Script

Script

(Camera rises up from an object in the foreground, be that a tree, bush, etc. interrogator walks in from the left hand side of the scene. [Nothing can be heard apart from the wind blowing.] Interrogator walks to doors, doors open, [footsteps can now be heard] interrogator walks down corridor. The camera will keep on cutting between the two scenes until the interrogator reaches the door to the room.)

Interrogator: Alright?

Person being interrogated: Yeah I’m alright

(Interrogator chucks paper on the table, writing can be seen on the paper but cannot be read)

Interrogator: So, who gave you that insane amount of money?

Person being interrogated: The guy who I know who knows a guy

Interrogator: What is that supposed to mean?

Person being interrogated: You tell me.

(Goes silent for about 2 seconds)

Interrogator: You’ll be going away for a long time whatever you say, we know what you did, we just need to know where you got your funding.

Person being interrogated: I got my funding from halfway across the world so I don’t know why you’re standing in here and not out there.

(Loud huff from the interrogator)

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This was the very quick, early script that we used and made better throughout our filming process, i think having this basic guideline helped us get to our final video as we were able to loosely improve on the dialogue as we carried on filming

Filming

Judging by the general attitude towards the filming process in our group, the filming went very well, we all knew what we were doing, what the group as a whole wanted to do, and how we were going to do it, this was generally because we were able to easily communicate freely our ideas within our group, and we could evaluate whether we wanted to implement that idea in to our filming process or not, and whether it would make for a better effect for the end of our project, as we all wanted to make a fairly decent film.

Communication within a group is key, and we found this to be important. everyone had there roles in the creation of the film, one of our group members didn't want to be in the video so we agreed that he would do the filming. Another member in our group said he wanted to be the main person in the video, so he done most of the acting as well as editing as he insisted. I decided i would also be in the film, but also wanted to do some of the camerawork and editing as well, so i helped with all three and also wrote the script with the help of the cameraman. This allowed us all to feel comfortable with what we were doing and made sure that we were also all doing something to contribute towards the final video which definitely made the filming process easier than expected.

I don't usually work in groups but it isn't a new experience to me either. I found our group to be exceptionally efficient and work really well together as a whole.

Some of the difficulties that did occur whilst we were filming though was where we were going to film, as we were limited to the school grounds, so finding somewhere that would suit our film was tricky, so we had to ask if we could use one of the rooms that was available to us for our filming for about half an hour, which wasn't a problem with the person who allowed us to.

Another difficulty whilst filming was sound, as it was hard to find a decent area that was going to be quiet around school grounds, but we overcame that by adding our own sound effects as a separate layer in the editing process. This was the case in the opening shot of our film, where our group member walks towards the door, but the camera is relatively far away so the footstep sounds wouldn't pick up. Instead of just leaving that scene as is with no footstep sounds, what we done is we gathered my footstep samples from different areas around the school, chose what one sounded best, and used the sound of my footsteps instead. The editor also made the footsteps sounds in sync so it sounded as well as looked realistic as well.

Storyboard process

First of all before we came up with an idea of what our short film would be, we needed to start brainstorming the genres that we had in mind that we wanted to use. Our first choice of genre was going to be horror, but then the group and I came to the realisation that it probably wouldn't be a good idea as we couldn't come up with any quick story to fit with the time frame that is set, plus it wouldn't look as good as the second idea that we came up with.
The second genre that we thought of was a crime drama, we all agreed that this genre was going to be better than the horror genre so we focused on this instead, we didn't come up with any more genre ideas after this because time was holding us back, so we decided to go more in depth with what the film would look like and how it would plan out.

(Brief summary of our genre brainstorm)

We then started working on what camera shots would be shown in the video, how the camera would move, and any special camera effects we could use that would potentially enhance our film. we all decided that we wanted our film to be in black and white, as it would give a better feel to a "crime drama" genre sort of style. We decided on this fairly quickly too, and then started designing the story board.

The group and I wanted to make an interrogation scene which started of with the interrogator walking towards a set of double doors and the camera rises up from the bushes, and then starts to track his movements. The interrogator would then walk down the stairs that are in his path, walk towards the doors and open them, making the needed "match on action" shot in our film. There may be some mood music in the back of the film, but that means finding music that we want that is not copyrighted, which may be hard, so we might have to do some research in to that nearer the time of the editing process.

This scene will then cut after he's walked through the door to a scene of the same man walking down the corridor, it will easily be traceable for the viewers as the scene will show the interrogator walking towards the left (where the corridor is) and will then cut. This scene would show the interrogators face as it probably wouldn't be seen beforehand, as the camera had always been behind him. the camera will be placed at the end of the corridor, and will also show the door to the left of his path in the shot to show his destination. The characters would be seen fully here, giving insight as to what the interrogator looks like. if there is no mood music, his footsteps would be clearly heard, if there is mood music, there will be editing so it makes the footsteps louder.

This scene will then cut to show the camera inside a brown paper bag (will probably be a grey-ish colour in the film since its black and white) with sheds of light shining through it. A heart beat is heard in the background, as well as heavy breathing. This is supposed to simulate the head of the person that is inside the plastic bag, so the viewers can see what that person who's head is inside the bag sees. The camera might jolt to the left and the right to simulate the person looking around in shock as they do not know what's going on.

The camera would then cut back to the interrogator after about 3 seconds, more zoomed in on the interrogators face, showing the stern look, emotionless. it would track the interrogators face as he walks, the head would probably bob a little bit from side to side to show the motion, and the background will move backwards, to show the movement of the interrogator towards the door. footsteps appear to be louder here, and the heartbeat from the previous scene is still present here.

Another match on action is seen here, the interrogator walk through the door to the interrogation room, where the person with the bag over his head is. The bag is lifted off the persons head and some dialogue is said from the same person. This is a shot, and then a reverse shot shows the interrogator saying something  to that person. This uses the 180 degree rule that is seen in most dialogue scenes.

Name and Candidate number

Name: Joe Fisher
Candidate: 2196