First Test

Here is the first rough edit of the opening of my trailer, I am yet to record the voice-over, nor get all of the sound effects for the trailer, there is also a scene in between the trailer that I am yet to film where the character Dr. Forrest explains to the protagonist Hayden that he is going to send him back in time. After showing my teacher this edit he has given me notes on how to improve this when it comes to re-shoots, so far there is nothing terrible in it (Apart from a failed wipe edit) and really only minor lighting and framing problems. He also said that the last half of the footage is very good, and the trailer over all is well edited and the mise-en-scene works well, the main problems come from the cinematography of the footage. I don't know for sure when I will be re-shooting this as I am still busy filming the rest of the trailer, so I feel that this footage works well for a first draft, and unless I finish filming ahead of schedule, I will most likely leave these re-shoots after the first draft. I myself am happy with what I have so far, although I do admit that there are mistakes in the trailer and certain shots that I am not happy with, but I think it works fairly well, or at the very least, good enough for a first draft.

Shooting for the 30th November

As already mentioned, I am filming for two different courses at once and are hoping to film back-to-back and our next shooting date is the 30th of November, and trying to plan both has proven to be difficult, what with the multiple locations and larger cast, but here is my plan for the shoot.

Shooting Schedule- 30^th November 2013

Cast

Zoe Lewis

Bullie Mthembu

Lewis Snaith

Chris Coates

Locations

Swale Road

Harland Road

Scenes

Intro Scene – FS (Day, Swale)

Chris House – FS (Night, Harland)

Fight Scene – MS (Night, Swale)

Target #1 – MS (Day, Either)

Alley – MS (Day/Night, Harland)

Car Parking – MS (Night, Either)

Dr. Forrest & Hayden – MS (Either, Harland)

Schedule

Target #1 – MS (Day, Harland) – Bullie & Lewis

Dr. Forrest & Hayden – MS (Day, Harland) – Bullie & Lewis

Alley – MS (Day, Harland) – Chris & Lewis

Intro Scene – FS (Day, Swale) – Zoe

                                                                -Has to be finished by 4pm!

Fight Scene – MS (Night, Swale) – Bullie & Lewis

Car Parking – MS (Night, either) – Danny

Alley – MS (Night, Harland) – Chris & Lewis

Chris House – FS (Night, Harland) – Chris

Shooting Location & Schedule (Updated!)

We were able to get the first 5 scenes filmed on time like we were hoping, however due to scheduling conflicts (Refer to previous post) we are unable to film on the 23rd of Nov. So to make up for lost time, we will be filming scenes 4, 8, 9, 10 & 11 on the 30th of Nov. Leaving only 2 scenes left to be filmed (Which will also be the most difficult to film) So we will be back on schedule. Also for scene 9, we have changed the location from dirt road to just a normal road as the dirt road proved to be too narrow and difficult to get to that it would require too much effort for a 3 second shot, when a regular road would work just fine.

Shooting Locations (Photos Coming Soon)

1 - Garage Int. – Opening Scene

2 - Harland Road – Drive off Scene

3 - Citroen C1 – Hayden’s Car

4 - Swale Road Night – Parking Scene/First Fight

5 - Iris Office – Government Building/Target #2’s Office/General Winters Office

6 - Garage Ext. – Transport Scene

7 - Elloughton Hill – Wake up Scene

8 - Swale Road Day – Target #1

9 - Hunter Road – Car Chase

10 - Harland Snicket Night – Fight Scene #1

11 - Harland Snicket Day – Fight Scene #2

12 - King Edwards Terrace – Natalie’s House

Shooting Schedule

1, 2, 3, 6 & 7 – 17/11/13

4, 8, 9, 10 & 11 – 30/11/13

12 – 7/12/13

5 – 14/12/13

Production Update 21/11/13

While I was hoping to continue filming this weekend, due to scheduling conflicts, this won't happen, so instead we shall continue filming next saturday hopefully. However to make up for lost time, I will edit the footage I have so far, so by the time I have finished filming, I won't have to spend as much time editing my product. I am yet to review the footage that I filmed last weekend, so worst case scenario is that we might have to do reshoots, which would put us behind schedule by another week.

How Hypodermic Needle Theory Applies

The Hypodermic Needle Theory is all about the public being injected with information and ideology that they are told by the media that they should believe in, who to like and who to hate. This theory says we are a passive audience. This also explains that certain groups in society should not be exposed to certain media texts; for fear that people will watch or read behaviour and will act them out themselves.

The way how this applies to my text isn't through how audiences will percieve my trailer, or how they would percieve the film. But within the diegesis and the arc the protagonist goes through (See Film Synopsis). The main character-Hayden-is at first lead to believe that he is working for the good guys and is doing the right thing when this is all he has been shown in his life and is all he knows. It is not until he travels back in time, when he realises that he is working for a system built on tyranny, and the "rebels" who he has been told are terrorists are really the good guys. The reason why I chose this to be the major character arc for Hayden to go through is because, firstly I have always found this type of story to be very interesting (Examples: Princess Mononoke, Avatar, Star Wars) but also it has been a relevant story in society for decades. The topic of government being untrustworthy and even tretorous to their people is especially revelant these days, with the NSA scandal, it is a very popular discussion within people.

This could also apply to the Tim O'Sullivan theory of ideology, as Hayden's view of reality is different from what it really is and has a completley different idea of the ideology of his government than what everyone else has.

Health & Safety

Here is my Health & Safety chart for my film trailer, showing what dangers my actors and crew face while filming. While looking at this, it makes it look worse than it really is, things such as 'stab wound' or 'hit by car' but those are just generalizations of what their injuries would be, in reality they are very unlikely to be that bad (but, still a possibility).

Production Update - 18/11/13

I have started filming my trailer, I was aiming to film 5 scenes (refer to Shooting Schedule) and while I was able to achieve this, I do believe I might have been able to film maybe a few shots more, but for one reason or another (I forgot), but even so, at least I met my target of filming those 5 scenes, which is what I wanted (Although I am yet to review the footage that was filmed). I hope to be able to continue filming next weekend and do scenes 4 and 8 (again, refer to schedule). As I am also doing a short film for my Film Studies, and filming them back to back, so I am trying to schedule them accordingly and hopefully film scenes from both of them this Saturday; which shouldnt be too hard seeing as they are very quick and simple scenes.

Props & Costumes

Costumes

Hayden

Throughout the trailer Hayden is seen wearing a black jacket to represent that he is a stone cold killer with no remorse for killing. However, for the first part of the trailer, Hayden wears a grey t-shirt to show that he's working for the antagonists, however for the second half, his t-shirt changes to white, to show his change in sides, however he still wears the black jacket to show he is still a born killer.

 

 

Dr. Forrest

Dr Forrest will be wearing a lab coat to represent the fact that he is a scientist, especially because his name is never spoken within the trailer, or his specific role in the film, so the iconography of a lab coat instantly means the audience will understand his role quicker.

 

Target #2

Target #2 has no specific outfit, the only specific thing about him is that he will have blood covering his face like he's just been in a fight, so we'll just use ketchup to simulate this

Assassins

The assassins will be wearing dark clothing, the reasons why are because their faces never show up on screen and are only there for a few seconds, so their costumes aren’t as important, however, showing them in dark clothing represents that they are working for the antagonists in the same way Hayden was. However, the first fight scene shown has Hayden fighting a man in a white jacket, showing that the man he's fighting (unknown to Hayden) is a good guy.

 

Props

Guns & Watch

There aren’t that many props in the film; however the most common one used are guns, which are shown on multiple occasions. We have different gun props for each of the characters. Hayden will use a revolver gun while everyone else will be using a regular pistol. Obviously they aren’t real guns, they are toys, any gun shots will be added in during post.

The only other prop used in the trailer is Hayden’s watch; it is shown in the first shot of the film, and in several others. The reason why I have included this is because it represents the time travel aspect on the film. In fact the very first shot consists of a watch and a gun, which represents the two genres of the film, Science-Fiction (Time Travel) and Action.

 

Knife

The final prop is a knife, appearing several times in the trailer of assassins attacking Hayden, any old kitchen knife will be easy for the use, however this is where health & safety risks will come in with having a sharp knife on set, especially for action scenes. However we will be very cautious while using it to film the action scenes to make sure people don’t get hurt while using it.

Shooting Locations & Schedules

Shooting Locations (Photos Coming Soon)

1 - Garage Int. – Opening Scene

2 - Harland Road – Drive off Scene

3 - Citroen C1 – Hayden’s Car

4 - Swale Road Night – Parking Scene/First Fight

5 - Iris Office – Government Building/Target #2’s Office/General Winters Office

6 - Garage Ext. – Transport Scene

7 - Elloughton Hill – Wake up Scene

8 - Swale Road Day – Target #1

9 - Dirt Road – Car Chase

10 - Harland Snicket Night – Fight Scene #1

11 - Harland Snicket Day – Fight Scene #2

12 - King Edwards Terrace – Natalie’s House

Shooting Schedule

1, 2, 3, 6 & 7 – 17/11/13

4 & 8 – 23/11/13

10 & 11 – 30/11/13

12 – 7/12/13

5 – 14/12/13

9 – TBA

Potential Trailer Music

Should I be unable to find the channel I wanted that offers free music then I shall potentially use this instead as I am already making my trailer in the same style as Looper, so the music has the same style to it. It has slow moments to build suspense but also has fast paced rock music that would be perfect for the montage scenes, so for nothing else, I may use that section for the montage portion of the trailer, because it still sounds good.

Sound Effects

Seeing as a lot of my scenes take place outside or have a lot of sound effects in them, chances are that they won't come out that clear, fortunatly I have found a channel from YouTube that has a whole library worth of sound effects that I can use for my film trailer, and from what I have checked, they have practically every effect I need. I am currently looking for a channel that offers unlisenced music I can use for my trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/user/SoundEffectsFactory/videos

Storyboard

(I forgot to fill out the last few slides, I will correct this mistake and then re-upload!)