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Unit 20: Single camera production evaluation

Unit 20: Single camera production evaluation My short film, Released is based on a girl called Sofia who has had financial issues in the past but is now trying to get her life back on track. Sofia meets a stranger in the street (my next character, Derek) who seems to be upset and stressed, her character is a kind compassionate one and therefore, she cannot leave him in the state that he is in, so she invites him to a nearby park to talk. There is a plot twist in the story when we hear a phone call from a distorted voice to Derek's phone, adding mystery to the film, the voice tells him that he has to do what he is being paid for by tonight.  We also see after the two talk that Derek has a picture of Sofia on his phone, this suggests that he has had an ulterior motive the entire time. In the end of the film Derek arrives at Sofia's door after stalking her at 4am, they have a brief conversation in which he apologises for having to do this to her before he steps inside the

Shooting script: Released

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Shooting script: Released  

Risk assessment form: Released

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Risk assessment form: Released Activity/Task: Film/movie Location: Oval, Streatham Hazards Risk rating (High, Med, Low)     Controls Members of the public Weather Cast members Garages by ashmole estate medium medium Low medium There is a risk that when filming in my outside locations, streatham common and ashmole estate members of the public may disrupt shots, however as long as I film during the day when most people are working or in school it should be less busy so I can film the shots more efficiently without being distrurbed. Moreover, the common has lots of space which means that if it is too busy in a certain area, I can always move to another one to film. The weather could be a risk as I am filming outside, however I have chosen to film on outside scenes on days where the weather forecast seems to be fine so it is unlikely that the weather will affect filming too much. The cast members that I have chosen to be in my film are

Cast and Prop list: Released

Cast and Prop list: Released Cast: Khalida = Sofia I have selected Khalida as my main character because she has a drama GCSE from her previous secondary school, this means that she has experience in acting and therefore she will be able to make a realistic portrayal of the character that I have created: Sofia. Furthermore, Khalida fits the description of the character perfectly, which means that it will be easier for me to produce the film that I wanted to create. Gabriel = Derek I have chosen Gabriel to play the role of Derek in my film as I think that he will be able to easily portray the mysterious characteristics that Derek holds and it will look quite natural. Nzinga, Deondre = background characters I have chosen Nzinga and Deondre to act as background characters, this is because during my scenes in the park if there are people walking around in the background it will look more realistic and therefore will make the film appear less "fake" and allow the a

Production schedule: Released

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Production schedule: Released November 2019: December 2019:

Location Recce: Released

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Location Recce: Released Gabriel’s house: I decided to film in Gabriel’s house for the scenes in my film which show Sofia’s home and also the final scenes of the movie, this is because the kitchen/living room is open plan which makes it easy to film and change angles whilst filming. Furthermore, it is in a convenient area for all of my cast to meet which makes my work more time-efficient and allows me to film more scenes when production starts. Ashmole  Estate: This will be the derelict area in which Derek goes to after meeting Sofia, it is also where the scenes will be filmed in which we discover Derek actually has an ulterior motive to meeting Sofia and becoming her friend. I think that it is a suitable location as the run down garages either side give the area a desolate and barren ambience which adds to the general mysterious atmosphere that I am attempting to create around my character, Derek. Furthermore, in this area there are building works in the background which

Movie plan for released:

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