Shooting Schedule (Draft)

Draft Edit:
Shooting-
Date: First and only filming day for the draft edit will occur on the 1^st of March 2012.

Location: The location for the shooting will be Clifton Bridge.

Shooting: It will involve the shooting of the entire product. The reason for shooting the entire together is the lighting continuity as well as the body on the floor changing position thus discrediting continuity.  

Equipment: Camera, Tripod

Characters: Male (jogger), Female (body)

Weather: The weather is scheduled for Wednesday the 1^st as being sunny with moderate temperatures. It’s ideal in from the running point of view and any chances of becoming cold and any cause of injury.
Editing-
 

Date: Friday 3^rd March 2012, Afternoon 12 till 3:30

Location: Media room

Editing: I will edit together the shots in which I have this will include the running followed by the incorporation of the titles.

Equipment: Adobe Premiere Pro, Memory Card.

For the draft edit of my production I have decided to shoot at nightime to create a an atmosphere around my product. However as this is only a trail draft edit then i'm going to see how it looks whether there is sufficient lighting and worth proceeding to finisht the product in the nightime setting.

Risk Assesment

1. Risk – Breaking/damaging the equipment during filming or during transport.

Level of risk – Medium

What’s at risk? – Camera and Tripod

How to avoid the risk – To offset and prevent from this risk occurring we have taken some selective measure to ensure the equipment remains safe. The camera will be attached to the tripod at ground level; this will reduce the impact on the camera if it were to fall. This would not entirely stop the danger but reduce damage inflicted. All equipment when not in use will be put straight into the protective packaging and stored out of way of filming to ensure no damage from the actors other unforeseen scenarios.

2. Risk – Losing/stealing of any equipment/props

Level of risk – Low

What’s at risk? – Props and equipment

How to avoid the risk – All equipment from when it is in my possession will be kept inside a secure house overnight and transported by car to and from shooting. While at shooting equipment when not in use will either be locked into the car out of sight or kept within hands reach from myself or another actor. Also a check will be carried out every hour that all the equipment is present.

3. Risk – Trip hazards

Level of risk – Low

What’s at risk? – All personal

How to avoid the risk – Picking a route for the actors and others to travel to and from the shooting or during the shooting while the actor is running. Clearing the floor space to set up a five metre radius for the filming location and a 1 metre channel for the actor running.

4. Risk – Other people in the area

Level of risk – Low

What is at risk? – All personal

How to avoid the risk – Not to start filming if there is suspicious people around and also to watch out not to disrupt other peoples day with our filming. This is due to the majority of our locations being public land.

5. Risk – Complications with public

Level of risk – Medium

What is at risk? – Anything

How to avoid the risk – Make sure not to infringe on peoples personal space or personal affairs. Making certain not to film anyone in my film that I don’t have permission from or who does not want to be filmed. This is done by checking the background for passers-by.

6. Risk – Illness

Level of risk – Medium

What is at risk? – All the personal

How to avoid the risk – Tell all personal to bring warm clothing for cold days and sun screen for hot days. As well as to inform someone if they feel sick, or have been sick. Filming will not continue in the same location if someone becomes sick.

Brainstorm and Thought Processes

Here is the picture of my written out brainstorm of ideas that I could go with for my thriller opening sequence. There are different strands and my thought process throughout is different.

The idea that I have decided to go with however is the morning jogger and the being on the trail of someone on a morning jog. However I feel I can add a twist to it and incorporate some enigmas to fit into the characteristics of an opening sequence. Below is the advanced brainstorm of my single idea and gone into detail about some ideas or way I can take this idea further.

Storyboard

Typography

Typography can be separated into ‘typo’ which means form in Greek and ‘graphe’ which means writing, typography is simply a form of writing. Typography is used through different forms of media from newspapers to film; the basic technique is arranging the type so that it becomes visible to the audience. There are an army of ways in which you can differentiate between the writing to create typography some include:

·        Line Length

·        Point Size

·        Typefaces

·        Line Spacing

·        Spaces between pairs of letters

·        Spaces between groups of letters

All of these create different images and ways in which the text can be read.

I want to use typography in my own product as I feel it will lift my production out from the normal opening sequences to a thriller. Typography isn't often used in many title sequences especially not to the degree of incorperating all the actors and production companies into the product while the sequence is on going. This will give me a way of pushing the boundaries of thriller opening sequences and title sequences as a whole.

Some examples of typography are shown below:

This is an example of typography used in art to create a picture from words:

This is an example of typography in newspapers to make certain headlines and stories stand out:

This is an example of when typography has been used in the past on an american wanted poster:

Panic Room - Title Sequence Analysis

The title sequence of Panic Room is unique and very interesting. The opening credits and names of producers, actors and casting members, this is portrayed via a clever use of typography. The typography has been incorporated into the scene and backdrop of the title sequence an urban setting. The use of font and style has been cleverly and purposely used for example the style of the fonts seems to mimic the building around looking metallic and hard. The colour however is a direct contrast offering a clear visible look at the words and makes them stand out. All of the words used have been put into capitals making the film have an adult tint and theme to it from the outset. The only production company shown with their original logo style. The entire opening sequence words and the order they appear in are below:

·         Columbia Pictures in its original logo

·         Columbia Pictures Presents in the font style with the urban backdrop.

·         A Hofflund/Polone Production

·         An Indelible Picture

·         Jodie Foster

·         Forest Whittaker

·         Dwight Yorkman

·         Jared Leto

·         Panic Room (title of the film)

·         Kirsten Stewart

·         Ann Magnuson, Ian Buchanan

·         Patrick Bauchau, Paul Schulze

·         Casting by Laray Mayfield

·         Costume Designer Michael Kaplan

·         Music by Howard Shore

·         Film Editors James Haygood .a.c.e., Angus Wall

·         Production Designer Arthur Max

·         Director of Photography Conrad W. Hall, Darius Khondji

·         Produced by Gavin Polone, Judy Hofflund, David Koepp, Cean Chaffin

·         Written by David Koepp

·         Directed by David Fincher

These are the entirety of the titles in the opening credits.

Shutter Island - Opening Sequence Analysis

Here is the link to the video, the opening sequence commences at 0:00 and is analysed till 2:00 http://www.movie2k.to/movie-116256-Shutter-Island-film.html

Shutter Island;

• Director; Martin Scorsese
• Budget; $80,000,000(estimated)
• Gross profit; $294,804,195(worldwide)
• Production Companies; Paramount Pictures, Phoenix Pictures and Sikelia Productions
• Starring; Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Mortimer, Mark Ruffalo and Ben Kingsley

Camera:

The opening sequence of ‘Shutter Island’ shows the Opening credits showing the production companies paramount, phoenix, Sikelia and Appian Way. The camerawork used in the first shots is font against a black background the first establishing shot comes in of a boat appearing from within the sea fog long shot shows the entirety of the boat. This is a classical establishing shot as it autonomously sets the opening narrative. The next most memorable use of camerawork in the opening sequence is by an over the shoulder shot not with another character with a mirror showing the characters reflection, the camera has been deliberately positioned to reveal this shot. This shot screams connotations of dual or split personality. Another shot which provokes the idea that the this character is troubled or of dual personality by the shot of him looking out of the porthole as if he is looking out at the world from an enclosed place, as if he is in a prison cell possible enigmas for the later narrative. This can be backed up by the sort of CCTV view shot overhead of the character while he is washing his hands in the sink as if the character is being seen from a variety of directions like he is being watched. The camera is also positioned at one point in the same place as the mirror breaking the 180 degree role and also that maybe we are now looking at a different aspect of the character. There is finally the ending shots of the opening sequence where a two shot has been used from behind showing the entirety of the characters and the surroundings there in. the shot then edits to a close up version of the characters talking among each other creating a link together something which will be present throughout.

Sound:

Opening sequence and credits there is orchestral music that’s is ringing very spooky and chilling, with the use of stringed instruments. The sound a fog horn and then the boat sounds, sounds of heavy breathing followed by the dialogue, ‘pull yourself together teddy’ ‘that’s a lot of water’ ‘come on’ all of this is said to him self as if he is psyching himself up for something or possibly connotations of crazy. There is constant ambient sound of the boat and clanking of metals which is visible on screen. There is also often the sound of a foghorn slightly pitched at various points as if to draw attention to them. There is also dialogue between the 2 characters when there a stood beside each other checking if the person is ok. Main theme of the dialogue throughout is a clear phobia to water or sea sickness.

Editing:

There are two types of editing used in the opening two minute sequence is straight cuts and the use of a wipe to reveal the title of the film. This exclusively limited use of editing techniques makes the opening sequence and the whole feeling surrounding the film to be one that’s just normal and straight, like nothing is out of the ordinary however with knowing it’s a thriller there is clearly going to be a twist and thrills and excitements throughout. This all makes the production seem tedious, and slightly boring.

Mise en Scene:

The Mise en scene in the opening two minutes to ‘Shutter Island’ has significantly positioned and deliberately used props and costumes to set the scene and also leave enigmas for the rest of the film. The first major prop or narrative extra put in is the use of a mirror, which immediately seems that the character either has a dual personality with looking at one face and another with the use of over the shoulder shots, makes you think you’re not seeing this person properly your seeing a reflection of him. In addition to this the director has used chains and handcuffs dangling from the ceiling to incite the feeling of slavery or prisoners the way in which the chains are clanking together its clearly evident that of something to come perhaps in someone’s past or an enigma left for the audience to discover. The plaster on the characters head also raises questions as to why its there or what happened? Something the audience doesn’t know is relevant or not but could be so is focussed upon. Could show that the character has been involved in a fight or has been the victim of some sort of attack of some kind. The costumes worn by the two characters we meet in this opening scene are typical to that of a detective or reported with the long overcoat and suit with a hat on.