Filming Problems

We set out on Tuesday morning to begin filming, however we encountered many problems with the weather. Especially the wind which drastically effected the quality of the audio of all the footage we captured in the day. The audio will disrupt the continuity when it comes to editing and will not look professional. 

The location was also very far away further away, meaning that we had to carry a lot of equipment which then meant it took a long time to set up and eating into time which could have been spent filming.

Typograhpy

When choosing what font to use for my poster i wanted to pick the one that most of my target audience preferred. so i chose these five, of which i personally like and asked 10 people witch one was there favorite.

there were more votes for "Bronx Bystreets"(the third font down) and this is why I have chosen this font for my poster.

Costumes

For our short film all of the characters will be soldiers, and obviously will require uniforms. However there are two types of characters; Germans and British soldiers. There are four German characters and only one British character. 

We already have both costumes to hand as last year we gathered the costumes for our "Nazi Zombie" opening scene. obviously this is a key part for our short film, as is any mis en scene in any type of film especially war films, as the uniform helps the audience identify the genre straight away.

Lighting

When we film our short, we hope to create an atmosphere that has a strong impact on the audience. in war films it is conventional to have quite a depressing/gloomy atmosphere. we hope to recreate this by using low key lighting.


When we film our short film the opening scene will be at night and will require a two point lighting set up, this is in order to create an atmosphere with the low key lighting, giving it a look of professionalism. Also making it possible to actually see the subject in the scene.

However the rest of the short is set during the day and will not require any artificial lighting and we shall just use the natural light produced by the sun.

Shot List

In order to help with organisation, a shot list was created. This allowed us to know on the day of filming; what shot was next, what lens it required, and the movement of the camera. Being this organised helped filming be less stressful as well as saving crucial time when actually filming.

Shot List Scene 1 PDF

Shot List Scene 2 PDF

Shot List Scene 3 PDF

Shot List Scene 4 - Part 1 PDF

Shot List 11:1:14 PDF

Shot List 28:1:14 PDF

Call Sheet

Call Sheet 1 by charliesch96

Call Sheet 2 by charliesch96

Call Sheet 3 by charliesch96

Permission Slip

One of the locations in one scene, we plan to film in the church and so we have contacted the council and constructed a permission slip for them to sign, stating weather or not they will allow us to film there. We thought that this is the right thing to do also so that they are aware of the fact we are filming in the village.

Risk Assessment

Risk Assesment

Prop List

Prop list

Casting

In our script we have two characters, one German and the other is a British soldier. We have as a group carefully thought about and decided who to cast for these roles based on there acting skills and reliability to turn up to film.

As many of our friends have busy lives and will struggle to always get to the location we have chosen actors that are reliable, and who also conveniently live in the village. meaning that there should not be an issue with getting people to turn up to the location.

Ident

This is our ident that will play at the start of our short. the fire effect is simple however it is very effective as it has link to within the film as well as having connotations of danger, anger and destruction. wich can all come under the same topic of the "war" genre.

Storyboard

Filming a short film or any kind of film can sometimes be overwhelming trying to get to a finished product. To make sure that everything runs as smoothly as possible with the production of our film we have tried to be as organised as possible. An example of this was creating a storyboard, which can allow us to get a visual idea, of shot for shot what our short will look like, before filming any scenes.

Script

After coming up with a plot that we all liked and was realistically achievable based on, ease of access to location, and reliability of actors to turn up week in and week out, we have come up with a script.

When we came up with the idea for our story line we got a lot of inspiration from a short war film called "8" by Acim Vasic (2010) which featured little if no dialogue this is why our script is more descriptive in terms of screenplay, rather than dialogue.

A2 Media - Script (3)

Location Scouting

We have chosen to film our short film in Upper Boddington, However in one scene, we plan to film in the church in the village, and require a permission slip. We have chosen to film here because of the ease of access, as well as the fact the village is full of old houses and will suit the time period where the film is set. Where we filmed last year in a field filled with many types of old vehicles was a good location, however we feel it is too modern for this project and will not suit the theme very well.