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Self Evaluation

As the producer of the film, I wasn’t expecting everything to go smoothly as I didn’t have faith in myself. The group thought otherwise and I took their word for it. Right from the start we all worked as a team to get the jobs that needed doing in post-production done. I thought I did a good job of making sure everyone had an equal amount of work through regular meetings and keeping people up to date on Facebook. I tried to make sure everyone had as much of an input to the film ideas as possible. Everyone did a really good job of keeping up with work and they knew their place. I managed to find us a good location and email him for permission to use the grounds at allotted times. I felt that we gave a good pitch and had a substantial amount of research, planning and ideas to follow through with.

Prior to filming, we needed all our props and actors. I made the mistake of not finding solid replacement actors if anything went wrong with the plan. It turned out that we lost both of our actors and the replacements couldn’t do the days we were filming either. Luckily the group managed to find other actors that we worked well with and looked good on camera. I feel like I could have had more of an input with props but due my limitations at university it didn’t make sense. I therefore tried to help out as much as possible in other parts of the film.

During the shoots I gave as much concentration as possible and tried to give my opinion as much as possible. I did this by helping the director with organising the actors, with positioning, how they’re meant to look and act. Trying to keep an eye out as much as possible for things that could disrupt the continuity was more difficult than anticipated due to the amount of equipment we had and having to keep moving it around. I realised towards the end that people may want to edit the film differently to the original so I gave the group the opportunity after the main shots the director wrote whether they wanted to film anything else for their edit. Everyone was happy to jump in and get what they wanted. I feel like I gave everyone in the group equal rights. This was a good and bad thing as everyone was chipping in in different ways, certain people weren’t established to their job and the sound got ruined, as it wasn’t concentrated on. Other things like lighting was a problem due to having a power supply and renting battery powered LED lights was a problem because they never had them in stock.

Suring the edit, I thought I could have timed myself better. I mean that I felt like I rushed it a bit and therefore hindered the look of my film. I do like the way it has turned out and a big part of that is the soundtrack I chose for it, which I think  works perfectly. Considering I’m not very confident with film, I thought that I did a really good job of leading a group building to a movie. We as a group worked really well as a team and I feel really happy about the finished product.

Location Scouting

I have emails a few places that i thought would be suitable for our shoot but one in particular seemed perfect...

Locations

To Marcus Pope,

I am a student at Nottingham University and we have been assigned a brief that instructs us to make a film thats location is the roof of a car park. Fletcher Gate car park would be perfect for our film therefore i am inquiring about the use of the roof. We would be filming at night from 17:00 - 21:00. We don't need to take up the whole roof and we are happy to work around the public use of the car park. We will have a car in the car park and of course, we would pay the usual fee of parking for that. We will have a camera crew, lighting crew, directors and props with us. There will be 8 of us in total and our actors will be mimicking a security guard and a drunken chav. We have no need to film any signs stating the premises. The props we will have will be a golf club, walkie talkies and cones. This is only a short film but if we can take any footage in this place, it would be a massive help.

Thanks,

Marcus Howard

Morning Marcus,

I have no objection in principle, however we need to ensure this doesn’t take place when there is an event on at the Arena, as the car park will be full.  Are you able to secure any certificate of liability insurance from Uni?

Marcus Pope | Parking Operations Manager

Nottingham City Council

Loxley House | Station St | Nottingham | NG2 3NG

M: 07534 603 056

T: 0115 876 3148

E: marcus.pope@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Character Profiles

Andy:

An ex police man that has been relieved of his duties due to police brutality. He is at his happiest on the golf course by himself where he lets out his anger on the golf balls. He sees himself as a bit of a pro. He has never been married, but used to have a girlfriend that left his once he lost his job. He has no interest in finding anyone else. He had been unemployed for 2 years going to regular anger management therapy sessions and stopped going by his own choice once he found work as security guard in a car park. He has been working there for 3 months and has already had warnings from his superiors for being rude to customers and bringing a golf club to work every now and then. One particular night lights his fuse when he is at work on the roof when a car pulls up in a coned off area and refuses to move. Andy takes out his frustration on the man’s car and later on, the man himself.

Vinnie:

Vinnie considers himself a bit of a lad that can do pretty much what he wants and get away with it. In his early twenties, he hasn’t quite grown up to the society he should be conforming to. He works part time in his local corner shop but uses his parent’s house and funds for drinking and trying to impress women. He has secluded himself from his friends by getting drunk and being abusive towards them. He drink drives almost every time he goes out and picks up a different girl each time and tends to lose them by the end of the night. When he drinks, he becomes provocative towards anyone that approaches him. Little does he know that he is soon to meet his maker (Andy).

Andy’s colleague:

Takes his job a lot more seriously than Andy. He thinks Andy is a bit of a muppet and likes to take the mickey out of him from time to time. Despite this, he does respect him and check up on him to make sure he’s not causing any trouble.

Girl with Vinnie:

She is someone who likes to drink as much as Vinnie. She has only just met Vinnie before getting into his car alone to join him with drinking and joy riding only to find herself in the middle of an argument between her new found friend and a security guard.

Treatment

Driver

Our film is a dark thriller that builds tension through suspense and anticipation. We establish this with our camera work indulging in over dramatic shots including ECUs, CUs, LAs and tracking shots. Most of our movie will be filmed in this way so the concentration is on the characters and their movements whether it’s a raised eyebrow or slight hand movement to insinuate something.

Our film will have a slow pace to begin with and a disturbance of equilibrium early on to engross the viewer right away. The film plays around this disruption and makes the audience feel uncomfortable as they anticipate what is likely to happen. The tension then builds slowly to reach the climax only to leave the audience in suspense as they wait to find out what has happened.

Andy is a displeased, nightshift car park attendant who takes out his dissatisfaction through playing golf with pedestrians on the street below. The only thing is they don’t know they’re playing. One night in particular sets off Andy’s fuse as he meets Vinnie during work. They say opposites attract but is it always a good thing? Driver is a psychological thriller that puts you on both sides of the gun leaving you feeling empathetic for the character of your moral preference.

Driver look

This is a shot from american psycho. My idea of having the main character as someone that isn't all there in the head and actually enjoys what he is going to do. High definition in the smile and generally facial expressions will be key in establishing a character.

From the same film again, i really like this shot as the fiction has no idea that he is there yet it is so blatant to the viewer which gives a sense of uneasiness. 

This is a shot from Se7en which says to me that "no-one can help you". As our film will be shot on the top of a car park, i thought this would be relevant to the kind of shot we want to portray

Different types of shots make the film more interesting and especially in shots like this where it makes that audience feel threatened.

This is From The Machurian Candidate. I like that you are so close to the person threatening you and he's not trying to hide his face but the way it has been shot makes you question who it is. It also gives a sense of mystery to the character and even if he isn't important, it adds that little bit to the film.

Driver

I have decided to be the producer for our new brief in moving image. I want to give this a try as i want to know what what it feels like to be responsible for a group of workers and see if i am capable. I see my role as someone who keeps everyone in line and makes sure everyone is putting out the work they need to be to create a finished product. In terms of the film itself, i hold myself responsible for where it is going to go in terms of advertising, presenting the film (competitions, cinema?) or whether it will just be used for a portfolio if i decide to continue my studies in moving image.