Kieran Beal is planning a student film to be shot in York, England. They have selected locations including a cafe called Random Encounters and the York Railway Museum. Costumes will use bright and dark colors to distinguish characters and convey their motivations. Props like a laptop, pills, and a Guy Fawkes mask will be used. Potential issues include bad weather, equipment malfunctions, and transportation problems. Health and safety precautions will be taken regarding trip hazards, equipment injuries, and high stress levels. A storyboard and shot list have been created to plan the filming.

1. Pre-Production
Kieran Beal

2. Colour grading
These two colour schemes are interesting because for the most part they clash as to the meaning of each colour, for instance
red can mean danger (depending on the context) and blue, particularly a dark blue is generally used to represent a form of trust.
On the other hand red can also be interpreted as a meaning of affection, this can also contrast with a dark blue which can also
reflect depressing thoughts. Brighter colours like a light pink can also represent positive thoughts and emotions and feelings of
hope, contrasted with darkness that usually represents feelings of fear and helplessness. I want to be able to use these to create
a direct contrast in my film between the ideals of brighter colours and the darker ones, the darker blue and blacks can be used
to represent my protagonists fractured mind. The brighter colours can be used to represent the illusion of happiness that my
character is under.

4. Location was initially difficult to figure out,
however after searching around on google
maps I have figured out a path through York
that would be good to shoot my film, the
characteristics that make this a fitting place to
shoot are that York is a built up area and so it
creates that tense feeling of being surrounded
by the buildings, the urban environment goes
a long way to support the idea that my
protagonist is a working class citizen as many
working class citizens prefer to live close to
their place of work due to lack of transport.
But built up areas also allow for greater use of
varied camera shots and greater levels of
suspense due to the fear of the unknown as to
what is round any corner of the urban
environment, but also simply because my
story requires it to be set in a built up area for
the story to play out as required, my character
is going to be trapped in an alley for the end of
the film. However filming in York will create
some issues, the main one will be lack of
filming space, York is a busy city and it will be
difficult to find any space to film without
getting in the way of commuters and others in
the city, as a result the best way to go about
this would be to organise filming at a time
when most people and cars aren't out on the
street, aka early in the morning or late in the
evening. I will also have to check the locations
I'm planning to use before hand to make
sure that it's not too busy so that I can film
there, there may also be circumstances where
I can't use the location at all because it's
private property. I may be able to request
permission to film in these locations, however
under the circumstance that I can't do this I
will have to find a location I can film in as a
substitute.

5. Random EncounterRandom encounter is a café in York that I want to use as the area for the start of my film, this because since my last visit to
the café for a previous project, not only is the café bright and colourful and so will serve as a valuable filming area for the
start of my project, but it has also recently gone under renovations which means an updated appearance, this however
meant that over the past week and possibly next the café will be closed due to these renovations, with this being the case
I will have the hold off filming there until it is ready. In addition to this the café is incredibly popular and visited by many
people in the city, this means that I would have to arrange a specific time to visit when it isn't busy, perhaps nearer to
closing time or when the café has just opened for the business day. But the overall aesthetic of the café and it's location in
relevance to everything else in city is very convenient and so this would be a good place for me to start filming.
9 Gillygate, York YO31 7EA

6. York Railway Museum
In the event that I am unable to use the random encounters café as my place of filming then I will contact the York railway museum to see if I
can use any location of their museum as a place for filming, this would be the second most optimal location for filming as it is indoors, has a
adequate space for filming, and is a public location that doesn't require a fee to enter unlike the York art museum which would have been my
original option due to it's close proximity to my original desired filming location, however if I do film at the railway museum then I will have
to map a different route for my actors to go as otherwise the route will be too short for the full duration of my film.
LEEMAN ROAD
YORK YO26 4XJ

7. Backup locations
Under the circumstances that random encounters and
the railway museum are both unavailable as filming
locations then I have found a few other locations that I
can get into contact with to see if they are willing to
let my film in their business for the beginning of my
film, the locations are listed below. I have selected
these as backup locations because much like my first
two these establishments they are centrally located,
somewhat accessible and all open during the day,
however there is a good chance that some of these
locations won't be available due to the fact that they
are very reputable establishments and as a result will
probably be very busy during the day, so therefore it is
unlikely that they will allow me to film in their
business.
• Hadley's coffee shop
3 Bootham, York YO30 7BN
• Croque-Monsieur Bootham
Bar
St Leonard's Pl, York YO1 7HE
• Love Cheese
16 Gillygate, York YO31 7EQ
• Eagle and child
9 High Petergate, York YO1 7EN

8. Costume My characters' clothing's are majorly going to rely on
mise en scene in order to communicate to the
audience the motivation of each character, clothing
colour has always been a method used to
communicate to the audience who is good and bad.
One of the most popular uses of this is in the film
series 'Star Wars', characters such as Obi-Wan Kenobi
use brown and white clothing which would convey to
feeling of good and hope, whereas Darth Vader
uses black leather and an ominous mask that creates a
deep breathing effect. This immediately tells the
audience who is good and who is bad, I want to be able
to use the same tactic in my film convey which
character has malicious intent, in this case I want one
character to wear bright clothing of any colour and
another character wearing darker clothing.
The mask that I want my antagonist to use has the
same function as many masks, it does a good job of
dehumanising the person wearing it by not allowing us
to see their face, so we're left to question if there's a
human at all underneath it. My movie will also have a
lot of distanced shots with many different people in
them, if my characters wear these distinct outfits
however then it will allow them to stand out from the
rest of the crowd which will be crucial for the recording
of my film. This is the preferred wardrobe that I would
use for my film, however if these items aren't available
(mainly due to some of them having expensive
qualities) then dark clothing substitutes such as a
hoodie and ordinary shoes would have to suffice for
my character. For my protagonist blue is a favoured
colour because it's a colour that can stand out,
however any bright colour in general will work. The guy
Fawkes mask will be easy enough to acquire by simply
visiting the costume shop in York where they have
them in stock for low prices.

9. Props
Laptop/phone: This object will just be something for the character to interact with to make it look like they're busy doing something at the start
of the film.
Mentos: or some other object that can substitute for looking like pills or some kind of tablets, it doesn't matter too much on what I use in that
regard but I do require some kind of blank white bottle to put them in without the brand label on. I will also need the multi coloured variant of
the Mentos, this is so that they look different to when the character is on the drug compared to when they aren't on the drug.

10. Budget (hypothetical)
For this project I was successfully able to create my film with no budget I.e no money to invest
into the production, but hypothetically speaking if I did have to hire out everything that I
needed for the day in the event that none of the equipment or actors were available, I would
have been able to rent everything instead of purchasing it but all the same I would have been
an expensive process, as can be seen from the table below. However in addition to this in the
event that I couldn't find anyone to act for free on the day I would also have to hire actors,
which would have been an even more expensive process, with actors on average costing about
250 pounds for an 8 hour day.
Equipment Daily rate (£)
Canon EOS 5D Mk III 59
Miller compass 25 20
RØDE VideoMic GO Microphone 25
3 Axis Handheld Gimbal stabilizer 30
YELANGU Video Shooting Dual Handle
Rig Camera Shoulder Mount Holder
23

11. Communication
Some of the shots that I want in my film are going to require me to film the performers in locations significantly further away than usual,
making talking/shouting and inefficient form of communication in the city, as a result I should find some way of communicating with them at
larger distances. The best way I can think of doing this would to use portable radios to communicate with them, however if this fails we can
just use our phones but this will be costly due to spending money on calls, however hand held radios are also very costly devices, I will check
with my college to see if they posses any radios that I would be able to borrow for the day of production.

12. Storyboard

13. Storyboard
Realistically it is unlikely that I will be able to include everything that is in my storyboard, it demonstrates the idea that I will have multiple
actors available, however it is very much improbable I will have this many people to help me on the day of production and instead will have to
film with 2 or 3 actors, in addition to this it also suggests that I will be able to filter certain objects in the environment to still have colour, while
this is something that is technically doable, I don't believe that I will have enough time for it as this technique is a process that takes along time
to complete.

14. Contingency Planning
Potential Issue Solution
Actors unable to show up on the day Either reschedule or have backup performers
Bad weather Check the weather in advance to make sure
I am filming on a day with good weather
Equipment malfunction Check all equipment works before taking it
off of college grounds
Camera battery dying Bring a spare battery on the day to make
sure I don’t have to cancel shooting to a
later date
File corruption/loss Backup files on separate devices and only
work off of one device to ensure files aren't
corrupted between computers
Transportation issues Pre-arrange it so that transportation to the
location of filming is both available on the
day and will get me there on time.

15. Health and Safety
Potential Issue How will the issue be
avoided?
Trip hazards Setup equipment in a way that the wires
between devices do not obstruct any paths for
the public or ourselves
Shock from computers Check the computer for any faulty wiring or
other problems that could lead to shock before
using it
Back injury sustained from not sitting right at
the computer
Adjust the seat to the right height for myself,
then adjust computer to make sure it is at eye
height.
Possible injury from equipment Check the equipment for any malfunctions, be
careful when handling heavy equipment and
retract gear correctly to prevent injury to
others
Possible high stress levels sustained from
deadlines etc
Plan production time and use it accordingly
to make sure everything is completed on
time
location Don't try filming in any locations that may
pose any kind of serious threat of harm to
us.

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