Title sequence- idea 1 Matthew Gollick

This is my first idea for a possible title sequence.

• At the start of the title sequence we will have a close up of someone spinning a poker chip on a table 
• To add effect to this we will slow down the motion of the poker chip as it is spinning
• as the hands come away from the shot we will see a high angle shot of the poker chip comes to a stop
• Here the camera will zoom into the poker chip and come out from the eye of Brian where we will use video effects to bring out the other symbols in our film using screen overlays of black and white and red to symbolise blood and the gift vision which Brian gains in the film from hitting his head on the wall
• From this shoot we will cut back to the table where we will speed up the film so that when we add poker chips to the pile it will link to the gamble aspect of our film
• Several shots of cards as they fall down onto the table
• To conclude this title sequence we  will cut back to Brian face using the black and white video filters and red filters to symbolise the blood and gift which are all symbols of the film

Matthew Gollick- work diary

Work still to be done:

• title sequence research 
• title sequence ideas 
• title sequence decision 
• Film title sequence
• filming pack for day 2 
• complete final remaining shots for our short film 
• produce a photo storyboard
• produce film poster 

Up to now I have covered all research work which needed to be covered. The next step is to complete all filming for our short film.

Film sound effects and music

So that we had sound effects and music ready for when we start editing our film I have started to look at sound effects which we are using.

The sites which I will be using are:
http://www.freesound.org/
http://www.proudmusiclibrary.com/en/

The sounds which we need for our short film are

• Football sounds

This sound effect which I have found from the website freesound.org is a background sound from a football match. This sound will be used to play in some shots when Brian and Neil are sat watching football. 

• ambulance sirens 

This sound effect which I have found from the website freesound.org is ambulance siren, this effect will be used at the closing stages of our short film when Brian is laid on the floor in the result of the car accident. 

• car braking sounds 

This sound effect was also found on the website freesound.org, this effect is a car which is stopping from a fast speed as a result of this the car makes a high pitched braking sound. This will also be used at the end of our film when Brian steps out into the road. 

• bang sounds effects 

The sound effect above has also been found on the website freesound.org, this effect is a loud crashing sound this will be used just before the siren effect to show that the car hits Brian as he steps into the road as a result the car hits him, this effect represents this. 

• title sequence song 

I decided to select this song for our title sequence as I feel it fits perfectly with the genre of our film being supernatural thriller, it captures the paranormal sounds which Brian comes across in our film the music gives a hint of unnatural events which soon follow

• credits song 

I finally decided that this was the perfect fit for the credits in our film. It syncs really well with the end tone to our film which is Brian's death. The piano melody also works well with the supernatural thriller genre.

Filming pack day 1

Risk assessment

 

Camera layout planning

Shot list

shot 1- Close up
shot 2- Medium
shot 3- Medium shot
shot 4- Long shot
shot 5- POV (Point Of View) looking down the stairs
shot 6- Medium shot
shot 7- Long shot
shot 8- Over shoulder- Medium/Close up
shot 9- Close-up - pouring water
shot 10- Close-up
shot 11-Over shoulder - Long shot
shot 12- Medium shot POV
shot 13- POV Looking around bathroom
shot 14- Over shoulder - Medium
shot 15- Close-up - Crash zoom in
shot 16- Close-up - Crash zoom out (from his eye)
shot 17- Medium shot
shot 18- Medium to Long shot
shot 19- Still close-up
shot 20- Medium shot
shot 21- Over shoulder close-up
shot 22- Medium shot
shot 23- Pan long shot
shot 24- Long shot
shot 25- still long shot

Theses 25 shots will be completed on the planned date for filming.

Script

 Storyboards
1-25

 Location Recci

Location Photos

 This is the location of the first scene where Brian sets off out to go to town. Not knowing his near future in this scene an event takes place which he gains a gift to see into the future.

In this location of the lane scene Brian catches a bus into the town.

Character costume and props

Brian

Costume

 This is the morning costume above which Brian will be wearing at the start of our planned 1-25 shots for filming.

 This is the day costume above which Brian will be wearing in the planned filming shots of 1-25.

Props



 This is the set prop list which Brian will come into contact with in the planned filming of shots of 1-25.



 Filming equipment for day 1

 This is the camera which we are using to film the whole of our 5 minute short film.

This is the tripod for the camera which we are using for our 5 minute short film. 



Shooting script

shot 1- Close up
shot 2- Medium
shot 3- Medium shot
shot 4- Long shot
shot 5- POV (Point Of View) looking down the stairs
shot 6- Medium shot
shot 7- Long shot
shot 8- Over shoulder- Medium/Close up
shot 9- Close-up - pouring water
shot 10- Close-up
shot 11-Over shoulder - Long shot
shot 12- Medium shot POV
shot 13- POV Looking around bathroom
shot 14- Over shoulder - Medium
shot 15- Close-up - Crash zoom in
shot 16- Close-up - Crash zoom out (from his eye)
shot 17- Medium shot
shot 18- Medium to Long shot
shot 19- Still close-up
shot 20- Medium shot
shot 21- Over shoulder close-up
shot 22- Medium shot
shot 23- Pan long shot
shot 24- Long shot
shot 25- still long shot
shot 26- Extreme long shot
shot 27- still shot - Brian enters from right
shot 28- over shoulder medium
shot 30- over shoulder medium
shot 31- over shoulder medium
shot 32- medium to long shot
shot 33- close up of phone
shot 34- Still long shot
shot 35- medium shot - horizontal
shot 36- medium shot - horizontal
shot 37- medium shot - horizontal
shot 38- medium shot - horizontal
shot 39- medium shot - horizontal
shot 40- medium shot - horizontal
shot 41- medium shot
shot 42- long shot to extreme long shot (pan)
shot 43- close-up
shot 44- long shot - bus stop (at home)
shot 45- long shot (pan)
shot 46- medium shot
shot 47- medium shot - horizontal
shot 48- medium shot - horizontal
shot 49- over shoulder - medium
shot 50- still shot medium
shot 51- over shoulder close-up
shot 52- over shoulder close-up
shot 53- still close-up (cards on table)
shot 54- close-up
shot 55- close-up to medium
shot 56- close up (money)
shot 57- over shoulder medium
shot 58- over shoulder medium
shot 59- medium shot (money)
shot 60- over shoulder medium
shot 61- close-up (coin landing on table-still)
shot 62- over shoulder medium
shot 63- close-up (chess board)
shot 64- over shoulder medium
shot 65- over shoulder medium
shot 66-over shoulder medium
shot 67- over shoulder medium
shot 68- over shoulder medium
shot 69- over shoulder long shot
shot 70- over shoulder long
shot 71- over shoulder long
shot 72- over shoulder long
shot 73- over shoulder long
shot 74- long shot of door shutting
shot 75- long shot of table
shot 76- close-up
shot 77- over shoulder close-up
shot 78- still shot close-up - cards being played
shot 79- over shoulder close-up - raising stake
shot 80- medium over shoulder - gathering winnings
shot 81- medium to long shot
shot 82- POV looking onto road
shot 83- POV looking left - showing car speeding up the lane
shot 84- medium shot still (high angle)
shot 85- blank shot
shot 86- extreme close-up of eye
shot 87- medium shot (laid in road)
shot 88- POV low angle

Location photos

This loaction photo is where Brain lives. In this location Brian sets off out for his day ahead when things begin to change for him.

This is the lane in the scene biran heads off to catch the bus

In this location Brian meets his firend on his way into town



This is the park location which Brain and his firend walk to. In this scene Brian's friend plans a games night for the next day. 

 In this location Brian walks to the bus station to get back home after he meets his friend in the town.

In this location Brian walks to the bus to go home after meeting his friend in town.

This is the location where Brian goes to Lewis house for the game of poker the next day.

The Unpredictable- film certificate

The Unpredictable

Who are the BBFC? And what is their job?

The BBFC are a UK based trust which now days work around films certificates. They had previously worked in other areas of the media industry in game certificate. the role of the BBFC is to view films before they are distributed to the public, in this process it is the responsibilities of the moderators to give the film a suitable age rating. This process follows a set of guidelines which are regularly updated through the system. BBFC have the role to highlight what is and what isn't acceptable for a 15 for example, if something in the film is not acceptable they may move the age rating up to 18 or even cut this aspect out, feeding back to the producers which then will change this aspect of the film.   

What does the certificate 15 mean?

No one under the age of 15 can go and watch this film. nor buy or rent at a local rental store. 

What does the 15 rated film contain which makes it a 15?

• Drugs taking 
• brief scenes of sexual violence or verbal references to sexual violence
• discriminatory language or behaviour
• Strong violence

These are an over view of some aspects which are taken into consideration by the BBFC when awarding a 15 certificate.

What makes our film an 15 certificate rating?

Our film has the clear uses of some of the guidelines for a 15 rated film which makes it a 15 and not a 12. As our film contains a large number of scenes containing gambling makes it unsuitable for the younger audience. Throughout the film we show several uses of drugs taking, however this is only a mild use of it which involves several shots of Brian placing a tablet in his mouth. Other aspects which consolidate the 15 rating is use of language however, it is only mild and isn't used frequently or strong enough to make this unacceptable for the 15 rating. In terms of violence Our film doesn't show frequently gory images only in the last few shots when we see Brian laid out on the floor after he gets hit by the car, here we see very mild gory images of blood.

Our film target audience?

As our film has been given an age rating 15, we will be addressing our target audience between the ages 17-25, which we found from our audience questionnaires previously in our project.