TASK 10 Recce

For our risk assessment we took photos of the environments which we would be filming in to identify risks.

TASK 5 Coursework, Short Film : Script

TASK 7/TASK 9 Role Allocation/Casting

ROLE	PERSON
Producer(s)	Sam Bowles Joe Hinton Connor Hanlon
Director	Joe Hinton
Cinematographer & Camera Operator	Joe Hinton
Writer	Connor Hanlon
Actor(s)	Reiss Hall- Alton Keller Connor Hanlon- Vance (Voice), Hitman
Editor(s)	Joe Hinton Sam Bowles
Production manager	Sam Bowles
Sound	Connor Hanlon

Audience Profiling

A media product is designed to be consumed by an audience, be it for a mass market or to a niche audience or for an employer in the film industry. Money is often made from this via selling it to a consumer. If not, it is not a mass media product. Short films are generally targeted by a niche audience, as they are generally aimed at a smaller audience, whom would have individual wants and desired gratifications from my product.

My product, which is a thriller film, which the premise is basically a home invasion. This might have a slightly bigger market than an average short film, as stories such as this interest people involved with the internet culture. Using YouGov I researched the audiences of films that are similar, then factored in that the films it is similar to are high budget big screen films, unlike the one I am producing, so I do not think it would be useful. I think our actual audience would be more artistic oriented people, who would use the internet for blogging and communication. The socioeconomic status of this audience would be middle classes and higher, as those with more disposable income would want to see a short independent film.

The general age group for people who would see is this is expanded, due to websites such as vimeo, which can host videos at a higher quality than other video sharing sights. With tools such as this this would open up from what would be the age bracket of a 21-40 year old audience to possibly younger, such as maybe from 16-40, making it much boarder then general targeted audiences.

Responce to Feedback

Your pitch was presented effectively using slides to outline ideas. You communicate well as a team and seem to have developed roles within the group.

I like the idea of an interrogation and it offers opportunities to explore lighting and mise en scene in a short scene. One concern was how this would be a short film  as it reflects the tropes of dram on TV. However, you explained how this would be overcome effectively.  Ideas such as use of colour sound interesting, make these clear.  Your answers revealed a depth of thought about the narrative which allayed any fears about the genre and medium.

Be realistic about where you film this. It is ambitious to use the library and keep e-mail communication to show planning. 

Why use a Go Pro?  Explain what different cameras bring to the style of the piece.

Can you publish a first draft of the script on the blog?

Comment on audience feedback received as part of the pitch. You will need this later for the evaluation.

Outline the roles allocated within the group.

We have thought about the response from the initial pitch and have decided to go with a different idea, one that would be more effective portrayed as a short film. It will have a stronger narrative, which would need less explaining as the previous idea. The setting we plan to use will also be easier to obtain, as we will be using a house as the setting. However, as we have gone for a new idea, the new script is still being written. The main thing we learned from audience feedback is that people struggled to see the idea as a short film, as it seemed to much like part of a TV show. This will be avoided with our new idea, which will be a horror. The new roles for this are allocated in the production schedule.

Production Schedule

DATE	TIME	SCENE	CHARACTER	DETAILS	LOCATION
02/10/2015	18:00	NONE	NONE	Set-Up	Protagonist’s house
	18:30	Radio	NONE	-	Kitchen
	19:00	Phone Call	Alton Keller (Reiss Hall) Vance (voice of	-	Kitchen
	19:30	Drink	Alton Keller (Reiss Hall)	Close-ups and Establishing shots.	Kitchen to Dining room
	20:00	Change in events	Alton Keller (Reiss Hall)	Triggered by outside stimulus	Outside/Garden
003/10/2015	18:00	NONE	NONE	Set-Up	Protagonist’s house
	18:30	Character Trauma	Alton Keller (Reiss Hall)	Canted angles/Fast cuts	Dining room
	19:00	Character goes upstairs	Alton Keller (Reiss Hall) Killer (Josh Wilcox)	-	Stairway
	19:30	Confrontation	Alton Keller (Reiss Hall) Killer (Josh Wilcox)	-	Second floor
	20:00	Police Phone Call	Alton Keller (Reiss Hall) Killer (Josh Wilcox)	-	Room on second floor
	20:30	Ending	Alton Keller (Reiss Hall) Killer (Josh Wilcox)	-	Second floor

Pitch feedback

Your pitch was presented effectively using slides to outline ideas. You communicate well as a team and seem to have developed roles within the group.

I like the idea of an interrogation and it offers opportunities to explore lighting and mise en scene in a short scene. One concern was how this would be a short film  as it reflects the tropes of dram on TV. However, you explained how this would be overcome effectively.  Ideas such as use of colour sound interesting, make these clear.  Your answers revealed a depth of thought about the narrative which allayed any fears about the genre and medium.

Be realistic about where you film this. It is ambitious to use the library and keep e-mail communication to show planning. 

Why use a Go Pro?  Explain what different cameras bring to the style of the piece.

Can you publish a first draft of the script on the blog?

Comment on audience feedback received as part of the pitch. You will need this later for the evaluation.

Outline the roles allocated within the group.