'The Edge' Second Shooting 18/03/12

Similarly to the first shooting, the second shooting of the film ran very smoothly. The scenes that we filmed on this day didn't require any extensive camera shots, they were basic but effective and once again we managed to complete the session ahead of schedule, we did however want to perfect the scenes therefore we did a number of different takes but that is the nature of shooting schedules.

'The Edge' First Shooting 17/03/12

The first shooting for The Edge was considered a success, despite being forced to film our scenes in the rain, we believed that the rain created and reflected a sort of dark and edgy mood which corresponded with the theme of the film extremely well, furthermore we managed to film all the scenes that we had planned to ahead of schedule which was great and saved us a lot of time, we were forced however to repeatedly remove the tripod and camera away from the road as cars drove by which was becoming a bit frustrating during some scenes. Finally filming these scenes was an enjoyable experience and we as a collective group had fun which was a plus side.

'The Edge' Shooting Schedule 2 18/03/12

Date:Sunday 18th March 2012

Time: 10am - 12pm

Location: Sergy's House

Shots: 1 - 3

Actors: Sergy (Malcolm)

Crew:

-Migle (Camera Man)

-Sergy (Director)

-Catherine (Props & Assistant Director)

Costumes and Props:

-Casual clothing for Sergy (Malcolm)

-Sharp weapon, such as the knife, Mobile Phone, Keys

Equipment:

-Camera

-Tape

-Tripod

Potential Issues:

The aren't really much potential issues which could trouble us, we will be filming inside therefore we can easily adjust the lighting of the room etc.

Risk Assessment:

The Risk Assessment is low

'The Edge' Shooting Schedule 17/03/12

Date: Saturday 17th March 2012

Time: 1pm - 3pm

Location:

-Chertsey Court Estate, Richmond

-Cherstey Court Road Bus stop

-Alley way, Mortlake

Shots: 4 - 8

Actors: Sergy (Malcolm) Carlos (Antagonist) Marlon (Extra/Malcolms friend)

Crew Members:

-Migle (Camera man)

-Sergy (Director)

-Catherine (Props & assistant director)

Costumes and Props:

-Casual clothing for Sergy (Malcolm) Dark casual clothing for Antagonist, with a hood.

Equipment:

Camera, Tape, Tripod

Potential Issues:

On this day the weather forecast displays that there will be rain, therefore we will have to find a way around this issue apart from that, everything should be fine.

Risk Assessment:

The only real risk that we may come across, is to try and avoid the cars which may possibly drive past as the scenes 5-8 will be shot on the road, therefore we must be fully aware of our surroundings to avoid any accidents.

Screen Play Format 'The Edge'

INT. MALCOLM'S ROOM. DAY

MALCOLM receives a suspicious phone call.

MALCOLM

(Anxiously)

"Hello...yeah alright cool, I'm on my way now"

INT. MALCOLM'S ROOM. DAY

MALCOLM gets ready he puts his shoes on, zips up his jacket and take the weapon and places it in his pocket, he then walks towards the front door.

INT. MALCOLM'S HOUSE CORRIDOR. DAY

MALCOLM opens the front door steps outside, he look anxiously at the weapon, places it back in his pocket as carries on walking.

EXT. STREET. DAY

MALCOLM walks down the street and walks past a mysterious looking character and they both stare each other in the eyes. MALCOLM then walks away to the bus stop.

EXT. BUS STOP. DAY

MALCOLM waits at the bus stop, however there is no sign of the bus after a while so he decides to continue his journey by foot.

EXT. RUN DOWN STREET. DAY

MALCOLM walks past a dark alley way and a mysterious figure lurking in the alley way, the mysterious character begins to trail behind MALCOLM without him knowing, suddenly the mysterious character lunges as MALCOLM knocking him down and attacking him.

Location

Bedroom - The first scene will be shot in my bedroom (sergy). The bedroom will be used as Malcolms bedroom, who is a teenager, therefore my bedroom will be a suitable environment for Malcolm as i myself am a teenage boy, just like Malcolm, furthermore the fact that we are filming inside allows us to adjust the lighting for the scenes.

The corridor - This scene is to be filmed inside and the fact that we can adjust the lighting, can be used to our advantage for the different scenes, furthermore there are not real risks.

Chertsey Court Estate - The film is based around an urban setting therefore, these urban block of flats are great, as they truly denote an urban environment fitting in with the sub genre of the film very well. Furthermore the only risk that we will have to deal with is the cars, driving past which could be an issue if we are in the middle of filming a scene.

Chertsey Court Bus Stop - This bus stop will be very convenient for us to film from, we specifically chose this bus stop due to the fact that it faces away from the road, this allows us to film without getting obstructed by cars on the road, furthermore this also lowers the risk's as there is a decreased chance of any accidents.

Alley Way - This alley way comes across as very intimidating and it will be a perfect location, for the antagonist to appear and attack the protagonist. The only potential problem from filming in this location is that, we will need to place the tripod on the road to film, this could obstruct the cars and cause an accident, which is a potential issue especially if we are in the middle of filming a scene.

New Film Planning

SYNOPSIS:

'The Edge'

Growing up in the rough urban environment, life as always been hard for 16 year old Malcolm being forced to fend for himself in the troubled neighbourhood in order to survive. This lifestyle comes with huge responsibility as well as consequences as Malcolm soon realises as he finds himself in hospital after an attack. Malcolm is now determined more than ever to get his revenge

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CHARACTERS:

'Malcolm' Played by Sergy

Malcolm is the 16 year old main character in the film. Due to the fact that I am a teenager and roughly the same age I realistically fit the role of playing Malcolm very well, furthermore the actors appearance is also important in this instance, I come across and look innocent, this is useful as I am the protagonist and also the victim therefore the audience will grow attached to Malcolm due to the actor appearance, which fits the conventions of thriller movie.

The 'Attacker' Played by Carlos

The attacker must come across as menacing and intimidating and I believe that Carlos fits the role. He is physically bigger than Malcolm therefore he will come across as intimidating from the audiences point of view. Also due to the actors ethnicities once again the roles seems realistic as you would expect young black males to live in urban locations, rather than having white males.

Extra, Malcolms Friend to be played by marlon

Marlon will play the role of Malcolms friend in the film, he doesn't do much in the film and is only used in one scene. Malcolms friend is a teenager roughly the similar age to the character he is going to play, therefore the role will come across as believable.

New Film Idea

After some careful consideration we as a group have decided to move onto and begin the filming of one of our other ideas, as we all agreed although the first film idea was coming along well, we didn't think that it truly contained the conventions as well as hybrids of a crime thriller film, it some what lacked the suspense and anticipation that you would expects from a thriller movie. Not everything however will be changed, we will still keep certain camera shots and scenes from our previous film as they were successful, the location of this new film will also be the same/similar to the first film idea as they both share the same concept of an urban crime thriller and furthermore target the same audience age group.

'The Edge' Storyboard

Story Board Re-Draft

First Shooting

The first shooting went pretty smoothly as we managed to shoot some good scenes for our film, however we did experience some trouble as the sun was directly facing the camera, interfering with the shots that we needed to film, therefore we were forced to abandon the session for a little while as we were forced to wait for the sun to settle and due to this problem we only managed to film scenes 1-6 therefore we will now need to reconsider and re-arrange the shooting schedule and attempt to complete the filming on Saturday the 17th and Sunday the 18th.

first shoot

This establishing shot, though fairly good as the lighting was perfect and the scenery was normal, has been decided not to be used. This is because the establishing shot which pans from the top (will be shown below) seems more pleasing to the eye. Also the blue sky shown could be a great background for production titles as it is more interesting than just a black background. The camera work makes the pan from top flow better and more smoothly than when we tried to film it panning from the right though it does show the traffic on the side. 

practice takes

Over the shoulder practice 1:

the first panning is from too up close as when it pans up the face of the character is not seen clearly, making it look messy and unprofessional. In our actual footage we need to make sure we pan fast enough and from far enough away.

The second time panning we had a similar problem however when doing it from further away seemed to make a difference as the face was more clear in the end. When we do our official footage then we will have to try to pan up more like this however still try maybe faster so the whole character is shown clearly.

This over the shoulder shot was well practiced however through the mistakes we know how to make it better in the official footage. The zoom in this shot was messy and therefore needs to be practiced to accurately capture the correct part of a character and make it look clean cut.

Storyboard explained

This storyboard consists of 21 shots all together. We have decided to put the film title at the end of the opening thriller sequence to add suspense and to show how the package found and the whole beginning sequence is the body of the rest of the film. There is a use of cross cuts which creates tension, also, the zooms create anticipation and dramatic irony keeping the audience engaged. A variety of camera angles have to be used in order to make the main character's journey look a lot more interesting and engaging and have a rhythm. The sequence begins with fairly slow editing however once the "action" begins the editing becomes faster in order to create suspense in the audience.