Boundless Productions Pitch

The reason why we decided to do a pitch to promote our opening titles was to get constructive feedback. The way we would do that is by asking our peers to fill out a little slip which had questions connected to our pitch. The questions we asked were:

•Do you like the name? why?

•Would you watch the film? why?

•What do you like about the story?

•Are the titles clear?

•What would you improve?

•Rate the film out of 5*s (5* being the best)?

We thought these questions would give us a good insight on how to change the opening titles to make it better for the audience, and covered all the topic we needed to. We got 10 feedback sheets back and we have analysed them:

The first question which was asked was. Do you like the name?

We asked this because we didn't actually have a name at this stage because we decided to do this at the end so it related to the plot and the genre which we weren’t sure on at this time. So what we decided to do was ask our peers to think of a name after our pitch which they did a few example of what we got were names such as. Life struck, The walking Conor, Hunted, The life of PJ. We took these names into discussion.

The second question we asked our peers to talk about was. Would you watch the film?

We decided to ask this to see if the plot sounded interesting or to see if we sold the opening title well. 7 out of the 10 said that they would watch it. We then asked they why in which 5 out of the 7 said because it looked interesting. the other 2 that said yes was because it was a good style. But we will also take the constructive criticism which was that it sounded boring. We are looking closely into why someone found it boring and try and sort the problem out, but we understand the thriller genre isn't for everyone.

The third question which we asked our peers was to talk about was. What do you like about the story?

We thought this was a good question to ask because if gave use an idea on how affective the story line was and improvements we could make on the story line. The feedback we got for this question was very positive it seemed that most of our peers thought it was an interesting storyline and well thought out.

The fourth question we decided to ask was. Were the titles clear?

This was an important question to ask but at this stage of when we did the pitch, we didn't have a title we only had our production company name. So our peers couldn't answer this question, but later on when we get our titles sorted we will get the to review it and hopefully get some feedback on improvements.

The Fifth question we asked was. What would you improve?

We decided to pick this question because it is ok getting the positive feedback but it is important we get feedback in which will make us improve and widen the target audience. From the feedback from the peers we have decided to improve the storyline because two people said that it sounded boring. We have decided to increase the storyline and make it bigger because it was very short and wasn't it enough detail.

The sixth question that we asked was. Rate the film out of 5*s (5* being the best)?

We asked this question so we knew where we stood and how well we sold our opening titles. The feedback for this question was very good as 8/10 and 2 put 4. I believe this is good but there is still more for improvement.

Job roles, filming schedule, lighting and costuming

Job roles

Harry Sandall- Harry will be an actor in some of the shots and he will also double up as a camera man. Harry is very good at acting and good at camera work. he showed good accting skills in the auditions and he also showed a good use of filming in the preliminary.

Conor Durrant- Conor will also be another actor and will also use the camera for some shots. Conor is very good at using the camera, he showed many camera skills when filming our prelminary.

Peter Jewett-thomas- Peter will be editing the clips, because he has some previous experience and will also use the camera.

Filming schedule

11:00 -everyone meets a big Tesco, Bourne. then begin to make way to filming area.

11:30- arrive, begin to set up some of the shots.

12:00- Film shots.

12:15 - packed filmed stuff away, begin to set up more shots.

1:00 - film more shots.

1:15: packed filmed stuff away.

1:30 -take a break from filming.

1:55 - set up last shots.

2:00 - Film last shots

2:15 pack up and go home

 Lighting

 On the filming day, we'll check the weather before we start because you need good light to get better quality footage. But the lighter it is the less it follows the thriller conventions, we are planning on editing the shots to create an effect of film noir and during 'film noir' films, shadows are commonly used to create a dark and grungy atmosphere.

Costuming

 There isn't much costuming. Two shots contain costumes, one shot, a close up, of harry adjusting his tie. the tie will be red this connotes, anger, danger or violence. whilst wearing a black shirt of blazer, this suggests death. Another shot will be of conor walking, he will  be wearing normal shoes, this suggests that he is an innocent character, where as if he was wearing boots he would be seen as an antagonist

Auditions

link to pictures/ why or why not good for role

http://conordurrantfoundationproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/images-of-actors-and-why-we-picked-them.html

link to auditions
http://conordurrantfoundationproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/auditions-for-actors.html

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Risk assesment

Risk Assessment

For our risk assessment, there are several potential factors that could go wrong and cause harm to us actors, these include:

Possible Risks

• Cutting ourselves on bit of debris such as broken glass, pieces of ceramics such as bricks and possible narcotic items such as used needles that could possibly cause death or serious harm.
• It is a rather secluded area that is hard for emergency services or help to reach, which could impede the injured persons escape from harm or prevent the help that they need.
• Broken limbs or bones if somebody falls of the bridge.
• Due to the nature of one of our props if a firearm, an airsoft gun, it is very unlikely but there is a chance if the gun is loaded accidently somebody could be shot and injured by it at home as we are not allowed to carry firearms in public places.
• In addition, there is a vague chance that somebody could be stabbed by a knife scene that will also be filmed at home due to its nature as an offensive weapon if it is carried by somebody.

Prevention Plans

• In all cases of potential injury that I said above, we shall be bringing along a full first aid kit to address the injuries straight away before further help arrives. 
• We will all bring communication devices such as our mobile phones so even in extreme cases we can still get help from emergency services.
• For the airsoft gun, we will make absolutely certain that it is completely unloaded for our shots and have the weapons safety on at all times during filming so even if it was loaded it would not go off. We will also not point it in the direction of whilst we are filming it for a shot and even if its aside whilst we are not using it. 
• We shall also bring cream hand wash if one of us desires to wash their hands as there is no adequate sanitation in the vicinity of our filming area. 

Props For Our Thriller Opening

For our thriller opening sequence, we shall be using several drama and military related items as well
as generic everyday items of interest as shown below:

1. Shell Casings

  

The reason why we are going to use shell casings is because of our opening  shots is of shell casing son the floor to represent carnage that previously took place there to add a sense of mystery to our mise-en-scene. This links in to the thriller genre because thriller films set after the industrial revolution often have guns as the antagonists and the protagonists weapons of choice alongside other characters.

2. Watch

  

There will be a shot of a watch included in one of our scenes, that's why we chose it to represent that time is almost counting down to build tension for the viewers and audience. This links in with the thriller genre because characters often use watches to keep track of time to solve a case of escape.

3. Drink Cans/Bottles

We Will Include bottles and drink cans, crushed , partly crushed and just generally scattered around the floor in one of our shots next to a sleeping bag to signify that someone's been there before. The shot will then transition to a high-angle shot of the mattress with newspaper clipping son it as I mention below. These link in with the thriller genre because the characters usually visit dark, abandoned places that have fallen into a state of disrepair, adding a more sinister feeling to them.

4. Newspaper Clippings

These are key props for introducing the characters as will edit our photo's onto these to say things like "Starring Harry Sandall with Conor Durrant". These items fit the thriller genre due to many characters being wanted for something that they either did or did not commit and is told through media, i.e. newspapers.

5. Gun Magazines

We Will alongside the shell casings have a shot of magazines empty on the floor. The reason why is because many thrillers include the aftermath of a gunfight of a gunfight which a tragedy took place in because we will include drops of paint to realistically portray blood.

6. Cigarette Packets

In one shot there will be several discarded cigarette packets on the side of a road. This follows the thriller genre due to many areas of degradation are used as crime and murder scenes. 

7. Tie

We shall be using a tie like this one In an extreme close-up of a tie being adjusted. This prop is appropriate to the thriller genre because many characters such as detectives are smartly dressed and often war ties to look smart and to connote authority or status of an individual.


8. Photograph In Photo frame

For one of our shots, there will be a picture of one of us in a photo graph frame. This fits the thriller genre because the protagonists are often  introduced by images or pictures contained within photograph frames.


9. Airsoft Gun

One of our props will be an airsoft gun with a full black finish to make it look as realistic as possible whilst not having the dangers of having a real gun as one of our props. This fits in with the thriller genre because almost all characters that see combat whether they are protagonists, antagonist or just others, use firearms as their weapons of choice.

10. Swiss Army Knife

In one shot, we will have a Swiss Army Knife in the palm of a presumably dead persons hand. This matches the thriller genre as many murder victims or other characters often have an item of interest on them or in their hand at the time of their deaths.

11. Sleeping Bag

For one shot, after the previous newspaper clippings shot said above, it will then transfer to a sleeping bag with more on top of it to give the impression that somebody has been sleeping rough. This fits in with the thriller genre because often in degraded area's the protagonists often encounter homeless, hostile individuals who sleep rough.

Shot list for thriller opening titles

Shot number	location	Shot description	framing	dialogue	actors
1	Bridge, Bourne	Shell casing on floor	Close up	None	None
2	Bridge, Bourne	Photograph of a person	Close up	None	Conor
3	Bridge, Bourne	Gun	Close up	None	None
4	Bridge, Bourne	pocket watch	Close up	None	None
5	Bridge, Bourne	tie being adjusted	Close up	None	harry
6	Bridge, Bourne	man walking (just the feet)	Close up	None	conor
7	Bridge, Bourne	newspaper clippings	Close up	None	None
8	Bridge, Bourne	mags on floor	Close up	None	None
9	woods	cobweb	Close up	None	None
10	woods	barbed wire	Close up	None	None
11	Bridge, Bourne	eye	Extreme Close up	None	harry
12	Bridge, Bourne	knife in the palm of a hand	Close up	None	hary
13	woods	trees	Long shot	None	None
14	Bridge, Bourne	shot of bridge	Long shot	None	None
15	woods	water running	Close up	None	None
16	woods	mud	Close up	None	None
17	home	fire	Close up	None	None
18	Bridge, Bourne	wheat/grass	Close up	None	None
19	Bridge, Bourne	teddy	Close up	None
20	woods	leaf close up	Close up	None	None
21	unknown	derelict building	Close up	None	None
22	Bridge, Bourne	blood on floor in shape of front print	Close up	None	None
23	woods	Shaking fence.	Close up	None	None
24	Bridge, Bourne	wanted poster	Close up	None	conor