Plan of Action

RESEARCH- Firstly i'm going to watch opening scenes to a number of film's which i feel are partly responsible for the influence of decision i have made whilst planning what to do for my opening scene. When watching these opening scenes, i will analyse them in the criteria of what i enjoyed, what i could use in my opeing scene and the different props/ mis en scene used etc.

ROLES Of The GROUP- In my group, there is two of us, Ben Hicken and myself Jack Pollock. Together alongside friends who we feel will play there roles well and to the standard we want, will help with acting, Joel is now an A2 media student has been kind enough to help give us tips when filming i.e camera shots, the useage of lighting and props etc. The main reason why there is only two of us doing this task is based of the past experience of our Prelimnary task. When i did my preliminary task, i was part of a large group, so organisation can take longer than needed, also time is a massive issue, having a large group means you have to rely on attendence, if someone is absent, it really hinderence on your ability to progress. Also when being part of a large group, your not always neccessarily going to be hands on throughout the task, a good example of this, was that i was unable to play a part in editing. Whereas now, being only two of us, it gives a great deal more of independence and responsibilty which will fuel us to be successful.


NOTES- Notes will be created through analysing opening scenes to other films, the choice of films i have chosen to analyse are:
-Snatch (Guy Ritchie)
-Lock Stock and two smoking barrels (Guy Ritchie)
-Rock N Rolla (Guy Ritchie)
- Hitman (Xavier Gens)
The use of analysing these films will help to widen my knowledge about the amount you can accomplish in only two minutes, it will help me understand the use of different camera shots, and choices of props to help set the scene.

STORYBOARD & SCRIPT- For all Directors, coming up with a film from the top of your head and shooting it as you go along is not a practical method, which is the reason for why me and Ben will create scripts and storyboards in order to give us a clear overview and plan of what we can expect to shoot. Storyboards are extremely helpful as it gives you a structure for your film and allows you to pinpoint what camera shots and props you will use in that shot. A script will be highly usefull in the same way as a storyboard in the sense when acting we will be able to know what we need to say, rather than improvising on the spot, as this can consequently ruin the flow of the film.

EQUIPMENT- The equipment used during filming will consist of props, the Mise en scene of the set, the surroundings of the set i.e trees/busy roads etc. Creating a list of the various amounts of equipment needed when filming will enable Ben and I to be aware of what is needed prior, instead of organising and finding what we need on the scheduled day of planning.


SCHEDULE FOR SHOOTING- Having a schedule will allow Ben and I to be able to organise days of shooting, allowing us to see when actor's and access to props are available and best suited. The schedule will be in a form of either a Timeline or in calander form. Schedules also allow you to have some contingency, in the event of bad weather or an inconvience for an actor.

DVD EXTRAS- Having DVD extra will allows viewers to see behind the scenes of how we put the film together, and to show how that anyone with time and planning can create a media piece, it will allow the viewer to be in our shoes when looking over outakes, looking at scenes we reshot, in order to see that you need perfection.