Production Planning - Character List

Beneath are the list of characters that will be in our trailer. Some are main characters see throughout, others just passing characters that we see very briefly.

Detective Carter - Dorthea Darby
Detective Lewis - Daljit Kaur
Fr. Anthony - Eisen Eugenio
Main Victim - Ciara Gay
Potential Suspect - Cedric Onchuru
News Reporter - Alicia Jordan
Victim 2 - Patrick Manginsay
Confessor - Chantelle Anonuevo

Production - Film Location: Outside of St. Antony's Church

This is our first vlog as a film production "Hyde Productions".

Our first film location is the outside of St. Antony's church.

We decided to take a few shots of the outside of the church in order to represent the religious iconography and to possibly be used to represent the dystopian future with editing.

           

Planning/Production - Trailer Shot List

Establishing shots: 

·      We went to Central London (Westminster) to get shots of London (Parliament building and bridges).

·      The Church to get the religious element of the film we needed to take shots outside and within the church.

Mid Shots:

·      The news report scene as this is typically used.

·      Also inside the church with the priest and/or statues to connote the religious iconography.

Two Shots:

·      The news report interview with the priest to introduce him. 

·      The detectives at the crime scene in three different scenes to represent two parts of their relationship, their partnership and the difficulty they have.

Long Shot:

·      The chase scene with the apparent suspect. Also, we see the church and the priest to make him appear innocent and mundane.

Tracking Shot:

·      The priest walking in the church to give more detail into his character.

Shot-reverse-shots:

·      This will be used to portray the difficult relationship between the detectives only and portray one of them as a ‘fake’ suspect.

Over-the-shoulder shot:

·      This will be used to show the real suspect and their lair where they plan things.

Eye line match:

·      This will be used to show the apparent suspect loitering about before being caught.

Cutaway:

·      This will be use to show how society has crumbled in the dystopian society.

Research - The Purge Trailer Analysis (In relation to Genre of our Film Trailer)

Beginning (0:04 - 0:25)

The beginning of the trailer portrays how the American world was perfect. The use of the sunset with the idealistic happy family silhouettes demonstrates this. A romantic scene was also displayed among one of the cuts which displayed heterosexual love and this could commute to the audience that it's a time where people are happy in their relationships.The scenes of the adults wearing casual clothes shows how relaxed and content they are with life which is accompanied by facial expressions such as laughter and smiles to show that they're happy. An establishing shot of the neighbourhood with the sunset shows that it's a peaceful time and it's a perfect world in their sight of the audience as well. The editing uses quite a few inter-titles to give facts about the perfect world that's being portrayed which is accompanied by the calm sound of the piano playing a few keys with a small interval each time it changes onto a different scene. The piano usually comes under the music genre for classical since classic music can be quite soothing and calm; making the audience feel that it really is a perfect world.

(0:31 - 1:10)

The start for this section shows the watershed. This is where there is a turning point in the plot. How everything that was once perfect; comes at a price (meaning there needs to be some sort of sacrifice). This is demonstrated through CCTV footage of clips with people getting killed; arson and gun shooting (linking the past event with what's going to happen to the present-day). The follow up scenes after the footage clips; links with the father's explanation to his son as to why the event happens (which is also letting the audience know as well). The son questions his parents as to why don't they kill anyone and his question becomes a voiceover for the next scene of (supposedly) his parents gearing up with weapons which creates a sense of irony since his parents respond with the answer that they don't feel the need to kill anyone.

The voiceover of the "annual report" for the purge occurs which then shows various side-view and front close-up shots for each of the family members gathered in the living room. Each face expressing a similar motion to the next. And in-between each shot of the faces is a establishing shot of different parts of the city, demonstrating how empty it is. It could've been seen as peaceful but the eerie sound from the report makes it creepy; making each scene a taunting-gesture to the audience that something is about to happen (making everything worse). There is loads of dip-to-black being used when the scene goes from a family member's close-up to an establishing shot of the empty city.

(1:52 - To End)

At the beginning of this section, it's the start of the build-up to the montage. The bass-sound creates a sort of heart-beat sound as it starts to build up. The bass sound is accompanied with choir-singing at a high-pitch. It starts off a bit quiet at first then as the inter-title comes up (sort of the marker for the start of the montage) the singing becomes louder throughout the whole montage. There's barely any words said but there's loads of sound effects such as a 'shhling' when seeing someone un-sheath a knife and gunshots.

At the end of the montage, the man says "everything is gonna be okay" and the woman responds that "nothing is ever going to be okay again" which is then followed up by a glitch noise for the inter-title then the title for the film comes up with the credits and social media.

There's a sense of polar opposite being demonstrated since at the beginning it was a perfect world and at the end everything goes wrong; with the families' ideal perfect world destroyed within one night.

Planning - Storyboard

This was the initial storyboard process we planned on sticking to for the trailer, however it has been changed in order to help introduce the characters earlier in the scene and making a more organised formation like traditional film trailers do. Here we still bring in the establishing shot of London to present the main location as well as violence and religious iconography. We plan on keeping some of this initial planning but want to change the order or add and remove a few bits in, in order to make a more thrilling trailer.

Research - Trailer Inspiration

Inspiration No. 1: The Lazarus Effect

                                         

The inspiration we plan to gain from this trailer is the use of the inter titles. The effects used was very dramatic and helped bring the trailer to the climax with the shuttering image that was in sync with the sound used. It helps bring the horrific ambiance to the trailer especially for a climax, it will draw the audience more.

Inspiration No. 2: The Devil Inside

                                         

This trailer involves religious iconography, we take inspiration from this trailer to portray religion throughout the trailer in order to emphasise the involvement of religion. The basement scene at the end has brought to thought that such a scene should be included in our trailer, bringing a dark enclosed end to the trailer to bring thriller to the slasher genre we have.

Final - Film Magazine

Filming - News Reporter Scene Script

Alicia: On the 2^nd Anniversary of the reformation of our country, we remember those who were lost in the breakdown of our government. There was chaos (cut away), riots (cut away) and violence (cut away), but now we have found our faith. For this, we are thankful. 

(slowly start walking towards Eisen)

Alicia: In other news, there has recently been a series of murders committed and there is not yet any suspect in custody. Currently 4 bodies have been found and there have been reports of 3 further people missing- it is unknown if these events are connected. Here to share his views on these reports is Father Anthony.

(group shot)

Alicia: Father, how important would you say it is for us to keep our faith in these troubled times?

Eisen: In times of darkness, we look to the church to bring people together in the light of God. These vicious crimes are the acts of sinners, but we must remember that it is not our place to condemn them, for when the times comes the Lord Almighty will pass his judgement. 

Alicia: What do you think the public response will be to this sinner once they are found? 

Eisen: I am not a divine being with the ability to prophesise about such things, however I do know this. Our lord said that those without sin may cast the first stone, so I ask…(look into camera)  Have you been to confession this week? 

Alicia: (into camera) Father Anthony leaves us with some powerful words to consider, but that is all we have time for. I’m [name], good night and God bless.

Final Draft - Film Poster

This is the final draft of my film poster after numerous changes during the production stages.

Planning - Film Plan Sheet

This is what our group has planned for the film days ahead for our upcoming film trailer 'Penance'.

                       

Second Draft - Film Poster

Planning - Trailer and Scene Ideas

This is the structure for our trailer so far. Since creating this we have come up with other ideas so this will need to be amended.

These are just general scene ideas that we are considering fitting into the trailer. We are unsure if we will use all, if any, of these but the logic was to get everything down in the event that we do.