Omitted -  FINAL CUT :)
hope you enjoy.

planning and the creation of omitted

So, the first thing we did when we was beginning to plan our thriller was to write down all the elements of a thriller and aspects we wish to meet in our project for example target audience and sub-genre.

We decided to write these ideas and aspects on a big mind map as on overview of the project. the mind map helped us visualise what we are hoping to achieve in the project and the way we are going about the particular film.

We decided to create a time-lapse of our creation of the mind map because I shows the thought process behind the pre-production phase of the thriller opening.

The main aspects that we took from our mind map are:

- sub-genre "crime"

-   target audience 12A

-  rough idea of location

- type of soundtrack to be used

- amount of actors

- editing software going to be used in post-production

- deadline for the whole project  

After we created our mind map of the project as a whole, we then decided to do another one but just for the thriller opening, this helped us decide what the opening is going to be about in smaller details like use of props, amount of actors ect. 

Aspects that we gained from this mind map are;

- name of thriller "omitted"

-amount of actors required

-location of film

-rough idea of a plot

-use of titles

- how we are going to pre-plan the opening (storyboard)

-style of editing

risk assessment for filming
 

Day 1 of filming.   here is my shot list from todays filming, I have advanced it on from my storyboard and felt it was useful in the filming process, during the day of filming, I have adapted a few shots that did not fit but overall the day has been successful.

Screen play -  final edit



OMITTED SCRIPT

Final Draft Screenplay

by

JACK GEARY                                                DIRECTOR:

MAX WIDDOWSON

CASTING:

LUKE SIBERT

LIBBY WIDDOWSON

LIAM MONTGOMERY

OMITTED

1 BRIDGE – DARKNED SKIES/NATURAL LIGHTING

Build tension - relieved here:

Shot of siblings sat underneath bridge with no possessions and little money on the floor. Colours will be darkened in post-production due to high intensity of light currently outside. Both siblings will be in scruffy clothes, and wrapped up to show they are homeless and cold. HEAR: diegetic sound (birds), maybe a little bit of background music, but a subtle tension building song to reflect mood.

LIBBY:          *FOLLOWING IN SHOT/REVERSE SHOT OVER THE SHOULDER*

I’m so hungry. (Hand in face to show bored and depression of the homeless.)

LIAM:

Let me scrape up the change to see how much we’ve got. (Zoom to change to watch close up of picking up of change) We might just have enough for a loaf of bread.

LIBBY:

Well that’s alright.

LIAM:

Right, I’ll see what I can do. (Standing up whilst talking and moving off from under bridge)

LIBBY:

Don’t be too long. (Stern expression in voice)

LIAM:

I won’t, I’ll be back in two minutes.

2 CAR – LOWKEY LIGHTING

HEAR: Car before we see Luke driving down the road in red car in typical suburban/rural area. Cut to external pan of the car pull up and cross-cut back to first shot. Close up shot to internal mirror of car. (Luke puts on balaclava) Move to previous shot. (Luke leaves the car and walks in front of the car)

3 PATH – BRIGHTER YET GREYED COLOURS

SEE: Handheld shots of Luke walking along path, hear non-diegetic sounds and building tension score. Cut to girl underneath bridge. Bridge sounds with discordant distorted sounds. Repeatedly cut between the two scenes.

4 BRIDGE – DARKENED AND GREY COLOURS

See: Cross cut between 3 montage steps towards the girl. Eye-line shot from girl’s perspective and Luke approaching. Switch to eye-line shot of Luke’s perspective and speed up shot as he approaches her (Sound becomes increasingly more discordant as he approaches).

-CUT TO BLACK-

5 TITLES

Following are location shots with relevant opening titles. Colours switch opposite hue as titles are revealed. Soundtrack will be mysterious and suit the genre of thriller.

Omitted last title in sequence, large bass thud as shown on screen.

-CUT TO BLACK-

creation of our ident

every great film company has that one distinctive ident, the little sequence you see in the first minute of any film. I decided that I would like to create one as well, to make my overall opening look professional. so, me and Jack decided that in order to get the best looking ident we must use after effects. I have never used after effects before other than the practice task, (which is shown in my earlier blogs) however I wanted to make sure I have got the skill I need to help create this ident.

The first thing I had to do was to create a name for our production company. after many pointless and stupid names later I came across "Novus" which means "new" in Latin. I decided that that was a suitable name for our production and began to create the ident
Because I did not have the skills to create an ident straight away I watched numerous video's on how use after effects, these videos really did help me through the process.
in the end of hours of editing and tutorials me and jack created this ident.
enjoy.

 

filming location


I had an idea of what I wanted my location to look like before I found it. I set out to find an abandoned house in an remote area however this was not possible because we had to seek permission to enter the abandoned house. I decided that  a substitute for the house would be bridge that the homeless character could keep shelter under. I wanted to use a remote area because it highlights the vulnerability of the two homeless characters. here are the photographs I took on the day of looking for the locations.