Research and Planning 2: Setting and Rehearsals

Path way where characters will be running across 

View of the woods in he background of chase scene 

Path way near the start of the sequence (high angle) 

low angle of path 

Harry demonstrating where our characters will be. This will be a still shot of Spark and JD running 

This is where Spark will be at the end of the sequence as he lays on he ground JD will approach him, lift his mask off as Spark's vision goes from normal to bury. This will be to create enigma for our audience.

Opening sequence start location. 

This is where our opening sequence will start.

POV angle of end shot - this will be seen in the eyes of Spark (our main character)

Travel

In terms of travel, there is no need for any vehicle transportation as the location for our film sequence is five minutes away from college.

Access



The location that we were planning to film in is Blunt's Wood. It's incredibly easy to access as the main entrance leads off to a footpath which we can use to access our filming location.

Permission

NO PERMISSION NEEDED AS BLUNT'S WOOD IS A PUBLIC AREA!

Risk Assessment

• Weather: Due to our location being a wood, there is a risk of rain causing the ground to become incredibly slippery and boggy. Because of this, we will need to bring suitable footwear (e.g. solid boots) to reduce the risk of slipping over and injuring ourselves. As well as this, we don't want rain to damage the equipment, so we will bring suitable covering in case it rains.

• Angles: In order for us to produce a professional thriller opening, we thought it would be a good idea to include high angles where we can pan the characters as they run through the wood. To access these high angles, we will need to climb on tree stumps. The risk of this is that it fairly high up and we could possibly fall if we're not careful. To prevent this, footwear with suitable grip will be required.

• Environment: Nearby to our filming location is a stream. Although the stream is not deep, there is a risk of slipping over whilst traversing through it and around it. As well as this, there is a risk of tripping over the rocky terrain underneath the water. We have decided to stay away from the stream as it is a massive hazard.



Mood and Atmosphere

Our thriller opening relies heavily on enigma. Because of this, the mood and atmosphere of the woods reinforces the mystery. It's bleak, surrounded by mist (which helps to mask the characters) and completely void of life (This helps with being able to hear important sounds e.g. character footsteps, which can be used to create enigma).

These videos are to show off our setting and also to highlight what some scenes may look like. 

This video here is to show one of our last shots in the sequence from one of the character's perspective. This will help the audience to feel involved in the action which will help build enigma.

This is the final stages leading to our end part of the sequence which will be filmed still and the characters will run into and past the camera. This will help show the contrast in speed and the emotion of their faces as well as body language too. 

This third video helps to illustrate our idea of using the scenery to our advantage. This will also be a still shot from the side where it will show our characters from a long shot distance. We believe this will help with the understanding of the pace these characters are going and how intense this chase scene is.  While in the background is a nice wide shot of our setting.

This is to demonstrate one of he high angles we will use in the opening stages of our sequence. We will follow our characters with a pan and the audience will be able to see both characters at the same time so the framing of the camera is not wasted as we will have a character in the bottom right and one in the top left. This will allow our audience to be switching between each character.

WE WILL BE USING GRIPPED SHOES TO AVOID SLIPPING. This video helps explain this. Also because we are looking to get some good high angles we decided to try and stay near to the ground as possible. We found a couple of good tree stumps we can stand on and also use the tripod to help us gain the height we need.

This is Harry explaining the pace at which our first scene starts at. We will have one of our main characters, who gets knocked out by our main antagonist - JD - slammed down on the floor in slow motion. But as soon as our characters hits the ground the pace will return to normal. We hope this will create shock and it will impact our audience as the first shot in our sequence is unexpected.

PART OF OUR RISK ASSESSMENT.

Although this is not mentioned in our story board we believe this shot will be good to show the emotion of our character who appears to be hiding behind the tree to catch his breath.

This is Harry demonstrating where our characters will be running through in the opening stages of our sequence.  This high angle has previously been mentioned and we believe this will be an interesting shot as there will be two characters in the frame.

Explanation of the very first shot in our sequence. This shot will hopefully have a shocking impact on the audience as it will show one of our character's getting knocked out straight away. This will hopefully raise questions to the audience barely before the chase scene has begun.