List Of Props & Costumes
- Crash Barrier
- Cigarette
- Brown Package
- Mobile
- Jeans
- Trainers
- Jacket
- Hooded Jacket
- Police Car
- Our group decided that the main actor should wear stereotypical urban youth clothing as it will represent his personality and how he goes about his daily life. By wearing jeans and a hooded jacket it showed the audience that he is clearly not a middle class but working class young adult. Our genre is an action/thriller and this is hown in the opening two minutes as the main character is constantly running. In contrast to this, the man who is chasing him is wearing a jacket instead of ‘hoody’ showing that he may be from a higher class/authority background, but we don’t know for sure as he is a mystery to the audience and only the start is shown.
- One of our key props we used was a ‘crash barrier’ this added to the atmosphere and made the scene more intense, especially as he did it when he was running. Also it was used as a ‘barrier’ and a ‘distraction’ to slow and block the other actor and give them more time to get away. Another key prop was the ‘package’ which was exchanged for ‘money’ this connotes that they may be involved in drug dealing, this may perhaps be the reason for why he is being chased, again adding to the thriller/ action genre.
At the start of our film we agreed that the main actor should be shown smoking which signifies his ‘bad boy image’. What's more is that the smoking can suggest that he is a troubled individual and is showing signs of stress and weakness.
List of filming locations
- Town- Off Market Street – Start of chase scene (pictures)
- Piccadilly gardens – Mid point
- Alleyways – Criminal first spotted
- Spinning fields – End of Chase scene
- Arndale Carpark –Opening scene
These images below show the locations we decided to do our filming. We chose these locations as we felt it represented our genre that was linked to our production. We felt the area had a very dull and underworld feel to it. As the shutters are down and very little activity is occuring as the area is deserted. All the pictures are similar and all have the same misc-en-scene effect. This location is similar to the British film "Shifty". These locations link to our genre as our short film is suppose to be unpredictable and we felt that by choosing this specific deserted back street it was collaborate with our genre, this helped start off our chase scene as we needed as much space as possible for the three actors to run.
Shooting Schedule
02/03/10 - This is the day we went to Manchester, Town and took images of our possible location. For our opening production we wanted an urban area for example, alleyways, this suited our story line appropriately . The pictures attached show our possible locations.
05/03/10- Once location was decided we started to shoot our opening production. The opening scene was based on a high building where the character is looking down in a dominance manner. We achieved this by recording at a car park, on the highest level. This urban area, suited our misc en scene.
9/3/2010- As our production is based on a chase scene we started recording the main part of our video. We decided to use close ups and medium shots to show the facial expression of the characters. We used many locations for this chase scene to keep the audience attention focused as we knew if we recorded in the same location we used before it would not be as effective and realistic.
12/3/2010- Instead of going out filming more we remained in the editing suite and we edited the production we had filmed so far. We put together all the shots we had filmed and discovered many mistakes, such as pedestrians walking past whilst filming and shaky camera shots. After noticing this we decided to go and re-do the shots.
13/3/2010- This image shows one of the group members using the ‘Final cut pro’ programme to help edit video production. The member was editing the chase scene so they synchronise with the beginning scenes.
16/4/2010- Today we added more shots to the production and went to other locations to test different chase scenes. We also visited the loaction which needed re-doing an re-recorded what was needed.
20/4/2010 -This was the final date for production, all we were required to was extreme close ups while running and we did this fairly quickly.
23/4/2010 -Editing as no more shots were needed
27/4/2010 -Editing as no more shots were needed
30/4/2010 -Editing as no more shots were needed
Order of Shots
- 180 Degrees shot- Establishing shot of the city, skyline (camera pan), Adds to the urban feel of the city
- Mid Shot- Introduction into the main character, needed to show that he is the dominant character in the opening scene of the film
- High Angle Shot- Close up on Suhaib shoe, stepping on the cigarette indicates he is in power and is in charge of how he runs his life
- Mid to Long Shot – Starts off as a mid shot as Suhaib is walking towards the exit door and ends as a long shot as he Is opening the door, this shot was used to create a sense of ‘unfinished business’
- Mid Shot- S. walking down the stairs, looking left and right, this shot is used to show his body movement as he is trying to find ‘someone’
- Long Shot- Third character has now been introduced, Ozair, showing him linked with the police as the police car is behind him
- Long Shot- Walking towards the ‘dealer’ (Muneeb) shows where the character is and how his image is portrayed
- 180 Degrees shot- Still walking towards Muneeb but there is more of a close up as we want the audience to identify what both characters are doing
- Mid Shot- Suhaib & Muneeb exchanging a package for money, giving the audience an idea that something awkward is going on, perhaps ‘drug dealing’
- Mid to Long Shot- Ozair perspective, shaky camera, running towards Muneeb & Suhaib, showing that he is now after them. A close up on both characters, they have realised that Ozair has spotted them, shot shows their facial expressions, indicating they are feeling ‘worried & scared’
- Mid to Long Shot- M. & S. Running away, starts as MS and ends as a LS. Ozair is now chasing them, shot designates danger
- Long Shot- Close up on Ozair as he looks left and right, he may be looking for a sense of direction
- Mid to Long Shot – Ozair is now chasing Suhaib, shot adds more to the action and thriller genre as he is not going to stop until he gets them
- Extreme Close Up- On both characters legs and face as they are running, this shot shows the speed they are running at
- Long Shot/Sideways View- Both characters are running, adds to urban feel, as they running in an alleyway
- Long Shot – Both characters running in a backstreet this then follows on into an alleyway, shows the body movement
- Extreme Close Up- On Suhaib face as he is running, breathing heavily, again showing facial expression
- Long Shot- Both characters are shown running in the alleyway again, as well as coming out of the alleyway this creates a more dangerous and surreal atmosphere
- 180 Degrees shot- Ozair is shown coming out the alleyway, 180 degrees shot is used to show the pace of his body movement at which is he is running
- Long shot – Of Ozair running in different direction, this again captures his body movement and he is deciding which turn to take
- Close Up – On Suhaib face, grinning/smiling as he has ‘got away with it’. We decided to use this shot as it helps the audience sense his gain, which is an ‘achievement’
- Long Shot- Of Suhaib jumping over a gate, this shot was the most suitable to use as it helped show his next step, his decision, to carry on or stop
