Rough Cut 2

Miss Barber gave us feedback for our rough cut 2, many positive notes to add in comparison to our rough cut 1.
Our institutional logo looked great and matched the film perfectly, we needed to consider sound effects for the end scene, as it sounded out of pitch with the rest of the film. We needed to add titles in but felt as if we wouldn't do this until the final cut and then everything would be finished. We needed to re-do some of the shots as the picture quality was out of focus, just some small touches to finish the final product off.
Finally, a small but annoying mistake was made misspelling the word 'association' in the opening institutional logo.

Rough Cut 1

Mrs Willcox gave us feedback for our rough cut 1, what we needed to was add in logos and titles to make sure the opening scene looked professional.
We were also told to steady the footage so it wasn't too shaky and again look professional for a film. Addition to this we needed to make the phone text much closer and clearer so it would be easier for the audience to see what it said. The transition match was very slick and clear that was well presented, but we needed to slow the footage down to prevent it from going too fast and making it look finished.
We needed to ensure our film title goes after the first two actors names to follow the conventions.

Shot Layout and Plan for Editing

We have now collected all of our shots and now we need to put them together to create the film opening. I am creating a storyboard to help organise the shots and what order they are going to be put in to help prepare for editing so we know how the film opening will run and therefore the narrative will make sense.

 Institutional logo animation

 Establishing shot, over the shoulder shot - introducing the location and themes

 Medium shot - introducing the character Pete

Extreme close up shot - introducing some narrative so the audience have an idea of what is happening, foreshadowing what's happening as we see Pete and his wife on the background picture

 Long shot - Pete leaving the location he is in

 Close up shot - following Pete as he leaves

 Long shot

 Close up shot - varied heights to make more intriguing

 Long shot, panning shot - as we follow him leaving the destination

 Wipe transition into medium shot that is zoomed in - still following Pete but in new location

 Medium shot with slight pan - behind characters so you can't tell who the other character is

 Close up shot - make the film more interesting as viewer sees from different perspective, draws more attention to the bag he collected from the dealer

 Establishing shot - presenting what time it is

 Medium shot, tracking shot - as Pete begins to arrive at the destination

 Close up - on bag as that is what is being delivered so it is important for the narrative

 Tracking shot, slightly over the shoulder - so we can see other characters in the distance that he is about to meet

 Panning shot - as Pete arrives to meet Sebastian and the Guard

 Over the shoulder shot - Pete in centre of frame as he is the important character and new characters are introduced

 Close up using 180 degree rule - as Sebastian speaks

 Medium shot using 180 degree rule

 Long over the shoulder shot using 180 degree rule - so the viewer can see all the characters in action

 Long shot using 180 degree rule with slight pan - as he gives the package

 Medium shot

 Close up - on Pete as he gets more concerned

 Medium shot - both share shot as they become weaker characters in the situation (less dominant)

 Close up using 180 degree rule, 1st shot in a shot reverse shot - Pete becoming more dominant

 Close up using 180 degree rule, 2nd shot in shot reverse shot - Sebastian becoming weaker

 Medium shot using 180 degree rule, 3rd shot in shot reverse shot - Pete becomes dominant as he reaches for gun and begins to trick Sebastain

 Medium shot - as Sebastian opens package

 Extreme close up - so the audience can see what was in the package

 Medium shot - on characters as they are no longer dominant and realised they have been tricked

Medium shot - on Pete as he shoots but we don't see who he shoots leaving a cliff hanger

Filming Diary

We first decided to film on the 9th of March, this is because it was a really good day to film as the sun was shining bright with hardly any clouds getting a great sunset for our establishing shot. We were originally going to film only on the fields with him walking around, we then made a change for him to meet a mysterious person on the bench to create tension and making the audience have questions. This was to create effect and fit perfectly throughout the film opening.

A week later on the 16th March we came back to the location to get some better and clearer shots. e.g. A close up on the phone so it's easier for the audience to see. We had consider the weather on this day as it needed to be similar to the previous day otherwise the shots would be different and the film opening wouldn't flow properly as you would be able to tell its filmed on different days. We also went to collect a couple more shots for the film to flow through a lot more smoother.

We then filmed on the 18th of March for the final location under a tunnel with all actors to finish off the ending of the film.

Filming Schedule

Our filming schedule includes a variety of different days so it is not crammed all into 1 day and felt like it has been rushed. We also needed more time to get the sunset in both locations and couldn't get to both of them in the same day.

First day of filming - Thursday 9th March 2017 from 17:30 - 19:00 With Joshua Carter (Our main character).

Second day of filming - Thursday 16th March 2017 from 17:30 - 19:00 With Joshua Carter.

Third day of filming - Saturday 18th March 2017 from 18:00 - 19:30 With Joshua Carter and Alexander Ratcliffe.

Fourth day of filming - 22nd March 2017 from 17:00 - 19:00 with Joshua Carter, Alexander Ratcliffe and Chris Phillips.

Actors Consent Forms

Final Costumes

For the costumes, our final decisions for the piece stayed the same as our initial ideas which were to have Pete in a suit and jeans so appears casual and Sebastian wears a full suit to make him appear more powerful. We are also having the guard wear a balaclava and the dealer wearing a hoodie. They will be wearing these costumes throughout the whole film opening as it takes place in the same period of time.

This is the costume for Pete. We wanted him to wear a dark blazer so that he could wear black jeans with it, and the reason for this is because we didn't what him to wear blue jeans otherwise he would look too casual. I think the dark jeans and blazer work well because from a distance you can't tell that the trousers are jeans.

This is the costume for Sebastian. We wanted him to wear a different colour to Pete otherwise they would look too similar so we had his costume as a blue blazer and trousers. We didn't want him to wear jeans otherwise he would look too casual and he needed to appear more dressed up than Pete as his character is meant to be represented as more powerful.

This is the costume for the dealer. We wanted him to wear a hoodie so that he looked casual but hidden so you couldn't tell who he was. We added a bomber jacket as well to make him look more casual and would fit in more with the sort of things the public would wear.

This is the costume for the guard. We wanted him to wear a balaclava but we made him wear a black hat as well to hide his face more. Beforehand we hadn't considered much about what clothing he would be wearing but we decided he should wear a black hoodie with trousers as he is dressed casual and slightly smart. We also chose for him to wear gloves to make him look more prepared to fight if he needed to as he is representing a guard. He will be holding a gun as well as a prop.

I think the costumes worked well with the narrative for the film opening as they suited the personalities of the characters and helped make it clear on what type of people the characters were and the genre of the film.

Final Mise Decisions

For props, our final decisions were kept the same as our initial thoughts which was to have two guns, two iPhones, a mars bar and a brief case. We used Josh and Alex's phones as the props and Alex had a black bag which we used as the brief case because we couldn't get one for the task.

We used the iPhones for the phone call shots and at the beginning for when Pete received a text for when he was meeting Sebastian. We changed his phone background to him and someone else who represents his wife to foreshadow the story slightly.

We used the guns for the ending of the film opening when Sebastian and Pete meet up. We thought that having the guns before this point wasn't necessary as there was no reason to have them due to the storyline. We used them for the last shots as it was relevant for the guard to have one because its his job to protect Sebastian, and to make use of it we made the guard hold it up at Pete which is when Pete used the other gun.

We used this bag as the brief case throughout the whole film opening as it is an important subject towards the narrative which consists of it being delivered to Sebastian. It worked well for what we had as it wasn't specifically a brief case. For the last few shots in the meet up scene we had the mars bar inside an envelope which was inside the bag which were the extra props we used. The mars bar was important for the narrative as that is what was being delivered, and it represents the genre of comedy for the film.

For the lighting, we want to film during the day and in the evening to show time passing by. For the first few shots we used natural lighting because extra lighting wasn't necessary and we were filming outside with enough light to see what's happening. When it got dark we used a range of slightly low key lighting in the shots of the sun setting and Pete walking to the destination to higher key lighting in the tunnel so it was clear for the camera to see what was happening. The tunnel had lighting in it which want we used and we used the lighting from street lamps and cars for when Pete was walking towards the tunnel.

We found the mise worked well for what we put together as we had a suitable amount of props that played a part for the narrative, the location suited the genre, and the lighting worked fine as we had a clear image of what was going on.