Planning

James Esdaile

Outlines for short film

1)      Mystery drama film: follow the idea of a character being kidnapped and held hostage, although when someone tries to come and help him escape, it turns out to be a trap. This idea may be too complex for such a short film as our short film will only be approximately 5 minutes. The short film may take influences from this trailer, like the setting, characters and lighting.

2)      Setting: shot in Woking, although idea is set in London as the character’s apartment Is set there.

 

Another idea for this 5-minute short film is a follow on to this trailer. The film could be a carry on from the trailer, where someone had been kidnapped and hasn’t been found. In the short film, his best friend could be living his life, without his friend who had been kidnapped. The short film could revolve around how his life has changed so much since he lost his friend, showing flashbacks, compared to what he does now.

Actors: I could use one of my friends as the main actor in this film. Saul Ward or Misha Scott.

Lighting: If our film is a realist drama, the lighting needed would have to be natural, quite bright, and fitting to the moments mood. This means that if the scene is sad, the lighting may have to be quite dull and less saturated to compliment the mood of the scene.

Sound: The non-diegetic sound would be music, similar to the music used in the Apex trailer. This was a soundtrack taken from the film: Her, by Spike Jonze. The band name is: Arcade Fire. The music produced for the film is a variety of intense, bright timbre music and slow, happy and sad electronic orchestral and music. The diegetic sound will be focused on the natural sound of the area. This may be the sound at a train station or in a more natural area like the woods, where birds and leafs in the wind may be heard. Other areas may focus on the dialogue of the scene, although I think the film may only have a small amount of dialogue to keep the mood fitting to the type of genre.

 

Rayan

IDEAS:

My idea continues from my trailer, named ‘Revenge’, where there is a singular drug dealer selling products to the main character Steve who runs short of funds to pursue his narcotic venture in Woking; Steve manages to find a gun to defend himself and kill the dealer to save himself.

NOW:

1.      Setting:

The film will take place in Woking, fortunately enough we do not need permission to record – we will primarily use the park as it is densely populated which gives us the opportunity to record time lapses and etc.

2.      Character:

Steve will continue to be the main protagonist who now attempts to fix his life and stop using drugs.

3.      Lighting:

Most of the lighting in my idea will persist of high key lighting to bring out the depth and detail. Furthermore, the overall narrative of my picture will be Steve fixing his ridiculous ways. Similarly, the sound will be non-diegetic to express the realistic aspect of the film.

4.      Actors:

We will continue using family friends to keep the overall cost of the picture low as we don’t have a budget to use. All props used in the film have been provided by Woking College to portray characters more in depth.