The Storyboard

The storyboard was completed together on Storyboard Quick 5 and gives an accurate display of what the shots will most likely look like in the final film. We used reference from the script and the treatment in which to complete this and design each shot to roughly show how we would want to shoot it on the day we would film.

The Script

The script, compiled by myself in Final Draft demonstrates the speech and all audio in the film, as well as a detailed explanation of what shots are in the film and what happens in the scenes. We also entered any points needed for sound effects or ways in which the actor will speak.

Costume Plot & Props

We only had two characters in our film but both had two different costumes in each part of the film representing either the character themselves or the situation that they are in or emotions.

Dianne during the interview is well dressed, rather professional but not overly dressed in a suit or anything over the top. During Mr. Tates' 'fantasy' she is dressed in all black, showing death and misery. It also shows it is not reality but really a foreseen event or thought. The clothes she wears are also a dress showing femininity and thus stereotypically weakness towards her male assailant. Below is an example of what Dianne should be wearing;

Mr. Tate wears again smart dress the same as Dianne as he would need to look smart for his job interview. In his fantasy, he is dressed in dark clothing and boots, practical clothing in the woods and obviously going towards making him look very sinister. His hair is also longish and black further adding to this feeling. Below are examples of Mr. Tates' costume;

The props we needed were a laptop and paper for Dianne to use during the interview, completing the office look, and a rope in which Dianne is hung from in the woods.

Prop List

We decided to write down what props were needed for our film. Although the list is short and may seem rather pointless, it will make sure that nothing is forgotten, no matter how trivial.

Props:

Paper- Required in all interview scenes

Laptop- Required in all interview scenes

Rope- Required in shot 16

The Treatment

This is the treatment for our final film in which we completed on Microsoft Word and all decided on. It explains what exactly will happen in the film and any further parts that we did not film such as the main part of the film, climax and the ending of the film. This was pitched  to the class and we asked their opinion on it. They agreed it was a much better idea than any others we had previously and helped us to make the decision to have this as our final film.

Audience Research

Upon reviewing the nature of our film, it became apparent we would need to decide on a specific certificate. We put our film up against the BBFC and gave it a certification of an 18. This is due the violence and sexual nature of our film as it would not at all be suitable for children below that age to view.

Audience Feedback

We showed our rough cut to the class and were saddened as the majority did not understand the story and the majority of the shots were poorly organized and badly framed. In short the film was not very good at all and would not do very well. The key problem was in one shot a member of our group was visible in the shot and was very blatant to almost everybody. We decided the best thing to do would be to take a gamble and re-shoot an entirely different film with new planning. It would take a bit more time in order to complete but would please the audience more, give us chance to rectify the mistakes and in all make a better film.