Storyboard

Here is our story board of our thriller opening sequence 'Lost Footsteps'

Treatment

Our film is about two school girls who go missing in park on there way to school, they are being watched by a stalker who is hiding in a bush and is planning to kidnap them. The film comes under the conventions of a psychological thriller genre due to the lighting used, sound affects and after affects we used in our opening clip. Our thriller opening sequence plans to engage the audience and make them think what is going to happen next it will give them the cliff-hanger feeling so they will want to continue watching.


To start off our thriller opening sequence will we be using the a full long shot this will be the two school girls walking through the park to get to school, this scene will be shot in black and white as it creates  tense atmosphere. We shall the be using a over the shoulder shot which will be concentrating on the back of the characters head this will be when the stalker is watching the school girls from the bush. Furthermore we will then be using a mid shot which will show the two girls talking, we then will be using the same shot focusing on the bush when it starts to shake. The next shot will be a close up of the feet and then of the mobile phone ringing which is also a close up. The black and white colour effect is then removed and the normal colours are shown.


We decided to go through with this storyline as it has some edge to it and things like this do happen in reality, some some of the viewers can relate to this. The story line can also have an effect on parents and they may act upon it and tell their children to be safe and to be alert at all times. We all got together and planned out where we was going to shoot our thriller opening sequence and the props we was going to use and who was going to star in it. In the end we decided to shoot it in South Norwood Lakes which is a 10 minute walk from our school, this is good as we didn't have to travel that far and all the people who were starring in the clip can easily get there. The park is quiet and is a good place to shoot as lot of people do walk through parks to get to places. Straight away the audience will know where it is set and where the scene started off.




Our thriller opening is a typical psychological thriller this is because of the music we used, camera angles used and finally editing skills. In conclusion I think that our thriller opening sequence is a good idea, as situations like this occur all the time and people who will watch the opening clip will want to carry on watching.

Production Schedule

PROJECT TITLE:  Lost Footsteps

Scene Number	Date & Time	Director	Location
Scene 1 Shot 1	13th March 2012	Khari Patterson	South Norwood Lakes, South Norwood, London
Crew	Props/Costume required	Health & Safety	Other
-          Chloe Pilgrim (Writer & Director) -          Khari Patterson (Director) -          Ibrahim Ghani (Director & Actor) -          D’mee Smith (Actress) -          Larelle Benjamin       (Actress) -          Shannon Dwyer (Supporting Actress)	- School uniform. - School bags. - Sweets.	Make sure the park has been checked for any hazards.

Scene Number	Date & Time	Director	Location
Scene 1 Shot 2	13th March 2012	Khari Patterson	South Norwood Lakes, South Norwood, London
Crew	Props/Costume req	Health & Safety	Other
-          Chloe Pilgrim (Writer & Director) -          Khari Patterson (Director) -          Ibrahim Ghani (Director & Actor) -          D’mee Smith (Actress) -          Larelle Benjamin       (Actress) -          Shannon Dwyer (Supporting Actress)	- School uniform. - School bags. - Sweets.	Ensure there are no sharp objects on the ground.	In this shot the male stalker will be present, however we only see his head and so his costume is not necessary.

Scene Number	Date & Time	Director	Location
Scene 1 Shot 3	13th March 2012	Khari Patterson	South Norwood Lakes, South Norwood, London
Crew	Props/Costume req	Health & Safety	Other
-          Chloe Pilgrim (Writer & Director) -          Khari Patterson (Director) -          Ibrahim Ghani (Director & Actor) -          D’mee Smith (Actress) -          Larelle Benjamin       (Actress) -          Shannon Dwyer (Supporting Actress)	- School uniform. - School bags. - Sweets.	Make sure when walking, be aware of who’s is around you.

Scene Number	Date & Time	Director	Location
Scene 1 Shot 4	13th March 2012	Chloe Pilgrim	South Norwood Lakes, South Norwood, London
Crew	Props/Costume req	Health & Safety	Other
-          Chloe Pilgrim (Writer & Director) -          Khari Patterson (Director) -          Ibrahim Ghani (Director & Actor) -          D’mee Smith (Actress) -          Larelle Benjamin       (Actress) -          Shannon Dwyer (Supporting Actress)	- School uniform. - School bags. - Sweets.	Ensure no wildlife are present at the time.

Scene Number	Date & Time	Director	Location
Scene 1 Shot 5	13th March 2012	Chloe Pilgrim	South Norwood Lakes, South Norwood, London
Crew	Props/Costume req	Health & Safety	Other
-          Chloe Pilgrim (Writer & Director) -          Khari Patterson (Director) -          Ibrahim Ghani (Director & Actor) -          D’mee Smith (Actress) -          Larelle Benjamin       (Actress) -          Shannon Dwyer (Supporting Actress)	- School uniform. - School bags. - Sweets.	Make sure no vehicles are around in the park.

Scene Number	Date & Time	Director	Location
Scene 1 Shot 6	13th March 2012	Chloe Pilgrim	South Norwood Lakes, South Norwood, London
Crew	Props/Costume req	Health & Safety	Other
-          Chloe Pilgrim (Writer & Director) -          Khari Patterson (Director) -          Ibrahim Ghani (Director & Actor) -          D’mee Smith (Actress) -          Larelle Benjamin       (Actress) -          Shannon Dwyer (Supporting Actress)	- School uniform. - School bags. - Sweets.	Ensure all crew members stay together as a group, as it will be early morning and could be dangerous.

Scene Number	Date & Time	Director	Location
Scene 1 Shot 7	13th March 2012	Ibrahim Ghani	South Norwood Lakes, South Norwood, London
Crew	Props/Costume req	Health & Safety	Other
-          Chloe Pilgrim (Writer & Director) -          Khari Patterson (Director) -          Ibrahim Ghani (Director & Actor) -          D’mee Smith (Actress) -          Larelle Benjamin       (Actress) -          Shannon Dwyer (Supporting Actress)	- Shoes	Make sure the pathway is clear.	Only the shoes will be filmed, so make sure the camera is also steady.

Scene Number	Date & Time	Director	Location
Scene 1 Shot 8	13th March 2012	Ibrahim Ghani	South Norwood Lakes, South Norwood, London
Crew	Props/Costume req	Health & Safety	Other
-          Chloe Pilgrim (Writer & Director) -          Khari Patterson (Director) -          Ibrahim Ghani (Director & Actor) -          D’mee Smith (Actress) -          Larelle Benjamin       (Actress) -          Shannon Dwyer (Supporting Actress)	- Mobile phone	Ensure 999 is not really called as this can cause disruptions for emergency services.

Logo Design

i learnt how to use the 'firework' application in this session. I learnt how to manipulate shapes and texts and also how to import pictures into the logo. I learnt that with the use of shapes and colours you can create an aesthetic sight as you can see in my s

I learnt how to use the program 'Adobe Fireworks CS5' during todays lesson. I started to create different logos and how to add text into shapes. This programme is very good as you can have different shapes, font types, colours and many more functions. I have added some examples of my work that I produced in fireworks.

Prop List

Prop list

Prop	How to acquire	Usage in piece
Sweets	The sweets can be purchased from any corner shop	The girls will be eating sweets
School Bag	Actors school bag	School girls to carry
Mobile Phone	My mobile phone will be used	At the end the phone will be ringing in the final scene

Costume list

Outfit	How to acquire	Usage in piece
School shirt, black trousers or skirt, tie, blazer and shoes (school uniform)	Own clothes	Clothing of protagonist
Shoes	Own clothes	Clothing of protagonist
School shirt, black trousers or skirt, tie, blazer and shoes (school uniform)	Own clothes	Clothing of antagonist

We planned our props and costume extensively, and each prop or part of costume was selected carefully. For example, we planned for the two protagonists to be in school uniform wearing a school shirt, black trousers or skirt, tie, blazer and shoes. Lots of the clothing we used was not bought, as we owned everything we needed to use in our thriller opening sequence. The antagonist is not show in our opening scene and the only prop of his that will be show is his shoes.

In terms of props, the sweets we shall be using will be purchased from the local corner shop so getting them will be no problem at all. Regarding all the school uniform one of the actors will have it and mobile phone everyone has so we can use anyone's.

Location Recce

Location Recce 

 The location recce is where we are shooting our thriller opening sequence.  The location we have chosen is ‘South Norwood Lakes’. This park is located neat Harris Academy Crystal Palace this helps us as it gives us normality where a school will be present. It goes through the area South Norwood and Crystal Palace.

The pictures we have taken are the ones we need as this is the main path way we will be using as two girls are on there way to school and a stalker is watching them in a bush.

This is a picture of the entrance of the park as well as the exit

The main pathway we shall be using

Here are two more pictures one of the pathway we are going to use and the second one being the bush where the stalker is watching the girls make there way to school. The bush is not in the park but we will be needing it and hope to recreate for part of our thriller opening scene.

Risk Assessment

Item No.	Potential Hazard	Likelihood (1-5) 1 = Extemely serious 5 = low risk	Impact on filming (1-5) 1 = Stop Filming 5 = Continue Filming	Rating (low, moderate or high)	Producer’s Risk Strategy/ Further action needed
1	Scene structure not going in order	4	3	Moderate	Follow the plan in pre-production as much as we can
2	Crew members may trip or fall over a branch, rock etc in the park	3	2	High	Check the location where we are going to film so nothing is obstructing us
3	Weather may cause a slippery surface	4	3	Moderate	Check the weather before we start filming
4	Local wildlife may attack	2	3	Moderate	Be aware of what is around you at all times
5	Damaging equipment	3	4	High	Be careful when you are using the equipment, use it sensibly

Risk Mechanism description Likelihood Impact Rating Producer’s Risk Mitigation Strategy

                                                   Ibrahim Ghani – Risk Assessment