Production - Location Shots

Whilst on location and during the filming on my product I took various photos:

I took a variety of different stills,  each were taken during production

Making them as accurate to the actual film as possible.

Pre-production - Shooting Schedule

Shooting Schedule

Contact details of crew: Ashleigh Hughes 07519076992

                                                Sami Bean              07540101630

                                                Amy Batten            07939402677

                                                Fern Clarke  

                                      

Location: Peterborough, Queensgate Car park

Technical requirements: -   camera

-          tripod

-          SD Card

-          Lighting

-          Sound (Microphone)

Scene Breakdown:

Scene 1 -       James is running up the fire-escape stairs, in order to reach the roof-top

Scene 2 –      He approaches the door to the roof, and pushes it open

Scene 3 -       He walks out onto the roof, towards the wall on the edge

Scene 4 -       He looks around the area – POV, Pan, etc.

Scene 5 -       A monologue begins from James’ mother (deceased), Janet.

Pre-production - Production Schedule

Production Schedule

Production Name: Individuality

Film Location: Peterborough, Queensgate Car park

Crew cast call time: 18:00

Setup start time: 18:10

Setup finish time: 18:15

Shooting start time: 18:20

Shooting finish time: 19:00

Time moved to a new location: N/A

Property Requirements:  -     Staircase

-          Open roof-top

Pre-Production - New Script

FADE IN.

1. INT – Staircase – Day.

JAMES WATSON is running up the fire-escape staircase, he is panting, and gradually slowing down through getting tired. He looks up to the top questioning how much further he must go, as he approaches the top he pushes the door open.
CAMERA tilts upward emphasising the distance left. Approaching the door James firmly pushes the door open to get onto the roof-top.

 

2. EXT – Roof of building – Day.

The Sunset is beautiful and glistens as he walks out of the doors. Slowly JAMES walks out approaching the edge of the roof towards the wall surrounding it, he loosens his top button and black tie. He pulls out an old hanker-chief that belonged to his mother and looks down at it, then raises his head and looks over the wall.

CAMERA uses various shots of over-the-shoulder, POV and close-ups also with panning movements.

3. EXT – Roof of building – Day.

Approaching the wall JAMES stops mid-way and begins to look around at where he is, the view and the beauty of it all.

Non-diegetic music begins to play.

V.O begins of JAMES addressing the audience.

 

JANET WATSON

                                                          (V.O.)

Isn't it funny, in this world, how everything we do can affect everything else that happens and believe me it can happen without us even knowing, take it from someone who knows. I mean one single event can change everything we know or do, we learn this from a young age whether we realise it or not; from forgetting to do your homework at school and then the following events lead to getting punished, rather than having our free time and essentially missing out on what could be an important opportunity. Life does it to us repeatedly yet we don’t realise this until it’s too late, unfortunately I'm experienced in these occurrences. But I've come to find that what's important is how we react and deal with these events… it's what makes us who we are… it’s what makes us individual.

FADE TO BLACK.

Pre-Production - Storyboard

I made a storyboard to help visualise my idea and essentially to make it clearer within my head:

Pre-Production - The Script

INDIVIDUALITY

FADE IN.

1. INT – Staircase – Day.

JAMES WATSON is running up the fire-escape staircase, he is panting, and gradually slowing down through getting tired. He looks up to the top questioning how much further he must go, CAMERA tilts upward emphasising the distance left. Approaching the door James firmly pushes the door open to get onto the roof-top, he is blinded by the sunlight.

JAMES WATSON

(Panting, sweating and gradually slowing down)

(Looks up to see how much further)

(Push door open)

2. EXT – Roof of building – Day.

He is blinded by the sunlight as he walks out of the doors and shields his eyes with his hand to help him to see. Slowly JAMES walks out approaching the edge of the roof towards the wall surrounding it. CAMERA uses various shots of over-the-shoulder, POV and close-ups also with panning movements.

JAMES WATSON

(Holds hand to block the sun)

(Slowly walks towards the wall)

3. EXT – Roof of building – Day.

Approaching the wall JAMES stops mid-way and begins to look around at where he is, the view and the beauty of it all. V.O begins of JAMES addressing the audience.

JAMES WATSON V.O

Isn't it funny, in this world, how everything we do can affect everything else that happens and believe me it can happen without us even knowing. I mean one single event can change everything we know or do, we learn this from a young age whether we realise it or not; from forgetting to do your homework at school and then the following events lead to getting punished, rather than having our free time and essentially missing out on what could be an important opportunity. Life does it to us repeatedly yet we don’t realise this until it’s too late, take it from a personal experience. But what is important is how we react and deal with these… it's what makes us who we are… it’s what makes us individual.

JAMES WATSON

(Looks around)

(Music plays in the background – dramatic, soft and quiet.)

FADE TO BLACK.

Pre-Production - The Plot

Individuality

- It begins with James running up the stairs to the roof-top of a tall building, he is sweating and distressed. When he reaches the top he slowly walks out getting closer to the edge, possibly debating to jump... But then he stops and looks around. It then begins a voice-over monologue in which James begins to talk about life; how every single event effects everything else, how everyone is different as a result of these events and how individuality makes us who we are but also is the basis of our actions. 

We don't actually know why James is on top of the roof but we do know that what has lead to this very moment has left him feeling very distressed, confused and questioning a great deal of things he once believed in. He is dressed in a suit, however it is very "scruffy" as a result of running & sweating.. with his shirt crumpled and un-tucked and his buttons done up wrong. 

The sequence is basic and follows the general "fabula" tone of a chronological order (a-b-c-d), where he runs up the stairs, to the roof and then begins his monologue. 

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Theorists:
There are four Theorists for thriller films;
- Goffman
- Propp
- Campbell, Flecture and Greenhill
- Bishop
Each believe that there are certain "types" of character that are within thriller movies and have specific roles or "characteristics". For example; Campbell, Flecture and Greenhill believed that there was three types of character; the big man, the sorcerer and the trickstar.

James Watson falls under the theory of Erving Goffman where he believed there were four main types of character:
- The Protagonist (Leading Character)
- The Deuteragonist (Secondary Character)
- The Bit Player (the audience is unaware of their background)
- The Fool (Uses humour)

Personally I think that James falls under various characters within this theory such as the protagonist and the bit player. This is because he is the main character of the film as it is directly centered around him, but he also the bit player as a result of the audience being very unaware of his past and how he got to where he is now.

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James Watson:
Title: - Mr.
Full Name: - James Michael Andrew Watson
D.O.B: - 12th June 1989
Age: - 22
Height: - 5ft. 8
Weight: - 13st
Shoe Size:- 10
Hair colour: - Brown
Eye colour: - Blue
Ethnicity: - White, British
Occupation: - Builder/construction worker
Sexual orientation: - Heterosexual
Maritial Status: - Single

Appearance:
James, is a fairly fashionable individual that generally will keep up-to-date with the different and new styles, he takes a lot of pride with his appearance although with his current occupation it makes it a great deal harder for him to do this, and therefore will "dress-up" when he goes out instead. His hair is short, chocolate brown and often styled.
Hobbies:
He enjoys anything physically exerting such as; going to the gym to get a good workout after a long day in order to get rid of steam or playing rugby with his friends. He used to like spending time with his girlfriend, however that recently ended as a result of career clash from her busy and successful career as a lawyer contrasting with his "flexible" shift work as a builder.
Family:
He grew up with a simple family life of his single mother (Martha), older sister (Danielle) and younger brother (Charlie). However life quickly changed at the age of 15 when an accident happened and tragic events followed which affected the rest of his life and actions.
Ethics:
James looks at life very different compared to how he used to as a results of his past where he previously would be a very moral person for example; by helping the elderly and volunteer work. However this changed and although he isn't a bad person James still does his bit but sometimes not all the way, a while back he was visiting a friend in hospital and found £50 in the hall he decided to keep £30 of this and handed in the remaining £20.. his ethics being intentionally bad however not completely. He believes that everything happens for a reason, and sometimes it's very wrong but others, when it's beneficial to him there is nothing wrong with that.


Thriller characters that share similar characteristics include:
- Paul Sheldon in Misery, as he is shown very isolated
- Jason Bourne in Bourne Identity, as he has to "discover" himself
- Dom Cobb in Inception, as he has a past that affects his future

Different characteristics:
- Dr. Hannibal Lector in Silence of the lambs, as his ethics and morals are that of non-existent as he eats people. However this behaviour arose from his past trauma of his sister being eaten which may somewhat link with the recent ethics of James.