Film Production Companies

Film Production Companies

The name of our group’s film production company is going to be called Trouble Productions we have yet to make a logo for it however we are working on it. Other production companies I have looked at include Pathé, Revolver Entertainment and BBC films this is because they have produced and funded films that I think are similar to our film and film opening in particular 'The Ratcatcher' and 'Shank'. We also believe that Revolver entertainment would suit our film due to films they've produced such as 'Kidulthood' Aand 'Ill Manors'

Sounds and Music links

Sounds for Media
These are links to all the music and sounds needed for our scene, music for when the boys are running away, static white noise for the flash forward (and for the image) and  forest noises for the when the body is laying in the forest.

Running music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NL4hpgYw5g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2pZ3zp4Cvg

Static white noise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El8mLrBSPlA

Forest noises

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeEahTsLLXU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWt3uGELets

Change In Murder Weapon

Change In Murder Weapon Rock - Road Sign Post

For our film idea we was originally going to use a rock as the murder weapon but when we got to Trapstyles woods on the first day of woods we saw a broken road sign post that we believed would be a better object as we could not find a decent rock to use. As the post  is a silver colour we also decided that the fake blood we show up a lot clearer than it would on a rock. 

First Day Of Filming

First Day of Filming

 

For our first day of filming we had set out a plan to try and film as much as we could. We had our storyboard set up to see what we needed to film and our camera and tripod were ready. We decided to film our opinion scene locally, we were filming in the local woods called Trap styles Woods, show in this picture.

The camera we were using was a Canon Legria FS200 with an additional microphone to be able to capture the sound perfectly.



Our first day of filming did not go quite to plan. In our story board we have go a certain way of filming those first few clips. The starting clips of the body on the floor. However when we came to filming it we couldn't find the position that we needed to get that shot that we wanted. After about 15 minutes we had got the tripod in a place that was able to make the shot look very close to what the storyboard looks like. After filming this scene we didn't feel like we had got the best shot that we could get. We kept moving our camera and tripod around to get different angles and make the body different sizes when zooming out. After an hour or two we were happy with the shots that we had got. Luckily just before it started getting dark. Instead of filming the quantity we had captured quality. We decided we would start on our other scenes in our second filming day. Overall we are very happy with the outcome of our shots.

Weather problems

Weather Problems

 

After our first day of filming we decided that we would try and film the following day. However on the saturday before we were going to start filming it started to get really windy and rain alot. The problem that we faced was that we were in the forest so it would of been dangerous for us to be filming there as the ground would of been slippery. We also had the problem of the rain hitting all the leaves on the trees and creating a very different background sound to what we started with. We are now looking ahead of tme. We are researching when the weather will be good for filming and we are going to be filming on the days that the weather issimular to what we started with.

Idea Mind Map

 

This Is Our Idea Mind Map For Our Film Opening

 

It includes ideas for the film name, setting, costumes, visual style ect. this is so when we start filoming we have a clear idea of what we are doing.

 

 

Film Opening Plot

Film Opening Plot

The camera starts off zoomed in on an object covered in bloody leaves. It then zooms out to reveal the object is in fact a human leg. The camera keeps moving up the dead body until it reaches the head when we realize it is actually in fact a human body. It then cuts to a fast moving sequence of cuts showing the two supposed killers fleeing from the scene of the crime. It then cuts several times to the supposed criminals cleaning their bloody hands in the sink.

Costumes

Costumes

 

When our group was thinking about what clothes or costumes we wanted our characters to wear we really thought hard about the type of characters we were trying to create. The story is about three young boys, one, that is dead from the start and the other two that are the murderers. We decided that the first boy should have his own identity then the other two boys could have similar identities.

 

Boy No 1.

Our first character is the boy that is dead from the start. We decided that this character is going to be quite clever so would be classed as a geek. We decided this because we needed a reason for the other boys to then attack him which caused his death. As the plot was that he would be camping we decided that the most suitable clothing for this character would be some traditional camping gear.

To start with we have got the walking boots, walking boots would be the most suitable shoes for a camping trip so we decided that this would be the best shoes for our character to wear. Next we have the jeans, they are just normal jeans, again they are jst a decision that we made beacaus we thought they would be suitable for the characters personality. We have then got the red shirt. We decided to have the shirt red because it is symbolising death and blood. It is also symbolising danger. Then there is just a normal camping coat that we again though would be a good thing for him to wear.

 

Boys No 2 & 3

Our two other character are going to be very similar in character and personality. So we decided that they could also be very similar with the clothes that they wear aswell. We decided that our two other characters were going to be characters that acted like chavs. We also decided that they would dress like them too. To start off we decide to just go with traditional white trainers. Then the black jogging bottoms and hoodie will both symbolise dasrkness and a different side to the boys. It will symbolise that the boys are like the Grim reaper as they are wearing all black. Then the hat is just an eaxtra feature we decided to have. We will have someone wiht a red had as uit is again symbolising death and blood.





 

Sound and Music Ideas

Sound and Music Ideas

 

The beginging of the scene we want it to be silent other than the noises of the forest. We can not just record this as Trapstyles woods is right next to the A10 so would pick up unwanted traffic noises. This means we will need to make our own diagetic sounds for the scene including wind, leaf crunching, and crow noises to represent death. During the flash back we will need to find a noise that is non diagetic and loud to catch the audience off guard we will also need to seperately record a tap running and heavy breathing. For the boys running away we need the noises of their footprints, heavy breathing and music to add to the drama. The music we are looking to find is some loud drumming music to build tension within the scene.

Location

Location

For our location we have chosen Trapstyles woods with the body lying in the ditch (Bottom left corner) zooming out to reveal the rest of the woods (Bottom and top right corners). The other images are images of woods and roads around the Trapstyles area, which will be used for shooting the two boys running away from the scene.