Sunday 4 December 2011
Saturday 3 December 2011
Questionaire
Please take the time to fill out my questionaire...
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Friday 2 December 2011
Storyboard
Here are the original storyboard ideas that for our trailer, however not all shots went to plan.
Monday 28 November 2011
Magazine and Poster Mock-Ups
These are a basic outline on what I should expect my Poster and Magazine cover to be laid out like.
Poster Mock-Up
Magazine Cover Mock-Up
Planning for Film Trailer
Plot
Mason (Scott Mosher) is a family man, a hard working journalist with a beautiful wife L'fonda (Tasha Maguire), who is unaware of Masons drug obsessed past... Until it catches up with him. Mason owes £100,000 in unknown fee's to a high class drug dealer, who is willing to go to extreme lengths to get his money, even if it means killing his wife.
Actors
For my movie I will be following a basic version of Propps Theory, in that I will include a hero, a 'princess', a villain, and sidekicks for the villain. The Hero will be the main subject throughout the movie, and to gain attention to the hero I need a well built, handsome and strong posed actor. The 'Princess' needs to be able to connect to the hero in a way that'll convince the audience that the two are deeply deeply in love, she should be attractive and show feminine attributes throughout her performance. The villain should appear powerful, someone that the hero will have to fight hard to beat, the villain could look powerful in build or in appearance (I.e clothing choice and attitude on set). The Sidekicks should try to mimic their boss's actions and personality, but in a way that doesn't quite fill his shoes, they should appear 'dumb' or 'slow' so that it is clear that they'll never be able to out-grow their own boss. I believe I have picked the perfect actors for my project and am very excited to work with them.
Mason - Scott Mosher pos
L'Fonda - Tasha Maquire
Nikolas Bellonski - Michael Fairhurst
Bodyguard 1 - George Hart
Bodyguard 2 - Steven Ecott
Extras
As an extra on set we need a driver, someone who will not actually be featured in the film, but can provide a transport source to make the trailer run smoothly. We are very lucky to know someone who doesn't mind giving up his time for this short part in our trailer.
Kieran Gateley - Driver
Locations
Locations are a very important factor in any movie, and I have arranged them so that they match the basic criteria of the storyline.We needed a family home, an office and an open public place. The house must look middle-class, settled into and quite basic so that the viewers arent distracted from the acting by the location. The office was a difficult location to find, after talking to many local business's and companies, it appeared nearly impossible to find a suitable location for this movie, however I was very lucky to be able to book the Maghull Business Center, I originally didn't think about asking there but as a last resort I asked and they granted me permission to use one of the offices for 15 minutes. We will need to be prepared and organised for the shots taken in the business center due to the short time we have been allocated. For a final location we needed an outdoor, deserted and private place to film, my original plans were to use a field in Lydiate, however time management and travel plans forced us to pick a more local place, and so we decided to film on Maghull canal. This was an excellent decision as the graffiti walls and worn bricks give a typical british, gritty film appearance. We needded a family home, an office and an open public place. the house must look middle-class, settled into and quite basic so that the viewers arent distracted from the acting by the location. The office was a difficult location to find
Time Managment
The trailer is set to be filmed on 26/10/11, starting at 12:00 and continuing to around 4:30. We are very lucky to book an office at the Maghull Buisness Center, however they allowed up to 15 minutes starting at 15:00, so whilst in the office we have to plan and carefully construct our usage of time. The scene in which the actors will be entering the building can only be filmed once also, as our driver Kieran has other plans and has to leave us. Myself and Daniel Jones will enter the building and set up cameras suitabley, ensuring no posisble errors or hazards will affect our shot, we then text Kieran and begin shooting. Kieran drives up too the building, L'Fonda is taken out of the car by our 2 bodyguards, and dragged into the building; Daniel Jones films this process. As soon as they enter the building it is my job to point to the room in which they are supposed to go into, and pan my camera from left to right. We have also planned that if we have missed any shots during this day or if we discover that some shots turn out bad then we can re-film on the 16/11/11.
Risk Assesments
General risk assesments involved damage to equipment and locations, and injury to actors. I have completed risk assesment forms that ensure the actors of the risks they may encounter.
Story Time Line
What went wrong?
Mason (Scott Mosher) is a family man, a hard working journalist with a beautiful wife L'fonda (Tasha Maguire), who is unaware of Masons drug obsessed past... Until it catches up with him. Mason owes £100,000 in unknown fee's to a high class drug dealer, who is willing to go to extreme lengths to get his money, even if it means killing his wife.
Actors
For my movie I will be following a basic version of Propps Theory, in that I will include a hero, a 'princess', a villain, and sidekicks for the villain. The Hero will be the main subject throughout the movie, and to gain attention to the hero I need a well built, handsome and strong posed actor. The 'Princess' needs to be able to connect to the hero in a way that'll convince the audience that the two are deeply deeply in love, she should be attractive and show feminine attributes throughout her performance. The villain should appear powerful, someone that the hero will have to fight hard to beat, the villain could look powerful in build or in appearance (I.e clothing choice and attitude on set). The Sidekicks should try to mimic their boss's actions and personality, but in a way that doesn't quite fill his shoes, they should appear 'dumb' or 'slow' so that it is clear that they'll never be able to out-grow their own boss. I believe I have picked the perfect actors for my project and am very excited to work with them.
Mason - Scott Mosher pos
L'Fonda - Tasha Maquire
Nikolas Bellonski - Michael Fairhurst
Bodyguard 1 - George Hart
Bodyguard 2 - Steven Ecott
Extras
As an extra on set we need a driver, someone who will not actually be featured in the film, but can provide a transport source to make the trailer run smoothly. We are very lucky to know someone who doesn't mind giving up his time for this short part in our trailer.
Kieran Gateley - Driver
Locations
Locations are a very important factor in any movie, and I have arranged them so that they match the basic criteria of the storyline.We needed a family home, an office and an open public place. The house must look middle-class, settled into and quite basic so that the viewers arent distracted from the acting by the location. The office was a difficult location to find, after talking to many local business's and companies, it appeared nearly impossible to find a suitable location for this movie, however I was very lucky to be able to book the Maghull Business Center, I originally didn't think about asking there but as a last resort I asked and they granted me permission to use one of the offices for 15 minutes. We will need to be prepared and organised for the shots taken in the business center due to the short time we have been allocated. For a final location we needed an outdoor, deserted and private place to film, my original plans were to use a field in Lydiate, however time management and travel plans forced us to pick a more local place, and so we decided to film on Maghull canal. This was an excellent decision as the graffiti walls and worn bricks give a typical british, gritty film appearance. We needded a family home, an office and an open public place. the house must look middle-class, settled into and quite basic so that the viewers arent distracted from the acting by the location. The office was a difficult location to find
Steven Ecotts house
Maghull Canal
Maghull Buisness Center
The trailer is set to be filmed on 26/10/11, starting at 12:00 and continuing to around 4:30. We are very lucky to book an office at the Maghull Buisness Center, however they allowed up to 15 minutes starting at 15:00, so whilst in the office we have to plan and carefully construct our usage of time. The scene in which the actors will be entering the building can only be filmed once also, as our driver Kieran has other plans and has to leave us. Myself and Daniel Jones will enter the building and set up cameras suitabley, ensuring no posisble errors or hazards will affect our shot, we then text Kieran and begin shooting. Kieran drives up too the building, L'Fonda is taken out of the car by our 2 bodyguards, and dragged into the building; Daniel Jones films this process. As soon as they enter the building it is my job to point to the room in which they are supposed to go into, and pan my camera from left to right. We have also planned that if we have missed any shots during this day or if we discover that some shots turn out bad then we can re-film on the 16/11/11.
Risk Assesments
Story Time Line
0:00 – 0:03 (Fade into extreme long shot panning virtically up sky scrapers, fade out)
0:03 – 0:06 (Fade into slight zooming of room where Mason lives, fade out)
0:06 – 0:08 (Fade into Mason writing on desk, camera angle table height facing up, fade out)
0:08 – 0:11 (Fade into L’Fonda hugging Manson from behind whilst still writing, fade out)
0:11 – 0:14 (Fade into Mason in kitchen drinking coffee, panned upwards, fade out)
0:14 – 0:16 (Fade into letter being posted through front door, fade out)
0:16 – 0:19 (Fade into Mason stood reading letter in shock horror, low camera angle, fade out)
0:19 – 0:22 (Fade into letter being dropped on floor)
0:22 – 0:24 (Fade into L’Fonda and Mason arguing stood up, low two shot)
0:24 – 0:27 (Fade into L’fonda slapping Masons face, close up on Masons face)
0:27 – 0:29 (Fade into door being broken open by Bodyguards 1 and 2, fade out)
0:29 – 0:32 (Fade into L’fonda being dragged away whilst Masons being held back, two shot angle)
0:32 – 0:34 (Fade into Mason being punched in face and falling down, face down, close up)
0:34 – 0:37 (Fade into L’fonda in back of car between body guard 1 and 2 with bag on head)
0:37 – 0:40 (Fade into Mason running out of house and looking left and right)
0:40 – 0:43 (Fade into Mason running down road in attempt to catch L’fonda, ripped clothing exposing muscles)
0:43 – 0:45 (Fade into L’fonda being taken into iconic building by Bodyguards)
0:45 – 0:48 (Fade into Jamie stood outside iconic building tired, worn down and angry)
‘’COME THE FUCK AT ME BRO!’’
0:49 – 0:52 (Manson jumping over fence)
0:52 – 0:55 (Nikolas creepy smile, close up angle)
0:55 – 0:57 (Mason kicking bodyguard 1 whilst bodyguard two holds him from behind, long shot)
0:57 – 1:00 (L’fonda on phone crying)
1:00 – 1:03 (Mason walking down busy road in suit)
1:03 – 1:05 (Brief case angle of Mason walking from
side)
1:05 – 1:08 (shot carry’s on from Briefcase scene however the briefcase is gone)
1:08 – 1:11 (Mason on knees screaming, camera angle birds eye view)
1:11 – 1:13 (Nikolas shooting bodyguard 1, over the shoulder angle)
1:13 – 1:16 (Mason beating up Bodyguard 2, 2 punches and 1 kick)
1:16 – 1:19 (Mason and L’fonda Kissing/hugging, two shot)
1:19 – 1:21 (Mason running downhill in forrest, half suit dressed, followed by bodyguards, long shot)
1:21 – 1:24 (Mason aiming gun at camera, close up)
1:24 – 1:27 (L’fonda jumping off wall)
1:29 – Jump cuts to 1:37
What went wrong?
Friday 25 November 2011
Idents
Idents are the roughly 20second videos shown before any film, they are to tell the audience which company has produced the film. Each company has their own idents, and you can usually tell what style of film is about to be shown in comparison to the ident, for example you'd expect a childs film when viewing the Disney ident or my trailer we will be using the Warner Brothers ident, as this company are renouned for creating action packed films which goes hand in hand with our film. To download the ident we used http://www.ixconverter.net/ where we found the ident on youtube and downloaded them to a mp4 file. We will be using this ident http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBeYt3LifAQ&NR=1 but cut out everything after 12 seconds in. We feel this will be suitable due to its dark and powerful nature.
Here are a few other examples of Idents that could be used for a variety of films.
Here are a few other examples of Idents that could be used for a variety of films.
Paramount Pictures
Disney Pictures
Universal Pictures
This next video shows the transformation that Universal Pictures has inspired through the 75 years of their existence You can see how dramatically effects and editing has had a massive impact on idents over the years and how they have merely advanced on their orignal ideas of a rotating globe. Back when the company first formed, Universal needed a way to distinguish their products from the few other film companies, and so they used and Ident as a somewhat signature, and this tradition has been featured in pretty much every film since.
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