Evaluation
There were a variety of shots used in our opening sequence. We used several different shots and were able to distinguish between shots that were necessary and shots that were unnecessary; such as close ups and tracking shots. We used many long shots of the characters to show their costumes and that they were urban youths. We used mid shots of the characters as they were talking in order to focus the audience on their characteristics.
We shot a close up of the sign 'Marylands Road (city of Westminster)' to further establish the location of the events. This was to show the audience that we were in a part of London. This cuts to a long to mid to close-up shot of the 'Paddington Academy' sign outside the school drawing the audience into looking at where our story is set.
We used conventions through looking at some thriller films and portraying the ideas used in our film. The ideas that we took were features such as suspense. This was used to engage the audience into the film and keep them interested. We looked at films such as 'The Usual Suspects' and 'Fight Club' and they gave us an idea on how our film should be. As to how these films carry out suspense and keep the audience engaged into the film.
From these films we learnt that there are many ways in which suspense can be built. For example in 'The Usual Suspects' which was directed by Bryan Singer. There were some amazing shots; i.e When a tracking shot followed Kevin Spacey while he was walking away from the police station limping, but then a sudden reveal that he is not actually disabled and at that exact moment the audience realizes that he was behind the whole mystery. We attempted to create this but it was obviously a lot more difficult and were able to use a tracking shot which was similar and this is what influenced us so much that we decided to include it as best as we can in our ending scene.
'Fight Club' on the other hand built up suspense without realizing it. For example when Brad Pitt is looking directly at the camera and the earthquake effect is used to distort the viewers mind as he speaks and which is then revealed towards the end through Edward Norton to show that they are the same person. This was an excellent idea by David Fincher and we used the earthquake effect in the first person running scene at the end to attempt to do the same thing.
We had a lot of dialogue through our opening sequence. The reason for this would be that it is a build up of the plot that we intend to share with the audience. We used a lot of dialogue to build up tension and create suspense. The dialogue was a very crucial factor in our film. The dialogue helped us express the emotions we were going through and to show the audience their urban background through the use of urban slang. We used phrases of slang, such as; "yo wats up bruv" and "easy bruv, wot u sayin?".
This helped show how youths in the modern day communicate with each other and how society sees them. We intentionally used this technique for showing realistic actions used by teenagers on a day-to-day basis.
Costume
We all wear smart clothes during the day as that is the school dress code. At night the dress code changed for one of the characters.
The clothes that we wore represented our characters.
When we committed the crime we got changed so the costume would reflect the stereotype of an urban youth criminal.
The general theme was a dark and mischievous scheme used by us in order to show the audience that we are not looking to be noticed very easily. we wore clothes such as dark 'hoodies', a black jacket and trench coat plus hats.
Soundtrack
We used four different soundtracks which reflected certain scenes in which we were able to draw the audiences attention to the scene at hand. It was mainly used to create a sense of suspense and drama. The soundtracks would engage the audience into the film and keep them interested to what is going to happen next. The establishing shot reveals the location of our opening sequence, it was vital that we had a good soundtrack to match the video in order to capture the essence of the scene. When watching the film you realize how the music begins upbeat and through each scene decreased in high tempo and reached low intensities. This was intentional so that the film would start off differently and then eventually reach its' climax and sink into its' original genre.
Lighting
The lighting was used to express the setting at hand. There were many scenes that were in the day time but the most important were shot at night. The use of natural light in the day was to represent that nothing dramatic was going to happen and was simply a build up in plot. When the actual prank is taking place the film is being film during the night and artificial light is used.
Props
There were many props used throughout this opening sequence; such as mobile phones, headphones, bags, hats, key cards, document papers. These were crucial to the production of the film. Without these there would be no sense to what was happening in the film. Casual clothing for Mohamad was important in order to allow the audience to understand that he went home in between the plot and the prank.
Titles
The titles were used to show the audience who was involved in the making of the film. This was done through a cetrtain font and format. In order to create the titles we used 'Final Cut Express' which had features such as a compound dissolve and this gave the silver effect you see in the titles. You will see similar titles on T.V series such as 24. This is one of the main reasons we took long to introduce the cast. We feel that it causes the audience to engage themselves with the film as this is also done in 'The Good Wife'.
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
During the criminal activities that were taking place, there was a representation of a typical stereotype in which young teenagers are associated with, in this modern world. There are also many single parents and brothers of different ethnicity as this world goes on. We made a collective decision to represent urban youths who came from broken homes to show the impact that background can have on young people.
There were many factors that affected our decision, but because we are teenagers ourselves we were able to relate to the characters used in the extract. We believe that it shows a sign of realism and is more believable; rather than us acting as police officers without the correct props, costumes and it being located in a school.
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
We think there are many institutions that may be interested in distributing the film. Some may be the ones that are interested in crime thrilling mysteries. They will sell our film as it has a good storyline with many twists. So distributors such as Warner Bros, DNA films and Fox Searchlight are potential distributors. There are many similarities in features such as our ending shot and the zombie scenes in 28 Days Later.
There were many scenes where zombie's were expressed through a staccato effect which director Danny Boyle used very well.
Who would be the audience for your media product?
Our primary target audience would be teenagers who like mysterious thrillers. This is the type of audience the opening sequence attracted in our class. Some comments were; 'Great film, very creative'. Our secondary audience would be 15-34 year old people who don't necessarily love thrillers but will watch out of like in films. This would be because this is a film that interests people in that age range. The certificate is a 15 as the entire film may include scenes of violence, criminal activity and flashing images. Anyone who is interested in a mix of action, violence and mystery would be willing to watch the rest of the film.
There is a lot of potential audience as there are a mixture of genres included in the sequence such as crime, thriller and mystery which could attract three groups of audiences alone.
How did you attract your audience?
We attracted them through our unexpected location, in which the climax took place. We would be able to gain their attention through our camera work, composition, angles and storyline. The twist will also attract their attention as it keeps them engaged in the film and causes interaction between the viewers, leading them to want to watch the rest of the film.
We used many tracking shots throughout the vicinity of the film as we thought is very effective. The film attracts attention due to the exciting entertainment with a new form of mystery that is unknown to the film industry right now. There are many factors included in the film that would attract various amounts of audiences aged 15 and over. The reason for this is that the main characters are all teenagers and the storyline is a little complex which will attract the older audiences as it requires them to stretch their minds and involve themselves with the film's story.
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing the product?
We have learnt how to use high-tech equipment by adapting ideas from others. When editing the Apple Macs were incredibly helpful, and allowed us to explore parameters we didn't know existed. Without this technology we would have never been able to create something so new to media. To conclude, it was simply that today's technology is extremely advanced.
We believe that the program 'Final Cut express' on the Apple Macs was extremely useful as it allowed us to cut, edit and export the sequence. We used the cutting tool a lot in order to edit out unnecessary footage. We used the cropping tool in order to increase ad decrease sound barriers, which was extremely effective when used in the final scene as the soundtrack decreased whilst the running took place and increased as the titles appeared.
GarageBand was extremely helpful to us seeing as 3/4 of our soundtracks were created using this program. It was extremely easy to access and find music that would suit the mood of the scene. There was a large variation in choices through upbeat tempo and low key rhythms. We were able to find suitable soundtracks easily and feel that they matched the scenes.
We thought that the tripod was extremely helpful in accomplishing steady and accurate shots. After watching our film you would see that we included many tracking shots in our sequence and the reason for this would be because of the tracking dolly. This was an excellent use as it allowed some shots to look easy although it was extremely hard.
Looking back to your preliminary task, what do you feel that you have learnt in the progression from it to the final film?
We believe that the preliminary task really helped us achieve a higher standard of work and allowed us to feel confident with what was to come. Without doing the preliminary task we would have been unprepared, and created shots that were unsuitable.
There were many shots throughout the preliminary task such as a hand held tracking shot which was terrible, but as you can see in the opening sequence there were many great tracking shots used.
We learnt the importance of the 180 degree rule and if done incorrectly, could cause major amounts of conclusion. We practiced many times until we were confident to film comfortably. We also learnt how to use match on action in the priliminary task. For example when the student is being thrown out of the classroom the match on action was below average. This made us see how significant this is to modern films, which is why we made sure that we didnt make the same mistake in our opening sequence.
In the Priliminary task we learnt a variety of skills that enabled us to create an opening sequence. It also helped us adapt ideas to create a decent storyline. For example in the Priliminary task the story had no dialogue and only emotions. We decided we wanted to involve a lot more dialogue in our final movie and create an exciting plot with a good twist.
Daily Editing Blog
We are trying to capture our film but it keeps on freezing, what a nightmare? So for the time being we are discussing different ideas for our editing. To import our film we used a firewire which is attached to the camera and Imac. Whilst it was capturing, we were discussing a film title. We thought that to save time, we would organize our duties for the group. This was a time saver and well planned. There were many factors that effected the speed of capturing, including a low network connection, a depleted camera battery and an excessive amount of time gaps on the tape which made it take 10 times longer than it should have.
Day 2:
The editing is almost upon us after a frustrating day 1. Prior to editing, we are thinking about putting the sequences in order. We are going to choose the he best shots to include in our film. Looking back at the filming, it is a good laugh as there are many funny outtakes. This was quite time consuming and caused a bit of delay to the time we had to edit. When we started thinking of ideas about transitions and how to order the sequence, time flew.
Day 3:
The capturing is done and we are now beginning the edit. All our ideas have been put into writing and we have begun cutting out all unnecessary scenes. We have long amounts of footage to choose from and are cycling through them as this is being written. There are various pieces of footage being chosen and for the best. We have now reached the 2nd 3rd of our sequence and are cutting out small pieces of film that are irrelevant.
Day 4:
We have finally begun ordering the film and are editing for continuity. The process is taking quite a while as there is a lot of footage and we do not want to miss anything important. We are currently trying out different editing techniques and transitions. We find that it is really effective and helps give effect and meaning to the sequence. There are many types of effects that we are attempting to use and are testing them out individually.
Day 5
We have put together the sequence with an arrangement of transitions and edits we are looking into. There are many transitions we would like to use but very difficult to pull off; we are currently trying to decide whether we are making the right choice and are nearing our final decision.
Day 6
The penultimate day of editing is upon us where the film sequence is in order, transitions of scenes have been included and the finishing touches are being added. The ending of the sequence is almost all but done, we are currently cycling through fonts that may suit the film and nearing our decision.
Day 7
The final day is here and we are ready to export and upload the film. It has been a long journey and we're happy to say we have made it to the other side. I can only say that it has been worth it and the fact that we have finished it successfuly makes us very proud of the work we have produced.
Production Log
We have just begun filming and have finished the first scene of our sequence. It should be an approximation of 30-45 seconds. It was filmed outside with all three of us sitting around a table discussing some ideas. A voiceover will take place during this scene.
Day 2
We have just finished filming Rahil and Tarek earning detentions as part of the plot. It was a little tricky to do this as many teachers were extremely busy, but we persisted and got through it in the end. We also did a very long tracking shot through the school corridors whilst explaining the plot. It took very long to perfect.
Day 3
Surprisingly we have just finished all filming in one night as the whole conclusion of the sequence took place in the evening. it took us approximately 5 and a half hours to do and we were exhausted at the end of it. We took roughly an hour just doing the first night time tracking shot as this was very difficult and took lots of training. Again teachers were scarce and it was difficult to find anyone on such short notice, fortunately we found one teacher and compromised. The final scene was very difficult to do as there were not many options to run out of the school but we had help from the security gaurds who were very helpful and helped in the final product. All we can say is that it was worth it and now that we have finished we can move onto editing.
Film Locations
Date
Short Description
Equipment
Establishing Shot:
Marylands Road
10/02/10
Tracking shot of the houses in the near area and the school entrance, and sign of the area.
N/A
Sixth Form Balcony
12/02/10
Wide shot of conversation between the three people
Costumes (Smart wear)
Phones
Chairs
Table
Extreme Long Shot
3rd Floor Staircase
14/02/10
Rahil and Tarek on the 3rd floor staircase with a plastic cup of water with the victim.
Costume (Smart wear)
Cup
First Person shot in Library
16/02/10
Conversation between the three in the Library.
Costumes (Smart wear)
Phones
Table chairs.
Classroom Over the shoulder shot
20/02/10
Tarek and teacher have a conversation, whilst Tarek gets introuble.
Paper, Costume (Casual Smart Wear) chairs, tables, glasses
Long shot of Rahil in corridor
22/02/10
Rahil gets introuble by teacher.
Costume (Smart wear) Phone.
Tracking shot of Mohammed
In Ground Floor Corridor in School
24/02/10
Mohammed walking in from the outside at night with a plan.
Costume (Casual wear) Phone.
Over two shoulders in the teachers staffroom
26/02/10
Rahil and Tarek getting introuble by head of year.
Costume (Smart wear) Phone.
Long Tracking Shot from Behind
In Corridor 1st floor
28/02/10
Rahil, Mohammed and Tarek walking down the corridor.
Costume (Smart wear) Bag
Long Tracking Shot from the front
01/03/10
Rahil, Mohammed and Tarek walking towards the office.
Costume (Smart wear) Bag, Card.
Match on Action
01/03/10
Rahil opens door with card and we all enter.
Costume (Smart wear) Bag, card.
Long Shot
01/03/10
All 3 in the office, stealing the important doscuments.
Costume (Smart wear) Bag, card, document.
Tracking Shot
01/03/10
All 3 leaving with the document.
Costume (Smart wear) Bag, card, document.
Wide Shot
01/03/10
Walking, then freeze, Tarek dissapears first, then Rahil dissapears.
Handheald first person view.
In the building/reception, then outside gate.
01/03/10
From Mohamad's point of view as he starts to run away.
Target Audience
Our primary target audience would be teenagers who like mysterious thrillers. This is the type of audience the opening sequence attracted in our class. Some comments were; 'Great film, very creative'. Our secondary audience would be 15-34 year old people who don't necessarily love thrillers but will watch out of like in films. This would be because this is a film that interests people in that age range. The certificate is a 15 as the entire film may include scenes of violence, criminal activity and flashing images. Anyone who is interested in a mix of action, violence and mystery would be willing to watch the rest of the film.
There is a lot of potential audience as there are a mixture of genres included in the sequence such as crime, thriller and mystery which could attract three groups of audiences alone.
Casting Script
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Casting Script:
Brotherhood
Mohamad: Voiceover: Hi I’m Mohamad, and I’m gonna tell you a little story about three step brothers who went to the same school. (A split screen between Me, Rahil & Tarek), wait before you say anything, I know what your thinking, the answer is we all have different mothers but the same father, I know right. I was the brains of the family, Rahil was the serious one, or at least he thought he was, and Tarek, well Tarek was the clumsy one, and never really knew it. Recently Tarek & Rahil were seriously accused for something they didn’t do; well technically. You see they didn’t mean to make her fall; they were only trying to scare her, or so they told me, they were a little sketchy on the details. Any way, they ended up with the blame, and to get back at the staff, they came to me.(While this whole voiceover is taking place, there will be various shots of the three of us sitting around and talking.)
(On the blue side bridge on top of the cafeteria, after making sure nobody is anywhere near below, will attempt to drop a plastic cup filled with water whilst having a girl walk towards the cup approximately 20 yards away from danger, when the cup lands she will have the fright of her life and drop to the ground.)
(In a location within the schools somewhere)
Me: okay guys, have we got any ideas?
Tarek: what if we got a bat and knocked a teacher over the head with it.
Me: okay your turns over.
Rahil: I know, what if we stole some important paper work from Ms Tomlinsin’s office.
Tarek: I still think my plan would have been better, because at the end of…. (Rahil cuts him)
Rahil: Shhhhh, no one cares.
The scene switches to another day.
Me: all right listen up, I’m gonna need you two to go get a long detention for tonight, can you handle that.
Rahil: what do I look like to you?
Terek: I could do it with my eyes closed.
Me: please don’t.
This is followed by the scene where Tarek and Rahil are getting into trouble. (Future)
Sir: Tarek I need your homework handed in tomorrow.
Tarek: you know sir, I think that you’re a rubbish teacher.
Sir: Right You've got yourself a detention.
Scene Switch (split screen)
Sir: Rahil put your headphones away.
Rahil: sir it's an important pone call.
Sir: Rahil pit it away!
Rahil: no sir i'm gonna take it.
Sir: right you've earned yourself a detention.
Rahil: Oh my daise man whyyy!
(Back to the present)
Mo: right guys listen up, i'll be upstairs in 2 minutes,, wait until the teacher leaves the room and then join me outside.
It then switches to a Sirs’ phone receiving a text, then misses and then a phone on a table which is yet to be revealed.
Me: okay it’s clear out here, come on out.
They both leave cautiously.
We then join up and stand outside the principals office.
Me: you guys find anything.
Rahil: no luck here
Tarek: or here
Mo looks through the draw.
Mo: I got it, i got it, lets go.
We all leave the room and as we near the corridor something intervines.
Tarek: i Don't wanna get caught.
A dissolve and tarek is gone when it returns.
Rahil: yeah man I know, Tarek, TAREK!!!
A dissolve and then Rahil is gone.
Mo: Oih Rahil Just calm down, oih Rahil, Tarek, where are you Man.
Script (Director's Edition) Including All Camera Shots
Script:
Mohamad: Voiceover: Hi I’m Mohamad, and I’m gonna tell you a little story about three step brothers who went to the same school. (A split screen between Me, Rahil & Tarek), wait before you say anything, I know what you're thinking, the answer is we all have different mothers but the same father, I know right. I was the brains of the family, Rahil was the serious one (or at least he thought he was) and Tarek, well Tarek was the clumsy one, and never really knew it. Recently Tarek & Rahil were seriously accused for something they didn’t do; well technically. You see they didn’t mean to make her fall; they were only trying to scare her, or so they told me, they were a little sketchy on the details. Any way, they ended up with the blame, and to get back at the staff, they came to me.
(While this whole voiceover is taking place, there will be various shots of the three of us sitting around and talking.)
(On the blue side bridge on top of the cafeteria, after making sure nobody is anywhere near below, will attempt to drop a plastic cup filled with water whilst having a girl walk towards the cup approximately 20 yards away from danger, when the cup lands she will have the fright of her life and drop to the ground.)
INT 2ND Floor Corridor PA - A Cold Winter's Day
Rahil: are you ready (to Tarek) Shot
- A two shot from behind them looking at the rest of the building in front.
Tarek: yep
- The same shot
Rahil: okay, a..n..d….. NOW!
Tarek: woops.
- High angle shot of Tarek and continues to watch them run away.
EXT On A Bench - A Cold Winter's Day
Mo: okay guys, have we got any ideas?
- A first person shot of Mo looking at Rahil and Tarek and them looking directly at the camera. (They also give puffs of air to show nothing)
Tarek: what if we got a bat and knocked a teacher over the head with it.
- An over the shoulder shot of both Tarek and Rahil, (Tarek looks to Rahil as he says it so we can see his face.)
Mo: okay your turns over.
- A mid shot (chest and above)
Rahil: I know, what if we stole some important paper work from Ms Tomlinson’s office.
- Over my shoulder looking at the both of them
Mo: actually that’s not a bad idea.
- Over Rahil’s shoulder. (nodding as I approve)
Tarek: I still think my plan would have been better, because at the end of…. (Rahil cuts him)
- A slightly low angle shot with Rahil’s face being visible
Rahil: Shhhhh, no one cares.
- Same shot
voiceover, while this takes place.
INT A Closed Off Room - A Cold Winter's Night
Mo: all right listen up, I’m gonna need you two to go get a long detention for tomorrow night, can you handle that.
- Mid shot (of Mo pointing at them)
Rahil: what do I look like to you?
- A close up of Rahil shot
Tarek: I could do it with my eyes closed.
- A close up of Tarek
Mo: please don’t, please don't.
- A close up
This is followed by the scene where Tarek and Rahil are getting into trouble. (Future)
INT School Corridor - A Cold Winter's Day
Tarek: you know sir, I think that you’re a rubbish teacher.
- High angle shot
Rahil: you know miss, I think that you’re a rubbish teacher.
- Same shot
Miss & Sir: right, you’ve just earned yourself a detention.
(Back to the present)
Me: Yo pay attention (whilst clicking my fingers); I’ve got a programme set up on my phone that can track people within a hundred yards of any building.
- Mid shot (first sentence) Same shot then close up of my phone and programme.
Tarek: cool, where dya get
- Mid shot of him looking down at the phone and then at me.
Mo: Tarek, I work for the CIA.
- Over Tarek’s shoulder
Tarek: for real?
- Over my shoulder
Me: Noooo, you idiot, I got it off some Japanese guy.
- Over Tarek’s shoulder
Rahil: carry on…
- Mid shot
Me: alright these are your headsets to stay in touch (I hand the headsets out), put them on when your teachers leave the room and stay put until I get there.
- Over Tarek’s and Rahil’s shoulder as I give out the headsets and explain.
Rahil: How dya know there gonna leave the room.
- Over my shoulder
Me: jus leave that to me, once I cut the CCTV cameras, we’ll be good to go.
- Low angle
Tarek: won’t they realize what happened?
- Over my shoulder
Mo: this is a school not a bank; It doesn’t matter anyway, by the time they realize there’s a fault; we’ll be long gone.
- Over their shoulders
INT Classroom - A Cold Winter's Night
Tarek: sir, have you ever wandered why the earth spins.
- Over sirs’ shoulder
Sir: shut up Tarek.
- Over Tarek’s shoulder
The camera switches to Rahil looking at his watch in anticipation.
- Camera begins on Ms and pans to Rahil who looks at his watch and jogs his knee
EXT Street Corner - A Cold Winter's Night
The camera switches to me sending a text.
INT Classroom - A Cold WInter's Night
- A tracking id shot of me lowering to the ground outside the school as i reach for something, camera switches to a close up of my hand with a plier cutting something behind some plants.
Mo: CCTV is clear for 15 minutes (into the headset)
- Mid shot of me pulling the phone out and pressing a couple of buttons.
It then switches to Sirs’phone receiving a text, then misses and then a phone on a table which is yet to be revealed.
- First sirs’ phone vibrates then misses, and then the unrevealed phone. Then it goes back to sir picking it up and then Ms again. (Briefly reading and then getting up and leaving the classroom while watched by a panning shot).
They both read the text in a split screen and then again urgently leaving the room.
The camera then switches to Rahil and Tarek putting their headsets on (split screen). As the teachers leave they tell a prefect to guard the door on their way out.
- Long shot of them putting the headphones on as the door bangs. (so they are getting ready before the door even closes) Tarek picks something off of the table that is not quite clear to the audience
INT Corridor _ A Cold Winter's Night
As I walk through the hallway observing my phone, I suddenly jump to the wall as I see the teachers leave the premises.
- A long shot
I then communicate with my brothers and tell them to take out the two guards.
- First person shot of me watching them walk off
Me: there is a guard outside each of your doors, do whatever you have to do to take them out and get back to me.
- Then a mid shot of me telling them what to do
The camera switches to Rahil and then Tark nodding as a form of confirmation.
- Mid shot of Rahil and then of Tarek
Me (Voiceover): Rahil did what I expected him to do and that was to threaten the poor guy with his life, if he didn’t leave immediately and forget what happened.
- A long shot of the guard being taken (whilst pausing halfway for me to speak)
Tarek: and unexpectedly, Tarek thought on his feet for the first time and was able to bribe the guard in order for him to leave.
- Then the same again with Tarek
I will then watch one of the guards run for his life, and the other walk away cheerfully.
- A first person shot of me watching them leave
Rahil: I’m clear.
- Close up of Rahil and holding the earpiece to his ear
Tarek: me too.
- Same shot
Me: okay it’s clear out here, come on out.
- A very long shot (to show that nobody is around.
They both leave cautiously.
- A long shot of both of them leaving at once
We then join up and stand outside the principals office.
- Long shot of us standing outside the door
Rahil: so come on then what you waiting for?
- Over my shoulder
I give a sigh of disbelief.
- A slightly high angle
Me: I did everything according to plan, except for the card.
- Same shot
Rahil: so what now, there’s no way in, we’re screwed.
- High angle of all of us
Tarek: (whistles whilst holding the card).
- Low angle directly below the card dangling down
Me & Rahil: you gangsta.
- Long shot
Tarek: you know me.
- Same shot
INT Principal's Office
Me: you guys find anything.
- High angle of all of us searching (in one continuous shot)
Rahil: no luck here
- Same shot
Tarek: or here
- Same shot
Rahil looks through the draw.
- Same shot
Rahil: bingo.
- Same shot
I then notice the mobile on the table.
- A close up of the phone and me in the background looking puzzled
Me: hang on a minute, if the principals’phone is here….
- High angle shot
Rahil: that means she didn’t get the message.
- Same shot
Tarek: what?
- Same shot
Me: quickly come on, she could be here any minute.
- Same shot
Tarek moves to the door and glances out the window.
- Long shot of Tarek
Tarek: not so much minutes as in seconds.
- Same shot
Me & Tarek: come on.
- Long shot of all of us and Rahil crouched near the cabinet
Rahil: don’t, rush me.
- Low angle looking up at him and us behind
- (Next shot) A handheld view of his hands shaking as he tries to open the cabinet.
Match on action of Ms entering.
Me: yeah you see, I think that tile is gonna fall, don’t you agree.
- High angle from the door looking at us
Tarek & Rahil: yeah yes. (Confused)
- Same shot
I then pull out my phone as if to receive a call, and speak while passing Ms on the way out.
Me: yeah, sir you were completely right, that needs replacing.
- Low angle as we all pass Ms and leave
A face of relief comes across my face as I leave. As we walk down the corridor.
INT Corridor - A Cold Winter's Night
Me: so dya get it?
- Begins as a fairly long shot, and then he reveals as we near, and walk right into the camera to darken it to black
Rahil pulls his shirt up revealing the document, we all give each other five.
Lights Go Out
Mo: Tarek
Rahil: Tarek
Lights Out
Mo: Rahil? Tarek!
I Begin To Run (First Person)
EXT Street - A Cold Winter's Night
Deep Breathing
Our Movie Plan
Plan:
BrotherhoodMohamad Hamdan
This film is about three step brothers who have different fathers but the same mother who all go to Paddington Academy.
Voiceover: Hi I
’m Mohamad, and I’m going to tell you a little story about three step brothers who went to the same school. (A split screen between Me, Rahil & Luis), wait before you say anything, I know what your thinking, the answer is we all have different mothers but the same father, I know right. I was the brains of the family, Rahil was the serious one (or at least he thought he was) and Luis, well Luis was the clumsy one, and never really knew it. Recently Luis & Rahil were seriously accused for something they didn’t do; well technically. You see they didn’t mean to make her fall; they were only trying to scare her, or so they told me, they were a little sketchy on the details. Any way, they ended up with the blame, and to get back at the staff, they came to me.The three of us are sitting in a room and spit ball ideas. Events occur during this time period. It is a mixture of Luis
’ ineffable ideas, Rahils’ angry thinking and my logic; we finally arrived at a conclusion. I go over the plan collectively for the viewers to understand, and while I’m explaining; I am speaking in a voiceover as the events occur: (a sound or different coloured picture to show the audience this is taking place in the future)I tell Luis and Rahil to do something in order to get them a detention for over 2 hours: while this shows on the screen and I am saying it, there is a split screen of them saying the same thing to get them in trouble simultaneously. They both get taken away. (Some sort of sound or coloured picture to show that we are back to the present:
I have made up blueprints on my phone, which is how I can track movements within the building. (Questions are asked) I also have a Bluetooth headset and they have headsets in order to stay in contact throughout the school. (I give them out and explain).
After the plan is set, we get straight to the action, I am outside the school, its dark and I have a flashlight. (It’s after school hours) I’m wearing dark clothes and a black hat to disguise myself in the darkness. (Again events occur during this time period) I cut the CCTV wire (any random wire) and make my way in.
At this point Rahil and Luis are sitting in separate rooms with a teacher detaining them, as I make my way to the principals’office; I send a text message to both teachers and the principal regarding a disaster occurring at their homes. They immediately leave and tell the closest prefects to guard the doors.
I move on through the hallway precautious of any activity I read on my phone, I then reach the hallway of my brothers. I tell them over the headset to take out the prefects outside and follow me. They do this by opening the door and grabbing the prefect from behind to take him back in, as they grab them the camera freezes and I explain what took place to save time and confusion.
We then enter the principals’ office together and search for the hidden document, after a few seconds of searching I realize that her mobile phone is still in the office which leads me to be aware of the fact that she did not get the message and could arrive any minute. (While I figure this out the camera switches to the principal and watches her as she nears the door. (Then as we notice she is close, there is a handheld camera of me trying to open the filing cabinet and take the document). As she walks in, we dramatically pretend there is something out of place with the ceiling or something out of place and then make an excuse and an awkward exit follows.
As the three of us walk out positively, the mood changes, the music turns unsettling and then suddenly the lighs go out (dissolve), 'Directed by...', lights come back on, one of us is missing. we scatter, lights go out again (dissolve) , 'Written By....', lights come back on, only one of us left, a first person running scene , (dissolve again) 'Wall 2 Wall Productionz Presents....' dissolve again while ending 'Prepare, Persist, Perform!'