Pizza Planet Productions- Logo Experimentation

Here are 2 ideas that we are considering for our Production company logo. We want the logo to be simple and and easy to read. We think that both of these are suitable candidates. We are going to further experiment by testing some hand drawn ideas..

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Changes in our project...

We have talked things through as a group and have decided to make some changes in our Film.

The Film is not going to be set in the 'Film Noir' period anymore and has now been revamped and update to the 70s - 80s. We feel as a group that It will be easier this way as we won't have to create an authentic looking 30s restaurant. Instead we have still opted for the same Idea for location and idea just set much later on in history.

Sound and Lighting - Film Project

Diegetic:
Laughter (scattered), glasses clinking, cards shuffling, knifes and forks clinking (all distant and not extremely dominating)

Dialogue - ambient chatting, as well as main narrative.

Non Diegetic:
SFX - Gunshots, Bullets, Flesh Wounds, Kitchen sounds (distant)

Music: Jazz Fussion - played by band. 70s funk/disco is played when shooting starts. We have a list of tracks that we may use. We now just have to choose the most appropriate music.

Characters - Film project by Pizza Planet Productions

Joe Haddow - Joseph ' The Bear' Bayter: Black Suit, Shirt and Tie
He is polite and well dressed. he takes pride in his appearance and presentation. He is part of a strong group of friends

Georgie Watson - Jimmy Jones: Suit and Tie
Quite shy, but at times quite confident. He reacts well to a situation and likes to get the job done. No matter what. He is a key 'player' in the group.

Ellis Snell - Hernay Kapala 'Ghost' -Costume: Black suit, White shirt, Tie
Smart and well dressed. He isn't afraid to speak his mind. He is extremely loyal to his company of friends. Part of the group

Ed Stow - Big Ed - Costume: Waiters Uniform. Bowtie
Very quiet. keeps to him self. If the need arises he can get 'violent'. He works as a waiter at 'The Grey Wolf''

Jack Barber - Jackie B - Costume: A black sweater vest with a white shirt. A tie or bow tie
Calm and cool minded. He dresses very 'suavely' and is a well respected card dealer. He has close connections to the group. He works as the card dealer at 'The Grey Wolf''

Lawrence Hart - Antonio Frebarro- Costume: A black suit and shirt with tie
He is the most confident out of the group. He knows his way around the club, especially the card table. He has a close friendship with Jackie B. He aslo part owns 'The Grey Wolf '

Band - Ash, Alex, Goody, Rigden, Matt- The band are regulars at the club. They have a good relation with Antonio. Costume - Assorted Smart Dress. Suits and shirts

Location and Lighting

The location we have chosen is the main Drama room at school. In our scene the whole thing takes place in a restaurant. We hope to be able to recreate an authentic looking location.

List of Props Needed as part of Location:

• A table suitable for playing cards. Green Cloth preferably to give it a 'Gambling' table look.
• Further Tables to act as Dinner tables. White cloth.
• Plates, cutlery - knifes and forks, glasses, table lights, Serving Trays
• A piano - To give the restaurant more of a cabaret feel. Also we had the idea of having a live band performing. So other instruments as well such as: Bass Guitar and Guitar and also a singer. A microphone
• Chairs - lots and lots of Chairs.
• A brief case. For the dealer (card game) to house the cards within (and chips)

Lighting:

The room we have chosen has no natural light. This is perfect as we want to create a dark and musky feel to the scene. Through using camera lighting and other set/location lighting we'll be able to bring out the key features within the restaurant and the main Characters.

Effects/Equipment

A smoke machine if arrangeable would really give our location more character. Because our characters will be 'smoking' as well it will create more of a realistic look. A typical smoke filled restaurant.

Character Close Ups

In our opening scene we want to Introduce each one of the Main characters to the audience. We thought of the idea of doing this through a series of close ups on each character. On these close ups we want to freeze the shot for a brief moment and have the characters name and if they have one nick name. We want to play on the stereotypes for the 'Gangster Genre' and take influence from films like Reservoir Dogs and Lock Stock.

As part of an activity we were asked to do in class we had to re-create a Film opening shot for shot.

We chose to do Young Guns. We were actually given the opportunity to use the Green Screen, which I think will create an Impacting effect on the final product. This Film opening again used character close ups to introduce each character.
I like this technique as it gives you an insight to the characters personality and what they as a person might do in the film..