Risk assessment
1. identify the hazards
The hazards that might be involved within the production of our media product are just minor injuries like tripping over wires and injuring on appliances. But no major harm and hazards will be a threat.
- Bedroom/house/living room - uneven surfaces, tripping over props e.g. chairs, lifting heavy equipment.
- Uneven surfaces, other members of public (disruption and can cause injuries), hot food and drink (burning harm), sharp utensils (knives, forks, etc).
2. decide who might be harmedThe people who may be harmed are the filming crew and the actors/actresses in the product.
3. Precautions and solutions The precautions and solutions that we can do to ensure the safety of the people involved in the production of the film are making sure we follow safety procedures when handling goods, and putting up signs and informing people of any hazards available.
Bibliographyhttp://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/threesteps.htm (06/12/2012)
Shot list
Over the shoulder shot - using it when we see the boy standing at the doorway, looking at the girl in the bathroom
Mid shot - using it to shot the girl walking up the stairs to grab the setting and the character in the scene.
Close up shot - to grab the whole character in the scene to portray their emotions and body language.
Extra long shot - to get all of the scenery and characters from a distance to show the audience their surroundings.
High angle shot - when the camera is pointing down towards the father lying on the sofa. This shows the scene from the characters point of view and to make the character seem inferior.
StoryBoard Ideas and Final Idea for Filming 5 minute film.
Initial mindmap of ideas
basic structure idea
Storyboard sketches
Storyboard sketches part 2
Main idea (start middle and end)
5 Minutes Proposal
Budget Proposal for 5 minute
Introduction:
In this blog post, I am going to research and present the findings of any production research needed towards my 5 minute document and treatment presentation. My media product will be a low budget product, so costs will be reasonably low.
Resources:
Personnel:
(1) The personnel needed for the production of my short media product will be a producer, director, researcher, script writer, equipment operator (camera, lights, sound), editor, actor/actresses, set/location designer.
All of these members must be asked for permission and I must take into account of costs to the personnel.
Talent
Talent needed for each member of personnel must be based on the experience and qualifications achieved.
E.g. director must have previous experience, actors/actresses must have acting/performing experience, editor must have qualifications on editing software/hardware.
Finance
(refer to costs)
Suppliers/equipment
(2) Suppliers are needed to get the appropriate equipment and resources needed. The equipment needed to help in making my product are;
- camera
- tri-pod
- microphone/audio recorder
- boompole
- dolly/tracker
- lighting
- editing software/hardware (Photoshop, computer basics (monitor, keyboard, hard drive, mouse) camera accesories, headphones/speakers)
All of these equipment will need to put into costs/budgeted.
Facilities
The facilities that are available to allow me to plan and create my media product are at home, the work place (schools), public facilities (library, internet cafes, etc).
I must take into account if any costs are needed when using these facilities, e.g. usage fees, electrics, printing costs, etc).
Locations
For my media product, I have researched and selected a few locations for my media product according to the audience feedback I recieved. I may not use all of these locations, i have just researched and listed them for the purpose of the treatment. Once I start planning the pre-production and create the media product, I will edit the final choices of locations.
We have chosen to set my locations at a desolate house, which will be provided by one of the production team members.
Logistical support
I will need logistic support to help me move my equipment and personnel from each location. So I need hire/rent a van and minibus to help with moving the resources. This will also need to be taken into account within the costs.
Costs:
All of these costs are estimated according to research through primary and secondary research. This is not the finalized amount and it will be used to help budget my finances. (3)
Personnel:
producer (£50)
director (£50)
researcher (£45)
script writer (£45)
equipment operator (camera, lights, sound) (£20)
editor (£50)
per actor/actresses (£35)
set/location designer (£20)
TOTAL: £315
Suppliers/equipment: (4)
camera (£300)
tri-pod (£20)
microphone/audio recorder (£25)
boompole (£35)
dolly/tracker (£70)
lighting (£15)
editing software/hardware (Photoshop, computer basics (monitor, keyboard, hard drive, mouse) camera accesories, headphones/speakers) (£500)
TOTAL: £965
(Some of the equipment prices have been estimated from Amazon.co.uk)
Facilities:
Home (£20)
Work environment (schools) Free
Library (£5)
TOTAL: £25
Locations:
desolate house (£0)
Logistical support: (5)
Compact Van rental - 1 week (£250)
15 seater minibus rental - 1 week (£ 550)
TOTAL: £800
FINAL BUDGET: £2200
Narrative Structure
Introduction
This blogpost will include the information on the narrative structure for our 5 minute single camera production.
Outline
Our 5 minute single camera production will be based around the horror/psychological thriller genre as our plot fits around the themes and techniques of that genre.
Our film will be in a non-linear (non-sequential) order because the plot will not go in time-chronological order. Our film will include use of flashbacks of the turning point/problem which occurs in the film.
Our equilibrium will be in a distorted order to ensure that we don't reveal the plot to the audience till the end. This will create a sense of shock to the viewer, which is the reaction we wish to get.
Audience
Our target audience are very important to our production, as we would want the right target audience in order to get more views on YouTube and to ensure that our production piece is successful.
Our main target audience are aimed at the age of 18+. The reason to why we chose the was because legally you would have to be 18+ to watch these specific types of movies.
The plot
Throughout the film, there will be edits of a webcam recording on a laptop, which is by the girl telling her story
Start: The scene starts off with the girl in the toilet. Her younger brother walks in and sees scars on her hand and questions her. In defense, she hides her scars and storms out of the toilet.
Middle: She walks into the living room where she sees her father completely drunk and passed out on the sofa. she gets frustrated and upset, so she walks up the stairs into her bedroom.
She lies on her bed and she hallucinates/has flashbacks of the incident.
End: The girl commits suicide by hanging herself and the younger brother stands at the doorway watching her.
Equipment list & LocationWe have decided to shoot our 5 minute single camera product in a desolate house, which we have got permission to use. Our deadline for the project is Thursday 28th March 2013, so we need to get filming done asap (hopefully by next week - 14/03/2013) to make sure that we fit in enough time for post-production elements and editing.
The equipment and props that we need are;
HD Canon camera and charger
SD memory card and reader
Tripod
Apple mac
Microphones/boompoles
Regular home items, e.g. chair, table, etc
We have decided that we do not want to use any artificial lighting, e.g. key, filler or back lighting as we want our film to have a dark and eerie natural feel. So we are going to be relying on the natural lighting around us to film.
Shooting schedule
Date
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Task
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What needs to be done
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14/02/2013
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Pre - production
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Do research on existing short films and analyse to gather ideas
Carried out tasks like;
-analysis of existing films
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21/02/2013
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Pre - production
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Brainstorm ideas for 5 minute production. Add structure to our idea.
Carried out tasks like;
-Story board
-mind maps
-considering target audience
-word/mood board
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28/02/2013
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Pre - production
|
Carry out various pre-production tasks.
Carry out tasks like;
-treatment/proposal
-music/sounds
-looking and asking for permission for location space and models
-collecting and gathering props
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07/03/2013
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Pre - production
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Carry out various pre-production tasks. Got permission for location and models.
Carry out tasks like;
-considering locations
-finding actors/actresses
-risk assessments
-working out the budget
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14/03/2013
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Production
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Filming
Carry out tasks like;
-Setting up
-getting the actors ready and revised of the scene
-directing and recording scenes
-being aware of health and safety risks
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21/03/2013
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Production
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Filming
Carry out tasks like;
-Setting up
-getting the actors ready and revised of the scene
-directing and recording scenes
-being aware of health and safety risks
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28/03/2013
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Production
|
Filming
Carry out tasks like;
-Setting up
-getting the actors ready and revised of the scene
-directing and recording scenes
-being aware of health and safety risks
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04/04/2013
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Holidays
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11/04/2013
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Holidays
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18/04/2013
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Post -production
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Must finish off final editing and evaluations. Deadline
Carry out tasks like;
-editing clips
-evaluation
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25/04/2013
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Post-production
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Must finish off final editing and evaluations. Deadline
Carry out tasks like;
-editing clips
-evaluation
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The shooting schedule does not include any out of hours filming or work. Tasks will also be carried out throughout the week to ensure we keep on top of our schedule.
mise en scene elementsProps:
- Mirror
- Bed
- Alcohol bottle
- Rope
- Ordinary props e.g. cups, files, folders, tables, chairs, etc
The advantages of the props that are going to be used are that it will help to create a realist scenario around the characters to help create a average realistic setting. Also the props that are needed are going to help us portray or story better, so the audience understands what is happening.
Setting/locations: (Final locations have not been confirmed)
- House (Living room, bathroom, bedroom)
The advantage of our settings/locations is that it is a easy attainable location to film, and we can find a appropriate place with permission quickly.
The disadvantages on some of our settings/locations is that it may be hard to change the look and interior decor of the house to get the effect that we wish. But we will solve that problem by asking permission and altering a few things that dont result in permanent change.
Style/narrative structures:
- Horror/psychological thriller - our plot fits around the themes and techniques of that genre.
- Non-linear, multi-strand realist narrative - our film wil inlcude flashbacks which means that it will not be in chronological time order. It is multi-strand because it is focused on more than one character, and it is a realist narrative because it is based in a real-life context.
The advantages on the style of our plot is that we are taking a different approach towards portraying our plot to the audience by not making the story in chronological order. This makes the plot of the story more shocking to the viewers.
The disadvantages on the styles that we are going to use is that it may confuse the audience as the story does not flow with time.
Costumes/make-up:
- Basic, rough and slightly shabby clothing - to show the family are from a poor and under-priviliaged area/background
- Special effect make-up - for scars and bruising effect
The advantages on the the make-up and costumes of the characters are that it will help portray the characters and the surroundings of the plot well as it all links to the poor background that the family come from.
The disadvantages on the costumes and make-up is that it we must research specialist make-up shops/products to help achieve the required effect for the scars and bruising.
Characters: (actors/actresses not selected yet):
- Female (main protagonist) - aged around 16-19 years old
- Male (Protagonist's little brother) - aged around 9-12 years old
- Male (Protagonist's father) - aged 30-40 years old
The advantages on our choice of characters is that it is a broad spectrum range of characters as we have no certain features that we wish to include. We want to make our characters as normal as possible to ensure that the audience are more focus on the plot, rather than the surroundings.
The disadvantages on our choice of characters is that we may struggle to get a young male and old male character who would be willing to be included in our production as it is harder to get actors that are available at these times.
