Digital Story Board - On the set

Behind the Scenes - The Making of

Props needed

Characters:
Black Suits, trousers, ties, shoes, hats
Balaclava (Ski Masks) Hooded Tops etc.

Props:

• Cards
• Poker chips
• tables and chairs
• Van (auto mobile) 
• Hand guns
• Sub Machine guns
• Assault Rifle
• Hunting rifle (Scoped)
• Pizza boxes
• Rope
• Crash Mats
• Switchblade 
• Mobile phone 
• Magazine
• etc.

Brief Plot - Last Man Standing

Brief Plot:

2 men have taken a man hostage in an Industrial building and are waiting to meet their new contractor. There is a great deal of tension as they are unsure if they can trust the man they are supposed to be meeting. The Hostage is tied up on a chair, central to the room. He has no escape. Soon after the contact arrives and the men begin to question him. The man 'Jack' is carrying a bag of money. Which through a series of flashbacks we find out, is stolen. This soon leads to confrontation and an attack on the 2 men. Jack manages to escape and the men pursue. It turns out to be a setup and a group of thugs begin attacking their position.  

Foley Sound and Effects

What the Heck is "Foley"?

Foley effects are sound effects added to the film during post production (after the shooting stops). They include sounds such as footsteps, clothes rustling, crockery clinking, paper folding, doors opening and slamming, punches hitting, glass breaking, etc. etc. In other words, many of the sounds that the sound recordists on set did their best to avoid recording during the shoot.

I found this little part of information useful.

Certain parts of our film are shot outside. We have to take sound and video editing into consideration here as we want the best quality and viewing experience we can possibly achieve. 

Peer Evaluation - Audience Feedback

We recently showed our first draft of our film to a select group of friends and teachers. We received mixed comments however most were negative. There were certain parts of the film that people really liked, I.e. certain camera shots and action sequences. But we received lots of criticism on a lot of things. Mise en Scene was a big problem for us as we had not put our research together properly and had used the wrong type of location for our genre. We hadn't payed enough attention to our audience research. We also received some harsh criticism on certain actors and their un-convincing performance (which again didn't appropriately fit the Genre and style of film we had hoped to achieve). We have however taken alot of the major mistakes under reconsideration. In the final copy of our film we hope that we can deliver an excellent viewing experience to anyone watching.

Location - Industrial

This is the kind of location we hope to use. It is simple but is dark and gloomy and suites the Genre and narrative of our film. We have located a nearby site that we can use for the main part of our opening scene.






Although many people will just see this style of location as a boring and lifeless one they are key to the Iconography of our film. The gritty Industrial estate is a classic and iconic location in many Crime (Gangster) films.