call sheet

Heist to end all heists

Interrogation scene:

Date: 01/10/14

Location: Howard School - Photography studio

Time: 10:00 am- 12:30 am

Weather: overcast and breezy, coats advised

Nearest hospital to set: Medway Maritime Hospital (Gillingham)

Location of first aid kit and fire extinguisher: First aid kit located in technicians room, Fire Extinguisher located on side of wall outside studio

Scenes to be shot: There is only one scene to be shot and that is of the interrogation between the detective (Josh Ford) and the suspect (Jack).

Role	Person
Suspect	Jack Whiteley
Detective	Josh Ford
Cinematographer	Maisie Walker/ Tom Morgan

Police Brutality scene:

Date:10/12/2014

Location: Howard school 6th form block

Time: 9:30 am- 12:50 am

Weather: forecast for sunny spells but temperatures at 10 or so degrees.

Nearest hospital to set: Medway Maritime Hospital (Gillingham)

location of first aid kit and fire extinguisher: First aid kit in Miss Freemantle's office, Fire extinguisher on inside of the blue double doors I exit from in the scene.

Scenes to be shot: There is an internal scene and an external scene to be shot on this date. The internal is where Ollie (Policeman 1) has finished questioning me and lets me (criminal suspect) go. The external scene is where I exit the building and Both Ollie and Mason (policeman 2) ambush me and beat me on the ground.

Role	Person
Policeman 1	Ollie Woodward
Policeman 2	Mason O’Neil
Suspect	Jack Whiteley
Cinematographer	Tom Martin

Budget

Budget

For our two minute film introduction project we have decided to have a very minimal budget ( approx ten pounds). By doing this if we were to create a full length film using the same strategy we would have a greater profit due to not having to substitute a large budget from the money made by the film.

We will use our own clothes; Josh will bring in some smart/casual clothes with a long coat (to look like a detective) and i will wear some old jeans and a patterned shirt that is loose fitting (to give impression i am skinny and weak)

We will not need to buy any props as the only props used will be Josh's phone,a school desk, a piece of paper and an old pair of glasses (if needed). Any other props used will be supplied by josh or myself and will not be bought.

Make up will be self done or done by another student so there will be no expense on make up or make up artist hire.

we will also be filming on school site in the photography studio so there will be no travel cost.      

Planning - equipment

In our film introduction we are using an interrogation scenario, in order to create this atmosphere we will need a:

Softbox- these are in the studio or "interrogation room" and will help creating light in certain areas e.g. the face of the detective whist keeping other parts of the frame in low lighting e.g. the suspects face.











School desk- to reduce the cost on the budget we will use a school desk as the desk that would be in an interrogation room. any objects of significance will be placed on this.










School chairs- for the same reason as the table we will use school chars however we may use some padded chairs from the 6th form block to make it look more realistic and relevant to the film.








extendable camera monopod- by using this we can imitate crane shots and aerial shots. this we be at the end of the clip where the shot goes from a close up pulling out to an aerial shot.











Panasonic cam corder- we are using this camera because they are readily available from Mr Lewis so there will be no need to buy/hire a camera therfore not affecting the budget.

plan- class analysis definetly maybe

2 seconds in: production company logo and website
20 seconds in: working title logo
32 seconds: dark screen
35-7 seconds in: universal pictures presents
47: in association with studio canal
59: a working title production
1:41: and Adam Brooks film
1:47: Definitely Maybe
1:54: Actor 1
1:57: gone
2:00: part of actor 2's name

definitely maybe analysis

definitely maybe analysis

Title Analysis

00:02-00:20 - Universal

00:20 – 00:30 - working title

00:35 – 00:37 - universal pictures presents

00:47 – 00:38 - In association with studiocanal

00:59 – 01:01 – “a working title production”

01:40 – 01:45 – “an Adam Brooks film”

01:47 – 01:53 – “definitely, maybe”

01:54 – 01:57 - Actor name “Ryan Reynolds”

01:58 – 02:00 - Actor name “Isla Fisher”

Sound Analysis

00:33 – We can hear the sound of the office in the background whilst on a title screen, known as a sound bridge. The sound itself is quiet, representing the peace and quiet of the environment. We realise this makes sense when the office scene is then shown.

00:40 – Overly loud bang noise of the package hitting the desk, which emphasises its importance and draws the attention of the viewer.

00:42 – Sound of the pen clicking quickly. Shows the character is nervous or possibly worried about the contents of the package.

Shot analysis

00:40-00:42 – Close up/POV on the envelope.

00:42-00:45 - Medium shot of main actor and establishing shot of his office

00:47-00:54 - Second close up of the envelope, which tilts up to the main actor who is picking up the envelope.

00:55-00:59 - Point of view shot of him examining the documents from the envelope. Shot gradually zooms in so we can see the document clearly.

01:01-01:02 - Medium shot again of the actor sitting in his office chair.

01:02-01:06 – Medium close up of his secretary congratulating him, allowing us to see her emotion as she is clearly happy.

01:06-01:08 – Close up of actor to see his emotion when responding; a reluctant grin masking his true feelings.

01:09-01:17 - Back to the medium shot of main actor, which we can consider the master shot at this point.

01:18-01:21 - Wide shot of him preparing to leave his office

01:21-01:25 - Exterior shot of him leaving the building he works in. This pans left and then continues into a tracking shot

01:26-01:30 - Cut to an over the shoulder shot of him walking down the street and putting in his headphones. The shot then arcs from one shoulder to the other.

01:30-01:33 – Reverse angle shot/close up to in front of the actor whilst walking down the street. It is a hand held camera shot.

01:33-01:34 – Close up of his music player as he is picking a song to listen to as he walks.

01:34-01:39 - Shot reverse shot to see how he responds to picking the wrong song, then reversing to the music player to see him change the song. Then it reverses once more to his reaction of picking the right song.

01:39-02:00- Multiple split screens of different shots of him walking and his surroundings with slow motion, as well as titles at the bottom of the screen.

 Impressions

00:40- Point of view shot of envelope. Three surnames which suggest solicitors (meaning envelope contains legal documents of some kind). Addresses the main character, Mr William Hayes. Note the prop first introduces the character not the voice over.

00:42– We see the scene of an office. This allows the audience to observe that he has an office job somewhere in New York, but is higher up in the establishment as he has his own office with a view of the city instead of an office cubicle. The audience can also make assumptions about his career as the props laid around his office (designs of cereals e.g. quaker oats) lead us to believe that he may be head of marketing or design etc.

01:30 – William has left the office and we can see that he has become a lot less formal now (Puts in his earphones, loosens his tie and leaves his top button undone). This gives the impression that he is escaping the boring world of work to go and do what he likes best, picking his daughter up from school. This allows the viewer to start to see the kind of character he is for example kind.

Planning - script

Create your own 9 frame analysis of an opening from a similar film to the one you are intending to make (Evaluation Q1 - conventions).

Your analysis should show the forms and conventions of: the titles (including style, typefaces, positioning, timing, how they appear and what they say), setting and locations, costumes and props, camerawork, the 'setup' of the story, the creation of genre, how characters are introduced, editing and effects, music, sound and dialogue. You should use each frame to write about a different aspect of the opening; e.g. one frame could be about the title of the film and the next frame could be about how genre is created.

My influential film is the Italian Job, purely because of the films ending.



This is when they have swerved off the road and all the gold has slid to the back of the van and Charlie Croker (Michael Caine) tries to retrieve as much of the gold as he can so he slowly clambers to the back of the coach edging his way to it.



Here he lowers himself down to the ground and with his eye line in the direction of the loot. The director chose this because it would create suspense and as well as comedy material.


I enlarged this picture slightly so you can see more of the detail. This image shows Croker on his hands and knees crawling towards his haul. I feel the director chose this type of shot because it’s a medium long shot or full body shot because though it shows most of the set it also shows almost all of the actor body.

This is seen from the opposite direction to better show the gold sliding down the floor.


In this shot we see him edge closer to the gold but can’t keep it up lest he tips over the van and sends him and his crew over the cliff this is a canted angle most likely chosen because it resembles the way the van is leaning.


This shows Charlie on his front reaching out for the gold. The shot used is the same as before.

Here Croker jolts back as the van teeters dangerously on the edge of the crevice. By my count this angle is slightly higher than the last one to see the action more clearly. 

 This is arguably the most famous part of the movie. Croker says to his team “I have a great idea” but no one knows what it is as the credits start after he says it. This is a point of view shot so we can see what the gang are seeing.

This is the last shot before the credits and the picture is fading out. It is the same as the last one.

planning pitch

The heist to end all heists

Genre: Heist film.

Form: Film opening

Location: the common room.

Time: late afternoon.

Characters: CDI Antonio Pagliacci and unnamed man.

Plot outline: the filming is the first two minutes of our film. In the film a young man (Jack) manages to get caught in a scam to steal the world’s largest cubic platinum zirconia from the Sheffield vaults in London. He gets caught while the others hightail it to the hide out.  The arresting officer CDI Antonio Pagliacci is corrupt and as he questions the man and demands an incentive for declaring the man an innocent bystander: he asks him to shave off 50% of the jewel and deliver it to him within the next 48 hours or he will be tried and locked up.

Key micro features:  camera work and sound.

Target audience: Teens-young adults.

Audience appeal: it will feature a twist listed above and it will cut to the titles just before the twist is revealed so they will want to see the movie.(enigma)

Influential films: Michael Caine’s the Italian job because of the cliff hanger at the end of the scene

Unique selling point: As I don’t look threatening they will want to know how I have a hold on the man who is a head taller the me

Role:

Josh Ford: CDI Antonio Pagliacci

Jack Whitley: Walter Jenkins

Preliminary Task

Does your film use continuity editing so that the sequence of events are clear and easily understood by the viewer?

I believe that we used continuity editing in the film extract  so it is easily understood by the by the viewer

· Have you followed the directions in the brief? (A character opens a door, crosses a room and sits down in a chair opposite another character. An exchange of dialogue occurs.)

 

I believe that we followed the directions in the brief as best as possible

 

· Have you used match-on-action?

We used this when Jane was given the letter by Scarlett

· Can you explain what a match-on action involves?

Match on action is technique where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot's action

 

 

· Have you used shot/reverse shot?

I believe we did this when the girls are talking to each other in the hall way.

· Can you explain what shot/reverse shot involves?

Shot reverse shot  is a technique where one character is shown looking at another character (often off-screen), and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other

· Did you observe the 180-degree rule?

We used this when the girls where entering the hallway and rounded the corner.

· Can you explain the 180-degree rule?

The 180-degree rule is a basic guideline regarding the on-screen spatial relationship between a character and another character or object within a scene. An imaginary line called the axis connects the characters, and by keeping the camera on one side of this axis for every shot in the scene, the first character is always frame right of the second character, who is then always frame left of the first. The camera passing over the axis is called jumping the line or crossing the line.

· What role did you play in the making of the preliminary task? (e.g. filming, acting, editing, equipment organisation etc.)

I helped choose the composition with Jack Whitely

· How would you assess your contribution to the group?

Even though I had a lot of fun doing it I think I could have contributed  to it more.

· What have you learned from the process of making your preliminary film?

The process is at times tough but the end result is always gratifying

Preliminary Task-Pitch 

 

 

 

 

Our film is a thriller called "an eye for an eye" . In it Scarlett's (Georgia Skipper) brother was horrifically killed by Paul ( Jack Whitely) five years before the time frame of the film extract. she and her friend Jane (Maisie Walker) decide to enact revenge on him hence the title "an eye for an eye". Unfortunately their modus operandi causes unforeseen problems for them and those they care about. We have chosen to film within the Howard school in the PE block and on the sports field.


These are the filmography we will use and the reason why:

Medium shot of  Jane  sitting down with a blank expression on her face. Foreshadowing that Scarlett is about to come on to the scene.

An over the shoulder shot of Jane watching Scarlett walk in to the room

A match on action front facing from the door.

Two shot of the girls having a conversation.


We decided to make the subject they're talking about mysterious so as to but the audience on edge and make them uncomfortable.
When they're done talking Jane slowly looks to the table  where we see a letter with the outlined word "revenge" . Then there is another match on action and push in of Jane taking the letter from Scarlett causing an argument between the two in a medium close up. lastly there is a worms eye view of Paul without his face on a patch of grass.

The directors are:
Jack Whitely
Maisie Walker
Georgia Skipper
The camera work is done by:
Jack Whitely
Maisie Walker
Georgia Skipper
Joshua Ford

The actors are:
Jack Whitely
Maisie Walker
Georgia Skipper

Editors
Jack Whitely
Maisie Walker
Georgia Skipper

Dialogue;

Jane- What are you doing?

Scarlett- Nothing.

Jane- I know you’re up to something

Scarlett- Something you’re not involved in

 

 

Audience feedback

Our pith wasn't fully complete so we received some audience feedback to ensure our pitch was a its best

.The first bit of audience feedback we received was about the 180 degree rule. As we didn't add it into our pitch we had a suggestion on how to add it in. Due to the fact that we have a conversation between two people we had the idea of putting two people at a table having the conversation about Scarlett wanting to get revenge on Paul. We will then move the camera around the conversation 180 degrees.

We need to make sure that we keep the camera on one person in a conversation

The audience said they wanted to find out why they wanted revenge and see the murder as a flash back. They wanted to see the back story in order to understand the story. They also wanted us to use close ups and extreme close ups to emphasize the characters emotions so that, within the 5 minute clip, they are able to understand the character and feel sympathy for them. Another piece of feedback was the use of these camera shots will help to understand our complicated narrative and add drama and tension to the clip









 

Research into camerwork

Since the start of the year we've looking at cinematography. A few of the angles where:

Establishing shot - mostly done over the first scene of a movie or a TV show and in some cases done after the start of a film EG The Sixth Sense.

Extreme close up - usually just able to see the actor's eyes, commonly seen in horror films.

Medium close up - normally just the actors head and shoulders with very little background seen.

Point of view shot - when the camera takes the place of an actor so the audience sees what the
character sees allowing us to empathise with them.

Two shot - speaks for itself. When two people are in a single shot.

Over the shoulder shot - The camera is held over the shoulder of one actor looking at the other. Sometimes used for confrontations.

Crab shot - this is when the camera is to the side of the actor and is following them walking.




 Close up - it tightly frames a person or an object









Arch - used to show characters.


Crane shot -  a shot that goes up in a vertical direction







Upwards tilt - used to show height or power



Tracking shot - to push in or out of a shot. Pull out is often used to close a scene.