Planning - Call Sheet



Group Roles

Zachary Jakubowski - My group role for this task was to type up all of the information in this table. This required me to interpret if a shot was a medium long shot or establishing shot, which scenes were shot in what order, and the rest of the information was pretty straight forward with the dates, times and who was in what scene.

Barney Flood - For the call sheet I let Zak know on some of the camera angles we need for our film as well as confirming I will be able to make the times which we will need to be available to film our Main Task

Elijah Potter - I did not contribute to this task.

Planning - Risk Assessment



Zachary Jakubowski - My group role for this task was to type up everything and word it properly, I also thought up every risk and precaution which eliminates the hazard this is designed to warn everyone involved in each risk to be aware of what cold go wrong and proceed with caution at all times so that the hazard wont happen, then I published the post.

Elijah Potter - Thanks to Zak and his Analysis of the location that we will be filming and noting all the risks that could be a possible problem, I now know that we must take particular care when it comes to shooting the film. It is also vital for me to take notice of the others around me when filming, as they are also at risk. Thanks to this, each of us are now aware of the upcoming risks. 

Barney Flood - Zak let me know the risks that I may have when we are filming due to the location and weather we may have. I now know that when we are ready to film, that we can inform everybody involved of the risks we may have whilst filming.

Planning - Equpiment List



Zachary Jakubowski - My group role for this task was to type up all of the information regarding equipment. I also thought up every piece of equipment and why we needed to use it for our film and gave reasons why we needed it.

Elijah Potter - I provided the group with high quality earphones. They're beats, which are designed to be used in music studios to produce music. These headphones were great as we were able to hear all the sounds that we needed to hear.

Barney Flood - I provided some of the equipment we needed. I let Zak know that I had the camera we needed to take the pictures and videos with and also that I had a laptop and memory stick to back up our data.

Planning - Action Plan

Action plan

Initial ideas - Elijah (Done)

Pitch - Zak and Barney (Done)

Pitch feedback video - Elijah (Done)

Definitely maybe analysis - Elijah and Zak (Done)

Institutional research -  Barney (Done)

Animatic Storyboard - Barney (Not Done)

Shot list - Barney (Done)

Shot schedule -  Barney (Not Done)

Script - Barney (Not Done)

Equipment list - Zak (Not Done)

Location shots - Elijah (Not Done)

Call sheet - Zak (Not Done)

Budget - Zak (Done) - We have no budget for our film

Risk assessment - Zak (Done)

Music - Barney (Done)



Group Roles

Zak Jakubowski - my group role for this task was to over look what tasks I would allocate for myself and if I had completed them yet. I done this to show myself what I had left to do and what I should start working on so I can contribute to the blog.

Barney Flood - For this action plan we have distributed the tasks so that we each can individual complete different ones so that we should be able to get them done quite promptly. My role was to take responsibility for the Pitch, Institutional research, Animatic storyboard, Shot list, Shot schedule, Script and Music. When I complete one of the posts I will edit this action plan confirming that I have completed that post so we know as a group what ones we have left to do.

Elijah Potter - I assisted Zak and Barney in deciding who's doing what, taking into account who wanted to do what and who'd be best suited for the task.

Research into similar products - Definitely Maybe Analysis

Titles

·         White with background. Very clear and obvious.

·         Flows into the scene, allowing the transitions to flow with the film

·         Not overwhelming

·         Appears for a short amount of time, but long enough to read.

·         First 22 seconds, reveals the animated production title.

·         From 24 seconds, another animated production title appears (Working title)

·         3 seconds of black screen.

·         Different  title sizes (bigger font for names)

·         At 46 seconds, shows association with studiocanial

·         At 59 seconds, a working title production title appears, non annotated.

·         At 1:41 it shows an adam brooks film (director)

·         Film title appears at 1:49 (definitely maybe)

·         Most significant actor’s title appears first (Ryan Reynolds)

·         Other actors appear, one by one at different times.

·         And added to the last actor, to give them more significance.

·         Lesser actors are introduced,  these titles come in at two by two.

·         Casting by... (at 2:54)

·         Music supervisor  title

·         Music by title

·         Costume design title (at 3:07)

·         Edited by title (3:12)

·         Production designer (3:18)

·         Director of photography (3:23)

·         Co-executive producer

·         Executive producer (two by two)

·         Produced by (two by two)

·         Written and produced by title (The last title to appear)

Camerawork

·         Made the object the centre of attention in a close up filling up the frame

·         Medium close up of the main character to show a little environment

·         Tilt up used to show the character doing something and his reaction

·         Slow zoom in on what he is reading maybe to show it is important in a POV

·         Medium close of another character to show feelings and emotions

·         Dialogue is linked to camera shot and shows emotions after

·         Change of angle to a long shot to show more of his surroundings

·         Pan to follow him walking out of the door

·         Arrangement of the frame allows us to see more than one thing.

·         You could use frames within frames

·         Move back with him walking, could have used a track

·         He can move quicker than the camera to fill up the frame or walk past

·         Over the shoulder shot which arcs to the other side of him putting his headphone in

·         Head on close up to show emotion

·         Reverse shot to the match on action

·         If you make character films get in close to your characters

·         Steady camera movement

Mise en scene

·      Official objects to express status

·    Other people and how they react to the main character give us an idea of what his position is in relation to the other person.

·    Show off the environment in a zoomed out shot

·    Weather ties in with the emotion

·    Props are used

·    Appearance can show a lot about the person (loosened tie- casual)

·    Scenes that give a little feel as to where the film is based

·          

Sound

·     Production title music in sync with the production title

·    Asynchronous sounds with animated title.

·    Ambient sound. Foley sounds.  Suggests the scene.

·    Exaggerated sound to show it’s a big deal

·    Voice over can signify vital information

·    Ambient sound of busy street

·    Voice over introduces music

Dialogue is heard throughout the few seconds of black screen, before presenting the film

Editing:

Titles slide in, seems to be consumed by the film as they both appear on the screen.

·    Cut to next scene shots

·    The set up ties in with the editing of each scene

·    Close up on reactions and emotions

·    Master shot to refer back to which is the most used shot

·    Camera zoomed out to show where he is

·    Variation of camera shots are good to utilise

·    Shot reverse shot can be used for actions and objects

·    Sound match on action is good to use

·    Slow motion on along with match on action

Editing should have the continuity quality to it throughout 

Planning - Initial Ideas

Initial Ideas

Genre?

·         Romantic comedy

·         Horror

·         Romance/tragedy

·         Action

Theme/Setting

·         Wood/outdoors

·         Park

·         By a Lake, with added woodlands

·         House/Building

Characters

·         Broke Boy

·         Sophisticated Woman

·         Henchmen

·         Dad

Plot

·       ‘Coming’ Zak’s idea. A man who has recently lost both his wife and daughter, has become mentally scarred and damaged due to the intense hole that has been created from his loss. He goes to their graves and pays his respects, which is when he meets the baddies who have committed the crime. Enraged, the Man then goes into his car, gripping onto the steering wheel, saying the title ‘coming’.

'Ripple Effect' Barney's idea. A rich man’s daughter falls in love with a country boy who her father despises. They secretly meet up for a while without her father knowing but after a while he catches what she has been going out of the house for so often. He gets some of his men together to go out and find where the boy lives and burn his house down with him inside, so that his daughter will have to move on and forget about the boy. For our opening we will be showing the beginning of the film which involves a scene of the couple running through the riverside, away from her dad’s men. Chronologically this is not the beginning of the story as after the opening scenes there will be a title stating “six months earlier” with the beginning of the romantic story beginning there with the boy and the girl not knowing each other at the start. The effect of showing the couple together at the beginning of the film shows their relationship at that moment in time, so that they can contrast that to their relationship and how it grows when they first meet and get closer  rich man’s daughter falls in love with a country boy who her father despises. They secretly meet up for a while without her father knowing but after a while he catches what she has been going out of the house for so often. He gets some of his men together to go out and find where the boy.

Planning - Action Plan for Pitch

When we delivered our pitches to the class we got some feedback which we could attend to, in order to make our idea on the Main Task better. Initially we had two idea's for our Main Task, therefore we had 2 pitches that we presented to the class. Here are some of the things we have found improvements for from our Pitch we delivered to the class:

• We had two ideas for our Main Task. One delivered by Barney (Ripple Effect) and one delivered by Zak (Coming). From what the class told us, we decided that Ripple effect would be the better idea to take forward and focus on for the rest of our Main Task.

• When we initially delivered the Pitch for Ripple effect, we still hadn't decided on a name for the film we were producing the opening for. We were torn between two ideas: Lionheart (Barney) or Ripple Effect (Elijah). From the feedback we got from the class we decided on the title Ripple Effect as that was the idea everyone preferred.

• We want to use the song "King and Lionheart" by Of Monsters and Men. If we will be able to use this song we need to get permission from the record company 'Republic Records'. It will be hard to get a response from the company but we are trying our best to get permission. If we do not get permission we have a back up plan for copyright free music which we can use in our Main Task instead.

• We need to ensure that we incorporate titles into our Main Task. To incorporate titles throughout our opening of the film the need to suit our genre and flow smoothly throughout. To fulfill effective titles we will try to make the font soft and clear to suit the romantic genre. As well as this they need to enter the film smoothly and exit smoothly as well.

We will make sure to attend these issues and improve them. Hopefully they will be achieved and shown when we create our opening to Ripple Effect.

Planning - Pitch for Coming

Main Task Pitch

Coming

Genre: Action thriller

Location: My house (Berengrave lane)

Time: Mid day

Characters:

Father -Elijah Potter

Mother - unspecified

Daughter - Elijah's sister

Two murderers - Zachary Jakubowski + Barney Flood

Plot:
Elijah has a bracelet to give to his daughter who has just turned 6 and she is taken from him and his wife before he can give her the bracelet, she was murdered by two men who haven't been caught. going to visit his daughters grave Elijah goes to put the bracelet on her tombstone but catches a glimpse of a poster on a street lamp of the two murderers and his emotions get the better of him so he walks to his car with his wife pulling him back, starts the car with the bracelet on his wrist and says to the camera before accelerating "coming"

Key camera angles and techniques used:

•          Slow zoom for the beginning when Elijah is reaching in to hand his daughter the                        bracelet but she fades to a ghost because she was killed.
•          Tracking shot for when Elijah is walking to his car in anger.
•          Close up for the emotion that is shown.
•          Eye level shot for the end when Elijah says "coming".
•          Two shot for when he is grieving with his wife.
•          Shot reverse shot to him with his wife and his daughter.
•          Match on action when he starts the car.

           Mise en scene:

•        Car
•        Bracelet
•        Tombstone
•        Poster of murderers

Music:

Tense, gripping, copyright free music is ideal for the films genre but at the moment it is unspecified.

target audience:

• 12+
• Anyone looking for a good thrill from an action film
  
  Group Roles

Zak Jakubowski - This pitch was my vision so I typed all of apart from the music, target audience and Mise en scene. I also delivered all of the pitch to the class; explaining why I used certain characters, camera angles, location etc. Yet I still had question arise at the end which is good because even one question from the audience could highlight a hole in the storyline and make the opening a lot better. I answered these questions with Barney and Elijah.

Elijah Potter -  I did the target audience, researching on similar topics to gain the ideal target audience. I also made ideas for particular mise en scene, including costume ideas and props. I also made a suggest for music.

Barney Flood - For this pitch, I didn't present any of the ideas to the class, but I helped answer some questions the class had at the end.

Planning - Pitch for Ripple Effect

Main Task Pitch

Ripple Effect

Genre

Romantic tragedy

Location

Rainham Nature Reserve/Riverside

Time

Early Morning

Characters

Young Sophisticated girl

Poor Country boy

Father’s Henchmen (2)

Plot

A rich man’s daughter falls in love with a country boy who her father despises. They secretly meet up for a while without her father knowing but after a while he catches what she has been going out of the house for so often. He gets some of his men together to go out and find where the boy lives and burn his house down with him inside, so that his daughter will have to move on and forget about the boy. For our opening we will be showing the beginning of the film which involves a scene of the couple running through the riverside, away from her dad’s men. Chronologically this is not the beginning of the story as after the opening scenes there will be a title stating “six months earlier” with the beginning of the romantic story beginning there with the boy and the girl not knowing each other at the start. The effect of showing the couple together at the beginning of the film shows their relationship at that moment in time, so that they can contrast that to their relationship and how it grows when they first meet and get closer etc.

Key Camera angles + techniques used

·        Establishing shot – to show scenery and the lovely view of the wood.

·        Panning shot – again this is going to be used to show the idyllic scenery.

·        Tilt up shot – this is going to be used to show the characters entering the scene.

·        Crab shot – this is going to be used to show a slight close up of the two as they run.

·        Medium close-up – to show emotion of the characters.

·        Two-shot – to show the close relationship between the girl and the boy.

·        Canted angle – to show a bit of danger.

·        Close-up – to show key objects and to enhance their relevance. Also creates enigma.

Mise en scene

·        A bench in one section of the wooded area

·        Characters to be dressed in specific clothes –

·        Boy dressed in denim jacket and country type clothes (poor clothes maybe).

·        Girl dressed quite smart maybe in a nice skirt/dress or a fluffy coat if cold.

·        The 2 men dressed in black suits or just smart clothes.

·        Bracelets for the boy and the girl

Music

·        King and Lionheart – Of Monsters and Men

Audience

·        Mainly females

·        People who enjoy the Romantic genre



Group Roles

Barney Flood - My role for the pitch was to deliver the pitch to the class. I tried to explain the plot we had for our film and explain what we intend to do for our opening scene for our main task. Highlighting key camera angles + techniques I believe that the pitch went quite well and I think that I explained most of what was needed to be said. I then answered questions that our class asked us along with Elijah and Zak.

Elijah Potter - I presented my ideal title for Barney's pitch. Allowing Barney to explain the pitch and express his plans, before I said what i felt was a necessary title for the main task. 

Zak Jakubowski - My role for this pitch was to operate the mouse and scroll down along with Barney and Elijah reading out different parts of the pitch. I also played a part answering questions from the class with Elijah and Barney.