Main Task - Risk Assessment

Production Title: What Lies Behind…	Production Date(s): 22/01/17
Group Members: Amaal Hussain, Siarah Rana, Hannah Nazir & Kiran Yasin	Locations: Furze Platt Railway Station                    Punt Hill

Activity	Hazard	People who may be harmed	Property which may be damaged	Risk controls already in place	Risk assessment (low, moderate, high, extreme)	Likelihood of risk occurring (rare, unlikely, moderate, likely)	Further action required to prevent and control the risk
Weather	It could rain or storm which could damage the camera. In addition you wouldn't be able to hear the dialogue clearly over the weather.	No-one	The Camera	Check the weather daily while it leads up to the day we’re filming.	Low	Moderate	If it comes by surprise, carry umbrellas. Protect the equipment. Perhaps rescheduling.
Trains	Could be dangerous when the trains are passing and people could get hurt. They can also be really loud so it may cut off a bit of dialogue.	Anyone	Camera or props	Stay away from the trains when they’re passing and be sensible.	Extreme	Rare	Stay away from the tracks as a train could come at any time. Adhere to all safety precautions required by the GWR.
Train Station	People rush onto the trains, especially at peak times so people could fall and get hurt or a piece of property could get damaged.	Anyone	Camera	Don’t film at peak times so when people are coming home from work which is around 5-7pm.	Low	Moderate	Stay away from the platform when loads of people are exiting and film the scene we need to when it’s less busy.
Filming at train station	People may not realize we have permission to film there and may think we’re messing around so they could go and complain about us which means we won’t be able to film.	Our group and our actors/actresses.	None	Have the signed permit with us so that we have proof we can film there.	High	Unlikely	Try to film when not many people are near as many people might not want to be included in the film at all.

Main Task - Storyboard

Main Task - Preparation (Locations/Cast/Costume & Make-up Research)

Location Research:

For our film opening, as a group we have decided to film in two locations. The main location will be Furze Platt Train Station and the second location is the Park at Punt Hill. For both locations we require a permit, and we decided as a group that its best if we film in maidenhead as its convenient for both actors and the group.

Cast Research:

For our main task, the group of four girls and one other person (male or female). It doesn’t matter if the other person is male or female as their identity will be hidden during the clip anyway. We decided that we didn’t need to hold any auditions as we have seen how this cast can act previously and most have performed in drama before. We thought that this was a good decision as we want the acting to be as good as possible.

Costume and Makeup:

For this task, all four girls will be dressed in similar clothing as they dress like other girls of this generation. They follow modern fashion trends and dress very casual as this is set in present time. All girls will be wearing makeup but some may be wearing more than others, to show that they have an interest. They will not be wearing much jewelry as they are dressed very casual. the girls will be wearing jeans, jumpers and trainers etc.

The villain in this clip will be fully clothed in black and their face will be covered using a mask. This villain is inspired by the ‘slender man’ costume, and will be dressed in all black with his face hidden like his identity.

Main Task - Treatment

Working Title: 
What lies Behind…

Synopsis:

The film starts with a group of four girls going on a train together. After sitting on the train, a man clothed in all black will be staring at the girls, watching all their movements. When arriving at the next station the girls split up to take a shortcut home, two go through the park while the other two go in the opposite direction. Whilst walking, the man is following them although they are unaware. After a while they notice the man has been following for a while and they start to make a run for it. The camera then shows a swing set in the park with a doll perched on it, swinging back and forth, to their surprise the man approaches the swing next to it and stares into the distance.

Characters:
Toby:
Antagonist -The man chasing the girls.

Gabriella Wilson:
Friend 1 - One of the girls who takes a shortcut and is chased by the man.

Alicia Williams:
Friend 2 - The other girl who takes a shortcut and is chased by the man.

Maya Larson:
Friend 3 - The other friend who leaves early with friend 4.

Zara Mitchell:
Friend 4 - Leaves with friend 3, Maya.



Film Techniques:
For this task we will be using a variety of many different shots and camera movement.
Examples include:

Mid-Shot
Long Shot
Medium Long Shot
Close Up (Shot/Reverse Shot)
Extreme Long Shot (Establishing Shot)
Eye Level Shot (Most frequently used)
Two Shot
Point of View Shot

In addition we are using:

High-Key Lighting (once or twice)
Low-Key Lighting (frequently used)
Mise-en-scene
Dialogue
Non-Digetic Sound
Synchronous Sound
Pan 

Production Considerations:

In order to film at our two locations the train station and the park, we need signed permits as consent to film there. In addition to this we need signed permits from the parents of our actresses in order for them to star in our film, as this is going online.

Main Task - Script

Characters:

Antagonist – Toby

Friend 1 - Gabriella

Friend 2 - Alicia

Friend 3 - Maya

Friend 4 - Zara

Scene 1

Alicia – Today was such a good day, we should totally do this again.

Maya – Yes definitely!

Gabriella – The restaurant was really nice, I enjoyed the pizza.

Zara – Yeah it was alright, I wasn’t too keen on the food. Maybe we can try somewhere different next time.

Alicia – Yeah, I agree Zara.

Maya – Oh guys look, our trains here.

Scene 2

Gabriella – Quick guys, lets jump on before it leaves.

Zara – Make sure you don’t forget anything.

Scene 3

Black screen

Scene 4

Maya – That didn’t take too long.

Scene 5

Gabriella – Thankyou girls for such a lovely day, I’m going to start walking home.

Alicia – Yeah it was a really good day, I think I will walk with Gabriella, I’ll see you guys later.

Zara –I’ll see you girls soon, me and Maya are going to get picked up.

Maya – Bye girlies!

Gabriella – Alicia let’s take a shortcut through the park.

Scene 6

No dialogue in this shot/ Low music

Scene 7

Alicia – Oh my God! Gabriella can you see something behind the tree or is it just me?

Scene 8

Alicia – He’s running towards us.

Gabriella – OMG! Yeah let’s start running!

Scene 9

Gabriella – I think he's stopped.

Scene 10

No dialogue.

Scene 11

No dialogue (music will be playing)

Scene 12

Title and Credits.

Focus Group

1:

Name:  Clara Bowater

Age: 17

Gender:  Female

Occupation (if applicable):  Student

Subjects being studied (if applicable): Religious Studies Geography History

Favorite film(s) from the specified genre: The Conjuring The Ring Annabelle

Reasons the specified genre appeals to you:  It's very dramatic and usually has a lot of suspense.

What you expect from the opening of a film from the specified genre: A lot of tension and is expected to make you jump.

2:

Name: Orla Fletcher-Dowd

Age: 17

Gender: Female

Occupation (if applicable): Student

Subjects being studied (if applicable): Art Biology Geography

Favourite film(s) from the specified genre: House at the End of the Street The Woman in Black The Conjuring

Reasons the specified genre appeals to you: Because they’re exciting to watch and it’s like getting an adrenaline rush when watching them. It’s like you don’t want to watch the film, especially if it’s scary but it looks good and mysterious.

What you expect from the opening of a film from the specified genre: Mystery Scary Disturbing

3:

Name: Sahar Khan

Age: 16

Gender: Female

Occupation (if applicable): Student

Subjects being studied (if applicable): Biology Maths Further Maths Chemistry

Favourite film(s) from the specified genre: Paranormal Activity – The Marked Ones Ouija Insidious 2

Reasons the specified genre appeals to you: It’s interesting to see what different horror plots are in each different film and like the atmosphere when watching it and how tense it gets.

What you expect from the opening of a film from the specified genre: Mystery Tension Confusion

4:

Name: Shania Zaman

Age: 16

Gender: Female

Occupation (if applicable): Student

Subjects being studied (if applicable): Economics Computer Science English

Favourite film(s) from the specified genre: Ouija Insidious The Conjuring

Reasons the specified genre appeals to you: Films of horror are very intriguing as the storylines are so unexpected and I like the jumpy parts.

What you expect from the opening of a film from the specified genre: Something that gets my heart rate up.

5:

Name: Yuli Moore

Age: 16

Gender: Female

Occupation (if applicable): Student

Subjects being studied (if applicable): BTEC Business Level 3 Photography

Favourite film(s) from the specified genre: Annabelle The Conjuring The Boy

Reasons the specified genre appeals to you: Because I like how scary it can be.

What you expect from the opening of a film from the specified genre: Creepy Nothing ‘Jumpy’ Tense Eerie Music

Film Openings - Genre Analysis

Conventions to take note of:

• Shot Angles
• Shot Sizes
• Shot Durations
• Sound Effects
• Use of Music
• Transitions and Overall Place
• Title Fonts & Colours
• Colour Palette and Lighting
• Setting
• Types of Characters & their contents
• Storyline or Plot Development
• Overall Tone/Mood/Atmosphere

FILM ONE - The Judge

• Opening shot - close up of glasses
• Black screen with Guitar music playing in the background.
• Low key Lighting on closeups (warm blue and earthy tones)
• Font - white, all capitals, clear
• Establishing shot - long shot
• Long shot - setting of the scene
• Music with faster pace (insinuates its a busy place)
• Men toilet - high key lighting (bright lights/cool - representing his character)
• Character is a lawyer (he is wearing an expensive suit)

FILM TWO - Forrest Gump

• Opening Shot- Long duration (sets slow pace)
• Calm Music (piano)
• Ambient sound (as the the feather touches the ground)
• Font - Clear White
• Bright Lights (warm colours)
• Setting - Large Town or City
• Characters waiting at a bus stop
• Character - Forrest is an ordinary man
• Tone - Warm and Welcoming

FILM THREE- The Time Travelers Wife

• Opens with violin music
• Oprah Singing (warm and happy)
• Low Key Lighting 
• Warm Colours
• Snowing as its Christmas time
• Ambient Sounds - Cars/Crashes/Window Smashing (harsh sounds)
• Font - Yellow Text on Dark Screen
• Transitions - Slow at the beginning, pace increased throughout
• Camera Angles - Eye Level
• Smaller Shot Sizes
• Larger Shot Sizes (After accident)
• Overall Tone is tense, threating, concerned for boy

FILM FOUR - The Descendants

• Low ambient sounds before we see what is happening
• Long duration shot of a woman on speed boat (Close Up Shot)
• Happy/Upbeat Background (Does not fit in with whats happening)
• Setting -Hawaii (flowers around in background)
• Characters - You discover who they are from the voice over
• Long Shot - of people 
• Tone - Grim/Depressing

FILM FIVE- The Age of Adaline

• Slow and Tense music opening
• Narrator
• High angle (Birds eye view of the whole cit)
• Font - White, Small, Non-intrusive and Handwriting type
• Characters - Adaline is mysterious and smart
• Tone - serious,mysterious and intriguing

FILM SIX - Life of Pi

• establishing shot (long shot)
• music - calm
• High Key Lighting
• Setting -  Zoo
• Font - Traditional, White and Yellow
• Very Slow Pace
• No characters shown yet (3 minutes in)
• Tone - Calm