Our Thankyou's!

In order to show our appreciation to all of the people that have helped us complete our final media product we brought them a packet of  chocolates each as we could not have completed our film opening without them. Me and my partner felt very privileged to be able to work with them! The chocolates were handed out to:

Jon- For being the driver of our film as neither me or my partner know how to drive.

Arman- For playing the role of Spencer which meant he had to learn dialogue and give up a lot of free time.

Alina- For playing her part so well, and being so co-operative despite her young age.

CHANGES!

We have had to make many different changes to our original planning of our film. The following outlines the changes that we have had to make in order to make our final product more efficient and professional. 

The main problem that me and my partner had was that the whole length of the film in total was far to long to fit into the 2 minute opening we was expected to make. This meant that we had to change and cut some of the shots that we have included in our planning and storyboarding in order to shorten the overall time. The shots that were taken out as a result were:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 17, 18, 24, 28, 30, 34 and 37. All of these shots were filmed, but when it came to editing we then decided what we should cut and what we should keep. 

Because some of the shots were cut, it also meant that some of the dialogue also had to be cut as the shot was no longer relevant, this was partly due to camera faults (not picking up sound). We also had to use our class member's camera at one stage as our camera ran out of battery life as we was filming as we did'nt have access to a plug point. This was not good as when we went to adapt it into our filming stage during editing the screen size was different and the colour balance had changed meaning that we could'nt use those shots either. 

Filming Session 3

Here is an update on our final filming session:

Filming Session 2

An update on how our filming was today:

Filming Session 1

Here is our how our first filming session went:

Shooting Schedule

Finally, this is what we intend to film and when:

Date	Time	Cast	Location	Action
Monday 10thDecember	6:30pm	Arman, Alina (acting) Ted, Kiran (filming/directing)	Inside House, dining room, front door, driveway, side path next to house.	Setting the table, receiving text, sending Lily off, lily leaving, Lily approaching the bend.
Tuesday 11thDecember	9:00am	Arman, Alina (acting) Ted, Kiran (filming/directing) Jon (Stuntman)	Cupid Green Lane, Outside House.	Driving past Josephs house, and parking up to go inside the house.
Wednesday 12th December	6:00pm	Ted, Alina (acting) Ted, Kiran (directing/filming) Arman’s Uncle (Stuntman)	Cupid Green Lane	Lily walking to Joseph’s, Kidnapper arriving and kidnapping Lily.

Risk Assessment

The following is our risk assessment:

RISK ASSESMENT
	CUPID GREEN LANE	ST. AGNELLS ROAD.	HOUSE/DRIVEWAY
Weather	The weather may be wet and windy so crew and the cast need to ensure that they do not film during unconditional weather periods. Furthermore, this lane is also very narrow so puddles can appear which also act as a risk. Appropriate clothing should also be considered for both cast and crew to prevent injury.	Similar to Cupid Green Lane, if weather is inappropriate the ideal action is to resist filming in these conditions. This road however is a main road so cars may splash onto the cast and flooring may be slippery so cast should be wearing the suitable clothing. The electrical’s e.g. the camera should not have contact with wet weather.	- -
Cars	Both cast and crew should be aware of the cars approaching the bend, as there is a risk of a car hitting people. As this lane is very narrow, the path is very small and parts do not have a path so crew will have to wear a visible clothing to make driver aware of the filming.	As a main road there is a large wide path which makes it safer for our crew and cast to film on. However risks such as the cars swerving on the path will be prevented by the crew wearing visible clothing in order for drivers to see them.	A car will be driving into the driveway of the house so there is a risk of the car hitting a pedestrian or cast member so clear indication must be given during the duration of filming this.
Flooring	The flooring will be checked for any dips, cracks or any obstacles which could cause a trip hazard or injure a individual. Flooring should also be checked to see if it is slippery as this could cause cast and crew to slip up and severely hurt themselves.	Similar to Cupid green lane, flooring should be checked to ensure that there is no dips, cracks or trip hazards which can cause a person to injure themselves. They should be fixed or an alternative place to location should be used so that no members of crew and cast are at risk.	Looking out for any spillages, cracks or holes should be considered so that  this can be dealt with and prevent injury for the service users .  flooring should also be appropriate, for instance laminate flooring is hard so ensuring that a cast member doesn’t injure themselves by hitting against it.
Lighting	Dark lighting will act as a large risk In this location due to the lack of streetlamps in this location. This underlines the risk of cars and pedestrians not being seen. Crew will wear visible clothing in order to make others aware of our presence.	Again when we film at night it can be difficult for others to see us so we will be wearing visible clothing to warn others of our presence. This location has more lighting compared to Cupid Green lane.	--
Positioning	Our positioning in this location will be on the edge and middle. We intend to film in the middle of the location as this will give drivers the opportunity to see that we are filming. Also we will use the edge of the road so we do not get in the way of traffic.	We will film in the direction facing traffic so that they will be able to see us filming. Because the path is wide it will allow them to use the road room as they need to.	We will film on a safe and stable surface. For example we will refrain from filming near stairs or a cracked flooring in order to prevent injuries and further damage to the property.

Props List

Here is a list of props and things we will use in our two minute opening: 

Car - For when Spencer drives past Josephs house and parks up.

The Car Key - To lock the car and to open/close the boot.

Rucksacks (x2) - To show they have been on holiday (one for Lily, one for Joseph), and to use when looking for present. 

Gym bag - To add to the collection of bags (rucksacks).

Plates (x2) - For when Spencer is setting the table.

Cutlery - Also for when Spencer is setting the table.

Mobile Phone - To receive the text from Joseph.

Box wrapped up in wrapping paper -  The item used for the gift that Joseph requires and that Lily goes to take to him.

TV Control - For Lily to use when turning the television off when Spencer calls her.

Teddy Bear - For Lily to hold and use to show her innocence and as scripted.

Van - For the Kidnappers use, and to drag Lily into and drive off. 

The Crew

There are two people who are apart of the crew.This is Ted Hazell and me (Kiran Saghir). Our responsibilities include:

• Filming. 
• Making sure that all props and costume is addressed. 
• Determining that the setting is safe and suitable to shoot in. (e.g. weather, obstacles) 
• Ensuring that all required shots are used.
• Suitably using the camera equipment well. (e.g. tripod)
• Experimenting with camera effects to use the most effective.
• Editing. 

Cast and Costume

Cast List 

Lily Fox 
Played by a young girl called Alina Hussain. She is 11 years old and has the innocent look we wanted our character to have.

Costume: Pink dress, cardigan, black shoes, hair bobble, scarf/hat/gloves and coat.

This is the shoes that Lily will be wearing
 as they are generic school shoes that a
young girl will wear. 

Because it is at night and the weather is colder,  Lily will wear this to help emphasis her innocence. 

This is the dress Lily will be wearing
as young girls are stereotyped to wear
dresses. The colour will be pink as this
is a common colour that young
girls are associated with. 

This electric blue coat will
make Lily stand out and visible
when walking on the streets. The
blue also symbolises high emotion
which this section of the opening
has a lot of.


                                        

This is the jumper that Lily will be

wearing. The colour again is another colour that is associated with younggirls. 

Spencer Fox 
This character is played by Arman Khan a member of our AS media  group who suits the role of a father figure. We have chosen him because her has a mature personality and suits the role of our character.

Costume: black tie, white shirt, jeans, shoes and reading glasses.

We have given Spencer glasses so
that he can be portrayed as a geeky/nerdy
type father. 

   

This black tie will show the formality
of Spencer highlighting his professional
personality.





  

The pair of jeans that Spencer will be wearing
show the audience his causal ensemble.

     

This white shirt again shows the professional

and formal characteristics of Spencer.  

We have chosen these boots to symbolise
that Spencer has just returned from a 'camping'
trip, so this will underline this to the audience.

Joseph Hawke 
The person we have chosen to play this character is Ted Hazell because he has an different perception and interpretations of thing which our character has.

Costume: White shirt, grey trousers, black shoes, maroon tie, blazer and ski mask/gloves.

Script

This is the dialogue that takes place in the opening of the film.

Animatics for Screenshots

This is the link to my partners page of the animatics of our screenshots

Camera Angles Checklist

Camera Shot	Checklist
Establishing Shot Medium Close Up Deep Shot Long Shot Big Close Up Wide Shot Medium Shot Close Up High Angle Shot Over The Shoulder Shot Medium Two Shot Medium Long Shot	III I II IIIII IIIII IIIII IIII III III I I II I

Shots and Actions

SHOT	CAMERA ANGLE	ACTION
1	Establishing Shot	Spencer’s car driving by Joseph’s house.
2	Medium Close Up/Deep Shot	Window of the car goes down and Spencer waves to Joseph who is standing outside his house.
3	Long Shot	Joseph is leaning on the door, and he waves back to Spencer and Lily in the car.
4	Big Close Up	We see Joseph’s sinister expressions as he watches the car drive off.
5	Wide Shot	Spencer’s car driving round the bend.
6	Long Shot	Joseph going back into his house and the door slamming behind him.
7	Wide Shot	Spencer parking into the driveway of his house.
8	Wide Shot	Lily running to the boot of the car, with Spencer also going to the boot of the car.
9	Medium Two Shot	Getting the bags out of the boot of the car.
10	Close Up	Shutting of the boot of the car.
11	-	Shot cuts into blackout. Institution logo dissolves in.
12	Establishing Shot	Shot of outside the window inside the house showing the day time.
13	Establishing Shot	Shot of outside the window showing time change as it is now dark.
14	High Angle Shot/Wide Shot	Spencer setting dinner table out for tea time.
15	Medium Shot	Spencer taking out his phone after the ring tone.
16	Over The Shoulder/Close Up Shot	Shot of the text message he receives from Joseph.
17	Long Shot/Wide Shot	Spencer rummaging through the bags as he looks for the item Joseph has asked for.
18	Close Up	Item in Spencer’s hand.
19	Medium Shot/Deep Shot	Spencer calling Lily over where we can see her in the foreground of the shot.
20	Medium Two Shot	Spencer asking Lily to take the item round Joseph’s house.
21	Medium Long Shot	Lily putting her outdoor clothing next to the front door and grabs her teddy bear.
22	Long Shot	Door slams shot behind Lily.
23	-	Cut to blackout and Summit Entertainment logo appears on the screen.
24	Wide Shot	Lily walks down the drive way to show the emptiness and darkness of the surroundings.
25	Long Shot	Lily walking along the path of the empty road approaching the bend.
26	Wide Shot	Lily walking around the bend towards Josephs house.
27	Long Shot	We see a van pulling up behind Lily in the foreground.
28	Close Up	Lily’s face looking around in the dark to show her vulnerable position.
29	Over The Shoulder Shot	We see him walking towards Lily and can see the back of Lily in the shot.
30	Big Close Up	Lily’s facial expression as she is walking to Josephs.
31	Big Close Up	Hand covering Lily’s mouth. We see the hand has a leather glove on.
32	Big Close Up	Lily’s face being dragged out of the shot.
33	Wide Shot	Mystery man dragging Lily towards the van.
34	Wide Shot	We see the mystery man putting Lily inside the van.
35	Medium Shot	Man getting into the drivers seat of the van and starting the car up.
36	Wide Shot	Man driving the car back round the bend and hear the screeching of wheels.
37	Big Close Up	Lily’s Teddy bear on the floor fades to black.
38	-	Title Sequence appears on the center of screen.