Planning: Costumes, Props and Makeup

In this post you will find a description of all the costumes and props we will use in our film. 

Group Roles:

Lucy Gladdish- I went through our film and picked out relevant props and costumes that fit in with our Genre then wrote about them.
Amy Tilley- I also went through and picked out the different props that were used then contributed to how we wrote about them.

Planning: Animatic (First Cut)

In this post you will find the  first cut of our Animatic  It contains no titles, but the voice over and soundtrack is included. The voice over is not the final clip, we are however re-recording it as we found it does not go well with our film.

Group Roles: 

Lucy Gladdish-With the help of Amy I finished the Animatic, and included the Soundtrack and Voiceover. Although I did not include titles because a separate Animatic will be completed based on the improvements we need to ,make for example a different Voiceover.

Amy Tilley- For the animatic, I created the production titles at the beginning of the clip and also recorded the voiceover with the help of my sister. Once I recorded the voiceover, I cut any irrelevant parts out and adjusted the volume and speed. However this will not be our final voiceover.

Planning: Location Shots

In this post, you will find images and a detailed description of the locations we used when filming.

Group Roles:

Amy Tilley: For the location shots, I took the images using a Nikon D3100 SLR. I used a tripod to posistion the camera to get the best quality and adjusted the settings. I had to adjsut the flash settings so it would not appear in the mirror. This will not be a problem for our main task,as we will not be taking stills and therefore will not use the flash. Once it oko the image I uploaded them to the compuiter and inserted them into a Powerpoint document and then analysed the images statign why we wanted to use them and some precautions we needed to take.

Lucy Gladdish: For the location shots I helped Amy make sure that the camera was adjusted in the right position, and I also chose the Location we used for the film and why they would be important to use in our location shots.

Planning:Music

In this post, you will find details on choosing the music, and gaining permission for using the music.



For our main task, we are creating a romantic comedy called 'Caught'. For our music we have chosen to use Foster the Peoople- Houdini. We have chosen to use this as it is upbeat, and it fitted with our ideas and sounded appropriate to use with our voice over.

Due to not being able to get permisson from Columbia records, we have chosen to use a cover we found on youtube, by Neonavianvideos. I contacted the channel, and they have given us permission to use their song.

Group Roles:

Amy Tilley: In regards to choosing the music, I an orignal idea of using 'Of Monsters and Men- Mountain Sounds'. This song did not fit the genre of our film as it was slow paced and did not fit. After lucy suggested we used 'Foster the People- Houdini' we chose to use this. I found a cover of this song on youtube so it wasn't copyright, and contacted them asking to use permisson for this song.

Lucy Gladdish: I suggested the song we used in our film as it fit the genre and went really well with our voice over. We will add this to our voice over using 'audacity' I got my friend to record the voiceover, and I then edited it.

Planning:Shot Schedule

In this post you will find a shot schedule, to help organize our shooting day. 

Group Roles:

Amy Tilley: In regards to the shot schedule, I went through with Lucy, roughly how long each shot duration and when it needs to appear on screen.

Lucy Gladdish: After me and Amy discussed the schedule, I came up with appropriate scheudles for each shot and then using Microsoft Powerpoint, created a Shot Schedule. I then uploaded it to the blog.

Planning: Equipment List

In this post you will find a list of the necessary equipment we need too construct our film. 

Group Roles:

Amy Tilley: I listed all the equipment we need to film our scenes. Using powerpoint I inserted it into a table and then formatted it into a JPEG file using Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional and then uploaded it to the blog.

Lucy Gladdish: I contributed by helping to suggest the different equipment we would need in order to film successfully.

Action Plan 25/1//2013

Initial Ideas: Completed (Amy)

Pitch 1: Completed (Amy)
Definitley Maybe Analysis: Completed (Amy) Incomplete(Lucy)
Institutional Research: Completed (Amy and Lucy)
Animatic: In Process
Shot List: Completed (Lucy)
Shot Schedule: Complete (Lucy)
Script: Complete (Lucy)
Equipment List: Incomplete (Amy) COMPLETED 25/11/13
Location Shot: Incomplete (Amy)
Call Sheet: Complete (Amy)
Budget: No budget needed (Lucy)
Music: Incomplete (Amy)
Risk Assessment: Complete (Amy)

Planning:Script

In this post you will find a first draft of our script. This script is dependent on whether it fits with the filming.

Group Roles:

Amy Tilley: I wrote the script for the voiceover and told Lucy, and said if any changes were necessary we would alter it.
Lucy Gladdish: Amy gave me the script and I typed it up on Microsoft Powerpoint, and changed it to a Jpeg format, so I could upload it to the blog.

Planning: Call Sheet

In this post you will find a call sheet, detailing how we should organize our actors, in different locations and scenes.

Group Roles:

Amy Tilley: Using the shot list that Lucy created,I put together a Call Sheet, detailing the dates, times and location the actors need to be to start filming. I had to alter this later on, due to a change in our actors and the availibilty.
Lucy Gladdish: I created the shot list so that Amy could add more detail on times and dates.

Planning:Shot List

In this post you will find a completed shot list, detailing the supports we used and a description of each shot, also when it will appear and it what scene.

Group Roles:

Lucy Gladdish: I created the shot list based on Amy and I's original ideas. I previously uploaded it in the incorrect format.
Amy Tilley: I then modified the shot list, basing it around lists I had researched and then re-uploaded it to the blog.

Planning: Planning- Pitch 2

In this post you will find a second draft of the pitch. The pitch was re-created once we received feedback from the class. This is so we can use this for any planning, as sort of a basis around our film.  

Group Roles:

Amy Tilley: I went through the video of the feedback and noted any changes we could use to improve our video. Once Lucy had finished making the changes, I formatted it into a JPEG so it could be uploaded, and the uploaded it to our blog. I had to make a few major changes to our pitch, due to some of our actors not being available to film, and therefore needed to get new actors.

Lucy Gladdish: Using the notes amy made I added any improvements to our original Pitch. Necessary changes and developments have been made, and our pitch has been improved.

Planning: Initial Ideas

In this post you will find a computerized document of the initial ideas we came up with, and also how we intend to follow the conventions of 'romantic comedies'. 

Group Roles:

Amy Tilley: I used the ideas me and Lucy brainstormed, and using Microsoft Powerpoint created a flow chart of all the different ideas we had.

Lucy Gladdish: I researched the different types of conventions for Romantic Comedies.

Planning : Pitch

In this post you will find our original pitch, which Amy presented to the class.

Group Roles:

Amy Tilley: Using the ideas Lucy and I came up with, I typed up a pitch that we could present to the class.

Lucy Gladdish: Me and Amy both come up with different ideas, whilst Amy presented it to the class, we both took notes on improvements that needed to be made.