My film - Single Camera Drama

Here is my finished single camera drama

Sound 2 - Single Camera Drama

In the media industry there are a lot of people involved in the choice of what the soundtrack is going to sound like and what sound effects are going to be used. The people that involved are, the director he will have the ultimate say in what is used. The sound mixer, The mic operator, The editor ( although he doesn’t have a big role in what is used) Sound operator.

Some key terms we had to explain were ‘picture lock’ and ‘spotting’. Picture lock is where the visuals of the scene had completely been edited so then they can start to edit the sound without worrying about the visuals. It is done in the order because if they edit the sound while they edit the visuals and they want to change something or cut out a scene all the sound will be out of place. So it genuinely makes the editing easy and quicker.

The term spotting means when you work out where certain sound effects or music will appear in your film during postproduction or pre production

They’re a number of sounds in my film. All the sounds I’m going to record my self will be recorded with a clip on rode mic, I’m using this because most of the sound i will be live recording is dialogue and the rode mic is the best for this as you can cut out background sound out like wind or cars going by. It is also useful because it is small and light and easy to carry around. The other sounds I will be recording on the day is the sound of the 2 boys on their bikes. I will be using a few sound effects from freesound.org, This is a very useful websites with lots of sound effects you can use which are copy right free. I looked on there and very useful sound track called ‘horror tense ambience’. I’m going to use this in my film as I feel it adds real tension to the scene I’m going to use this in. This is a very conventional piece of music to use in a horror film. There is also another piece of tense music I will be using every time the killer is shown in the film.

Public Domain materials means something that is the publics right to use and no one owns copy right to it. This means that anybody can use this material to make a film/use in a film etc.

Downloading from the internet is mostly illegal, especially if your ripping from YouTube. Most people have downloaded a song illegal before but the issues related to this is that it is illegal and also it does not support the artist as they are not getting anything for it.. This is also applies for movies online, this seriously affects their income at the box office.

Licensed music means that someone owns the copyright to that song. This normal means that it is hard to use in a film especially for a student. If you did want to use a licensed song in a film you would have to get agreement from the person who owns the copy right and normally have to pay a fee to use it.

MCPS-PRS is a copyright organization who pays artist their royalties when their song gets public§ played or performed, for example when it is played on the radio.

There are many different types of files such as MP3, AIFF and WAVE files, there are many benefits and drawbacks of each.

A MP3 file  is a file that is easily compressed, it takes out all the unnesceray sound out ears cant hear, mp3 are easily played on many platforms. MP3 files are small in size which makes them easy to store and also easy to send. Due to illegal downloading and piracy the MP3 is slowing dying.

AIFF files are a file that isn’t compressed this means it is a large file type, but it also means it has high quality of sound. AIFF files are the macs version of a Wave file.  It is very flexible in terms of copy right.  

WAVE Files are large in size due to no compression but this means they have some of the best quality because they haven’t gone through any changes. The negative is that they are very large in size compared to MP3 files.    

Sound - Single Camera Drama

In Pauls Lesson we are learning about soundtrack and how and why sound is used in films. This is the worksheet we done but for my sound in my single camera drama.

We had to choose a couple of words to describe the tone of our sound for our film
Some of the words i chose were, Intense, creepy, dark.

The way my sound is going to help tell the story is to add the horror element to it, whenever the killer is seen or nearby I'm going to play tense music to make the scene more creepy. Also I'm going to use sound effects for when one of the characters gets stabbed to death, to make this scene more believable.

Nearly all of my sound apart from dialogue will be added in on a latter date because most of them are sound effects and i will need to add this in during post production. I will be recording my dialogue on the day using a RODE mic

Live sound : The only live sound i will have is the dialogue and sounds like foot steps, i want to record the other sounds at a later date as i want this sounds to be significant and i don't them i can make them effective if i record it on the day

ADR - ADR wont be necessary for my film as i am recording all my dialogue on the day, as i am filming in quite locations i should not have background noise disrupting my shoot.

Music - Most of the music i will be using in my film will be loud sudden music used for jump scares. I will also be using eerie music to some of my scenes where the killer is stalking the main characters to add tension.

Soundscapes -  I will be using a few soundscapes which i will be getting off of free sound.org, Im going to use this for my open scene to set the scene and add tension and affect to the film. I will also be using a tense sound effect every time the killer is near by. This is conventional for horror films, seen in films like Friday the 13th

Script - Single Camera Drama

Vengeance Script 

The film will start with several shots of the woods with tense music playing in the background to set the scene of the film 

Flash back

Park Ext Day

Joe

There he is 

Michael

Lets get him 

The boys run over and kick the boy to the ground

Joe

Yeah this is what you get for snitching on us 

Dan

Please, please you have the wrong person

The scene will then have a flashback effect going into the present day

The film will be told partly through interview 

House - Int - Day

Michael 

Hi my name is Michael

Michael

It started of as a pretty average day

While the voice overs are playing the interviews will be heard. 

Michael 

I got a anonymous call, who im pretty sure was my friend joe, but straight after my friend joe called me and asked if i wanted to go mountain biking with him

Phone rings

Michael 

Hello ? 

Silence 

Michael 

Hello who is this ? 

The phone hangs up and Joe calls Michael straight after

Michael

Hey joe did you just prank call me

Joe

What….no?

Michael 

ok yeah..sure… 

Joe 

Ok i don't know what your on about but are we still going mountain biking today ?

Michael

Yeah im coming now

Joe 

Ok bye

Shots of michael riding his bike to joes house

Door bell rings

Joe

Finally your here what took you so long

Michael 

Oh shut you, are you ready to go

Joe

Yeah let me just get my bike out

Several shots of the pair riding to the woods

Interview

Michael 

I dont know what it was that day but something just didn't feel right, we decide to drop our bikes off at the woods and go and explore a bit we have never been before

Michael

Ha yesterday was funny wasn’t it 

Joe

Yeah, it was his fault for snitching, he had it coming

Michael

Yeah, i think i knocked him out

There will then be several quick shots of the boys riding there bikes really fast through the woods, some scenes you can see the killer in the background.

Michael

We have never been to this part of the woods before

Joe 

Yeah i know lets go and check it out

The boys put their bikes down and walk of, as they are walking joe gets snatched from behind

The next scene will be cut between the murder and Michael

Michael 

Joe, 

Interview

Michael 

I thought joe was playing a prank on me, he has always been the joker of the group, I called out for him and he didn't reply, i saw a big opening in the bushes and thats when i saw his body covered in blood

Michael

Ok this isn't funny where are you

Michael discovers the body of joe

Michael 

What the.. 

Interview

Michael

Before i had time to react from what i had seen a man who was wearing a mask and holding a knife stepped out behind a tree, he started running at me so i just ran for my life

There will then be a chase scene until Michael murders Daniel 

Two weeks after the interview Michael Howard was arrested for the murder of Daniel Brown

He claims he acted in self defence

Joe Pritts body was found a week later

Daniel Browns body was never found  

Fight club Reshot

In pauls lesson we had to reshoot a iconic movie image from a scene. We chose a scene from fight club.

This is the shot we chose to recreate. We had a good idea of how the lighting was going to look like and luckily in the studio we had a light that looked exactly the same as the one in the shot, We couldn't get the actors tall enough as they are in the shot though, so we got tables and chairs and got the actors to stand up on them so they resembled the high of the characters.

This is we what we go

Call Sheet

CALL SHEET

PRODUCTION NAME:	Vengeance
Director	Matthew Flower
Producer	Matthew Flower
Camera	Matthew Flower
Sound	Matthew Flower
Lighting	Matthew Flower

Location	15 Tyelands Great Bursted woods
Weather	The weather forecast for the shooting days says it is surpassed to be sunny and hot, if it rains we will cancel the shoot and reschedule for another day

Scenes	Pages	Day/Night	Int/Ext	Location	Synopsis	Other
3 4	5 5	Day Day	Ext Int	Woods House	Two friends are on a bike trip in their local woods, while on their trip they get stalked by a anonymous person Flash backs showing why the boy is stalking them

Character	Cast	Pick-up	Arrive	Leave
Michael Howard Joe Prit Dan	Sean Bilner Jack Hornett Sam Goodfellow	10.00 am 10.30 am 10.30am	11.00 am 11.00am 11.00am	5:00PM 5.00pm 5.00pm

Make-up/Costume	Michael Howard - Will require old cloths e.g joggers because the woods will be muddy also want it to look like your biking Joe Pritt - Will require old cloths e.g joggers because the woods will be muddy also want it to look like your biking Dan - For the woods scene you will be wearing a suit and mask and for the flash backs, casual cloths.
Lighting	Natural sunlight / Lights in the house. We will also add darker lighting in the Post production to show its a flash back
Sfx	No special effects are planned to be used at the moment.
Catering	Food will be provided
Transport	All the locations are in walking distance
Parking	Driveway will be available although we will not be using a car to transport us around
Toilets	Toilets will be available for the flashbacks but not at the woods
Other	Props needed; EXT Props bikes Fake knife Fake blood Mask INT Props Bike

Location Release Form Seans house

LOCATION RELEASE FORM

From: MDF Productions 

To: Sean Bilner 

Dated:01/05/14

Dear Sean 

This letter is to confirm that we may film at your property which is known as 15 Tyelands Billericat from 11.00am to 5.00pm together with a setting up period of 20mins and a clearing away period of.

20mins.

It is therefore agreed as follows:

1.That our personnel, props, equipment, vehicles and artists employed on our production are allowed onto the Property for the purpose of setting up and filming on the dates and for the periods agreed.

2. We may return to the Property at a later date if principal photography and recording is not completed on the dates agreed.

3. We have notified you of the scenes which are to be shot on or around the Property and you confirm and agree that you consent to the filming of these scenes.

4. We are entitled to incorporate all films, photographs and recordings, whether audio or audio-visual, made in or about the Property in the Film as we may require in our sole discretion.

5. We shall not make any structural or decorative alterations to the Premises without your prior consent. In the event that we do want to make alterations and you agree, we shall properly reinstate any part of the Property  to the condition it was in prior to those alterations.

6.In consideration of the rights granted in this letter we will pay you the sum £0.00

7. You agree to indemnify us and to keep us fully indemnified from and against all actions, proceedings, costs, claims, damages and demands however arising in respect of any actual or alleged breach or non-performance by you of any or all of your undertakings, warranties and obligations under this agreement.

8.This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales and subject to the jurisdiction of the English Courts.

Please signify your acceptance of the above terms by signing and returning to us the enclosed copy.

Yours sincerely,

Signed S.Bilner

Actors Contract Jack Hornett

ACTORS CONTRACT

Jack Hornett MSK Productions

53 Gutly Road South Essex College

               

Date 27/11/13

Dear Jack Hornett

This letter confirms agreement that you will take the part of Joe in the film Vengeance. This is the working title and the final name of the film may change. As you know, this is a low budget production and we are keen to ensure that everyone understands the basis upon which the Film is being made. If there is anything about this letter that you do not understand or you wish us to clarify, please do not hesitate to contact us.

1)You agree to be available to work during the filming period (“the Shoot”)

from 11.00am to  5.00pm 01/05/14, 10/05/14 

2) You agree that the filming will take place in the following locations

  Great Bursted Woods and 26 Tyelands

3) You agree to give over any rights you may have in the finished film to MDF Productions.  This will allow us to distribute the film in any and every way we can.

4)  We will pay a fee of £00.00 a day for your performance in this Film.  The fee is payable within 28 days after the performance was given.

5) We will aim to ensure that working days are not longer than 10 hours.

6) We will do our best to ensure your health, safety and welfare during the Shoot.

7) We will have public liability insurance to cover you during the Shoot.

8) We will provide you with food and refreshments throughout the Shoot.  We will liase with you over your travel arrangements to and from the Shoot and either provide transport or pay travel expenses which we need to agree in advance.

9) We will be provide you with a VHS of the finished Film within 3 months of the completion of all post production.

signed by the actor J.Hornett signed on behalf of the company MDF Prodcutions

date : 01/05/14 date : 01/05/14