Possible Shooting Locations

 This is a possible location of the kitchen used when the boss is waking up and making his breakfast. It is a good location as the toaster is easy to see and can easily be filmed from various angles if needed and gives a modern look which we want to portray as it shows the boss as having a lot of money.

 This is a possible location of the alleyway used towards the end of our opening. It is a good location because it is dark at night and has street lamps which can give a very good atmosphere and helps set the scene at night time and can make the mysterious figure even more inconspicuous.

This is another angle of the alleyway again showing another streetlamp which will enhance the atmosphere of the scene.

Prop List and Photos

This is the metal case which will be the main focus of the flashback scenes. We have decided to use a metal case as it shows the characters as not conforming with the usual stereotypical leather briefcase and is very protective to protect the valiable assets inside.



The baseball bat will be used by the mysterious figure to take out the two mobsters in the alleyway scenes in the flashback. We have decided to use a baseball bat instead of a gun or a knife because it shows the character as a more gritty hard character who isn't afraid to get his hands dirty with no regrets.

Shot List

Shot 1 is of the opening credits which i (kieran) have designed in a typography design.

Shot 2 is of an alarm clock on a table to set the time of the scene. (close up)

Shot 3 is of The Boss getting out of his bed (medium)

Shot 4 is of the boss washing his face in the mirror (close up)

Shot 5 is the boss sitting on his bed buttoning his shirt (medium shot)

Shot 6 is of the don tightening his tie (extreme close up)

Shot 7 is a shot of the boss walking downstairs (medium shot)

Shot 8 is of the boss switching the kettle on (extreme close up)

Shot 9 is of the boss putting toast in the toaster and the toast popping out again almost instantaneously (close up)

Shot 10 is a time lapse of the toast being eaten on a plate (close up)

Shot 11 is a shot of the kettle pouring in to a mug and a tim lapse of the tea getting drunk.(close up)

Shot 12 is of the boss opening the door from inside the house (medium shot)

Shot 13 is a first person shot of the boss closing the door, the shot then fades out

Shot 14 is a long shot of two characters running in the pleasantville effect (long shot)

Shot 15 is of the two characters running towards the camera (medium shot)

Shot 16 is of the characters feet running through a puddle (close up)

Shot 17 is of the characters reaching a patch of undergrowth/hedges (medium shot)

Shot 18 is a shot of the corner of a case sticking out of the hedge (extreme close up)

Shot 19 is a shot of the characters pulling the case out of the hedge/undergrowth (medium shot)

Shot 20 is of the characters walking away with the case (long shot)

Shot 21 is of the characters starting to walk down an alleyway (medium shot)

Shot 22 is a shot of a mysterious figure appearing at the other end of the alleyway, a baseball bat slides down from behind his arm (long shot)

Shot 23 uses the long shot from shot 22 and tracks down the alleyway to an extreme close up of the characters face and his expression changes more sinister.

Shot 24 is of the two mobsters looking worrid (close up)

Shot 25 is a shot of the mysterious figure walking away (long shot)

Shot 26 is of the characters cautiously carring on walking down the alleyway (medium shot)

Shot 27 is a first person view of the mobsters emerging from the alleyway and looking right

Shot 28 is a first person view of the mobsters looking left and see the mysterious figure hit him with the baseball bat, shot fades to black and a crashing/falling sound is heard.

Shot 29 is a first person view of the mobster on the floor at a canted angle showing the mysterious figure walking away with the case (the mobster might reach out with a bloody hand)

Shot 30 is a first person view of the mobster still on the floor at a canted angle but the shot starts to fade out as if the mobster is passing out and the eyes are closing and a passing out sound is played.

Animatic

I made the storyboard into an animatic to show our scenes in motion. I have included a music track that could be used in our opening which is copyright free and i have also included sound effects to help the viewer visualise the scenes which i might use in the opening.

Story Board Page 6

 

Shot 26 is of the characters cautiously carring on walking down the alleyway (medium shot)

Shot 27 is a first person view of the mobsters emerging from the alleyway and looking right

Shot 28 is a first person view of the mobsters looking left and see the mysterious figure hit him with the baseball bat, shot fades to black and a crashing/falling sound is heard.

Shot 29 is a first person view of the mobster on the floor at a canted angle showing the mysterious figure walking away with the case (the mobster might reach out with a bloody hand)

Shot 30 is a first person view of the mobster still on the floor at a canted angle but the shot starts to fade out as if the mobster is passing out and the eyes are closing and a passing out sound is played.

Story Board Page 5

 

Shot 21 is of the characters starting to walk down an alleyway (medium shot)

Shot 22 is a shot of a mysterious figure appearing at the other end of the alleyway, a baseball bat slides down from behind his arm (long shot)

Shot 23 uses the long shot from shot 22 and tracks down the alleyway to an extreme close up of the characters face and his expression changes more sinister. 

Shot 24 is of the two mobsters looking worrid (close up)

Shot 25 is a shot of the mysterious figure walking away (long shot)

Story Board Page 4

 

Shot sixteen is of the characters feet running through a puddle (close up)

The seventeenth shot is of the characters reaching a patch of undergrowth/hedges (medium shot)

Shot 18 is a shot of the corner of a case sticking out of the hedge (extreme close up)

The nineteenth shot is a shot of the characters pulling the case out of the hedge/undergrowth (medium shot)

Shot 20 is of the characters walking away with the case (long shot)

Story Board Page 3

 

The eleventh shot is a shot of the kettle pouring in to a mug and a tim lapse of the tea getting drunk.(close up)

The twelfth shot is of the boss opening the door from inside the house (medium shot)

The thirteenth shot is a first person shot of the boss closing the door, the shot then fades out

The fourteenth shot is a long shot of two characters running in the pleasantville effect (long shot)

The fifteenth shot is of the two characters running towards the camera (medium shot)

Story Board Page 2

 

The sixth shot is of the don tightening his tie (extreme close up)

The seventh shot is a shot of the boss walking downstairs (medium shot)

The eighth shot is of the boss switching the kettle on (extreme close up)

The ninth shot is of the boss putting toast in the toaster and the toast popping out again almost instantaneously (close up)

The tenth shot is a time lapse of the toast being eaten on a plate (close up)

Story Board Page 1

 

The first shot is of the opening credits which i (kieran) have designed in a typography design.

The second shot is of an alarm clock on a table to set the time of the scene. (close up)

The third shot is of The Boss getting out of his bed (medium)

The fourth shot is of the boss washing his face in the mirror (close up)

The fifth shot is the boss sitting on his bed buttoning his shirt (medium shot)

Audience Profilling Continued

No country for old men fills the stereotype related to crime films in that the age range is classed as young adults but because of the actors and the period the film is set the film was also seen by a lot of 45+ year olds which is unusual for a recent crime film. Also a large amount of females went to see this film which is unusual as most crime films are very masculine and generally only appeal to males which shows that our crime film could succeed if we develop the storyline more and give it more depth to give females a reason to watch this film to increase revenue.

The departed is another crime film that fills the stereotype of being a male targeted film as 59% of the total audience were men but there was a large amount of females that went to see it and that is because this crime film is different to any other because the social class that accumilated 43% of the total audience is C1 which is a higher social group thatn normally expected for a crime film and this is because the departed makes you think more which appeals more to people who want a more intellectual movie rather than your plain simple crime film and this is again probably the reason why a high majority of the audience were over 45.

Audience Profiling

I have found it hard to find audience profiles for crime films as most of them were made before 2000 so the website i used (pearl and dean) did not have audience profiles for them. Therefore i have only managed to find an audience profile for Sin City which shows us that the main age range for crime films are 15-34 and is prodminantly male. The film was also seen by a variety of classes which shows that our film can appeal to a large audience and potential market.

Questionnaire Results

We have asked 30 people to complete our questionnaire with age ranges varying from 18 to 50 and mixed genders.

1. The majority of men answered no whereas most of the women disagreed. All of the males under 25 answered no.

2. The results were quite balanced with both males and females choosing both options, the age ranges were also balanced. Titles over action had just slightly more votes.

3. Almost all the women answered no, however 13 of the 15 males answered yes.

4. 14 of the 15 women preferred more modern crime films. The majority of males under 25 also preferred modern crime films however the over 25s preferred the traditional crime films.

The answers to this questionnaire help us choose who our target audience is and what they prefer to see in a crime film which will help us appeal to the target audience and sell more tickets and copies of our film.

Questionnaire

I have created a questionnaire about Crime Films, the questionnaire helps use choose a target audience for our film and helps us choose some key features that should or should not be included in our film.

Q1 - Are crime films too violent? 

Q2 - Do you prefer opening credits on a plain background or over film footage?

Q3 - Do accents affect Crime films?

Q4 - Do you prefer traditional "gangster" crime films or more modern crime films?

Opening Credits Original

I have made some opening credits over the weekend in typography style using Adobe After Effects. This is just the original to give us an idea of how it looks and i will alter it until i am satisfied with it if we use it in our actual opening. The music used in the background is non-copyright from freeplay music which builds tension. This would work well as an intro because the music will lure the audience into the opening credits and then they will get startled by the sudden and loud alarm clock sound from the first scene.

Mood Board

I have created a moodboard to show the overall mood and main components of the scenes in our opening.

Free sound effects

I have just downloaded lots of free sound effects that can be used in our opening from pacdv.com.
These sound effects will help our scene become more natural and make it more believable for the audience.

Music

i have found a website called freeplay music which has lots of copyright free music that i have been looking through for music for our opening.

I found a few songs that could fit into our opening scene because i want a song that is slow and builds tension for the opening credits so when the alarm from the clock kicks in it will make the audience jump and pay more attention. The other tracks i want are ones that are more ambient that i can put in the background of scenes and blend well with the action.

Audience

The audience who are likely to watch our film are going to be mostly between the age of 15 and 50 because the film certification is 15 so no one under 15 will watch it and the age range is upto 50 because after the age of 50 people don't tend to go out and see films anymore and films have altered from their own experiences so there is no appeal to see the film. The typical people to watch our film will be male as the film is quite violent and appeals to a male audience more due to the testosterone and manliness levels. This image sums up the stereotypical audience that are going to view our movie.