Media Product Evaluation

Film Opening, Final Product

Film Opening First Draft

This is the first draft of our final media product. We felt that there were still many things that needed adjusting and adding to this piece, for example we needed to add the credits of producers, writers and directors. We also felt that the repeated title screen of 'The Recall' was not conventional for a film and needed to be taken out. We thought the ending of this draft needed adjusting and we could possibly add in a twist that shows the injured young girl being found. This way, we would make it look as if it was leading into the rest of the film and would captivate people into watching it. We also felt that the product needed lengthening to be more conventional and so should maybe include more flashbacks and more dancing.

Film Opening Mood Boards

Brief Film Overview

Quick summary of film opening:
Actor 1, Jasmine Haskins, is in her school dance studio doing her routine that gives her flashbacks to the time she was tormented. During her [contemporary] dance Jasmine goes through a series of flashbacks that show her running away in a wooded area. The jump cuts between flashbacks and the dancing begin to speed up and the running away progresses to Jasmine being pushed and hurt and lying injured on the forest floor. Through the entire sequence titles/credits will be shown, printed over the footage and 'Run Boy Run' will be played over the entire thing. (When the panting/ running is not being heard).

Genre of Film: Horror/Action

Where?

Portishead Lake-grounds' wooded area.

The film is going to be set around Portishead lake-ground's wooded areas and along nearby roads. We we also use shots from Gordano School's dance studio from both inside and on the out.

Gordano School.

Actors: Jasmine Haskins, Joe Davidson, Georgina Bell

Costume; 

Dance Studio- Simple t-shirt, black leggings, hair away from face. We chose a red t shirt for Jasmine to wear while she dances as it represents fear and bloody horror and also correlates the red cardigan she will be wearing in the outdoor shots of the film opening.

Outdoors- Casual clothing, black/white dress, red cardigan and black boots. We chose this as the red cardigan matches the red t shirt she was wearing in the dance scenes so the audience can see the flashbacks and that it is the same girl. Also because the red is a symbol of 'dark' things and implies she is running in fear.

Music/Sound effects- 'Run Boy Run' Woodkid, general sound from actors panting/running away.

Titles/Credits, Actor management

Below is an exploration of various fonts we were thinking of using for the main title of our film 'The Recall.' In the end we decided on 'The Goldsmith Vintage.'

We have also spent time deciding which fonts to write the credits in. Below are four fonts in one of our actor's names. We decided on 'Alex's Writing' for all the credits.

Our credit names that will appear in the opening will be as follows.

Producers/Directors: Lucy Taylor and Holly Haskins
Actors;
Jamie (Young girl) - Jasmine Haskins
Antagonist 1 - Georgina Bell
Antagonist 2 - Joe Davidson

Actor Management:

We chose the actors we did as we felt a young and physically small girl would be the best role for the 'victim' in our film opening. We used one of the producers sisters, Jasmine Haskins, as she fit the role and had experience doing short films and similar for school/college coursework. For the antagonist roles, we needed someone who was physically bigger than Jasmine and towered over her to create an intimidating presence. This would give the audience a clear sense of whose role was whose and who had power over the other.

Film Storyboard

Shot 1
Large title screen with production name; LHProductions
Shot 2
Title screen with film name 'The Recall'. (Edited/artistic graphology)
Shot 3 FW
Flash forward of actor 1 lead in forest, injured.
Shot 3
pan over school building/dance room. Muted sound as pupils get on with everyday life.
Shot 4
Close up on actor 1's feet dancing, bare feet, dance studio.
Shot 5
Neck down shot of dance studio and actor dancing, contemporary.
Shot 6
Long shot of actor dancing and moving around room. Overview of dance

Shot 7
Dancer still being shot (long shot) in dance studio, stumbles and stops.
Shot 8
Close up, zoomed in shot of actor 1's face, looking at floor/depressed. reminiscing
Shot 9
Continuation of actor 1 dancing
Shot 10
Flashback, cut to scene in forest. Frantically running away, looking back. (Actor 1)
Shot 11
Cuts back to dance studio, focus on facial expression. Continuation of dancing.
Shot 12
Long shot cut, pan over forested area/road.

Shot 13
Tracking shot, actor 1 running through wooded area.
Shot 14
In/out focus of actor one from behind tree.
Shot 15
Cut back to dance studio, actor 1 dancing.
Shot 16
Actor 1, injured, focus on facial distress.
Shot 17
Close up on actor 1's face, camera tracking around head shot.
Shot 18
Continuation of dancing, zoomed in shot of head/shoulders upwards.

Shot 19
High angle shot of actor 1 being pushed to ground, identity of actor 2 still hidden.
Shot 20
High angle shot of actor 1 distressed on ground.
Shot 21
Actor 1 lead on forest ground, bloody face/nose/injured.
Shot 22
Cut back to dance studio, actor 1 lead on floor in same position as last shot.