Monday, 13 May 2013
Meeting 4
23/3/13
Tom and Will
Over the last month we have been working on a plan for a film opening. We have worked on a whole range of things which are needed to help with the planning process of the film opening. These include the treatment, storyboard, booking equipment, animatic. For this we started work on the initial ideas thinking about what the opening could be about and what it could include. We found it easy to come up with one but the other were a little harder but after discussing it for a bit we had settled on three ideas for the opening of the film. We also decided that the best sort of film would be an crime thriller. Once we had came up with the ideas we worked out which would work best and deveptaled it into a full functioning treatment with help from various people this want well and we was able to come up with what we thought was a very good idea for a thriller opening.
Tom and Will
Over the last month we have been working on a plan for a film opening. We have worked on a whole range of things which are needed to help with the planning process of the film opening. These include the treatment, storyboard, booking equipment, animatic. For this we started work on the initial ideas thinking about what the opening could be about and what it could include. We found it easy to come up with one but the other were a little harder but after discussing it for a bit we had settled on three ideas for the opening of the film. We also decided that the best sort of film would be an crime thriller. Once we had came up with the ideas we worked out which would work best and deveptaled it into a full functioning treatment with help from various people this want well and we was able to come up with what we thought was a very good idea for a thriller opening.
Meeting 3
14/2/13
Will and Tom
We have finished off the treatment and the story board and have started going about making the animatic. We have decided on the people who are best to play each role and as such have gone about asking them and because they are teachers and students finding out them they don't have lessons and as such are free then. The actors we decided were people we know will be good at playing the various roles for example we want Tom Hackney to play the criminal who hacks into computer as we know tom knows about computer wires. We have decided on locations for the filming based on how accessible they are to get to and how good they will look in the scene. We have also visited each location and done recce shots and looked at possible risks each location could give us. We have asked when some off the people are free and have gone about arranging dates and times for the filming. This is also based on when the equipment that we need to hire is available to do so.
The planning is going quite well and although we might have failed to reach one deadline we feel that with hard work and more work done in our free-time then the planning will get done in order for us to get on with the filming. In order for it all to be done by the final deadline of the 25th March. Some of the members have been ill and unable to make it to lessons meaning that the others have been left without them for a few lessons. This is something the individual can not help but will need to catch up with there fair share of the work load
Will and Tom
We have finished off the treatment and the story board and have started going about making the animatic. We have decided on the people who are best to play each role and as such have gone about asking them and because they are teachers and students finding out them they don't have lessons and as such are free then. The actors we decided were people we know will be good at playing the various roles for example we want Tom Hackney to play the criminal who hacks into computer as we know tom knows about computer wires. We have decided on locations for the filming based on how accessible they are to get to and how good they will look in the scene. We have also visited each location and done recce shots and looked at possible risks each location could give us. We have asked when some off the people are free and have gone about arranging dates and times for the filming. This is also based on when the equipment that we need to hire is available to do so.
The planning is going quite well and although we might have failed to reach one deadline we feel that with hard work and more work done in our free-time then the planning will get done in order for us to get on with the filming. In order for it all to be done by the final deadline of the 25th March. Some of the members have been ill and unable to make it to lessons meaning that the others have been left without them for a few lessons. This is something the individual can not help but will need to catch up with there fair share of the work load
Recce Shots
These are the recce shots that we took of each location to work out whether that particular place is suitable and to think about how it might look in the film. Photographs one and two are off the wood in Wem that we are thinking of using. Photos 3,4 and 5 are of the HighStreet we are thinking of using outside of the police station. 6 and 7 are to show the entrance to the police station though a side door used in the scene. 8 and 9 is of the room used for the police office when the police are discussing the murder case. 16, 17,18 and19 are of the room used for where the criminals hack into the computer using the wires.
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Locations for Filming
After careful consideration and much discussing, we have decided that we will film in the following locations;
The outside of Wem Police Station showing 'police station sign' on New Street in Wem will be used to locate the audiences mind to a police station
We will use the room in college as the office in police station, used by the two police officers discussing the murder case.
We will use the room in college as the office in police station, used by the two police officers discussing the murder case.
We will use the woods in Wem for the forest scene when the girl is attacked.
For the scene in the high street out side of the police station we will use the high street in Wem on a Thursday as this is market day when it is at its busiest.
For the scene with the hackers hacking into the computer we will use the cupboard off the media room in Wem Town Hall.
We have chosen these locations as they are all easy to get to only being, at max, ten minutes walk from Wem Town Hall. We also think they will provide the necessary needs that we need for the filming.
We have chosen these locations as they are all easy to get to only being, at max, ten minutes walk from Wem Town Hall. We also think they will provide the necessary needs that we need for the filming.
Cast List
DCI Smith - Mr Daniels
DCI Jones - Mr Telford
Victim - Becci Malone
Victim - Becci Malone
Hacker 1 - Will Storey
Hacker 2 - Tom Hackney
Opening Sequence Treatment
Treatment for our film called 'Hacking the Woods’'.
The film starts with an establishing shot of a dead body of a woman in a forest with sounds of deer and squirrels coming from behind the trees. The scene cuts to a room which comes clear it is off a police station where there is two police officers talking about a brutal murder that they are in charge of investigating. As the camera pans around the office the talking is getting clearer and the audience can hear what is being said.
"I know who did it, I just need the evidence to prove it"
"Everyone knows the man who did it, I know him personally for gods sake'
"Well if only our job was made a little easier'
"If only'
Then the camera zooms out showing the whole room. The talking is getting dimmer and suddenly stops. The camera will then cut to a busy shopping street where people are talking, walking and generally going about their daily lives. The camera will pan down the street then eventually go inside a building to show two men, laughing who are hacking into a computer system and it shows their red masked faces. The camera cuts back to the police investigation room where the policemen are still talking and discussing the case. The camera zooms into a mid shot of them and shows there angry and shocked faces as if they know something bad is going to happen to them. The camera zooms out so to show both of the talking
'That is it then'
'You need to get more evidence, we need get this killer locked up for a long time'.
The two men finish the chat and get up to leave as they do so the lights go out. The door is locked and they suddenly get very cold. The camera shows a tiny bit of light coming from one small window this is when the police realise that this is linked to the murder.The camera shoots back to the men hacking into the computer, they are laughing even louder then before a mad evil laugh. Both of these men then suddenly stop and look towards the door of the police station and they see the handle of the door twitching.
‘Shhhhh, don't say a word’ says one hacker to the other
The camera then does a flash back to the scene of the girl walking in the forest, before she was murdered. As she is walking through the forest she can hear leaves rustling and twigs snapping. The girl thinks nothing of this and carries on walking and the camera zooms in to her texting her boyfriend saying ‘be there in 10’
The scene then cuts to a still shot of the path where the girl was walking. The camera goes back and you hear the very loud scream of the girl. The Camera cuts to a shot of the girl lying face down on the floor with her phone on next to her. The camera cuts to a close up to the phone and it shows an unfinished text saying ‘This woods is creepy, I don't like it, please com.................’
The opening credits then plays with the title 'Hacking The Woods' fading in from black to bright white.
Throughout the opening sequence there is a dark eerie soundtrack playing underneath the visuals, This will build up suspense throughout the opening sequence until the opening credits start to roll when the music became louder and also becomes more cheery.
The theme that this opening sequence portrays is quite a dark sense but when the music becomes more happy and cheery you can tell that it is going to tell the story from before the girl was killed and why. This film will be very reliant on the audience being able to follow the story even though there is a lot of backtracking and flashbacks showing the past and present.
This will be a fairly steadily paced edit because this will tell enough of the story for it to be understood but short enough to build suspense.
The colours in the opening sequence will be fairly subdued because it is fairly dark and gloomy as it shows the crime. After the opening sequence the colours will change and be quite happy and bright as this shows before the crime happens and it’s a sort of back story. When the main story reaches back to the crime then the colours will slowly change back the the subdued colours as it reaches the crime being solved and the killers/hackers get caught and arrested
Target audience
The film is a crime thriller which we think will appeal mostly to older teenagers and younger adult audience of around 16-25 year olds. It is fast pace and includes themes and a storyline we think this audience will enjoy. The film overall will have a 12 rating because some people below this age will not be able to follow the film and get its full effect and the violence and language that this film contains will be too much for them to see. Over 25s are likely to also enjoy this film but it may be a little too fast paced and youthful for their liking.
Meeting 2
Minutes for meeting on the 1/2/13
Peoples present Will and Tom
Today we finished of the starting ideas for the opening scene idea and went about writing a treatment for our film we have decided to call 'Hacking the Wood'. We had to think clearly about what was going to happen and what would be said and how the whole opening would hang together as well as we could possibly make it. We also started work on the story board and working out who would be the best person to play each role. This is continuing to be quite hard as there are several people we think the roles would work well with. While working on the storyboard is giving us an idea about how each scene would look in the opening and how it would all hang together. This is quite hard as neither of us are great drawers and as such could only manage to do stick men drawing. We had a think about the objects and things that we would need in the film and made sure these are all accessible for when we wish to film.
So far the planning is going well there have been a few hiccups and some people feeling they are doing more work then the others however everyone has agreed to do a fairer amount and not leave it all to one person. We feel we are working towards the final deadline well and feel we should hopefully have done all the planning before hand when we can start the filming.
Peoples present Will and Tom
Today we finished of the starting ideas for the opening scene idea and went about writing a treatment for our film we have decided to call 'Hacking the Wood'. We had to think clearly about what was going to happen and what would be said and how the whole opening would hang together as well as we could possibly make it. We also started work on the story board and working out who would be the best person to play each role. This is continuing to be quite hard as there are several people we think the roles would work well with. While working on the storyboard is giving us an idea about how each scene would look in the opening and how it would all hang together. This is quite hard as neither of us are great drawers and as such could only manage to do stick men drawing. We had a think about the objects and things that we would need in the film and made sure these are all accessible for when we wish to film.
So far the planning is going well there have been a few hiccups and some people feeling they are doing more work then the others however everyone has agreed to do a fairer amount and not leave it all to one person. We feel we are working towards the final deadline well and feel we should hopefully have done all the planning before hand when we can start the filming.
Meeting 1
Will and Tom
Meeting for Ideas on Thriller Opening
8th Jan
Today we met to discuss our ideas. We talked about several different ideas that we both had and talked about each one in detail. Some of the ideas would have been quite fun but on our low budget and lack of time had to be disclosed once we had figured this out. We then came up with the three that we thought would work. Out of all the ones that we thought would work we eliminated then down to the three that would very work, look good and be achievable on the time and budget we had. We developed these three into more detail and had a think about how we would film and edit them and number of cast included in the opening. The opening was decided.
We are getting on well and although will have been a little slow off the mark due to illness we feel it will be planned in good time.
Meeting for Ideas on Thriller Opening
8th Jan
Today we met to discuss our ideas. We talked about several different ideas that we both had and talked about each one in detail. Some of the ideas would have been quite fun but on our low budget and lack of time had to be disclosed once we had figured this out. We then came up with the three that we thought would work. Out of all the ones that we thought would work we eliminated then down to the three that would very work, look good and be achievable on the time and budget we had. We developed these three into more detail and had a think about how we would film and edit them and number of cast included in the opening. The opening was decided.
We are getting on well and although will have been a little slow off the mark due to illness we feel it will be planned in good time.
Shooting Schedule/Call Sheet
Shooting will began once will have finished the planning of all of it will take place throughout late Feb and March and hopefully be completed by the 8th March.
4 March starting with the forest scene of the girl walking in the wood there have some people jumping out on her them. this will take a few cuts for we will allow around an hour and a half. We will also get the shots of her texting and the phone.
Will need the victim for 1/2 an hour, Hacker 1/2 an hour
Then we will shot the bit with her lying dead in the forest, This will take around 10 minutes to get the few shots of her
Will Need Victim
8 March shot the scene in the police station (in a quiet room in the town hall).
Will Need 2 DCI's for this shot
12th scene with hacker hacking into a computer (use iMac/Macbook in room town hall)
By the 20th will should have done all the filming and be able to start editing it.
4 March starting with the forest scene of the girl walking in the wood there have some people jumping out on her them. this will take a few cuts for we will allow around an hour and a half. We will also get the shots of her texting and the phone.
Will need the victim for 1/2 an hour, Hacker 1/2 an hour
Then we will shot the bit with her lying dead in the forest, This will take around 10 minutes to get the few shots of her
Will Need Victim
8 March shot the scene in the police station (in a quiet room in the town hall).
Will Need 2 DCI's for this shot
12th scene with hacker hacking into a computer (use iMac/Macbook in room town hall)
By the 20th will should have done all the filming and be able to start editing it.
Identification Of Production Roles
Ideas- Will/Tom
Storyboard- Tom
Filming- Will and Tom
Directing- Will and Tom
Editing- Tom
Sound- Will
Storyboard- Tom
Filming- Will and Tom
Directing- Will and Tom
Editing- Tom
Sound- Will
Risk Assesment
When we are doing the filming there are a number of injuries that could happen from risks if I do not take care of them. Therefore we need to think about what the risks are that could harm people and consider the hazards of these risks. The risks include tripping over computer wires being a low risk of injury and something that is quite easier avoided by tucking them away under the tables. When the actors and camera crew are filming in the forest there is a risk of tripping over twigs or slipping on mud this again is a low risk of injury and we will need to clear the path of twigs and ensure the path is not too muddy. Also weather risks e.g. getting wet this is a medium risk of illness and we will need to ensure that then we do the filming it is not done in wet or rainy conditions so people don't get discomfortable or ill with a cold etc. The other risk include damaging the filming equipment this again is a low risk of injury therefore we will need to ensure they do not get wet or are dropped. We have assessed whether there are any stunts or activities that might cause a risk of injury and we try to avoid these. Where there is the incident of the girl in the woods being attacked we will make sure that there is no physical contact which might cause injury.
Mind Map of Initial Ideas
These are the ideas of films that we came up with for a crime thriller.
Hacking The Wood
Idea one
The scene opens with a dead women body lying in a forest sounds and sighting of deer and squirrels. then shoots to two detectives who are talking over a table about a murder case. It becomes clear there are talking about the dead body and wish to investigate it. They are in an office room off a police station. They talk about the case someone else enters and thens leaves before being seen. some people hack into the controls for the building and turns everything off. The lights go off and the room suddenly gets very cold and they get to up leave but the door will not open. It is locked. They shout for help and someone hears them but can't help they hear shouting from outside and the policeman look very scared.
Car smack
Idea two
Someone is walking down a alleyway towards a building and he hears a big crash behind him. He looks around and sees someone lying over the fence they are bleeding and look unconscious he knows that they was no car coming a few minutes so assemes they were going very fast.
The Darkness
Idea three
Someone is caught and hold ransom in a unknown location. They have no family and so no one to pay for it. The scene starts with an establishing shot of a man walking along a street when a big group of thugs jump on him, beat him up and put him into a van. Someone on the other side of the road sees this and phones the police. The camera cuts to this being shown on the news and someone who knows the victim phoning up to give information. Before the friend can give any information, he gets a text message 'i know where you live' from unknown sender. Then there is a knock at the door, he opens it and before anything is said. He is shot. The title shows and the main film begins.
Hacking The Wood
Idea one
The scene opens with a dead women body lying in a forest sounds and sighting of deer and squirrels. then shoots to two detectives who are talking over a table about a murder case. It becomes clear there are talking about the dead body and wish to investigate it. They are in an office room off a police station. They talk about the case someone else enters and thens leaves before being seen. some people hack into the controls for the building and turns everything off. The lights go off and the room suddenly gets very cold and they get to up leave but the door will not open. It is locked. They shout for help and someone hears them but can't help they hear shouting from outside and the policeman look very scared.
Car smack
Idea two
Someone is walking down a alleyway towards a building and he hears a big crash behind him. He looks around and sees someone lying over the fence they are bleeding and look unconscious he knows that they was no car coming a few minutes so assemes they were going very fast.
The Darkness
Idea three
Someone is caught and hold ransom in a unknown location. They have no family and so no one to pay for it. The scene starts with an establishing shot of a man walking along a street when a big group of thugs jump on him, beat him up and put him into a van. Someone on the other side of the road sees this and phones the police. The camera cuts to this being shown on the news and someone who knows the victim phoning up to give information. Before the friend can give any information, he gets a text message 'i know where you live' from unknown sender. Then there is a knock at the door, he opens it and before anything is said. He is shot. The title shows and the main film begins.
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