Risk Assessment

 Completing a risk assessment will help to eliminate possible dangerous risks. By addressing these, it will increase production efficiency.

Script

(only includes speaking scenes)

(not in definite order)

Pre-scene - Voicemail 

The night before Cameron and Mya's parents die, they leave a voicemail message on the home phone for them. This plays into scene 1.

MUM: Hello my darlings, your Dad and I are going out to dinner tonight and won't be back till late so, I've left some food in the fridge for you to heat up Cameron, and remember, go to bed on time ok... that means you Mya! [giggles].  

MUM & DAD: We love youuuu! 

Scene 1 – Graveyard 

Cameron and Mya are grieving over the death of their parents at the funeral.

CAMERON: Look at me Mya [lifts up her chin], we're gonna get through this [forces a smile while tears in his eyes]. I'm going to take care of you now ok - just you and me... that’s what mum and dad would have wanted. [hugs sister] I love you so much. 

Scene 2 – Introduction to Drug Boss 

Cameron bumps into an old acquaintance while walking down the street one day.

VINCE (black screen*): [bumping into protagonist and gives dirty look at first] Oh heyyyy, Cameron, is that you?  

CAMERON:  Uhh yeah yeah [mumbling quietly], hey Vince, how you been man? 

VINCE: Ah my bad man, didn’t see you there. Business is business as usual I guess. [pauses] How's the fam doing though bruv?... It's been too long.  

CAMERON: [hesitates] Me and Mya are getting by... I guess. 

VINCE: Ah yeah um - I'm sorry to hear bout your parents man. I know times must be tough on you and your lil' sis at the moment... [look at each other for a moment] Well you know I'm always here for you my brother, and if you're looking for more than just 'getting by', you know where to find me - and I'm here for you anytime" [offers hand shake]. 

Scene 3 - Introduction to Mentor

Cameron is having after-school tuition with his mentor Mr McGowen. 

MR MCGOWEN: [hands a scholarship leaflet to Cameron] I know you can do it.

[both look at white board as mentor hands over pen]

Scene 4 - Landlord Issue

Cameron's landlord is demanding that he pays his rent or will be kicked out with Mya.

LANDLORD: [banging on front door] Oi Cameron I know you're in there mate....Oi! [bangs on door] If I don't have my rent by the end of this week, your out of here.

Scene 5 - Job Acceptance

Cameron accepts Vince's job offer as one of his drug dealers.

VINCE: [shaking Cameron's hand] Good choice my friend.

Scene 6 - Cut Scene (drug exchage and park)

Cameron is talking to his sister in the park. While responding, the scene cuts to him making a drug deal and back again.

MYA: [innocently] So what did you do today?

CAMERON: Ah you know not much. Same old really... [cut-scene] Got to school a bit late today, had P.E - we did track, Miss Hardy was annoying as usual but Maths was good... went to pick you up from school and now I'm talking to you.

Scene 7 - Trouble With Drug Boss

Cameron gets caught stealing money from Vince and is threatened by him and his goons.

VINCE: So you think you can't steal from me and get away with it! 

Scene 8 - Incident In The Park

Cameron is taking a walk outside of school during his lunch break when a group of white school bully's notice him and decide to physically attack him.

SCHOOL BOY 1: [pointing] Oi there he is, Let's get him!

SCHOOL BOY 2: [kicking and punching while yelling derogatory terms]

Scene 9 - Teacher to Teacher Argument

Mr McGowen gets into an argument with the vice principal after Cameron is called into the office to discuss the incident in the park. Cameron is discriminated against while the school boys who attacked him go unpunished. 

VICE PRINCIPAL: I'm afraid no one was there to witness yesterdays incident.

MR MCGOWEN: [shouting] This is pure discrimination!... Where are the other boys?

(Close up of Cameron's face) - [muffled shouting of both teachers is heard in the background].

Storyboard

First Attempt:

Our group realised that  first attempt at creating a storyboard was not done correctly as it was not effective and could not be applied appropriately. This is because we had not put much consideration into sound, editing and what the scene would like visually, which is important because if we are able to imagine what our scene would look like as it help us construct the  real scenes for our main task. The storyboard below is our new and improved. Our group prefers the storyboard below because it is more creative and colour, therefore we can visualise how we would like to direct in our main task.

Made with Storyboard That WHAT HAVE I LEARNT? By doing a storyboard it has allowed our group to have an idea into the way that we should structure our movie trailer. This storyboard has provided us with some guidelines that we can follow to make sure that we are sticking to the story line of the movie. It also helps us think about what shots we should use for each scene. Helping us build our camera shot list.

Film Proposal

Working Title:

'Modern Descartes' 

Production: 
Film Trailer

Genre:
Drama

Duration: 
2 minutes (Approx)

Target Audience:
15-25 (adolescents and young adults)

Director:

Editor: 
Tia Weeks and Ellie D'Sylva

Outline:

CAMERON (protagonist) is a bright student with a future in maths. He has entered a scholarship to get him into a top university. However CAMERON'S parents die and he now has to look after MYA,his little sister. Trying to balance school and home life he turns to drugs for a quick source of money, however CAMERON is swept into life that he did not wish to have. CAMERON has to juggle his life as a drug dealer, and his dream to be a mathematician.

Cast:

CAMERON - Euan Clealand-Orgle

MYA - Patricia Male

MENTOR- Sebastian Richmond

VINCE- Yazdan Akhond Dezfuli

BODY GUARD#1- Kevin Thiko

BODY GUARD#2- Batuhan Potukglu

FAITH- Faith Gomez

BULLY#1-Richard Maze

BULLY#2- Brized Helm

BULLY#3- George Tanker

Characters:

CAMERON- The protagonist that has fallen into hard circumstances and turns to drugs.

MYA- The Protagonist's sister.

VINCE- The Drug dealer that gives the protagonist the job of becoming a drug dealer.

BODY GUARD#1- The character that protects Vince.

BODY GUARD#2- The character that protects Vince.

FAITH- The love interest.

BULLY#1,2,3- The protagonist racist school mates.

Location:

• Spring Park
• Shirley High
• Croydon Town Centre
• Box Park
• Ludoquist

Visual Elements: 

• lighting
• camera movement
• editing
• setting
• actors
• props 
• costume

Audio Elements:

• synchronous sound (diegetic)
• vocals
• sound effects

Equipment:

• Canon camera
• SD card
• mobile phone
• tripod
• computer

Props:

• Flour (Drugs)
• Money
• Flowers
• Car
• 
  

Rationale:

This idea we have chosen was derived from our love for watching drama movies and because it is easy to film.

We felt that this genre would be the most flexible to experiment with for our drama based trailer as it can be structured in various different ways. 

Budget: There was no budget planned for this production. All equipment is borrowed. There are no costing effects and actors are volunteers. However we did buy a Hand Held Stabilizer which cost £3.

Film Synopsis

Cameron is a bright young student with a prosperous future in mathematics. However, his performance in school is hindered upon the sudden death of his parents along with the already persistent racial bullying and discrimination he endures at his all-boy grammar school. With no other extended family and fear of being separated by the foster-care system, Cameron is left as legal guardian to his also orphaned twin sister, Mya. Among everything, Cameron tries to focus on attaining his maths scholarship to a prestigious university with the help of his supportive mentor, Mr.McGowan - the only person who cares for Cameron and sees his true potential. Despite this, without any financial aid, the building pressures at school and the threat of an eviction notice, Cameron finds it too difficult to cope with everything and drops out of school to make a living and take care of his sister. This proves to be difficult as he is unable to find a respectable job due to little experience and uncompleted qualifications. As a result, Cameron is left with no choice but to turn to and old acquaintance for help, Drug boss Vince, who gives him a job working for him as a drug dealer.

Cameron doesn't tell anyone how he is occupying his time and making ends meet, especially his sister, as he doesn't want to worry her. Instead, he continues to pretend that he is attending school as normal. The plot thickens when the money that Cameron is making isn't enough to live on as well as cover his debts, therefore he takes the situation into his own hands and decides to hide away small amounts of Vince's money each times he makes a dug sell. Vince hears word on the street about Cameron stealing from him and sees him as a threat to his reputation - Vince needs to teach Cameron a lesson to show all his workers that he is not to be messed with; he makes it clear that nobody Cameron cares for is safe, including Mya.

Cameron realises the repercussions of his foolish actions and goes into hiding for the time being. All the while, and little to his knowledge, Vince and his people have had a watchful eye on the everyday movements of Cameron and Mya, planning to do some real damage. After having an expected run-in with Vince and his goons, Cameron is in a bad way and fears for his and his sisters life. He and Mya pack their bags and must go on the run as it's too dangerous to stay in their current living situation. With nowhere else to go, Cameron turns up at the doorstep of Mr McGowen's house looking for refuge and shelter. Mr McGowen instinctively takes Cameron and Mya in - disappointed that he didn't come to him for help sooner. Nevertheless, Cameron confesses what he has done, which disheartens Mya as she feels guilt for being the burden in Cameron's life and cause of their struggles and strife. Cameron reassures her that everything he does is for their family. Cameron misses studying maths and Mr McGowen persuades him to continue working towards his scholarship once more in the pursuit of his bright future and success.

After attaining a place at his chosen university, Cameron prepares to move further up the academic ladder but is hesitant of his family's current financial stability and living situation. He doesn't want to leave Mya behind as he progresses. Mr McGowan understands what Cameron and Mya have gone through over the past year and grows so close to both of them that he offers permanent residence in his home and would like to become their legal guardian.

What I Have Learnt From Mapping

Mapping out the film trailers has helped me understand what to include my film trailer. I tried my best to pick film trailers that related to the themes and ideas, that our group would like to base our trailer on. During my investigation, I was able to see the similarities and differences between the trailers and was able to see features that they used which I liked and disliked, so I know what to include and not to include. I truly believe that the features of the trailer truly reflect the genre. For example, the screen writing in a romance trailer would be lower case whilst, in a horror trailer it would all be upper case. 

Mapping has helped me find out the code and conventions of these individual title trailers. This is because even though each trailer has its own personality they all seem to have similar characteristics.

From this experience I have learnt that majority of film trailers will include:

• Identities Logos
• Film Title 
• BBFC rating
• Social Media link
• Sound - Non-Diegetic music and voice overs
• Release date
• Names of key actors or crew
• Time length - usually 1.30 to 2.00 minutes 
• Character and genre identification

This list has given me an general idea on what to include in my opening sequence. However, this list may vary as we may try and add enigma codes to allow our audience to be intrigued. Henceforth, mapping has helped me understand the codes and conventions of film trailers

Mapping- October Baby