Shots Taken From Tuesday

Here are some pictures which were taken from Barry's phone on Tuesday 17th January, this was the day we filmed the interrogation scene for our project. We decided to use the drama room on the basis of it being very dark, easily accesible and already had a bunch of equipment which we would need including the table and two chairs. We did not run into many problems whilst filming however there wer issues which mainly revolved around the camera, as twice the camera ran out of memory, this resulted us in trying to delete the previous shots which were taken with the camera (which we were not part of), this was very time consuming on both occasions however we eventually found how to delete previous files on the camera. My main issue with using this room was lighting, I was not confident that we would be able to fill the space made by masses of posters etc which made the scene look like a school, however we did find a light (which we are choosing not to mention anymore details) which helped us greatly and allowed us to create very intrigueing shots which should help make the scene slightly more "girtty". Bearing in my mind these were taking from Barry's phone which means the actual footage will not look like this properly however this is just a glimpse of whats to come. We still have the flashback sequence to film which we hope to finish by the beginning of next week.

Murder Costume

Here is the costume which I should be wearing during the murder scene within our project, the reason I chose this is mainly through it being predominantly dark clothing as well as a 'fiery' red aspect to it with the red t-shirt which should either reflect the danger I will bring towards the other characters or allow me to resemble blood with the red clothing. There is also a faint but noticeable RAF badge on the jacket which may or may not come in use but it can help reflect a more aggressive and possibly strategic aspect towards my character as my character will end up blaming Barry's character for a murder. On the t-shirt there is also a caption which states "university of life" emphasizing a more rebellious and slightly more sinister aspect. Bearing in mind these particular aspects of clothing may change by the time of the final piece it still means it is very likely I will be using this uniform as there are many aspects of it which should create the hopeful effect on the audience we are trying to do. It is also much more casual which should reflect on the suit I will also be wearing within the interrogation half of the sequence.

'Working Class' Costume

Here are some pictures which Barry has taken of his own personal tracksuit which will be used within our sequence to reflect the everyday 'working class' man. This should correspond well with the very 'posh' and upper-class suit which I shall be wearing when reflecting the detective thus indicating a significant difference between the two characters. Tracksuits are also a typical feature of 'chavs' in the media, 'chavs' are very typically represented in the media as being criminals, prisoners etc. This should play to our advantage as initially it will seem to the audience that the 'chav' character is a criminal, however througout the course of the sequence it should end up revealing that the 'chav' character is actually innocent and is instead being blamed for a murder in which he has not taken part in which should help subdue the representation of typical 'working class' people.

Time Schedule

Week 1 - Ensure that all pre-planning is complete e.g. gathering props and finalising storyboard and script. Gather props and find a female actor.

Week 2 - Decide upon colour / tonal use of flash backs and present time - prophase run a test. Create a study logo and running clip for pre editing. Book camera and schedule meeting days and begin to bring all equitment needed for interrogation shoot e.g. torches and lamp. 
Ensure camera is charged and memory card is inserted.

Week 3 - Begin shooting interrogation scene, idealy having at least half of the squence shots done before the end of the week.

Week 4 - Finish shooting interrogation scene, begin house scene and finish up to tunnel set.

Week 5 - Start shooting tunnel scene of Ryan and Sophie, finish. Start shooting attack scene in tunnel and finish.

Week 6 - Hand back camera for media file conversion. Begin to record voice overs  Bring laptop for voice recording.

Week 7 - Create title opening sequence as follows - Insitute (WarnerBros.), studio (DynamiteKittystudios) and finally opening credits / opening squence of film / title. Have opening titles finished and title.
Bring laptop for Adobe After Effects use.

Week 8 - Begin to edit video footage only. (possible rough cut for blog)
Bring laptop

Week 9 - Aim to rough finish video footage without effects or sound. (possible rough cut for blog)
Bring laptop

Week 10 - Begin to add sound e.g. music, incidental themes and voice overs and produce a rough cut.
Bring laptop

Week 11 - Fix any errors in current rough cut. (possible rough cut for blog)
Bring laptop

Week 12 - Begin to add lighting effects such as brightened, serial colour and sepia tone - finish film opening squence.
Bring laptop

Week 13 - Finish editing by joining credits, film and title effectively.
Bring laptop

Storyboard

http://katiesawesomeasmediablog.blogspot.com/2012/01/story-board.html

Here is a link to Katie's blog in which she has posted a storyboard which she made on 'paint', the storyboard should help us when filming our sequence as we can refer to what camera angles should be used in specific situations, despite this being a storyboard, it is still changeable, just because shots have been described here does not mean we need to fulfil every single shot within the storyboard on the day of shooting as this is only a first draft and we may come up with other ideas from now until the actual shoot.

Script

http://katiesawesomeasmediablog.blogspot.com/2012/01/actor-script.html

Here is a link to Katie's post of our script, I initially made a script however Katie decided that mine had way too much information within it and thus meant she took it home over the weekend to take out any camera angles and other information deemed to unnecessary for a script, this is the result she came back with, its interesting to note she also cut a fair bit of dialogue (since we heard that masses of dialogue, specifically in voiceover may corrupt aspects of the sequence in some way), overall I think its good, thankfully she has not changed to much so the image I had in my head when I initially wrote the script is still there, I will try and post my original script as soon as possible however currently it does not seem to be uploading through my computer so I will try and do it in school tomorrow if it works.

Props and Costumes

Here are some props and a costume which I think would be very good to utilize within our sequence. The spatula at the end we are treating as a last resort which means it is unlikely we will end up using this, however I have taken a picture of a spatula which is in my house which kind of resembles a knife, the reason it is not a real knife is obviously because it would be very difficult to use a real knife without being arrested by the police (as it will be used in public, although not in an open area, it is still in a public area which may cause severe disturbances). The first image shows my suit which i will be wearing with a police badge on the side, whilst the second image shows a prop which will be used to knock-out one of the characters (although the actual action will not be seen). There is also a torch, this may or may not be used but I have posted it to show an example of what should be used in order to bring light into the dark interrogation room, it is important to keep continuity with this so we will have to ensure the torch stays in the same position throughout the sequence.

Call Sheet and Shot Sheet

Shot Sheet

Call Sheet

As part of our pre-production we have made a call sheet and shot sheet in order to ensure we keep notes on individual parts of our sequence in order to organize the sequence more effectively as well as counter-act any confusion which may occur. As you can see each box is currently blank, this is because on the day of shooting (or organizing for the shoot) we will print out several of these and then fill them in as a group to ensure everything is organized. In terms of organization this is a great tool to use in order to ensure there are no missing shots and also to keep continuity as accurate as possible, continuity will be difficult to ensure properly in our sequence as there are frequent shots of bodies laying on the floor in different angles which may cause continuity in terms of body position, to combat this it will be good for some of us to take ether a camera or a camera phone to take pictures so that we can ensure continuity of body positions as well as clothing etc.  The difference between the two sheets is simple, the shot sheet logs which shots have been taken as well as any issues revolving the shot or what is necessary within the shot whilst the call sheet will be useful to organize time arrangements and necessary equipment for the day of the shoot. The first image shown is our shot sheet therefore the second image is the call sheet.

Props and Costumes

As a group we have decided that props and costumes are a vital part of our sequence and we have equally split our group into different sections and jobs to fulfil, the job I have been allocated is props and costumes, mainly this will consist of me ensuring I have a smart suit as well as each of the actors have clothes which are suited to their character. In terms of the clothes, there is a women character who will need to wear either very exotic clothing or clothing which adheres to exotic behaviour such as bright red. The 'prisoner' character should wear an outfit similar to something like a tracksuit, this adheres to the representation of social class with a 'chav' type figure being a 'prisoner' whilst the sophisticated  detective character wears a suit which contrasts with the 'prisoner' character's tracksuit and thus indicates the middle class ruling over the working class.

I will also need a small tape recorder which will be used in order to highlight that the 'prisoner' character is being interviewed by a detective figure. There may also be use of a police badge or at least something which highly resembles a police badge which would be used in order to highlight to the audience that the detective character is indeed a detective. I have not yet come across these two props in person, although I am ensured I should be able to get them from a family friend, I am willing to discuss and borrow some of these props from any friends if any feel like borrowing us any

Possible Location for Interrogation

I feel utilizing the drama room within our school could be interesting to use in our project, the reason this has become a main location which has often been referred to is the fact that the room is very dark, this is very important as we're planning on having the room completely black, apart from one of the characters faces, this will mean we may need to use small but powerful torches to highlight the characters face, unfortunately there were teachers within the classroom at the point in which I took these pictures so the room is not fully dark as the lights are switched on. The strengths of using this room will consist mainly of availability, it is likely we may be able to use this room (as long as we ensure we are allowed) after school and thus will mean we will not need to travel far distances. There is also the strength that the room is very big and thus will mean that we should be able to use all the camera shots we wish to use. The weaknesses are very few, but still apparent, sometimes there may be issues concerning availability as if students are required to stay back then this will cause issues with filming, there is also an issue that making the room look like an interrogation room and not a school may be difficult, however because we're planning to make the room as dark as possible with only very few lights should mean we can combat this, using torches and other applications should be able to combat this if done correctly, this will mean we will need to ensure continuity when concerning the lighting. Teachers may also not allow us to film in this area which could cause disruptions, however we should hopefully be able to use this room to its full potential if we're capable.

The final two shots in this post are two shots which I wish to replicate (to some degree, not fully) within this location. The first picture is an image that replicates a similar image as to what the actual sequence should look like (obviously beside the mass amount of chairs, bright blue background and very bright lighting).

Script is Finished (at least for now)

Over the holidays I took it upon myself to devise a script I think we should use within our project, recently I have been working on it in more depth and was due to post it today, however my computer is not working properly right now hence I am using my friends computer, however I planned to use my school time tomorrow to convert the document and post it on here.

Shots which should be included

Here are some examples of shots which i think should be utilized within our final project, the first shot is a close up canted shot, reflecting disorientation and bewilderment whilst the second shot reflects anger, corruption and presents a dark atmosphere, the use of the canted shot I feel would be useful to use when revealing the murderer in the flashback sequence as it reflects the disorientation that the audience is supposed to feel as they will just be coming to terms with what exactly has just happened. The second shot should be used when the two characters are discussing dialogue in the interrogation scene as it reflects the victim's frustration that he is currently feeling. The third shot is from an idea I had to include the opening title of our project, unfortunately the majority of software's on my computer which would add text to the image appear to not be working right now so I have decided to simply show the shot here and nothing else, the third shot would be used to reveal the title of our project, and I used this simply because I feel a simple cup of tea or coffee each have clear a link to sophistication  which is a typical feature in crime films.