Pre Production Assignment

1. Neil's Assignment Film
Production/Pre Production

2. Initial ideas
The genres I would like to work with, is a psychological thriller and a drama. I would like to work with both of these
genres, because I want to base my ideas from real life events. The ideas that I am going to go with is a real life
stalker, who stalks people on a daily basis and it leads you down a dangerous path. I want to put the audience in
the shoes of the victim and show them what it looks like from their point of view.
I would like to outline the most important parts of the story, possibly towards the end of the movie and leave the
audience guessing what happens next. The practicalities of my movie are going to include, the victim trying to run
away and the predator is going to run after them. Other things that I am going to include in my movie are
flashbacks of past events, from the beginning and the middle of my movie.

3. Characters
Needs to be part of the
friendship circle!
• Music
• Pictures of this person
• Videos
• Poems
Olivia Stalker ?
(kay)
Stalker ?
(Sabrina)
The person who
gets stalked.
(friend of
Sabrina's)
Someone who stalks Sabrina
(Eva)
Someone who stalks Sabrina
(Emelia)
Background extra/ supporting artist
Describe the relevant characters in
detail that are present in my idea.
Jane
Miss Ann Sheila

4. Film proposalFilm synopsis
My project is based on real events that happen, and I want to make people more aware that stalking can come in all forms. It could be someone
quiet close to you, it could be a neighbor, or even a student! I am passionate about making this film, because the internet is a dangerous place,
stalking happens on a daily basis and people don’t usually see the dangers.
The logline
A school teacher attempts to fix two students who are both suffering a mental illness, until it spirals out of hand and one of them turns out to be a
stalker. The other student is unaware, until the very end when the truth is revealed and the stalkers self-image is released.
Screenplay structure
Act 1: Whilst still students at the college, jane and Olivia gain support for their mental illness from Miss Ann Sheila. She is eager to help the
students through their exams, until something bad happens to Miss Ann Sheila. One of the students turns out to be a stalker and both get
questioned by the other teachers.
Act 2: Janes anxiety gets worse to a point where she can't leave the house, and she ends up falling out with Olivia. Then Olivia's anxiety gets bad,
so she decides to see Miss Ann Sheila who attempted to help before, but when Jane goes back to school, she isn't allowed to see Miss Ann Sheila,
because she is accused of being a stalker.
Act 3: In the end, Jane confronts Olivia and everyone that was against Jane finds out the truth, and Olivia's true face is revealed to them and all
the photos, videos and poems are released of Miss Ann Sheila, the person she has been stalking all along and there is justice for Jane through all
the pain.

5. The Pitch
My film is going to be about three people, one of them is a teacher who bonds with her students well. Both of the students
have mental health problems and she helps them both, however there is a twist in the story and it all turns around when one
of the students turns out to be a stalker. Plus the other student doesn’t realize until the end of the movie when the puzzle is
put together and everything starts to make sense.( 30 second plot)
My script is going to be about two people who are friends and get on well with a teacher the two students names are Olivia
and Jane , until the teacher thinks that one of them is stalking her, so she asks Jane if she is stalking her. But she didn’t realize
that it was actually the other student that was stalking her and she was manipulating Jane into thinking that she wasn’t
stalking her. Plus, she made her think that the teacher was the one that was stalking her, then the teacher falls out with Jane,
even though she didn’t do anything because she believed that she was the one making the videos, photos, music and poems
about her. As the other student gets away with it.
The reason I have chose this as my pitch, is because I think that it will grab the audiences attention and it will be handed out
to each potential investor for my movie.

6. Change of plan
Film proposal
Film synopsis
Sine I have changed my thoughts about how I want to make my movie, I am going to change a few things in my film proposal
and pitch. My project is based on real events that happen, and I want to make people more aware that stalking can come in all
forms. It could be someone quiet close to you, it could be a neighbor, or even a student! I am passionate about making this
film, because the internet is a dangerous place, stalking happens on a daily basis and people don’t usually see the dangers.
The logline
Instead of a teacher getting stalked, it is going to be a normal teenager who likes running. As Amelie travels different places, she notices a Green
Blob following her constantly. Each time she goes to ask it what it wants, it runs away or hides. Only Amelie can see The Green Blob and nobody
else. She is unaware of who it is, until the very end of the movie when it reveals itself to both her and her friend James.
Screenplay structure
Act 1: When Amelie goes for a run near the beach, she sits down to get her breath back. As she goes to stand up, something green catches the
corner of her eye and she decides to ask people what it is, but they can't see it. Only she can.
Act 2: Amelie minds her own business and gets on with her work when she hears a knock at the door. She goes to take a look at what was
knocking on the door and there was no one there, so she thought she was hearing things. However, when she sits down there's another knock
at the door and it's The Green Blob. She goes outside and finds it hiding behind a bush, when she says that she can see it, it runs away into the
distance.
Act 3: After Amelie goes out for a run in the park, she notices that The Green Blob is hiding behind a tree, so she calls her friend James to see if
he can see it. When James arrives he can't see it, only Amelie can and so she decides to write a letter to it, to try and make it reveal its identity.
The Green Blob then shows up in the park with the letter and it reveals itself, so that James can see it as well. They both are shocked and the
movie ends after its face is revealed.

7. Pitch
My film is going to be about a teenager who keeps seeing a mysterious Green figure and
when she asks other people what it is they don’t seem to understand what she is talking
about. She tells her close friend James about it and he can't see the green figure either.
Amelie attempts to talk to the green figure, but every time she tries to talk to it-it either hides
or runs away from her. She starts to question herself and tries to come up with different ways
to talk to it. Could the stalker be someone she knows? (30 second plot)
My script is going to be about a mysterious Green figure who follows Amelie everywhere she
goes, especially when she goes out for a run in different places. When she goes home on the
third day she zones out and has flashbacks of the green figure and tries to work out what to
do.
She knows that it is stalking her, but she doesn’t know what to do, so she tries many different
ways to communicate with it. After many failed attempts, she decides to write a letter to it
and succeeds as it holds her letter when she returns to the park with James. Her friend James
still can't see it, until it unveils its mask and its face is revealed to the characters.

8. Screenplay structure
In the beginning, Amelie is unaware of what the mysterious figure is doing on the beach. So decides to ask people what it is and
why it is there, but the people who walk past think she is crazy. Because they can't see the figure and only she can. She decides
to leave it and continue with her run, but once she starts running again the green figure is behind her and hides in the bus stop
away from her. She doesn’t notice this but the audience does.
In the middle, Amelie decides to work on a book that she had read previously. Until she hears the door go and there is nobody
there, so she decides to do her work again. Then the door goes a second time, she jumps and is shook. She walks towards the
door and there's a green silhouette standing outside then she opens the door and it runs and hides behind the bushes. When
she says that she can see it, it runs away and she chases after it to see what it wants. Unfortunately, it disappears into the
distance and she can't get any information out of it. She returns inside finishing her work, until there is a third knock at the door
this time she runs to the door to see if she can catch it, but it turns out to be one of her friends James who comes to visit every
so often. She tells James what has happened on the first day and second, but he is confused as he couldn’t see it either and he
thought she was hallucinating.
Then in the end of the movie, she decides to go for a run in the park and spots it again. She phones James and he comes ten
minutes later. The green blob hides behind the tree or attempts to but Amelie can see it. Amelie tries to show James where it is,
but he cannot see it. When Amelie gets home, she decides to write a letter for it and leave it under a stone on the ground.
When she returns to the park with James, she sees the figure and it has the letter that she wrote in its hand. James still can't see
it, so she tells it to reveal itself and it does, but only the characters see this happening, once its face is revealed they look
shocked and the movie ends.

9. Film Treatment
My project is based on real events that happen, and I want to make people more aware that stalking can come in all forms. It
could be someone quiet close to you, it could be a neighbor, or even a student! I am passionate about making this film, because
the internet is a dangerous place, stalking happens on a daily basis and people don’t usually see the dangers.​ for the first part of
my movie, I will get James to be the director and tell me what the characters need to do and what is written in the script. For the
second part of my film, I am going to get dan or phil to shoot the scenes. And for the third part I will get Dan to shoot my movie.
The whole movie will be planned out well and is set out, from the beginning, middle and end just how the screenplay has been
structured. My movie has 6 different scenes, plus it will flow like a normal script does. For the future I am planning on using
different shots in my movie and I am going to draw them all on a storyboard. I will set up the camera, like you would normally
and double check that everything is good enough for me to shoot. If the weather is bad I will have to reschedule for another day.
There will be different people directing my movie, so that it can be double checked and people can act in it to.
This is what my camera will look like, one it is set up on the tripod
ready to shoot different scenes. For a few of my scenes I am looking
to create Foley, which means different sound effects that I will edit
into my movie. I will be using a microphone that will be provided by
a colleague when it comes to filming my movie. I will also be using
a tripod to place my camera on and keep it in place whilst people
film.

10. Target audience
What is my unique selling point that helps my project stand out from the crowd?
who is my envisaged audience?
How do I know that this is my audience? (Talk about how codes and conventions reveal my target audience)
How can I justify that my project fits well with the interests of this demographic?

11. Proposal

12. Mood board of ideas
For the park scene, I was thinking
about running along this path
when I enter this gate. I was
thinking about doing a longshot
for this scene.
When I enter the gate this is
the back of the park, so I was
thinking that I could shoot a
scene here.
When my crew film
in seaburn, I will be
running along the
path.
This is the costume I
am planning on using in my
movie.
For my beach scene, this
will be the bench that I will
sit on after my run in the
movie.

13. Notes for script/ initial ideas
These are all of
the notes/
ideas for my
script. I have
wrote out
what I intend
to use in my
script, and
these are the
main ideas of
what I want to
include in my
script.

14. I didn’t like some of my
ideas, so I crossed them
off and came up with a
new idea. I decided to
annotate my notes so I
can see what fonts have
been used and where I
should place things in
my script and what
order.

15. script

16. Story Board
I have drew each scene for my short film.
I got inspiration from my local
parks/where I go for peace.

17. Story Board

18. Equipment/resources
The equipment I am going to use, is a canon camera, microphone that will attach to my camera and a tripod.
The props I am going to use are; poems, videos, pictures, music/songs made by the predator about the victim.
Mobile phones will also be considered and used as props as they will display different images of the victim. My
characters will need to bring their own clothes that a normal teenagerteacher would wear, but they mustn't
have any logos on them as this would be advertising a certain brand.

19. Personnel/contributorsThese are the people who are going to help with my production work
and filming too. James, Emelia, Dan and phil are all going to act in my
movie.
This is the role of each person in my movie. I am going to be acting as
the victim in my movie, for different scenes, me phil and dan are going
to be directors. Phil is going to be the first a.d. dan is going to be the
second a.d. and I'm going to be the third a.d. Since I have decided to
change the roles of my actors, I'm going to play Amelie the victim still.
James is going to be my friend, playing as James. Dan is going to play
the most important role, which is going to be the Green Blob who stalks
Amelie(me) in the movie. Phil is going to play in the role of person one
for the beach scene. Plus Emelia is going to play person 2, in the beach
scene as well. I wrote down all of their contact details, which I have
but I have covered them for safety reasons online.
Emelia is going to contribute, by acting and reading
the script to the characters when it comes to their
role. Dan is going to contribute, by using the camera
to film me acting with James, plus dan is also going
to act. James is going to contribute, by making sure
that everyone's costumes, makeup and props are
correct. Phillip is going to contribute, by making sure
the sound, lighting and camera focuses are ok to
start filming. He is also going to direct most of the
film and act in it too.
I am going to be a director, actor and make sure
everyone's job is correct when we start filming.

20. Location scouting/Recces
My movie will be shot in three different locations, the first location will be at a house and I have permission
from the owners, my second location is going to be a park in Sunderland, so I will need permission from the
council to film on their property, this will also apply for the beach too. I have chosen to shoot in these
locations, because they are out in public places and I'm showing the audience that stalking can happen
anywhere and at any time and it can be someone you know well, or it can be someone that isn't close to you,
but still knows you and you can feel betrayed by them.

21. I have chosen to film in
three locations, one is the
beach, the second is a park
and the third is my mums
home.

22. Health and safety/risk assessments

24. Budget planning
My overall budget
towards the film would
be around 50 pound.
This is due to the fact
that I will have to buy
different costumes,
props and different
things for my movie.

25. Copyright clearances

26. Permissions for filming
When I had to get permission for using my parents house, I got their details and
they also said I am allowed to film on the tuesday and wednesday. I got the
name of the property and the adress. Again for safety, I had to cover up the
information, as they didn’t want their information shared online. I had to put
the production company down, the production title, the producers name down
and signature too, to show that I have gone to ask the property owner for
permission to use the interior and exterior of their household. I had to write
how many hours our team would be at the location for, just so the property
owner knew. As I have had to reschedule there was a 20 pound fine, as they had
to change certain things in their property, such as the environment and
workspace.

27. Shooting schedule

28. Music reference sheet

29. Filming
The cast and crew went out to shoot for 5 hours at a house where we had permission to film there. However, the camera died
so we had to pay the residents for rescheduling at their home. Our team decided that it would be the next day, as it was okay
with the owners and the weather was good for filming. My production team filmed all of scene