Film Diary Entry 2

Today was our first day of filming. we filmed the scenes that are inside today, we were going to do these last but due to the snow we have brought them forward to save time. we had a good day filming today although we did have some problems to start with as our actors and actresses did not know each other. once everyone got to know each other they became alot more confident and everyone got the giggles but in the end we got the shots we needed.

some of our bloopers from todays filming:

Film Diary - Entry 1

we were hoping to start filming today but due to the weather we cant. once the snow has gone we will try filming again. so that we save time we are now going to film any indoor scenes first. if we had a high budget film this would cause alot of problems, luckily we are low budget so can work around it.

 

The Script

Script

Family sitting around table

Dad: I better go or I’ll be late

Mum: okay darling have a nice day

Daughter runs up and hugs dad

Daughter: love you

MUSIC STARTS

Bad guys around the table

Leader: they’re going to come and get me, get me the best lawyer. Do whatever you need to do

PARK SOUNDS OF PLAYGROUND

Policeman

Mum: she was right there

PHONE RINGING

Phone call

Bad guy: we have your daughter. Tell anyone and we will kill her. If you do as we say then we will return her to you alive. You wont see your daughter again until you stand up in court and prove him not guilty. Its in your best interests to keep this between us

CAR NOISES

Dad: wheres my daughter

Daughter: daddy help me

INBETWEEN ALL SHOTS FADES TO BLACK AND SOUND EFFECTS

Casting/Auditions

Character List

Mum
Dad
Daughter
Bad Guys x3
Policemen/women x2
Judge
Extras


NAME - Helen Edwards
DO YOU HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE - I have been in a few plays so far but am deffinatly going to be famous one day
HAVE YOU GOT GOOD AVAILABILITY - yes i am free whenever you need me
WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE IN OUR FILM - i think it will be a really good way to start my career in acting

 

 

NAME - Becky Price

DO YOU HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE - no unfortunatly not

HAVE YOU GOT GOOD AVAILABILITY - not really i have a very busy life but should be free most of the time

WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE IN OUR FILM - i think it will be a really good experience

 

 

NAME - Amelia Woodhouse

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DO YOU HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE - yes i have done GCSE drama and am currently studying it at Alevel. I have been in many productions and i feel i would take on the role of a mum very well.

HAVE YOU GOT GOOD AVAILABILITY - yes i am free all the time

WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE IN OUR FILM - i love acting and i am very interested in your film.

 

 

 

 

NAME - Sam Mitchel

DO YOU HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE -.yes i have studied drama at GCSE and Alevel.

HAVE YOU GOT GOOD AVAILABILITY - yes i am here when you need me

WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE IN OUR FILM - i love action films and would be perfect for this role

 

 

 

 



NAME - Conor Redmond

DO YOU HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE -.no

HAVE YOU GOT GOOD AVAILABILITY - yes

WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE IN OUR FILM - because i love acting

 

 

NAME: Rebecca White

DO YOU HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE: no

DO YOU HAVE GOOD AVAILABILITY: yes

WHAT PART WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY: the little girl

WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE IN OUR FILM: because i like acting

 

 



 

 

 

NAME: Tom Calverly

DO YOU HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE:

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NAME: Dan Reeve

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NAME: Amy French

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NAME: Spencer Long

DO YOU HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE:

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NAME: Ben Morgan

DO YOU HAVE ANY EXPRIENCE:

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NAME: Josh Hitch

DO YOU HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE:

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NAME: Jess Folks

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Titles

the black background and white writing is a convention of other trailers that we have seen. we feel the text of this is very bold and this makes it clear for the audience. however we feel the text needs to be brighter as it seems to fade into the background a little bit.

 

Other Trailers that we have looked at advertise the release date of the film in bold writing across the screen and we feel this is important as we want the audience to know exactly when the film is released. like other action films we have used a black background and white writing.

 

we have tried the text in another colour that we feel might stand out more, however we dont feel the colour works well as a convention of an action film and will therefore not use this for our trailer.

The titles do not look like they are for an action film and we will therefore not use it for our trailer.

we like the first two titles as the black background and white writing really stand out, these are conventions of other action trailers that we have looked at and are therefore most effective.

Our Chosen Title

This is our choosen Title. We have decided to go for a simple title as we want the name of the film to be the main focus.

Our Choosen Institution

Legendary Pictures works with Warner Bros to produce and co-finance films. This is something that is very appealing to us and therefore we feel that by using both these institutions would give us the best outcome for our film.

 

OUR FINAL STORYBOARD

Title Design Ideas

 

 

 

 

our choosen title

 

we have played around with alot of different backgrounds and colour texts. although this is a more simple

 

 

 

 

Trailer Name

we didnt want to go for an obvious name that made our film look predictable. we have come up with two names that we really like. the first one we like is 'playing with fire' as it connotes danger and it also reinforces the fact that the bad guys are playing a game. this also made us tihnk of the name 'checkmate' as this shows that there are games being played and it gives the audience questions and draws them in.

Titles Research

 

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES TITLES

 

 

the titles for the dark knight are on a black background, this works well as they appear during the fades to black and this also allows the text to stand out well. the font is Helvetica Neue Black and this is very bold and clear to read. it is also written in capitals throughout which helps it stand out and give more of an impact for the audience. the writing is in silver, thislooks like metal and gives a cold/hard look which suits the genre of action as it does not look warm and welcoming. by being such a light colour also helps for it to stand and and looks very clear. the name of the film appears at the end and the colours have been swapped around, the background is silver and shows the well known batman symbol and the text is in black. this seperates it from the other titles and makes it clear that it is the name of the film. this is something that we could use in our trailer.

 

SKYFALL

 

 

for our trailer we plan to have a phone conversation that we would like the audience to play close attention to, therefore we dont want to use to many intertitles that will distract the audience from this. Sky fall does not have any intertitles and it just appears with the name of the film and when it is released at the end of the trailer. this is white text and all in capital letters againts a black background which really helps ot to stand out. this is simular to the dark knight rises and it has the 007 symbol under the title. we could have a logo or rememberable picture that can appear with our titles.

 

TAKEN

 

 

i have looked at the trailer for taken as it has the phone conversation and this is simular to our trailer. taken does not use many intertitles and this is somthing that we are going to do in our film. this trailer has the title of the film at the beggining of the trailer whereas we would prefer to put it at the end as the audience will watch the trailer, tension will be built and then they will find out the name of the film and will be more likely to remember it. it also comes up with well known actors and actresses at the end whereas this is something that we could use at the beggining of our trailer to draw the audience in and use it as a selling point. we like the font they use and like many other action trailers it it white/silver font on a black background. although the title of the film does not stand out as well as it does in the dark knight rises and it is the same and the intertitles and credits. we could change the font of colour for the title so that it stands out over the other text.

 

THE AVENGERS

 

 

these titles are really aimed at their target audience as the text looks like a comic book. it is on a black background and is also white. its all in capital letters to help it stand out. the text is not filled which suits the comic book style although for our trailer i think we will use filled in bold lettering so that it stands out a little bit more.

 

THOR

 

 

this text is also all in capitals and has a dark background with white font. the background behind sets the mood for the film uses bad weather as a way of letting the audience know there is trouble and this indicates the genre of the film. we could use this for our titles to make them more interesting. it also highlights the selling point of 3D. although the background and text is the same throughout the name of the film stands out more as it takes up more of the screen in a bigger font. this is something that we could do for our trailer.