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Filming Dates Wednesday 21st November- Opening Shot Tuesday 27th November- Ryan   Scenes Part 1 of the Chase Scene Escape from the threat by Car Friday 30th November- Ryan  Scenes Exploration Scenes Arriving Home (Boot of Car) Tuesday 4th December- Ella Scenes Map Scene Dialogue before sleeping Friday 7th December- Zombie Scenes Part 2 of Chase Scene Extra Environmental shots with Zombies Tuesday 11th December- Ryan Scenes Waking Up Driving Off Friday 14th December- Ryan/Zombie/Ella Scenes Final Fight Scene Extra Shots if needed Prague (17th-22nd)- Dream Sequence  Locations 21st- HOME 27th- ABANDONED CARE HOME/COUNTRY ROADS 30th- FIELDS/ARBURY 4th- COUNTRY ROADS/ABANDONED CARE HOME 7th- ABANDONED CARE HOME/BRIDGE-FIELDS 11th- ABANDONED CARE HOME/COUNTRY ROADS 14th- ABANDONED CARE HOME

Fragments-Filming Plan Opening-00:20 (1) Infected Scene (Quiet)-000:55 (2) Driving Away-1:45 (3) Scavenging-2:20 (4) Arrives 'home'-2:55 (5) Dream Sequence-03:30 (6) Fight Scene-4:30 (7) Ending-05:00 (8) 1. A slow, steady zoom into either a radio or a TV screen, speaking of/showing an 'event' that brought the world to destruction. This is shown in a pitch black room with either a single spotlight lighting the area, or simply the TV screen switching on allowing for light. 2. Environmental shots followed by the protagonist searching the environment with screams in the distance. This is followed by Ryan finding a zombie that he once knew before the virus spread. 3.  After the character jumps in his car, we see quick close ups of him starting it up and driving away from the location. We see him holding an area of his body that is bleeding, showing how he is in need of bandages/aid. 4. This short sequence slows down the film slightly before speeding...

Fragments-Changes in the Plot So far, there have been a few changes from my original idea for my short film that have been altered/scrapped completely due to casting changes, location changes, and the realisation that they may be too tricky to shoot.  To begin with, I decided to change the person who was playing the main charcater as I knew the originals timetable would not match up with mine. Therefore, making it difficult for us to film for long periods of time. I decided to chnage this to a male character, played by a closer friend who I know I can meet up with far easier. Because of this chnage, I decided to scrap the fight scene I originally planned for the nd if the scene and turned it into more of an escape style scene with a lot of tension through a large, isolated environment. In addition, I was planning to use the original actresses house to film in or by, so the ‘base’ that the Milan character will return to later in the film is less of a home now and more of ...

Important Details Title Ideas ( The underlined words represent the starting word that I’ve branched off from for Title ideas. The bold words represent my favourite choices) Memories — Remnants — Fragments — Echoes Of _______—Before the ________ Zombie —Infected—Infestation— Horde —Scavenger— Alone —Solo—Solus—Isolated—Remains—Last—Outlasted Abandoned — Desolate —Ancient—Haunted Dystopia —Hell—Afterlife—Crisis—Nuclear—Inferno—Atomic— Virus Final Title -Fragments Detailed Flashback Scenes  ( As a larg e portion of the narrative to the film revolves around flashbacks to a world before as well as hallucinations surrounding a lost loved one, these are the draft ideas for what short scenes will take place among the survival-style plot.) Hallucinations   -Several shots of ‘B’ in the opening escape scene (Hidden) -Hidden among other shots through the scavenging and driving sequences. -Only include dialogue once reaching the ‘home’ location a...

Short Film-Advanced Plot (Changing the main character to Jake Worley as my timetable compared to India's does not match up well. This will result in some changes to scenes to suit the film and actor better.) Basic Plot 2 The film opens with either a TV or a radio giving a broadcast of some form of global event. The protagonist (A) can be seen collecting resources before realising there is a zombie nearby. After attempting to sneak out the abandoned building he is in, he can be seen sprinting away from the threat running behind him out of focus. He leaps into his car and speeds away down a long empty road, constantly glancing at his mirrors. He is dazed and confused, and collects resources on his way to a location he doesn't quite remember. During the journey, we see flashbacks of him scavenging and exploring the desolate world, running from other threats. Once home (Sanctuary), he finds bandages to heal his wounds as we view images of the world before whatever ...

Short Film Planning Basic Ideas/Themes Dystopian Setting                                                                                         Genre -Sci-Fi/Thriller Post Apocalyptic world Devoid of human life  Abandoned Strcutures Isolated Filming locations Dark and Emotional storyline Would love to include: -A car chase/stealing scene -A realistic fight scene -Flashbacks of the world before the event (Prague) -An opening which jumps straight into the action + And also doesn't include the character waking up. Basic Plot The protagonist (A) can be seen speeding down a long empty road, constantly glancing at her mirrors. She is dazed and confused, and collects resources on her way to a location she doesn't quite remember. During her ...

Wong Kar-Wei Wong Kar-Wei is a premier auteur of Hong Kong cinema. This auteur is a filmmaker who is able create movies with dazzling images as well as display a clear sense of romanticism. He is well known for his broad ideas while creating experimental films, although wishes not to appear in any of his own films himself. After taking graphic design and a desire to write scripts for action and romantic films, he knew he wanted to become something more at a young age. Now, in his best movies such as Chungking Express and Fallen Angels. In these, his heavy emphasis and focus on unspoken feelings and thoughts gives him his own unique style of telling a narrative. As well as this, his settings, and specific features of his films show his original approach to making interesting stories. For example, in his 2004 film, '2046', Kar-Wei uses a late 1960's setting and adds elements of a sic-fi, futuristic setting which are imagined by the central character....

Silent Film-Evaluation During this project, we chose to make a short, silent film revolving around a basic plot of someone having an item stolen, in a Chaplin style 2 minute film. We attempted to use the editing style of movies such as Sunrise and other Chaplinexamples we have already seen. For example, we included a traditional style of subtitling part way through, as well as altering the shots to black and white. In addition, we sped certain shots up especially toward the end to around 125%, to recreate the way in which movies were played at the time.  Also, we tried to use longer takes toward the start to set up the location, and used elements of silent films we have already seen such as their use of reflections and shadows. This is why we slightly adjusted shadows, highlights, and the contrast of different shots in our editing. During the creation of the short film, we changed the style to become much more up beat, reminiscent of the Chaplin era with elements of comedy...

RISK FADE IN: EXT. OPEN SETTING. MID DAY A teenage boy THROWS a DICE up in the air (Slow Motion) SHOW EMPTY ENVIRONMENT AND MAIN PROTAGONIST BOY V.O. LAYERED DIALOGUE I roll a one I live, I roll a two I die. The dice decides everything. It’s all a game. I live by the dice. The boy is SITTING down on a long grassy patch. He ROLLS the dice in his HAND while LOOKING around the empty setting. EXT. CUT TO THE BOY LISTENING TO MUSIC THROUGH EARPHONES, WHILE A BUSY ROAD CAN BE SEEN IN THE DISTANCE. A CAR SPEEDS PAST, CAUSING THE BOY TO QUICKLY TURN HIS HEAD TO LOOK. BOY V.O. Three and below I follow, four and above I don’t. EXT.THE DICE LANDS ON A ONE AND THE BOY BEGINS TO MOVE AFTER THE CAR-FOLLOWING IT HOME. HE PEERS ROUND A HEDGE AND LOOKS IN EVERY WINDOW OF THE HOUSE TO SEE IF ANYONE IS THERE. ONCE THE DRIVER HAS DISAPPEARED, HE IS READY TO STEAL THE CAR. The boy shifts towards the CAR and crouches down by the SIDE of it near the ...

Circular shot of dice on the floor to display the key theme of the film. Boy looks at the dice in his hand and slowly rolls it around showing the numbers 1-6. Tilt shot down to boy-We see a car driving past in the distance. This distracts him and he quickly stands up ready to go after it. With a roll of the dice, this decides whether he should follow the car or not. Tracking/Stationary shots of the boy walking toward the driveway. Short clips front and behind to display movement. Panning shot of the car pulling into the driveway and parking. Extreme close up of the wheel as it comes to a steady stop. After the boy steals the car, include many extreme close ups and long shots displaying the environment.  Boy gets out the car and walks over a wooden bridge (Over Camera) Boy shows the dice away after receiving multiple numbers of bad luck. Smooth transition between the boy and a new character walking in from out of frame. Final ...

Evaluation During the planning stages of our short film, we considered the ideas of gambling and risk as we wanted to try and create a thriller. We came up with the idea of using a dice to decide a person’s life choices and how lucky they are depending on what number they roll. This was perfect as a starting point as it gave us a lot of options and paths to go down during the filming to truly showcase the events that could occur in someone’s life if this was a reality.  As we had created the basic plot and style of the project, we began to think about locations. We wanted to stay away from usual locations that both of us had used before as we needed to create something unique and original. Therefore, we stayed close to my house and filmed within fields, large open areas, and by the sides of roads in order to make the film flow with other scenes involving a car. This was due to the fact that we filmed many shots showing the main character stealing a car because of rolls on...

Orson Welles Auteur Analysis Orson Welles is a classic Film Noir filmmaker who appears in most of the movies he creates. His signature style is extremely noticeable throughout his films as he often deals with death, crime, and includes a strong female character. To add to the theme of crime and mystery, Welles often uses low-key, high contrast lighting to distort to hide the faces of many of his characters. Due to most of his films being shot in black and white because of the restrictions at the time, this causes filmmakers at the time to focus more on shadows and low-key/high-key lighting to create the atmosphere for the films.  In addition, Orson Welles often shows the downfall of a main character, sometimes the 'detective'. He does this by incorporating themes of isolation and corruption. Welles also includes the concept of the  'right and wrong' or 'moral and immoral' in his films to show contrasting sides to the plot. Take 'The Lady from Shan...