Tuesday, 3 February 2015

Designing/Making: A Title Sequence

In our group we included a title sequence in our media product. The title sequence was the last thing we did to our thriller. We tried to make it as professional as possible by including different names, roles and making the names appear on different sides of the screen.








Monday, 2 February 2015

Editing 1

This is our first editing draft and in this we decided to make our studio ident and import some more footage of our thriller opening. We also asked a few people to watch the edited piece of work and they told us on how we can improve. Since our thriller opening lasted 1 minute Azimul and I discussed on how we could film more footage to make it longer.

Chase scene
We have added some more footage to the chase scene and other shots of my character from the beginning leading to the chase scene. We have added different types of shots, but the next time that we go to shoot some more footage we are thinking of including more shots so that it can be more fast pace. 

The end
We have added some footage for our ending, even though it was shorter than we had planned it to be. Azimul and I decided that we were going to extend the ending a bit so that the audience can understand what is going on. 

Treatment

Treatment
Group Roles

Cinematography: *Jack
Mise-en-scene: James, *Sam, Azimul 
Sound: *Destiny
Editing: James, Azimul 

Title:
THE EXCHANGE 

Tag Line: 

Wrong place, wrong time!
Synopsis:
The story line of the film is a teen (Sam) walking through the park on his way home. He is just minding his own business, but seems to find himself in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Unfortunately he sees a drop off for some drugs around the corner and he starts to feel uncomfortable as he is been stared at. The dealer (Azimul) then indicates the thug (James) to get the bystander in order to keep the information concealed. 
Key Genre Conventions:
Thriller
Drama 

* Sam, Destiny and Jack helped us to make our thriller opening. 

First Draft/Evaluation



This is our draft of our film. As you can see it is not entirely finished yet, but we wanted to show it to an audience to get some feedback on how it was looking so far. Two of our audience members felt that they didn't quite understand how the first character and the two characters with the bag were connected. one person thought the scene with the two characters was meant to be a flashback!

Chase sequence
We are going to film some more footage of me chasing Sam at the end of the sequence.

Cross cutting
we are going to shoot some more footage on my way to meet the "boss" so we can cross cut between me walking and Sam walking so that the audience can understand that they are approaching the same place.

The end 
We decided to change the ending and now I'm going to die in an accident and we'll have Sam live so that it the audience know that he has to get away because the "boss" is after him. 

Thursday, 29 January 2015

The Exchange: Shooting Schedule

Day
Scene
Location
Equipment
Costumes
Props
Cast +Crew
15/01/2015
Walking scene
Deal scene




Central park car park,
Footpath
Camera, Boom, Tripod
Sam: white shirt, tie, smart black trousers, black shoes, smart hooded jacket

James: grey track bottoms, grey track hoodie, trainers

Dealer: grey suit, smart shoes
Sam: mobile phone, earphones, backpack

James: sports bag, small items crossover bag

Everyone
22/01/2015
Deal scene
Chase scene
Central Park car park,
Footpath
Camera, Boom, Tripod
Sam: white shirt, tie, smart black trousers, black shoes, smart hooded jacket

James: grey track bottoms, grey track hoodie, trainers

Dealer: grey suit, smart shoes
Sam: mobile phone, backpack

James: sports bag, small items crossover bag

Dealer: small bag of drugs
Everyone
04/02/2015
Chase scene
Footpath
Camera, Boom, Tripod, Monopod
Sam: white shirt, tie, smart black trousers, black shoes, smart hooded jacket

James: grey track bottoms, grey track hoodie, trainers
Sam: backpack, money

James: small items crossover bag


Everyone

The Exchange: Risk Assessment

Group Members: Azimul and James                              Location: Central Park, Dagenham

Hazard
Person(s) at Risk
Likelihood of Hazard
1 – Extremely Unlikely
5 – Extremely Likely
Severity of Hazard Outcomes
1 – Very Low Risk
5 – Very High Risk
Risk Level
(Likelihood + Severity)
2
Measures to Take to Manage Risk
Risk Managed?
Y/N
Slipping/Tripping onto the ground when running.
James and Sam
2
2
2
Be careful where we run and to make sure that we watch out for any litter that may trip us up.

Lying on sharp objects
Sam
1
3
1
To make sure that we check the ground before Sam acts tripping.

Unfriendly intruders
Anyone
1
3
1
To not bother anyone and make sure that all the equipment is kept safe.

Plants (e.g: thorns, nettles,ferns)
Anyone
2
1
1
To make sure that we check where we are walking and stay on the path as much as possible.


Contacts

Emergency Service: 111           
Robert Clack School: 020 8270 4222

Other Contacts: N/A

The Exchange: Costumes and Props


Character Name: Sam
Role: Old teen
Costume: 
  • White shirt with black tie
  • Smart black trousers
  • Smart black shoes
  • Smart hooded jacket
Props:
  • Mobile phone
  • Earphones
  • Backpack
  • Money
Character Name: James
Role: Thug
Costume:
  • Grey track bottoms
  • Grey track hoodie
  • Trainers
Props:
  • Sports bag - containing money
  • Small items crossover bag
Character Name: Aziman
Role: Dealer
Costume:
  • Shirt and tie
  • Grey suit
  • Smart black shoes
Props:
  • Small bag of drugs