P1 PRODUCTION LOG & CONTINGENCY PLANS

DATES AND TIMESCALES

Monday 15th September: Basic Planning and adapting the storyline.

Monday 22nd September: More detailed planning and planning filming dates.

Thursday 25th September: Actors Script finished.

Friday 26th September: Camera's script finished.

Monday 29th September: Finalising Scene specifics

Monday 6th October: Working on Music Track.

Tuesday 7th October: Working on Music Track.

Thursday 9th October: Filming scene 1. Filming in Guisbrough town centre.
The characters needed for this filming are the young man and the young woman so the actors needed are Ellie Brown and John Hatton. I will also need to be there for directing/ filming. I will need permission for filming in The Tap Pub in the town. The equipment needed for this scene is a Cannon 1100D Camera and a Tripod. For this shoot there isn't much that could happen that could cause us to not be able to film. The only things could be the pub unexpectedly shutting or one of the actors not being able to film due to other commitments or illness. If these issues do occur then we will have to reschedule.  (THIS SCENE WILL NEED TO BE RESHOT DUE TO PEOPLE IN THE BACKGROUND)

Thursday 24th October: Filming scene 2 and 3 at 11am. Ellie Brown and John Hatton needed to act. Filming on ___ Street. I will be there to direct/ film. No permissions are needed for this scene. Filming scene 3 at 12:45pm. Ellie Brown, John Hatton and Cameron Gibb needed for filming this scene. The car will be needed for this scene. The 1100D Canon Camera, tripod and tracks will be needed for both scenes here. If the weather is bad then depending on how bad we may be able to go out and film anyway but we would just have to be really careful about the camera and other equipment and keeping them safe and dry. However if the weather is too bad we will have to reschedule. I will check the weather forecast closer to the time to check and decide if we may need to prepre for bad weather.


Thursday 13th November: Re filming scene 1. I have decided, to make it simpler and make less chance of complications with the weather (since it is winter), I will film this scene just in the pub and not around the town. Especially since the main problem last time was people in the background in the streets. 
The characters needed for this filming are the young man and the young woman so the actors needed are Ellie Brown and John Hatton. I will also need to be there for directing/ filming. I will need permission for filming in The Tap Pub in the town. The equipment needed for this scene is a Cannon 1100D Camera and a Tripod. For this shoot there isn't much that could happen that could cause us to not be able to film. The only things could be the pub unexpectedly shutting or one of the actors not being able to film due to other commitments or illness. If these issues do occur then we will have to reschedule.


Wednesday 14th January: Finished creating music tracks for the film.


Thursday 15th January: Filming scene 4. Ellie Brown and Adam ____ will be needed as actors. I will direct/ film this scene. Filming in Prior Pursglove College Student Central. No permisions needed to film here. The equipment needed is a Canon 100D Camera and a Tripod. The only reason we would not be able to film on this date would be if one of the actors feel ill and was unable to film.


Thursday 15th January: Editing of final film finished.

P1 SCENE SPECIFICS

SCENE SPECIFICS

SCENE 1

The first scene in this short film is going to be a montage that consists of lots of different shots of the couple in the story to their date. It is going to start with a shot of them walking down the street holding hands. The it is going to switch to a shot of them looking at clothes in a shop, then eating ice cream. There will also be some more unplanned shots that will be more improvised but will involve the couple having fun on the date. There will be no transitions between these shots. It will simply change to the next shot. It will all be quick paced so no shot will last longer than five seconds. The camera will be moving in every shot but it will be on a tripod and sometimes on tracks too because I don’t want to give the “Home-made” film effect. I want to all to be fast and moving to represent the passing of time and how much fun the couple are having. The angles of the camera will be at head high to the couple so it’s on a more personal level and the audience feel more involved.  This scene isn’t going to fade out it is just going to stop so that the next scene that will come straight after with no transition so that it almost appears that the next scene is part of the completion at first.

SCENE 2

The next scene in this film is the scene where the couple are walking down the road talking about their future together. This is important because without this scene it wouldn't be as hard hitting for the audience when he dies.  The fact that the two young people are having this conversation suggests that they are in love and they are not planning to end what they have together any time soon. This is why it is more upsetting for the audience. The scene will start of showing them walking down the road together but it will be from the other side of the road so you can see the traffic in between them and the camera.There will be no transition from the last scene. Then once they start talking the scene will consist of close up head shots of the two of them. Once or twice it will switch to the boys hand where he is fiddling with the ring. The shot will be on his hand when he drops the ring. You will see it leave his hands and then there will be a slow motion shot of the ring falling the last few Cm and hitting the floor. The scene will then speed up again to normal time as the boy runs out and picks up the ring. The camera angle will be from the boy’s point of view looking up at the car as it comes towards him. The scene will go black without transition as the sound of the collision continues to play. This is useful because it makes the film easier to make since trying to use special effects to create the shot of the actually being hit would be hard. Also it’s more shocking and leaves more to the imagination. The sound will make sure that the audience know what has happened though.

SCENE 3

The next scene is the aftermath of the crash. This scene is going to fade in from black. The last scene would have ended in black so this will transition quite well. The scene is going to fade in to a close up shot of the girls face. It will then follow her as she runs out onto the road and kneels down next to the boy who is on the floor. This will all be in slow motion. Just before she sits fully on the floor, the shot will pan out to a full view of the collision. It will show the car stopped and the boy laid in front of it. There are also people gathered round and someone on the phone calling an ambulance. The scene will then go back into normal time and the girl will take his hand. They will have a short conversation and he will give her the ring. This part of the scene is going to involve lots of close ups. There will be close ups of their faces when they are taking and a close up of their hands when they boy gives the girl the ring. Then the scene will fade out to black again as the boy closes his eyes. This end of the scene will be a shot of the boy and the girl where you can’t really see much of everything else but you know it’s there.

SCENE 4

This last scene is where the girl is sat in the hospital waiting room thinking about how their future could of been. She has visions in her head of the two of them getting married and standing with their first child but the visions keep getting interrupted by the memory of the crash. Then the doctor comes through and shakes his head. To make this scene it means shooting three different scenes and then cutting them together in a certain way when editing. The main part of the scene is the girl sat in the hospital waiting room. She is sat alone. For this scene the camera is going to be at head height and not moving until the doctor comes when suddenly the shot is going to jump without transition to him from her point of view. This is to represent the fact the she jumps when she sees him. After a second of this she shot will change to a shot of them both. I think it would be nice if they were in front of a window and were slightly silhouetted. The shot will be of both of their full bodies standing facing each other from a distance when he shakes his head. The way the second shot would fit in is for the part of the scene where she is just sat on the chair, it would jump from the scene of her sitting there to the scene of the wedding and the first child. Sometimes one part may be transparent over the other. You will be able to see the distress on the girls face in this part of the scene. The shots of the future should be slowed down and a bit creepy and ghost like. The scene will fade out to black. Then some small facts about road safety will fade in and out of the screen. The it will end.

P1 EQUIPMENT BOOKING FORM

EQUIPMENT BOOKING FORM

Description Of Use

The equipment that I borrow will be used for making my short film. We need this specific equipment in order to make the film look professional. We will need to use the equipment for around three days in September time (Dates still to be arranged).

Equipment We Will Need
We will need to lend tracks for the tripod from the college and a Canon 1100D camera. We already own one Canon 1100D Camera and a Tripod.

Name Of Contacts

We will be lending the equipment from Prior Purglove College. However we do already have some of the the equipment for example we have a camera and a tripod.

Which scenes?
For the scenes that we are filming at Redcar Town Centre, The Coast Road in Redcar/ Marske and Guisbrough Library, we will need Two Camera's, a tripod and the tracks.

When we film in the studio we will need a tripod, tracks, Two camera's and the studio lights.

When we film at Loche Park and Saint Nicholas Church we will just need the tripod and a camera.

P1 BUDGET AND COSTING

BUDGET AND COSTING

This is how much everything we need for the film will cost us.

Studio/Equipment hire:£20 (Deposit)
Costume/ Prop hire: To Be Arranged
Actors/ Actress rates: £0 (Travel Expenses)
Make-up artist/ drivers/ etc: £0
Other Expenses: £0

SUB TOTAL: £20 -
                       20   
TOTAL: £0 

IF WE MADE THIS FILM IN THE INDUSTRY

I have looked at how much it would cost us to create the film as students on a minimum budget. However if we were going to make this film to an industry standard then this is what the costing's would look like:

P1 TREATMENT

MY FILM IDEA

The idea for the film I am going to make is the same idea as I had before. I will be doing the 'Look To The Future' idea but I will be changing it a bit.
The story line follows a young couple on a date. At the start they appear to be having fun but then later on they are walking down a path next to a busy road. They start to have a deep conversation about there future but they are laughing and joking about it. The young man has a ring in his hand behind his back and the audience will know that he is planning to propose but the young lady has no clue. Then he drops the ring onto the road by accident. He instantly runs out to get it but he doesn't look and is hit by a car. People crowd round and the girl hold's his hand. He passes out and she see's the ring in his hand. The next scene will be the girl sat in a hospital waiting room. She keeps having visions of what their future would have looked like together. The a doctor walks in and tells her that he's gone.

 The idea behind this film is an educational film to raise awareness about the roads and to make people think about their future and everything they would loose if they just didn't think.

I am changing the name to "Think Future" because it incorporates the well known road safety motto "THINK" and it also mentions about the future which is what this film is all about.

MORE INFORMATION

Running Time

The running time for this short film will hopefully be around 3 minuets. The first scene will be around 45 seconds, the second scene will be around a minuet, the third scene will be about 15 seconds and the last one will be around 1 minuet.
Character List
The main characters are the young couple. Other then them two there are the Doctor and the Driver. I have found people to play all these characters.

Brief description of location
Originally this film was going to be mainly made in Whitby. However since then I have realised that Whitby is too far away and there isn't much point going all the way the Whitby when I have good locations that are closer and easier to get to.
So I have decided to film the first scene in Redcar instead. There is the town and the beach for the date scene (1) which look nice and are not too busy for filming. Then there is the coast road between Redcar and Marske that will be good for the second scene where they are talking. This road is quite busy so we wouldn't be able to film on the road but we could film on the path next to it and then film all the road bits in the studio will the blue screen. The third scene will be in Guisbrough Library. I think this will be good to film in because it looks like a waiting room and with the use of a few props I think we could make it look like a hospital. It is also very accessible because it is very close to the college where the equipment is stored. Then for the scenes where the girl is having the visions of the future, we will film outside saint Nicholas Church in Guisbrough and in Loche Park in Redcar. We have chosen these locations for the flash backs because they look the part and are easy to get to.

Transport arrangements

Everyone would be making there own way to the locations. For the locations in Guisbrough I will be walking there for the college with the equipment and for the locations in Redcar I will be taking either the college bus or the 81 Arriva bus.

What is the purpose of your film shoot?

The purpose of this film shoot is to create a short film that will warn people and make people aware of safety on the roads.

Are these on location or within a studio?

Most of the film will be shot on a location but for the scene where the boy is hit by a car we will have to film in a studio since it would be too dangerous to actually have him being hit by a car. Special effects will need to be used here.

Have you got permission to work their?

All the locations that we are planning to work in are public locations so we automatically have permission to film there. Then the studio is in college so the college will allow us to use it at designated times. The only place that we will have to specifically ask to use it the Library. However this shouldn't be a problem.

What equipment must you use and why?

Firstly we will need a camera because we need something to film on. The camera we will use will be a Canon 1100D DSLR. Next we will use a tripod to avoid the camera shaking when we are trying to film. Thirdly we need tracks for the tripod to run along so that when we have shots where the camera is moving, it looks smooth and professional and not shaky. We will also need a blue screen so we can add effects to scene that would be too dangerous to actually film. Finally we will need editing equipment and a computer to edit the film once it is shot.

How will you use it safely?
The equipment that I will use isn't particularly dangerous equipment. It will be basically common sense used to make sure that it is all used safely. I will do a risk assessment and recce check later on.
What legal and ethical considerations must be made for you film?
All of these considerations will be made when writing the script. We will have to make sure that we do not include and offensive words or phrases. For example swear words or words that imply racism, sexism, homophobia ect...
We will also have to make sure that the story line isn't offensive by looking out for similar themes in the storyline. It may also be useful to have some text at the very beginning or the very end stating that the story line is original and any links to other story lines or characters are coincidental.
What editing software/ techniques will be used to finalise the film?
To edit the film after it has been shot I will use Final Cut Pro on the Apple Mac's at the college.

TREATMENT

P3 COPYRIGHT

COPYRIGHT
(Highlighted = Could be an issue for my film.)
(Bold = The correct way to resolve the issue.)
(Italic = How I will resolve this issue in my short film.)

QUESTION 1 - PROPS

-There might be copyright on the cover of the book.

- Depends whether you can see what’s written.

- How is the book being used?

If it’s just used as a prop then its incidental. If they are discussing it then it is an infringement of copyright.

- How long is it on screen for?
I will avoid having this issue in my film by making sure there is nothing visible in the background of the set that could have copyright issues like this around it. If there is something that I don't notice then I will make sure that the characters don't mention it and there isn't too much attention drawn to it.

QUESTION 2 – ADAPTATONS

-If you have consent of the author it’s fine?

-Depends how much it’s based on the short story.

-Depends if the short story has copyright or not.
I am not adapting my story from another one so this issue is not relevant to my film.
QUESTION 3 - DISPUTES

-Buy the films writes so that you own the film and you don’t.

-Discuss it with them.

-See if they don’t mind as long as you credit them.

-Do it anyway because you both have equal rights.
I am working by myself to create this film so this issue is unlikely to occur. However if there was a dispute between myself and an actor or someone else who will be helping me to make the film then I would resolve this before we agree to anything by talking about what would happen if we fell out. For example, we would agree to sharing the rights no matter what happens.

QUESTION 4 – USING TV OR FILM CLIPS

-Depends how long the clip is.

-Depends how you using it.

-Depends if the clip has copyright or not.
I will resolve this issue by not having anyone else's work in my film at all. I will just create it all myself.

QUESTION 5 – TV PROGRAMS ON TV SCREEN

-Depends how long it’s on for.

-Depends how old the footage is.

-How clearly can you hear and see it.

-Depends if the character mentions it.
In my film there won't be any screens where this will be an issue because the majority of it will be outside. However if this issue did occur then I would make sure that there was no attention on the TV screen.

QUESTION 6 – REPRESENTING PEOPLE (DEFERMATION)

-How much is said about the quote?

-Doesn’t matter because of freedom of speech.

-Depends how offensive it is.
QUESTION 7 – USING MUSIC SAMPLES

-Depends if the samples have copyright.

-You could get permission of the person who owns them.

-How well are they heard in the music? Is the whole song made up of samples?

QUESTION 8 – PERFORMING COPYRIGHTED SONGS

-Depends how much of the song is sung.

-If it’s changed slightly.

-If it’s sung well or just making a joke.
QUESTION 9 – MUSIC VIDEO’S

-Depends if the song is copyrighted.

-The record company might not own the rights if they have hired another company to make the music video.


QUESTION 10 – PUTTING FUNDED MEDIA ONLINE

-Depends on what you agreed the conditions of them funding you were.

QUESTION 11- NAMES

-If it is a big company making feature films then they will have copyrighted the name.

-The company might complain if you put something online with their name in case people think it’s made by them.

-They also might not be happy in case people think that their film was made by you.


I could resolve this my calling my company something personal like my name because no one else will have this.
QUESTION 12 – CONSENT FOR PERFORMERS UNDER 16

-Not if the parents have given written permission because they are in charge of what happens so if they give permission then there is no problem.

-Depends where the film will be displayed.

-If they are getting paid or missing school then yes.
To resolve this I will get written permission from all of the parents of any under 16 year olds in the film. I will probably do this my creating a form for them to fill out. I won't need a licence because the children wont be missing school and there not getting paid.
QUESTION 13 – CAN DOCUMENTRYS BE SUED FOR MAKING PEOPLE LOOK BAD

-Not if the people got the correct permissions to have the people in the documentary.

P1 PROPOSAL

PROPOSAL

For this unit I am going to continue with the “Look to the Future” idea. This idea was inspired by a short film I watched where someone was hit by a bus at the end. So I wrote a short film about a young couple who had a future ahead of them. They are out on a date and then the story line hints that the boy was going to propose but then he drops the ring on the road and runs to get it and get hit by a car. The main theme is going to be about what the young couple could have together in the future if this one even hadn’t ended that. I am going to change it slightly so that it is set in Redcar rather than Whitby because it would be too difficult to get everyone to Whitby with all the equipment. It would also be expensive. Redcar is a lot easier to get to because it is closer so it will be cheaper. I will also be working on my own from now on to make this film. The rest of my old group will be doing the other idea. I also think I will make a few more sound tracks rather than just using the one that my group made in my planning. This is because I think that the mood changes a lot all the way though so it would sound better if I had a few different tracks. Another think I would like to change is the name of the film (if that’s possible) because I think the name is quite long and doesn’t really describe what the film is about very well. I might change it to something simpler like “Think Future”. I like that name better because it fits in the theme of thinking about the future and what could have been but it also incorporates the motto of one of the road safety groups. There won’t be too much more planning needing to be done in order to make the film. I will need to find a new cast since the people that we’re originally going to be in the film when we were planning it are no longer available. I will have to do a few recce checks but some of the locations, for example the studio, I have already done in the planning. I will also have to go to Redcar and look around for locations. I defiantly want to film it in Redcar but I need to find all the exact streets.