The Production Name

I had created the the production name with the aid of adobe effects. My limitations were that it had been the first time I had used this software at the same time it was a positive because it enabled me develop more skills in computer graphics and visual effects. But to create the piece was so time consuming, however as I progressed I had got a lot better and experienced in using the software.

Production Scheduling

Time and Date of Filming: 

Wednesday 23rd Feburary 2011, 7.00am onwards

Actors and Crew

Director/ editor- Anid Bytyci

Producer- Kayan Patel

Adobe after effects- Graham Oddoye

Camera man- Anid Bytyci
Damien Taze -Michael Oddoye

Youths-Graham Oddoye 

             Savion Bepot

Youth in trouble- Shey Hinds-meikle



This is the camera that we used to do our filming

All in all, the beginning of our movie starts off very well. Our inspiration came from movies such as Kidulthood and One Day where directors such as Noel Clarke are well known for using simple yet effective camera shots. As you can see in the video below titled "Kidulthood-blinded by the lights" there are many shots which are deliberately blurred to correlate in with the emotion through the song used. 

Here in our opening scene we have created a head and shoulder shot which is deliberately blurred due to the footage being recorded with no tripod or dolly support. This gives it a "rough and grime" effect which the viewer will associate with Damiens personality.  

The mise-en-scene was very important when filming our location. As we could not shoot it at night due to not having the correct lighting equipment this meant we had to shoot the footage in the day thus meaning colours would appear much brighter on screen. For example on the picture above there is a billboard displaying bright red and yellow colours. This would would intervene with the mood our scene has created before this shot as bright primary colours are associated with happiness and joy therefore it might cause the viewer to take the scene less seriously. Had this been thoroughly organised, the sign could have been temporarily removed to create a more authentic mis-en-scene.  

Here in this emotional scene taken from a part of kidulthood (no copyright infringement intended) it shows the characters walking through the crowded city at night. Bright primary colours are kept to a minimum and this increases the viewers perception of dark gloomy colours such as dull browns and greys.

This is similar to our piece in terms of mise-en-scene, we had a location in which there were colours such as dark browns and greys which would create a thriller-type atmosphere.

The music that was used was very important as this would reflect the characters feelings and create a mood for that particular scene.

Location/Equipment/Music

Location

In our film treatment and opening scene description, the first part of the movie ends with Damien going  back to help the struggling youth in the alley way. So we need to find a convinient area which would be quiet in the day so our filming will not get distrupted and so we dont have to ask the council for permission to close the area because that may take months and could cost us money as we would have to pay businesses in that area the money that they would usually earn for that period of closure. Also, because our opening scene involves a group of youths confronting a young teenager, people may become startled by this and may intervine in the situation or they may call the police. So a few filming in progress signs so the public do not become frightened by this event and we would have to research or possibly ask the council about rules of filming in our local area.

Conviniently, the members of our group all live pretty close together in Croydon and we cannot pick a location which involves travelling far, for example, in Central London because first of all theres many people there so our filming might be distrupted and if mistakes are made then it would be very costly and time consuming to keep having to go there again. Also, we would have to ask permission because there are many cameras in London and the camera operators may not be aware of the filming going on and Police may be callled.

A possible location is near my house which is located on Swain Road in Thornton Heath and one road away, there is an alley way which is ussualy very quiet.

This is the route that our group has decided for our actor Damien to take, and it was also chosen to match the shooting script. So the initial planned route is that Damien starts in the middle of Marion Road, crosses the road to Bensham Manor road, sees the group of youths confronting the younger teenager in the alley way and then decides to carry on, and then turns back. The alley way cannot be seen on google maps, but it's litterally just in front of Swain road.

Thornton Heath doesn't have the greatest reputation and isn't the most safest area in London, so we will need to take care of our equipment. Also, it would be wise to film very early in the morning, just after sunrise so there's less chance of our filming being distrupted by the public, and also our group needs to keep an eye of the weather so we don't miss any good filming opportunities as we dont have artificial lighting for the dark and also so we don't get caught up in the rain.

These were pictures that Anid had taken on his phone of the location we were going to use for our film. The images are taken in a typical South London borough. It was a sunny day so the original pictures came out very bright which is not the image that we want for our movie. This is because the genre is going to be a thriller type gangster movie, and bright colours would not set the mood for the movie. Next to every ordinary picture I have put an edited photo to see the difference of what it would look like in our movie. Many films have to have a coulor correction layer over them to give them that aesthetic "movie look" which makes it look much different to the original footage. 

To create the edits, all Anid reduced the brightness, increase contrast and reduce saturation in each of the pictures. For our movie we would have to insert a colour correction layer over the original footage so it gives it a more professional look.

Equipment

 This is the mobile phone we used in the screening

Music

The type of music used in this scene is a "grime" instrumental. Grime music is associated with culture mainly in South London.

This is the camera that we used to do our filming

Scripts/Shooting Scripts

PICTURE	TIME (aprox)	AUDIO
Low angle shot of back bicycle wheel turning. Camera is facing upwards at an angle of approximately 45 degrees.	0.02	Pleonastic sound of clicking of bottom bracket in back wheel
Cut to: Damien picking up bike so that it is the right way up. Camera starts from low angle shot from handle bars and slowly tilts up	0.04	Natural Diagetic
Cut to: Back wheel of bike falling on the floor, (possibly in slow motion)	0.01	Pleonastic sound of tire hitting ground
Low angle shot of Damiens hand testing brakes. His hand and brakes are at bottom left corner of screen and at first camera is focused on his hands but with manual focus we loose focus of his hand and can see his face at which we see him give a nod of satisfaction to his work.	0.03	Pleonastic sound of brakes tightening.
Damien then gets onto his bike. Shown with Low angle shot 1 foot away from rear of bike, highest point in the frame that is visible of Damiens body is his waist and lowest point is the ground. Damiens hand reaches into his pocket.		Diagetic
Cut to: Close up match on action shot of Damiens hand getting his phone out. Cut to: Damien using phone, low angle shot, phone is close to camera but we can see Damiens face and body above. Cut to: Back to Match on action close up of phone in Damiens hand as he chooses the song he wants to play.	0.01 0.01 0.02	Pleonastic Music turns on in sync as he presses play. The audio soundtrack is all we can hear at the moment.
Damien puts his phone back into his pocket and rides off. Low angle shot from waist as Damien rides past camera	0.02	Soundtrack
Damien starts riding his bike on the pavement. Tracking shot can be done by using a bmx with stunt pegs on back (one person riding bike and camera man standing on pegs on back of bike)		Soundtrack
Cut to tracking shot: Camera tracking shot is on road filming Damien as he’s riding his bike.	0.03	Soundtrack
Cut to: Over the shoulder shot from Damien looking at a group of youths on other side of road. Cut to: low angle shot from group of youths talking, camera rises upwards until we see the youth notice Damien and turns head towards him. In the shot we see Damien riding past in the background but two youths are in the frame. Cut to: Close up of Damien’s face, staring at the youths (remember to use rule of third) and Damien then looks away and continues riding.	0.02 0.04 0.02	Soundtrack
Damien approaches the end of the road and stops, ready to cross and is looking for traffic both ways.
Tracking long shot going past Damien as he is at the end of the road.	0.03	Soundtrack
Damien crosses the road, and starts riding on road 2 (Bensham Manor road) Tracking shot on road showing Damien riding his bike on pavement.	0.5
As Damien reaches the alley way he realises his shoe lace is undone and stops to do it up and as he goes to do his shoe lace he sees a group of youths bullying a girl. Over the shoulder shot of Damien as he’s riding bike, camera tilts downwards to show his undone shoelace. Cut to:  low angle shot of Damien looking downwards at his laces. Cut to: Match on action of Damien stopping the bike with the brakes. Cut to: Mid shot of Damien getting off bike and kneeling down to the floor and gets his phone out to stop music Cut to: Match on action shot close up of phone in hand showing him pressing stop Cut back to: Mid shot of Damien about to do shoe laces but looks up Cut to: over the shoulder shot of Damien looking up to see the 3 youths bullying the younger youth halfway down the alley way. Cut to: Wide shot (a quarter way up the alley way) showing Damien looking at the youths.	0.04 0.02 0.01 0.05 0.03 0.04 0.3 0.04	Soundtrack Diagetic Voices of youths and younger youth
Damien gets back onto his bike but keeps glancing down the alley way. Medium close up shot from his head height as he gets up to go on his bike and rides away it turns into a mid shot.	0.06	Diagetic
As Damien is riding away from the alley way he has a sudden change of mind and pauses while his conscience battles with his feelings whether he should go back and help or not.
Mid shot of Damien riding bike, camera is slightly tilted upwards and his face is very clear. Cut to: Match on action close up of hand pulling brakes Cut to: Match on action of back tire skidding Cut to: Close up shot to extreme close up shot of Damiens face as he gets closer to the camera. Sudden pause of around 5 seconds as he decides what to do.	0.05 0.01 0.01 0.06	Diagetic Pleonastic sound of tire skidding
Damien turns around and starts riding the other way, As he does so the camera tilts upwards and the name of the movie is revealed through editing.	0.03	Soundtrack