Storyboard of Opening Sequence

These are my drawings of our storyboard.

Shot 1

Shot 2

Shot 3

Shot 4

Shot 5

Shot 6

Shot 7

Shot 8

Shot 9

Shot 10

Shot 11

Shot 12

Ratings for Action Genre

After finding out our target audience we will rate our opening sequence depending on what the results are.

I think that our opening sequence will either be a 12 or 15.

Media Work Diary

15th December

Today I looked at audience profiles to try and find out our target audience. We made a questionnare and looked at films of a similar genre. We also chose our final script for our opening sequence.

Audience Profiles Evaluation

In my opinion i think that the target audience for Action films is mostly males but people ages 15-24. Most films have predicted that this is the age and gender that will go most.

To find out if this is true I will give my questionnare to people of different ages and genders and see whether this matches my opinion

Media Questionnaire

This is our questionnaire to find out what ages and gender like action films.

Market Research-Audience profiles

This is an auidence profile for Terminator Salvation.

They predicited more males will go to this film and people aged 15-24

Market Data-Audience Profiles

This is an example of an audience profile for a film which is similar to our genre.

Bourne Films

They predicted that more males than females would go and would be there target audience amd between the ages of 15-24.

Final Choice of script

For our final choice of script we have chosen script 3. We think this would suit our opening sequence well becuase it will leave our opening at a liff hanger.
We may alter the script at the time. We will use this as a base for our script

Possible Script 3

This is a possible conversation during the chase scene.

Lewis: Hello, I'am after him
Voice over: Ok I'll be there in 5, remember we need him alive
Lewis: I'll try!
(This is a possible conversation at the end)
Sound effect gun shot
Sound effect phone rings
Lewis: Hello?
Voiceover: Got him?
Lewis: He was a dead end
Voiceover: We still neeed him, he has infomation
Lewis: Not anymore

Possible Script for our Opening sequence 2

We have other ideas for our opening sequence. We may have script in our film depending on whether it will sound right and make our film more realistic.

One of our other ideas is having Lewis talking to the person who he works for on a black screen.

Voice Over: Have you got him?
Lewis: Yeah i have got him
Voice Over: Ok, good. Bring him in.
Lewis: Dead or Alive

Then finish our opening sequence at that.

Or we could have-

Conversation at the start (headset)
Lewis:I'm after him
Voice Over: We need him alive
Lewis: hmph

Images and Videos of Location Evaluation

This is my evaluation of the images and videos I took of the location.
I think that they have given a rough idea of what the loaction looks like and I think they are going to help us with our planning. They will help us plan:

• Storyboard
• Order of shots
• Timing.

These are very important as we only have 2 minutes to work with.

The images have also given us an idea of where abouts in the location to film, eg. Long path way leading to lake and platform overlooking the lake.

Media Work Diary

14 December

I went to the location of where we are filming and took pictures and videos. This will help us plan our order of shots and storyboard, it also shows our planning of what the location looks like.

Another Video of the lake

This is another video of the lake, we would like to maybe have Simon throw the piece of paper into the lake standing on the platform over the lake.

This may be where Simon throws the piece of paper into the lake.

Video of Location- Lake

This is a video of where would like to film the lake clip. We would have to make sure we do not get the houses in the background so it will be more realistic.

More Video's of Location

This is another video of the location.

For this part of the location we would like to film Lewis looking one way and Simon running the other and then Lewis runs after him. We will follow the direction of where Lewis is looking with the camera.

Videos of Location

This is a video of the location we would like to film, we would like to have it abit darker than it was when we filmed this. This is also where the chase scene will take place.

More Images of Lake

These are more images of the Lake, We would like to try and experiment with the camera and maybe have a reflection of them chasing each other in the water, this will be hard to do and may not work, if we want to do this we will have to make sure we do not get the houses in the background and the reflection of me holding the camera.

Images of our Location of filming-Lake

These are images of the lake where we would like to film. We took afew shots of the lake from different angles so we can choose where abouts we would like to film.

More images of our Location.

These are some more images of where the chase scene will be.

The top image we would like to see Simon running along the bridge bit and Lewis running where the image is being taken. If we do add this it can be quite effective.

More Images of our Location

This is what the filming would look like from Lewis OTS shot. Simon would be running just infront of him.

More Images of our Location

These are images of in between where the chase scenes will be happening. The above picture may be where Simon chucks his bag.

Images of our location of filming

This is our first image of where we are filming, this is the tree we would like to use. This is the start of the path we are filming, what we would like to do is have the tree covering the left part of the camera view and see Lewis and Simon running past (Lewis and Toby demonstrate). This will be our first shot we may have an establishing shot just before.

James Bond- Casino Royale Research

The reason I have chosen Casino Royale as a film to research because, it is very similar to our genre of our film and also has a chase scene right at the start of the film. After analysing this film it will hopefully give me ideas to share with the group for our last time at filming.

Opening 2 minutes- Conversation 1

The film starts with the producers appearing on screen, the next shot is in black and white, a car drives up to a big building and parks outside, it is a medium shot and is slightly looking up, the shot is setting the scene. The next thing in the shot we see is white text on the left hand side saying Prague, Czech Republic, this tells the audience where the scene is. We can hear a slight crackling noise and the sound of the car pulling up. The next shot is of an older man wearing a hat, there is a high angle shot of the man which shows that he is important. He is getting out the car, The shot is nearly a close up as most of the mans face is covering the screen. The next shot is of the elevator taking the man up. We then have another shot of him in the elevator, quite close up, we can hear the sound of the elevator going up. The next shot we see is off the number in the elevator of what floor he is going to. Floor number 3 then 4 and then 5, the screen is still black and white. The next shot is of the man walking along a path in the building, it is still a medium shot and the camera slowly follows him. We can hear footsteps, the next shot is off a door which the man then opens and walks into. We then see him walk in the room and walk very quickly into the middle of it. The next shot is of the man noticing something wrong, The camera then changes to a shot of Daniel Craig ( Who plays James Bond) sitting in a chair. We hear him start talking to him and the man looks worried. Its an over the shoulder shot looking at Daniel Craig, The next shot is a medium shot of him looking at the other man and as the camera is at a low angle, looking up at him, it makes Daniel Craig look like he has more power. We also then see a shot of the other man but he has looks like he has power still because of the angle of the camera. The next shot is a two shot of the two characters, at a level angle. The rule of thirds is used as Daniel Craig is on the left and the other man is on the right, so nothing in the shot is dead center. The older man starts walking over to James Bond. Tense, high pitched music starts to create an eerie atmosphere. The next shot is of the older man sitting on a chair and reaching into a drawer and a gun is sitting in it. It is a high angle shot looking at the gun. The next shot is a medium shot of the older man fiddling with his gloves, we can still hear the tense music. The next shot is off both of them a two shot. They are both still having there conversation. Then the same shot again of the older man, sitting on the chair. The next few shots are very quick as we see a flashback of James Bond beating a man up in the bathroom, The shots are quick to show him beating the man up from all angles and to create a sense of action and fighting.
This is what happens in the opening two minutes of this film, not alot happens but quite alot of different shots were used. This will help me with time management for the parts in our opening sequence where I am on a train, these will be slow so the audience can see whats happening and follow easily. The chase scene shot will be similar to the fighting sequence from this opening two minutes.

James Bond- Casino Royale Conversation 2

The opening for this conversation scene that i wanted to analyse starts with a young boy running along, it is a medium shot and we can see quite alot of background, We can hear rain falling and can see it, we also can hear people talking and alot of background noise. We then see titles appear, white font on the left like the first titles we saw, Mbale, Uganda. This has now set the scene for the audience, The camera then pans round and zooms forward like we are moving with it. We then see two men one in army uniform and the other in a smart suit. The man in the army clothes is playing pin ball and the other man is checking his watch. We then see the young boy we were following before reach the two men and gave them some drinks. It is still a medium shot and we can still hear rain and background noise. We then see the two men walking over to a sofa and sitting down on it with there drinks of coke. The shot is high angle looking down on the man wearing army uniform, the uniform is like khaki and camouflage. The next shot is of the young boy playing on the ping ball machine. We then have shots of the two men having a conversation, we see one man talking, then the other etc, this is a useful way of showing a conversation to the audience easily without confusion to what is happening. The next shot is of a army truck driving towards the camera and men in army uniform walking past naturally like the camera did not exist, We can also see rain and people with guns walking around in the background. We then have a low angle of the trucks driving in and then the next shot is of a man getting out the car, it is a close up of the car door. We can hear the noises of cars driving, muddy paths, rain and people talking, this helps to keep the realism.

James Bond- Casino Royale Chase

The opening for the chase scene starts with a long shot, birds eye view shot of a large group of people shouting standing in a circle. Titles appear at the same time, Saying Madagascar which has set the scene for the audience, as in the film there is alot of location change. The next shot is a medium shot of some men shouting and holding drink in there hands, the next shot after that is off a snake hissing , we can hear hissing and shouting. The next shot we see is of a ferret showing its teeth, The men are watching the animals fight for fun. The men have put bets on what animal they think will win, the next shot we see is of more men shouting and waving money in the air. The next shot is of the snake lunging at the ferret and the men shouting even more. We then see some more medium shots of more men watching the fight. We then see a man taking a swig of his drink and standing out from the crowd, the background of this shot goes out of focus as we see a man closer up come into focus. We then hear him start talking. The next shot is of Daniel Craig looking out to the group of men standing in the distance in the shadows, it is long shot of him and is slightly looking up at him. We then hear the two men start having a conversation from there headsets about the man we saw drinking. The next shot is a long shot of the animals again and the men yelling around them. The next shot if of the snake lunging for the ferret again but the ferret grabs the snake, which makes the men shout more again. The next shot is a medium shot with no angle of the man we saw drinking, he receives a text and we hear it beep, then we see him reaching into his pocket to get his phone out. The next shot is a close up of his phone and it says new message, he opens it and it says ELLIPSIS in capitals. The next shot is of him start making a move, then we see a medium shot of the man that is helping James Bond speak to his headset saying he is on the move, we can still hear men shouting. The next shot is an even further away shot of the man on the headset still talking to him. In the background we see trees and men pushing and shouting to try and see the animals fighting. The man then says he is heading straight for me, the next shot is of Daniel Craig saying stop touching your ear, the shot is quite close up to his face, the next shot is then of the man touching his ear on the headset saying sorry. Then it goes back to Daniel Craig who says put your hand down. He cannot do this in time as the man they are watching notices him with his hand to his ear, the shot is of his face, his facial expression angry. There are no angles being used for this shot. The shot is slightly over the shoulder as we can see the man with his hand to his ear slightly on the right. We then see the man quickly turn round and start running, the next shot after that is of the man on the headset looking worried and starts to run after him. He gets his gun out and we find that the man who is helping him is called Carter. As he is running through the crowd with his gun out the background goes out of focus and we see Daniel Craig start talking. He tells him to put the gun away if he wants to stay alive, the shot of Daniel Craig a low angle shot is used so we are looking up at him to show that he has power. The next shot is of the man he is chasing jumping into the center of the ring where the animals are fighting and the we see the snake hissing. The next shot is of Carter trying to do the same, but he falls into the pit and presses the gun trigger. He lands on his back and we start seeing the crowds yelling and start running away. The next few shots are quick and a handheld camera is used. We see the man who is being chased running through the pit pushing and shoving people out the way. After afew of those similar shots we then see him reaching the end of the pit to climb out. The shot then pans upwards and we see Daniel Craig standing on higher ground, this is still showing he has more power as he is higher up. A medium shot is used as we can see most of his body, he then quickly turns around to start running. Tense music starts as the chase between Daniel Craig and the other man begins. The next shot is of the man being chased running through a market. A medium shot is used and we can see food stalls and civilians walking around in the background, we can hear the tense music and the sounds of busy people around the market. The man then pushes one man out the way into the stall which shows that he is in a hurry to get away. The next shot is a birds eye view of the market and we can see the man running along the bottom of the screen and we can see Daniel Craig on the roofs of the market taking a shortcut to catch the man, the market looks poor and looks more like ruins. We can also see in this shot trees and more people. Continuity is used well here as we can see Daniel Craig jumping of the roof from where he last was from the birds eye view shot. The shot we see now is of Daniel Craig reaching the floor and in the front of the screen the man being chased sprinting across. As the man being chased goes out of shot, we then see Daniel Craig coming around the corner. Next we see the man being chased running through bushes and dirt clouds in the background, the man runs until he reaches an old car, he holds onto the roof and swings himself through as the car has no doors. The shot is a low angle shot and as he reaches the floor more dirt flies up in the screen, we then see Daniel Craig run around the outside of the car. We have a medium shot as we follow him running. The next shot is handheld as we can see the man being chased closer up and Daniel Craig just behind as they run through bushes. We then have a shot from the side of them running, still handheld and through the bushes. More similar shots are used to create tension through the bushes, the shots are quick to create speed. We then have a point of view shot of the man being chased, we see bushes in front until he reaches a wire fence. The next shot is from above slightly as we see him climbing the fence. He pushes himself over and leaps in the air, as he lands we then see him running through sand that is pouring from above. The next shot is of Daniel Craig going over backwards over the fence and landing on a pile of sand, we then see him catching his breath as he crouches down and watches the man running, the shot we then see is of the man being chased from behind and we can see that they have reached a building site. There is dust everywhere and big machines in the background. We can still hear tense music and the heavy breaths of the men running. As the man running goes out of focus a big truck comes into focus and we then see a shot of Daniel Craig getting up and running to the truck. The next shot is of the man leaping a red and white long pole and a medium shot is used. In the chase scene very simple shots have been used to keep the audience interested and not confused to who is who and where they are in the chase, as the shots are quick. We then have a more establishing shot of the building site as we see towers of building structures and men working in the background. The camera then pans down and we see the man running past the screen. An interesting shot is used next as we see some building poles and we are looking through them and we can see the man on the other side running. He then hides behind the poles to catch his breath and then reach into his pocket to get a gun out. The next shot is of us looking at him but we cannot see him yet as there are poles in the way and he slowly appears above them, We then see him start looking around, the man has scars all over his face and is wearing dirty casual clothes, He is sweaty and tired. We then have a point of view shot of him looking around for his chaser. We then have a close up of his face again looking confused to where his opponent has gone. We then start to hear crashing noises and he raises his gun, we then see a shot of the truck we saw before crashing through a building and people scattering around it. The next shot is of it from its side as we see it crashing its way through fences on the building site coming towards the man now with his gun out. He then starts shooting and we have a close up of this, we can hear the sound of the vehicle driving and the sound of the bullet firing and hitting glass. The next shot is a close up of Daniel Craig through the glass driving and we can see bullet holes appearing around him on the glass.

I watched this chase scene and decided to write about it because it is very similar to our chase scene and i wanted to get more ideas from it, it is similar to ours because it involves a chase scene and a gun.
I have found that we have been looking at the wrong type of music and all we need is something simple but tense, I have also found that our costumes will be fine as theirs are pretty simple, but they are wearing less as they are in a hot country.

Here are some screen shots/grabs of the film:

To view the images bigger click on them and then press back to go back to the blog.

Media Work Diary

We looked at opening credits and how effective they are. We also thought about adding to our storyboard and thinking about adding more scenes

Opening Credits Ideas

We would like to have opening credits in our work to show that we can make them.

Idea 1- We would like to have the name of the actors and director to appear on the screen when the film is actually playing, so over the top of the image. This would look really effective if we could get it on when they appear on screen.

Idea 2- We would like to have the credits appear at the end of the sequence, when all the filming has finished. So that we can have a voice over and the credits appearing. We think this will look really good if we can make it well.

Interesting Opening Credits

The Italian Job- Research

I have decided to look at The Italian Job, becuase it is an action genre. There is also a particular chase scene that I wanted to look at. This chase scene does not involve running, it invloves cars. It is a car chase scene, I wanted to look at the difference between a chase on foot and chase between vehicles.

Car Chase

The chase scene starts after they have robbed the bank, they are underground. They are in Los Angeles which it tells you at the beginning of the film so the location is set.

The first shot we see is of the three mini's underground they start driving away and then two motorbikes come up behind them to catch them. The next shot is in a tunnel underground, it is from behind we see the first mini drive past in the tube, then the second and then the thrid. Closely followed by the motorbikes, We see water splashing as they drive through it and we can hear cars, water and atmospheric music starts. We then have a two shot of two of the the characters in one of the cars, then a close up of the man driving that car, he notices that the motorbikes are chasing them, He then says on his headset to one of the other men driving that they are on there tail, and then we see a shot of the other man driving the next mini looking into his mirror and then the woman in the last car who is also with them looking in her mirror. The next shot we see after that is of the two motorbikes driving towards the camera, then we have a close up of one of the man on the bikes, we can hear him talking aswell on a headset, the background is moving quickly and the man is still. The next shot after that is of a man who is working with the men on the motorbikes in a helicopter talking back to the man on the motorbike, like Casino Royale, the shots are still quick to create a sense of speed and to show the action. The shot of the man is a close up, We then have another shot of the mini's, a medium shot and we can see them from the front and they are driving towards the camera, we can see water falling onto the cars and can see the motorbikes in the far distance. We can still hear the noise of the vehicles and the noise of water and the music. We then have a closer up shot of the cars and then it quickly changes to a close up of the car with the two men in it, the window wipers of the car wipe the water away and we can see the men easier, they have a determined facial expression. We then have a shot from slightly to the right of the motorbikes and water splashing. He then starts shooting at the cars and the next shot is of the two men being shot at, its a close up and a two shot of them in the car. We then have a birds eye view of the car at the back, swerving. The next shot is of the men in the car again but its a close up of the man driving, he is trying to control the car. We then have a shot from infront the car again and then we see the car move to the side and the first motorbike appear behind, still shooting at the back of the car, We then have an over the shoulder shot of the man on the bike shooting at the back of the car still. We can hear the sounds of the cars, water and the gun firing. We then have a close up of a bullet hole appearing on the back of the car. Then a low angle shot of the bike driving along. The car at the back then knocks the man on the motorbike with the gun off his bike and we then see a shot of the bike flipping and landing to the floor, the rider right next to it. We then have a shot of the woman and the man who knocked the guy of his bike turning around to see what happened. The next shot is a long shot from infront of the bike again, we see the one on the floor and the last bike swerve to move out the way and drive past it.

The two films are quite similar with the shots they use for the action. They also have similar music to create tension. There costumes they use in this film are quite similar to the ones we have chosen for our opening two minutes.

Overall, The films I chose to look at are quite good and useful for me to research.

Here are some screen shots/grabs from these films:

MindMap of our Idea

To view this clearer click on the image
This is a mindmap of our idea's for the genre action.
I have mentioned points about camera angles, shots, props, costume, location, make-up mise-en-scene and music. This is all relevant to our work.
This is what we have so far for our idea.
Read Film Treatment or Order of shots for outline of our Idea.

Inspirational Music

James Bond chase scene music is more serious than other types of chase scene music, the Italian Job chase scene music is different and is effective in a different way to James Bond. We will get an idea of what music to use from these different films.

Terminator 2- Opening 2 minutes

We watched the opening few minutes of Terminator 2, we had to analyse it in as much detail possible and make notes on the camera shots, sound, editing and mise-en-scene and how effective it is in making the opening sequence seem realistic and look good and suit the genre well.
This is an analysis of Terminator 2 in as much detail as i could do.

It starts with a Long shot of busy roads with lots of cars driving past, we focus on the cars for awhile and also at the same time the producers appear in the center of the screen with a simple font and the colour was white. We then see a mid shot of the backs of the cars and people walking around them. People are passing in front of the camera as if it does no exist and to make the shot seem realistic, the sound used is non-digetic, it sounds very sincere and tense it is also very slow and makes the audience feel insecure. It then cuts to a shot of a girl who is on a swing, she is center of the screen and we focus on her for awhile, this shot is a medium shot so we can see some more children playing in the park around her which shows that it is still a very busy location, it also makes it seem more realistic again like it is everyday life. The girl is also laughing enjoying herself, As she swings back and forth on the swing we follow her movement so we feel part of this shot. More titles then appear the same font in the center of the frame producers, directors. We then see the girl swinging backwards and forwards again without titles. The sound builds up to add tension as it gets louder and louder, the sound effects of the laughter changes, instead of sounding happy like at first it now sounds echoed and unsettling, it makes the audience feel uneasy and uncomfortable as the laughter becomes more scary and tense. The image of her swinging then becomes slow motion as the music and her laughter builds up like a crescendo, the image fades like it is being saturated into the light, The girl on the swing throws her head back which looks very spooky and dangerous as she is up in the air her body is covered in white like she has been lost in the white sheet. The music then builds up one last time loud and tense and then there is silence, the girl disappeared and the music stopped. The next shot is a mid shot of a car in darkness (possibly a car from the start). Everything is dark dead and burned. The car is melted with a human body sitting in the driver seat, there is a slight wind sound which sends chills down your spine but still makes the atmosphere silent/dead. Titles appear to show that the time has changed. The camera then moves sideways to reveal more around the first image and looks like the scene that once was a busy road. It is deserted and everything is burnt trees, cars and people. It then fades and moves on to another image abit further along, it shows a long distance of the scene and we see more cars and skeletons in the background. We then have a shot of the playground that we had seen afew shots ago but it looked completely different. The sudden change in colour from the bright white light to the dark blue navy dull colour shows the contrast in the colours and how colours can change the feel of the film. There is non-digetic talking (Narration) of a woman's voice, it is not welcoming or a happy toned voice, it is dull and spooky which adds the tension of the film, she tells the audience about what has happened in the past and tells more about the meaning of the film. The music starts quiet and is very slow and sounds like music to fit the word misery, this goes with the sad low woman's voice, the music and narration then stops, back to silence. We then come across some skulls on a row on the floor from the playground, we then focus on this one skull (close up shot) which could be the girl from the beginning on the swing. Then we have a very effective bit of sound over silence which makes the audience jump out of there skin as a mechanical foot stamps on the skull we are focusing on and makes a loud crush/thump sound, the music then starts again to add to the tension. We then have a moving up shot of the foot on the skull up the body and we see the robotic face and in the background we can see lights. The fighting between the people and mechanical people then starts, with lights coming from the guns and sound effects of the futuristic guns. The sound effects are very robotic. There is uneasy droning music that makes the audience engage in the fighting more. Special effects are used which are the fighting, shooting, lights and fire. We then have a range of different faster paced shots of them fighting such as close up, medium and long shots. There are some of the burnt cars being thrown about, the thought that this was once a busy place with happy everyday people buzzing around and now that it is a graveyard and now a battlefield adds to the action of the film and the misery. There is another voice over and the music gets louder and drums kick in, the image then fades to fire and the titles start again, we see the main actors name and then the name of film appears right in the center of the screen and does not come off, it just zooms out until it disappears of the screen, meanwhile at the same time the other actors and actresses appear on the screen with the white simple font. We then see afew shots of the playground at different angles which is in flames.


There are not many camera shots in this opening sequence but there are lots of use of effective sound and special effects which make this opening sequence very good. We will not be able to have special effects to make our opening sequence look professional but we can be creative with what we can do.
Overall, I think this is a very good opening sequence and will help us with our own one. This is very similar in genre as it is Action/Science Fiction. If we make our shots effectively and look good for the action genre we can achieve making our opening sequence realistic.

Our Target Audience

We will have to have a target audience for our opening sequence, to find out more about what people would like to see and what they would expect we will do a questionnaire.

Our basic target audience will be for 12+ but we will aim it more at adults.

What people expect to see in an action film-

• Chase Scenes
• Explosions
• Guns and Weapons
• A villian
• A good guy
• Fighting
• A girl/friend etc

Media Work Diary

7th December

Today we thought about the components to our opening sequence. We looked at Sound effects and the importance of this in our piece, We looked at how we could do it and what we will need to do.

Sound Effects

In our Action Opening Sequence we will need to use Sound effects as they are very important to make our piece more realsitic. We will use sound effects that we can make ourselves such as breathing and leaves crunching but we will also need sound effects that we cannot make, such as a gun shot.

As most of our opening sequence is a chase scene there will be heavy breathing as they a tired, it adds to fast paced feel. We will need to make it sound right though or it will completely change how the film sounds, We will record afew clips of heavy breathing and see what one fits to our piece. The crunching sound of the leaves and running through the mud will be easy to do as it will be there as background sound.
The only sound effect we will need to find and cannot do ourselves is the gunshot, we will have to search for some on the internet to find one that fits our piece.

Another sound we may have is conversation, we will only add this if there is enough time and it fits well, we will have to make it sound really good as this can also change the mood of the genre if it does not sound right, we will have to make it sound very serious.

The last sound we are having is music, as this also is very important to our work, we will need it to be fast paced and fit with the running as it is a chase scene, it needs to be not scary but edgy and fast paced to fit an action film. We will have to watch some chase scenes from films and see what type of music they have to fit there chase scene, this is also very important because it makes it less boring to watch and helps the audience want to watch the rest of the film, the opening sequence is one of the most important parts to a film.

Possible Script for our opening sequence

This is a possible script we may have in our opening sequence, if we are going to add this to our opening sequence we will have to make it sound good and seem serious otherwise it will completely change the mood of the film.

This is our script:

(Speaking into blue tooth headset)
Lewis: I'm after him, bring the van.
Voice Over: Ok


Simon and Lewis conversation

Lewis: Where is he?
Simon: I know nothing about him
Lewis: You do.
Simon: Even if i did, do you expect me to talk.
Lewis: Well your no use to me
BANG

Media Work Diary

4th December

Today we all looked at our research and planning so far and looked at the levels to see what we think we are achieving, it helped us know what needs to be done and how we can do it. We also wrote out our Order of shots. This was a rough idea of what shots we would like to have and when abouts we would liek to have them.

Problems that may occur

There are many problems that may occur when filming and editing our work. As we are filming our piece outside we could have problems with the weather and it could get very muddy. As it will be December, January and February time it also gets dark early so we will have to film very quickly. We also have to have loads of shots in our piece as it is an action film and we have to make it look fast and effective. Trying to find music to fit our piece could be difficult. Also getting the shots to look effective.

Order Of Shots

This is the order of our shots we would like to do so far:

• Medium-Low Angle shot covered with half a tree on the right, we see Simon run past and then Lewis just behind.


• We then have an over the shoulder shot from Lewis running after Simon (So we are looking at Simons back


• We then have a medium/long shot of Simon and Lewis running


• We then have a more distant shot of them both running from behind


• We then see Simon chuck his bag


• We then have a close up of the bag on the floor in the bush and see Lewis feet run past


• We then see them running again (Think of a different shot)


• We then have a shot to see Simon turning round to see where Lewis is


• We then have an establishing shot of the lake and a Long distance of Simon standing by the lake.


• We have a shot of Simon who is turning clockwise and the camera is turning anti-clockwise


• We have a point of view shot from Lewis in the bush looking at Simon and see Simon running and throwing the piece of paper in the lake


• We then have a close up of the paper in the lake


• We then go back to Simon and have a close up of his head as he hears a click


• And then we have a medium shot of a gun to Simons head


• Screen goes black and we hear a gun shot as the title appears

Research and Planning Evaluation

I think my work so far on research and planning is not basic, I have a good amount of work and have included, research on similar products of the genre, I have started looking at actors, costume, location and props. I have given myself 12/2o which is a low level 3.

Props

For our action opening sequence we will need props as they are important part to our opening seqeunce. We will need:

• Piece of paper


• Knife/Gun?


• Rucksack


• Rope


• A Van?

Music Ideas

We will have to find music that suits our genre.
It will have to be fast paced and suit how Lewis adn Simon are running otherwise it will look odd.

Action films check list

• Fast music
• Guns
• Weapons
• Physical Violence
• Fights
• Chase scenes
• Quick shots
• A main character and people who are against him
• Tight Editing
• Flashbacks

Opening two minutes of Bourne Supremacy

We watched the opening 2 minutes of the Bourne Supremacy. In the two minutes flashbakcs of teh first one appeared to remind the audience of what happened in the first film, as this was happening fast music was playing in the background to add tension and keep the audience interested. Also while this is happening we see the names of the actors appearing on the screen, to make the flashback images look quick there is fast editing and quick shots which are blurry to create mystery which will be unfolded later on in the film. Lots of different camera shots are used in the flashbacks but mostly point of view as we are seeing it from Jason Bourne's eyes. We then see him waking up in bed so he must of been dreaming his flashbacks. We follow him to the bathroom and his girlfriend wakes up and asks him if he is ok and that is two minutes. This was discluding the producers at the beggining.

This will help us think of time management and figure out how many shots there are in two minutes of an opening sequence. We do not want to film it all and only have a minutes worth. Bourne Supremacy is an action film that uses physical violence, quick shots and fast paced music to keep the audience entertained.

Media Work Diary

2nd December 09

Amy and Lewis watched Action films and what they have in the opening 2 minutes

Images from other Action films

Media Work Diary

1st December 09

• Amy- I decided on a location for the filming. I also helped choose the idea of the characters
• Lewis- Lewis has decided on the full film story and helped with the characters
• Simon- Simon chose ideas for our opening 2 minutes and what to put in it and helped with the characters
• We all added ideas to the opening sequence to develop and improve our idea, we also chose who will be in it and how will we do it.

Our Idea 2 for Action

This is a rough idea of what we would like to do for our final piece

• Black Screen and faced paced music starts
• Simon runs past the camera
• Lewis then runs past and follows
• We follow them in the woods
• Simon chucks his bag in the woods
• Lewis runs straight past after Simon (Chase scene)
• We then have more shots of them running
• Simon reaches the lake and looks around for Lewis
• Lewis is behind and watching queitly
• A twig snaps from one side of Simon and Lewis jumps out and grabs Simon
• They have a fight for afew seconds on the floor
• Simon chucks the piece of paper Lewis needs and wants into the lake so its gone forever
• Lewis is angry and grabs Simon
• On his bluetooth headset speaks to the person on the other side helping him and says we have got him (Something along those lines)
• Lewis takes (drags) Simon as he is the stronger person and takes him to the van that is parked on the side of the road.
• The man helping Lewis (Andrew) helps throws Simon into the back of the van to take them back to the place he is wanted.

We would like the location for this in Oxshott woods as it is a very good location for our work.

Preliminary Task- Better quality and backup

This is the second upload of our preliminary task in better quality.

Character Profiles

Lewis

• Lewis' character is called Daniel Smith a.k.a 'Bone'
• He is 32 years old
• 6'4 and weighs 12 stone

Simon

• Simon's character is unknown, we know that he is a terrorist but do not know his name
• He is 5'2
• Age unknown
• Simon's character is suspicious

The character profiles are important to our opening sequence because it gives our group an idea of how to present them and make them look when we are filming.

Costume Ideas

These are possible costumes for our characters, we do not know if we are having all of the characters in the paragraph but this is a rough idea. For our Action opening sequence costume will play an important part to tell the audience what sort of characters they are in a short space of time. Our main character is Lewis who is the chaser and will be wearing casual clothes as he is the chaser and is meant to blend in with the people around him, our second main important character is Simon who will be wearing very smart clothes as he is an important character. Amy and Alex are less important characters as they are not in the whole film as much but are needed for the opening two minutes. Amy is Simon's personal assistant who will also dress smart. Alex is the enemy and will be wearing casual/smart clothes, this shows that he did not expect to be chased.

Actors in Action films

Here is a list of actors who star in Action Films

• Harrison Ford (Star Wars and Indiana Jones)
• Daniel Craig (James Bond and Defiance)
• Mel Gibson
• Matt Damon (Bourne Films)
• Johnny Depp
• Orlando Bloom
• Sylvester Stalone
• Arnold Schwarzenegger

Different Types of Action Films

There are afew types of Action films. Such as Action, Action Comedy, Action films that take place in one scene, Animation action and heroic and gore action.

Action- This is the main type, which tells a story using more physical stuff than dialogue. eg, Terminator

Action Comedy- This involves Action and Comedy, in the action scenes they are more humourous than violent and rarely the characters die. Such as Charlies Angles and Rush Hour.

Female Protagonist- This action type is action but a female lead instead such as Lara Croft.

Genre Action

Action

Action in films is very popular because they keep you on the edge of your seat and are very interesting to a range of audiences. The story is more told and shown through physical action and faced paced music rather than dialogue. It also involves a hero and a "bad guy".

The Genre Action is also linked to horror and thriller.

List of different types of Action Films:

• Charlie's Angles
• James Bond
• Bourne films
• Die Hard
• Matrix
• Terminator
• Shooter
• X-Men
• Fast and Furious
• Rush Hour
• Transporter
• Hellboy
• Batman
• Rambo

Other Images

Images of Location

These are images of the location we would like to film our piece, it is down the road from where i live and is a good location for our filming, It suits the genre well as there is plenty of space to run and film in different parts of the woods, When it is nearly dark it will look very effective and help add tension for our filming. These are images I have copied from Google Maps, I will go to the loaction to take some pictures of the scene to show the different parts of the woods.

Location Ideas

These are some lookalike ideas for our opening sequence.

We would like to film it at dusk, just before it gets dark so you can still see but it adds to the tension.

Action Films

Action films.

Examples of chase scenes

This is an example of a car chase scene.

Another example of a chase scene

James Bond Trailer- Genre Action

We have added this trailer to our blogs because it is the same genre as our film, it has quick images and fast paced editing to show the action.

Film Institute

We have chosen this producer for our opening title sequence as it is short and fits well to the film. It will give us more footage of our filming aswell. They make big films which include some Action. Overall, I think that this is the best one for our piece.

Film Treatment- Full film

We will film the start of the film with a lot of action, we will do this because it will draw in the audience with lots of short sharp shots and with music that fits into the film which we will find when all the filming is finished, they will also want to know what is going to happen after.After the very quick start, we start to learn more about the past of both of the two characters and what they have done in the past and the problems they have had and what they have done to overcome them and how each affects them now e.g. one may have a problem like wife leaves him for another man and this makes him a very frustrated person and unable to trust anyone. We then learn the plot of what is happening, we learn who they are looking for and why (prime minister has been kidnapped and is being held.) The "bad guys" want £5,000,000 and for everyday that they don't get it, they order a terror attack to happen around the country and if they don't get anything in 30 days they say they will kill the prime minister. After three days they bomb Buckingham palace, House of commons and Heathrow airport and they agree to meet with the money and track him to the warehouse that they are keeping him, they bust trying to save the prime minister before another day comes. They under estimate how many men they have in the warehouse and mange to get the prime minister to a new secret location and they punish them by setting out to destroy everything.At the end they manage to save the prime minister and kill the leader of the "bad guys" just before the country is about to go into absolute chaos, after millions of pounds is lost in damages and the two main people that were mentioned at the start were considered heroes and the saviours of England.

Film Treatment-Opening 2 minutes

Opening 2 minutesWe are going to start our opening 2 minutes, with a low angle shot in a forest by the bottom of a tree. Then we see the first character running past, who is closely followed by the second character, they are both males one will be the good guy and the other will be the bad guy. The shots will be quick to show speed and intensity and also there will be a fast soundtrack over the top, which will engage the audicence and make them interested. They then have a scrap on the floor and the second character pulls out a weapon and then takes him to their office. We may use a sound bridge to make it flow from the forest to the office block. We will use either cars outside, a phone ringing or men shouting. Inside the office block we see the man who is tied to a chair, and out of him. The main guy who is in charge will be in a suit so will be shown as very powerful, with lots of low angle shots. We then hear that they have captured him because he knows where someone is, that they are looking for and at the end we find out that the guy they captured has secretly eaten poison and has died so they have no leads anymore.It is set at dusk, so there is little light. The characters are wearing (one tracksuit, other maybe suit.) Shows which characters are in charge. Props are a chair, rope, weapon (Gun-fake), make up and fake blood to create a beaten up effect.Set in a local woods.We will use a non copyright fast paced music.

Second Idea- Genre Action

As I could not find people to be in my romantic comedy, I am doing an Action film as it would be easier and more types of shots can be added.
Lewis, Simon and Me are going to look at action films and analyse them.
We are also looking at chase scenes and images suitable for our Action film.

Images for Location Ideas

This is my house and the park behind my house. These are the locations for my filming.