Actors Brief

Here is a copy of the brief we gave to our actress so she could get an idea of what character we are trying to portray.

PLOT

A teenage girl goes to London as a way to earn money for her ill dad. As London life gets tough she resorts to tougher ways of earning money

1st COSTUME

Jeans

Boots/trainers

Layers (Hoodie, Coat, Scarfs, Hat)

Gloves

2nd COSTUME

Less layers, revealing

MAKE UP

For 1st costume: as little as possible, hair in ponytail

For 2nd costume: opposite, bring makeup, lipstick, mascara

Here is a screen shot from our trailers first draft with her in costume. It is a simple shot of her walking around London soon after she arrives. 

Filming Schedule

Thursday 6th February - Father and daughter scenes.

- drive to location (house in Bromley with stair lift and other object that signify illness)

 Shots - man on stair lift form above, below, sides, narrow depth of field shots.

Drip - we have been able to get a drip to use in some shots. these will include having the drip taped to the fathers hand, hanging the drip near the bed while he is 'sleeping' and also holding the drip near the camera and having the father in the background. We will need to make sure it is obvious that the drip is on the father and that the girl is also in some shots so that the audience will se the connection between the two settings we will use.

Monday 3rd February / Location: London

13.20

- Train from Tonbridge to Charing Cross

14.03

- Arrive in London

- Begin Slow-Mo Tracking Shot from Train

-  Walk to Westminister Bridge whilst filming

-  Finish TS at Westminster Bridge

- Begin Time Lapse at 4 More London

 15.00(Approx.)

- St. James Park

16.00(Approx.)

- Trafalgar Square

17.00(Approx.)

- Piccadilly Circus

Sunday 26th January - Kyla

London Filming

- Get off tube at charring cross film follow shot.

- Walk along river bank to Westminster bridge.

- Walk across Westminster bridge filming from all angles of Kyla,

- go to Trafalgar square

film tracking shots, close ups, London in distance, any arty shots of scenery.

TimeLapse Testing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2ySC2jt-xo

To do some testing for the time lapse we will use in our trailer I went to London and did a couple of test time lapses to find the most effective ways of doing them, how often to take the picture and how long to take pictures for. 


For the first time lapse I took a still picture every 30 seconds for 40 minutes. This then created a 4 second time lapse when put together. I took an image every 30 seconds, as there was nothing quickly moving that would be affected by long gaps between pictures. And it would create more movement between pictures to create a more dynamic time lapse with more movement happening. 


For the second one I took a photo every 5-second for 10 minutes. This also created a 4 second time lapse when put together. I left such a short time between the photos, as I wanted to be able to follow the pods moving individually in the frame. 


The time lapse we do for a trailer will be looking out over the river, and will have moving people and boats. There for we will have to take relatively frequent photos to follow the movement of objects. it is important to keep the time gap between photos the same for the whole time lapse as the clouds will move through the sky and will not flow if the gaps are different. 

To do this we could use an intervalometer, which will automatically take a photo when plugged into the camera to how often you program it too.

London to Brighton Trailer Analysis

This establishing shot introduces the setting of a big city to the audience. It is the first shot and straight away makes the character seem vulnerable before she is even introduced to us.

This shot is showing a girl sitting on the floor, suggesting that she is worn out and struggling to survive, the feel that we could like to create in our trailer. This shot also follows the 'Rule of Thirds' as the character is on the right hand of the screen only taking up a third of the composition. This shot also allows the audience to see other people walking past and ignoring the character, who is clearly in a vulnerable position, and this makes the audience feel sympathy towards the character.

This two shot shows a close up of two girls smoking, showing a sign of rebellion. This adds another layer to the trailer reinforces the social realism genre.

In this shot there is a quote from The Times to promote the film even more, and the background is a defocused shot of car lights. This shot is effective as it reinforces that the film is set in a big city and again creates vulnerability towards the character.

This is a close-up shot of someone holding money, suggesting that money is possibly a significant factor in this film, and money is a feature that we would like to feature throughout our film

This shot shows the area where the film is set, showing there is graffiti on the walls signifying that the film is set in a rough area.

 This shot shows introduces the theme of prostitution/escorts to the trailer, with the older female looking concerned as the man takes the young girls hand

This shot is a close up showing that the female is distressed and drinking alcohol, showing an element of the social realism genre

 This close up shot allows the audience to see the girls emotion, and it is clear from this shot that she is in distress. She is also wearing a lot of make-up which she is clearly not happy with. 

The trailer includes quotes expressing how good the film is throughout, this being from the Big Issue. Including quotes is a typical convention of a trailer as it promotes the film even more.

This close up shot of the female character shows that she has suffered bruising to her face, suggesting there is an element of violence in the film. Close up shots are also really effective for showing emotion and this helps to create sympathy towards the character. 

Another quote, this time from The Guardian, showing the rating of five stars to promote the film even more

The title of the trailer appears at the end, and it is a simple title in white against a black background in capital letters. This font is simple but effective as it does not draw the attention away from the trailer.

End credits with the title clearly displayed. The title is in a simple font and in white against a black background and so it does not distract from the trailer. The production credits are also included which is a typical convention of a trailer.