Here is my final film. Hope, you will enjoy it!!!
Monday, 19 May 2014
The Brief
The titles and opening of a film in the genre of the candidates own choice, to last between two to three minutes. The film opening should include a short narrative which introduces the characters and is a prologue to the film.
Genre - Mindmap
* Stars:
Ashley Simpson - Nelly Byelova
Nick James - Alexander Shelesnov
Ekaterina Petrova - Ksenia Travina
Treatment - P1(a)
Genre: TEEN
Audience: teenagers
The title: High School Crash
The target audience: teenagers (girls 12-18 years old), who study in school and face similar situation such as shown in the movie
Duration: 2 mins
What the film is about: All the girls from Kent College are in love with the most popular guy Nick James. Everyone envies Ashley Simson, the captain of cheerleading, who is his girlfriend. But everything will change. New girl from Russia has arrived.
First shot will be pan of the school. Lots of people are talking to each other, smiling and laughing. Nick is a star of football team, he is getting ready for football match and all girls are looking at him. His girlfriend is coming to support him. Everyone is jealous to their relationship. After the game couple is going to celebrate the victory. They are really popular among Kent College students. Everybody wants to know everything about their relationship.
But once, in the school comes new girl, she is from Russia, she is tall and beautiful, all boys fall in love with her and all girls don’t like her. Everybody is looking at her when she is coming to the school in a car. Nick also is looking at her with eyes full of love. But she isn’t looking at him. Ekaterina is so nervous. School staff meets her and after the film begins…
The main characters: - popular guy Nick James
- his girlfriend Ashley Simson
- new student Ekaterina
When: First day of Autumn term
Where: Boarding School in Canterbury, main entrance, sport field.
Why: Because it is the usual situation in all movies, and not everything is so simple in the teenagers’ lives. Our movie is true-to-life and that’s why the target audience will love it.
What: Love story between teenagers.
Shots: Long shot, medium close-up, reaction shot, following shot, zoom, zolly, pan and others.
Sounds: Sound bridge, non-diegetic sound.
Plot:
- 1st scene: The view of the school with lots of students who are walking around (pan shot, non-diegetic sound - calm music)
- 2nd scene: Nick who is getting ready for football match and all the girls are staring at him (long shot, medium close-up, pan; title with the name of the actor)
- 3rd scene: Ashley who has came to support him, with poster of the team (medium close-up, high angle, long shot; title with the name of the actress)
- 4th scene: Nick’s team wins the game and the couple is going to celebrate the victory (medium close-up, low angle, pan; title with the name of music)
- 5th scene: New girl is coming to school by taxi. She is staying with her luggage (the title with the name of the actress). Everyone is staring at her, including Nick. The staff meets her and she enters the school. The Nick’s girlfriend is getting angry (long shot, low angle, zolly, zoom, medium close-up and others) (the title with the name of the directors)
- 6th scene: New girl is going to school main entrance (following shot; title with name of film) .
Script - P1(b)
High School Crash (2013) movie script
INT. School main building
The time is 2013. We can see the school main building, people are walking around, talking to each other. THE CAMERA MOVES UP.
EXT.
INT. Camera moves down. Field, sportsmen are playing football.
Hold on full shot of field.
New angle.
Nick is a star of football team. He is 17 years-old guy, who is really popular. Nick is handsome boy and all the girls love him. He has a girlfriend, Ashley.
Framing shot.
We see Nick’s feet and he is beating the goal. The team wins.
Girls who support him are screaming.
New angle.
Lots of girls are screaming and jumping, shouting Nick’s name.
Long shot, reaction shot.
New angle.
Nick’s is so proud of himself. He is happy.
Medium close up, reaction shot.
New angle.
We can see Nick’s girlfriend Ashley. She is 17 years old girl. She is so beautiful and popular. Ashley likes Nick so much. She is supporting him during the football match and girl is so happy because the team has won.
Shallow focus.
New angle.
Nick is holding the goblet. People behind him are screaming.
Medium shot, reaction shot.
Ashley is coming to Nick. They are hugging, match is over. Girls behind them are angry, because they are really jealous.
Following shot, long shot.
EXT.
INT. We can see the main entrance of the school. Suddenly. taxi with new russian girl stops next to the school.
Pan shot.
Girl is coming out from the taxi. Everyone is looking at her.
Establishing shot.
New angle.
New girl Ekaterina is going near the couple. Ashley becomes so angry because Nick is looking at her. His face shows the interest.
Reaction shot.
New angle.
Ekaterina is going to school.
Following shot.
Storyboard - P1(c)
Storyboard is very useful when we are going to shoot a video. It will help us to understand what exactly we will have to shoot. When we start editing, we will be able to put scenes in the right order.
My storyboard shows the shots which are necessary in my film opening. I've written some notes underneath every shot, where I've described what's going on and mentioned the name of the shots.
The camera's positions:
Shot 1: camera will move up from the ground to the sky
Shot 2: camera will move down from the sky to the field where boys are playing football
Shot 3: camera will be close to the ground to make a framing shot of Nick's legs
Shot 4: camera will be in front of the girls who are supporting Nick. Then there will be close up of some girls (reaction shot)
Shot 5: camera will be opposite to Nick to make a medium close-up of him
Shot 6: camera will be also in front of his girlfriend, close up of her face to show the emotions on her face
Shot 7: camera will be opposite and on the side to Nick
Shot 8: camera is in front of the couple
Shot 9: camera moves from the right side to the left
Shot 10: camera will be in distance in order to make an establishing shot
Shot 11: camera will be in front of the guys
Shot 12: camera is behind the back of Ekaterina to make a following shot of how she is coming to school
Set Designs - P1(d)
Main entrance of the school. In the first shot the camera will be close to the ground and then it will move up to make a crane shot. In the other shots which will take place in front of the school the camera will be in front of the school. Additional lighting won't be required as some of scenes will be shoot in the day time and there are the lights in front of the school so there will be enough lights for us when we will shoot in the evening.
Football field. Camera will be moving to show the different parts of the field. It will always be on the side of the field to make sure we will be able to show everything what's going on. Scenes on the field will be shoot only in day time, so no extra lighting is required.
Recce sheet - P1(e)
Recce sheet
High School Crash Date of recce: 11.10.2013
Location: Kent College
Local Condition:
Any known problems No
Aid needed No
Permission needed No
Protective clothing needed No
Viewpoints:
Appropriate viewpoints isolated No
Any obstructions No
Easy to reach and safe Yes
Requirements:
Power available Yes
Lighting apporopriate Yes
Sound equipment Sound will be added during montage
Anticipated problems:
Sound No
Picture No
People No
Other No
Locations:
Kent College Canterbury on google maps (point A)
Main entrance of Kent College
School football field
Risk assessment - P1(f)
Hazard
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Persons who may be harmed
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Property which may be damaged
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Risk control already in place
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Risk assessment
(LOW, MODERATE, HIGH, EXTREME)
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Further action required to control risk
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Rain
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None
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Camera
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Make sure the actors have umbrellas in case of unexpected rain. Always have a bag for camera to hide it if the rain will start.
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Unlikely, low
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Check the weather forecast
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Lack of commitment and support from some of the actors
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Whole crew
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None
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Choose the right actors who are responsible
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High, because if the actors decide not to cooperate, the production process is likely to be harmed
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Explain the actors how important it is to cooperate productively
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Actors being late
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Whole crew
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None
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Emailing the actors about the time and asking them to be sure they come on time, organizing the actors
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High, because if we have to wait the actors every time, the production process will be delayed and productivity will fall
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Call the actors and remind them about the shooting process (time, place)
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Camera is running out of battery
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Director
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None
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Make sure that the camera is charged before shooting
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Unlikely, low
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Always charge the camera, otherwise the production process will be harmed
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Noise
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Director, actors
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None
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Choose the right time to shoot, when there will be no people who can damage the shooting process and affect the attention of the actors
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High, as there are a lot of students in the school, especially young teenagers who are likely to be noisy
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Try to avoid time when a lot of students are in the school
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Daily shooting schedule - P1(g)
Day/Date
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Scene
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Int/Ext
Day/Night
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Shoot description/Summary
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Location
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Characters
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| SHOOT DAY 1 FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER 2013 | |||||
| 16:30 - 17:00 | 1 | EXT DAY |
Crane shot, camera moves up from the ground to the sky | Main entrance of Kent College | None |
| SHOOT DAY 2 SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER 2013 | |||||
| 11:30 - 12:30 | 2, 3, 4 | EXT DAY |
Crane shot, camera moves down from the sky to the field, Nick is playing football, his girlfriend is supporting him |
Football field | Alexander Shelesnov (Guilford House) Nelly Byelova (Austen House) |
| SHOOT DAY 3 MONDAY 21 OCTOBER 2013 | |||||
| 19:00 - 20:30 | 5,6 | EXT NIGHT |
New girl is arriving Nick and his girlfriend are walking near the school and see the new girl. Reaction shots New girl is coming in school |
Main entrance of Kent College | Alexander Shelesnov (Guilford House) Nelly Byelova (Austen House) Ksenia Travina (Austen House) |
Equipment required:
Shoot Day 1: Camera Canon 7D DSLR, 32 GB Compact Flashcard, Lens - Canon 18-55 mm zoom f/3.5-5.6 mf/af (wide angle), K9 - Hague CamCrane with Stand and Camera Tilt Control, Lilliput 668 GL - 70NP/H/Y Monitor
Shoot Day 2: Camera Canon 7D DSLR, 32 GB Compact Flashcard, Lens - Canon 18-55 mm zoom f/3.5-5.6 mf/af (wide angle), K9 - Hague CamCrane with Stand and Camera Tilt Control, Lilliput 668 GL - 70NP/H/Y Monitor, Panasonic x800
Shoot Day 3: Panasonic x800
Contingency plan:
Some problems might occur during the filming process. In order to be able to cope with them contingency plan is necessary. If some actors won't be able to shoot on particular day, we need to be able to change the day of filming process without serious losses. On Friday and Monday the problems with actors are unlikely to occur, as all of our actors are boarders and are able to take part in the film anytime during the week. On Saturday there might be a problem, if, for example, somebody from our crew will get a detention in the morning and won't be able to take part in the video. In this case we will have two options:
1. to change the time (Saturday 19 October 2013, 12:30 - 13:30)
2. to change the day (Sunday 20 October 2013, 11:30 - 12:30)
If we are able to reorganise the filming process, then we will avoid problems with delays arising with absence of someone we need.
On Friday and Saturday we are going to do a crane shot, which is difficult to do by ourselves, so supervision is required. If the teacher for some reason is not able to help us on Saturday, then we will add one more shoot day or we can do it on Monday after school, when we will just do a crane shot on the field. In this case we will probably go for Monday:
Monday 21 October 2013, 16:30 - 17:00 (Crane shot on the field)
If it's raining on monday, we will add one more shoot day:
Shoot Day 4 - Tuesday 22 October 2013, 16:30 - 17:00
On Friday (18 October) this problem is unlikely to occur, as the teacher is always around the school straight after lessons.
Shot List - P1(g)
Scene
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Shot
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Day/night
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Description of shot
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Location
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1
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1a
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Day
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Camera moves up and we see school main building then down, crane shot
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Main Building
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1
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2a
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Day
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Camera moves down, we can see football field with a team
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Sport Field
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2
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1b
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Day
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Framing shot, Nick is scoring
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Sport Field
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2
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2b
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Day
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Long shot, reaction shot, many girls are supporting Nick
|
Sport Field
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2
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3b
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Day
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Medium close-up, Nick’s face
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Sport Field
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2
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4b
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Day
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Shallow focus, Ashley is supporting her boyfriend
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Sport Field
|
3
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1c
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Day
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Medium shot, reaction shot, Nick is happy after victory
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Sport Field
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3
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2c
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Day
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Long shot, Nick and Ashley are hugging
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Sport Field
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4
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1d
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Night
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Pan shot, new girl is coming to school
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Main Entrance
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4
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2d
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Night
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Establishing shot, girl come out from the car, everybody is looking at her
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Main Entrance
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4
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3d
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Night
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Reaction shot, Ekaterina is going near Ashley and Nick
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Main Entrance
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4
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4d
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Night
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Following shot, Ekaterina is coming to the main entrance
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Main Entrance
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