
TITLE: The title of the movie will be IN-BETWEEN as the movie (though we are only making the two minute title sequence) would be about a spirit, though being dead, hasn't passed over.
THE TREATMENT: The narrative of the opening title sequence is a couple separate at Totteridge and Whetstone station, the female is going on a trip. We see the couple say their goodbyes then we follow the female to the platform. We watch and wait for a train that doesn't appear to be coming, things become more interesting when a phone call comes through; the smile on her face is enough for us to think its her partner calling to keep her company but when we see the smile melt into something more distressing, we chase the female as she runs out of the station and down the road.
SUBGENRE: The subgenre we chose for our film is a supernatural/psychological thriller as we all have a genuine interest in this type of movie.
PLANNED LOCATIONS: Our planned location is Totteridge and Whetstone station (Northern line, one stop before High Barnet).
PROPS COSTUME & MES: We realised that the two main props we would be using in our piece would be a suitcase and a mobile phone. With regards to our costume we are trying to portray young adults in their very early twenties so we thought smart-wear and perhaps even office style clothing. However this is disputable and we realise that a twenty year olds wardrobe will not consist of only suits and pencil skirts. As for our MES, Totteridge and Whetstone station is known to be quite isolated this gives us, as a group, 2 main advantages: 1. Not to film individuals whom perhaps do not wish to be filmed and allows us not to break copyright laws. 2. The fact it’s an isolated location is fantastic for us, it means we can portray our 'vulnerable female' character better with the emptiness of location suggesting it for us.
PRELIMINARY SOUND IDEAS: We thought our soundtrack should be eerie and creepy. We also thought of sharp high-pitched instruments to mess with your head like in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. We thought that the instrumental ought to start low and slow and built up along with the tension of the piece. We were adamant that it shouldn’t be too bass-y as that is an action-style and not the genre we are trying to achieve. However I personally like the idea of it beginning with a very high pitched piano beat.
PROD SHED: Below is the Production Schedule we have implemented.
Sat 6th March - First Filming Session (Didn't go very well)
Wed 10th March - Re-group and discuss what went wrong, possibly re-plan as I am very unhappy with the direction we are taking and feel that this will not work.
Fri 12th March - Full Filming Session
Wed 17th March - Begin soundtrack. Upload and watch footage and note what is missing or what isnt usable.
Fri 19th March - Film missing/bad footage and begin our full edit.
RISK ASSESSMENT: The most obvious risk when filming on a train station is 'Mind the Gap'.... Quite literally, be aware of our surroundings and DO NOT JUMP IN THE TRACK NO MATTER WHAT. The next big one is no running ESPECIALLY if it is wet or we are on the stairs. (with of course the exception of the running the character does, but it will be careful running!) and be careful of the tripod, it can trip you up... and hurts (Owww), which i learned from having it in my bedroom Saturday night. And I have a bruise to prove it!
SKILLS AUDIT: I have taken part in the Livetype and Sound tutorial and the 'Bait' or Final Cut Pro tutorial. I also was present for the Intro to cameras. (For all of these, evidence and detail is available in the form of previous blogs).
INSTITUTIONAL DETAIL: We first discussed WT as they are a subsidiary of Universal (Big Six) which would be brilliant for our PDE however decided that actually this was only to be a low budget film as similar supernatural movie Paranormal Activity recently was watched and liked by cinema audiences and therefore the production company wouldn't want to run the risk that the movie would not do so well after spending a huge budget on it. So we felt our most realistic option would be to go for WT2 and keep our low budget British film independent. However we are also aware that this would have consequences on our PDE.
TARGET AUDIENCE: Our Target audience age group is young people within the age boundary of 16 - 25 but we further discussed that we ourselves would be portraying young adults in their very early 20's thus allowing our target audience to relate to the onscreen characters. We also thought this movie would appeal to both genders but mainly a male audience as boys tend to enjoy ghost-stories more... though in my opinion not much.
PROBLEM: There is, as mentioned in the pitch to Micky and Annabel, a small glitch in our piece, which is we may not receive filming permission from TFL, as they are notoriously known for taking their time. Our main response to this was not to make our storyline too location specific. However, I personally feel we should make a plan B storyboard and treatment in case the original one becomes unworkable.
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