planning- pitch

Title-  Fistful of steel

Genre- Thriller

Form- Short film

Location-  Somewhere quiet / garages

Time- Present /late afternoon

Cinematography-  Holly Paterson
Characters-
Adam (Antagonist)-Ollie Woodward
Stanley (Protagonist)-Malcolm Pocock

Plot outline-
Stanley owes Adam money for a previous drug deal in which Stanley could not afford to pay so Adam had helped him get out of being beaten and hunted down. Stanley is walking after returning from hiding and is walking through the streets which will allow the voice over to explain what has happened previously between them two and for the two minutes we will have the camera following him. The scene will then end when Stanley finally bumps into Adam and cuts which will leave an enigma with the audience.

Target audience- age 15+ people who enjoy thrillers/fighting scenes

 Influential films- Sherlock Holmes – fight scene

Done by Malcolm

planning- budget

Done by Ollie

planning- time management

initial ideas-to be completed by Malcolm Pocock- done on 3rd November

Pitch-to be completed by Holly Paterson, Ollie Woodward and Malcolm Pocock- done 14th November 2014

Pitch feedback- to be completed by Holly Paterson, Ollie Woodward and Malcolm Pocock- done on 21st November 2014

Story board/Animatic- to be completed by Holly Paterson - done on 28th November2014

Shot list- to be completed by Holly Paterson- done on 26th November 2014

Shot schedule- to be completed by Ollie Woodward- will be done by 12th December 2014

script- to be completed by Ollie Woodward and Malcolm Pocock- will be done by 12th December 2014

Equipment list- to be completed by Holly Paterson- done on 3rd December 2014

Costumes,props,makeup- to be completed by Holly Paterson- will be done by 13th December 2014

Location Shots- to be completed by Ollie Woodward- done on 24th November 2014

Call sheet- to be completed by Ollie Woodward- by  5th December

Risk Assessment- completed by Holly Paterson, Ollie Woodward and Malcolm Pocock- done by 20th November 2014

Music/sound- will be completed by Holly Paterson- will be done by 15th December 2014

Done by Ollie

planning-initial ideas

done by Malcolm Pocock

planning- costume and makeup

For the costumes in our film the characters Adam and Stanley were dressed slightly different Stanley was dressed more casually where as Adam was dressed more smart looking.
Stanley wore a green parker coat with a brown, white and grey scarf, black jeans with white trainers.
Adam was wearing a smart black fitted coat with a beige jumper underneath, black skinny jeans and black loafers. From what the characters are wearing it can tell you a lot about the character. You would usually know how wealthy the character is and where the character would come from.

planning- call sheet

Done by Ollie

Shooting day	Scene	Location	Setting	Time of day
12th December	Opening of the film	In Alleyway/Garages	Cold and dark	AM
Actors	Playing	Cinemagraphy	Costume	Director
Ollie Woodward	Adam	Holly Paterson	Smart, dark clothing	Ollie Woodward
Malcolm Pocock	Stanley	Both actors needed for whole of the scene.	Hoodie and jeans
Sign In		Sign out

malcolms nine frame

1.     1-  In frame 1 we see the main character holding two shotguns us. He has a distressed look on his face, which could mean he has just had a disagreement with other characters in the movie. The leather jacket implies that he might have a lot of money due to drug dealing, leather jackets can also be a stereotype for someone who is a ‘thug’ and this is portrayed by the producer. He looks like he has just come out of the door behind him which implies that he has just had the disagreement or has been given orders.

2.    2-   In frame 2, there are 4 characters in the shot. They all look like they are planning something big by their facial expressions as they all look very serious and concentrated on what they are doing. They all look like business men by the way they are dressed as they are all dressed in smart, black suits this also shows a stereotype of dealing with business. The fact they are all surrounded by antique possessions show that they all are wealthy (most likely from doing illegal things like dealing drugs or stealing) the different eights of characters within this shot allows viewers to not be confused and highlights level of authority.

3.  3-     In frame 3 we see that the character is being very threatening by the way he points his finger, we can also tell he is being threatening by his facial expression as he is clenching his jaw and frowning – this makes him look angry and frustrated. He is probably known for wearing a big leather jacket as he wears it all through his scenes; this may be known as his ‘business jacket’. The background is unusual as the wallpaper is palm trees, so this must mean that the character causes a scene in the calmest places.

4.       4-In frame 4 we see a very smartly dressed black man. This man looks like he is very high up by the way he is dressed in all black and especially in a blazer, as a blazer may suggest he is a high rank in his business. The background he is in suggests he is in a very sophisticated office. His facial expressions show power as he is looking down on who he is looking at which also shows evidence that he is in a high position.

5.      5- Within frame 5 we see a medium close up used to allow viewers to see the characters emotional state in which we see is very distressed and threatening by the use of pointing his finger.  We also see that he is of a high level due to the expensive clothes he is wearing.

6.       6-Frame 6 is a 4 frame with all 4 of the characters in a car in which viewers can clearly see facial expressions. One character is on the phone so the use of this implies that the characters are working to perform a job which requires all 4 of the characters to do.

7.      7- Frame 7 is of all 3 which is a wide shot as we can clearly see allcharacters by only having three characters suggests to viewers that one character has been lost during the job which is of high importance.

8.      8- In frame 8 a medium wide shot is used to show the surroundings of where the characters are and highlighting the props and here the lighting is dim to give an eerie and sinister view point of what is about to happen.

9.       9- In frame 9 a medium long shot has been used to yet again establish where the characters now are and what they are drinking and how they are socialising in a typical gentleman environment

By Malcolm pocock

preliminary task-pitch

Pitch

Title; back to the 60's

Genre; Drama

Location(s); Field

Time; Past, Present Future

Characters; Kane ,Alice, Harry

Camera; Holly

Plot outline;

Married couple arguing (Kennedy & Malcolm) Alice goes to her room and reads her favourite book about the events of the 1940’s. After she calms down she takes a walk by herself and see’s a 1940’s car drive past and realises that she’s in a completely different time. Harry comes up to Alice and asks where a address is, but Alice just looks at him confused As he is dressed in old fashioned clothes. Alice persuades Harry that she is from a different time and misses her husband so Harry helps her get back to the 21^st century before she is stuck there forever.

Done by Malcolm 

planning- equipment

Equipment-

for our main task we will not be using much equipment but we will be using:
A Camera
A Tripod
A Podcast

we will need the camera to film our film and to take pictures of our location. we will be using the tripod so that we could have a steady movement shot when either following a character or when having a wide shot. we used the podcast when Malcolm had to do a voice over for his character Stanley.

planning- location shots

location shots-
Our location shots would most likely be in a garage setting/abandoned area. we have found a big alley way which backs onto garages. cars can come up or down the path.we have chosen this location as we will be able to film with no interruptions and no noise, but this will also create an intense atmosphere when Malcolm (Stanley) is walking up the alley and also between the two characters as it will make the effect of the fight scene look better.

Within our location we have changed our first area of choice which was the garages due to the length of time it took to get to this location and limited space we had within this location.
So in replacement to this we have chosen to film in a housing estate as it sets the realistic features of everyday life and having an ordinary teenager walking through with a want for revenge and a dark past.

Done by Ollie and Malcolm

planning-action plan

Action plan-
what has been done?
what needs to be done?
who is going to do it?
when is it going to be completed?

initial ideas-completed by Malcolm Pocock
Pitch-completed by Holly Paterson, Ollie Woodward and Malcolm Pocock
Pitch feedback- completed by Holly Paterson, Ollie Woodward and Malcolm Pocock
Story board/Animatic- completed by Malcolm Pocock
Shot list- completed by Holly Paterson
Shot schedule- completed by Ollie Woodward
script- completed by Ollie Woodward and Malcolm Pocock
Equipment list- completed by Holly Paterson
Costumes,props,makeup- Holly Paterson
Location Shots- completed by Ollie Woodward
Call sheet- will be completed by Ollie Woodward
Risk Assessment- completed by Holly Paterson, Ollie Woodward and Malcolm Pocock
Music/sound- will be completed by Holly Paterson

planning- risk assessment

risk assessment-

There wont be many risks with in the making and organizing of our film, as we will be filming sensibly and safely, making sure that we do well and do not have anything going wrong. The risks that may occur would be things like cars being in the road, as our film  is located in an alley way which cars can access and come through, but we will prevent this by making sure the road is clear when we are filming. If any cars do come onto the road we will simply pause our filming and move to one side. Another risk could be when Ollie and Malcolm start to fight, they could accidentally hit each other. this will be prevented by being careful and safe as we have researched into stage fighting and know the correct way for the film to look as if they are hitting each other but really they are not, making it look realistic and brutal.

Done by Ollie

planning- shot list

Camera angles for our task.

a variety of shots will be used but the main ones will be:

establishing shot 

medium close up

medium long shot

high angle shot 

low angle shot 

shot reverse shot 

side shot 

reaction shot 

two person shot

Done by Holly Paterson

Definitely Maybe 2 minute opening notes

Two Minute opening to Definitely Maybe

Animated production logo                                                                 (showed for 20 Secs)

Production company                                                                           (showed for 12 Secs)

Universal pictures presents                                                                 (showed for 5 Secs)

Short clip                                                                                                (showed for 10 Secs)

Studio logo                                                                                                (showed for 2 Secs)

Short clip                                                                                                (showed for 10 Secs)

Working title                                                                                            (showed for 2 Secs)

Short clip                                                                                                (showed for 40 Secs)

An Adam Brooks film Director/Producer                                                                (showed for 5 Secs)

Title of Film                                                                                                             (showed for 7 Secs)

Actor names main Characters                                                                                 (showed for 6 Secs)

Mise-en-scene

 Business envelop on the table                                                (shown at 40 secs)

·      The characters name & address was shown on the envelope               (shown at 42 Secs)

·      You can see his dress sense and that he was working in an office by all the things around him.  Tall building surrounding him (shown at 44 secs)

·      Can see that in the envelope were divorce papers  (shown at 55 secs)

·      He has his own office which says he is high in his job (shown at 1 minute 6 secs)

·      Can see another chair in his office, which tells us he deals with clients. (show at 1 minute 19 secs)

·      Shows us the time of the day. Bright sunshine and busy street. (shown at I minute 21 secs)

·      Shows us how busy the place is lots of traffic and people walking. He puts his headphones in. (shown at 1 minute 23 secs)

·      Shows you all the yellow taxi’s which stereotypes that it is in new york as its very busy. (shown at 1 minute 43 secs)

·      Can see different landmarks including grand central station and buildings. (shown at 51^st Street)

Sound

§  Started with music with the universal production

§  Sound Bridge logo

§  39 seconds in there is a dialogue ‘Hi Will, A package for you’ and a package drops to the desk.

§  42 seconds in there are clicking sounds coming from wills pen, suggest he is nervous about the package.

§  49 seconds in there is a voice over like a narrative/set up of the story

§  51 seconds in you can hear the sound of the papers coming out of the envelope

Dialogue is- 

I don't think anyone ever imagines

on their wedding day

they'll be part of the 46%

that doesn't live happily ever after. 

Will?

Just heard we got the Quaker Oats account.

Way to go.

You must be completely psyched.

Then again,

I never thought I'd spend my days,

             weeks and years working

in an advertising agency

trying to figure out how to get kids to eat

Cap'n Crunch instead of Froot Loops.

But Tuesdays and Fridays

are my favorite days.

I get out of work early, and I go pick up

my daughter, Maya, from school.

Now, it's a great feeling when you find

the right track to go with the day.

And today, I have found

the absolute perfect song.

             Bitches, they can kiss my...

             The other perfect song.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

But sometimes, no matter

how carefully you plan your playlist,

there is no right track for what awaits you.

Camera work

·      Close up of envelope- can see the address and Name. cuts to next shot.

·      Medium close up- can see will’s facial expression and you can see the background which are buildings and the environment of the office.

·      Cut to title on a black screen

·      Close up of the envelope but the tilt is used and you can see his reaction (which is known as reaction shot) to the envelope as if he knows exactly what is in this envelope.

·      Close up is used to show what is inside the envelope and viewers will clearly be able to see that it is divorce papers.

·      Pushing in is used to show in more detail what is written on the papers

·      Cut to title on black screen

·      Reaction/medium shot is used showing his facial expression and reaction to having these papers in his hand.

·      Cut to colleague at the door. Medium close up is used which shows her facial expression, which is happy.

·       Close up to will’s facial expression of what his colleague had just said to him, he sarcastically smiles.

·      Cuts back to a master shot of Will at his desk having a second look at the divorce papers.

·      Wide/long shot which shows you more about his environment.

·      Cut to exterior shot

·      Tracking is used while Will is walking to pick his daughter up from school using hand held camera low.

·      Cut to close up to Will putting his headphone in each ear.

·      Cut to him choosing a song on his ipod

·      Shot reverse shot used from his ipod to his face to his ipod then back to his face.

·      Over the shoulder shot used

·      Split screen used continuously on his journey showing things around him like yellow taxi’s, a lot of people walking and landmarks until the end of the 2 minutes. We then know the film is set in new york.