Friday, 6 February 2009
Final Target filming stage 1
Today our group decided to capture as many shots as we could around the college. We managed to get pictures for our storyboard. We have begun to capture this is Final Cut.
Friday, 30 January 2009
Monday, 26 January 2009
"Final Target" script
Camera pans or tracks around room revealing different objects: bloody shirt, gun case, alarm clock, sunglasses and then a close-up on Zac's face. Zac stops his alarm gets up acknowledges the bloody shirt, then straight cut to bathroom. Mirror is shown, washes face, he appears in the mirror washes his face and he sticks a shirt on. He than gos from one room to another his shadow is shown on the wall than the camera pans onto him going across. He than stops for a second at his mummy's room:
Zac: "Bye!"
Zac goes out of the front door we see him walking than straight cut to him on the bus staring out the window. Some one in the background says "please don't" and laughs. The first flashback appears in black and white camera goes through a window showing a person tied up in an armchair. Camera angle changes to the victim's perspective looking at Zac holding a gun
Victim: "Please don't." ( crying)
than the sound of a gunshot and picture fades to black than we see Zac walking out with blood on his shirt and a straight-cut to him walking out.
Cross-cut back to him on the bus still staring out than getting off the bus walking into college passing through the Reigate college sign.
Than him in a class where other college students get ready to the lesson than the teacher stars talking. Next shot is him going down the corridors in a door and out in fast motion, than a close up on a clock as the time passes from 10 to 1 than we see him sitting and eating lunch alone looking up at someone. For the first time Rose is introduced her face close up slow motion as she smiles and laughs, sound of heartbeat comes in and the camera zooms out showing that she is far away and than we see Zac at the table and than Rose again as she sits down, back to Zac and the bell goes he stands up and goes to lesson. Than again we show him in a classroom where others are drawing and painting he is relaxed drawing than someone knocks over red paint on his hand. A very quick immediate flashback appears him kneeling next to a dead bloody body and his hand covered in blood, we see his hands from his view. Than back to the classroom.
voice fades in
Zac: "Bye!"
Zac goes out of the front door we see him walking than straight cut to him on the bus staring out the window. Some one in the background says "please don't" and laughs. The first flashback appears in black and white camera goes through a window showing a person tied up in an armchair. Camera angle changes to the victim's perspective looking at Zac holding a gun
Victim: "Please don't." ( crying)
than the sound of a gunshot and picture fades to black than we see Zac walking out with blood on his shirt and a straight-cut to him walking out.
Cross-cut back to him on the bus still staring out than getting off the bus walking into college passing through the Reigate college sign.
Than him in a class where other college students get ready to the lesson than the teacher stars talking. Next shot is him going down the corridors in a door and out in fast motion, than a close up on a clock as the time passes from 10 to 1 than we see him sitting and eating lunch alone looking up at someone. For the first time Rose is introduced her face close up slow motion as she smiles and laughs, sound of heartbeat comes in and the camera zooms out showing that she is far away and than we see Zac at the table and than Rose again as she sits down, back to Zac and the bell goes he stands up and goes to lesson. Than again we show him in a classroom where others are drawing and painting he is relaxed drawing than someone knocks over red paint on his hand. A very quick immediate flashback appears him kneeling next to a dead bloody body and his hand covered in blood, we see his hands from his view. Than back to the classroom.
voice fades in
Person: "Sorry mate."
Zac: "No problem."
Zac looks at the clock, it fastens up and the next shot is him from the back walking up to his house and from above the stairs as he is going up. As he is in his room, his phone starts ringing, a close up on the phone shows the name 'Dante' to be calling. Zac then answers the phone.
Zac: "Hello."
Dante: "Zac, I have a new target for you."
Zac: "Tell me more."
Camera cuts to a dimly lit area, with Dante in a large concealing clothes, his face is obscured, but he can be seen talking on his phone. The dialogue continues as different shots and angles of dante are shown.
Dante: "I need you to deal with a witness. Dennis Smith has a court appearance soon and it seems that he will no longer be able make it."
Dante: "You will find him at in the upper floor of the downtown mall. His picture is being sent to you now."
Zac: "How long do I have?"
Dante: "You have until sunrise. Goodbye."
Dante hangs up the phone and camera cuts back to Zac in his room. A montage of Zac getting prepared for his work is shown; this includes him changing his clothes, putting on a jacket and readying his equipment for the night ahead. End of montage sequence shows camera slowing down and shows a close up of Zac as he puts on his aviator sunglasses. Camera cuts to different shot angle of Zac and then he leaves the room.
Zac: "No problem."
Zac looks at the clock, it fastens up and the next shot is him from the back walking up to his house and from above the stairs as he is going up. As he is in his room, his phone starts ringing, a close up on the phone shows the name 'Dante' to be calling. Zac then answers the phone.
Zac: "Hello."
Dante: "Zac, I have a new target for you."
Zac: "Tell me more."
Camera cuts to a dimly lit area, with Dante in a large concealing clothes, his face is obscured, but he can be seen talking on his phone. The dialogue continues as different shots and angles of dante are shown.
Dante: "I need you to deal with a witness. Dennis Smith has a court appearance soon and it seems that he will no longer be able make it."
Dante: "You will find him at in the upper floor of the downtown mall. His picture is being sent to you now."
Zac: "How long do I have?"
Dante: "You have until sunrise. Goodbye."
Dante hangs up the phone and camera cuts back to Zac in his room. A montage of Zac getting prepared for his work is shown; this includes him changing his clothes, putting on a jacket and readying his equipment for the night ahead. End of montage sequence shows camera slowing down and shows a close up of Zac as he puts on his aviator sunglasses. Camera cuts to different shot angle of Zac and then he leaves the room.
"Final Target" marketing
We plan to show the movie first in cinemas. We would distribute it to all of the cinemas across the UK and as many cinemas as possible in the USA. Depending on the success of the film in cinemas, we would then consider releasing it in European cinemas. After several months in the cinema, we would distribute the movie in DVD format in all regions across the globe.
As well as using TV advertisements, movie posters and adverts in magazines, members of the cast would make appearances on popular television chat shows or radio interviews to promote the release of the film
We would create a website on the internet and bands for the film on sites like facebook, bebo, myspace...
Thursday, 22 January 2009
'Final Target' music, sound
We will use soundtrack to create electro/drum and bass music which will play throughout the opening sequence as non-diegetic sound. This is intended to create tension, drama and action. We will also use sound effects such as a gunshot and an alarm. Some examples of the type of music we will produce are; Prodigy - Breathe and Black Sun Empire - Voltage.
'Final Target' budget
Our budget would include; hiring at least 4 cast members and possibly paying for costumes and props such as imitation weapons. In the budget we would incorporate our marketing which would include; trailers on television (around 30 seconds - 1 minute long), trailers in cinemas which would be longer, posters to promote the film and encourage people to see it and possibly radio adverts.
'Final Target' target audience
The target audience for our film would be teenagers/young adults. The film would most likely have a rating of 12 or 15. We plan to create a questionnaire stating the plot of our film and asking whether or not people would go to see it in the cinema. This questionnaire would also ask the age of the person being questioned and, from this we would know whether our target audience was correct/appropriate or not.
'Final Target' development - shots, effects.
We had ideas for individual scenes in the film, for example, using flashbacks and montages to show the past and the elapsing of time. For the flashbacks, we intend to show them in black and white. We will also use several straight cuts to show changes of location and we plan to incorporate fades to black, for example, when showing someone dying from their point of view.
'Final Target' location
We decided we would like to create a teen thriller/drama.
Some of our location ideas are; using the college as the setting for parts of the opening sequence and a home for other parts. In the home scene we will use a lounge, bathroom and bedroom. The locations we will shoot around the college will be mostly classrooms.
Some of our location ideas are; using the college as the setting for parts of the opening sequence and a home for other parts. In the home scene we will use a lounge, bathroom and bedroom. The locations we will shoot around the college will be mostly classrooms.
Monday, 19 January 2009
Shot ideas
Alarm goes off, close-up of it. His hand stops it, quick electro music as he gets up. Close-up of sunglasses.
Next shot is camera behind him, his face in the mirror. Gets ready, leaves room; says bye.
Flashback to him killing someone. He goes in front of person and shoots person in arm chair.
Camera is from the victim's perspective. He then exits, camera turns to show person dead in chair, from behind.
He is then shown walking to college. Show sign of reigate college. Fast montage of his day.
Montage consists of him in lessons. Camera shows close-up of clock as time passes. When Rose enters, something changes, possibly introduce sound of a heartbeat.
Bell goes off, Zac's father is shown in an office type place holds cellphone to ear. Cuts to a man walking outside the college who is also on the phone. Zac gets a call, shows name dante on phone.
Zac goes home, gets ready, puts his 'uniform' on. Light has faded and Zac steps out of his front door into the night.
Next shot is camera behind him, his face in the mirror. Gets ready, leaves room; says bye.
Flashback to him killing someone. He goes in front of person and shoots person in arm chair.
Camera is from the victim's perspective. He then exits, camera turns to show person dead in chair, from behind.
He is then shown walking to college. Show sign of reigate college. Fast montage of his day.
Montage consists of him in lessons. Camera shows close-up of clock as time passes. When Rose enters, something changes, possibly introduce sound of a heartbeat.
Bell goes off, Zac's father is shown in an office type place holds cellphone to ear. Cuts to a man walking outside the college who is also on the phone. Zac gets a call, shows name dante on phone.
Zac goes home, gets ready, puts his 'uniform' on. Light has faded and Zac steps out of his front door into the night.
Review of WANTED opening scene.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=NzzhKcuJAOI
Camera -
The start of the sequence uses a extreme wide shot to establish the location, followed by a close up of the main character which flows into a low angle of the surrounding large buildings. As the man leaves the elevator a low angle, cut in shots are shown of his feet moving. Once inside the
office mid shot and close ups are used on both the characters; point of view, cut away and very wide shots are also seen here. The rest of the sequence uses more close ups and mid shots through the action section.
Sound -
In the beggining tense/dramatic music is played in order to build suspense in the scene. At the fast motion montage bit we could hear a bit of digetic noise of the door.
Once the man enters the office the music dies down and becomes more subtle and gentle;
but after the women is shot it pases up again and becomes more climactic. As the man crashes through the window only sound effects of the guns and his scream can be heard this is to add to the tension and action of the sequence than hard electro music comes in in the background.
Mise en scene -
From the opening scene of Wanted, the setting is the interior and exterior of
a large office building with in a built up urban city. To start with the street is shown,
followed by the shots from inside an office and then the outside another tall skyscraper.
The clothing worn by the office works are business suits, whilst the workman have hardhats.
The lighting used varies from natural lighting to three point lighting.
Editing -
The opening part of wanted uses a lot of fast, quick cuts throughout, straight cuts are primarily used. Uses montage as he goes up to make the scene quicker. At the very start of the scene a freeze shot is used when showing the close up of the business man perhaps to indicate his importance to the scene. Later on a special effect used to show him concentrating to jump out of the window the papers flowing insictes his speed but all in fast motion as he flyes through the air and twice as quick as the others shoots all of them.
Camera -
The start of the sequence uses a extreme wide shot to establish the location, followed by a close up of the main character which flows into a low angle of the surrounding large buildings. As the man leaves the elevator a low angle, cut in shots are shown of his feet moving. Once inside the
office mid shot and close ups are used on both the characters; point of view, cut away and very wide shots are also seen here. The rest of the sequence uses more close ups and mid shots through the action section.
Sound -
In the beggining tense/dramatic music is played in order to build suspense in the scene. At the fast motion montage bit we could hear a bit of digetic noise of the door.
Once the man enters the office the music dies down and becomes more subtle and gentle;
but after the women is shot it pases up again and becomes more climactic. As the man crashes through the window only sound effects of the guns and his scream can be heard this is to add to the tension and action of the sequence than hard electro music comes in in the background.
Mise en scene -
From the opening scene of Wanted, the setting is the interior and exterior of
a large office building with in a built up urban city. To start with the street is shown,
followed by the shots from inside an office and then the outside another tall skyscraper.
The clothing worn by the office works are business suits, whilst the workman have hardhats.
The lighting used varies from natural lighting to three point lighting.
Editing -
The opening part of wanted uses a lot of fast, quick cuts throughout, straight cuts are primarily used. Uses montage as he goes up to make the scene quicker. At the very start of the scene a freeze shot is used when showing the close up of the business man perhaps to indicate his importance to the scene. Later on a special effect used to show him concentrating to jump out of the window the papers flowing insictes his speed but all in fast motion as he flyes through the air and twice as quick as the others shoots all of them.
Casting list
Zac - Main character - teenager, male, student.
Rose - Teenager, female, student.
Zac's Father - Hidden identity.
Teacher, students.
Minor parts such as the person who is shown being killed by Zac.
Rose - Teenager, female, student.
Zac's Father - Hidden identity.
Teacher, students.
Minor parts such as the person who is shown being killed by Zac.
Thursday, 15 January 2009
Synopsis
Zac lives the life of an ordinary college student by day.
Like many young men, he is infatuated with a girl. The girl is called Rose.
Zac has a secret. At night, he works an intense job for great reward but with the benefits come great consequences.
He is an assassin, hired to take the lives of strangers, knowing not whether they or innocent or guilty. He takes orders from a man who goes by the alias 'Dante'. Zac never meets with or speaks directly to Dante, he just does what he is told.
Zac's world is turned upside down when his target is not quite a stranger, but the long-term recipient of his affection, Rose.
Zac's conscience and his morals won't allow him to regard Rose in the same manner as his previous victims. He tries to save her, when he gets to her he fears it is too late as an unknown man (later revealed as Zac's father) is holding a gun to Rose's head.
Like many young men, he is infatuated with a girl. The girl is called Rose.
Zac has a secret. At night, he works an intense job for great reward but with the benefits come great consequences.
He is an assassin, hired to take the lives of strangers, knowing not whether they or innocent or guilty. He takes orders from a man who goes by the alias 'Dante'. Zac never meets with or speaks directly to Dante, he just does what he is told.
Zac's world is turned upside down when his target is not quite a stranger, but the long-term recipient of his affection, Rose.
Zac's conscience and his morals won't allow him to regard Rose in the same manner as his previous victims. He tries to save her, when he gets to her he fears it is too late as an unknown man (later revealed as Zac's father) is holding a gun to Rose's head.
Zac persuades his father not to kill Rose.
Zac's father leaves the hitman life behind and begins to lead a normal life.
Zac and Rose get together and Rose is eternally grateful to him for saving her life.
Monday, 12 January 2009
Initial ideas
Joshua Mitchell
Thomas Caffyn
Viktoria Sebok
The initial ideas for our film trailer is to set it in the style of a crime drama. The main ideas that the team came up with were:
Using industrial area as a location
Film around railways, but that might be unsafe.
Create a scene in a pub
Running in the woods at night time
Mirrors reflecting images
use fire to some effect
Drunk effect from Lock, stock
Characters play cards or other type of gambling
and counting money to ad to the character and set a serious tone like 007 films.
Production Company: Aviator films
Thomas Caffyn
Viktoria Sebok
The initial ideas for our film trailer is to set it in the style of a crime drama. The main ideas that the team came up with were:
Using industrial area as a location
Film around railways, but that might be unsafe.
Create a scene in a pub
Running in the woods at night time
Mirrors reflecting images
use fire to some effect
Drunk effect from Lock, stock
Characters play cards or other type of gambling
and counting money to ad to the character and set a serious tone like 007 films.
Production Company: Aviator films
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