Production Process

My Role In The Whole Process From Planning To Filming

Shooting Schedule

MONDAY 15TH APRIL:
Filming at Joe's house.

Shots:

• Alan waking up in shabby room on mattress
• Alan washing face in sink
• Alan quickly pulling on clothes

WEDNESDAY 17TH APRIL:
Filming in Central London.

Shots:

• Sebastian taking a phone call while sat on the DLR
• Sebastian walking out of Canary Wharf station and into a building
• Sebastian walking out of Starbucks holding a coffee
• Sebastian walking into London Bridge and picking up a newspaper

Filming at Joe's house.

Shots:

• Sebastian brushing his teeth
• Sebastian getting dressed in front of a mirror
• Sebastian walking down staircase and out of house
• Sebastian pausing by his gateway before walking away from his house down the road

Filming outside of school.

Shots:

• Alan walking up to and slumping at bus stop

Technical Aspects Possibilities

I have done some very basic drawings on paint to demonstrate the technical aspects that I could use in my opening sequence.

RULE OF THIRDS

Definition: The rule of thirds is a "rule of thumb" or guideline which applies to the process of composing visual images such as paintings,photographs and designs. The guideline proposes that an image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by two equally-spaced horizontal lines and two equally-spaced vertical lines, and that important compositional elements should be placed along these lines or their intersections

This will be useful in ensuring that the viewers attention is always where we intend it to be during a scene and will also create a much nicer 'look' for our scenes.

180° RULE

Definition: In film making, the 180-degree rule is a basic guideline regarding the on-screen spatial relationship between a character and another character or object within a scene. An imaginary line called the axis connects the characters and by keeping the camera on one side of this axis for every shot in the scene, the first character will always be frame right of the second character, who is then always frame left of the first. If the camera passes over the axis, it is called jumping the line or crossing the line.

This is something that we must ensure that we remember at all times when filming our opening sequence to make sure that it looks as professional as possible.

SHOT, REVERSE SHOT

Definition: Shot reverse shot (or shot/countershot) is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another character (often off-screen), and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other.

This may not be useful in our opening sequence as the two characters never actually meet but it is something to consider perhaps if we include other people in the film playing members of the public.

Treatment

RISE AND FALL.

Emma Ferguson
emmaoox@hotmail.co.uk

'Rise and Fall' is an action-thriller with a twist about a dejected businessman who finds hope in his new mysterious guardian angel, however; this hope soon turns to despair as his supposed saviour leads him into more trouble than he could ever imagine.

Key Characters:
- Alan Parret: A dejected businessman who has lost all hope with life and his job.
- Sebastian Banks: A guardian angel that only the businessman can see


It's an early morning in London City and Sebastian. a well-groomed man, wakes up in a large, well decorated bedroom to the sound of the phone ringing. He answers the phone and thanks his assistant for the wake up call before sitting up and stretching looking prepared to face the day. At the same time Alan, a scruffy looking man, is sprawled across a mattress on the floor in a dingy cramped room. He wakes up and sits on the edge of the mattress looking at the floor dejected as if contemplating the difficult day ahead of him.

Alan rushes to the bathroom clearly stressed and under pressure and attempts to clean himself as quickly as he can, leaning gingerly against the sink clearly feeling under the weather. At the same time Sebastian calmly cleans his teeth in front of a pristine mirror in a clean and well furnished bathroom, clearly not in any rush as he takes his time to ensure that he looks his best for the day.

Alan stumbles out of the bathroom back into his dingy room and struggles to find his clothes amongst the mess on the floor. He goes around picking up various items of shabby clothing getting more and more agitated before he eventually finds the clothes he was looking for in the first place. Meanwhile Sebastian serenely dresses himself in front of a mirror with all the clothes he needs for the day hung directly next to him. He fixes his smart shirt and puts his blazer on before making final checks that his appearance is satisfactory for a man of his business caliber. Once he is satisfied with his appearance he then stands and admires himself in the mirror for a short moment. While Sebastian is doing this Alan is hastily pulling his trousers up, almost falling over in the process, before realising that his trousers are ripped. After a short moment of deliberation and a quick glance at his watch he realises that he does not have time to find another suitable pair of trousers so he therefore must wear his ripped suit trousers to work all day. Getting more and more frustrated he angrily pulls his already tied tie over his head before frantically running out of the door.

Sebastian appears at the top of the grand staircase that leads to the bottom floor of his house and slowly and calmly starts to descend, clearly not in a rush like Alan. When he reaches the bottom of the stairs he strolls out of the front door and across his vast drive before reaching the street and taking a quick look around before striding confidently off. At the same time Alan is stumbling dejectedly towards a shabby looking bus stop clearly unhappy with the way his morning has turned put so far. This unhappiness is amplified when he reaches the bus stop to find a drunk homeless person asleep on the seat, as Alan waits the homeless drunk wakes and begins to hurl abuse at Alan who is desperately waiting for his bus to arrive constantly checking his watch. Once the drunk has stumbled off Alan slumps himself onto the seat and stares at the pavement.

Meanwhile Sebastian sits on an empty carriage of the train as he heads into London for his day of work. His phone rings in his pocket and when he answers he engages in a lighthearted, cheerful conversation with one of his business associates. At the same time Alan sits hunched over in the corner of the back of a bus full of school children, his phone rings and when he answers there is audible shouting from the other end of the line. Alan timidly tells his boss that he will be in work as soon as possible and that he's sorry for being late yet again and that this will be the last time that it happens before hanging up and staring downheartedly out of the window.

25 Word Pitch

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