Preliminary Task - Evaluation

Storyboard

Risk Assesment

Script-Scribd

The Imaginarium Script 2

Production schedule-scribd

Production Schedule

Poster

Because we forgot to take pictures for a poster on set we decided that we had to use one from our film so Bradley this poster from a bit of our film. I think it has the right impact we wanted as it is quirky which is what our film is about i think we have managed to pull of a good poster, but there is some things that i think i would improve on next time. I would make sure that i had many photo's to choose from to make my poster this way i could have multiple choice and could make many different versions of the poster then i could choose which one looked the best and represented our film the best.

Camera skills

Tripods can be useful in many ways, for example the can steady shots give great pans and tilts smoothly. By keeping the camera still the tripod is the best advantage to a film maker to get a perfect shot that looks professional. Although they are a bit bulky to carry around they are god to use on location where the grounds isn't to smooth because the legs can be structured in a way that can still give a good look on a scene.

Using more than one camera increases the amount of shots and angles in one scene, in everyday television the most common place you will see more than one camera being used would be television shows such as Daybreak. this is because its more of a chat show so the more cameras they have they can see a lot more of the presenters reactions and movements on set. As well its more convenient to use more than one camera because instead of having one which has to be constantly moved, you can use the other cameras and keep them still and only move them when you change scene. Also If one shot looks bad in a camera then by using other cameras in different places you can see what angle looked best on which camera in what place.

Taking 2 camera's on set really helped me film because i could do multiple shots of one scene and could decide later which one looked better, also it speed up the filming process.

Production schedule

Cast Contact Details

Actor/Emily......................................................................... Aryanna Wren
Actor/Peter....................................................................... Matthew Davies

Crew Contact Details

Producer/Cameraman ................................................... Caitlyn Whittaker
Director/Editor ............................................................. Bradley Hammond
Executive Producer .................................................... Brendan Sheppard

Useful Numbers

Sawtry Community College (Main Switchboard) ........... 01487 830781

Location

Scene #	Int/Ext	Location
1	Int	English Girl’s Toilet

Technical Requirements

The Imaginarium – Technical Department Brief
Summary as of
Camera/Lighting Operations: Caitlyn / Bradley

Item	Source	Department	Notes
Canon HD FS100 Camera	SCC	Media	Shoot 16:9
“      “ Checklist	SCC	Media
“      “ Camera Bag	SCC	Media
“      “ Phono to Mini	SCC	Media
“      “ Charger and Power	SCC	Media
“      “ Camera Strap	SCC	Media
“      “ Remote Control	SCC	Media
“      “ USB Lead	SCC	Media
“      “ 4GB SD Card and Battery	SCC	Media
Tripod	SCC	Media
Tripod Case	SCC	Media
Tripod Base Plate	SCC	Media

In An Emergency

MrSheppard.......................................... 01487 830701 ext 148

Shooting Schedule

PRODUCTION			The Imaginarium
RX DATE:		28th November, 2011		Day 1 of 1
Filming Location 1:			INT. SAWTRY COMMUNITY COLLEGE - DAY
CREW & CAST CALL TIME	13:25		CAST & CREW FINISH TIME		14:25
PARKING LOCATION:			Not Required
BASE:			Please bring all kit with you and leave in E1
Costume Requirements
Scene 1		Imaginary Friend		Dark Casual Clothing

production so far

the production so far is going okay but we encountered some problems filming where bradley was unavilable to film with me this ended up with me filming by myself. i manged to get the script and the production schedule, they were hard to get because they were with bradley but i manged to get them so i had something to work with. it was hard at 1st to film without bradley because i didnt have a second opinion to help me make desicions about shots and angles but when i had finished i showed bradley the footage and we made little changes so we both liked the end product.

Video

Location photo's

Thoughts so far

So far I think the pre-production of the film is a little behind but both know what we need to do and we have planned when we can do it. We also had a problem with the camera being booked out till Monday 28th November so we still have plenty of time to create all of our per-production and can make sure that we have agreed on all of the decisions we have made. With extra time till we film we can discuss all the details to make our film as best as it can be.

Roles

Both I and Bradley worked together and most things such as the script and the production schedule, but we both agreed that we should do some things by ourselves so I did the story board and Bradley did the shot list. Then put both of ours together and created something which we both thought would and give the effects of a professional film and give the effects we want.

Bradley-Shot list
Both- Recce, Production schedule
Me-Storyboard

Our idea

During the lesson we thought up many ideas on what we wanted our production storyline to be based on. We started writing down on ideas on what we thought would make a professionl scene.

A doctor telling a patient about a serious illness
A wife/husband meeting their wife/husband's killer
A relative talking through glass with a prisoner at a prison
Two high classed businessmen meeting in a lift
A thief wearing a balaclava robbing a shop owner
A councillor meeting a patient with psychological problems for the first time
A person talking to an imaginary friend about their problems
A diner scene of a couple talking about their difficulties

After we had thought through the idea's we decided that the best scenario to do would be the scene where a little girl talks to an imaginary friend with a conclusion that leaves the audience baffled and confused but with a sinister end.

Actor

An actor sometimes actress for female is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity.They go through many processes to become actors they have to attend a dramatic collage to be notice, and have to work hard to be famous. Sometimes if they want to be famous or get a starring role they have got to get positive reviews of well known people.

Preliminary Task - Script

FADE IN

INT. DAY - HOUSE

Sound of footsteps coming upstairs in black screen. Fade in
comes when the door is opened revealing the door and young
female character walking into the bedroom. Places books on
drawer and opens draw revealing strange pictures,
razorblades, hammer and pins before taking drawing pad out
the draw and shutting the draw. Walks over to the bed and
lays down with a pen and drawing. Shes sits down revealing
imaginary friend appearing sitting on the drawer in the
bedroom.

PETER (IMAGINARY FRIEND)
When are you going to do it?

EMILY (YOUNG FEMALE)
I'm not going too.

Moving around the room Peter begins demanding Emily to get
the murder done with.

PETER
We've had it planned now for a long
time. If you don't do it we can't
be friends anymore, she will split
us up. You don't want that do you?

Emily trying to be demanding while being scared and drawing.

EMILY
Stop it Peter. I don't want to. You
already caused me to much trouble.

PETER
You wanted to do it all. It was all
done because they were mean to you.
I'm not mean to you, I'm the only
person who cares about you so go
and get it done before I'm taken
from you forever.

Emily thinks about what Peter is saying before being
interrupted by her mum's voice downstairs.

MUM
Emily tea's ready.

Emily get's off her bed to go downstairs before Peter
screams in her ear.

PETER
Go and get it done now!

Emily changes direction going back to the draw and taking
the hammer out. Emily walks out the room with the Hammer
closing the door behind her.

FADE OUT

Pre-Production-Location check list

Is a permit required for the location?
Are restrooms freely available?
Confirmation of location
Ask permission
Is there parking available
Any sound that will interfere with the shot
Electrical check
Any public interference
Is the neighbour’s film friendly?
Enough natural/electrical lighting
Are you going to stop anyone working?
Take photographs of the location before
Find out who owns the land
Turn phone onto aeroplane mode whilst filming
Is it easy to get to?
Health and safety

Script for powerpoint

We decided to print of a map of the school and write down our route that we were planning to take so it would be easier on the day to make our way around the school. We did charley and Beth’s routs in different colours so we could associate who was taking what route around the school.
On the first day of planning we decided who was doing what roles this made it easier to plan now knowing who was doing what.
Also on the map we drew area’s where the camera would be placed so we could just put the camera where it needed to be and film this saved masses of time in the long run we manage to do our how production in the time given with ease. Also with the camera being drawn on the map we were able to many in one shot which also gave us time on other shots which needed at bit more work doing to them.
Before filming we thought it was wise to seek permission from the right people to use certain areas of the school. We did this the day before production this gave us time to make our routes possible. We asked permission from art and from Mr Smith to use the elevators in maths and to run through and use their fire escape. They both approved of this and we were able to use them efficiently.
Before filming we discussed what costumes our actors would be wearing. We wanted to have a good/bad effect. So we dressed Beth in a dark colour and charley in a light colour this easily showed to the audience who was good and who was bad due the colours of the costumes.
We encountered some problems with other people who were filming at the same times as us in the same location that we needed. So we overcame this by going to another location to film so we didn’t lose time by waiting for them to finish, then we would come back to the location e needed later so we got all the shots we needed.
Editing was mainly Lauren and Charley but we all had a say it what we wanted it to look like. We wanted it to be quick a quit edge that’s why the chase sequence hasn’t really got any transitions it’s just cut. We hoped this would give it a face paced and tension building effect on the audience
We tried to create a variety of shots so the chase would be interesting to the audiences. We did this by do shots over again in different locations so that we could introduces the setting of where the chase would be.

The Chase Task

My team consisted of myself, Lauren Cooper, Beth Wilson, and Charley Perkins. At the start of the task we all decided to assign roles so we knew what we were able to achieve depending on whom did what job. I was the camera man scene as i had more experience with a camera, we all thought charley should be an actor because she was the best at editing and could achieve what we wanted with ease. Lauren was director because she, although we all had input on how the film was going to be portrayed, Lauren had the image in her head of what she wanted it to look like, and she was the best at decided the right location for a certain scene. Beth was least experienced in media, since me, Lauren, and Charley had all done it at GCSE we knew practically what sir was looking for and how we could achieve this, so since Beth was very sporty and was good at keeping good facial emotion we decided to make her an actor as well.

My role in the filming was to film the whole production, at first it was hard to get the camera exactly where Lauren wanted but it didn’t take long to get used to it. Soon as I knew what she wanted I could easily get the right shot and sometimes only need to do it once.  Lauren had some hard shots for me to do, but I managed to do my best and they turned out pretty good, as well as charley’s editing the final production looked great and the camera angles really portrayed exactly what we wanted them to. We also managed to get the emotion of the actor’s faces on most of the shots what was a great plus.

We didn’t come across any disagreements which we couldn’t resolve, the end product was a bit of everyone’s inspiration and it turned out really well and very close to our original idea. The only disagreement was the end scene where charley fell over we thought looked bad and very fake but we couldn’t do much about it so had no choice but to leave it in.

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