Planning - Filming Schedule

A filming schedule is a plan of what dates/times and locations your cast and crew will be doing the filming part of the production in addition to how many scenes or shots you're aiming to shoot in the time frame you have set. It is also important to make note of what cast member are needed for different scenes and what crew is required for each day which ensures that everybody knows when they are needed. This will make the filming process a lot easier for us as we will have set an organised plan.

Risk assessments 

We have to spot the possible dangers before filming, as the actors are at risk of being harmed. 

There was some threats towards the actors as there was an uneven path way down the side of the house. This could be a risk as the actor or the camera man who is also tracking Billy along the path. Either one of them could have tripped or fell over and hurt themselves. Apart from this there is no other managers towards the actor or the camera man. 

Day 1- 23 February 2016
between 3:30pm to 4:45pm

Everything to be filmed on this date.

Cast needed:
Craig (billy) 

Crew needed:
Ryan 
Ben 
Jamie 

Planning - Producing A Shot List

This is our shot list for our opening. The importance of having a shot list is that it is a clear plan to follow and it creates an image of what the shot should look like. It also makes sure that every shot is covered and none are missed out during filming.

The reason for shot listing is because you need to have an idea of what is going to happen within your opening and the order in which the shots happens. Shot listing allows you as a group to make choices about what is going to be done and when it is going to be filmed, so it can be effective for our target audience which is teenagers. 

Planning - Considering Mise-En-Scene For Your Opening

Mise-en-scene is literally the 'what is in the shot' and it is everything that appears on the screen in a single frame. The advantage of this is to help the audience decode what is going on in the specific scene.

The following image is from the film 'The Woman in Black':

The 'Mise-en-scene" in this scene would be the dull, shadowy lighting, the old fashioned children toys in the dark corners in the room, as if they were exiled from the scene and the lack of colour.

When decoded by the audience, they get an impression that the nursery is a lonely room and, judging by the spider webs on the window, has not been occupied in a very long time. This is an excellent scene for a horror film because it brings tension as to the thought of a haunted house, bearing in mind it was locked from the inside.

For our scene we will be using a range of props including some small, workshop tools, a piece of paper with writing on, pictures of the old bullies in his life and a board with the proposed plan of action on it. The tools will give the realisation to members of a middle or even lower-class society that anyone is capable of inflicting danger to others. The plans on the board will show that this was planned and the sheers size and detail will give little doubt to the result of this act of terror.

The costume Billy (the main character) will wear consists of all black, hoodie, gloves, tracksuit bottoms and black trainers. The all black image will give the main character a mysterious and creepy look adding to the suspense the opening brings to the viewers.

The lighting of the film will be in daylight

costume
Craig (Billy) will be wearing these type of clothes. Skinny tracksuit bottoms and a all black hoodie. These clothing are suitable for our film as we don’t want any of the clothing to stand out, we just want to plain so they can focus more on what's going on not what he’s wearing. This also creates a feeling of death. 
 


The props 
In the opening to our film we will use some props such as this note pad to create the effect that Billy is creating a plan and that it makes sense to the audience who watch the clip. We also used a hammer and two petrol cans. They are essential for our opening as we are trying to set a feeling of fear this props will create this feeling. 

Planning - Casting For Your Opening

Billy ,aged 19, who has been bullied through out the most of his school life, hasn’t got a job and has a small house. We have decided to appoint Craig burton as Billy for our film because we think he is a suitable person as he is committed and he is reliable. He is confidant in front of a camera for the film, he also done drama to a b level at GCSE. This shows he is confidant and can play the role to the best ability. He also has experience of acting in front of the camrea as he was filmed at GCSEs .He is almost the same age as Billy and is enthusiastic when acting. 

We were thinking about having Jamie to act in our film opening to play the part of Billy. However we come to a decision that he would not be suitable as he was not very good at following instructions and goes off task and can be easily distracted at times. 

Planning - Location Planning For Your Opening

Location planning is a very important part of the pre-production process for the opening to  'The Revenge'.

It is vital that we establish which locations will be needed for our filming and to then scout alternatives in order to decide which will provide the best shooting location for us.

Our film opening will need 4 locations to be scouted. These are as follows:

1. Exterior location. This is the outside of the house, in the back garden of the main character, Billy's house.
2. Exterior location. This will be in the garden of Billy's house. Someone will behind a tree filming billy watching what he is doing.
3. Interior location. This will be in the kitchen of Billy's house. We won't be showing the kitchen is this scene as we just need the wall.








We have decided the location for our film will be set at 10 Eliot Close in our local town. We have picked this certain location because it contains the necessary equipment needed. For example there is a skip present which is essential for the background of the film. We also have permission to film here because the house also happens to be the director's (Ryan Loasby's) house. This also means it is very accessible and increases the amount of quality filming. Filming this in a rural, well populated, family area gives the viewer the idea that even people who have been brought up in a safe environment could be venerable to danger at any time without them knowing it. 
we went to the location to make sure it was what we wanted and took some photos of the key areas we would be filming in.

Planning - Producing A Storyboard For Your Opening

The storyboard shows the script and breaks the shots down into different panels of the storyboard. We use this because its an easy way to plan out the mains shots in the film, it also tells us who is going be in the shot, if its outside or inside and what shot type were going and what angel if there is going to be shot.

Planning - Writing A Treatment For Your Chosen Opening

The film will start with a black background,

then our production company name RJB Productions will appear in a eerie font

This then fades out slowly onto a picture of an old school photo in black and white with faces circled. Then some non-diegetic music comes in. The tone of the music is eerie.

Then close-up a pen is writing on a piece of paper.

A shot of him getting tools out of a shed and metal hitting metal,

Then as he gets the tools the eerie music stops and it goes silent.

Then before the next shot the music picks up the pace,

then a close-up of billy getting the tools together.

Establishing shot of a plan that he has on the wall.

Out of focus shot to a close up of a section of the plan,

then with eerie music being played for effect

A shot of him carrying the tools putting then down on the bench/side.

And the shot will then pan back down to the original plan.

A close up of the tools that he’s got together.

A over the shoulder shot of him sitting down at a desk with a computer,

A over the shoulder of him on the computer.

A close up of him cutting out faces on photos, cutting out text too.

Non-diegetic sound of a phone ringing in the background as well as the eerie music.

Opening titles appear at regular intervals throughout the opening and act as a kind of punctuation between events that are shown. The titles are white on a black background and are not overlaid over the top of the film.