Evaluation- Preliminary task

Preliminary task- McGuffin Mise en scene

Costume:
Actor 1/Suited man:
-Suit jacket
-Suit trousers
-Tie
-Shoes

Actor 2/Carrier/Kate Fur:
-Green coat
-Dark blue jeans
-Black hoody
-Black military style boots

Props:
-Black brief case x2
-Black kidnapping bag
-Brown envelopes x3
-Paper to bulk out envelopes
-Table
-Chair x2

Preliminary task- McGuffin Script

The McGuffin –

FADE IN:

In a common industrial site a suspicious looking individual walks across whilst holding a conspicuous briefcase that appears out of the ordinary for the attire of the individual.

CUT / FADE TO:

INT. AN INDUSTRIAL AREA – OUTSIDE – DAY

CARRIER, scruffy individual, shady appearance, carrying an out of place briefcase.

CARRIER

(On phone) I’m at the meeting place, where are you? (Looks down and sees a bag on the floor)… You want me to put the bag on?..(Puts bag over head)

INT. MEETING ROOM – TIME UNKNOWN

SUITED MAN, smart appearance, official looking, powerful, appears to be anticipating the arrival of something or someone.

CARRIER

(Already sat down,Bag off head)

SUITED MAN

…Do you have it?

CARRIER

Yes… Do you have what we agreed upon? (SUITED MAN passes envelope)

Where’s the rest? This isn’t what we agreed upon!

SUITED MAN

You’ll get the rest after your next job. That is what we ‘agreed upon’.

CARRIER

I’ll take all of my money now or I’ll walk!

SUITED MAN

I’m sure your dear mother wouldn’t appreciate that answer. (Sly smile)

CARRIER

(Scowl) Fine. (Places briefcase on the table {pause} slides the briefcase across)

SUITED MAN

(Checks the contents, approves, slides across second envelope) This is your next assignment; you may leave now.

CARRIER

Wait, I can’t keep doing this, I can’t keep doing these jobs for you.

SUITED MAN

You don’t have a choice, Kate Fur. (KATE looks distressed)

END SCENE

McGuffin- Final footage

Preliminary task- Plan

Role Plan
Plot- Morgan Redman, Dylan Koolman, Emma Weeks
Story board with camera shots- Morgan Redman
Location scout-Emma Weeks
Actor 1- Dylan Koolman
Actor 2- Emily Wicker
Camera person- Emma Weeks
Director- Morgan Redman
Film editor- Dylan Koolman
Make up artists- Emma Weeks and Morgan Redman

Plot ideas

Plot 1- McGuffin

• Actor 1 opens the door and enters.
• Actor 1 sits opposite Actor 2.
• Actor 1 places a mcguffin on the table between both characters.
• Actors 1 and 2 discuss the importance of the mcguffin.
• Actors 1 exits leaving the mcguffin on the table.
• Blank screen.

Plot 2- Drug cartel deals

• Actor 1 opens the door and enters.
• Actor 1 sits opposite Actor 2.
• Actor 1 places the money on the table between both characters.
• Actors 2 hands actor 1 the drugs.
• Actors 1 and 2 exit.
• Blank screen.

Glossary

Media terms
Mise en scene- everything that appears in the scene.
Vermisilitude- the believability of the scene.

Textual analysis
Code- A system of signs which can be decoded to create meaning.
Convention- What you expect to see in a particular genre e:g. a convention of fantasy could be unicorns and other fictional and fantastical aspects.
Technical- camera angles, movements, shots.
Symbolic- clothing, colours.
Written and audio- music etc.
Medium- print, television, radio, film, internet.
Purpose- to inform, to entertain, to persuade, to educate, to gain profit.
Form- drama, light entertainment, above/below the advertising line, newspaper.
Genre- science fiction, soap opera, documentary, game show, broadsheet, medical, fantasy, horror, action, thriller.
Tone- serious, comic, ironic, formal, informal, objective, personal, scientific.
Style- realist, expressionist, conventional, unconventional, traditional, modern.
Other categories- nationality, target audience, director, star, public sector.

Audio
Diegetic- Sound visible on screen.
Non-diegetic- Sound not visible on screen.

Camera techniques
180 degree rule- You cannot cross the 180 degree line when taking a shot unless you are taking a panning shot when the line is crossed.
Match on action- An action begins in one shot and is then continued in the next shot.
Shot/Reverse shot- A character is shown looking at another character who maybe be off screen and then there is a reversal of the shot showing the view from the perspective of the other character looking at the first character.
Tracking shot- Shot which follows an object as it moves around the screen

Editing
Jump cut- A sharp cut between two scenes.
Fade out- Fades out between two scenes to create a smooth transition.
Eyeline match- A series of shot edited together to create a sequence from the perspective of an on screen character.

Theorists
Todorov- Cycle of events equilibrium etc.
Barthes- 5 codes
Propp- Character types
Straus- Binary opposites

The Good The Bad And The Dylan

My favourite hobby

Brief

Capture three minutes of footage around the theme of my favourite hobby using a variety of shots and then edit footage down to 1 minute.  Must include walking to location (10-15 seconds) and a sat down discussion of hobby (1 min).

Examples of Shots

Roles

Actor- Dylan Koolman

Director- Morgan Redman

Camera man- Emma Weeks

Hobby ideas

Chosen hobby

Watching Films (Westerns)

Shots used

Long shot (whole body, walking)

Medium shot (standing still)

Head Shot (zoom in whilst actor is standing still, also featured when actor is sitting)

Extreme close up (on the eyes, Western inspired)

Feet shot (walking, Western inspired)

Ideas

• Pan shot following the rolling tumbleweed
• Stops at feet of the actor 
• Pans up to extreme close-up shot of eyes
• Zooms out to long shot of actor walking
• Cut to sitting down
• Medium shot whilst sitting
• Low angle long-shot whilst talking
• Improvised shots during discussion
• Close up of feet, pan shot as acorn leaves.