Monday, 22 February 2010

Music




For this project my initial idea was to make a basic tune from the combination of synths and piano to heighten tension from start and end of the sequence. But after coming up with the plot of the movie and looking at other similar genres i thought it will conventional to use a hip-hop song for the sequence.

As we aren't allowed to use unauthorized or copyrighted work, i asked for help from a friend Marius Maldem. He had made a beat for his track using Fl studio. The rap is in Albanian and talks about street life. so i thought the idea of the music fits with the sequence.



http://www.youtube.com/user/mariomariomarioalide#p/f/3/qn7RDZn3XXw

Lord Focho

Synopsis

My turf is a movie set in sub-urban bristol, centred on a troubled teenager who has a premonition about his death. He then tries to sort out his life. Repenting from crime and voilence is easy but hiding away from his past deeds is impossible. This urban crime thriller tells a story of an individual who will do anything to have his life back.

Lord Focho

Wednesday, 17 February 2010

Police Panic !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


This morning i recieved a text message from my brother telling me our six-a-side football team had been suspended pending police investigation over a possesion of dangerous weapon in a public place. i dismissed the text thinking it was a joke but then my brother called me and told me i was wanted in the police station. (panic!) i woke up and went to the station with the 'toy gun' i carried last night to football after borrowing it from my friend for this media project. I explained to the police in charge of the case why i had it on me. Apparantly they recieved a call from one of the teams in wyvern school saying i was seen puting a gun in a bag whilst changing to play football. the police had sent 3 search teams to wyvern and stopped any suspects matching my description. They also went through CCTV cameras trying to track me down. (police panic). the police incharge was gratefull i showed up with the 'toy gun' to resolve the case. He also warned me about carrying anything that looks like a weapon in public places even if its for a media project.

Lord Focho

Thursday, 11 February 2010

Filming Schedule and Equipment

Due to the limitation of college cameras we have decided to use Mikes camera. It is a Fuji-film digital camera with 10.7 optical zoom capability it has got 9 megapixel.

As mentioned before the filming will take place in my house due to the fact that the location is suitable for the film settings and easily accessible to all cast and crew.
We're planning to start filming on Monday 15th February, which we plan to cover most, or possibly all of the filming, ready for editing the first week we come back, due to an early date in filming, this enables us time for view and rethinking better ideas, and to see if the filming was appropriate. We will also use proper filming equipment, involving tripods, studio lighting, and dolly's. This will ensure that we have the best lighting possible, as well as a smooth panning shot in some of our frames that require a pan shot.

This is a good example of a professional dolly, whereas we will be using a makeshift dolly, consisting of caster wheels, and a triangular wooden plate.
These are professional studio lights used in mainstream films which provide the best lighting conditions for filming, we will be using an industrial light used for digging sites.
Lighting will be essential to create a warm feeling in the film and also signifies a change of mood.


Mike and Lord




Story Boards and shot list



1) Background sound of water as the production company name and logo is shown on screen then fades to black (5s)
2) Close up of digital clock on a ledge above the sofa. showing 6:59 am. (2s)
3) First title of my name 'Lord Focho' arranged in pills. (2s) diegetic sound of alarm going off
4) Medium shot of my character waking up and stops the alarm. (3s) non diegetic hip-hop music starts playing over this shot for the rest of the sequence.
5) Fades out from black to a medium shot zooming out into a long shot of me sat on the sofa and scratching my head. (4s)
6) Second title. 'Mike Bell' arranged on the table as powder. (2s)
7) Closeup over the shoulder shot of my reflection into the bathroom mirror as i was my face. (6s) diegetic sound of a running tap.
8) fast edit of main character in different angles doing push ups while smoking. (10s) diegetic sound of heavy breathe in and out as character pushes up and down.







9) black screen (3s) non diegetic sound still heard over the background
10) medium shot from inside the wardrobe as the character opens it (4s) wardrobe door starts squeaking

11) long shot from behind the character as the wardrobe door opens and he browses through the clothes. (6s) door stops squeaking
12) close up over the shoulder shot of character looking into the wardrobe mirror and fixing his bandanna (3s) title (swift production) of production company at bottom right of screen.
13) fades from black into medium shot of character opening the front door from inside the house (3s) sound of door handle clicking and creaking as it opens
14) long shot f character as he steps out of the house and shuts the door behind him (3s) dietetic of door banging.



15) Long POV tracking shot of Mike Bell as he walks towards the house. (5s) sound of footsteps as he approached main character.
19) long shot of Lord as he quickly reaches for his gun (2s)

20) close up shot as Mike pulls a shuriken from his trouser pockets (1s) sound effect of metal click
21)Medium POV shot of Mike throwing a shuriken at Lord (3s) sound effect of flying dagger.

22) Behind shoulder long shot as Mike watches Lord slowly slides down the door with the shuriken in his head and twitching. (4s)
23) low angle POV shot of Mike approaching Lord (3s) sound of his footsteps.

24) Mike pulls out his gun and shoots lord repeatedly ( 3s) sound effects of gun shots and shells falling unto the ground
25) Final title (My Turf) appears on black screen. (3s) gun shots sound effects still hear over the non diegetic music as it slowly fades out




Lord Focho and Mike Bell

Monday, 8 February 2010

Costume Inspiration






The inspiration for the costume attire, mainly comes from previous gangster genre films. From the steriotypical hoody like costumes for black ghetto gangsters to smart blazed suits for a typical Asian gang.








'My Turf' will portray a distinctive difference between the both gangs, through their clothing, style of hair and jewelry. Costume will serve as an iconic representation of their identity.


Mike and Lord

Friday, 5 February 2010

Animatics


We used the storyboard to create a visual animatic of the opening sequence.
The animatics was a helpful tool in experimenting with non-diegetic and diegetic sounds. It gave us an idea for the timings of each shot in relation with the amount of time the sequence can last. Doing the animatics meant all the sounds and visual effects needed were sorted out for the real title sequence.

Lord and Mike

Thursday, 4 February 2010

SHANK




This new upcoming movie called "SHANK" has very similar qualities to our media idea, as in the time to come of 2015, it shows that the whole of britain is over run by gangs, and through being affiliated with a gang, prooves to provide shelter and safety, but also danger involving other gangs.
This is very much like our movie as there are 2 rival gangs, which always try to kill each other, and being on the offensive seems to be the best offence in gang culture. As the movie quotes "Kill, or be killed".



Mike Bell