Scenes One and Two - Final Planning

Scenes One and Two - Final Planning

As I have previously stated in my planning for locations, I will be filming scenes one and two in a classroom within the PE block for a number of different reasons. I will have to clear the room and re-establish it as a hotel room, but I have planned so that the actors will arrive an hour later than myself and the production team, meaning there will be adequate time to prepare for the afternoon shoot and create the location with the use of propositions and scenery. I will need a number of props to set the create a realistic location for both scenes one and two. Below is a props list for these items to ensure they are all present and correct when filming.

Scene 1 and 2 - Props for setting the scene

Lamp - Myself

Pillows - Jake

Blankets - Jake

Radio - Jake

Hotel art - Jake

Lamp - Joe

Television - Joe

Settee - Drama

Table - Common room

Ornaments - Drama

Small cupboard - Drama

Clock - Drama

Rug - Drama

Picture frame - Drama

Mug - Common room kitchen

Lava lamp - Drama

Kettle - Drama

Toaster - Learning Resources

Wall hangings - Drama

Lights - Media

My time slot for the for the room is very tight, starting at 1:00 and ending at 4:00. As I plan to have the actors arrive at around 1:40, I will be able to set up the room for forty minutes. I believe this may be cutting it fine, however it is a fixed deadline due to the time restraints regarding when we can access the room. A number of factors mean I will not be able to shoot from my shot list chronologically. Jack Stiff, who plays Detective 1, and Ellen Titchmarsh, who plays Press 2, both have to leave at 3:00 as a result of work commitments. This means that their scenes will be filmed first, as they are only available for a limited amount of time. Also, after 2:40, the school will clear, meaning the hotel corridor scene can be filmed afterwards, as otherwise the noise, and passers-by of the surrounding school would interrupt and mar the filming. Here is a copy of the updated shot list.

Scene 2

Shot 2, over the shoulder, tracking. Detective walks into the scene. 4 seconds.

Shot 3, two-shot, mid, canted low. Dialogue between two detectives. 21 seconds.

Shot 4, wide shot, obscured. Shot of room. 4 seconds.

Shot 5, mid shot. Detective walking from the room, hailed by press. 5 seconds.

Shot 6, over the shoulder, mid, two-shot. Press 1 talking. 5 seconds.

Shot 7, close up. Detective talking. 5 seconds.

Shot 8, close-up. Press 2 talking. 4 seconds.

Shot 9, extreme close-up. Detective talking, knocking notepad out of press' hand.

Shot 1 close-up, moving. Camera runs over female's body to reveal detective. 8 seconds.

Scene 1 

Shot 3, close-up, handheld. Female looks shocked, sits up in her seat. 3 seconds.

Shot 4, mid-shot, side of killer. Killer draws knife from jacket. 4 seconds.

Shot 5, close up, handheld. Killer draws knife and strokes sensually. 5 seconds.

Shot 6, over the shoulder, close-up. Killer pulls back knife. 2 seconds.

Shot 7, extreme close-up. Female screams. 0.5 seconds

Shot 8, over the shoulder, wide shot of room. Killer hurls knife.

Shot 9, obscured shot. obscured. 2 seconds.

Shot 10, camera rises from obscured shot to over the shoulder shot. Female clutching torso.

Shot 11, mid-shot, handheld. Female falls to floor, dying. 5 seconds.

Shot 12, close-up. Killer walks towards female and kneels.

Shot 13, extreme close-up, handheld. Girl is stabbed, close-up of her face dying. 4 seconds.

Shot 14, close up. Killer wipes blade on rug.

Shot 1, Still mid-shot. Titles show on screen. 10 seconds

Shot 2, mid-shot - tracking shot. Killer walks along corridor to door. Pauses. Kicks down door. 6 seconds

Actors needed - Scene 1

Adam Canning

Costume: black suit, blue ties, formal shoes, hair slicked back, sunglasses.

Props: knife.

Shornie Britton

Costume: polo shirt, jeans, baseball shoes, leg warmers.

Props: none

Actors needed - Scene 2

Adam Canning

Costume: white shirt, suit trousers, formal shoes

Props: fake cigarette.

Jack Stiff

Costume: white shirt, suit trousers, formal shoes.

Props: none.

Joe Donadel and Ellen Titchmarsh

Costume: shirt, suit trousers, formal shoes.

Props: notepads, pens.

Props needed 

Scene 1 - Propositions and Technical Equipment

Fake knife - Myself

Still camera - Myself

Duct tape - Myself

Filming camera - Zoran

Tripod - Zoran

Spare batteries - Zoran, Myself

Storyboard - Jake

Blue-tack - Jake

Sunglasses - Jake

Fake blood - Joe

Script - Joe

Docking station - Joe

Scene 2 - Propositions and Technical Equipment

Still camera - Myself

Filming camera - Zoran

Spare batteries - Zoran, Myself

Tripod - Zoran

Notepads, Pens - Jake

Fake cigarette - Joe

Fake blood - Joe