EXT. Christchurch Park, WWII Memorial, DAY
COP sits quietly on the war memorial (alone) down in the dumps, looks around, facial expression is sad, angry mixture of emotions.
INT. Suffolk New College, Hallway, DAY
(Flashback) COP argues with his girlfriend, she turns her back and he punches the wall in anger and then leaves the scene storming off.
EXT. Christchurch Park, WWII Memorial, DAY
The flashback builds up to the COP taking an overdose of drugs and becoming affected immediatly but before that he rolls them around on his hand.
EXT. Christchurch Park, Grassy Patch, DAY
CRIMINAL walks across the grass and stops when he reaches the HOODED MAN and they both stare at each other barely exchanging words.
EXT. Christchurch Park, WWII Memorial, DAY
COP is in a daze but does not fail to recognise the CRIMINAL and witness the dodgy deal taking place, he is angry and surprised all in one facial expression.
EXT. Christchurch Park, Grassy Patch, DAY
CRIMINAL hands the blank disc to the HOODED MAN and then walks down the path leadng elsewhere, while the HOODED MAN slips away unnoticably.
EXT. Christchurch Park, WWII Memorial, DAY
COP gets up slowly due to the drug ingestion and struggles to sober up and do the smart thing, COP looks at the CRIMINAL walking away and then follows him.
Fade to black - END
Tuesday 9 March 2010
Undercover Depression Synopsis
A depressed undercover cop is introduced when the film opens at Christchurch Park. His career is going down the drain, his girlfriend/wife has left him and he has lost his best friend, he just sits there all by himself looking ashamed of himself and very moody. He starts thinking about his girlfriend/wife and how they ended their relationship doing this he chucks back some pills to deal with the painful memories and ease his stress.
An unknown man walks across the grass to meet another unknown man, the two of them hardly exchange words however they do exchange what it appears to be a blank disc in a transparent case. The depressed cop suddenly notices the dodgy deal and watches them like an eagle after we see his unexplained shocked facial expression the scene cuts to yet another flashback in which we see the cop speaking friendly with the unknown man that exchanges the disc to the Hooded man.
The criminal walks away casually while the hooded man just slips away unoticed (clearly a professional) the cop rises to his feet and can hardly stay up after the ingestion of the unknown pills and then pulls a gun out from his coat, after doing this it cuts to another flashback in which we see the criminal dead on the floor with the cop standing over him with a gun in his hand. The cop follows the criminal down the unknown path and then it fades to black leaving the film sequence at a cliffhanger.
An unknown man walks across the grass to meet another unknown man, the two of them hardly exchange words however they do exchange what it appears to be a blank disc in a transparent case. The depressed cop suddenly notices the dodgy deal and watches them like an eagle after we see his unexplained shocked facial expression the scene cuts to yet another flashback in which we see the cop speaking friendly with the unknown man that exchanges the disc to the Hooded man.
The criminal walks away casually while the hooded man just slips away unoticed (clearly a professional) the cop rises to his feet and can hardly stay up after the ingestion of the unknown pills and then pulls a gun out from his coat, after doing this it cuts to another flashback in which we see the criminal dead on the floor with the cop standing over him with a gun in his hand. The cop follows the criminal down the unknown path and then it fades to black leaving the film sequence at a cliffhanger.
Monday 8 March 2010
2 Film Openings that have Inspired Me
1. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
This movie opening was very clever because firstly it cuts away from the main character and what happened in the prequel and explains how it all really started and explains the events that led to the post-apocalyptic world that the film is set in. The strong, wise, scary australien accent adds effect on what he is talking about and it expresses the stress of the current state the world is in right now. Mad Max is a really burned out, battered up guy so the narrator can describe him well in the opening sequence of historic events and prequel flashbacks. The dialogue that is used to decribe death, the enemy, current situations is very metaphoric and full of wisdom. The cool thing is that while the narrator is talking there is still diegetic sounds being heard in the background while all the video clips are in motion. This movie opening inspired me to do a sequence opening like this one day and use the style of flashbacks used in the opening sequence.
2. Rambo IV
I never thought that the latest rambo film would live up to its previous installments in the franchise but it did. At the beginning we see innocent burmese people getting slaughtered by soldiers which was very graphic and expresses a whole load of fear, hatred, despair, peril etc. This film does tie in with the true story of what went down in burma and is expressed through the victims point of view. They make this seem so realistic and after the terrible slaughter has taken place and we see a close up of the main bad guy/leader, the audience will think that no one can stop them until we start hearing the classic rambo theme song used in all of the films. Is a signifier that only rambo can stop them.
This movie opening was very clever because firstly it cuts away from the main character and what happened in the prequel and explains how it all really started and explains the events that led to the post-apocalyptic world that the film is set in. The strong, wise, scary australien accent adds effect on what he is talking about and it expresses the stress of the current state the world is in right now. Mad Max is a really burned out, battered up guy so the narrator can describe him well in the opening sequence of historic events and prequel flashbacks. The dialogue that is used to decribe death, the enemy, current situations is very metaphoric and full of wisdom. The cool thing is that while the narrator is talking there is still diegetic sounds being heard in the background while all the video clips are in motion. This movie opening inspired me to do a sequence opening like this one day and use the style of flashbacks used in the opening sequence.
2. Rambo IV
I never thought that the latest rambo film would live up to its previous installments in the franchise but it did. At the beginning we see innocent burmese people getting slaughtered by soldiers which was very graphic and expresses a whole load of fear, hatred, despair, peril etc. This film does tie in with the true story of what went down in burma and is expressed through the victims point of view. They make this seem so realistic and after the terrible slaughter has taken place and we see a close up of the main bad guy/leader, the audience will think that no one can stop them until we start hearing the classic rambo theme song used in all of the films. Is a signifier that only rambo can stop them.
Storyboard & MES ideas
Our MES ideas needed to be solid enough to actually work well with our initial plan so first we decided on Props: Handgun would be perfect as it suggests a weapon for good or bad. It will be the main signifier to show that our hero character is a cop or a vigilante type of person.
DVD will be the item that will be involved in the exchange from the Criminal to Hooded character or vice versa. Blank case but visible disc in order to confuse and intrigue our audience to think What is it for? Why does he want it?
Tic-Tacs will serve as another signifier to show that our hero has taken a plunge and turned to drugs, the sweets will look real enough to be pills and will get audiences interested in his past alot more.
Newspaper - a basic prop to show that our hero is an ex cop and is looking for odd jobs advertised in the newspaper, it will be a signifier to show that our hero has nothing going for him at the moment.
The Wedding Ring is another signifier to show that our hero was in a strong relationship. this should answer alot of questions for the audience, the prop will also add the fact that he is living on the edge of a broken dream.
Because of freezing cold weather conditionjs we did not put as much emphasis into our Costume choice as we did to our Prop choice, here is our Costume choice:
Hero - (Black/Blue jeans, T-Shirt, scruffy look) - We thought that this apparel would belong to a brutal action movie theme and show what type of character he really is.
Criminal (criminal to appear in disguise, let actor choose himself) We wanted our criminal to be a character that is hard to figure out which will make him more mysterious in the story.
Hooded Man (Hoody, dark colours) This character will stage the dodgy deal and the attire will make him look more shifty and on the run, the audience would know instantly that the character is up to no good.
We explored our location choice alot further and chose some certain areas that would add Noir stylistics to the mix, here they are:
Benches - If you add a scruffy looking character with a park bench the audience would figure out that he is a tramp and is unloved. We came to the conclusion that our Hero character would be there minding his own business.
Dark Area (lonely & creepy) This would be the best and most relevent, necessary setting for criminals, hoodies to be located during an illegal activity. This would create more tension and add more of the Noiry codes and conventions to the film sequence.
The sound we have chosen is Guitar, Drum & Bass etc. these instuments will make our film sequence more intense for the audience to watch.
DVD will be the item that will be involved in the exchange from the Criminal to Hooded character or vice versa. Blank case but visible disc in order to confuse and intrigue our audience to think What is it for? Why does he want it?
Tic-Tacs will serve as another signifier to show that our hero has taken a plunge and turned to drugs, the sweets will look real enough to be pills and will get audiences interested in his past alot more.
Newspaper - a basic prop to show that our hero is an ex cop and is looking for odd jobs advertised in the newspaper, it will be a signifier to show that our hero has nothing going for him at the moment.
The Wedding Ring is another signifier to show that our hero was in a strong relationship. this should answer alot of questions for the audience, the prop will also add the fact that he is living on the edge of a broken dream.
Because of freezing cold weather conditionjs we did not put as much emphasis into our Costume choice as we did to our Prop choice, here is our Costume choice:
Hero - (Black/Blue jeans, T-Shirt, scruffy look) - We thought that this apparel would belong to a brutal action movie theme and show what type of character he really is.
Criminal (criminal to appear in disguise, let actor choose himself) We wanted our criminal to be a character that is hard to figure out which will make him more mysterious in the story.
Hooded Man (Hoody, dark colours) This character will stage the dodgy deal and the attire will make him look more shifty and on the run, the audience would know instantly that the character is up to no good.
We explored our location choice alot further and chose some certain areas that would add Noir stylistics to the mix, here they are:
Benches - If you add a scruffy looking character with a park bench the audience would figure out that he is a tramp and is unloved. We came to the conclusion that our Hero character would be there minding his own business.
Dark Area (lonely & creepy) This would be the best and most relevent, necessary setting for criminals, hoodies to be located during an illegal activity. This would create more tension and add more of the Noiry codes and conventions to the film sequence.
The sound we have chosen is Guitar, Drum & Bass etc. these instuments will make our film sequence more intense for the audience to watch.
Notes on Group Meetings & Technical Desicions
This is what Nathan decided on what we should work with when we reach the Editing stage of the project.
Editing - Fading in and out at the start
Continuity Editing - clean cut, nothing fancy - Mostly use effects.
Sound - Drum & Bass artist DeepFocus - Heavy Metal
1 Camera Operator, No microphone as there will be no dialogue, Park is flooded with natural light so there is no need for Spotlights.
3/4 Actors needed for sequence - Seb, George, Martin, Emily (flashbacks only)
George as the Hero/Cop
Seb as the Criminal
Martin as the Hooded Man
Emily as the love interest of the Hero
Tuesday 7th February - Date of filming in Christchurch Park
Props were thought about and we decided who would bring what in Me & Nathan
George - Handgun, DVD, Wedding Ring, your costume
Nathan - Newspaper, Tic-Tacs
After we planned what we needed to sort out for our project, we set out afterwards to finally film it.
Editing - Fading in and out at the start
Continuity Editing - clean cut, nothing fancy - Mostly use effects.
Sound - Drum & Bass artist DeepFocus - Heavy Metal
1 Camera Operator, No microphone as there will be no dialogue, Park is flooded with natural light so there is no need for Spotlights.
3/4 Actors needed for sequence - Seb, George, Martin, Emily (flashbacks only)
George as the Hero/Cop
Seb as the Criminal
Martin as the Hooded Man
Emily as the love interest of the Hero
Tuesday 7th February - Date of filming in Christchurch Park
Props were thought about and we decided who would bring what in Me & Nathan
George - Handgun, DVD, Wedding Ring, your costume
Nathan - Newspaper, Tic-Tacs
After we planned what we needed to sort out for our project, we set out afterwards to finally film it.
My Contribution to the Undercover Depression Project
Nathan came to me with the rough ideas about a cop down on his luck but that all changes when he witnesses criminal activity etc. Nathan left the class early that day for whatever reason so I chipped away the rough edges to his plan and added in noiry styles of storyline to make it more solid and better. We both decided that it was my duty to be the main planner of the sequence and to star as the main character in the sequence as well. I created a solid piece of synopsis and also done a detailed list of props and costumes that me and Nathan had discussed together in order for us to agree on the same things.
Nathan assigned himself to the Cinematographer role so he decided on all the camera angles that would work well with this particular piece but it also brings up the question on where to film our piece. College was too crowded and common for illegal activity so I recommended that we use an isolated area in Christchurch Park to create more mood and effect. We agreed on this.
While Nathan was organising the shots and camera angles, I was assembling the perfect cast to suit the characters in our film sequence and i ended up with some great people to work with who were willing to help us out. Nathan also organised the Sounds we would play while showing the finished sequence to the class and he would take care of Editing when we had finished filming our short piece in the park.
Nathan assigned himself to the Cinematographer role so he decided on all the camera angles that would work well with this particular piece but it also brings up the question on where to film our piece. College was too crowded and common for illegal activity so I recommended that we use an isolated area in Christchurch Park to create more mood and effect. We agreed on this.
While Nathan was organising the shots and camera angles, I was assembling the perfect cast to suit the characters in our film sequence and i ended up with some great people to work with who were willing to help us out. Nathan also organised the Sounds we would play while showing the finished sequence to the class and he would take care of Editing when we had finished filming our short piece in the park.
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