Planning: Updated Location

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Updated Location

This is an update of the locations we want to use and the collection of shots we hope to shoot at all of the locations, by having everything organized and clearly written out if should help us when we are on location to get all the shots and not have to spend valuable time trying to remember what we're supposed to be doing.

Locations:

•   Washington

•   NYC

•   London

•   Shot of Kingsley brothers getting into car (back alley – safe, good lighting, easy exit, phone signal for police)

•   Airport?

•   Running after train (Southbank)

•   Train station - Epsom

•   Them at a party?

•   Miller researching (Clarks café/

•   Colleagues explaining brothers are back

•   Bump into him down street – drive off

•   Prepare weapons, Briefcase from under bed

•   Holding Rashmi at gun point (collecting money)

•   Graveyard

•   Taking pills

•   Angry at people

•   Throwing stuff

•   Fight with someone

•   Car park

•   Flashback

Filming dates:

27/10/15 – 11am – back up shots in front of St Pauls, shots of them getting into car (alley), Phone call, step outside, running down Southbank, they get on train, me trying to catch them, train leaves, hit wall, bump into him down the street – drive off,  graveyard, fight with someone, car park, holding Rashmi at gunpoint,

After school one day – garage scenes (beaten up), researching media, taking pills and throwing things, gun being shot (scream)

Café scenes – reading newspapers, meeting with colleagues

Car park – racing up to top/stand off

Shots of America – establishing shots, Lincoln memorial, picking up package, looking at pictures     

Planning: Representation Of Stereotypes

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Representation Of Stereotypes

In an Action/Spy genre films Men are normally portrayed as the protagonist due to the stereotypes that represents them as independent, muscular and dominant therefore giving them more prevalence in the films than the female characters. However our trailer undermines the stereotypical male action hero, as our protagonist is a strong, intelligent and fearless woman who tries to get revenge by herself, subverting the “damsel in distress” characteristics.

The antagonists in an Action genre are usually males who give off a mysterious aura because their identity isn’t revealed; we will use this effect for the beginning of our trailer. The twins “Kingsley Brothers” connotes evil and will be represented as the stereotypical villains who have committed a crime which then has an impact on the protagonist. Due to their first impression the audience will be notified about their role in the film.

Planning: Script

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Script

• Establishing shot of Washington, long shot of Lincoln memorial, cut to shot of Miller walking and sitting down on the steps out the front of the Lincoln memorial, match on action of her looking at her phone reading an article about the Kingsley brothers who are on trial for murder. She places her phone down whilst looking out to the horizon - finally has there been some justice? Her phone rings, it’s her friend
• A.M: hi (low angle shot just phone and part of the face)
• F: have you heard?
• A.M: (looking confused, fearing the worst) what, no why
• F: (interrupting) they got out. (Cut to shot of them getting into car) 5 witnesses, finger prints on the murder weapon (shot of murder weapon, gun going off), hair found on the bodies (shot of them walking away pull focus onto hair on top of dead body)...and they walk free
• A.M: (MS put face in hand, trying to conserve anger, exhales)
• F: and a report just came in,(flicking through report - pick up photo) same style, same weapon, same marks of their hands - they've killed again
• A.M: (distraught) 
• F: Mccolin is in New York waiting (stands up angry, marches off), he anticipated this news and he has something for you
• Cut to NYC establishing shot, shot of A.M picking up package from Mccolin, open it up and see pictures of twins meeting with a lawyer - the person who has helped them manipulate the system, also pictures of them murdering a man (the piece of evidence that went missing from their trial) - too good to be true. On plane - looking at picture of mother, finally there might be justice, plane landing, establishing shot of London, cut to inside shot of boat party, phone rings Miller steps outside to answer
• A.M: agent miller
• F: they're there. They’re at the party (shots of party, chaos)
• A.M: (looks around quickly phone still to her ear, panicked, eager to catch them)
• F: we've been tracking them since they were released, they were spotted leaving the building a few minutes ago
• A.M: (still looking around POV shot) okay 
• F: they were seen heading north up South-bank a few minutes ago - heading towards Waterloo, if they get on that train we lose them
• A.M: shit (hangs up phone starts to run down South-bank after them)
• Shots of them walking casually down South-bank (low angle shot of their feet) cut to fast paced shots of Miller running, dodging past people trying to catch them, shot of them arriving at Waterloo walking through, Miller not far behind, shot of them getting on train, Miller running onto platform just as train leaves, shot of train leaving, Miller out of breath hits wall out of frustration 
• *change in music* shots of Miller researching previous cases, flashbacks of person beaten up, Miller drinking, flicking through sheets, typing. 
• F: 68 cases, over 227 murders over the course of 18 years and the number of successful convictions - none. (SRS Miller and F sat in cafe/office/train) This isn't just about your family - they've murdered in Philadelphia, Sydney, Cardiff - they're killing on an international level.
• Cut to establishing shot of MI6 building
• A.M: look at these, this is what we've been waiting for, this is good evidence
• B: have you not seen the news? It's good but...(shakes head, looks speechless) it'll never be enough
• A.M: (angry, kicks something over as she leaves) 
• Out on the street bumps into one of the twins (flashback of shooting, gun going off) realise who he is, sees him again follows him, he meets with his brother, she spies on them from behind a wall, they drive off and see her in rear view mirror, try to follow them but lose them, angry, decides to take justice into her own hands
• At home she pulls out a briefcase from underneath a bed and pulls out her gun, clears it and places bullets down on the table, walking down the street see she’s holding a gun, pan up to her face as she holds Lawyer at gunpoint, cut to shots of lawyer picking up large sums of money from the twins
• A.M: how did you do it? How did you manipulate the jurors? 
• Down back alley ends up fighting with someone, seen sneaking into building to find files
• F: Miller, you need to stop...you're not well
• Looking at picture of Mum, seen visiting grave, unwell – obsessed with the case, taking pills, stressed, being shot at, angry at everyone, throwing stuff, throwing paper of table, fight with someone, Miller racing in her car 
• A.M: (dialogue over the top of montage) I can’t, I need justice

Planning: Film Diary: First Filming #3

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First Filming

Data: 21/10/15
Location: Chloe's sister's house (Fetcham)
Cast: Amy Knight and Rashmi Sen Thakuri

After School today we decided to film some scenes so we went to Chloe’s sisters house to shoot some scenes inside the house of Agent Miller researching about the Kingsley’s Brothers. We also shot fillers in e.g. garage scenes showing someone (me) getting beaten up which we will use as a flashback. We got most of the desired scenes and changed the camera angles as we had some extra time. We wanted more fight sequences however the camera had low battery.

Planning: Actors Interviews

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Actors Interviews

Date: 15/10/15

Location: X3

Cast: Matt and Billy Cottee (Kingslet Twins)

We filmed the interview with our actors asking them to talk about their roles in our trailer. We were able to get to know them personally about what sort of action films they like ect. and getting a general idea about their characters. For our filming we used the rule of thirds by placing them in more interesting areas within the frame.                                

Planning: Trailer Plot

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Trailer Plot

Trailer plot:

Shot & length	1st version	Back-up (lack of shots in America)
N/A	Starts with film production titles? – analyse first 10 seconds of trailers
E.S	Establishing shot of Washington (white house/Lincoln memorial)	Establishing shot of London (St Pauls - somewhere grand)
L.S, Over the shoulder, over the shoulder high angle, M.O.A	Miller sat by the Lincoln memorial lake (reading article about case solved, murderer put away?)	Same but in front of St Pauls/Trafalgar square
Close up – low angle Zoom in shot – flashback to murder scenes	Phone call from boss – its them, they’re out again (Kingsley brothers) need to pick up package from NYC and then fly back to London Shot of kingsley brothers getting into car (freed)
	Establishing shot of NYC (night/day depending on shooting times)
L.S/Close up	Brush past and pick up package (photos of them murdering someone)	If L.S too hard then just do close up – if still to hard then pick package up from pre determined location
M.S	Flight scene on plane – looking at picture of family on phone	Shot on ferry (O.T.S shot)
	Plane landing (airport scene, looking up as I arrive)	Departing ferry
E.S	Cut to outside (London)  night
	Boat party scenes – look at phone, step outside to take call, front of boat scene, they’re somewhere on the boat, shots of their legs sat in fancy chairs, the backs of them, clinking classes drinking – shots as I try to find them,
	Boat docks, chase them, shots of them walking (no rush, sophisticated) race towards train station – shot of train leaving
	*change in music* setting back-story researching them, looking over old cases, flashbacks of them beating someone up – Miller drinking alcohol
	(shot of MI6 building in London) Dialogue of colleagues, explaining Kingsley brothers are back, what they were previously convicted of
	Bump into him down a street (flashback of shooting) – realise its him, meeting with his brother, sees Miller in rear view mirror, gets into car leaves – try to follow them, lose them
	Prepare weapons, briefcase from under the bed, hold Rashmi at gunpoint, she was the lawyer who set them free, bribing you (pictures of her getting money)
	Montage: look at pictures of mum, visiting grave, unwell – obsessed with the case, taking pills, stressed, angry at everyone, throwing stuff, throwing paper of table, fight with someone, Miller racing in her car
	Chase up cark park – confrontation on roof, gun goes bang