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Production Diary 9

This is the final production diary entry as we have finished editing the film and it is ready to watch.

We have added the music for the background, we included sound effects, we got some extra footage and removed some unnecessary footage.

The narrations had to be recorded twice in order to flow with the film and to figure out what words would work better

Production Diary - 8

I plan to add the narrations in with the footage this time around and I think we might be able to finish the editing if we're quick.

From what we have now its half done.

We also still need to find background music for it

We also need to add the  titles and credits, and I may try to get one more scene in.

Script - Final Draft

This is our Final Draft of the Script for AFCROW

Establishing shot of city - residential area of London, titles over buildings, narrator says "Crime, everywhere, overtaking the law," (4-6s)

Cut to shot of superhero costume hanging on wardrobe door handle by coat hanger, narrator says " And few superheroes can hold down the fort," (4s) pull focus & tilt down (1s) to reveal table full of unpaid bills & urgent notices, narrator says "But it’s getting harder for ‘em," (3s)

Cut to close up, side on shot of hero, holding controller & playing video game, can be heard but not seen, light of screen on hero's face, narrator says "And, let’s be honest, this is Tooting, so they're hardly getting any better." (2-3s)

Cut to over shoulder shot of hero, video game screen on left 2/3, hero's head on right 1/3 (1-2s), crab right until hero's head on left 1/3, other screen showing news on right 2/3, during crab hero pauses game & turns attention to news showing crime live (crab for 2-4s).

Cut to close up of hero's face newsreader voice fades in saying "... a series of attacks near ____are taking place and we’re still waiting for a heroic response, the police have no leads (etc.)", (1-2s), projected light from TV seen on hero’s face?, hero realises he’s needed & smiles, puts down controller & jumps up & out of shot (3-5s), narrator says “Luckily that’s where I come in!”,

Cut to mid shot of superhero costume, hero runs into shot, grabs costume & runs out of shot, with title under the costume? (1-2s), narrator says “The assassin born from the darkness…”

Cut to CU/ECU of hero’s stomach, arms move up from bottom to reveal title, then come down from top pulling t-shirt with them to cover title (2-3s), narrator says “…with a blade like a crows talons…”

Cut to CU shot of hero’s upper arm, (possibly with face to show expression), brings in bandannas & holds against arm, different colours, every time bandanna removed reveals different title & covers when next comes in, rejects until gets to black, which hero then ties around arm (2-6s), narrator says “…and an ‘fro that eclipses the moon…”

Cut to close up shot of hero pulling on glove, pulls hand up/back in pulling on glove, hand straightens to reveal title, finger pokes through hole in glove, hand raises to cover title as hero fixes glove (3s), narrator says “…the man who’s a hero for fun…”

Cut to CU shot of hero’s waist, to side & pulling up trousers, stumbling backwards, exits frame to reveal door in background (2s), sound effect of crash (0.5-1s), hero runs back into frame, now LS/MLS, runs/stumbles out of door & out of shot (2s),

Cut to establishing shot (0.5 -2s), zoom out to reveal hero standing on roof, low angle of hero from behind (1-4s), hero runs back out of shot, narrator says “…AFCROW…” with movie title in the sky.

Script - Second Draft

This is the script that I rewrote using Aidan's first draft

Establishing shot of city - residential area of London, titles over buildings, narrator says "Crime, everywhere, overtaking the law," (4-6s)

Cut to shot of superhero costume hanging on wardrobe door handle by coat hanger, narrator says "Only a few superheroes can keep it down," (4s) pull focus & tilt down (1s) to reveal table full of unpaid bills & urgent notices, narrator says "But it’s getting harder for them," (3s)

Cut to close up, side on shot of hero, holding controller & playing video game, can be heard but not seen, light of screen on hero's face, narrator says "And, well, they're hardly getting better." (2-3s)

Cut to over shoulder shot of hero, video game screen on left 2/3, hero's head on right 1/3 (1-2s), crab right until hero's head on left 1/3, other screen showing news on right 2/3, during crab hero pauses game & turns attention to news showing crime live (crab for 2-4s), newsreader voice fades in saying "... series of attacks near ____, the police have no leads (etc.)", slow zoom in on news? (1-2s),

Cut to close up of hero's face, newsreader still heard, projected light from TV seen on hero’s face?, hero realises needed & seen on face, puts down controller & jumps up & out of shot (3-5s),

Cut to mid shot of superhero costume, hero runs into shot, grabs costume & runs out of shot, letters fly off table in front of camera? (1-2s),

Cut to CU/ECU of hero’s stomach, arms move up from bottom to reveal title, then come down from top pulling t-shirt with them to cover title (2-3s),

Cut to CU shot of hero’s upper arm, (possibly with face to show expression), brings in bandannas & holds against arm, different colours, every time bandanna removed reveals different title & covers when next comes in, rejects until gets to black, which hero then ties around arm (2-6s),

Cut to close up shot of hero pulling on glove, pulls hand up/back in pulling on glove, hand straightens to reveal title, finger pokes through hole in glove, hand raises to cover title as hero fixes glove (3s),

Cut to CU shot of hero’s waist, to side & pulling up trousers, stumbling backwards, exits frame to reveal door in background (2s), sound effect of crash (0.5-1s), hero runs back into frame, now LS/MLS, runs/stumbles out of door & out of shot (2s),

Cut to establishing shot (0.5 -2s), zoom out to reveal hero standing on roof, low angle of hero from behind (1-4s), hero runs back out of shot,

Notes

I have probably underestimated some times, but also don’t know what should go next, so feel free to give me some ideas

The shots of putting the costume on could be rearranged if needed

Feel free to add shots if you think of something

Script - First Draft

This is the script that Aidan wrote

Script

Fade in from black to MCU shot of kitchen cupboards, dirty & untidy. Titles along cupboards or underneath.

Cut to shot of kitchen sink & surrounding counter, untidy, covered in crumbs, dirty dishes around the sink, etc., titles along wall/edge of sink.

Cut to shot of table, letters piled up, addressed to both Brian Hawk’s real name and superhero name, some say Private or Final Notice clearly bank statements, newspaper on table has headline relating to Brian Hawk fighting crime, could have credits on it, messily folded & thrown on table but clearly visible & legible, dramatic drumbeat in groups can be heard faintly in background.

Cut to shot of desk, drum beats still muffled but louder, laptop on desk, looks cheap & old, off but opened & at an angle, messy wires, papers messily put on rest of desk, show low bank balance, debt, late loan repayments, etc., credits on letters and/or post it notes around desk & laptop.

Cut shot of bottom of bed, pause then feet come in from above accompanied by loud drumbeats, slow tilt up to reveal Brian standing up from bed, tired looking (wearing untidy pyjamas/dressing gown/boxers), loud drumbeats, Brian reaches down lazily to table & picks up phone.

Cut to close up of the phone on drum beats, shallow focus, shows alarm on phone, alarm description could be credits, Brian presses snooze, drumbeats stop.

Cut to MS/MLS of Brian, bed in background to side, sheets messily thrown off, dirty clothes on floor in corner, clean on chair in messy pile, tosses phone onto bed & walks towards camera & out of shot, grabbing clothes from chair on way, credits along edge of bed or wall.

Cut to shot of bathroom mirror, dirty & stained, credits along bottom which dissolve out, Brian walks into frame right so that face can be seen in the mirror, tired & dishevelled, wearing shirt unbuttoned, still not dressed, splashes water on face, leans forward out of shot (discreet jump cut), comes back up brushing teeth, leans forward out of shot to spit (discreet jump cut), comes back up shaving with disposable razor, drops razor on floor, leans forward out of shot to pick up (discreet jump cut), comes back up washing shaving foam off face & applying aftershave, walks out of frame right.

Cut to shot of kitchen, Brian walks in from frame right to left & lazily opens cupboard, cut to close up of cupboard, Brian’s arms move into shot, opens cupboard, messily stacked bowls & plates inside, takes out bowl, closes cupboard & arms move out of shot (discreet jump cut to cover changing contents of cupboard), arms move back into shot & open cupboard, now contains food & cereal, messily arranged, takes out box of cereal, closes cupboard, arms retreat (discreet jump cut), arms return & open cupboard, contains milk & disoriented cat if available, removes milk & places down out of shot, then removes cat, closes cupboard. (Alternatively, this sequence could be done in a slow crabbing shot and/or without cat, or cat could push open final cupboard if willing, credits could appear inside cupboards)

Cut to MS/MLS of Brian sitting at table eating cereal, shirt half buttoned up wrong, milk bottle on one side & cereal box on other & opened, credits on/along cereal box and milk, hear ringtone of phone, takes phone out of pocket & answers, hear person on other end saying hero is needed & describes crime/situation, slow zoom in on hero to close up, hero's face slowly becomes more determined, other person hangs up, Brian starts to lower phone, then suddenly jumps as drumbeats alarm tone returns.

Cut on start of drumbeat to close up of superhero costume on back of chair, Brian snatches up on last drumbeat & cut to black. Cut on start of drumbeat to extreme close up of costume trousers being pulled on, Brian zips up fly/does up button on last drumbeat & cut to black. Cut on start of drumbeat to extreme close up of Lycra superhero t-shirt being pulled on, Brian lets go of shirt & it snaps tight on last drumbeat & cuts to black. Cut on start of drumbeat to extreme close up of Lycra superhero glove being pulled on, Brian lets go of glove & it snaps tight on last drumbeat & cuts to black. Cut on start of drumbeat to extreme close up of Brian’s face, determined, pulls on mask on last drumbeat & cuts to black.

Cut on start of drumbeat to MLS/LS of front door, superhero Brian runs in from frame left, opens door & leaves, slams door on last drumbeat, opens door again, picks up cat from inside, puts out & closes door on last drumbeat & cuts to black.

Cut on start of drumbeat to LS of Brian landing at crime scene dropping into 3 point pose, slight ripple effect to show impact, on last drumbeat stands up & starts walking towards camera, camera zooms out/tracks backwards with Brian, on start of drum beat criminal can first be seen, from behind, looking at Brian, says “What are you, some kind of superhero? Get out of here!” Brian unfazed, on start of drumbeats criminal raises baseball bat & swings at Brian, Brian catches on last drumbeat & cuts to black, punches & screams heard, title fades in.

Notes

This may me more than 2 mins, so may have to be cut down

All titles are just suggestions and not necessary, but could be good places to put them

Feel free to cut out any parts you don’t like or add in what you want

Most individual shots are only intended to be 1-2 seconds; unless obviously longer, exceptions would be: table with letters and desk (viewers need longer to digest info) & any shot where credits may be hard to read in this time

Cats may be removed as you please

For context, drumbeats were intended to be in groups like in Terminator 2 theme, but with longer gaps between & without rest of song (drumbeats every other bar rather than every bar & different rhythm, would create in GarageBand, will have example tomorrow) Terminator 2 Theme

Casting

For casting choices I thought of either Me (Joshua) or my friend Tom who was in a previous preliminary task as the villain.
Despite Tom being a good a decent actor I think I'll take up the role because it would be easier to keep the filming crew as small as possible also it seems easier to dirt a film if the director is in the film.
We had an idea to have a shot of the villain which could be played by Patryk, another friend from another ask 9 to 5. This is optional thug so it might not be necessary.

Production Diary 7

For today I am going to test the extra footage I got for the movie.

Some of the shots I captured work but there isn't enough space in the film o keep them all, I will have to decide what works best where tomorrow.

I have tried to find some transitions that work well in these kinds of scenes but I may have to create one in Motion.

I added most of the voice overs but I may have to re-record them.

Production Diary 6

I have recorded the Narrations and the News Anchors voice over and have filmed some additional footage to replace some shots in the film, they are ready to be put in.

Production Diary 5

I have begun to add the remaining scenes and I'm trimming them down as I go along.
I have also begun to experiment with some of the transitions.

Storyboarding 2

I have finished the storyboards for the second shooting of our film and I think that the speed and timing of this newer version is much better, it also included some of the points that I was told to add so I'm feeling better about it.

Production Diary 4

At this point I am editing the footage we already have and am going to add the additional footage later.

 

I have already added the establishing shot, the introduction of the main character and the scene where he watches the news. I watched it through and the pacing so fa is pretty good, I still haven't recorded the voices but I'll be doing that later today.

Production Diary 2

After looking through most of the footage we decided that it wasn't giving the message that we intended so we are going to shoot the majority of the film again the following weekend.

Production Diary 3

On the 28th of February Aidan and I arranged a meet up and we shot the entire film once again, the filming of the film went very well and there were no practical problems. We had to use my digital camera again but that wasn't a problem as Aidan was able to figure it out relatively quickly.

The movie has come out very well and we have begun adding in some fast cuts and fade to/from black transitions.

We showed it to our teacher and we were told to add a couple scenes that show the main characters pathetic nature.

Storyboarding

Feb 20th - The storyboards for the film have been completed and we are ready to start filming

Feb 26th - The story for our movie wasn't good enough and we weren't fast enough in introducing the the main character and the tropes that would come with this good-for-nothing hero. So we've had to redo the storyboards.

Production Diary 1

I have filmed most of the film apart from the two establishing shots at the beginning and end.

while editing the movie I noticed the lighting was quite dark which is what we were going for. However I may go back through the scenes and adjust the contrast and exposures little.

I also haven't yet recorded he voice over for the main character/narrater yet.

The movie has been filmed almost exactly like I imagined however the runtime is far too long, as instead of 120 seconds the uncut footage has shot up to 5 minutes so I'll need to do some major trimming in almost every scene. I'll see if i can speed any scenes up an drake it look natural.

Also the lack of a actual DSLR camera affected the recordings since I had to use my cam-corder to film the entire thing.

Lighting

For the kind of movie we've planned we think a dark lighting in the beginning would be a good idea.

Deadpool had a very dark start and One Punch Man also had a dark start, they all got brighter as the movie went on.

Kick Ass had quite a bright opening with some black comedy.