Music for Opening Sequence

• This sound bite of the door closing is extremely effective as it is the very first sound the audience hears. It is as if life is closing the door to the main characters future and it hammers to the audience that this is where the action took place. 

• During the first flashback sequence the Drone Dark Suspense 3 soundbite is used. This soundbite sounds strange and weird which suits the quick creepy flashbacks. 

• The school university soundbite is used to make Mohammed snap out of his flashback. It also confirms that they are in a school environment.

• Changing the soundbite to Drone Dark Suspense 1 when David and Jovan enter the lunch hall also adds to the mood as it raises the tension.

• The soundbite when there is a Birdseye view of Mohammed walking out of the school is Lobby Conversation. This is used to create the atmosphere of a school environment as it shows the commotion of school.

• The final soundbite is of police sirens as the opening title is shown. This creates the idea that criminal activity is about to take place throughout the movie and also that someone is on the run.

Why Flashbacks?

When the decision to slightly change our movie was made we didn't want to waste the previous footage we took earlier in the project. As a team we came up with the idea of incorporating the previous footage in our new project through flashbacks. We came to the conclusion that using flashbacks would allow us to use interesting editing tools on imac to saturate and play around with the colour to make the flashback more strange and vivid. Much like in the movie Limitless where colour is constantly messed with to show the contrast of when he is feeling high or low.

Change in cast

Since we changed the plot and the new story didn't need as much people as the original we reduced the cast.
the new cast is:

Mohammed
He is the main protagonist in the story. He is trying to get away from his difficult dangerous past which he continuously thinks about. Through flashback it shows his past lifestyle and what made him finally want to change and move away from his past. 
                                                                          

 David
An old acquaintance from Mohammed's past. David along with Jovan try to recruit Mohammed to join them in another dangerous job.

Jovan 
Another person from Mohammed's past. Set Deonisy on fire in front of Mohammed which leads Mohammed to turn away from gang life and crime. He doesn't want Mohammed to leave his old ways because he already knows too much.

Deonisy 
set on fire by Jovan for reasons unknown. Mohammed is shocked by the sight of watching him burn to death which leads him to turn away from David and Jovan.

Location

 

Interrogation scene; Outside of the school Gym

Pros

• Great location as it is tucked away from the rest of the school so we were able to take more risks compared to inside school
• Spikes makes the location look more threatening and suitable for the interrogation scene
• Caged up windows also creates a dangerous image which suits the genre

Cons

• Lighting issues as the natural lighting affects the quality of the image as the genre is very dark and the bright natural light contrast effects the genre
• It is impossible to actually have any speaking as the wind effects the quality of the audio to the point where it is hard to hear anything

Lunch Hall: scene after the flash back

Pros 

• Great environment to show the isolation of the main character as the room is completely empty. 
• No distractions if timed correctly as it is closed off to students when there are lessons

Cons

• Issues with sound as cooking staff are generally cooking at the back
• continuity issues if all the chairs are packed up when you want to film

New Script

Scene 1:
BLACK FRAME - WHITE TEXT (FADE IN)

• WCS MEDIA PRESENTS, AN AS MEDIA PRODUCTION & CAST (FADE IN)

Goes straight to Mohammed Looking out of the window (CU)

The audience see that he is looking at a specific place (POV)

(WHITE FADE) FLASHBACK (STRANGE MUSIC)

Spikes winding down in slow mo (CU)

Jovan holding Deonisy whilst David opens the gasoline bottle (HIGH ANGLE SHOT)

Either David or Jovan flicking at a flame with a disposable lighter (ECU)

Scene 2:

END OF FLASHBACK

Mohammed ends up in the lunch hall he is unaware how he got there (WS)

He gets a text from Jovan which says "whats up \Mo? we need to talk, where are you?"(CU)

(WHITE FADE) FLASHBACK

Mohammed + Jovan + David are in a line together. Camera spins 180 degrees and reverses-sped up (MS)

END OF FLASHBACK

Mohammed gets up to leave and hide. He does not reply to the text. The lunch hall is left empty (WS/ES)

Scene 3:

Jovan and David walk in to an empty lunch hall looking for Mohammed and find an empty hall (MS)

Frustrated they storm out

BLACK FADE

Scene 4:

Mohammed comes out of his hiding place and blends into the crowd of pupils as he leaves school he does not realize he is being followed by David and Jovan (BIRDSEYE VIEW)

BLACK FADE

POLICE SIRENS CAN BE HEARD GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER - THE TITLE "RUN-AWAY" APPEARS AND FADES ALONG WITH THE MUSIC 

New Shot List

Scene 1:

1. close up shot of        (Mohammed looking out of the window)
2. High angle shot
3. Close up
4. over the shoulder shot
5. Jump close ups of outside of gym

Scene 2:

1. Close up    (Mohammed in deep thought about past)
2. Over the shoulder
3. wide/mid shot     (Mohammed coming out of thought and recollecting his surroundings)
4. Panning establishing shot of lunch hall 
5. Mid shot of Mohammed
6. Long shot    (Mohammed getting phone out of his pocket as he receives a text)
7. Close up of phone
8. Close up of Mohammed
9. Mid shot of Mohammed
10. close up of text on the phone
11. close up of his reaction to the text
12. close up rotated to a different angle of Mohammed's face
13. Close up of him twirling the phone on the table with his fingers
14. wide shot if Mohammed getting up to leave
15. Mid shot of Mohammed leaving
16. close up of Mohammed's hand pushing door open#
17. establishing shot of empty lunch hall
18. wide shot of door where Mohammed left

Scene 3:

1. mid two shot of Jovan and David in the lunch hall (David and Jovan enter the lunch hall seconds after Mohammed leaves)
2. close up shot of David looking around the room
3. Close up of Jovan looking around the lunch hall
4. close up of empty spot where Mohammed was sitting
5. Mid two shot of Jovan and David reaction to Mohammed not being in the hall

Scene 4:

1. Birdseye view of Mohammed leaving school and being followed David and Jovan

Example of Flashback movie

Example of Flashback movie

After conducting further research, I found a films which is based around the theme of wanting to get away from your past:

                The butterfly effect is about man called Evan who sufferes from severe black outs when he remembesr his horrific past. This links the our story as the protagonist has contless attacks of flashbacks which leaves him disorentated afterwards. the catchphrase of the butterfly effect "some people want to forget the past" perfectly suits our story at the protagonist wants nothing but to forget.

                                                                                                                                   - Gracia

New Film Inspiration

Our recent update in our film opening  has changed because we realised that our orginal idea was too long and complex, so we deciced to use Narc's opening and chracters as an inspiration for our film. Much like the chracters of Nick and Henry in Narc both Jovan and my character partake in unethcal ways of interegation. Although, the interegation scene only appears in the flashback it is still crucial to the storyline as it allows the audience to see the juxtaposition between the main characters present and past.

                

-David

Rewrite of script

After watching the first draft of our opening sequence we decided to slightly change the plot of our original story.The story we were originally trying to tell just required to much exposition.We realised during the editing that we had enough material to fashion a different narrative, where a story was being hinted at or suggested, rather obviously stated. We realised that we could edit the material together in a way that intrigued the audience and hooked them in without needing to give too much away.

Instead of the original theme of revenge we change the plot so that we have a main protagonist who has several recurring flashbacks of watching his friends set someone on fire. He wants to move away from this life as he feels guilty about things he has done in his past.

                                                                                          - Gracia

A rough edit of our 2 minute film opening

A rough edit of our 2 minute film opening

For the first draft of our 2 minute movie opening, I compiled all of the shots that we need, and edited them. I added some music to the nearly completed scenes. I also chose to include scenes we need to re-shoot so that we could see what it should look like according to this rough cut. I only imputed two edits - one was the zooming in on the characters, and the other was a pan and zoom effect.

Original shot list

From scene 3:

1st shot ( establishing shot showing location)
2nd shot ( guy being dragged on chair)
3rd shot (guy looking up)
 4th shot (Tilt up to brother)
5th shot (guy pulled up)
 6th shot (tape)
7th shot (dialogue brother)
8th shot (dialogue guy)
9th shot (chair pushed aside)
11th shot (gasoline side)
12th shot (gasoline front of guy)

Camera Lighting and editing notice- Film Opening

Camera Lighting and editing notice- Film Opening 


As a group, we first decided that the introduction scenes should be changed to a grey color scheme, as it tones down the intense background colors. This compliments the piece by giving it a grainy texture. The color scheme makes the film look more suited to the action/revenge genre. 

However we all agreed that it would look more vibrant and urban if we just slightly saturate the colour, rather than go completely black and white.

                                                                                                              -David

Theme and Genre- Film opening

Theme and Genre- Film opening 

After my group planned out how we will pan out our film opening (2 minutes), we had to consider the themes that would relate to it. This is due to the fact that themes are vital aspects of films, because a good film must be able to show what type of theme it consists of so that the the piece will have a genre which can be clearly obvious to the audience.

E.G. Thriller helps to stimulate the audience mood (high level of anticipation)/Comedy helps to amuse the audience and create a sense of fulfillment

After having group discussions in our free time and our media lessons, my group decided that the best theme we should use is the thriller one, as it it suits the film introduction that we plan on doing for our media project. Much like the film four brothers.

-David

Casting Ideas - Film Opening

Reason for Cast

After coming up with the script for our film introduction, we chose 5 actors and these are the following people as our cast.

Brother (Jovan) - The reason for casting Jovan as one of the brothers is simply because his time table fits well with our filming schedule. He is also a part of our media group making it easier for us to use him in our film introduction. Jovan also has some experience from acting previously.

Brother (David) - I volunteered to be one of the brothers as the free periods on my timetable coincides with our schedule. I also felt that I have an urban look and appeal, because of my physical features, so my appearance best suits the role as one of the brothers.

Brother (Mohammed) - The reason for choosing Mohammed to cast as one of the brothers is because when my group wants to film, he is free, so it’s really convenient for the time management my group has. Additionally, he has shown that he can act well within his role.

Suspect- (Deonisy) - Deonisy is a part of our media group and was willing to allow water to be spilled on him for one of the scenes. He has the experience to play this particular role because he has acted before in previous workshops.

Killer/Friend- (Kauser) - We chose to use Kauser to play the killer/friend because he has an unsuspecting face and his timetable is similar to ours and he is reliable.

Camera Crew (Gracia & anyone not being filmed)

-David