Location Research

For our production we only require 3 different locations to be able to complete our production. The three location that we require are: a bedroom (where Rob will be found dead); a staircase; and a living room (where James will see the killer). Luckily all 3 of these locations can be found under one house. One of the main reasons for using these locations is for convenience due to the fact that we do not need to travel far to reach this location.

The bedroom.

The blue colour scheme within the bedroom is to represent youth, because this is a teenage boys bedroom and the audience should see this. It is also supposed to represent peace and spirituality, as Rob and James are meant to be peaceful and innocent, not aware of their fate.

The staircase.

The brown colour scheme of the staircase is effective as brown represents isolation. As Jame walks down the staircase, he will feel isolated as his friend has just unexpectedly died, but he will also be fearful of stepping downstairs in to the unknown.

 The living room.

The cream colour is a neutral colour, so the action that happens in the living room will take main focus. It is filled with lots of different objects, which imply that a family lives there.

Now that we have all the elements of our production sorted, the next step is to make an animatic.

Props Research

Props, also known as theatrical property, is an objects used on stage by actors. Smaller props are referred to as “hand props”. Larger props may be set decoration, such as a table or chairs.

The only difference between a set decoration and a prop is use. If an item is not touched by an actor for any reason it is simply set decoration, if it is touch by an actor then it is a prop.

Many props are ordinary objects, however they must look real to the audience. Most real objects do a poor job of looking like themselves that specially produced props are created to look more like the actual item. In some cases props are designed to behave differently than the real object would (often for the sake of safet). A good example of this is breakaway such as sugar glass or balsa-wood furniture, these objects breakages look real but often cause no injury. Even for these seemingly safe props stunt doubles are often brought in..

Props list:

• knife
• alarm clock
• beds

After sorting props, we can now focus on getting our location for the film sorted.

Costume Research & List

The storyboard is complete, so we now we can focus on details like the costume of characters.

Research: The costume specialists and the wardrobe specialists design the outfits for the actors / actresses of the film. The costume and wardrobe specialists work together to get the costumes right for the type of television show, the type of movie or the drama performance that it is needed for. Costumes are important because it can represent ethnicity, regional identity and social class of the character. Costumes have to be picked with great detail to show everything the director is trying to represent to the audience about the character.

The costumes that we need for our film are:

- A hoodie (for the killer). We have decided on a black hoodie for the killer because of its connotations. The connotations of a youth in a hoodie is danger, which is to be represented in the killers personality. The colour scheme of the hoodie to black because of 3 main connotations. Mystery, the audience dose not know anything about this character, the characters motives for killing . Death, the audience will understand that this character is the one who committed the crime of murder. Power, this character has the power to choose who gets to live.

- Pyjamas (for the boys). Rob will be wearing a white shirt. The connotation of the white shirt is innocence, we wish for this portrayal of innocence to be bestowed onto Rob because as far as the audience is concerned Rob has done nothing to deserve his fate. James is to be wearing a blue clothing  set. Blue symbolises trust, loyalty and has a calming effect. This is to reflect James' nature and the calming effect will be seen when James questions the killer.

         

Storyboard

Storyboard research

The script is now complete, so the next step is to research and draw up a storyboard.

Storyboard Research

The purpose of a storyboard is a visual plan or timeline of what will take place in a film, shot by shot. It helps to organize and make clear what will take place in the film, so it’s easier to shoot.

In films, it helps film crew to know what they are shooting, like directors and cameramen etc. It helps to make the shooting process easier for them, as it helps to keep continuity of shots, and for directors and producers to visualize exactly what they want to be in each shot.

Storyboards should tell you exactly what is in each shot, where the actors are placed and what they’re doing where they’re going etc.

This is an example of a film storyboard.

Now that the research for the storyboard has been completed, we now need to create one.