Friday 5 February 2010

Shot List



Storyboarding

Storyboarding


Pre-credits:
1. Close up pan of gangsters faces.
2. Mid-long shot of kid being beaten up.
3. Close up pan shows the rest of gang.
4. Long shot of the gang sitting on the wall.
5. Close up of detectives face.
6. Long shot of the hang standing against a wall.
7. Extreme long shot of the gang with the film title above them.



Shots in order post preliminary introduction:
1. Close up shot of light bulb turning on.
2. Medium length shot of the detective sitting at a table in the room.
3. Close up shot of newspaper.
4. side medium shot showing detective at table, face covered up.
5. medium shot slightly tilted upwards behind the detective showing him being fired.
6. Birds eye shot of detective sitting at desk.
7. Long shot of gang walking down a road.
8. Over the shoulder shot of detective sitting at table.
9. Side medium shot of gangster against wall.
10. Close up of light flickering in room.
11. Long shot from slightly above showing gang playing pool.
12. Over the shoulder shot of detective in the room writing on paper.
13. Low shot of detectives feet and legs under the table.
14. Medium long shot of detective sitting down at the table, facing from the front.
15. medium long shot of gangsters walking away down a street.
16. medium close up from the front of detective sitting at the table.
17. Close up of gangsters face, cigarette in mouth.
18. Close up of detectives eye.
19. Medium close up of gangsters face with a cigarette.
20. Medium close up with a slight tilt upwards of detectives face.
21. Shot of light turning off.


5/2/10


Today after college we are planning to film the 'gang' sequence, which are presented in the flashback format. We will be recruiting several of our close companions, so that there will be a natural on screen chemistry. Preferably we will use a setting that contains graffiti on a run down wall to create the atmosphere of a deprived area.

Tuesday 2 February 2010

Setting - Office Area


We've found a location where we're planning to shoot the office scene of the protagonist frantically working. The setting is located within the college and i currently used as a utility area for the cleaners etc. We believe that it conveys the appropriate and desired atmosphere, as it is dingy and dark.

Title Font


We've found a font title that we've chosen. We believe it matches convention of films such as 'This is England'.

Title Shortlist

We still haven't come to a solid conclusion in reference to the film title. However we have shortlisted the title 'Victus Vir'. This would also act as the name of the protagonist. 'Victus' is a pun of 'Vicus' which translates to 'Street' in latin. 'Vir' is a direct translation to 'Hero' in latin. We believe the term 'Street Hero' would be relevant as the protagonist os of heroic nature, but on a smaller scale - on the streets; as opposed to a Roman war hero, Victus would be the contemporary equivalent.

However there are several problems which have occurred to us. for example, the name 'Victus Vir' appears to be out of context and of some eastern European decent, whereas our character is a British detective.

Monday 1 February 2010

TImes and Dates we will be filming.

Our plan will be to film on the 6th of February for the whole day. For this me, Justin and Ruaridh will film the section of the opening where the protagonist is in the room. This will involve setting up a room and filming various shots of Justin as the protagonist. Also, if we do have time we will film sections of the flashbacks but we were mainly planning on filming the flashbacks a week later with our fourth member of our group, Will.

List of equipment

Video camera
Tri-pod
Props
Wheelchair for steady filming
Jackets/shirts
Notebook
Chair
Desk

Make up/Hair

Make up will not be necessary for any of our characters as the scene will be mostly dark and we do not need any make up to create any specific affect. The person we will be using for our protagonist already has dark medium length hair which is what we will need so we will have to change nothing with him. For the gangsters there will also have to be no significant change as these scenes will be very quick so attention to detail will not be entirely necessary. As long as characters are dressed appropriately this will suffice.

Lighting - effect - equipment

As the atmosphere for our thriller opening will be predominantly dark. The lighting will be low key in the room with the protagonist. If possible, we will want one dim light bulb in the middle of the room above the protagonist so it provides a spotlight on the protagonist as well as dimly lighting the whole room around him. For the flashbacks we will film as it gets dark so it continues with the atmosphere of the credits. If we were to film in the day it would contrast too much with the shots of the man in the room.


Props

Props will be minimalistic as for most of the scene the filming will take place in one room. In the room there will be mostly open space in darkness. In the middle of the room we will put a desk and a chair where the protagonist will sit. Also, we will collect numerous articles to put on the walls so we can pan over these with the camera. A single notebook and pen will be on the desk which the protagonist will be using.
In the flashbacks there will be only limited use of props. Perhaps fake weapons for the gangsters.

Costume

As our scene will be in low key lighting then costume is not a vital issue with our protagonist. However, he will be dressed in a dark jacket and all round dark clothing. In the flashbacks when the detective is remembering his assignment we see the Gang that he worked with all own similar jackets (Harrington) to make it obvious that they are all part of a gang. These will also be darkly coloured to go with the whole theme of the opening titles. Below is an example of the costume for the gangsters. These jackets were also used by skin head gangsters in real life so this will add context to the scene.

List of thing to do.

Costume
props
lighting
make-up
list of equipment
times and dates you want to film including back up plan
locations
actors
production roles-camera, actors, directors, producer, production, coordinator etc.
Test photos/footage