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Problems we faced whilst filming/How these problems were overcame
Wind being picked up on the microphone – Here is one of the classic problems that a lot of people face, and during filming on Monday afternoon we were one of them. Were we were filming fairly high up off the ground; it seems we were the perfect target for wind interference, and a lot of the time when we played back some of the clips the wind could easily be heard. Thankfully these clips were mock recordings to see everything was working fine, so there was no need to delete good footage. We overcame this problem by relocating ourselves to an area which was protected from the wind; we simply scouted around and looked for a place which was nicely sheltered, and where there was no cross wind that would interfere with the camera. When we then found what we thought was a good area, we set the camera up again done a few practise shots, and listened once more to be sure the wind could not be heard. There would also be a backup plan that we could use, if for instance if we were to film everything and then move onto the editing stag, and then notice the wind sound, we could simply turn down the sound of the clip, and make sure the music for the teaser obscured it.
Injuries – This was something we did think about, and we did in fact put it into our risk assessment, but neither Lewis nor I thought we would pick up any injuries, however, unfortunately during a practise run for one of the scenes; I was required to hang on a supporting steel beam, jump down and then go after Lewis. I’d done it plenty of times before, and it was a very simple and safe thing to do, if done properly. I took a slightly complacent approach to the stunt and thought the floor was a bit further away than it actually was, resulting in my foot landing on the ground at a bad angle, and my toe being dislocated and broken. Thankfully the toe has been put back into the correct position by staff at the hospital and is recovering from the break. Although the damage has be done and there’s no real way to overcome this problem we can prevent it from happening again, by being sure that we take even the smallest of stunts very seriously, as they can cause damage. It’s an eye opener for Lewis and I and we will do everything in our power to be sure a repeat of this does not occur when we go back to filming.
Choreographing the fight scene – We already had a fight scene choreographed, however unfortunately it was such a long time ago, that we both forgot how it went. This was quite a big issue as the fight scene was going to be one of the main aspects of our teaser trailer. Furthermore we realised how a lot of the fighting involved someone being chucked down to the ground, which was easy enough when doing it with 4 spongy mats to fall on, however when trying to do it on rock hard concrete it’s a totally different story, we did have plans to take mats from the p.e department and use them, however this would not of worked out of the type of shot we were aiming for, where the floor must be easily visible. We overcame this problem by actually using my phone in order to look at our fight scene over, thankfully I had the recorded fight scene already on my phone, and therefore we could have a look at the video on there, and then re-enact it in front of the camera, we were also able to modify a tweak some of the aspects of the already choreographed fight scene, which meant we could tailor it for the environment we were in.
Public interference - We were filming in a very busy car park so this was one of the things we knew that would happen, we did not want to scare or alert the public in anyway, as we were using weaponry, however we were able to overcome this problem very simply by looking for a more suitable area to film, we simply went up a couple of floors and found a perfectly empty car park and decided that we would do all our filming there, with no disturbances.
- Nathan Childs
- Nathan Childs
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Planning and Research
Research and Planning
Actors and their roles
Unfortunately we are only a 2 man group; therefore the actors that will be featured in our teaser trailer will be minimal. However will do plan to draft in some friends in order to help us with our task, and achieve what we currently have planned. Being a teaser trailer however a lot of the images will be fast and obscured, meaning characters will not be fully established, and we do not have to include a lot of people.
Nathan Childs
I (Nathan Childs) will be taking on the role of Jackson Phillips. He is an intelligent young adult, who’s training in the Special Forces has led him to be a very handy man when it comes to fighting and gun battles. He was the mastermind behind the capture and killing of one the most deadly men in the world, and also led his team of soldiers to bring down plenty of the illegal gangs in England. However due to personal issues he has been withdrawn from the Special Forces and has been relieved of his duties. However he can’t bring down some of the biggest gangs in England, and kill the most wanted man in Britain without gaining some enemies. One of the deadliest gangs around is out to get Jackson and make him suffer for what he has done to their businesses, and the black market.
Lewis Kerr
Lewis Kerr will be playing the role of Brandon Davis. He is one of the most deadly hitman in England, and the side man on the leader of BROMA (the toughest and most violent gang in the United Kingdom.) Brandon’s been ordered by his gang member to capture Jackson, purely for redemption after what he has done to the illegal industries, and the man that he murdered (who was the original leader of BROMA) Brandon believes this is the job which will take him to the top of BROMA and earn him the respect that he fully deserves.
Props
One of the main props that will be used in the teaser trailer would have to be the weaponry. We plan to be using a lot of guns in the teaser ranging from small hand pistol, to bigger just such as shot guns. We feel doing this will only add to the thrilling atmosphere of the trailer, and definitely help us convey the mis-en-scene of it all (however all of these guns will be fake, a 
perfectly safe to use on set). Other props would be items such as rope, although this may seem like and everyday piece of equipment, it is used to hand Jackson up when he is being tortured. There’s more use of weapons in the trailer also, we will be using small hand knifes also in the trailer, to make sure these knifes to not injure or hurt anyone, there will be covered in tape to be sure they are not sharp.
perfectly safe to use on set). Other props would be items such as rope, although this may seem like and everyday piece of equipment, it is used to hand Jackson up when he is being tortured. There’s more use of weapons in the trailer also, we will be using small hand knifes also in the trailer, to make sure these knifes to not injure or hurt anyone, there will be covered in tape to be sure they are not sharp.
Target Audience
I feel the audience that we are trying to reach would be between the older teenage categories leading the young adults (15 – 35). I fell personally these are the group of people who stereotypically enjoy the thrill of the chase and the firing of a gun; therefore it would be smart to aim what we are constructing in the direction for these group of people. We plan to do this not only through the action and pace which will be feature within our teaser, but also the sense of
atmosphere that our poster will be conveying. By looking at our inspirational movies and the certificates that they have been given it seems suitable to give our movie a rating of 15. This is because of the violence which will be shown in our film, especially being focused on the torture scene, and also the strong language, and illegal behaviour.
Location
We have chosen locations which are suitable for the emotions at atmospheres of the trailer that we are trying to convey, by doing this will are able to entice the audience, and give them a sense of what will be occurring within the film itself. One of the locations would be within a dark and dingy garage; this is great because it helps intensify the fear Jackson feels and danger that he is in. Another location that has been chosen is a multi-storey car park, this is a great place to be filming thanks to the vast open areas (from which Jackson can be chased) and the fact that there will be no public within the vicinity, therefore there will be little danger of the public feeling threatened from what we are doing.
- Nathan ChildsFriday, 9 September 2011
The Foundation of our Teaser Trailer.
So here we have the basic foundations of what our trailer will be consisting of. We will use this film in order to integrate the various other short clips; I will be using the flash transition almost to disorientate our audience. Integrating short clips into this will quicken the whole pace of the teaser trailer, and make it the adrenaline filled piece of film that it deserves to be. Also we feel the music was perfect for building tension, it would be nothing without it. Feedback would be great, and we will definitely appreciate some constructive criticism.
- Nathan Childs & Lewis Kerr
Friday, 15 July 2011
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