Main Idea:
For this task our criteria required us to demonstrate someone simply walking through a door and having a conversation with someone. This allowed us to be creative and do whatever we want with the criteria in mind.
For our continuity task my group was inspired by the BBC program ‘Wrong Man’s’ starring James Corden. We decided to have the main male character leave his office who walks into the wrong room and finds a beaten up woman tied up to a chair. He sets her free and ends up picking up a phone she has dropped. It then transitions into the next day where he is walking in the woods and the phone begins to ring so he frantically looks for it and answers it. On the other side of the phone is someone threatening him and leads into a big chase scene between him and a mysterious figure. This scene will include various camera angles and shot types to keep it interesting and tense. Eventually he gets home to his wife and has a conversation with her (fulfilling the criteria) and then goes to put the bins out. Whilst doing this across the road is the mysterious figure who disappears after a car drives past.
Rules:
When completing this task we need to keep in mind the previous rules we have studied including the 180 degree rule and rule of thirds. These rules will help to maintain continuity throughout. As well, we will need to consider various lighting and sound, whether we want to use natural lighting to make it seem more authentic or tense music to add pace to a scene.
Planning/research:
Already my group have had a meeting to discuss details and we have found the perfect location for our chase scene in Langley Park. The director has written up a script including stage directions for the actors to follow effectively. I have made a storyboard explaining the different scenes we will have, props we will be using and a collage of pictures of the locations. Additionally I have spoken to some actors that will be willing to play the roles in our piece. Our editor has shown us some examples of music he can create that we can use in our piece and finally the DOP is creating a shot list. We are planning to have more meetings during the half term to finalise some details and maybe even start filming!
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