Monday, 30 January 2012
26. Casting Shots!!
Casting We are gong to be using 5 people as the FBI agents,one person as the
Ex-FBI agent who is the main character and the FBI boss. The people who are
going to be playing the roles are: Nikita Pakhomov-Bruce Brage Krogsrud-G House
Junaid Rasul - G House Fraser Simpson-Bruce Tim Gaesslar-Bruce Robbie
Mitchell-Bruce Jonothan Daley-Bruce Harry Wallace -Bruce Ved Kumar(me) (if
needed)-Bruce Shantanu Amin-Bruce
24. Location & Location Shots
Location
& Location Shots My film is going to be shot only in Gordonstoun school and
i and my other group members feel that there are ideal locations in the school
which coincide with what we are looking for hence the following shots below are
the main areas we will be using however there might be one or two places which
might or might not be there as we have put down all the possible locations
below.
This is a shot of a water
pipe however we are going to use lighting to make it look like a lamppost and
this is going to be a shot of the main character standing against the wall.
This is shot of the
lessons area and we are using this area as there are many buildings and will
have nice little spaces between them for a chase scene.
This is another picture of
the lessons block which is a closer look of it.
This is a shot just
outside the science department and there is an open space around here to have a
combined fight scene with all the FBI agents and the hero.
This area can be used to
do a stunt. Maybe jump across or run up the wall.
This again can be used
with an object placed there to jump over the wall to make it look full of action
since it is basically a place where one gets cornered and escaped through the
tough route.
This again is a closed
area which will make it a nice place for a chase scene.
This is a closeup of the
lockers outside the art department and as it has got a ledge on top to walk on i
hope to use it in the best of ways.
The round square arch is
going to be used for quick movement like a person running across the arch
quickly.
This is a shot of G-House
and i would like to shoot it as part of the establishing shot as it is a
beautiful building.
This is the gun room and
though difficult to see there is a space between the roof of the gun room and
the wall and that could be used as a place to jump over as well.
This is a nice shot to
have a shadow run across as well.
This is the outside of
the chapel which we are using as the FBI headquarters.
These short pillars could
be used as stepping stones however since they are a little too wide apart we
will put objects in between them to make it easier for the jumping
This is the inside of
chapel where it is the corridor of the HQ and the head of the FBI will be
walking and talking about the hero
This is the inside of the
FBI HQ and we chose this because of the long pews and the vastness of the room.
The above three shots are
going to be used as establishing shots to see the sun rising/setting since it is
a big building with the sun behind it.
This again is the lessons
block and is going to be used to do some stunts (basic jumping over te wall).
23.Shooting Script!!
At the
beginning the main FBI agents says: We have to find this man, no matter what do
we have to do for this, find and kill him. After that the main character going
to tell his story: Did you ever feel betrayed by close people? Did you ever feel
lied to? Yes?Then you are going to understand me. Then we are going to have some
action and during this action we are going to hear two people the main FBI agent
and the main character they are going to say the same things but two different
voices: I know this men ,I've been working with him for a long
time ,I know that he is going to do everything to kill me for what I
know, for what he knows and one of us has to be dead
Key: Main character FBI leader Together
Then there is going to be a dialog between the main character and his best
friend that sudenly is goin to be killed on his eyes: (Friend) They found you
(C) I know it (Friend) You realize that I cant hide you forever,you should also
realize that they spied on you and now they are going to kill me (C) It is not
going to happen Then his friend gets killed and the main character says at the
end: I am going to find you And the FBI agent says the same but they are in
different locations.
21.Sound for our movie!!!!!
Music Used In Our Opening As
our opening is going to be mainly a chase scene we will have a lot of diegetic
music therefore giving the true sense and feeling for the movie. We are also
going to use certain techniques such as recording an extra voice over incase the
original one does not work, and we will also use non diegetic sounds such as
breaking of materials or loud noises which will sound better as a non diegetic
sound rather than diegetic and it may also be more convenient as some sounds
maybe difficult to produce on screen. We will aslo be using garage band for
certain music tracks therefore as for now we are not going to be using and
copyright free music as we would like to keep most of the sound diegetic and
fast paced.. We might use certain sounds which are used used a lot in thriller
movies to produce a very tense and action type situation. There will be lots of
shouting and panting and footsteps as this gives the audience an actual feel of
the what the movie is going to be like. We will also use non diegetic sound in
some of the scenes maybe when they are talking as it might not be too clear
19. Narrative Theory
Vladimir propp stated that
Whatever the difference between fairytales and stories they all Have the same
internal structure.He stated that there are 8 character and 31 different
functions. Star wars as an example fit perfectly into propps theory however
recent films like pulp fiction do not. The main characters are: The villain The
hero The donor The heroes helper The princess Her father The dispatcher The
false hero Tzvetan Todorov another person gave another theory was about
equilibrium which said that all stories are about the fight to return to
normality. Its normally that an event happens and the rest of the story revolves
around how to make everything normal again (equilibrium). Our Film connected to
Propps theory: As our story being a thriller seems to fit almost perfectly into
propps theory. There is a hero in our movie who is an ex FBI agent who is on the
run, There is the villain who is the head of the FBI, the donor is his brother
who gives him aid and vital information. The false hero is one who takes his
place and exposes the actual hero as a bad guy. The princess in this case is the
heros girlfriend who is captured and used as 'bait' to expose and get the hero
under their control. The girls father in this case is part of the conspiracy and
the girl does not want to have anything to do with him.
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
27.
The props and costumes that we think would be suitable for our particular film production would be!!
Costumes!!
Shirts
Suits
Shoes
Hoddies
Jeans
Trainers
Props!!
Fake guns
Mobiles
Watches
Sunglassses
Chapel
Back Packs
These would suit our movie as the movie s based upon a James Bond thriller, as we see in James Bond movies he is very smartly dressed hence the suits, shirts and ties. The props would be hard to come across so we have had to narrow them down to the minimum as we will not be abel to afford Aston Martins e.t.c but this would be able to work well in our production!!
The props and costumes that we think would be suitable for our particular film production would be!!
Costumes!!
Shirts
Suits
Shoes
Hoddies
Jeans
Trainers
Props!!
Fake guns
Mobiles
Watches
Sunglassses
Chapel
Back Packs
These would suit our movie as the movie s based upon a James Bond thriller, as we see in James Bond movies he is very smartly dressed hence the suits, shirts and ties. The props would be hard to come across so we have had to narrow them down to the minimum as we will not be abel to afford Aston Martins e.t.c but this would be able to work well in our production!!
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
18. The story
18:Story Board
Our movie is
based on a a james bond type thriller. The story line revolves around an ex spy
in the FBI who finds out about some horrific government plot that is going on
and he has been betrayed by all his allies!He has a confronatation with one of
his closest freinds who is also part of the conspiracy and warns him about what
is in store for him. His whole family including his elder brother who he seeks
help from are murdered. With everything that he had completely gone his only
oprion is revenge!! He sets out and one by one eliminates all the agents in the
FBI and last of all there is a fight scene between him against his friend and
his ex boss!
17. Key elements for our movie
Our Very Own
Thriller!!!!
- As our movie opening is going to be a thriller it has to have certain scenes to prove and show that it is what we say it is. Therefore we have decided to film our opening scene in a low key light setting therefore giving it a sort of scare and there is going to be a short james bond chase scene thereby kicking off the movie with an action filled start.
- We are going to have some props such as guns and smart suits and sunglasses making it look cool!!
- Our audience we are aiming at is between the age of 15-30 and they are mainly the mainstream(explained in detail in point 14).
- The film opening is going to be showing two events going on simultaneously thereby filling in little more information than is required.Even though we dont necessarily have to give the whole story we would like to make it a little different than other openings in the past and try and make it interesting from the start.!!
- We are going to have between 5-8 people in the chase scene and we will use different actors in the simultaneous office room scene.
- It is going to be fast paced from the beginning and hopefully we can maintain it throughout the two minutes.
- Will have shots throughout the school and I am hoping to get a shot of the sunrise or sunset for an establishing shot
16. Film Company
- The institution that maybe interested in producing and distributing our films is hammer film productions which is a british filming company in the UK. They mainly make horror films however they also make sci-fi and thriller films. I feel that the reason they will invest in ou film is because our film is a james bond type movie and it is one of a kind as it has a very young cast from gordonstoun!!!!They will be very keen on having something new for a change and since it is in the shadows of james bond type movie it may be a success. However this is just a thought and a plan and has to yet be presented to them so that they can see it.
- The other film company that we looked at and that maybe interested in out thriller movie is Coffee films british independent film production company. I fell they might produce our movie as it is a thriller and that is one of the genres they are interested in and since it is similar to a james bond movie they ight consider that as a plus point.
15. Pearl & Dean
The Pearl and Dean is primarily a british
cinema advertising company. They basically sell advertisements to the british
cinemas prior to a movie. I am briefly going to talk about the way they
categorize their audience.
So they have three categories of audience which are further divided into Age, Gender and Class:
So they have three categories of audience which are further divided into Age, Gender and Class:
- 15+ : These are for young upmarket teenager. The majority of this market is between the age group of 15-24. There are more ABC1's therefore there is a high market a they are the so called higher class, and there are slightly more female audiences than men.
- Family:These are mainly housewives and young children. There is an equal number of audience members throughout the age groups of 7-14, 15-34 and 34+. There is a much higher majority of ABC1', compared to C2DE. and there are about 56 % female audiences compared to the 44%of male audience.
- The Art House i the final category is fr slightly older people and consists of a lot of ABC1. About 63% of 34+ aged people are in this category. They are almost only ABC1 and there are an equal number of male and female members.
13. Audience Research!
'What we like to see and
expect'
Nowadays there are so many different categories
of movies. From period Dramas to action films to romantic comedies there are so
man different kind of movies that are available for people to watch and there is
always the few genres that people prefer watching for example small kids would
prefer watching animations and comedy whereas male teenagers would normally
watch action movies with lot of guns, cars and killing. So now i will be
choosing a few geners and will be talking about the audiences expectations from
those type of films. As there are so many different genres of films i wont be
able to talk about all therefore i am choosing films which i have watched and
seen. The way i have researched may seem like i am telling you what the genre is
but that is also what the audience expect and therefore it is
there.
-Action
Movies:
In action Movies the audience normally expect a
hero and a villain. The hero normally sets out to go and accomplish some very
hard task which will have lots of obstructions through the course of the movie.
Though nowadays since technology is evolving so fast people now expect huge
explosions and jaw dropping stunts, which is good because it challenges the
movie industry to keep the audience interested. There is always the heroes girl
who normally always ends up with the hero at the end and it is a happy
ending.
-Adventure
Movies:
The Main plot elements of an adventure movie
includes quests for expedition and lost continents, a jungle and/or desert settings, characters going on
a treasure hunts and heroic journeys for the
unknown. Adventure films are mostly set in a period background and may include
adapted stories of historical or fictional adventure heroes within the
historical context. In the last couple of years there have been adventure movies
which have the same storyline of the 'treasure hunt' scenario but now they are
being set in urban areas and cities making it all the more interesting. For
example the sequel 'National Treasure' is based on old stories which are based
in some of the cities that we live in right now and it is almost convincing that
these stories could possibly be true and puts the audience on the edge of their
seats.
-Comedy
Movies:
They are designed to elicit laughter from the
audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse
and entertain the audiences. The comedy genre humorously
exaggerate situations, the way of speaking, the action and characters.Films in
this style traditionally have a happy ending. All of us go and watch a comedy
movie for the occasional laugh. Now this is a key thing that makers of movies
have to keep in mind as the humour of different age groups are different and
surely the comedy of a teenager will not be the same as those much older and it
is of great importance on how the makers decide on a certain kind of humour that
is suitable for a wide range of audience.
-Crime and Detective
Movies:
Crime films are films which focus on the lives
of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic
portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of
imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these
movies. In this kind of movie they are normally all bad people as it is going
against the law and therefore people look past the fact that they are bad and it
is important for the filmmakers to give that impression to the audience, only
then will they actually watch the movie for what it is. There is always the "mob
wars" that go on showing the movie from one of the criminals perspective, making
the audience be in that perspective as well. However a detective movie would be
from the detectives point of view and normally he/she is a very keen eyed alert
person who thinks very systematically. There are a lot of twists and turns in
the movies and every new scene normally has a surprise for the audience making
it one very interesting genre to watch.
-Disaster
Movies:
Along with showing the spectacular disaster,
these films concentrate on the chaotic events surrounding the disaster,
including efforts for survival, the effects upon individuals and families, and
'what-if' scenarios.These films typically feature large casts of well-known
actors and multiple plot lines, focusing on the characters' attempts to avert,
escape or cope with the disaster and its
aftermath.
-Drama
Movies:
At the centre of a drama is usually a character
or characters who are in conflict at a crucial moment in their lives. They often
revolve around families; movies like ordinary people dig under the skin of
everyday life to ask big questions and touch on the deepest emotions of normal
people. Dramas often, but not always, have tragic or at least painful resolutions and concern the survival of some tragic
crisis, like the death of a family member. These movies bring out a lot of
meaning and people expect a moral and something that will start them thinking
from the minute the movie gets over and this kind of movie can be a genre to
bring awareness to people through drama.
-Family
Movies:
These movies as the name suggests shows that
the movie has to be suitable for a family which will usually have a very big age
gap, and this kind of movie is a movie that families would like to watch
together and just sit and enjoy and therefore since almost everyone like comedy
there is normally some of that and there is always a happy ending in a family
movie as the people watching it want a happy ending and the least of negativity
and even if there is some it never lasts too
long.
-Fantasy
Movies:
Fantasy films are films with fantastic themes,
usually involving magic, supernatural events, make-believe
creatures, or exotic fantasy worlds.Fantasy films often have an element of
magic, myth, wonder, escapism, and the extraordinary.In fantasy films, the hero
often undergoes some kind of mystical experience and must ask for assistance from
powerful, superhuman forces. Ancient Greek mythological figures or Arabian Nights-type narratives are the
typical story-lines. Flying carpets, magic swords and spells,dragons, and ancient religious relics or objects are
common elements. Also the thing about fantasy movies is that the makers can go
completely wild on their imagination and can put something completely bizarre on
screen and yet it would look perfectly normal..the funny thing is that the more
bizarre it is the more people like it. That is why people looked forward to
seeing the movie Avatar, because it was a change from the normal harry
potter-lord of the rings kind of films where there are only dragons and
wizards.
-Horror
Movies:
Plots written within the horror genre often
involve the intrusion of an evil force, event, or personage, commonly of
supernatural origin, into the everyday world. Themes or elements often prevalent
in typical horror films include ghosts, torture, gore and serial killers. Till date
i have not understood horror movies as they scare the daylights out of me and as
that is the main intent of the makers i guess they are living up to
expectations. Audience expects the most scary and disturbing acts which will
keep them from sleeping for some time and that is what the cinema aims to
do.
-Romantic
Movies:
In Romantic movies there are always two people
who are in love some what like a romeo Juliet scenario and they face a lot of
hurdles but at the end even though there are a lot of obstacles they face they
end up together and it is a happy ending. One thing that does disappoint the
audience and leaves a sad taste in their heads is if one of the two lovers dies
or it does not end happily like the titanic but when choosing a bad ending
people will expect the rest of the movie to be superb so that it does not bring
down the level of the movie.
-Thriller
Movies:
Thrillers are a genre of literature, film, and television
programming that uses suspense, tension, and excitement as the main elements. People expect a lot of
action and stunts which will make them interested and entertained at every point
in the movie. The one thing that the audience looks for is a good ending and
that is something that makers should give a lot of importance to as there is a
build up to the end and that is normally the part people look forward to, and
a disappointing ending could ruin the whole
movie. for example the movie 'next' though an amazing
movie disappoints the audience as the ending is extremely
unsatisfactory.
-War
Movies:
War films are a film genre concerned with warfare, usually about naval, air or land based battles,
sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military
training or other related subjects. At times war films focus on daily military
or civilian life in wartime without depicting battles. The audience normally
expect a lot of action with a good interesting plot with lot of twists and turns
and a lot of special effects but not to a very extreme limit. The Hurt Locker is
a superb example of a war film which though focuses on a group of three soldiers
life has such an interesting plot which is so meaningful
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