the check list.

• tick each bullet point of as we do it. boys, when you read this if there is anything wrong stick it in at the bottom and we will rectify it next lesson. this plan is extremely detailed because it lists every single thing we need to do, meaning that when it comes to doing it we can literally just check of a list
• We are going to split our opening sequence into three parts: the phone conversation and the collage of information about the murder and the music
• the phone conversation
• script a phone conversation, make it around 30 seconds long, start with a ring tone, ring twice, pick up talk for 25 seconds then the dead phone line as one person cuts off. DONE
  
• record the phone conversation, then upload to mac.
• when uploaded onto the final cut put the conversation on top of a black screen, experiment with using credits above the call, all credits fade in and out as it is a mysterious thriller, no definite sharp movements
• transition - as the phone beeps for 5 seconds as the other person has hung up quiet music will move in and take over from the sound of the phone
• Without a change of background (the black background stays there adding continuity) the media starts to fly in.

Getting the photos and manipulating a collage

• we will use my camera (callums) to take photos of the location... the mitre, lots of photos around the 'crime scene' use somewhere that doesnt have people inside (obviously not an active crimescene) i will upload these to my home computer and send them in to school where we will upload to photoshop and edit these to make them darker and more brownish (as though they belong to a newspaper) finally upload to finalcut
  
• Make newspaper reports (use real newspaper titles so we can mirror the newspaper saves inventing a whole template ourselves), front page accounts of the murder, and subtitle will detail the accused, someone in power, a minister etc. make these at home , 1 each, then make the screen full screen, take a screen print, and send in to school. upload these to photoshop then later put in to final cut.
• Use oli's sony HD camera to film two scenes: (firstly chek compatibility with media crew)
  
• the first is a newspaper report from the crime scene, use someone in a suit that looks mature. script his 15 second shot he will show the crime scene give basic background info... 'we have no confirmed information on what went on the house , we do know however a murder took place throughout the night of the 24th'... (along them lines) he will say who died and the witness that saw someone leaving the building. the camera angle will be held steady by one of us just as a film crew would at a crime scene. upload this short simple precise clip to final cut and attempt to layer 'bbc news' and 'date and time' to the shot to create the look of a proper bbc news report... use andrea to help with this.
• the second clip that needs filming is that of the action shot. this clip will be around 15 seconds (the reason for having 2 short bursts is because they are merely film clips as part of a bigger collage, we need to keep changing the media to keep the audience on their toes, the first long bit of filming will be the start of the actual film, that is what distinguishes the title sequence from film) the clip will be of a creepy man, preferably in dark clothes... keeping with the thriller mise en scene stereotypes and possibly a big coat. he will step out of a door of a house, look straight down the lens of the camera and walk away pulling on a hat or pulling his coat closed, looking secretive. by adding in this secondary scene it allows us to fit in with the criteria of 'video' by having different angles and distances. the framing will consist of the crime scene in the background for the news report and the a wierd back passage for the secondary clip)
• by not including any media that the public would not see normally (the murder weapon, the crime scene with the chalk around the body etc) the audience will have the exact view as they would if it happened in real life, and things will slowly be revealed to them through the actual film.

the music

• the music will exist in the background and will start quietly from the phone conversation and get louder and louder ending with an orchestrated score. the production of the music will be done after filming and take around 1-2 lessons as another person edits the clips.

the editing

• once we have everything placed in order on final cut we will then get down to intricate details, layering the media (photos and videos) on top of each other to creat a collage effect and then tying that in with the phone conversation.
• finally we will layer the music
• this will hopefully be completed by the first draft deadline, andrea will then check the project and give us room for improvement.

if we get time we will create our film company logo in lesson rather than outside of lesson

if this goes to plan we will be left with a quality project boys...

Music note - We need to make sure music is not a last minute thing as music plays a big role in increasing suspense and tention, portraying feelings of the actor to the audience. ensure music fits to the scene, if neccesary. #

Possible narration idea - framed guy narrating, only suggestion.

ensure the tranitions are not tacky!