What films have inspired me to follow on cinematography/props to my film?

When researching for our film, i was given a role for cinematography. for this i had to study films in similar genre and use ideas from these film for myself to create a more realistic feel to the film. for example i watched snatch and studied the accent of the London cockney voice for our actor Jack Barber. Also from films such as Snatch, Goodfellas, Reservoir Dogs. i had been inspired by the the clothing, so i decided that the cast of the film must wear all black clothing with black jackets. the guns used i got the idea from snatch, a mix of types of weapons, pistols, M16, small SMG's.

Digital Storyboard

Last Man Standing



*Flashback*
The first shot will be a parallel tracking shot showing a mysterious man faced by three thugs, this shows th intensity of the meet but also disguises the man.



















*Flashback*
Freeze frames introducing each character:

'Sam Bean'
Medium Shot





















*Flashback*
Freeze frames introducing each character:

'Tom Rigden'
Medium Shot























*Flashback*
The next shot will be (still on tracking) swaying left to right as the mysterious man (Ed) pulls a pistol out ad shoots the thugs.
Establishing Shot/Mid-Shot

A 'Dip to White* will change the flashback to real time with two more thugs entering a warehouse, with a crashing sound imitating an explosion.

This shot will also have a credit sequence title, saying "video and sound editing by Joe Haddow and Georgie Watson"
Long shot - Medium Shot 









This shot will take place and the sound of an explosion occurs. giving the viewer an idea that the thugs have entered. 
Medium Shot

















In this shot we will use a zoom shot to the gun and use visual effects to show that the gun is firing.
High angle - Mid-Shot 

















The same here, also gun firing and the sound of the gun firing.
Mid-Shot





















Camera Shows view of matt (left) and cuts to Jack (centre) who pulls out a pistol and shoots.
Longshot/establishing shot.
Also
Jump Cut 

Tom Runs for safety but get shot and fly's onto trailer.
Tracking/mid-shot

Jack shooting Tom ,camera in on tracking and travels toward jack as he shoots.
Zoom/ long to mid-shot

Location of final draft

These images show the location of our final draft film.
Although many people will just see this style of location as a boring and lifeless one they are key to the Iconography of our film. The gritty Industrial estate is a classic and iconic location in many Crime (Gangster) films.
They are inside my school and so is easy accessible, all we need is a teachers consent for us to us the area privately.

   




This is the vehicle we are going to use. it is a teachers van and another teachers consent is going to be needed. we will use this as entrance vehicle for the gag who are coming to kill the contractor and his guards. we will use a still shot of the gang bursting out of the back of the van then reversing off  (Bruce or Mr martin will drive the van)  

Brief description of final draft

Two men (Me and Ellis Sneil) have taken a man hostage in an Industrial building and are waiting to meet their new contractor (jack Barber). There is a great deal of tension as they are unsure if they can trust the man they are supposed to be meeting. The Hostage is tied up on a chair, central to the room. He has no escape. Soon after the contact arrives and the men begin to question him. The man 'Jack' is carrying a bag of money. Which through a series of flashbacks we find out, is stolen. This soon leads to confrontation and an attack on the Two men. Jack manages to escape and the men pursue. It turns out to be a setup and a group of thugs begin attacking their position.  

Peer evaluation of first draft film.

We recently showed our first draft of our film (last man standing) to a group of friends and selected teachers. We received mixed comments however most were negative. There were certain parts of the film that people really liked, for example, certain camera shots and action sequences. But we received lots of criticism on a lot of things. Mise en Scene was a big problem for us as we had not put our research together properly and had used the wrong type of location for our genre. We hadn't payed enough attention to our audience research. We also received some harsh criticism on certain actors and their un-convincing performance. We have however taken alot of the major mistakes under reconsideration. In the final copy of our film we hope that we can deliver an excellent viewing experience to anyone watching.
Because of the constructive criticism we have decided to pay extra attention the the Mise en scene, as the acting was poor in our first draft. We will plan our final draft in detail. covering each point and each shot so nothing can go wrong.

Change of certification

We have chosen to change our certification of our film from an '18' to a '15'. We have also chosen to keep all swearing used in original script and filming but have 'beeped' them out using the software, Adobe Premier Pro. using this software we were able to cover the swear word with a distinctive beep. This allows younger viewers to watch the film, knowing there is a swear word there and understanding the seriousness of the situation of the moment in the film, without them hearing it.

Re-filming

We have found a local pub, where they hire out there basement for meeting etc. we have thought of this location for re-shooting our film. As it will look more authentic than our previous idea of our school conference room.
contact:


The Railway Hotel Pub 

85 Station Rd, Walmer, Kent CT14 7RL01304 368776 ‎
Photo's of the interior of the basement room will be uploaded tomorrow.We will evaluate these photos and decide whether to book this meeting room or the drama room at school