Preliminary Task - Evaluation

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Preliminary Task - Evaluation Notes

Glyn and Sam’s evaluation

Intro

Hi I’m glyn and directed PTTE

Hi I’m sam and i produced and filmed PTTE

In PTTE we had 2 actors, they were Jordan Forshaw and Ryan Smith.

To increase the realism of our production we selected Jordan on the basis that he his part of Sawtry CC’s drama group.

In pre-production we were given the brief that 2 people were meeting in a room.

Our first step therefore was to think of 2 exciting or interesting characters

We also wanted an interesting and gripping twist

We aimed to do something unique and individual.

We thought of a father and son

A broken romance

A schizophrenic man talking to his imaginary lover

We decided on a hostage situation where a mourning family member seeks revenge for his father’s death. Howevre the twist is that the arrogant victim is innocent all along and the mourning son has lost his mind.

What institution?

If PTTE was produced into a film we feel it would be most suited for Paramount Pictures.

We had trouble choosing an institution however.

 We felt BBC had too wide a range of ethnicities therefore our film wasn’t suitable.

We saw PP has a long history of producing films that fit the action genre better.

Our film fits this genre as well

Examples include The Godfather and Indianna Jones

Audience?

15 certificate

Violent characters (age+)

One character is aggressive

There is a death

Excluded location- no way out- trapped

If we were stereotyping genders we would say predominately male

Not necessarily suitable for anyone over 50

How did we address the target audience?

Male characters

Fast paced

Towards the teenagers- we used similar aged actors

On set:

Problems- we had to change location last minute due to false information given to us about the site availability

Adjusted well but the new location was smaller, giving us less room for cameras

We initially planned to use 2 cameras but due to overbooking we were only provided with one.

This lengthened the time of the shoot and limited time to get all the shots we wanted.

One of our actors only told us on the day of our shoot that he had to leave earlier than we anticipated, this confused our schedule as we had to film his lines first.

The chase:

My target level for the chase was 3A-4

Sam did not take part in the chase but he aimed to get a level 3 in his first production.

My 2 levels for improvement were to take more of a leading role in post production, this was the same for sam as the software was brand new to him.

Sam also wanted to learn how to use the camera’s and take a leading role onset. He got this opportunity as we booked the cameras a day early so that he could take it home and get familiar with it all.

My other target was to be more time- efficient this meant being more effective in pre-production which although wasn’t perfect i like to feel i did improve.

How have we improved?

I took a leading role in post-production

Sam has learnt how a production is made and has taken a vital role in all of the stages.

As the most experienced partner I felt i had to take a more leading role in all stages, including planning and asking actors.

Successes:

We stuck close to our script

We were very happy with the script

In post-production when we reviewed our footage we were very happy with some of our shots

Including the opening dutch tilt and one of the over the shoulder.

We obeyed the 180 degree rule

Fulfilled brief

Sam got is first experience of filming on a set

I for the first time took a leading role in post-production

Things to change:

More thorough pre-production

Double check availability of cameras and locations

Give ourselves longer filming time

Otherwise we are very happy with our production and it was due to a successful well balanced team we created.

Preliminary task - Film

Preliminary Task - Poster Task

Here is my first initial poster:

Then We decided this wasnt't up to the correct standard so we improved and came up with the final poster of this:

Preliminary Task - Location Checklist

In this short peice of work I will list all the things which will need to be checked before doing my production.
Permit (Ask for Permition if that is all) 
Relevant Parking
Sounds
Neighbours
Toilets
Electrics
Health and safety
Food and drink
The ground service
Weather on the filming day 
Timings
Space

Also not just checking this picture were important to get an overall view for the diredctors needs

Preliminary Task - Production Schedule

Crew Roles

Mr Sheppard...............................................................................................  Executive Producer

Glyn Smith................................................................................................... Director/co-editor

Sam Morris.................................................................................................. Executive Producer/ Camera man/co-editor

Jordan Forshaw........................................................................................... Co-lead

Crew Contact Details

Sam Morris       morrismail@talktalk.net

Glyn Smith        glynsmith10@hotmail.co.uk

Useful Numbers

Sawtry Community College (main switchboard) ................ 01487 830781

Sam Morris                         07564181392

Glyn Smith                        07548655171

Jordan Forshaw              07943654873

Location

Scene Number	Int/Ext	Location
1	INT	Changing Room Sawtry CC
2	INT	Changing Room Sawtry CC
3	INT	Changing Room Sawtry CC
4	INT	Changing Room Sawtry CC
5	INT	Changing Room Sawtry CC
6	INT	Changing Room Sawtry CC

In case of emergency during location filming, you must contact one of the following people:-

Producer & Director

Mr Sheppard.................................................................................. 01487 830701 ext 148

EMERGENCY SERVICES IN FILMING LOCATIONS

Standard Emergency Number ....................................................... 999

Fire SAWTRY/ST NEOTS ......................................................... 01480 474601

............................................................................................ 01480 445800 (OOH)

............................................................................................ Huntingdon Street

............................................................................................ St Neots

............................................................................................ Cambridgeshire

............................................................................................ PE19 1DU

Police SAWTRY/ST NEOTS .......................................................... 01480 456111

............................................................................................ 0345 456 4564

............................................................................................ Dovehouse Close

............................................................................................ St Neots, PE19 1DS

A&E HUNTINGDON .................................................................... 01480 416416

............................................................................................ Hinchingbrooke Hospital

............................................................................................ Hinchingbrooke Park

............................................................................................ Huntingdon Cambridgeshire

............................................................................................ PE29 6NT

A&E CAMBRIDGE ...................................................................... 01223 245151

............................................................................................ Addenbrookes Hospital

............................................................................................ Hills Road, Cambridge

............................................................................................ CB2 0QQ

SHOOTING SCHEDULE

PRODUCTION: PUSHED TO THE EDGE
FILMING LOCATION 1:		Changing Room Sawtry CC
FILMING LOCATION 2:		Changing Room Sawtry CC
FILMING LOCATION 3:		Changing Room Sawtry CC
FILMING LOCATION 4:		Changing Room Sawtry CC
FILMING LOCATION 5: FILMING LOCATION 6:		Changing Room Sawtry CC Changing Room Sawtry CC
CALL TIME: 3.25
SUNRISE: 7.22		SUNSET  5.32
PARKING LOCATION: School Car Park		Not Required
BASE: Sawtry Community College
START: 3.30
FINISH:3.45

Scene NO.1

Start:3.25
Finish:3.40

Scene NO. 2

START:3.50
FINISH:4.00

Scene NO. 3

START:4.05
FINISH:4.20

Scene NO. 4

START:4.25
FINISH:4.35

Scene NO.5

START:4.40
FINISH:4.50

Scene NO.6

START:4.52
FINISH:5.00

Costume requirements:

Jordan: jeans and t-shirt

: Shirt and trousers

Others: kitchen knife, duck tape, chair

Preliminary Task - Shot List

Shot #	Shot type	Reason
1	Dutch angle of Fred	Shows a state of confusion.
2	Mid-shot of Duncan from the legs down	Create a sense of mystery about this character.
3	Low angle of Duncan entering the room	The low angle provides him a certain aura; giving him immediate power over Fred.
4	Wide shot of Duncan approaching Fred	This establishes the connection between Duncan and Fred and allows the dialogue between the characters to begin.
5	Over the shoulder	This allows the audience to see Duncan’s discomfort as he washes his face in the sink.
6	Close-up of Fred	Shows his emotions his confidence in the fact that Duncan cannot follow through with his threats.
7	Wide shot	We see Duncan attack Fred and transform into his father.

Preliminary Task - Team work

Me a Glyn took a share in the work he predominately completed the script and 3/4 of the schedule, I then took images of our recce and then we produced a story board from this to finally create 3 established products.

Overall I think that the work we have done is very good and we are working effecient and effective together.

Preliminary Task - Storyboard

	Scene:1 Shot:1 Description: High Angled shot of where the hostage will be tied up in chair. Dutch Angle shows state of confusion.
	Scene: 1 Shot:2 Description: a low mid shot of the door showing only the bottom half and the handle. This will create a sense of mystery as the other character isn’t fully shown yet.
	Scene:1 Shot:3 Description: a Low angle of the character coming towards the hostage this will show how the hostage is weak at this time.
	Scene:1 Shot:4 Description: Wide shot of the conversation between Duncan and Fred
	Scene:1 Shot:5 Description: This is an over the shoulder shot from the hostages shoulder viewing the other character struggling and panicking.
	Scene:1 Shot:6 Description: Close ups of the hostage’s face which will show his expression, this will be displayed next to the blue circle.
	Scene:1 Shot:7 Description: we see that Duncan attacks Fred and becomes his father