was that the girl's scream in the woods sounded too much like a comedy scream from a spoof of a horror movie and it would have been either better acted by the actress herself or changed to something else like the sound of heavy breathing. Everyone agreed that making these changes would in theory make it look much more professional, adding to the overall suspense and tension trying to be portrayed.
In terms of the team work involved to produce the film, I thought it took too long to get it started and felt a little frustrated at this. However once it started to come together I felt it went very well as we got to grips with what we were going to do with the film. Tom and I made sure that we discussed and agreed on everything that we did. I had to communicate and think very carefully about how we were going to make the film as close to reality as possible. Although we had a few hiccups along the way, this just made the process more like directing and producing a professional film. The acting was pretty good considering no one had any acting experience and were persuaded to get involved.
To conclude, I would say that I enjoy producing the film and working as a team as it helped me to understand that patience is required, planning is important and time management is essential in order to meet deadlines. I am pleased with the end result however I do realise that the film opening is not to the standard of a professional job. I have had very little experience in this type of production but feel that I did the best that I could. My confidence in this area has improved and I have a greater knowledge and understanding of the filming process.
For the production of this thriller opening we used a Sony Z5E camera to capture the footage and Final Cut software on an iMac to edit it.
The first scheduled day of filming had to be cancelled due to adverse weather conditions, so was postponed until the following week. Although the snow was still on the ground the following week we decided to film regardless and so set to work with filming the woodland scene with the young woman. For this we started with an establishing shot of the wood to set the scene. We did a panning shot with the camera on a tripod so that the footage would be nice and steady. As we pan, the body of a woman is seen lying on the ground and at this point the audience has no idea what is happening. An edit is then used to cut to two male policemen discussing a murder case they are desperate to resolve. Over the shoulder, close up, shot reverse shots were used to allow the audience to witness the conversation and see the frustration in the faces of the detectives. We had the camera on a tripod to get an over the shoulder shot of the police detectives having a discussion. We filmed them going though the script about four times, two at on angle on one of the police detectives and the other two on the other police detective. We used the tripod because we thought this would make the scene smooth and steady. We then cut to the production logo followed by a short clip of the hackers working on the computer. We used an over the shoulder shot to get a close, high angled view of the computer screen as this gives the audience a clue as to what they're doing. The shot then reverts to a two shot of both hackers followed by an edit where the viewer is returned to the two officers discussing the case again using 'shot reverse shot' technique. Another edit transports the audience back to the woods and a close up shot of the dead woman.
We used a tracking dolly to follow the path of the woman walking in the woods so that we could follow her smoothy without it shaking. The viewer does not witness the murder of the woman so we then cut to our actress lying dead on the ground. To do this we asked the actress to lie on a rock, which we thought symbolised a grave stone, with her back to the camera. We knew that this would be a good idea as it adds suspense and tension. We used a close up shot of her phone with the message on it. The clip of the young woman walking was edited so that it was black and white and this hopefully indicated to the audience that this was a flashback of the moments leading up to her murder.
Non-diagetic sound in the form of a soundtrack was added during certain scenes, e.g woodland and hackers. I found it on Youtube and chose it because I thought it added to the suspense and enigma whilst also giving an eerie feel to the film.
Upon completion of the film opening I conducted a questionnaire with a focus group of 6 people of different ages to gather together feedback on the technical and creative successes and to find out which areas of the film they liked and which could be improved.
All of my focus group enjoyed the film opening, liking the way it set the scene for the rest of the film. Everyone said that it was a very good choice of music which added to the tension and built up the suspense. Some of them felt that there was slightly too much of the plot given away during the conversation between the two police inspectors while other people were a bit confused about what was going on (however this is a thriller so that is probably part of the point).
Asked, how my film compares to professional films of the same genre, most of the group agreed that although it looked quite obviously done by two 18 year olds with limited experience and not a group of professionals, with a bit more time and effort put into it, it would start to look professional. However they thought that the scene in the woods looked fantastic and was the highlight of the opening, appearing very professional in terms of the camera control, the atmosphere and the music chosen. Most of them agreed that it was filmed well enough to cause tension and suspense like professional thrillers do.
The general consensus was that there was a lot of creativity in the production. Everyone
liked the panning across the woods and felt that this is controlled well and sets the scene of the murder, the tension and suspense that is to follow. Most of them liked the technique that I used of having the victim walking on the very edge of the camera frame in the woods. One member noted that they liked the use of younger and older cast members as it made the film more appealing to a wider audience and the fact that the right age of person was given the appropriate role that they would more likely have in real life.
In terms of parts that people felt could be improved, some of the group felt that the way the two hackers were being filmed was a little bit confusing because it was not obvious where they were and some people thought they were actually in the police station. People thought that it would be better to have filmed the hackers in a bedroom or basement, somewhere that looked like an obvious change of scene and more secretive.
It was also mentioned that some of the film work was a bit jumpy and amateur, particularly with the credits - suggestions were having 'Presents'....with A Crocodile Film' fading in. Other improvements suggested were the use of better final cuts techniques, for example, fade in and out for the credits got a big mention. One of the other errors was not editing out the sound of the light switch in the police scene. This made it seem like someone had just turned off the light rather than it being a strange loss of power due to the hackers. One final point made was that the girl's scream in the woods sounded too much like a comedy scream from a spoof of a horror movie and it would have been either better acted by the actress herself or changed to something else like the sound of heavy breathing. Everyone agreed that making these changes would in theory make it look much more professional, adding to the overall suspense and tension trying to be portrayed.
In terms of the team work involved to produce the film, I thought it took too long to get it started and felt a little frustrated at this. However once it started to come together I felt it went very well as we got to grips with what we were going to do with the film. Tom and I made sure that we discussed and agreed on everything that we did. I had to communicate and think very carefully about how we were going to make the film as close to reality as possible. Although we had a few hiccups along the way, this just made the process more like directing and producing a professional film. The acting was pretty good considering no one had any acting experience and were persuaded to get involved.
To conclude, I would say that I enjoy producing the film and working as a team as it helped me to understand that patience is required, planning is important and time management is essential in order to meet deadlines. I am pleased with the end result however I do realise that the film opening is not to the standard of a professional job. I have had very little experience in this type of production but feel that I did the best that I could. My confidence in this area has improved and I have a greater knowledge and understanding of the filming process.
Friday, 3 May 2013
Monday, 25 March 2013
Thursday, 21 March 2013
Meeting four
Meeting four
Date of meeting 21 March 2013
Present in meeting
Tom Jarvis
Will Storey
This is the final meeting and all the preparation work has been done.
The call sheet and shooting schedule marry up.
Equipment and props are organised and we are ready for filming.
Shooting can go ahead as planned with continguency plans in place. These being; change of location, back-up actors in the event of accident or illness. Make up and wardrobe has been organised.
All documentation relating to the planning is complete and gathered together. Everyone is familiar with their role and happy with what they have to do.
Actors are familiar with their scripts and ready to go.
Date of meeting 21 March 2013
Present in meeting
Tom Jarvis
Will Storey
This is the final meeting and all the preparation work has been done.
The call sheet and shooting schedule marry up.
Equipment and props are organised and we are ready for filming.
Shooting can go ahead as planned with continguency plans in place. These being; change of location, back-up actors in the event of accident or illness. Make up and wardrobe has been organised.
All documentation relating to the planning is complete and gathered together. Everyone is familiar with their role and happy with what they have to do.
Actors are familiar with their scripts and ready to go.
Thursday, 7 March 2013
Evidence of video experimentation
I experimented with some filming techniques that I would need in the filming of my thriller opening and evidenced this above.
One of the techniques that I experimented with was a tracking shot. In order to to this I mounted the camera onto a tripod and placed this on the tracking dolly. After familiarising myself with the camera and the workings of the tripod, I had a few practice runs, without filming, of guiding the tripod and camera along the tracks without it running off the ends. When I was confident with this I then started to record Alison walking across the room. I directed Alison to walk quite slowly to start with so that it gave me the chance to keep up with her. After a short time, she was instructed to walk at a normal pace and I soon mastered the art of moving the camera swiftly along the track in order to keep up with the walking pace.
The next technique that I practiced was the 'over the shoulder shot' and 'shot, reverse shot'. This was because one of the scenes for my thriller opening is of two policemen sitting either side of a desk and having a conversation about the murder of a girl. To do this I needed to consider the careful positioning of my tripod and camera so that I could get each of the actors in view. I found this reasonably easy after learning that I did not have to keep moving the camera from one actor to another throughout the conversation. I learnt about the most basic of continuity rules, which is the 180 degree rule. This is important when filming dialogue between two actors.
Thursday, 14 February 2013
Minutes for meeting 3
Minutes for meeting done on the 14/2/13
People present - Will Storey and Tom Jarvis
We have finished off the treatment and the story board and have started going about making the animatic. The actors we decided were people we know will be good at playing the various roles for example we want Tom Hackney to play the criminal who hacks into computer as we know Tom knows about computer wires. All the cast still keen to take on the role and start filming. We have decided on locations for the filming based on how accessible they are to get to and how good they will look in the scene. We have also visited each location and done recce shots and looked at possible risks each location could give us. We have asked when some off the people are free and have gone about arranging dates and times for the filming. This is also based on when the equipment that we need to hire is available to do so.
The planning is going quite well and although we might have fail to reach one deadline we feel that with hard work and more work done in our free-time then the planning will get done in order for us to get on with the filming. In order for it all to be done by the final deadline of the 25th March. Some of the members have been ill and unable to make it to lessons meaning that the others have been left without them for a few lessons. This is something the individual can not help but will need to catch up with there fair share of the work load
People present - Will Storey and Tom Jarvis
We have finished off the treatment and the story board and have started going about making the animatic. The actors we decided were people we know will be good at playing the various roles for example we want Tom Hackney to play the criminal who hacks into computer as we know Tom knows about computer wires. All the cast still keen to take on the role and start filming. We have decided on locations for the filming based on how accessible they are to get to and how good they will look in the scene. We have also visited each location and done recce shots and looked at possible risks each location could give us. We have asked when some off the people are free and have gone about arranging dates and times for the filming. This is also based on when the equipment that we need to hire is available to do so.
The planning is going quite well and although we might have fail to reach one deadline we feel that with hard work and more work done in our free-time then the planning will get done in order for us to get on with the filming. In order for it all to be done by the final deadline of the 25th March. Some of the members have been ill and unable to make it to lessons meaning that the others have been left without them for a few lessons. This is something the individual can not help but will need to catch up with there fair share of the work load
Monday, 11 February 2013
Thursday, 31 January 2013
Recce shots
These are the recce shots that we took of each location to work out whether that particular place is suitable and to think about how it might look in the film. Photographs one and two are off the wood in Wem that we are thinking of using. Photos 3,4 and 5 are of the HighStreet we are thinking of using outside of the police station. 6 and 7 are to show the entrance to the police station though a side door used in the scene. 8 and 19 is of the room used for the police office when the police are discussing the murder case. 16, 17 and 18 are of the room used for where the criminals hack into the computer using the wires.
1.
Locations for filming of thriller opening
After careful consideration and much discussing, we have decided that we will film in the following locations;
The outside of Wem Police Station showing 'police station sign' on New Street in Wem will be used to locate the audiences mind to a police station
I will use the room in college as the office in police station, used by the two police officers discussing the murder case.
I will use the room in college as the office in police station, used by the two police officers discussing the murder case.
I will use the woods in Wem for the forest scene when the girl is attacked.
For the scene in the high street out side of the police station I will use the high street in Wem on a Thursday as this is market day when it is at its busiest.
For the scene with the hackers hacking into the computer I will use the cupboard off the media room in Wem Town Hall.
I has chosen these locations as they are all easy to get to only being, at max, ten minutes walk from my base in Wem Town Hall. I also think they will provide the necessary needs that I need for the filming.
I has chosen these locations as they are all easy to get to only being, at max, ten minutes walk from my base in Wem Town Hall. I also think they will provide the necessary needs that I need for the filming.
Monday, 28 January 2013
Cast List
DCI Smith - Mr Daniels
DCI Jones - Mr Telford
Victim - Becci
Victim - Becci
Hacker 1 - Will Storey
Hacker 2 - Tom Hackney
Thriller Opening Sequence Treatment
Treatment for our film called
'Hacking the Woods’'.
The film starts with an establishing
shot of a dead body of a woman in a forest with sounds of deer and squirrels
coming from behind the trees. The scene cuts to a room which comes clear it is
off a police station where there is two police officers talking about a brutal
murder that they are in charge of investigating. As the camera pans around the
office the talking is getting clearer and the audience can hear what is being
said.
"I know who did it, I just need
the evidence to prove it"
"Everyone knows the man who did
it, I know him personally for gods sake'
"Well if only our job was made a
little easier'
"If only'
Then the camera zooms out showing the
whole room. The talking is getting dimmer and suddenly stops. The camera will
then cut to a busy shopping street where people are talking, walking and
generally going about their daily lives. The camera will pan down the street
then eventually go inside a building to show two men, laughing who are hacking
into a computer system and it shows their red masked faces. The camera cuts
back to the police investigation room where the policemen are still talking and
discussing the case. The camera zooms into a mid shot of them and shows there
angry and shocked faces as if they know something bad is going to happen to
them. The camera zooms out so to show both of the talking
'That is it then'
'You need to get more evidence, we
need get this killer locked up for a long time'.
The two men finish the chat and get
up to leave as they do so the lights go out. The door is locked and they
suddenly get very cold. The camera shows a tiny bit of light coming from one
small window this is when the police realise that this is linked to the
murder.The camera shoots back to the men hacking into the computer, they are
laughing even louder then before a mad evil laugh. Both of these men then
suddenly stop and look towards the door of the police station and they see the
handle of the door twitching.
‘Shhhhh, don't say a word’ says one hacker to the other
The camera then does a flash back to
the scene of the girl walking in the forest, before she was murdered. As she is
walking through the forest she can hear leaves rustling and twigs snapping.
The girl thinks nothing of this and carries on walking and the camera zooms in
to her texting her boyfriend saying ‘be there in 10’
The scene then cuts to a still shot
of the path where the girl was walking. The camera goes back and you hear the
very loud scream of the girl. The Camera cuts to a shot of the girl lying face
down on the floor with her phone on next to her. The camera cuts to a close up
to the phone and it shows an unfinished text saying ‘This woods is creepy, I
don't like it, please com.................’
The opening credits then plays with
the title 'Hacking The Woods' fading in from black to bright white.
Throughout the opening
sequence there is a dark eerie soundtrack playing underneath the visuals,
This will build up suspense throughout the opening sequence until the opening
credits start to roll when the music became louder and also becomes more
cheery.
The theme that this opening sequence portrays is
quite a dark sense but when the music becomes more happy and cheery you can
tell that it is going to tell the story from before the girl was killed and
why. This film will be very reliant on the audience being able to follow the
story even though there is a lot of backtracking and flashbacks showing the
past and present.
This will be a fairly steadily paced edit because
this will tell enough of the story for it to be understood but short enough to
build suspense.
The colours in the opening sequence will be fairly
subdued because it is fairly dark and gloomy as it shows the crime. After the
opening sequence the colours will change and be quite happy and bright as this
shows before the crime happens and it’s a sort of back story. When the main
story reaches back to the crime then the colours will slowly change back the
the subdued colours as it reaches the crime being solved and the
killers/hackers get caught and arrested
Target audience
The film is a crime thriller which we think will
appeal mostly to older teenagers and younger adult audience of around 16-25
year olds. It is fast pace and includes themes and a storyline we think this
audience will enjoy. The film overall will have a 12 rating because some people
below this age will not be able to follow the film and get its full effect and
the violence and language that this film contains will be too much for them to
see. Over 25s are likely to also enjoy this film but it may be a little too
fast paced and youthful for their liking.
Minutes for meeting 2
Minutes for meeting on the 1/2/13
Present - Will Storey and Tom Jarvis
Items discussed -
Today we finished the starting ideas for the opening scene idea and went about writing a treatment for our film we have decided to call 'Hacking the Wood'.
We had to think clearly about what was going to happen and what would be said and how the whole opening would hang together as well as we could possibly make it.
Actors and actress agreed to play the role so all names in meeting 1 on board.
While working on the storyboard is giving us an idea about how each scene would look in the opening and how it would all hang together.
Props - Phone - We had a think about the objects and things that we would need in the film and made sure these are all accessible for when we wish to film.
So far the planning is going well there have been a few hiccups and some members feel they are doing more work then the others however everyone has agreed to do a fairer amount and not leave it all to one person. We feel we are working towards the final deadline well and feel we should hopefully have done all the planning beforehand when we can start the filming.
Present - Will Storey and Tom Jarvis
Items discussed -
Today we finished the starting ideas for the opening scene idea and went about writing a treatment for our film we have decided to call 'Hacking the Wood'.
We had to think clearly about what was going to happen and what would be said and how the whole opening would hang together as well as we could possibly make it.
Actors and actress agreed to play the role so all names in meeting 1 on board.
While working on the storyboard is giving us an idea about how each scene would look in the opening and how it would all hang together.
Props - Phone - We had a think about the objects and things that we would need in the film and made sure these are all accessible for when we wish to film.
So far the planning is going well there have been a few hiccups and some members feel they are doing more work then the others however everyone has agreed to do a fairer amount and not leave it all to one person. We feel we are working towards the final deadline well and feel we should hopefully have done all the planning beforehand when we can start the filming.
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
Meeting 1
Meeting to discuss brief from client - Thriller opening
Date of Meeting - 8 January 2013
Attended by - Will Storey and Tom Jarvis
Deadline for completion of planning - 28 Jan 13
Deadline for completion - 25 March 13
Today we met to discuss our various ideas for a thriller opening
Agenda 1 - Initial ideas
Agenda 2 - Treatment
Agenda 3 - Identification of production roles
Agenda 4 - Storyboard
Agenda 5 - Recce shots
Agenda 6 - Animatic
Agenda 7 - Risk Assessment
Agenda 8 - Soundtrack experiment
Agenda 9 - Video experiments
Agenda 10 - Shooting schedule
Agenda 11 - Call Sheet
The above items on the agenda to be discussed and allocation of roles be finalised. Realistic dates for deadlines to be discussed and agreed on.
We talked about several different ideas that we both had and talked about each one in detail. Some of the ideas would have been quite fun but on our low budget and time constraints we had to dismiss most of them.
Ideas
1. Hacking the Wood - body found lying in woods, police investigate, hackers try to hinder the investigation
2.Car Smash - Loud crash, body seen by pedestrian but car not seen (Is it the car)
3.The Darkness - Person held to ransom but no one to rescue him
Hacking the Wood - this is our final choice as we feel that it can be achieved with the budget and time that we have. The story is something that we can work on and gives us scope to create real mystery and enigma.
Roles identified - Will - Ideas
Tom - Storyboard
Will and Tom - Filming
Will and Tom - Directors
Tom - Editing
Foley Artist - Will Storey
Recce Shots - Will and Tom
Treatment - Will and Tom
Risk Assessment - Will
Video and Sound experiments - Will and Tom
Animatic and Shooting Schedule - Will and Tom
Call Sheet - Will and Tom
Discussion regarding cast - Actors to be approached for the roles - Mr M Telford, Mr J Daniels, Tom Hackney, Will Storey, Rebecca Malone
Date of Meeting - 8 January 2013
Attended by - Will Storey and Tom Jarvis
Deadline for completion of planning - 28 Jan 13
Deadline for completion - 25 March 13
Today we met to discuss our various ideas for a thriller opening
Agenda 1 - Initial ideas
Agenda 2 - Treatment
Agenda 3 - Identification of production roles
Agenda 4 - Storyboard
Agenda 5 - Recce shots
Agenda 6 - Animatic
Agenda 7 - Risk Assessment
Agenda 8 - Soundtrack experiment
Agenda 9 - Video experiments
Agenda 10 - Shooting schedule
Agenda 11 - Call Sheet
The above items on the agenda to be discussed and allocation of roles be finalised. Realistic dates for deadlines to be discussed and agreed on.
We talked about several different ideas that we both had and talked about each one in detail. Some of the ideas would have been quite fun but on our low budget and time constraints we had to dismiss most of them.
Ideas
1. Hacking the Wood - body found lying in woods, police investigate, hackers try to hinder the investigation
2.Car Smash - Loud crash, body seen by pedestrian but car not seen (Is it the car)
3.The Darkness - Person held to ransom but no one to rescue him
Hacking the Wood - this is our final choice as we feel that it can be achieved with the budget and time that we have. The story is something that we can work on and gives us scope to create real mystery and enigma.
Roles identified - Will - Ideas
Tom - Storyboard
Will and Tom - Filming
Will and Tom - Directors
Tom - Editing
Foley Artist - Will Storey
Recce Shots - Will and Tom
Treatment - Will and Tom
Risk Assessment - Will
Video and Sound experiments - Will and Tom
Animatic and Shooting Schedule - Will and Tom
Call Sheet - Will and Tom
Discussion regarding cast - Actors to be approached for the roles - Mr M Telford, Mr J Daniels, Tom Hackney, Will Storey, Rebecca Malone
Shooting Schedule/Call Sheet
Shooting will began once will have finished the planning of all of it will take place throughout late Feb and March and hopefully be completed by the 8th March.
4 March starting with the forest scene of the girl walking in the wood there have some people jumping out on her them. this will take a few cuts for we will allow around an hour and a half. We will also get the shots of her texting and the phone.
Will need the victim for 1/2 an hour, Hacker 1/2 an hour
Then we will shot the bit with her lying dead in the forest, This will take around 10 minutes to get the few shots of her
Will Need Victim
8 March shot the scene in the police station (in a quiet room in the town hall).
Will Need 2 DCI's for this shot
12th scene with hacker hacking into a computer (use iMac/Macbook in room town hall)
By the 20th will should have done all the filming and be able to start editing it.
4 March starting with the forest scene of the girl walking in the wood there have some people jumping out on her them. this will take a few cuts for we will allow around an hour and a half. We will also get the shots of her texting and the phone.
Will need the victim for 1/2 an hour, Hacker 1/2 an hour
Then we will shot the bit with her lying dead in the forest, This will take around 10 minutes to get the few shots of her
Will Need Victim
8 March shot the scene in the police station (in a quiet room in the town hall).
Will Need 2 DCI's for this shot
12th scene with hacker hacking into a computer (use iMac/Macbook in room town hall)
By the 20th will should have done all the filming and be able to start editing it.
Tuesday, 22 January 2013
Identification of production roles
Ideas- Will
Storyboard- Tom
Filming- Will and Tom
Directing- Will and Tom
Editing- Tom
Sound- Will
Storyboard- Tom
Filming- Will and Tom
Directing- Will and Tom
Editing- Tom
Sound- Will
Risk Assessment
As the appointed health and safety manager for this project I am carrying out a risk assessment as follows.
Tripping and slipping: Medium Risk - There is a risk of tripping whilst filming in the woods due to the following; twigs, exposed tree roots, boulders, stones, wires and cabling from the filming equipment, dolly tracking, slipping on muddy, icy, wet and uneven surfaces. Tripping may also occur in the studio when filming inside, editing and meetings etc.
Plans to reduce risk - Locate a reasonably clear and easily accessible path in the woods. Clear away debris or obstacles that may pose a risk to the actors and filming crew. Check weather forecast to establish the chance of hazardous weather. To reduce the risk of tripping/slipping during filming and all indoor locations, I will ensure that all flooring is free from obstacles and moisture. Cables from computers and equipment will be secured and not left hanging or dragging across paths. Signs will be put out to warn cast and crew of any hazards.
Theft of equipment: Low risk - All equipment will be signed for and signed back in to a locked location. Equipment will not be left unsupervised when not in use.
Accident or illness to cast and crew - Low to medium risk - Little can be done to prevent accident/ illness, however there are people on standby who are willing to stand-in if called.
Weather conditions - Medium Risk - Again, nothing can be done about the weather, however dates for further filming have been penciled in, in the event of bad weather.
Equipment failure - Low risk - All equipment will be checked thoroughly by experts prior to filming,editing etc and back ups on standby in worse case scenario.
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