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MAX RAGAN 1656

CLAREMONT FAN COURT SCHOOL 64680

I worked with Nathan Foster 1623 and Charles Gordon 1626

Our brief was to make the titles and openings of a fictional thriller film opening. The title of our film opening is 'Takeaway'.

My film is immediately below this post for you to view. 

EDITING

I worked on the post-production for our film opening. I used Final Cut Pro to edit our film. I was appointed as the main editor due to my previous experience with Final Cut Pro and therefore I knew what I was doing making the editing more efficient and productive. One of my main responsibilities which I found especially challenging was finding a soundtrack for my film. It took me a long time to find sound which I thought fit my film opening well in order to create the correct atmosphere. I also used Photoshop in order to create our film poster which can be found on my blog below.

DIRECTOR

One of my other main roles was a self-director for our film opening. I am the boy who is kidnapped by the foreign hostiles who need information from my father. I thought this was a relatively easy role for me as I am used to being in front of the camera a lot and there was little dialogue for me to say.

OUR FINAL FILM OPENING

CONSTRUCTION: HOT SEATING USING SOUNDCLOUD

CONSTRUCTION: MY FILM POSTER

My Film Poster (Made Using Photoshop)

PLANNING: CALL SHEET

LOCATION	SOUND	VISION	ACTORS	PROPS	NOTES
CHARLES’ HOUSE	JAPANESE MUSIC	TITLE SEQUENCE- WOMAN IN KEMONO TWIRLS, VIDEO FADES IN AND OUT AT DIFFERENT ANGLES, GIRL HOLDS KATANA (SWORD) SWORD. NAMES OF THE CAST IN TEXT FADES IN AND OUT.	WOMAN	KATANA, KEMONO	N/A
INSIDE THE APARTMENT	SHOWER, BRUSHING TEETH, DOORBELL	HARD CUT- MAX (THE DIPLOMATS SON) HAS HAD A SHOWER AND GETTING DRESSED TO SEE HIS FRIENDS, THIS INCLUDES A MID SHOT IN FROM BEHIND HIM LOOKING IN THE MIRROR AND CLOSE UPS ON MAX WAHSING HIS HANDS AND THEN DRYINGG HEM ON A TOWEL. THERE IS THEN A HARD CUT TO MAX PUTTING HIS BLACK T-SHIRT ON, THERE IS THEN A HARD CUT TO MAX TEXTING HIS DAD WHO HAD BEEN MISSING FOR A COUPLE DAYS. THE DOORBELL RINGS, WE SEE MAX WALK DOWN THE CORRIDOR TO OPEN THE DOOR.	MAX	BATHROOM, TOOTHBRUSH, MIRROR.	SHOWER ROOM IS STEAMY, FAST HARD CUTS BETWEEN MAX GETTING READY.
OUTSIDE THE APARTMENT DOOR	VOICEOVER- DIALOGUE OF GREETING EACH OTHER	THERE IS A LONG SHOT OF THE TWO FRIENDS STANDING INFRONT OF THE APARTMENT DOOR, MAX OPENS THE DOOR AND LETS THEM IN.	TWO FRIENS, MAX	N/A
IN THE APARTMENT	MUSIC PLAYS IN THE BACKGROUND	POINT OF VIEW SHOT FROM MAX’S PERSPECTIVE, THEY SIT DOWN AT A COUNTERTOP ISLAND, MAX CHECKS THE FRIDGE- SHOT FROM INSIDE THE FRIDGE. MAX TELLS HIS FRIENDS THAT THERE IS NO FOOD IN THE FRIDGE- THIS IS SHOT AS AN OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT WHICH THEN GOES INTO A REACTION SHOT AS ONE OF THE FRIENDS SUGGESTS A TAKEAWAY, THEY THEN GO TO THE ROOF.	TWO FRIENDS, MAX	FRIDGE, TABLE, CHAIRS	N/A
ON THE ROOF OF THE  APARTMENT.	CITY LIFE- CARS. LOUD KNOCK ON DOOR.	THEY GO TO THE ROOF, SITTING NEXT TO EACH OTHER AS SILHOUETTES. THE THREE TEENAGERS ARE TALKING. THIS IS SHOT BY A LONGSHOT WITH THE LONDON CITY IN THE BACKGROUND. THERE IS A LOUD BANGING ON THE DOOR.	TWO FRIENDS , MAX	SOFA	NIGHT TIME
IN THE APARTMENT	FOOTSTEPS	POINT OF VIEW SHOT OF MAXWALKING TO THE DOOR, FOCUSING IN ON HIS FEET.	MAX		IT IS LIGHT IN THE APARTMENT
IN THE APARTMENT	SILENCE AS HE COMES OUT OTHER THAN MAX’S ECHOING FOOTSTEPS.	MAX OPENS THE DOOR OF THE APARTMENT AND WE SEE THE KIDNAPPERS FOR A SECOND BEFORE A BAG IS PLACED OVER THE CAMERA (POV SHOT).	MAX KIDNAPPER	BLACK BAG
IN WAREHOUSE	DEEP BREATH AS BEEN ALMOST DROWNED	MAX’S HEAD IS PULLED OUT A BUCKET OF WATER TO RESEMBLE DROWNING/TORCHOR	MAX KIDNAPPERS	BUCKET OF WATER ZIP TIES	DARK LIGHTING
WAREHOUSE	KIDNAPPER 1 SAYS ‘WHERE IS HE?’	MAX IS STRAPPED TO CHAIR	MAX KIDNAPPER	CHAIR	DARK LIGHTING
WAREHOUSE	VOICE OVER - ‘WE HAVE YOUR SON’	MYSTERIOUSE MAN LIFTS PHONE TO FACE- HIS FACE IS OVERCAST BY A SHADOW HIDING HIS IDENTITY.	KIDNAPPER	PHONE	DARK LIGHTING

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