1. Cast and Crew
Cast
Claira
Claira is an 18 year old who drives. I wanted
her to play the role of Aster since personality
wise they’re quite similar. Claira is sweet
natured and artistic similar to Aster. I also
wanted Claira to play this role as she goes to
Forest Forge. Forest Forge is a youth theatre
company who produce brilliant pieces of
theatre. I’ve been going there myself since I
was seven and have had the privilege of working
aside Claira so I know that she’s professional
and amazing actress.
Jude
Jude is an 18 year old who doesn’t drive. I
wanted him to play the role of Billy since he
has similar features to the character.
Furthermore, I have known Jude for a long time
since he used to go to Forest Forge as well. So
I know that he’s a great actor who I feel will
work hard at getting in the inside of the
character. Also Jude and Claira have worked
alongside each other in past shows and I know
that the chemistry between them on stage is
strong so I know that they’ll be able to bring
that to my short film.
The friends
Mel played by Jade Purly- Jade is 17 so I’ll have to get
parental consent. However I chose her because she’s the right
age and she likes to party.
Rachel is going to be played by Amber. She’s 17 so I will
have to get parental consent. I think amber would be good for
the roll of Rachel because she’s as outgoing as she is. As
well as likes parties.
Stan is going to be played by David. David will be 18. I think
David will fit this part since he has blonde hair like Stan
the character.
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James will be played by James Morris. James will be 17 so
will need parental consent. I think James will play the role
of James well since he’s a teenage boy as well.
Jack will be played by Jack- jack is 17 so will need parental
consent. I think jack will play this role well since he
naturally has a crackhead look anyways.
Ben will be played by Ben. Ben is 17 so will need parental
consent. I think Ben will be good at this role since he is
skinny and would be able to pull off the look of a heroin
addict.
Harry will be played by Harry. Harry is 17 so will need
parental consent. I think harry will be good for this role
because he has long straight hair and is skinny so easily
could look like an addict.
Cameron- Cameron will be played by Cameron. Cam is 18. I think
Cameron will fit this role well because of his long hair and
cool clothing style.
Crew
Sound- When Cameron is not acting he will help me with sound.
Cameron will hold the boom pole in scenes with many people,
as well as the H4n External recorder when filming intimate
scenes.
If Cameron is acting I will use David to be on sound.
I will teach both of them how to use the equipment properly
so that the equipment doesn’t get damaged or wrongly used.
Equipment List
Equipment Camera stabiliser So that the shots
can be smooth
and not jaggy.
I will use it so I
can get a moving
image of a car
and then veer off
Type What I will use Why? How will I use it?
3. 3
in a different
direction.
Equipment DSLR Camera To Film the
footage
I will use it any
normal way to
film a film.
Equipment Tripod So that if I have
an establishing
shot its
completely still.
I will use it on flat
ground.
Equipment SD Card X2 To keep my
footage and
sound on.
I will use it in the
camera and
External recorder
and then in the
SD card reader to
upload footage
onto the
computer.
Equipment Small white light
X2
To lighten up the
dark space in the
night scene.
I will have it on
the floor and on
a ledge to lighten
area.
Equipment SD Card Reader To transfer
footage to
computer.
I will put the full
SD card in the
reader and then
transfer the
footage to the
computer.
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Equipment Boom Pole To hold the mic
and deadcat.
To achieve better
professional
sound.
Equipment Mic For boom
Pole
To put on the
end of the boom
Pole.
To achieve better
sound.
Equipment Deadcat To cover the mic
on the boom
Pole
I will put it over
the mic on the
Boom Pole.
Equipment External recorder
(like a zoom h4n)
To have a more
enclosed sound
on two
characters.
I will use it only
when Aster and
Billy are talking
together.
Equipment Computer To upload all
visual and sound
footage on. And
to edit.
I will use it to edit
the sound and
footage. Also to
Write scripts on.
Equipment Adobe Premier
Pro
To edit the film. I will use it to edit
the film.
Equipment Adobe Audition To sort out the
sound.
I will edit the
sound wave
lengths and
pitches. And
erase any sounds
that I do not
want.
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Equipment Adobe
Photoshop
To Edit Covers or
titles
I will use this to
edit text and
cover images.
Equipment Office suite
(Word,
PowerPoint,
excel)
I chose these
since they’re
useful for any
paper work or
pitches that need
to be done.
I can use these to
write scripts on or
make schedules.
Assets music So I can use
music
I will use it in
editing to make
scenes more
emotional.
Assets Additional stock
footage
I can use these to
add onto of
shots.
I can use a smoke
shot o transition
scenes together.
Assets Sound effects So I have the
correct sound
effects for certain
thigs.
I will use a car
sound effect at
the beginning
when the girls
drive off in a car.
The Budget
What I will be spending my Budget on-
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1. H4N External Recorder ÂŁ30
2. Boom pole
3. Deadcat These three together ÂŁ30
4. Microphone
5. Costumes ÂŁ15
6. Fuel Money ÂŁ30
7. Train TicketsÂŁ12
8. Food For CastÂŁ20
9. Hypodermic NeedlesÂŁ15
10. Location HireÂŁ10
11. Presents to people who let me use their houses.ÂŁ25
12. Camera stabiliserÂŁ35
Total comes to- ÂŁ222
To Hire out these two pieces of
equipment for 3 days it will cost me
ÂŁ60.
For costumes there’s a vintage Kilo
sale where its ÂŁ15 per kilo. I will go
and look to see if I can find anything
that Claira of Jude definitely need to
play their characters in.
Claira Drives so she will be driving us everywhere so I will pay for her fuel
money. As well as transport for the extras.
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I will need to pay for Jude’s train ticket to travel to Ringwood from Ashurst.
I will pay for everyone’s food if they’re hungry.
Hypodermic needles are dangerous so I will need to invest in fake ones so
that it doesn’t actually go into Claira’s or Jude’s arm.
I am paying my friend Q ÂŁ10 to use her apartment for the final scenes where
Aster dies. She’s asked for £10 since her business is run from home and she’ll
loose business with us all there.
I will Buy Q, Kate and my neighbor flowers and wine each to say thank you
for letting me use their apartment.
I will invest in a camera stabilizer so I can use it in future projects. I have found
one for ÂŁ35 so is affordable for me.
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Work plan schedual
I have decided to start filming on the 11th of January because
it’s after Christmas so I will have money from Christmas to
spend on the equipment as well as on the other expenses on
the budget list. Furthermore, I think it is better that it’s
after Christmas and not before/ during since people go away
for the holidays so would be difficult to get everyone
together at the right time.
Also I have the 18th as a filming day as well just in case I
can’t get all the footage I need in two days.
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If anything were to go wrong while shooting such as:
Raining- I would make sure everyone has a rain coat and or an umbrella.
Illness- I would make sure that I could ask someone to step in or see if they can
film on another day.
A risk assessment will be provided later on-closer to shooting date.