Assessment - Planning SJA 18/12/11

  

This is the assessment sheet for planning.

Shooting schedule

This is our shooting schedule to film our opening sequence. We will be filming during media lessons and also in our free time. This is to efficiently manage our time to ensure we get all of our filming completed so we have time to edit our footage.

Teacher assessment of research draft 2

This is the assessment sheet of my research blogs draft 2. 

Peer Assessment of Planning

Peer assessment of research

This is the assessment of my research blog posts.

Possible Fonts For Titles

Using Dafont, i began searching for title fonts that would look suitable for our opening sequence.
The majority of fonts i collected look quite distorted, which relates to the idea of the main characters
memory failing. I decided while looking through that i would collect a numeber of fonts from the typewriter
section in Dafont, i did this because i wanted the fonts to have a professional look, and some of the fonts
under other sections look somewhat unprofessional, with the titles matching each genre in the typical fashion, which i thought was too much of a cliche, e.g. a blood dripping font used for a horror film.





As a group we have decided that we will show our titles over actual footage rather than
showing them over a black background, as the sequence is only two minutes long, meaning
the sequence would be incredibly dull using this method. Although this method is interesting
as it creates the atmosphere for a film, through the use of the soundtrack, and the colour anf font
of the titles. However we will extract certain crew member responsibilities and mention them in
our sequence.




We feel as if this method is more appropriate, as it is alot more interesting for the audience
and gives the audience an idea and a feel for the film. This will allow us to create a sense of mystery
while introducing certain characters from our film. Some of the titles previously selected could be used here
while the titles showing the cast and crew and appearing in different shots. The positioning if the titles are also something to be considered. Personally i think we should have the cast and crew members appearing in the
corner of the screen in a simple typewriter font.

Animato - Storyboard

character description

Character Description on Prezi

Casting and job roles

Dead man in suit

We have chosen to use me as the dead man in a suit. We have decided this as we all think I look the oldest and therefore would be appropriate as a business man. I will also be the costume designer and help with the music for the production. 

Alice

We have chosen Grace to be the main character. This is because not only is she good at acting as she is very involved in drama but also because she can dress to look like she's older than she is. She is also the only girl in the group and we decided she would be the most suitable for the role because of this. Grace will also be heavily involved with the editing of the production. 

list of props, costumes and locations

Props:


Here are a few ideas of some of the props we could use in our opening sequence. They include an old beaten up mobile phone, an old Bible and fake blood. These props would be suitable to use for a thriller as they could all relate to our story and emphasise an atmosphere of mystery to the audience.


Costume:
The dead man on the floor is wearing a black suit with blood on his shirt. This will help convey mystery to the sequence as the audience will question why the man's wearing a suit.

The girl will be wearing ripped blue jeans with blood smeared on them. She will also be wearing a white shirt with small tears in them. The audience will now think why the girls clothes are ripped and have blood on them.

Locations:
We are going to film in the St Nicholas car park in Sutton. We think this will be a good location to film in as it would be effective at creating a mysterious atmosphere for the audience. The audience will then question the significance of this setting.

These are the locations we will be using in our opening sequence. The first scene is the ST Nicholas car park in Sutton. We have chosen this location as not only does it fit in with the theme of our sequence but also because of the lighting and atmosphere it give the audience. The next location is my house. The front door will be shown in one of the shots with Alice trying to open it. The next shots re of my bathroom. Once Alice goes into the house she then goes into the bathroom to try and wash the blood off her hands.

story board

shot list

These are the main shots we're going to use in our opening sequence. A lot of them are mid shots and close ups. They are typical to a thriller. Also a lot of the editing will be fast paced editing as it helps to convey an atmosphere of panic and tension for the audience. We're also going to include different camera movements to make the sequence more effective as a thriller.