Review of our project (so far)

Some plans did not go as well as we had of wanted them to, this was due to some interruptions. As a group we had to cancel a few meeting sessions because of emergencies, characters missing, and having other important plans that were the priority. It has to be admitted that at the beginning the group was a bit disorganised as this is the first time we actually have filmed a project like this before so we were not sure of how to manage our time and everything else that belongs with it.
However this Tuesday which happens to be today we have decided to go off and finally shoot something so we can work on it over the next few days after the holidays or even try and complete it before. Hopefully all of the characters will be there and once we set everything up we will be able to succeed with some work being done and finish the rest as soon as possible.

Call Sheet (Long Winter)

Call Sheet

LONG WINTER

Filming For Scene 1 - Flashback House

Cast. Location. From - To (am/pm) Character.

Andreas

House 9pm - 10pm Main Survivor

Ellie

House 9pm - 10pm Flashback Female

Filming For Scene 2 - Survivors Camp

Cast. Location. From - To (am/pm) Character.

Andreas

Overgrown Field 5pm - 9 pm Main Survivor

Camp.

Daniel

Overgrown Field 5pm - 9 pm Main Survivor

Camp.

Frankie

Overgrown Field 5pm - 9 pm Main Survivor

Camp.

Filming on Tuesday 14th December

After four previous attempts at filming and discussing every other possible date to do it but to no avail. Extra measures and decisions have been taken to ensure that filming is finished today.

Firstly, all cast and crew have been reminded numerous times where they are needed, at what time, to play what part and for how long.

Secondly, the decisions has been made that no matter who does or does not turn up, as much filming as possible will be done today. Even if main characters are unable to take part, filming will still take place and instead, modify whatever has been changed in the planning work afterwards.

Thirdly, all props, costumes and equipment are organized so that as little amount of time as possible is needed to set up for filming and more time can actually be placed into filming.

Clothing and Prop List

Scene 1.

Props

• Candles to create the romantic mood and provide ambient lighting for the scene.

Clothing

• Clothing consists only of casual wear for Andreas and Ellie.

The scene being as short as it is and being set in a normal house, not many props are required other than what is already there.

Scene 2.

Props.

• Small Weathered Tent, set up in the camping area. Daniel, Frankie and Joe will be sleeping in this tent when Andreas wakes them up to leave towards the end of this scene.
• Camping Light, placed inside the Tent. Provides a small amount of light and is used turned on when Andreas wakes everyone up to leave.
• Camping Stool, set up outside the tent. Andreas will be sitting on this stool when he is looking at the Old Weathered Photo.
• Old Weathered Photo of Andreas and Ellie, taken of them before the event. Burnt, dirtied and ripped, the photo is made to look significantly old.
• Bag of Assorted Batteries and an Old Torch for Andreas to look through when he hears the noises in the surrounding forest and needs light to investigate.
• Old and Empty Food Cans placed around the campsite to give the impression of scavenging and survival.
• Characters Bags placed next to the tent containing all of their equipment etc
• Characters Weapons including a crowbar, a shovel, trench shovel and a hammer placed around the campsite to give impression that there is danger enough present to require significant protection.
• Sleeping Bags in which Daniel, Frankie and Joe will be sleeping in while Andreas is sat outside on guard.

Clothing.

All of the characters will have assorted costume consisting of,

• Military/Industrial Boots. Black in colour, large and covered in dirt. Weathered to show that they have been on for a long time.
• Camouflage Trousers and Jeans. Dirtied and scruffy to show that they have been used for a long time.
• Large Jackets and/or Jumpers with hoods attached, also dirtied and weathered for the same effect.
• Gloves, Scarfs and other assorted Winter Wear to show that it is significantly below temperature.
• Gas Masks, work only by Andreas in the start of Scene Two but worn by all towards the end as they leave. These give mixed messages to the audience in the film intro. It gives the impression that there is reason to wear gas masks, possibility of background radiation or some other kind of danger.

Sound Analysis

Throughout our opening scene we choose to have sounds that are relevant to our theme and to create an thriller atmosphere. We also choose to have sounds to replace the dialogue which we have kept very limited in order to make the movie more interesting when it is viewed


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gT6AnrDwew
The sounds that we will be using towards the end of the scene 2 (forest) is based on the film The Road soundtrack. This is because the music that is used is very effective which is what we wanted in our film.


Forest
We also wanted to use sounds that are based on some of the objects that we will be present in our opening scene. The sounds listed below are going to be used to help set the scene as well as creating the atmosphere that we were going for.

• Crackling of the fire
• Wind Blowing
• Crunching of leave or stick 

Other sounds

There will be use of other sounds that we will be using while filming. These will be more to do with scene 1 (house/flashback) which are shown below.

• Background noise from the TV (music may be used instead of this but we haven't come up with any so far)

As a group we will choose the sounds which best fit with our theme and story itself to make sure that is effective as possible. We will download these off of a website that does non-copyright sounds and music or we may choose to make the sounds by ourself depending on what we all want and what would work best.

Character pictures

These are the people who will playing the main characters throughout the filming. There will also be a girl (Ellie) who we will be using in the flashback scene, however we have not go a picture to display of her.

 Joe

 Frankie

 Andreas

 Daniel

Location pictures

Here are the pictures of where we will be filing our opening scene. We choose do have this are our location as it suited our theme (Thriller) very well and thought that it would look interesting when filming the different shots.  While filming we will also be using a house to carry out the flashback scene but we have no pictures of this to show.

Filming Plan

Filming is planned to be mostly completed on the 10th of December, Friday evening.

• All cast and crew will meet in Egham at 4.20pm
• Everybody will arrive at location for Scene 2 (Field Scene, Present Day) by 5pm
• The set, makeup , costume and equipment will be completed by 5.30pm
• Time for filming ranges between 3-4 hours, making the most of the last bits of natural light. Ending at 8-9pm giving everyone time to return to the house for Scene 1

If filming runs over scheduled time, Scene 1 will be postponed to a later date and Scene 2 filming time will be extended until completion.

Risk Assessment

The biggest risk to consider in the outdoor location is that it is highly likely to snow before or even during filming. This creates two problems,

• Massive drop in temperature and the risk of more slippery surfaces. To avoid discomfort or injury, all cast and crew should dress themselves appropriately for extremely cold weather and bring some kind of hot food and/or beverage. I would consider this a relatively low risk because it is likely that everyone will already be dressed appropriately and we are only a short walk away from the indoor location if anyone has a problem.
• Slippery surfaces, this problem can be avoided if all cast and crew pay attention to their surroundings, tread carefully and most importantly wear practical footwear. I would consider this a low risk because the area is much less dangerous for someone to fall in as any paved road or high street pavement. If anyone were to occur any damage by falling, a first aid kit will be on set to treat any wounds as best as possible until professional help is available.

It is possible that an open fire will be included in our film, this presents a problem itself

• An open fire could burn someone or set something on fire if there was a mistake by any one of crew or cast. I would consider the idea of an open fire moderately dangerous because we will be constructing under safe guidelines in an area that will be either damp with rain or covered in snow so there are small risks of anything catching fire. For someone to be hurt by the fire of such small size, they would have to intentionally put themselves in the way of it which would then make it high unlikely. However, if anyone were to burn themselves somehow, a first aid kit will be ready on set to clean and dress any burns until they can be professionally tended to.

It can be tempting to consume alcohol on set under the false notion that it warms a persons body in the cold, this creates a few problems.

• Alcohol is highly flammable, to have large amounts of it around an open fire can cause considerable risk to everyone part of the filming and anyone caught in a potential fire spread. To not have alcohol will completely rid this problem.
• Alcohol can blur a persons judgement, all risks listed here are elevated considerably if someone decides to drink large amounts of it. Again, not having it on set will rid this problem.
• Alcohol, despite what is commonly believed, lowers a persons overall body temperature. The combination of a lowered temperature and blurred judgement could mean that by the time somebody realises that they feel considerably cold, it can already be dangerous. Not having alcohol will rid this problem.

The second location, the indoor flashback scene being in a normal house and no particularily dangerous things included, means very little danger is there.