My planning and production notes for the FMP

1. TASK FOUR - FMP PLANNING AND PRODUCTION.
Rhys Sadler-Scott

2. SHOOTING SCHEDULE
(Note: Due to the large amounts of footage, the
schedules for each day of filming will be kept
loose, to accommodate changes in planning or
actor availability)

3. How the final product will be/was shot.
Due to the overall size of the final product (5 episodes, each 6-15 minutes long) and the amount
of footage required for such a project, it was unfeasible to create call sheets for the production. As
the availability of both actors and locations was often unpredictable. Though Olivia Maiden was
initially responsible for creating the call sheets, as she had volunteered to oversee this part of the
production, her leaving the production for personal reasons meant this was no longer a viable
option. Therefore, we decided instead to film scenes based on the locations and actors available
on a particular day. For example, on the longest shooting day; Monday the 25th of March. All the
actors were available, therefore, I decided to shoot in the location used most frequently
throughout the series; the woods and surrounding fields in Middlethrope. These decisions were
generally made 2-3 days in advance of the shoot, giving the actors time to prepare and/or
reschedule. This method worked very well, as it kept things loose enough to change on the fly, but
there was also enough structure to ensure that no time was wasted.

4. Location Scouting + sets
ELIZABETH’S OFFICE.
We used an office room in York college as the interior set for Elizabeth’s
office, we agreed with the faculty to have it booked on the days when the
required actors were on-site. However, towards the end of the production, the
set was made unavailable to us, which required stand ins. We made doubly
sure to get rid of any media related to York college on the walls, when we
were finished, the office was drab and bare, exactly how I envisioned
Elizabeth’s small office. The colour scheme of whites, greens and beiges
helped to emphasize Elizabeth’s neutrality. This set was only used for the
interior, the Exterior was a separate set
For the exterior shots, of Elizabeth’s office, we used an empty residential
house and its surrounding area. We made sure the house was uninhabited
before filming around it. Though we did experience some issues with traffic
noise, most of the footage came out well.

5. Elizabeth’s office (Int and Ext)

6. The Twins Camp (Tunnel and clearing)
The twins use two areas as their camp throughout the series; a heavily
graffitied underpass and a Moorish clearing near a forest. Both locations are
fitted with two sleeping bags when the twins inhabit them. The reason for
having two camps was due to sound issues in the underpass camp, which led
to us deciding to film the latter half of the twins camp scenes in a different,
quieter location, despite us preferring the aesthetic of the underpass. The
clearing was also easier to film in due to the lack of civilian traffic, which was
heavy in the underpass.

7. Twins’ Camps

8. Shop interior
For a brief scene in Episode 3 when Jessica and JJ interact in a clothing store,
this was done in order to utilise one of the items of clothing (A yellow
Jumper) as a trigger for a flashback to Jessica’s time with Elizabeth. we used
the clothing section of a Tesco’s supermarket. This proved difficult in terms of
sound, as there was a fair bit of background noise and we found ourselves
unable to use the microphone, which ran out of charge after a long day of
shooting. As we didn’t have time to reshoot the scene, we were forced to
settle for using the on-camera microphone. The lighting was sufficient
however, and the various colours of the surrounding clothing made the scene
quite vibrant.

9. Shop Interior

10. The River
There are many scenes in which the characters converse, or simply enjoy time
alone by the river Ouse. We shot scenes all along and around the river to give
these scenes some variety, the sunny filming days and moving water made
the scenes some of the most aesthetically pleasing in the series. And the
relative lack of pedestrian traffic or noise made the sound some of the easiest
to record outside. The lighting was fairly consistent, as the sun stayed out
during our shooting days, keeping the light consistent.

11. The River

12. The Park
There are quite a lot of scenes where characters converse in a park sitting on
benches. We uses the grounds of York College for this set, utilising several
different angles and areas of the grounds to compile as one location. This was
mostly used for scenes featuring JJ and his mother, as well as several scenes
featuring Elizabeth and Jessica conversing. There was no overbearing sound
around these sets, mostly just students talking in the background, but this
was quiet enough to work nicely as background ambience. The weather
remained consistent throughout each shoot, which means there’s no
discrepancies with lighting in these scenes either.

13. The Park

14. The Woods
 We used the Middlethrope woods as the set for the climax scenes of
Episode 5, in which Skye and JJ are captured by Dark Jessica. This was the
longest shoot of the whole series, as it required six of the seven actors and
two crewmembers to film these scenes. The lighting was somewhat
inconsistent this day. As the sun was shining on an irregular basis. This
means that scenes shot here will require some extensive colour grading.
Shooting in the woods also required the most planning out of any set, as
we had to decide where the action would take place, where the scenes
with Elizabeth’s ghost would be filmed, and where Skye and JJ would be
tied up. We also needed a huge amount of cast and crew. Which meant
that this shoot had nearly two weeks of planning and location scouting
devoted to it beforehand.

15. The Woods

16. The Wall
I used the York Wall in the first establishing shots of Jessica, to
solidify the fact right away that the series was set in York, as it’s
an instantly recognisable landmark, as well as showing Minster
gardens and the Ouse bridge in the background This was used in
only one scene, but worked well as an establishing shot.

17. The Wall

18. Expenses
Expenses were kept to a minimum for this project. Though I did make sure money
was available from my own pocket in case the actors wished to purchase
refreshments during the shoots, this was never the case, as they often brought
their own, or outright declined. I also ensured we took regular breaks for the
actors to apply makeup, use the restrooms, or just unwind from a long scene. I
covered some of the travel expenses for Cassie Fonth, primarily her bus fares in
and out of York, the rest of the actors declined needing reimbursements. And it
was agreed beforehand, that this project would be unpaid. However, I did offer to
take some headshots of the actors as payment. This deal was taken by Olivia
Maiden and Donna Kitching, who were both happy with their various headshots.
We required a few props, however, the only ones we had to pay for were water
bottles and to-go cups of hot drinks, as the cast and crew owned the rest, or at
least had free access to them. We travelled to the sets mostly by walking, so this
was not an issue, when the buses were taken, we each paid our own fare.

19. Production personnel and roles
NAME: ROLE:
Rhys Sadler-Scott Director/Actor/Editor/Sound/Misc
Cassie Fonth Actor
Olivia Maiden Actor
Fraser Hardwick Actor/Cameraman/sound
Donna Kitching Actor
India Harrison Actor/Camerawoman/Sound
Angie Sutcliffe Actor
Abbey Glancy SFX/Makeup/Choreography
Oliver Ramskill Drone Operator/Cameraman
Jamie Fox Soundtrack Composer
Emilia Frith Psychological advisor
Note: Every single member of the production has kindly agreed to work for free.

20. Cast/crew info and
character profiles.

21. Actors

22. Cassie Fonth as Jessica White
Actors Age: 25
Characters Age: 22
Height: 5’5
Role: Female Lead
Appears in Episodes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Character Info: Cassie plays Jessica White/Jamie. A young woman with
dissociative identity disorder. She is the main protagonist of the series and the
central character of episodes 1 and 5. Jessica suffers through daily blackouts
(Switches to another alter ego) and a dark past. With her only true connection
being with Elizabeth Baker, who has been her therapist and confidant since
childhood. after the death of a close friend. She finds her fate entwined with the
other three leads and discovers her condition may be more severe than she had
originally thought. She grows close to all the other main characters over the
course of the series and is the catalyst for their development over the 5 episodes

23. Olivia Maiden as Skye Matthews
Actors Age: 16
Characters Age: 19
Height: 5’3
Role: Second Female Lead
Appears in Episodes: 1, 2, 4, 5
Character Info: Olivia plays Skye Matthews, a teenager suffering from
Bi-Polar disorder and the twin sister of Riley. She is the deuteragonist
of the series and the central character of episode 2. Skye has lived on
the streets for years with her brother. Orphaned after a mysterious
incident that ended in her mother’s death. Over the course of the
series, she becomes close to Jamie/Jessica and learns to control her
standoffish personality derived from her condition, despite several
traumatic events affecting her over the course of the series.

24. Fraser Hardwick as Riley Matthews
Actors Age: 19
Characters Age: 19
Height: 6’3
Role: Male Lead
Appears in Episodes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Character Info: Fraser plays Riley Matthews. A teenager suffering from
Schizophrenia and the twin brother of Skye. He is the tritagonist of the
series and the central character of episode 3. Riley has lived on the streets
with his sister for years after the mysterious death of their Mother. Riley
struggles with visions of lost friends throughout the series and is deeply
disturbed by his condition. As his relationship with his sister deteriorates,
Riley is forced to make new bonds and come into his own throughout the
series. Learning how to live with his condition and accept the traumas of
his past.

25. Rhys Sadler-Scott as Joshua ‘JJ’ Jordan
Actors Age: 18
Characters Age: 20
Height: 5’11
Role: Second Male Lead
Appears in Episodes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Character Info: Rhys plays Joshua Jordan. A young man who claims to be a
sociopath. He is the second Tritagonist of the series and the central character
of episode 4. Joshua has been in therapy for years after being observed as an
introvert by his family. However, they fail to realise his true cold nature. His
sole confidant and supporter is his therapist, Dr Elizabeth Baker. As the series
unfolds and Joshua is forced into close contact with three other individuals
suffering from mental disorders. He begins to come to terms with his own
identity. Realising he wasn’t as apathetic as he believed. Joshua struggles
through a strained relationship with his Mother throughout the series, as well
as general disdain from the other characters.

26. Donna Kitching as Dr. Elizabeth Baker
Actors Age: 31
Characters Age: 35
Height: 5’0
Role: Major Supporting Character
Appears in Episodes: 1, 2, 3, 5
Character Info: Donna plays Dr. Elizabeth Baker. An experienced
therapist and close friend of the entire main cast. She is a
supporting character throughout the series and is the driving force
behind the main plot. As its her actions that bring the four leads
together. Her compassion and inner strength greatly influence the
development of the other characters.

27. India-Rain Harrison as River Matthews
Actors Age: 19
Characters Age: 24
Height: 5’8
Role: Supporting Character
Appears in Episodes: 3, 5
Character Info: India plays River Matthews, the long dead mother of
the twins. She is a supporting character in the latter half of the series
and a major part of the twins’ development. It was her death that
forced the twins onto the streets and lead to them forming a close
bond with Dr Baker. Throughout the series, River appears in flashbacks
and visions to her children. Who remember their mother’s kind nature
and start to come to terms with the mysterious incident that lead to
her death.

28. Angie Sutcliffe as Maria Jordan
Actors Age: 58
Characters Age: 48
Height: 5’1
Role: Supporting Character
Appears in Episodes: 4, 5
Character Info: Angie plays Maria Jordan, The weary mother of
Joshua. She is a supporting character in the latter half of the series
and a major part of Joshua’s development. Maria is constantly
worried for her son throughout the series as a traumatic incident
causes his usual façade of a normal young adult to crack. She
attempts to uncover the root of his anxieties and repair the strained
relationship between Mother and Son throughout the series, despite
Joshua actively shutting her out of his life.

29. Crew
POST PRODUCTION NOTE: Due to the amount of footage required and the ratio of
actors to crew members, all of the actors had a turn recording sound or shooting a
scene at one point or another, so the crew listed below are only those who had
dedicated roles doing so.

30. Rhys Sadler Scott –
Director/Cameraman/Sound/Editor
As director, I arrange the actors for each scene and work based on their
availability. Planning out which actors to film with on which day accordingly. I
ensure that each take is done at least twice, to ensure proper polish, and
direct the actors on their line delivery and body language where appropriate. I
write the script for the whole series, as well as the costume design and set
locations. Throughout the production, I also filmed and recorded sound for as
many scenes as I could. In order to make certain each scene was directed as I
envisioned it. I’m also responsible for the editing of each episode, including
music, structure, colour correction, cutting for time etc.

31. Oliver Ramskill – Drone
operator/Cameraman/Sound
Oliver’s main role is to secure the drone shots for
episode two in which Skye and Jamie are seen
dancing. For this scene, I wanted several shots from
above and enlisted Oliver, whom I’ve worked with on
previous projects and know he has good experience
with drone shot composition. He provided and will
operate the drone for these scenes. He will also serve
as an extra crew member when needed to record
sound or shoot a scene.

32. Abbey Glancy –
SFX/Makeup/Choreographer/Sound
Abbey Glancy is in charge of practical special
effects. She will provide the scar/blood/injury
makeup needed in several scenes, having had
training in this area and practicing such an effect
on myself in pre-production, which was more than
sufficient enough for me to enlist her services as
the makeup artist for the series. She also served as
the choreography adviser to Olivia Maiden and
Cassie Fonth in preparation for their dance scene.
Though the two actually improvised most of their
movements for that scene in the end. Abbey will
also serve as a spare crew member for sound
recording if and when needed.
Shown above is an example of Abbey’s work
with injury makeup.

33. As India serves as the internal actor (not hired from outside York College) with
the least screen time. She’ll also serve as additional crew to operate the
camera and sound when required.
India-Rain Harrison –
Camerawoman/Sound
POST PRODUCTION NOTE:
India also serves as a body
double for Olivia Maiden in the
wake of her suddenly leaving the
production.
Olivia (Left) India’s doubling (Right)

34. Jamie Fox – Original Soundtrack
Jamie Fox has been enlisted as the composer for the original soundtrack to
the series. This includes creating the main theme for the opening titles and all
the ambient music for the scenes. He also composed an individual theme for
all seven characters. I worked closely with Jamie throughout pre production to
create drafts of the themes for each character that reflects their personality.
As well as discussing potential ideas for the musical tone of certain scenes,
the trailer, the opening credits and any other relevant parts of the production.
Jamie was enlisted very early on. So by the time all the actors had been cast,
we had a main theme for each character. Which was extremely helpful to the
actors for getting into their characters mindsets.

35. Dr. Emilia Frith – Psychological
Consultant
Dr. Emilia Frith has been enlisted as a consultant to help with the
characterization of the main leads and the specifics of their conditions. Emilia
has worked with or had experience with each condition and mental disorder
afflicting the leads and therefore is able to provide key traits and symptoms
of every one of them. This lead to some key aspects of the characters being
properly realised and ensuring realism and constant insurances that all the
conditions were being as closely represented as possible. Emilia has made
herself available all throughout the production, which means she can also
advise on early scenes and drafts of the episodes to help continued realism.

36. Actor/Crew time constraints and
availability
Each actor/crewmember has varying degrees of availability:
RHYS SADLER-SCOTT: Available throughout production.
CASSIE FONTH: Available throughout production on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
OLIVIA MAIDEN: Available for Three weeks from the 18th of march to the 3rd of April on Mondays, Tuesdays and
Wednesdays.
FRASER HARDWICK: Available throughout production.
DONNA KITCHING: Available for the first three weeks of shooting, from the 11th of March to the 28th of March.
INDIA-RAIN HARRISON: Available throughout production.
ANGIE SUTCLIFFE: Available on the 1st-2nd of April
ABBEY GLANCY: Available throughout production
OLIVER RAMSKILL: Available throughout production
JAMIE FOX: Available throughout production
EMILIA FRITH: Available throughout production

37. Costumes/Character Colour Schemes
Every actor worked closely with me to
carefully consider their costumes.
Based on what clothing the actor had
and what colour schemes would best
fit the characters. As well as hairstyles
and makeup. Jewellery and other
accessories were also considered.

38. Cassie Fonth as Jessica White/Jamie/
Dark Jessica
Cassie’s Jessica Persona is very plain and simplistic in her clothing and makeup choices. She favours earthy, dulled
colours. Like Dark green and brown. She often wears a dark green hoodie, always with the hood up, to show her
meek, shy and reserved attributes. Or a brown leather Jacket, in contrast to Joshua’s more synthetic black jacket, to
show her preference for natural fabrics, hence a more genuine, down to earth personality. She wears dull blue,
simplistic jeans and everyday converse shoes. Jessica does not wear makeup and always has her hair tied back,
further enforcing her natural, genuine persona and her need for control over her other alters. Jessica wears glasses,
which she only removes when in her Dark Jessica Persona.
The Jamie Persona favours bright synthetic colours, primarily yellow and red. To show her outgoing, upbeat,
energetic personality. She’s also decidedly more feminine. Always wearing her hair down, as well as wearing makeup
and always in high heels. She never wears jeans or trousers. Instead preferring long flowing skirts as well as a baggy
bright yellow jumper. She wears a lot of jewellery on her wrists, bright bracelets and bands etc. and a pair of black
tights. Enforcing her much more feminine and confident personality. Through the use of carefully timed dying,
Jamie’s hair is also a lighter shade of red than Jessica’s. which we accomplished by having the actress dye her hair a
lighter shade midway through filming.
Dark Jessica is a combination of the previous two personas. Her hair is loose and messy. She only wears dark black,
greys and blues. To show her sinister personality. Like Jamie, she wears heeled boots. But prefers light dull jeans and
a tight long sleeved black top for her costume. She occasionally removes her glasses, to show how she’s plotting
behind the other alters and how her secrets are coming to light.

39. Dark Jessica Jessica Jessica (Hoodie) Jamie

40. Olivia Maiden as Skye Matthews
Skye’s clothing remains fairly unchanged throughout the series (Due to the characters limited
wardrobe.) Her main colour scheme is Red and Black. To show both her passionate, chaotic
personality and her cynical nature. She wears a checked red and black hoodie for the majority of
the series, to emphasize her duality, caused by her bi-polar disorder. This colour scheme is also
heavily favoured by Riley, as both a symbol of the twins connection and a showing of Riley’s
reliance on her. Skye wears black, worn, ripped jeans. To show her rough lifestyle. And favours
either simple trainers for practicality and a life on the run, or black high heels for stature and
authority for footwear. (As an aside, another reason for her occasional wearing of high heels is
due to the large height difference between Skye and Riley; 5’3 and 6’3 respectively. Hence she
wears heels in some scenes to compensate for this difference.) It also enforces Skye's
domineering and standoffish personality. Her hair is most often worn loose and curled to
emphasise her lifestyle on the streets. However, towards the end of the series. Skye Braids her hair
loosely over one shoulder, to show her steady shift in personality from wild and untamed to
controlled and considerate. As she is homeless, Skye never wears makeup. During her scenes of
bonding with Jamie, who helps Skye begin to loosen up. She briefly switches to a bright white
hoodie and straightens her hair. To show she is beginning to open up and emphasise her
underlying vulnerability. As well as her relative innocence, since despite a rough life on the streets,
she is still a young, somewhat naïve girl. Her drastic and inconsistent changes in colour scheme
and hairstyles help to show Skye’s changeable personality. And help to visually display her
condition.

41. Skye
(Usual appearance)
Skye
(White hoodie and straight hair) Skye
(Braided hair)

42. Fraser Hardwick as Riley Matthews
Riley copies his sister’s colour scheme of red and black. To show his dependence
on her for support and his inability to determine his own style. However, while
Skye favours red heavily in her scheme. Riley wears more black. He favours a thin
red and black checked shirt. Often worn under a jet black coat. This is to show his
underlying tension and constant edge due to his unstable condition. While earlier
on in the series Riley wears his shirt without the coat often, towards the latter half
he favours the coat much more heavily, to show his growing control over his
condition and his steadily growing confidence. Shown in how he begins to differ
stylistically from his sister. He wears ripped black jeans, again in an imitation of
Skye’s wardrobe and either bright white trainers or jet black boots. This helps to
show Riley’s somewhat childlike personality, he sees the world in black and white.
So these are the colours he favours outside of Skye’s adopted reds. His hair is
often messy and unkempt and he favours wearing a number of shiny metal rings.
Much like a magpie, he is drawn to such things, highlighting the character’s
affinity with birds.

43. Riley’s shirt
(shown wearing his rings) Riley’s coat

44. Rhys Sadler-Scott as Joshua ‘JJ’ Jordan
Joshua favours clothes with little to no colour. Most often wearing a colour scheme of Black and
white. This shows his cold, calculating personality. He heavily favours a black leather Jacket, in
contrast to Jessica’s light brown Jacket. Joshua’s jacket is a symbol of his manufactured
personality. He rarely sheds it, only doing so when showing glimpses of his true personality. At
the end of the series, he disposes of it entirely, no longer content to mask who he is and no
longer masquerading as a sociopath. When he isn’t wearing the Jacket. Joshua favours dark blue
hoodies. Often with the hood up, to show his secretive, closed off nature. He favours heavy boots
for his footwear. To show his more aggressive and cruel streak. His hair is lightly messed up, as an
attempt to pass off as more ‘normal’ to his peers. He is always shown wearing black jeans. Again
emphasising his cold, colourless personality. He always wears either a plain white or plain black T
shirt under his Jacket. However, towards the latter half of the series, as JJ’s psyche becomes
strained and he becomes more emotional, he starts wearing shades of grey, to show his struggle
with identity and his split between his masked persona and his real one. During his biggest shift in
identity, he briefly dons a black beanie hat. Symbolising him starting to seek more warmth in his
life. At the end of the series, he trades his black and white colour scheme for a more neutral grey.
Showing he still has a ways to go before his full development, but also displaying his more
genuine personality change following the events of the series.

45. JJ
(hoodie)
JJ
(Beanie)
JJ
(Leather Jacket/
black shirt)
JJ
(Grey Jumper)

46. Donna Kitching as Dr. Elizabeth Baker
Elizabeth goes through the largest number of outfits over the series, despite her more limited
screen time. This is due to her accommodating personality. I.e, she changes her appearance often
as a display of how she adapts to the needs of her patients. She is also very calm and controlled.
Shown in her consistently professional dress sense and short cropped, straightened hair. Her most
consistent outfit is a purple dress with a floral pattern, to show her sweet, feminine nature. With a
white cardigan over the top, to show she is the main figure of morality in the other characters
lives, She’s always shown wearing beige coloured high heeled boots. This shows her neutral
demeanour and how she is on the same level as her patients. (The heels were also a necessity, as
the actor was much smaller than the rest of the cast.) She also wears a pair of light pink tights
again highlighting her femininity and purity. As well as her naivete, as she is often optimistic to
the point of slight ignorance. She usually favours white as her primary colour. Sometimes donning
a white blouse with pale blue jeans. Again highlighting her purity. She also often wears a mustard
yellow jumper, showing her warmth and tying her colours to Jamie, who she has a heavy positive
influence on. She sometimes wears glasses, to help highlight her professionalism. And light
makeup as another nod to her feminine nature. Finally, in colder conditions, she wraps up in a
large dark navy parka and floral white scarf. Further enforcing her neutrality and tying back into
her earthy/floral clothing choices. (Note that after filming her death, the actress had to remain in
the same costume for the rest of the production, which was her usual purple dress and white
cardigan. As it wouldn’t have made sense for the ghost/vision of Elizabeth to be changing outfits.)

47. Elizabeth
(White blouse)
Elizabeth
(Usual outfit)
Elizabeth
(Yellow Jumper)
Elizabeth
(Coat and scarf)

48. India-Rain Harrison as River Matthews
River is shown in two different outfits throughout the series, A black coat with red
insides and dark jeans in flashbacks, to show her calm, collected, loving
personality. Her hair is also noticeably curlier in flashbacks, to show her outgoing
and welcoming nature. As a vision however. River wears the exact same colour
scheme as her children. Favouring a red and black checked shirt like her son,
ripped black jeans and simple trainers like her daughter. Her hair is also straighter.
To show her less welcoming persona as a vision. Mostly due to her ghostly
persona being a hallucination. Whereas her flashback self is the real her. She
matches her Children’s colours as a vision both to display a familial link and to
show that she is just a fabrication in the present day. Favouring a reversed colour
scheme to the real River. She is also shown in much darker lighting as a
Ghost/Vision. Demonstrating her more hostile personality as a vision. While the
real River was much sweeter. (As an aside note, the actress was also chosen due to
her physical resemblance to both actors playing the twins, being tall and thin like
Frazer, and round faced with long brown hair like Olivia)

49. River
(Flashback)
River
(Ghost/Vision)

50. Angie Sutcliffe as Maria Jordan
Maria appears sparingly in the series, and therefore only has one outfit. The
most distinctive feature of her wardrobe is her deep, rich, purple blazer. This
helps emphasise her wise and somewhat weary personality, as well as her
warm, forgiving nature. She wears a white shirt underneath, a trait her son
often mirrors. Except hers symbolises her purity and good heart. As well as
her naivete, as she takes a long time to see her sons true nature. Her hair is
straightened and pushed out of her face, to show her controlled, experienced
personality and her development as she begins to pay closer attention to her
son. She wears black trousers, complementing her dark purple blazer and
contrasting her bright white shirt. Showing a similar sense of contrast
displayed by her son, however, she favours more colour in her outfit. Showing
her greater experience and more overt humanity in comparison to Joshua.

51. Maria’s outfit

52. Equipment
I’ve given the production five weeks from Monday the 11th of march to Thursday the 7th of April to film.
After reviewing the availability of each actor and crew member. I’ve successfully booked all the kit required
for the Monday-Thursday of each week which means I don’t have to worry about kit availability. I’ve also
ensured that every crewmember is familiar with the kit and its uses. As well as the proper manner to
transport, store and employ it. This way I can ensure consistent usage of camera’s, microphones, tripods
and any other necessary equipment. This will aid in the continuity of the production. I have obtained all of
this equipment from York College, with the exception of the memory stick (Which I own) and the GoPro +
Drone (Owned by a member of the crew)
To Film and Edit I will use:
A Canon 600/700D Camera (Depending on which I am issued on any given week)
A RODE Shotgun Microphone
A Handheld Audio Recorder
A Tripod
A Dji Phantom 3 Standard Drone
A Memory Stick (SanDisk 34GB)
A pair of Headphones
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe PremierePro
Adobe Audition
Adobe Aftereffects (Possibly)

53. Props
For props we will Use:
2 Sleeping bags (Owned by myself)
A copy of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime” (Checked out from library)
A copy of a medical dictonary (Checked out from library)
A memory stick (Owned by myself)
A pen and Paper (Easily obtained)
A smartphone (Owned by myself)
2 water bottles (Easily obtained)
A pair of speakers (Owned by myself)
2 rucksacks (Provided by members of the cast)
1 duffel bag (Provided by member of the cast)
A Prop Knife (Provided by member of the cast)
Fake Blood (Bought by a member of the cast)
Several different papers made to look likes notes and research (Easily obtained)
A mustard Yellow Jumper (Or similar clothing, owned by member of cast)
A bottle of fake alcohol (Provided by myself)
2 plastic cups (Easily obtained)
Several metres of rope (Provided by member of the cast)

54. Actors body language/vocals.
For some actors, their body language was half of the importance in their character. Cassie
maintained a slumped posture, walked with her hands in her pockets and kept her voice level in
the Jessica persona. Wheras the Jamie persona behaved very animatedly, keeping her posture
squared and her arms loose around her. When in her dark Jessica persona, Cassie kept her voice
low and her movements were much more confident and aggressive than the previous two
alters. This tactic was employed to differentiate between the multiple personas Cassie plays.
Body language was also a huge factor for the Riley character, who struggles with schizophrenia,
he remains somewhat submissive and jittery in his posture and movements. Often twitching
and taking a long time to talk compared to the other characters. The rest of the characters
don’t rely on body language quite as heavily to convey their performance, as they’re much
more vocal. But every character has a different way of moving and speaking. The central main
Jessica speaks with a strong West Yorkshire accent. Something none of the other characters do,
which sets her apart from the rest quite nicely. Skye and Riley are both well spoken, Riley is
often much less vocal however so his accent is fairly unspecific, while Skye speaks with received
pronunciation (The actress offered to adopt a Yorkshire accent for the role, but I declined,
wanting her dialogue to be more natural.) JJ is more eloquent with his speech, and has a
vaguely southern/Yorkshire blend in his accent.

55. Mood Board

56. Draft Poster(s) (?)

57. Research into the conditions
To prepare for writing scripts about several mental disorders, I researched extensively into the conditions with a
professional psychologist. It was these early sessions that helped me determine the main justification behind the
plot of PsychoTherapy. Case in point; “Talking about mental health issues helps the subjects ‘validate’ their
struggles, as well as normalise their difficulties and symptoms. Supportive treatment through dialogue helps
work towards psychological/mental health wellbeing.” it’s this philosophy that drives the main idea of
PsychoTherapy, as the main characters interactions help them to overcome their conditions. Despite the severe
pressure they suffer after the death of Dr. Baker. According to Dr. Frith This method has also been shown to work
across a very broad range of psychological conditions. Meaning that each of the main characters are able to
undergo positive development with this method. Dr Frith also loaned me the Psychology A2 companion
textbook. A modern guide to abnormal psychology. According to the textbook, specifically chapter 12;
“Introduction to the study of abnormal psychology” mental health disorders are much more common than is
generally accepted. 1 in 3 individuals will suffer from mental illness in their lifetime, which makes the plight of
the main characters all the more common, and therefore, relatable. The book also outlines misconceptions about
schizophrenia, explaining that not all those suffering from the condition suffer from constant psychosis, nor are
they constantly incoherent. Schizophrenia is characterised by a disruption of cognition and emotion, which can
henceforth affect a subjects perception of the world around them. This is near identical to the strain of
Schizophrenia that main character Riley suffers from, and is an excellent source for his characterisation.

58. The Music
The music was one of the most important aspects of the production from the start, as I felt that a
strong soundtrack would help to flesh out the characters in ways that dialogue couldn’t. After
working with Jamie Fox, an experienced musician and soundtrack scorer, in a previous project. I
knew he’d be ideal for the job of creating a full original soundtrack for the series. He was happy
to comply and we began studying early drafts of the characters and scene ideas, in order to
decide on the best tone for the music. The entire soundtrack was done on Piano, and later
enhanced by Jamie with synths and other sound effects on a music editing program on his
laptop. He connected his keyboard into his laptop in order to eliminate any background hiss on
the soundtrack. The result sounds incredibly clean and professional. As a production experiment,
we attempted to record some music on several different microphones from college, but we could
never eliminate the background noise of the room we were in, or the heavy bass of the piano we
practiced on, which often overwhelmed the mics.

59. As well as over 35 minutes of original soundtrack from Jamie, I also decided to employ several
covers of licensed songs by royalty free artists. I will use these songs to close out each episode. Each
one is thematically appropriate to the story of each episode. Episode one will end with a cover of
INXS’s “Never tear us apart” which discusses individuals being placed together by fate and has a
dramatic tone throughout, mirroring the lives of the main characters. Episode two will end with a
cover of Tiffany’s “I think we’re alone now” highlighting the more light-hearted feel of the episode
and showing the innocence of Jamie and Skye as they dance together at the end of the episode.
Episode three will end with a cover of Gregory Alan Isakov’s “If I go, I’m goin’” Which describes
struggling with strong emotions and attachment to other people. Which encompasses Riley’s arc
throughout the episode. The forth episode will end with a cover of Ben Howards “Black Flies” Which
describes a self loathing individual recognising the goodness in others, but not themselves. This is a
brilliant summation of JJ’s character and works well as the climax of the episode. Finally, episode five
will close with a cover of Local Natives’ “Mt Washington” a light hearted but mournful song about
friends/lovers parting ways, but deciding to meet again one day. This is a perfect backdrop to the
main characters as they part ways to uncertain futures. Each of these songs work in conjunction with
the original soundtrack to make an hour of music for the series. Which will be perhaps the most
instrumental device to develop the story and the characters.

60. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcbIU9LWL88
THE FULL ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK TO
PSYCHOTHERAPY

61. Opening titles
As my project will be a series instead of a singular film, I plan to link each episode together
through the use of universal opening credits, as most Modern TV series and other media does
today. The opening credits are often used to set the tone of the product. So how they are
presented could be a very good way of indicating to the audience the overall feel of the series.
I plan to base the opening credits heavily on another popular web series; The Haunting of Hill
House. Which also features an ensemble cast, billed in order of character importance and a
heavily dramatic main theme. The music of both series, by coincidence, is also very similar, with
the piano and synth music as the main source of the soundtrack. Another inspiration comes
from the sitcom FRIENDS, in which snippets of the show are seen as the main characters are
billed. This will be a good method of keeping the opening titles interesting. another show that
follow a similar method are “The Defenders (2017)” In which heavily stylised images of the main
characters are shown during the billing and music. These three sources are a good indication of
how I want the format of my own opening titles to appear.

62. The trailer
I plan to create a trailer to share on social media and YouTube in order to
advertise the series before it is fully released. The trailer should be roughly
two minutes long and feature each of the four main characters equally. As
well as voiceovers from various parts of the series. I will show several scenes
out of context in order to create a sense of intrigue for the viewers. As well as
the title and date of release towards the end. Overall, the trailer should be
one of the easier parts of the production, as I will have a huge amount of
viable footage to use for the final product and therefore many options as to
what can be included in the preview.

63. Format
The format of the show will be fairly simple: Each episode, bar the fifth, will be
based on a different Main character and will feature voiceover narration
throughout the episode from whichever character the episode is focusing on.
It will all be narrated in the past tense, as though the characters are aware of
what is going to happen. The camera work will also occasionally reflect the
personality of a specific character, for example, the angle of the shot might
switch to the opposite side when focusing on Skye, to emphasize her duality,
or more handheld shot will be used on Jessica to show her instability. The
series will also feature a number of flashbacks, in order to present the story in
separate parts, instead of all the information being revealed at once. There
will be an opening credits sequence in each episode, however, there will
always be an opening sequence setting up the narrative of the episode before
the opening credits. And each episode barring the last will also feature a
sneak peak into the next episode.

64. Scripts.
I printed out 7 copies of all five scripts and highlighted each actors lines/actions within them.
These were then presented to the cast, who were allowed to keep and practice with them at their
leisure. The actors were given free reign to improvise or change a line when they felt it was
appropriate, however this didn’t happen very often. I attempted to keep each script as loose and
easy to change as possible or cut something from, in case actor availability or time constraints
become an issue. For example, in the very early draft stages, there were 2 extra main characters,
these characters were quickly cut due to the difficulty of giving them screentime and the issue of
finding more actors, however the idea behind one of them; a private detective that was eventually
revealed to be a vision of Riley’s, was later adapted with two of the other existing characters, River
and Elizabeth, who both appear to Riley throughout the series. The second cut character; a young
woman with a troubled home life, who pretends to have mental issues in order to fit in with the
main group, had some of her plot points and personality transposed onto JJ, who struggles with
his home life and pretends to be a sociopath throughout the series, despite actually suffering
from borderline personality disorder. As well as characters being cut, some small plot points were
also cut. For example, originally a large issue was placed around Elizabeth’s watch after her death,
but after some reflection with the actors, I found this to be gratuitous and removed all mention of
the watch from the story. Due to the lengths of each script, I decided to include them on my
website instead of this presentation. All five are fully available on there.

65. Scene log
EPISODE: SCENE: COMPLETED:
1 1 YES
1 2 YES
1 3 YES
1 4 YES
1 5 YES
1 6 YES
1 7 YES
1 8 YES
2 1 YES
2 2 YES
2 3 YES
2 4 YES
2 5 YES

66. EPISODE SCENE COMPLETED
3 1 YES
3 2 YES
3 3 YES
3 4 YES
3 5 YES
3 6 YES
4 1 YES
4 2 YES
4 3 YES
4 4 YES
4 5 YES
4 6 YES
4 7 YES

67. EPISODE SCENE COMPLETED
5 1 YES
5 2 YES
5 3 YES
5 4 YES
5 5 YES
5 6 YES
5 7 YES

68. Bibliography
1. Cara Flanagan and Julia Russell (2011). Psychology A2 The Complete
Companion . Oxford University : Oxford University Press. 150-151, 160,
229-229.
2. Tuneflix. (2018). The Haunting of Hill House - Opening Titles (Main
Theme). Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygqHaCT7erA. Last
accessed 30th March 2019.
3. Amanda Petrie. (2012). Friends - Opening Theme (Long Version).Available:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2fZb9tDXKE. Last accessed 31st
March .