Parity

This is are parity remake, We added effects and sound, however after multiple attempts the sound and effects still didn't go onto to you tube. However still is further develop are final cut skills and techniques, and we learnt how to Colour grade it, which will come in handy for are opening piece.

IMBD target audience

Week 6 - Group Diary

Animatic - Storyboard

This is our storyboard but into an animatic using Final Cut Pro, we then added the soundtrack we are going to use and the sound effects similar to the actions performed.
We put this into an animatic to get a basic idea of what the sequence is roughly going to look like, showing the rule of thirds, camera shots and angles and props used.

Production Schedule

We are using our Production Schedule, so when were filming things run smoothly and there are no hitches. This also gives us a greater idea of how much time it will take to fill of the shots. This is a rough idea, that we can refer to as well as our storyboard.

Shot List

This a list of shots in order of which we'll shoot them in, we do this so that we don't have to keep moving the camera into position, this way we save time while shooting. This list can also be used to tick off the shots one by one to ensure we don't miss any out.

I have made two separate shot lists for shooting the sequence inside and outside.

These will be the Shots that we'll shoot inside the building:

Order:                 Shot Number:                           Shot Type:                     MC/S:

1                           Shot  1                                        Close Up                         MC

2                           Shot  2                                        Long-Shot                       MC

3                           Shot  4                                        Long-Shot                       MC/S

4                           Shot  6                                        Close Up                         S

5                           Shot  5                                        Close Up                         S                                         

6                           Shot  3                                        Rev-OVS                        MC/S                      

7                           Shot  9                                        Mid-Shot                         MC

8                           Shot  16                                      Close Up                         MC

9                           Shot  17                                      Extr-Close Up                 MC

10                         Shot  18                                      Extr-Close Up                 MC

11                         Shot   7                                       Close Up                         S

12                         Shot  15                                      OVS                                MC/S  

13                         Shot  8                                        Close Up                         MC

14                         Shot  10                                      Close Up                         Prop

15                         Shot  13                                      Mid-Shot                         Prop

16                         Shot  14                                      Extr-Close Up                 Prop

17                         Shot  11                                      Long-Shot                       MC/S

18                         Shot  12                                      Mid-Shot                          S

These are the shots we'll shoot outside, in the streets of London:

19                         Shot  19                                      Long-Shot                        MC
20                         Shot  21                                      Close Up                          MC
21                         Shot  22                                      Long-Shot                        MC
22                         Shot  23                                      Mid-Shot                          MC
23                         Shot  20                                      Mid-Shot                          MC
24                         Shot  24                                      Mid-Shot                          MC
25                         Shot  25                                      Close Up                          MC
26                         Shot  26                                      Mid-Shot                          MC
27                         Shot  27                                      Close Up                          MC
28                         Shot  28                                      OVS                                 MC
29                         Shot  30                                      Long-Shot                        MC
30                         Shot  29                                      Close Up                          MC

Preliminary Task - Director's Commentary Included

This our preliminary task evaluation, where we commented on each shot saying who it was filmed by, what techniques were used and camera shots etc...
We had a technical difficulty while uploading the footage which made a glitch during the first shots of our match on action.

Storyboard

Amnesia - Storyboard

These are the shots in order of our thriller that we plan to shoot in January, these shots consist of camera angles, close ups, mid-shots and long-shots. I have added a close up every 3 or 4 shots to fit the thriller genre as close ups in a thriller build mystery and suspense.

Key :  MC = Main Character
              S = Silhouette (2nd Character)
              P = Prop e.g. cigarette or suitcase
          HA = High Angle
          LA = Low Angle

This is our first shot which is a close up our main character (Detective Cole), the protagonist of our thriller, while he is being brainwashed with a gag strapped around his mouth.
We plan to use a prop that will hold the characters eyes open that will look realistic as be can't use something that will harm the actor or that needs good editing and effects to cover it such as the prop they use in the Clockwork Orange.

The second shot is a long-shot, again of the main character being brainwashed, however I have chose to use a high angle shot showing that the character is weak.
This time you can see the actual projector and the fact that his hands are tied to the chair.














The third shot is a reverse over the shoulder shot, looking back at the silhouette who is the antagonist of our thriller, while h observes the brainwashing, sat back smoking in his chair.

I chose to make him a silhouette to create mystery and suspense, keeping his identity a mystery. This is influenced by the Usual Suspects.

 

Shot four is another long-shot of the room, this time both of our characters are revealed in the story.


















This shot is a close up of our antagonist, the silhouette, his face is hidden, and we only get small glimpses of his face from the light coming off of the cigarette.
I have done this from a low angle to portray his power over the main character.

The sixth shot is another close up from a side view of the silhouette again, also from a low angle.
In this shot I hope to use the light from the cigarette as his inhales it to reveal an unclear view of his eyes, however there will not be enough detail to reveal his identity.













The seventh shot is a close up of the silhouette putting out his cigarette, as be see our main character in the background.
This could also be an over the should shot.

Here is a mid-shot of the main character with his hands tied up to the back of the chair.
He will try and struggle to free his hands, however he is not successful.

The ninth shot is a mid-shot of the main character being brainwashed again, the rule of thirds match his eyes with the projector.















We are then shown the projector images that he is being brainwashed with, a close up of the screen. As you can see there will be brutal images shown to portray the torture of this brainwash.

This is another long-shot of the room, this time it reveals an exit, however how the main character escapes is not revealed to us.

I have decided to reveal the identity of our main character in shot thirteen and fourteen using confidential documents with the name and portrait of the detective.

An over the shoulder shot is used in this to view the silhouette looking over the brainwashing as it comes near to an end.

This is a close up of our main character, showing hints of insanity in his facial expressions.

            The last two shots of the brainwashing scenes consist of two extreme close ups of our main characters face showing the flashing images in his eyes. The title of the thriller is revealed as it appears in his eye, also showing that the character is metaphorically affected by amnesia.

The sequence then flashes to the detective walking to work through the streets of London, as if everything is normal and nothing has happened.

The first shots of the London sequence is of our main character walking to work through the London crowds, focusing on him and his suitcase, a classic prop in a thriller. These shots consists of close ups, mid-shots and long-shots using a close up every 3 or 4 slides as many thrillers have the same pattern.

Shot twenty four, five and six consist of our character lighting up a cigarette, another classic prop for a thriller.

We shoot low angles of our main character as he is a detective, of which have power within society.

 

Shot twenty seven and eight we decided to make our character answer his phone as he arrives at the building, we merely hear this conversation to build a mystery around this character.

Our last shots to the thriller sequence are a match on action of our main character opening the door and entering the building, with our final shot of the door closing behind him.

Test Shots

These are the actors that we have chosen to be suitable for our thriller:

Actor: Peter Spencer                        Peter will play the antagonist, the silhouette who will oversee the brain washing of Detective Cole, he will need to be able to smoke a cigarette in order to fulfill the role of the silhouette.  He will barely be seen as he is a silhouette to create mystery throughout the first part of the sequence, therefor any actor would be suitable for the role.

Actor: Anthony Denford                 Anthony will play the protagonist, Detective Cole who will be the victim of the brainwashing, he will also have to smoke a cigarette in order to fulfill the role of Detective Cole. He is suitable for the role as he is looks old enough to have a wife, he also looks innocent and confident which are the traits of our character Detective Cole.

              

 Actress: Sarah Mead                       Sarah was originally going to play the role of Mrs Cole, however we decided that we do not need any more than two actors to complete the sequence, if we was shooting the whole film then she would obviously be a key role as she is murdered of which is involved in creating the twist at the end of the thriller.

Production Company Logo

 

This is our production company logo, each letter stands for the first letter of each of our first names, R for Reece, F for Finn and T for Tom.

The animatic for this would be the T shown as a person holding an umbrella, walking along from the left and to stop after the F.

Thriller opening: Soundtrack

Thriller Soundtrack

I think is would be a suitable soundtrack for are Thriller opening, as the music is split in two. The first bit is a continuous ticking, which be thought would be effective in the brainwashing, then the second piece has alot of tension in it, so it would be suitable for the flashbacks.

Foley

Here are some examples of foley we could use

-Heavy Breathing

-Footsteps

Week 5 Video Diary

Costume Design

These are the basic costumes for our two main characters in our opening/title sequence:

 

Asset List

This is an asset list of filming equipment we will require, and also some props that will be involved in the scenes.

Scene Walkthrough Map/Script

 This is a timeline/walk through map for our thriller title sequence/opening scene of which we have decided to call AMNESIA.

This is similar to a previous timeline we have made for another title sequence, however I have added a walk through where it tells us the actions occurring on the scene, within each time slide.

The timeline is two minutes long, of which I have fit 21 slides within that time periods where different camera shots and actions will take place for so many seconds.

For example, slide 13 consists of a close up of a man's face; being brainwashed and then the title appearing on his face while the scene continues. This slide will last for approximately 3 - 5 seconds.

 This will be a basic timeline to help with timing when shooting, and the construction of our storyboard.

Recce

Now that we have our story line, I went up London for suitable locations to shoot our Thriller. As Tommy will have frequent flashbacks i think the pack streets by Charing Cross would be a perfect Location.

Now if something would happen to our location, for example accident wise. Then we would need a back up.
This Location is in Camden Town. A bit less packed and chaotic however it does have the quiet/ City feel to it.