Script (First Draft)

Script for opening sequence

*Shots of scenery/setting*

*Character 1 walks into the dark alleyway and meets Character 2*

Character 2: "Are you ready?"

Character 1: "Do I have a choice?"

Character 2: "Here's everything you need" *Hands over the goods* 

"What time is the flight?"

Character 1: "Half One"
*Character 1 walks away*
Character 2: "And just remember, if you get caught... you don't know who I am"

*Character 1 is at the station about to depart*
*Calls Character 2 on his phone*
Character 1: "Hello? ... I don't think I can do this..."
*Phone Call is ended*
*A security officer enters (character 3)*
Character 3: "Oi! Get back here!"
*Character 1 runs out of the scene and the camera slowly dissolves*

Student Film Openings

Student Film Opening

 

 

In this lesson we analysed the mark scheme and our task was to examine various film openings made by students from previous years.

Michael

 



Level 3 - 45 marks

•  The target audience is reached because the material is appropriate to the story
•  Titles are given in a conventional order with smooth transitions 
• Music matches the atmosphere created and with good timing
•  camera angles are smooth and accurate and props are used accordingly
• Editing is good but the story is quite slow which may cause some viewers feeling bored 

Off the Record

 

 

Level 4 - 49 marks

• The various camera shots create intensity and therefore enigma codes are being created for the audience.
• The tracking shot at the start is very controlled and professional without any camera movement up and down
• The story is left on a cliff-hanger which is gripping and the audience wants to know what relevance the characters have.
• There is only diegetic sounds. To improve more non-diegetic sounds could be included such as music in between dialogue. 

Production Diary

Production Diary

Day 1 - 7/11/16

On the first day of production of our Film opening task, we researched different film openings to help give us ideas and inspire us for our film opening we will make. We are also choosing the genre for our film opening. This is so we have a clear idea for our film opening.

The films we researched for the film opening were: The Shadow man and Midnight Express. We were intrigued by these films because of the themes of mystery and crime. These themes create the genre of drama and thus there are countless enigma codes which will captivate the attention of the audience.

 Day 2 - 8/11/16

On the second day of production we brainstormed genres and ideas we can have for our film opening. We came up with a few ideas such as: a drama/action film about drug smuggling, a war documentary film. From these ideas it was clear that our intention was to create a drama however it was still a question of should we create a documentary or a reality drama film.

Then we started to plan to produce a presentation for our ideas for our film openings. We figured that producing a documentary would be a challenging task with very limited resources. To create a war documentary we would need to find outfits and a suitable filming location which is too unrealistic.

Day 3 - 9/11/16

In this lesson, we came to a decision to produce a drama film about a young man who embarks on a life-changing mission to smuggle drugs across the border for a huge financial reward. We produced a Prezi presentation outlining our ideas on the opening sequence and the narrative of this. Collectively, we had to plan how the opening sequence relates to the rest of the film. This is essential because the audience must gain an insight of the story however it is important not to overload the audience with information as it could give away the plot of the film.

Day 4 - 10/11/16

Today we assigned jobs to make sure we were ready to present our prezi and ideas on Friday.

Day 5 - 11/11/16
In this lesson we presented the press.


Day 6 - 14/11/16
Today we had lots of jobs to complete. We chose to assign jobs to make sure we completed them all. Antonio did the story boards, al posted the fed back onto the blogs and I sorted out the titles and the order they go in. 

Day 7 - 15/11/16
Today we finished the work we started yesterday and ale researched the sort of titles we would want to use for our opening sequence. 

Day 8 - 17/11/16
Our lap charts include the blog posts and activities we need to have complete our film opening to our best ability. Therefore today we spent the time assigning jobs for each person.

Day 9 - 21/11/16

Today we completed our tasks that were set:
Antonio - Target Audience 
Ale - Titles Research 
Pip - Codes and Conventions & production diary 

Day 10 - 23/11/16
I completed the story board video and ale started the marketing ideas.

Day 11 - 25/11/16
The storyboard was finished and published onto the blog. Antonio completed the institutions work.

Day 12 - 28/11/16
We started filming our production. We filmed the scenes that we inside and used Ale and Antonio's living room to film these scenes. We also filmed the scenes down an alley way in the dark.

Day 13 - 29/11/16
We carried on filming. The scenes we filmed was the scene in the bathroom and we also started editing the footage we already had.

Day 14 - 01/12/16
Antonio re filmed the scene when he was on the bike a\s we had difficulties with the first time we filmed that scene. Pip started to edit the the first parts of the footage we had and started to put the scenes we had into order. Ale started to make the film poster by using a shot from the filming. 

Shot List

Shot List

 

Monday 28/11/16:

 

-          Packing of the drugs scenes

-          Antonio riding along on his bike

-          The ally scene (may not have time)

Tuesday 29/11/16:

-          The bathroom shot

-          Train time laps

-          Shots of the high street

Wednesday 30/11/16:

-          The airport shots( train station)

 

       -           Him checking in

 

       -      The police officers looking cautious

 

       -      Antonio getting caught

 

Risk Assessment

Here is the risk assessment form we carried out using the internet. This is a basic health & safety form outlining all the possible danger we may encounter during the process of filming.

Storyboard Reflection

Story Board Reflection and Feedback

What went well? 

The story board went well as we included a detailed set of images of the scene and also added a voice over to it. By doing this it meant that we gave more information as to what is going to happen in the film opening and how each scene will plan out. We attempted to include some of the shot types to make sure they are varied although in many we were unsure as are planing to decide at a later date. it also gave us a good indication towards how long each scene will be to make sure we can make it with in the guidelines of two minutes. 

What could be improved/ work you change next time?

The images of the story board were draw in pencil. This was to make sure if we made any mistakes we were able to quickly change them and stay on task. Although when we videoed these images they were not viably seen, to improve this we should have drawn them in a darker colour so the audience do not struggle to see them. Plus as mentioned earlier, not every scene is given a shot description. This makes the plan seem a little unorganized with is not the idea we want to give off. To improve this a title could be added on just to give the audience more information of whether it will be a match on action, long shot, close up or pan etc. 

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Storyboard

Our storyboard helps us plan our shooting schedule and will help getting the footage a more efficient process. We are aware that this storyboard can differ slightly from our final piece, however it will give us guidelines on the narrative of the film opening and how we need to portray it.