After discussing the best time to film with Ollie and the Actors we decided on a Wednesday during February when the teachers at our school have a mentor day, this would meant we could start filming early and have flexibility to our schedule. Unfortunately when me and Ollie rang the Abbey Park College campus to ask for permission to film they advised against it because of the many forms we would have to fill out and just in case we caught any of the students in a shot we would have to ask them for permission to use it.
This meant our plan B had to come in to use and our filming would happen in Lutterworth, this also meant changing some shots and the story board, but overall the change in location was for the best.

When planning the film me and Ollie decided the best place for filming would be in a city because of the urban landscaping which would provide a gritty and realistic vibe to the whole filming. Also the darkened and grey colours of natural erosion that the city would have around it would make the whole opening seem like it could happen.
We then thought of specific areas of the city that would be easiest to film in and also so that we could film some small stunts and free running without causing trouble, ideas of areas like parks seemed to make sense but to keep the urban feel we wanted we decided filming in part of the Leicester College Abbey Park campus would be best.

Of course to do this we would need specific permission and possibly have to be escorted around and watched at all times so in case this didn't work out for the actors or for the college our back up location was decided as Lutterworth. This wouldn't reflect the proper scene but at least we could film at ease and leisure and he location isn't too hard to get to. However our main problem with this location is lack of urban styling and shapes which we planned as key elements for free running and small stunts.

At this stage in planning we didn't have many ideas for locations so we stuck with the idea of filming at the Leicester College campus and based our thumbnail drawings of what we could remember from walking around the college.

The first few bits of planning for the film was a basic range of shots and a few ideas for the name of the film. These plans were basic but they made the foundations for the whole draft, also note that although I'm making this entry now the shot list was made before the film pitch entry which is the introduction to the whole media project.

film name: Tracked or Adrenaline
film genre: Action
beginning scene: chase scene/flash backs
setting: dusk, inside shopping area-interchanges between outside areas

1st shot: a busy road, cars going past. big car passes and main character appears from behind it. mid angle

2nd shot: a lower angle of the same street, main character crosses road.

3rd shot: POV shot which goes to over the shoulder of the main character to view the bad guy.

4th shot: POV shot of the bad guy he turns and notices the main character.

5th shot: FLASH BACK low angle close up of man sitting behind desk, saying dialogue on not being seen.

6th shot: mid angle shot past the bad guy looking over his shoulder to see main character. the protagonist then shuffles.

7th shot: close up of bad guy's face watching his revelation of who the main character is.

8th shot: close up of 2nd man followed on from 7th shot. bad guy runs away.

9th shot: far shot-mid angle-main character starts running

10th shot: shot from across the street both men running, quick cut to 11th shot.

11th shot: low angle behind car watching legs running past.

12th shot: high angle from a vantage point on a wall, the two men run past and the shot pans across.

13th shot: from behind corner of wall, bad guy runs past wall and camera. mid angle

14th shot: from the opposite side of corner, main character runs past camera then past wall.

Unfortunately this is as far as the shot list got which meant most of the planning of shots from then onwards was whilst doing the thumbnails, leaving the development of the planned shots for when story boarding.

After going through my blog entries and previous work I noticed a lack of interesting features so to spice it up and give a good feel to the work I'm doing I chose a new theme and a short playlist of music that reflects not only myself but the kind of work I'm doing in media at the moment.

The choice of music is odd but most of these tracks give a real urban and gritty feel with under tones of relaxation and deep tunes.

With the deadline fast approaching I have made a final to do list to help me set out time for each task and hopefully (in theory) complete the needed work before Friday.

Majorly needed
• All tests
• Thumbnails for draft
• Storyboard of draft
• Development from draft
• New idea/shot list
• Script
• Actor profiles
• Film corporation ident
• Film logo
If I have time
• Extra film opening analysis
• Area chosen for draft
• Area for new film

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/film_reviews/article6847491.ece

The article although well constructed and informative was basicly a hissie fit on the dissappointment the author had after watching the film. He included a basic interest and some fair sided comments but the main jist of his response was based on the lack of £7 he felt after the cinema had nicked from him.

The most unfortunate side of the authors aritcle was his comments on joe wright the accomplished, british director, who he tyhough was out of place and slanderised his work in this recent film forgetting the unusual setting he was in and his inexperience in the area he was filming. This responce was highly critical and indefinitely unfair.