 | Long Shot – Panning across the walls. This was used to introduce the audience to the setting of the story without giving away too much as they were not being shown the full location. This makes them want to continue watching to find out more about the narrative. |
 | Close up of photo on wall. By using this as our second shot we are showing the audience two of the main characters breifly. They are unaware of who they are therefore they want to continue watching in order to find out. |
 | Mid Shot – Panning of wall. This continues showing them 'cliff-hanging' shots of the location without giving away too much. Therefore making them want to continue watching to find out what is happening. |
 | Close up of photo on wall. Again, giving the audience a very brief introduction to the characters maiking them want to continute watching to find out more. |
 | Close up of hat on floor. We chose to show a close up of the hat on the floor because in the images we showed of the main character, he was wearing the very same hat. Therefore with the hat unusually lying on the floor will question the audience's minds making them want to continue watching. |
 | Close up of shoe lying on floor. We chose to use this shot as by showing a single shoe seems slightly odd. This also creates a very strange feeling to the audience as they immediatley start to think of something sinister and perhaps even slightly violent. |
 | Beginning of pan from feet. We chose to use this as it is the first shot we see of the character in person as we are not revealing him straight away. Therefore there is still mystery to the character keeping the audience intised wanting to watch more. |
 | Close up of phone on floor. This was just to briefly show that there was a telephone lying on the floor as one of the main characters possessions. |
 | Continuing pan from feet – gradually continuing to face. This continues to keep mystery to the narrative yet revealing the character a bit more. |
 | Close up of ID card. On the actual day of filming the ID card will be of the main characters name. By showing this to the audience they are directly told the characters name which is obviously a key role in the narrative. Also, as he is the first character to be introduced it shows key is one of the main characters. |
 | ECU of phone on floor. In the actual opening of the film the person calling will be called 'Sarah' who is the girfriend of Nicholas'. The audience will not be able to link the name with the face as they will be completley unaware of this however it will contribute towards their understanding of the narrative later on in the film. |
 | Mid shot of feet walking into room. These will be the feet of Jonathon (the father of the girlfriends). We have chosen not to show his face yet to keep mystery in the narrative and leave the audience who is walking through the room. |
 | Close up birds eye view of picture on floor. This will be showing a picture of Nicholas on the floor. By the picture being on the floor will show that he is not cared for and perhaps has done something wrong. |
 | Close up birds eye view of foot walking over photo on floor. Again, this will show that Nicholas is not cared about and is disliked by the person who is clearly stepping over the picture. |
 | Mid shot into long shot looking through mans legs. This final shot shows authority through the mans legs. The standing character is positioned standing over the main character. This fully shows the character tied up on the floor in a mysterious background, definetly suggesting the main character is in trouble. |
Sunday, 27 February 2011
Photo Story Board, Opening Sequence
Thursday, 17 February 2011
Shooting Schedule
Shooting Schedule
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Final Treatment for Opening Sequence
Final Treatment
We learnt that our treatment had to be a more concise version of the draft treatment, as in that treatment was explaining nearly every scene of the story, (which is what a script is meant to do) instead of a brief summary of the main highlights of the film. A treatment is a document that is produced by many filmmakers looking to produce a film, it is not as complex and lengthy as a script but it does the same thing in less detail. It explains the whole story and characters of the film, it does not usually include every scene like a script, but highlights the most significant parts of the film, from start to finish. A treatment can be used to persuade production companies and financiers to invest in your idea, and turn your vision into a motion picture.
The title of our film is called 'Chase'. It is simplistic plot, the main character Nicholas, begins to date a girl named Sarah, little did Nicholas know, Sarah has a very over-protective father who would literally 'Chase' and exterminate any human being who hurts his beloved daughter. Now Nicholas is your typical heart breaker, sweet talker and cheat, he takes Sarah seriously at first just to take advantage of the benefits of her love, but then after a year or so of dating he slowly becomes uninterested and begins playing games with Sarah, and as a result she suspects he is having many other affairs. One night, both Nicholas and Sarah are in a car, she finds a thong that belongs to another women and they begin to argue, Nicholas then says he wants to end the relationship but as a response Sarah announces she is pregnant! Nicholas is a hot head and a very disrespectful young man, he responds by beating her until the baby is fully dead. In the hospital, Sarah's dad, Jonathan, arrives to see his daughter in a very critical condition, he learns that she lost the baby, and also that this was Nicholas' doing, he then begins a persistent manhunt for Nicholas, and chases him all over the city attempting to end his life in many dramatic ways. How will Nicholas survive these series of attacks by a psychotic father? Now the tables have turned, and Nicholas is not playing games, but running for his life in this action-packed deadly chase. Eventually Jonathan catches his prey. Throughout the movie, there are short scenes of the opening act, these scenes are broken up and spread out smartly along the film so that they can sort of tell the narrative and progress it. By this i simple mean, after the title of the movie is shown, the actual beginning of the story unfolds, but then later on we go back to the opening scene, this is because after Nicholas wakes up(which happens at the end of the opening sequence) Jonathan puts him on a chair and then begins to interrogate Nicholas on his reckless actions and motives, but Nicholas cannot remember everything clearly and begins to explain to Jonathan the things he can remember, memory by memory, for example he explains the day he first came to Sarah's house to meet her family, then a flashback of that period is shown, this technique is used throughout the film, and in he end we have a complex and simple film full of flashbacks which tell the whole story. In the end, we are at the beginning of the film again, a room full of newspapers, photos and a tied up unconscious Nicholas, Jonathan walks in and Nicholas awakes. But this time we see what Jonathan has planned for Nicholas, as a result of Jonathan's insanity he chops off Nicholas's ear! However Nicholas is still alive but in a lot of agony, Jonathan is not satisfied and leaves to get another weapon, Sarah surprisingly arrives to rescue Nicholas, Jonathan returns with a chainsaw and really explains why he wants Nicholas to suffer so much, a fight begins between Jonathan and a untied Nicholas begins, and at the climax of the fight Jonathan accidentally strikes Sarah with the chainsaw and ends his own daughters life! Nicholas escapes but is arrested by the police outside the building, the police run in to arrest Jonathan, but Jonathan, who has totally lost his reason to live will not go down without a fight.
The title of our film is called 'Chase'. It is simplistic plot, the main character Nicholas, begins to date a girl named Sarah, little did Nicholas know, Sarah has a very over-protective father who would literally 'Chase' and exterminate any human being who hurts his beloved daughter. Now Nicholas is your typical heart breaker, sweet talker and cheat, he takes Sarah seriously at first just to take advantage of the benefits of her love, but then after a year or so of dating he slowly becomes uninterested and begins playing games with Sarah, and as a result she suspects he is having many other affairs. One night, both Nicholas and Sarah are in a car, she finds a thong that belongs to another women and they begin to argue, Nicholas then says he wants to end the relationship but as a response Sarah announces she is pregnant! Nicholas is a hot head and a very disrespectful young man, he responds by beating her until the baby is fully dead. In the hospital, Sarah's dad, Jonathan, arrives to see his daughter in a very critical condition, he learns that she lost the baby, and also that this was Nicholas' doing, he then begins a persistent manhunt for Nicholas, and chases him all over the city attempting to end his life in many dramatic ways. How will Nicholas survive these series of attacks by a psychotic father? Now the tables have turned, and Nicholas is not playing games, but running for his life in this action-packed deadly chase. Eventually Jonathan catches his prey. Throughout the movie, there are short scenes of the opening act, these scenes are broken up and spread out smartly along the film so that they can sort of tell the narrative and progress it. By this i simple mean, after the title of the movie is shown, the actual beginning of the story unfolds, but then later on we go back to the opening scene, this is because after Nicholas wakes up(which happens at the end of the opening sequence) Jonathan puts him on a chair and then begins to interrogate Nicholas on his reckless actions and motives, but Nicholas cannot remember everything clearly and begins to explain to Jonathan the things he can remember, memory by memory, for example he explains the day he first came to Sarah's house to meet her family, then a flashback of that period is shown, this technique is used throughout the film, and in he end we have a complex and simple film full of flashbacks which tell the whole story. In the end, we are at the beginning of the film again, a room full of newspapers, photos and a tied up unconscious Nicholas, Jonathan walks in and Nicholas awakes. But this time we see what Jonathan has planned for Nicholas, as a result of Jonathan's insanity he chops off Nicholas's ear! However Nicholas is still alive but in a lot of agony, Jonathan is not satisfied and leaves to get another weapon, Sarah surprisingly arrives to rescue Nicholas, Jonathan returns with a chainsaw and really explains why he wants Nicholas to suffer so much, a fight begins between Jonathan and a untied Nicholas begins, and at the climax of the fight Jonathan accidentally strikes Sarah with the chainsaw and ends his own daughters life! Nicholas escapes but is arrested by the police outside the building, the police run in to arrest Jonathan, but Jonathan, who has totally lost his reason to live will not go down without a fight.
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