Sunday, 8 May 2011

Thank you for viewing our media blog, and we hoped you enjoyed watching our film opening!

Screening and TA feedback



These questionnaires shows the results from our screening. The biggest fault from our film was that viwers fet that lighting was a big issue and that it could be improved. They also thought that our film related highly to romantic dramas.

Title ideas/Titles and fonts


Today we came up with different title names for our film, we haven't yet decided which title name  to use.

Below are the titles that we came up with:





                                 


Here we have sketched drawings of the types of poses that we want our actors to do, when we take pictures of them to put into the photo frames, that will be displayed on SALINA's mantlepiece.

Tuesday, 3 May 2011

Sound effects

Music was bought from AKMusic website, it is a copyright free site.
                                                     AKM Music website
We recorded the answering machine messages on the same video camera we used to film.


Nero sound editor was the programme that we used to edit the music from AKM. We added a expos
After the completion of the final cut for our film, we held a screening. We invited our target audience to come and watch the opening, and gave them a questionnaire to fill in afterwards.













Below are the results:

Wednesday, 13 April 2011

Location recce 2: New locations
















We have two new possible filming locations for when we refilm.

Below are pictures of the two:

Monday, 11 April 2011

Filming paperwork

Risk Assessment:

Possible Hazards:

  • Main road and cars
  • Stairs
  • Kitchen hazards
Solutions:

  1. Ask crew members to keep vigilant at all times when shooting in the main road.
  2. Take care when filming on stairs and hold onto banister rails.
  3. All glass should be placed far away from cast and crew.

Contact:

Set managers: Omar and Heather

Emergency services:

N/A


Production schedule:

Week 1 - Storyboard and shot types. Location recces

Week 2 - Creation of script, auditions and casting of cast

Week 2 - Read through of lines with cast and rehearsing of scenes. 

Week 3 - Filming

Week 4 - Editing

Week 5 - Re filming with changes

Week 6 - Editing the new film

Week 7 - Screening and feedback from others


Daily Filming sheet



Date and time: 16/03/2011 - 4:00pm

Location: Fortune Avenue - block of apartments

Cast: Arjumand Penkar - SALINA BROWN, Mansour Tawafi - MICHAEL BROWN

Props:  
  • 3 Anniversary cards
  • Wheelchair
  • Salina's handbag
  • Work wear for Salina
  • Microwaveable dinner
  • Answering machine
  • Keys
Reminders:
Pick up crutches from the mobility shop, camera, tripod, charger, pictures and videos of filming and behind the scenes.

Filming day 2:

Date and time: 22/03/2011 - 4:00pm

Location: Fortune Avenue - Block of apartments

Cast: Arjumand Penkar - SALINA BROWN, Mansour Tawafi - MICHAEL BROWN

Props:
    • 3 Anniversary cards
    • Crutches
    • Salina's handbag
    • Work wear for Salina
    • Microwaveable dinner
    • Answering machine
    • Keys
 Reminders:
Pick up crutches from mobility store, camera, tripod, charger.

Filming day 3:


Date and time: 12/04/2011 - 12:00pm

Location: De'Havilland Road- House

Cast:
Jessica Samuel - SALINA BROWN, Omar Ayoubi-Michael Brown, Naima Jannath - SALINA's SISTER's VOICE, Sabreena Noor - ANSWERING MACHINE VOICE, Heather Chambers - SALINA's BOSS.

Props:
  •  Answering machine
  • Wine glass
  • Wine bottle
  • Red juice
  • Dark workwear
  • Keys
  • Photo and frame
  • 3 Anniversary cards
  • Pile of envelopes
  • Red pyjamas

Final Script

Due to our change in location, actors and shot types, we had to write a new script, it still carries some of the work from the other script, but it is adapted to suit our changes.

Below is a link for our new and developed script:
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