Reece Report (Malachi Davis-Barzey)

LOCATION 1: MAIN CHARACTERS HOUSE

This will be used as the hallway of the main characters home. It will be used for the scene in which he picks up letters from the front door.

PROS

.We will have a good source of light coming from the light bulb in the passage.

.The plastering on the wall is falling off which reflects the characters broken state of mind

CONS

.There is not much space for camera movement. To tackle this problem we will only have the camera operator and actor on set to create more space

.No access to natural lighting as there are no windows. To tackle the problem we will raise the exposure for better lighting.

.Limited access to the location as it is outside of the college campus. Will need to find times when everyone in the crew is available to film here.

 This will be used for the main characters living room. It will also be used as his bedroom and the location for the dinner table scene It is suitable for the character  state as it consist of household items which shows he was in a wealthy position before. Also it can be easily made messy which again will reflect the characters current state.

PROS
.The room is spacious which will allow better movement from actor and camera
.Access to lighting from light bulb and we can open the curtains to gain access to natural lighting from outside.
.It is a member of the crews house so we have easy access to it

CONS
.lLocation is off the college campus. Therefore we will need to find times when the whole crew are available to travel to the household

LOCATION 2: WORK OFFICE

This desk will be used as a working space for the main character at his work office. The computer room in college can be filmed to look like a workign office

PROS
.Easy access as it is on college premisis
.The room is big so there is large space for character movement, camera movement and all crew can be on set
.Natural lighting coming from the windows as well as extra light from light bulbs

CONS
.Have to find a time when the room is free and available to film in. To avoid the problem we will look at the college timetable and find out when the room will be available
.May need to find extras to be in the office to make it look realistic. Can use people from our media class who are available to be an extra.

LOCATION 3: LORDSHIP LANE RECREATION PARK

 

This is one possible location which we may use, but not for definate. We will use a bench at a pond in Lordship Lane Recreation Ground for the romantic scene of the main character and his girlfriend

PROS
.Natural lighting as we are outside
. Large space to shoot

CONS
.May have interfered background noise as it is a public location
.The weatherr may be bad on the planned day of shoot
.May be difficult to keep continutiy



Production Schedule (Malachi Davis-Barzey)

PRODUCTION SCHEDULE

Production Company                    5 Star productions

Directors & Production Crew      Malachi Davis-Barzey, Raphael Peart, Ricardo Brown & Hussain Miah

FIRST ROUGH CUT

Filming

(14/10/2010 - 01/11/2010)                 

Location 

College - Using college classrooms and staff offices to look like main characters place of work

(Date: 19/10/2010 Time: 9am-11.45am)

(Date: 20/10/2010 Time: 2pm-3pm)

Director: Malachi

Assistant Director:  Raphael

Camera Operator:  Ricardo, Hussain

Cast:  Malachi

                                                                 

Begin editing if we finish before half term.                                                                                   

Half Term

Location

Ricardo's neighbours house - for main characters home scenes.
Malachi's house - Candle lit dinner table for dinner scene with main character and girlfriend
Local Park - Scene with main character and his girlfriend

(25/10/2010 - 01/11/2010) 

Director: Malachi

Assistant Director:  Raphael

Camera Operator:  Ricardo, Hussain

Cast:  Malachi & Leandra (actress)

Editing

Main editors Malachi & Raphael

(01/11/2010 - 05/11/2010)     -                   

Short film first rough cut submitted by

(05/11/2010)

DRAFT POSTER

Concept for poster design by Raphael. To be made on Adobe by Raphael and Ricardo.

SUBMIT BY (12/11/2010)

SECOND ROUGH CUT/MAGAZINE REVIEW PAGE DRAFT

Film all corrections needed for second draft between (8/11/2010-12/11/2010)

Director: Malachi

Assistant Director:  Raphael

Camera Operator:  Ricardo, Hussain

Cast:  Malachi

Begin second edit the following week  (15/11/2010-19/11/2010)

SUBMIT BY (19/11/2010) 

MAGAZINE - Begin first draft of magazine review page by (15/11/2010)

SUBMIT BY (19/11/2010)

FINAL POSTER



Start Improvements on Poster by (22/11/2010)

SUBMIT BY (26/11/2010)

FINAL DRAFT MAGAZINE PAGE

Begin making final changes by (29/11/2010)

SUBMIT BY (3/12/2010)

FINAL CUT OF FILM

If any changes need to be made in location/acting film during week  

(22/11/2010-29/11/2010)

Make any ammendments to the edit between (30/12/2010-10/12/2010)

SUBMIT BY (10/12/2010) 

Script (Malachi Davis-Barzey)

Directed by: , Raphael Peart, Hussain Miah Ricardo Brown & Malachi Davis-Barzey

Written by: Malachi Davis-Barzey

INT.         Jack’s Bedroom - Morning

Jack is woken up from his sleep by a phone call from a person demanding sums of money

                                                    Jack

  Hello (pause) Yes I know I know (pause) I’m gonna have it for you don’t worry

                                                       (in a tired and uneasy tone of voice)

  Please, please just give me another week and I promise I’ll have it for you like

                                                       (stuttering. Jack's facial expressions change

                                                       and it becomes more clear he is frightened)

 C’mon where am I gonna go (pause) yes I underst……

                                                       (phone hangs up mid conversation)

                Cut To: Jack in his kitchen

INT.        Jack's Kitchen - Morning


JACK enters - the kitchen looks dull and empty. A lack of lighting, the only source of light is a glare threw the window.
He turns on the kettle, then opens the fridge to take out milk but instead takes out a can of beer. He then leaves the kitchen drinking the alcohol. All movements are vague and lifeless as he just woke up.


                 Cut To: Jack in his hallway




INT.          Jack's Hallway - Morning


Jack enters- lighting is similar to previous location, dull and dim. He walks through his hallway carrying the same similar movements as he was in the kitchen. He walks up to his front door and to check his letters. He then freezes to open the letters. Handshaking when reading them as he is nervous because he knows it is bad news about loosing his home.


               Cut To: Jack at Work




INT.          Work Office - DAY


Jack sits at his desk doing work at the computer. He sits at the desk with good posture The room is lit with natural lighting as well as light source from light bulbs. 
Manager enters - Walks towards Jack's desk and begins positive conversation. At the same time Jack is having negative thoughts of a bad occasion at work.

                      Manager            

  Jack, I must say I have been very impressed
  with your work ethic as of late 

                                                                    

                      Jack (good conscience)

  Thank you sir, thank you very much

                          (smiling and said happily)

                      Manager

  Yes, you have been working so well that I
  believe you are ready to take one step up
                                                                                           Jack (Bad conscience)

            Jack (good conscience)                               F*** You, and this stupid job! I've

 What do you mean by that?                                       had enough!

                               (confused)                                                      (Angrily)                 

           Manager                                                                Manager

 I mean I am giving you a promotion                            Leave the premises now!

          Jack (good conscience)                                             
Wow...erm I don't know what to say                                     Jack (Bad conscience)
THANKS, THANK YOU SIR                                       SHUT UP! I will leave when

                                                                                I am ready!
                                                                                                                 

                                                                                         Manager

                                                                                Leave now!

Jack then punches his manager in his face

            

           Cut To: Jack in his living room

                                

INT.          Jack's living room- Morning

Lighting is dim and the room is messy. Jack angry at his past actions throws a tantrum and begins punching,breaking and throwing all his possessions. Whilst doing so he comes across an old picture of him and his ex-girlfriend. He stares at the picture and his mood changes from angry to a more happy state.

         Cut To: Jack and girlfriend in a park

EXT.       Local Park - Day

Natural sunlight as they are outside. Jack and his girlfriend sit together on a park bench. They hug, kiss, play fight along with other typical things that a young romantic couple would do.

         Cut To: Jack and girlfriend at a dinner table



INT.      Dinner Table - Night

The couple are sat at a dinner table. It is lit by candles. Jack prepares to propose to his girlfriend but she breaks bad news to him in the process.

                                                     Jack

                          Aren't you gonna eat up the meal babes?

                                                     Girlfriend

                          Yeah (pause) yeah i will was just thinking

                                          

                                                     Jack

                          About what?

                                                     Girlfriend

                          Don't worry its nothing really

                                                      Jack

                          Ok, because i've been thinking too. Well we've been together

                          for so long now, we've been through so much together, even

                          after I lost my job you still stuck by me thats why i think (pause)

                          I think we should talk our relationship to the next level 

Jack takes out a ring and puts it on the table. His girlfriend looks surprised and interupts him before he asks the question

                                                     Girlfriend

                         Wow erm.... I'm so so sorry Jack but I...I just can't

                                                     Jack

                         Oh You mean im moving to fast, oh no worries babes we can

                         slow it down...                (confused, and worried)

                                                     Girlfriend

                         No i mean (pause) you and me, i can't do it anymore. Ever since

                         you lost your job you've been a different man. I can take the alcohol

                         and the drugs, and the phone calls from dodgey men anymore

                                                    Jack

                        I.. I.. I don't understand, what do you mean?

                                                              (in near tears)

                                                    Girlfriend

                        I mean me and you are over. Im sorry

The girlfriend gets up and leaves the table quickly. Jack is left in shock, stunned at what just happened. He is left sitting at the table still with the eating utensils in hand

             Cut To: Jack in his living room

INT.        Jack's Living Room - Morning

Jack is sitting in the dim lighted living room. He holds a knife to his wrist and contemplates slitting himself. A mixture of sad, angry, confused and uneasy emotions is signified via his facial expressions and body language. He is in deep thought of his past and he becomes more distraught the more he thinks.

            Fade  To: Black                 

           

Shot List ( Ricardo & Hussain )

SHOT LIST

Shot (description of sound & action)	Shot size	Angle	Movement
1)    Establishing shot	LS	Eye level
2. Character sleeping in bed	MCU	High angle
3. phone ringing	CU	High angle
4.character talking on the phone	MCU	High angle
5.character gets out of bed	MS	Eye level
6. character walks out of bed room	LS	Eye level	Pan
7.character walks into kitchen	MS	Eye level
8.character opens fridge	MS	Eye level
9.character looks into fridge	MCU	Eye level
10.P.o.v  of looking into the fridge	CU	High angle	Pan
11.shot of milk and beer  (bottle or can )	MS	Eye level
12. characters hand reaching into fridge for beer ( bottle or can )	MCU	Eye level
13.continuos shot of character taking out the beer and closing the fridge	MLS	Eye level
14.chracter walking to front door and there is a transition of shots	LS-MCU	Low angle
15.character goes and picks up letters saying that his house is being repossessed	MCU	High angle
16.letters in hand	CU	Eye level
17.character looking at letters	CU	Eye level
18.graphic match writing from letter to writing from the screen of an computer	MCU-CU	Eye level
19.establishing shot of characters work place	MCU	Eye level
20.boss of character walks into characters office and begins to talk to character	P.O.V-MCU	Eye level
21.shot reverse shot ( repeat 10x )	CU	Eye level
22. character then gets up and punches boss in the face	LS	Eye level	Fast pan
23.graphic match of punch, character punches the wall	MCU + CU	Eye level	Fast pan
24.character drops letters on the floor and walks into front room	MCU + LS + CU	Eye level &	Tilt & Pan & Track
25.out of rage character starts to mess up the front room ( repeat shot 5x )	MS + LS	Eye level	Track & pan
26.character walks and sits down in chair in front room and sees a picture of him and his girlfriend	MS + MCU	Eye level	track
27.( flash back ) character and girlfriend siting and eating dinner at table in a café/restaurant	MS + MCU + TS	Eye level
28.shot reverse shot of them talking  ( repeat shot 10x )	MS + MCU + TS	Eye level
29.character calmly walks into kitchen whilst holding picture of girlfriend	MS	Eye level	Track
30. character standing in kitchen, turns and looks at the counter and sees a knife	MCU	Eye level
31. character has the same flashback of him and his girlfriend but when she dumps him as he is about to propose to her (shot reverse shot 6x )	MS + CU + TS	Eye level
32.character ( in flashback clenches his knife and squeezes tight)	CU	Eye level
33.graphic match of character holding knife	CU	Eye level
32.character now angry at the memory of what the girlfriend did grabs knife from counter	MS	Eye level
33.character clenches the knife and squeezes tight as he brings it closer to his wrist	MS + CU	Eye level
34.character looks to and fro at his wrist and the knife	PV + CU	Eye level
35. montage of all of the characters past memories that lead to this current point in his life	CU + MCU + MS + LS + VLS	Eye level
Knife drops	CU	Eye level