Filming Experience- What Didn't Go So Well

Filming Experince- What went Well

Filming Consent Form

FILMING CONTRACT

This is a contractual agreement between………………………………………...(actor/actress) and PICTUREHOUSE Productions.

The Production Company PICTUREHOUSE Productions will:

1.   Not take responsibility for injuries caused to the actor in times of filming.
2.   Complete full health and safety risk assessment before we start filming.  

The undersigned actor guarantees to PICTUREHOUE productions:
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1.  To be available for all performance agreed between the actor and the authorised legal consultant of the PICTURHOUSE production company(either Ellie D’sylva, or Tia Weeks).
2.  Authorisation for PICTURHOUSE productions to film, record and photograph, the performance.
3. To use my name and voice in the production.
4. The actor/actress acknowledges that they are volunteering and that they will not be getting paid.
5.  The actor/actress also acknowledges that PICTUREHOUSE PRODUCTIONS own all rights to the productions. 

ACTOR                                                                          PICTUREHOUSE Productions

ACTOR NAME ……………………                              REPRESENTATIVE.............................                   

SIGNED...........................................                                SIGNED...................................................

DATE……………............                                                DATE………………………..

Our group created a filming contract for the actors to sign so they understand the terms and conditions before taking part in our media production. This was done to prevent future conflicts that may arise such as, pay. This allows the actors and actress to seriously think if they want to be part of this 

Filming Schedule

Camera Shot List

Film: Modern Descartes 

Director: Tia Weeks 

Date: 08/12/17 

Time: 20 minutes 

Camera Crew: Ellie D'Sylva 

Location: Saint John Evangelist, 38 Shirley Church Rd, Croydon, CR0 5EE 

SCENE 1 - GRAVE YARD  

Shot No.	Shot Type	Actors	Description
1	Establishing Shot	Patricia Male  Euan Clealand-Orgle	This will be our establishing shot. So, to introduce the characters, we will use a vertical panning shot as well.
2	Medium Shot	Patricia Male  Euan Clealand-Orgle	A medium shot would be appropriate as the protagonist and his sister will be kneeling by the grave yard.
3	Two Shot	Patricia Male  Euan Clealand-Orgle	We wanted to use a two shot to show intimacy and interaction between brother and sister.
4	Close Up	Patricia Male  Euan Clealand-Orgle	We want a close up of both Cameron and Mya as it allows the audience to see the emotion on both faces.

Props: 

• Black funeral-wear 
• Grave 
• Camera 
• I-Phone 
• Tripod 

Film: Modern Descartes 

Director: Tia Weeks 

Date: 24/01/18 

Time: 45 minutes 

Camera Crew: Ellie D'Sylva and Tia Weeks 

Location: Shirley High School, Shirley Church Rd, Croydon, CR0 5EF 

SCENE 3- INTRODUCTION OF THE MENTOR 

Shot No.	Shot Type	Actors	Description
1	Medium Shot/ High-angle Shot	Euan Clealand-Orgle  Sebastian Richmond	As Mr. McGowen gives Cameron advice, a medium high-angle shot from the teacher's perspective shows that he is the adult.
2	Medium Shot	Euan Clealand-Orgle  Sebastian Richmond	Scene 2 requires a medium shot when Cameron is working at the wipe board so that you can see the writing on the board clearly whilst also capturing the protagonist.  We also want to utilize a medium shot to show the conversation between mentor and student.
3	Two Shot	Euan Clealand-Orgle  Sebastian Richmond	A two shot shows the protagonist and mentor. This is done with the purpose of showing that the protagonist and the mentor are close, highlighting how Mr McGowen cares Cameron.
4	Close Up	Euan Clealand-Orgle  Sebastian Richmond	We want a close up of Cameron so that you can focus on his reaction rather than the mentor.   We will still film a close up which includes the mentor, just in case we need it for editing.
5	Medium Longshot	Euan Clealand-Orgle  Sebastian Richmond	We want to get a medium long shot through the window of a classroom door to introduce the mentor and the setting.

Props: 

• Glasses 
• Whiteboard and pen 
• Scholarship forms 
• Table 
• Tripod 
• I-Phone 

Film: Modern Descartes 

Director: Ellie D'Sylva 

Date: 15/02/18 

Time: 10 minutes 

Camera Crew: Ellie D'Sylva and Tia Weeks 

Location: Spring Park, Spring Park Road, Croydon 

SCENE 8 – INCIDENT IN THE PARK 

Shot No.	Shot	Actors	Description
1	Long Shot	Euan Clealand-Orgle  George Mitchell  Richard Borgia  Brised Harapaj	A long shot is most appropriate as we can see all of the 3 bullies in the shot beating up Cameron.
2	Close up/  Low-angle Shot	Euan Clealand-Orgle	To show how Cameron feels inferior while on the ground after being beaten up.

Props: 

• Make-up 
• Camera 
• I-Phone 
• School clothes 

Film: Modern Descartes 

Director: Tia Weeks 

Date: 11/03/18 

Time: 1 hour 

Camera Crew: Ellie D'Sylva  

Location: Shirley High, Shirley Church Rd, Croydon CR0 5EF 

SCENE 9 – TEACHER ARGUMENT 

Shot No.	Shot	Actors	Description
1	Medium Shot	Euan Clealand-Orgle  Sebastian Richmond  Tia Weeks	This shot shows the vice principal behind her desk as she is in control of the situation.
2	Close Up	Euan Clealand-Orgle	As it is a tense scene, we wanted to focus on the expression on Cameron's face because of what he is feeling.
3	Two Shot	Euan Clealand-Orgle  Sebastian Richmond	Because of their proxemics, you see how supportive Mr McGowen is towards Cameron.

Props: 

• Tripod 
• Camera 
• Desk and computer 
• Glasses 
• I-Phone 

Film: Modern Descartes 

Director: Tia Weeks 

Date:15/03/18 

Time: 1 hour 

Camera Crew: Ellie D'Sylva 

Location: Shirley Church Rd, Croydon CR0 5EF 

SCENE 2 & 5 – INTRODUCTION TO DRUG BOSS & JOB ACCEPTANCE 

Scene 2 and 6 were together in the same camera shot list as we planned to film them at the same time because it is part of a connected sequence in the trailer. 

Shot No.	Shot	Actors	Description
1	Medium Shot	Euan Clealand-Orgle  Yazdan Akhond Dezfuli  Batuhan Potukoglu  Kevin Thiko	A view of Vince and his bodyguards as Cameron bumps into them.
2	Two Shot	Euan Clealand-Orgle  Yazdan Akhond Dezfuli	A two shot between Cameron and Vince is to suggests they have had a relationship in the past, so they are not complete strangers.
3	Close Up/ Shot-reverse-shot	Euan Clealand-Orgle  Yazdan Akhond Dezfuli	This would hopefully show that they are the main characters in the trailer.

Props: 

• Sports clothes and puffy jacket 
• Business attire 
• Sun glasses 
• Car 
• Radio music 
• Tripod 
• Camera 

Film: Modern Descartes 

Director: Ellie D'Sylva 

Date: 29/03/18 - 02/04/18 

Time: 4 days 

Camera Crew: Ellie D'Sylva and Tia Weeks 

Location: Box Park, 99 George St, London, CR0 1LD 

SCENE 6 – Cut scene (DRUG EXCHANGE & PARK) 

Shot No.	Shot	Actors	Description
1	Medium Shot/ Tracking Shot/ Pan	Euan Clealand-Orgle  Patricia Male  Mishil Sudra	Scene 6 starts with a medium shot of Cameron and Mya at the park with Mya asking him how his day was.  The trailer cuts to a medium tracking shot which flows into a pan to show the location where Cameron is about to deal drugs.
2	Over-the-shoulder Shoulder shot/ Shot-reverse-shot	Euan Clealand-Orgle  Patricia Male  Mishil Sudra	This is between both Cameron and the drug buyer as well as Cameron and his sister to show the contrasting relationships in his life.
3	Close up	Euan Clealand-Orgle  Patricia Male  Mishil Sudra	We wanted a close up of the protagonist face looking calm in both situations to show how he handles his business. This confirms that he has no intent on telling his sister the truth.

Props: 

• Casual clothes 
• Backpack 
• Drug bag 
• I-Phone 

Film: Modern Descartes Director: Tia Weeks 

Date: 10/04/18 

Time: 10 minutes 

Camera Crew: Ellie D'Sylva  

Location: Croydon High Street 

SCENE 7 – TROUBLE WITH DRUG BOSS 

Shot No.	Shot	Actors	Description
1	High-angle Shot/ Over-the-shoulder Shot/ Close Up	Euan Clealand-Orgle  Yazdan Akhond Dezfuli	The angle shows how Vince is a dominating character who has power over Cameron as he pushes him up against a wall and threatens him.  We see the protagonist's fearful expression and the antagonizing boy language of Vince - proxemics now suggest that they are no longer on friendly terms.

Props: 

• Wall 
• I-Phone 

This combined film schedule with camera shot list should be easy to follow as it was done in accordance with the script, so we already know what action should be taking place, even without a story board. We are also free to be flexible in filming certain scenes at times that fit around us, despite the specific order of these plans. As long as we have a guideline to refer to, we know what shots need to be filmed but can still improvise around this without getting confused. It allows us to film our scenes straightaway as we don't have to think too much about the shots we need to use as we already have the list.  

Because of this efficient plan, we will also have time later on to improvise and decide on the shots for any fast scenes that don't include dialogue, without needing a plan like this. There is no measurable time or date which we can predict to film these within as they have not been planned or thought about yet.