Prop list
agents mobile phone
Portable Radio
Pen Drive
mobile phone for the guard
peaked caps for guards
weapons for guards
torches
briefcase for agent
suit for agent
Tuesday 17 November 2009
Wednesday 4 November 2009
locations props and lighting
I did some location scouting yesterday. I found that the point 4 sports complex at college would make an excellent base for the Blackmore corporation. because it is quite a large modern building. We also thought the tutor room would make a good office for the opening scene. When we asked the point 4 if we were allowed to use the area, they said as long as no members of the general public were in any shots as we would have to fill out a release form for them. We also looked at 54 Venn's lane as a good area to use for the section where people are huddled
round a radio.
in terms of costumes, I believe my scientist should wear a lab coat to demote him a such, and my agent should wear a suit. I am not sure what the three security guards should wear, as it will be difficult to find costumes for them. In terms of props, we will need something to represent the program that my agent has to recover, and perhaps my agent could have a briefcase as part of his disguise for getting into the base. We will also need a mobile phone to allow my agent to communicate with his boss.
round a radio.
in terms of costumes, I believe my scientist should wear a lab coat to demote him a such, and my agent should wear a suit. I am not sure what the three security guards should wear, as it will be difficult to find costumes for them. In terms of props, we will need something to represent the program that my agent has to recover, and perhaps my agent could have a briefcase as part of his disguise for getting into the base. We will also need a mobile phone to allow my agent to communicate with his boss.
Ressearch
I watched a wide variety of trailers in preparation for this project. These gave me a good understanding of how a trailer is put together, and gave me ideas on how to give a broad overview of the film without actually giving away too much of the plot. It also gave me a better idea of the different genres of film Of particular interest o me were action trailers, as this is the genre in which my film was based. the things I noticed about these were that the trailers relied on fast cuts in order to build up a sense of excitement, and gave hints about the story through bief lines of dialogue. Dramatic music was also often used, as this helped to build suspense and helped to intrigue the viewer.
I also looked at various film websites, and how these can create an imaginary world for the film. an example of this is that 2012 website which is a website in which the supposed "institute of human continuity" invited visitors to place their name into a lottery to escape being on the earth when an asteroid hit the planet . This resulted in several people complaining to NASA about why nothing had been done about the supposed asteroid heading towards earth. it is important to note that a large number of these film websites used colours and font styles to match the ambiance of their respective films, an example of this is the district nine web page, which uses dark colours and Grey background in order to reflect the grim mood of the film.
I also looked at various film websites, and how these can create an imaginary world for the film. an example of this is that 2012 website which is a website in which the supposed "institute of human continuity" invited visitors to place their name into a lottery to escape being on the earth when an asteroid hit the planet . This resulted in several people complaining to NASA about why nothing had been done about the supposed asteroid heading towards earth. it is important to note that a large number of these film websites used colours and font styles to match the ambiance of their respective films, an example of this is the district nine web page, which uses dark colours and Grey background in order to reflect the grim mood of the film.
film script
scene 1 = computer room. All that is seen is a shot of a computer server, the title of the film "power surge" appears on screen. We see several views of the server, including the machine next to it and the plugs.
Voice over = if this computer goes down, the whole national grid goes down.
scene 2 = shot of electricity substation. the camera zooms in on various parts of the building.
VO= Power surge.
text appears on screen stating " a Jack Blackmore production, starring Luke Mitchell and Paul Green"
scene 3 = in an office, in broad daylight, several people are sat at desks typing,, all fo a sudden all the lights turn of and the computers go dark.
Office worker 1 = powers out
scene 4= several people sitting around a radio in a darkened room listening to a news broadcast at night wrapped in blankets. . there are candles on the table, as well as other household items.
Radio announcer , = this is the 12th power cut in two days, and each consecutive power cut is worse than the last.
Scene 5 = Jack outside the enemy base talking to his boss via a high tech mobile phone.
He is stationed underneath a walkway, and a guard can be seen on top of the walkway entering the base. It is a grey and rainy day, and jack is carrying a briefcase and wearing a suit, because he is disguised as a business man in order to get into the base
Boss= Blackmore corporation are the people responsible for bringing the power down, Retrieve Dr Blackmore, and bring back the program their using.
Jack = understood.
Scene 6 = still in daytime. A security guard walks down a high tech corridor. corridor, past a room with a safe clearly visible inside, when the guard goes off camera, Jack comes out of a nearby cupboard, and enters the room with the safe, just as he picks up the disk containing the program from the safe, the scientist appears, his finger poised over the alarm button.
Scientist = you’ll never take me alive
Scene 7 = Jack being chased down a hallway Inside the Blackmore base by a security guard.
scene 8, a chase scene that shows jack running along various walkways outside the base.
Security guard a = seal all exits
Scene 8 = Jack back outside the base talking to his boss again, he is underneath the same walkway, this time, However, he is dressed in black, and it is in the middle of the night.
scene 9= the scientist is seen in an office like room, it is still night time
scientist = tonight, we're going to switch the whole country off forever!
scene 10 = the name of the film appears on screen followed by the text " made by RNC productions".
Boss = destroy the system and kill the scientist.
Jack = understood
Casting list so far
Scientist = Paul
Agent = Luke
guard = Dave
house residents = 54 residents
Boss voice over = not determined
Narrator voice over = not determined
Newscaster = Mathew
Office workers = tutors
Voice over = if this computer goes down, the whole national grid goes down.
scene 2 = shot of electricity substation. the camera zooms in on various parts of the building.
VO= Power surge.
text appears on screen stating " a Jack Blackmore production, starring Luke Mitchell and Paul Green"
scene 3 = in an office, in broad daylight, several people are sat at desks typing,, all fo a sudden all the lights turn of and the computers go dark.
Office worker 1 = powers out
scene 4= several people sitting around a radio in a darkened room listening to a news broadcast at night wrapped in blankets. . there are candles on the table, as well as other household items.
Radio announcer , = this is the 12th power cut in two days, and each consecutive power cut is worse than the last.
Scene 5 = Jack outside the enemy base talking to his boss via a high tech mobile phone.
He is stationed underneath a walkway, and a guard can be seen on top of the walkway entering the base. It is a grey and rainy day, and jack is carrying a briefcase and wearing a suit, because he is disguised as a business man in order to get into the base
Boss= Blackmore corporation are the people responsible for bringing the power down, Retrieve Dr Blackmore, and bring back the program their using.
Jack = understood.
Scene 6 = still in daytime. A security guard walks down a high tech corridor. corridor, past a room with a safe clearly visible inside, when the guard goes off camera, Jack comes out of a nearby cupboard, and enters the room with the safe, just as he picks up the disk containing the program from the safe, the scientist appears, his finger poised over the alarm button.
Scientist = you’ll never take me alive
Scene 7 = Jack being chased down a hallway Inside the Blackmore base by a security guard.
scene 8, a chase scene that shows jack running along various walkways outside the base.
Security guard a = seal all exits
Scene 8 = Jack back outside the base talking to his boss again, he is underneath the same walkway, this time, However, he is dressed in black, and it is in the middle of the night.
scene 9= the scientist is seen in an office like room, it is still night time
scientist = tonight, we're going to switch the whole country off forever!
scene 10 = the name of the film appears on screen followed by the text " made by RNC productions".
Boss = destroy the system and kill the scientist.
Jack = understood
Casting list so far
Scientist = Paul
Agent = Luke
guard = Dave
house residents = 54 residents
Boss voice over = not determined
Narrator voice over = not determined
Newscaster = Mathew
Office workers = tutors
Tuesday 3 November 2009
media project treatment
Below is an overview of the whole film, not all of this will be seen in the trailer.
Scene 1.
The first scene would involve all the lights going down in a building, with someone yelling the words “powers out.
Scene 2.
The second scene would be a shot of Jack Jones talking to his boss. His boss would be explaining to him the threat the terrorists pose to the nation, and explaining that they were responsible for the power outage yesterday. Finally, the boss would explain to Jack that his mission is to retrieve both the program that shut down the power network and the scientist that created it.
Scene three.
This scene would show Jack evading guards on his way to the scientist. A possible method of him doing this would hiding in cupboards as the guards walk past, or hiding in various storage containers so that guards do not notice that e is there.
Scene four.
This scene would involve Jack meeting the scientist ( Dr Smith) for the first time. This would be done in a large room filled with computer equipment. Jack would enter the room just as Dr smith was about to shut down the power network for the second time Although jack is able to retrieve the disk from Mr Smith, Mr Smith sets off the alarm system, and so jack is unable to evacuate him safely.
Scene 5.
This scene would be a chase sequence in which Jack is seen running away from pursuing guards out of the terrorists headquarters, he would escape to a helicopter that is waiting outside.
Scene six.
Jack wold be talking to his boss again outside the base for this scene, his boss would explain that the disc that Jack recovered was only a backup, and the real program was on the terrorists central computer system. Located at the top of a tower.Jack objective is to blow up the mainframe.
Scene Seven.
This scone involves Jacks re entry into the base. It is another chase scene, but this time the chase covers different areas that it did before, at the end of the scene jack finds the mainframe control room and plants the demolitions charges he has been given.
Scene eight
This is the scene in which jack escapes from the base, at the beginning of the scene, Jack communicates with his boss, who explains to him that he only has five minutes to escape before the whole thing blows to pieces. This scene will be incredibly similar o the other two chase scenes, expect that the people rushing around will not necessarily be after jack but looking to escape as well. At the end of the scene, jack fights the scientist and wins. The end of the film sees jack escaping into the waiting helicopter, with the base blowing up behind hm.
Contents of the trailer.
this is the parts of the film that I would actually shoot for the project.
The trailer would Begin with a shot of the computer room, and a voice over saying that if this machine goes down, then the whole national grid will go down.
The trailer would continue with a shot of lights going out in various offices, and someone yelling “powers out. As happens in the start of the movie. The trailer would then cut to a scene of Jack talking to his boss outside the base he is supposed to be entering, with his boss explaining to him the situation.
The next scene in the trailer would involve Jack hiding in a cupboard to to evade a guard, then taking the disk that contains the power disrupting program form a shelf. He then sees the scientist about to push an alarm button , who says the line “ you’ll never take me alive”
“ the next scene involves Jack being chased out of the installation while being followed by guards. Eventually bursting out of a large gate. The trailer ends with jack talking to his boss again, setting up the final scene of the movie.
Scene 1.
The first scene would involve all the lights going down in a building, with someone yelling the words “powers out.
Scene 2.
The second scene would be a shot of Jack Jones talking to his boss. His boss would be explaining to him the threat the terrorists pose to the nation, and explaining that they were responsible for the power outage yesterday. Finally, the boss would explain to Jack that his mission is to retrieve both the program that shut down the power network and the scientist that created it.
Scene three.
This scene would show Jack evading guards on his way to the scientist. A possible method of him doing this would hiding in cupboards as the guards walk past, or hiding in various storage containers so that guards do not notice that e is there.
Scene four.
This scene would involve Jack meeting the scientist ( Dr Smith) for the first time. This would be done in a large room filled with computer equipment. Jack would enter the room just as Dr smith was about to shut down the power network for the second time Although jack is able to retrieve the disk from Mr Smith, Mr Smith sets off the alarm system, and so jack is unable to evacuate him safely.
Scene 5.
This scene would be a chase sequence in which Jack is seen running away from pursuing guards out of the terrorists headquarters, he would escape to a helicopter that is waiting outside.
Scene six.
Jack wold be talking to his boss again outside the base for this scene, his boss would explain that the disc that Jack recovered was only a backup, and the real program was on the terrorists central computer system. Located at the top of a tower.Jack objective is to blow up the mainframe.
Scene Seven.
This scone involves Jacks re entry into the base. It is another chase scene, but this time the chase covers different areas that it did before, at the end of the scene jack finds the mainframe control room and plants the demolitions charges he has been given.
Scene eight
This is the scene in which jack escapes from the base, at the beginning of the scene, Jack communicates with his boss, who explains to him that he only has five minutes to escape before the whole thing blows to pieces. This scene will be incredibly similar o the other two chase scenes, expect that the people rushing around will not necessarily be after jack but looking to escape as well. At the end of the scene, jack fights the scientist and wins. The end of the film sees jack escaping into the waiting helicopter, with the base blowing up behind hm.
Contents of the trailer.
this is the parts of the film that I would actually shoot for the project.
The trailer would Begin with a shot of the computer room, and a voice over saying that if this machine goes down, then the whole national grid will go down.
The trailer would continue with a shot of lights going out in various offices, and someone yelling “powers out. As happens in the start of the movie. The trailer would then cut to a scene of Jack talking to his boss outside the base he is supposed to be entering, with his boss explaining to him the situation.
The next scene in the trailer would involve Jack hiding in a cupboard to to evade a guard, then taking the disk that contains the power disrupting program form a shelf. He then sees the scientist about to push an alarm button , who says the line “ you’ll never take me alive”
“ the next scene involves Jack being chased out of the installation while being followed by guards. Eventually bursting out of a large gate. The trailer ends with jack talking to his boss again, setting up the final scene of the movie.
proposal
The story of my film involves a secret agent named jack Jones trying to track down a program on a disc that has the power to disable the UK power network .The power network already went down for just over 24 hours once with devastating effects. The government has has received a letter saying that if the terrorists do not receive ten million pounds, then the power network will go down again. The government sets Jones a mission to recover the computer program that brought it down, and bring the scientist back to London for questioning.
The agent enters the base through a back door, and has to evade a few guards in order to progress deeper into the base. On the way down a corridor, he is spotted by guards and has to find a safe place to hide, which he accomplishes by hiding in a broom cupboard until pursuit has quietened down. He then finds the disc but is seen again on the way out by guards and fails to evacuate the scientist. Upon looking at the disc that Jack recovers, the government discover that it was only a backup and the main program is on the terrorists computer network. The government then sends Jack back into the base to destroy it and kill the scientist at all costs, which is accomplished by the agent.
I would produce a trailer for this film for my project. It would be an action film. I am attracted to this idea because I believe it would be fun to create something in the action genre, and I have played a fair amount of games based around this sort of concept so I have several places to look at for inspiration. .. The trailer itself would show small snippets of the actions, such as just showing the agent entering the base, evading pursuit from guards and possibly extracting the scientists
In terms of research, I would probably need to look at movie trailers online, in order for me t o get a better idea of the structure or form that they are usually displayed in. I would probably also need to look at some more action films, because although I have played many games with similar concepts, I have not seen a massive amount of films.
In terms of technical resources , I would need a video camera and a video editing package like those found in the media department. I would probably need access to Garage band once again in order to compose the music for my trailers. For this project to be effective however, I would need to develop my video skills as I have practically no experience in this field at all. I wold also need to learn how to use the video editing software in order to edit my piece successfully.
I believe my product could be created fairly successfully in the college. This is because the college building itself would make a very good enemy base.In terms of people, I would need about five actors in total, one actor to play the agent himself, a couple of actors to play the the guards that he has to get past at the base and possibly another actor in order to play the scientist that he has to retrieve. In terms of props, both the agent and the guards would need a costume in order to make them look convincing, and these characters would likely need to be armed as well.
In terms of how my project could be distributed in real life, the most logical choice would be at the cinema, at the beginning and end of films, as that is when most movie trailers are shown. My trailer would also likely be available on the Internet , as this is where most film trailers can be found these days. The potential audience for my project would likely be males in the end of their teens or early twenties, as these tend to be the sort of people who watch these sorts of films.
In terms of how I would promote my film, I would crate a radio trailer, this would utilise key snippets of dialogue form the film, and would probably also use some sound effects in order to convey the premise of the film to a radio listening audience. The second method I would use to promote my products. I would also use a web page where both the trailer and the radio trailer could be watched and heard, along with pictures for the film, as another possible method of promotion
The agent enters the base through a back door, and has to evade a few guards in order to progress deeper into the base. On the way down a corridor, he is spotted by guards and has to find a safe place to hide, which he accomplishes by hiding in a broom cupboard until pursuit has quietened down. He then finds the disc but is seen again on the way out by guards and fails to evacuate the scientist. Upon looking at the disc that Jack recovers, the government discover that it was only a backup and the main program is on the terrorists computer network. The government then sends Jack back into the base to destroy it and kill the scientist at all costs, which is accomplished by the agent.
I would produce a trailer for this film for my project. It would be an action film. I am attracted to this idea because I believe it would be fun to create something in the action genre, and I have played a fair amount of games based around this sort of concept so I have several places to look at for inspiration. .. The trailer itself would show small snippets of the actions, such as just showing the agent entering the base, evading pursuit from guards and possibly extracting the scientists
In terms of research, I would probably need to look at movie trailers online, in order for me t o get a better idea of the structure or form that they are usually displayed in. I would probably also need to look at some more action films, because although I have played many games with similar concepts, I have not seen a massive amount of films.
In terms of technical resources , I would need a video camera and a video editing package like those found in the media department. I would probably need access to Garage band once again in order to compose the music for my trailers. For this project to be effective however, I would need to develop my video skills as I have practically no experience in this field at all. I wold also need to learn how to use the video editing software in order to edit my piece successfully.
I believe my product could be created fairly successfully in the college. This is because the college building itself would make a very good enemy base.In terms of people, I would need about five actors in total, one actor to play the agent himself, a couple of actors to play the the guards that he has to get past at the base and possibly another actor in order to play the scientist that he has to retrieve. In terms of props, both the agent and the guards would need a costume in order to make them look convincing, and these characters would likely need to be armed as well.
In terms of how my project could be distributed in real life, the most logical choice would be at the cinema, at the beginning and end of films, as that is when most movie trailers are shown. My trailer would also likely be available on the Internet , as this is where most film trailers can be found these days. The potential audience for my project would likely be males in the end of their teens or early twenties, as these tend to be the sort of people who watch these sorts of films.
In terms of how I would promote my film, I would crate a radio trailer, this would utilise key snippets of dialogue form the film, and would probably also use some sound effects in order to convey the premise of the film to a radio listening audience. The second method I would use to promote my products. I would also use a web page where both the trailer and the radio trailer could be watched and heard, along with pictures for the film, as another possible method of promotion
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