Voiceover Script

Due to the fact that our voiceover will have several thought processes running over one another in a disjointed, random way, writing the script involves choosing a few key statements and thoughts to use over each other.

 

I have to find out who killed her? No... How they killed her.

Think, think, think, think, think, THINK.

Weapons? None. Footprints? None. Blood.. None.

Where is her other sock?

Today was her day off.. Could it have been a co-worker? A Crazy Ex boyfriend?

How did they get in...? The door is intact.

Think, think, think, think, think, THINK.

Strangled to death? No, no throat marks. Hit with a blunt object? Perhaps...

There must've been a struggle, everything is askew.

There are several different routes this investigation could take
But of course... this is just the beginning.

Title Name Decisions - First Draft

When deciding on the name of our film we looked at the titles given to products similar to ours. We saw a trend in which many detective films were named after the detective himself such as Sherlock Holmes and Ace Ventura. We decided to follow this style by naming our film after the main character. This meant that when choosing his name, we had to make sure it was something memorable that people wouldn't forget. Initially, using a random name generator, we found names like:
Billy Tipps
Lionel Merrywether
Gregory Harrisson

We decided to narrow down our search by looking for names that contained alliteration. These were some examples generated:
Henry Hothsford
Jed Johnson
Ryan Robinson

After generating quite a few names and testing them out verbally we came across the name "Mack Mason". This suited our character perfectly so we agreed on the name however we changed the spelling to "Mac Mayson" to add more personality to the character

The final title name is:

The Surprising Adventures of Mac Mayson

Production Logo

We discussed different production names and logos and came up with names such as:
-Waterfall Pictures
-Elite Studios
-Nova Productions
In the end we agreed on Vita Productions. Vita means 'life' in Latin and since our film opening is very similar to real life we made the assumption that anything else our company produced would have a high sense of verisimilitude.

Applying Conventions

Storyboard Feedback

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Equipment

Storyboard

Shooting Script

1.Establishing shot panning down a residential suburban street

2.Slow zoom in on front window of house where film is set

3.Extreme close up of detective’s hand, holding a pen and clicking

4.Extreme close up of hand of the dead body sticking out from under a sheet, slowly zooming in (match on action)

5.Panning across (left to right) of objects on mantle, one out of place

6.Mid shot of forehead/hair sticking out of sheet

7.Close up of ceiling light, slowly zooming out

8.Shot of feet sticking out of sheet, pull focus from one foot to the other

9.Slow zoom out of pictures on the wall, one is skewed 

10.Extreme close up of hand of detective, clicking pen

11.Shot of chair on its side

12.Slow zoom out of hair to reveal more of scene, including face and sheet

13.Extreme close up of hand clicking pen

14.Extreme close up of eyes, suddenly darting sideways

15.Close up of mouth/bottom half of face, smirking

16.Close up of head, turns towards door

17.Over the shoulder shot of detective’s sidekick entering the room

18.Fade to black

19.Fade to titles

Treatment

Our film opening starts with an establishing shot panning down a residential suburban street. It cuts to a slow zoom in on the front window of the house where film is set. An extreme close up of the detective’s hand, holding and clicking a pen is shown, followed by an extreme close up of the hand of the dead body sticking out from under a sheet. It slowly zooms in (match on action).

The next shot is of objects on mantle, one out of place, panning across from left to right. This is going to be followed by a mid shot of the body's forehead/hair sticking out of the sheet then a close up of the ceiling light, slowly zooming out. The next shot is of feet sticking out of the sheet, pull focus from one foot to the other. Followed by a slow zoom out of the painted pictures on the wall of which one is skewed. The shots are a little bit random which add to the overall effect of our piece.

Another extreme close up of the detective's hand, clicking a pen. Next there will be a slow zoom out of the bodies hair to reveal more of the scene, including the face and sheet. Another extreme close up of the hand clicking the pen will be next, showing the detective stopping mid click followed by an extreme close up of the detectives eyes, suddenly darting sideways.

The sound of footsteps will be heard which is what caught his attention. We see a close up of his mouth/the bottom half of face, smirking and then his head turns towards the door. An over the shoulder shot of detective’s sidekick entering the room is the final shot then it cuts to the titles.

Risk Assessment

I made a risk assessment form to show all the risks we may encounter during the production of our film opening. I included a colour coded risk scale to rate the risks in terms of their likelihood and severity. I can conclude that our filming fas very few risks. The risks that are present are relatively low and can easily be managed and avoided

Location Recce

We plan to film our film opening in the front room of a typical suburban house in South London. We have chosen this because it is a place that we can easily film in as it is inside and therefore not affected by weather.

We can easily bring in extra equipment such as lights and tripods if the weather affects the natural lighting. We also chose this location because the audience can easily relate to suburban streets, as well as cities, which are seen as busy and more dangerous than quaint countryside environments. It also fits in well with the convention of crime mysteries taking place in normal houses.

The room we have chosen to film in has large windows and light coloured walls, which will allow us to film in natural light, and make our film opening seem of a higher quality. Despite the use of only one setting, we will use a wide range of camera angles and shot types in order to make sure that our film opening is interesting and engaging, and creates an appropriate mise-en scene for the genre.

Response to Brief

 

"The titles and opening of a new fiction film, to last a maximum of two minutes."

Our group plans to create a film opening of a genre that is completely down to us to decide and developinto a product. We plan to research and plan effectively to make the production of our opening run smoothly and efficiently. We have decided to choose the genre 'Crime mystery' because as a team it is a genre we enjoy and have background knowledge on it.