Location Scouting

For the crime scene, I pictured an industrial estate-type setting. I have contacted Sacriston Parish Council about hiring one of the blocks for filming, and I will update my blog when I get a reply.

I am also going to contact other industrial estates in the area and enquire about using an industrial estate block in the shooting.

Music Copyright Enquiry

In one of my previous posts, I expressed my wish to use the song 'Short Change Hero' by The Heavy in the opening sequence of my final project.


I got in contact with the management of the band and send the following email: (Updates will follow)

Audience and Age Rating

In terms of the age rating, we are aiming for a 12A as this would increase the size of our target audience and allow us to branch out to a lot more people. However, this would also mean we have to be wary about the amount of violence, blood, and the nature of the language we use, so we are able to qualify for the 12A rating.

Most crime films are 12As, as it opens them up to a larger audience and will result in a larger profit as more people are able to see the film.


The following link is the BBFC website which states the classification of 12 and 12A films:

http://www.bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/12a-and-12

Music

I suggested to David, my partner for this project, that we use Short Change Hero by The Heavy, as it has a Rock / Blues theme to it, and I thought it would fit perfectly within the Crime / Thriller genre. The music can be easily overlayed by the opening credits, which makes it such a good song for us to use.

Screenplay

This is taken from my partner's blog, as we are working together on the project.


SCREENPLAY:

OPENING SCENE: FILM STARTS WITH A STING OF A CAR DOOR CLOSING QUICKLY. THE SOUND ACCOMPANIED BY WHICH IS IN LINE WITH THE FILM STARTING INSTANTLY.

Someone dressed in smart office wear is seen from ground level exiting a car (Ankle Level shot), He then is shot from a side angle closing the door and walking away, the camera follows him and pans up to reveal a crime scene complete with Police Line Tape. The camera then starts from a later point and starts to follow the detective into the building which is lined with Yellow Crime Scene tape; on occasion the CSI team can be seen walking around. We continue on with and over the shoulder shot where we can see another detective talking to someone, the first detective calls to him and he turns around revealing his face. The first detective is now seen in a series of shot reverse shot conversation which starts to have the two of them walking around the crime scene. During this they converse with each other about the case and how the first detective is a “Rookie” to the crime scene business. The scene continues on with a shot from the point of view of the dead body, the two detectives walk over him and crouch slightly, from here it turns back to shot reverse shot from side to side  where they look and notice a small piece of paper in his right hand.  Upon noticing it the camera is slightly higher over them as they pick it up. The camera changes to show them level height reading the note for a second before we change to a shot of the note in his hand. The first detective bags it and hands it to one of the CSI team for analysis. The camera changes to a long shot where a series of shots fade from one to another in a proposed time lapse, the narration from the first detective talks about how nothing in the scene seemed to make logical sense. The scene fades out, one last piece of narration gives a dramatic close to the scene and then the credits for the opening begin.

The credits are essentially crime scene evidence next to titles or police equipment or even newspaper articles.

Shopping!!

Whilst David is in the process of writing the script, I decided to do some online shopping for props for our final project. The total came to £12.47 which we will split the cost for.

I am also going to bring some makeup brushes with me when filming the 'crime scene' scene to make it even more realistic.

These should all be delivered hopefully by Thursday, ready for filming next week!

The Main Plot

In terms of a basic film description, we have a story driven by two detectives investigating a string of mysterious murders. The deaths themselves are very interesting because they each hold a series of numbers that lead to the next murder scene. The two key detectives are against the clock as they attempt to delve into the mind of a man who stands on the brink of genius, grounded within insanity.

The footage shown in the first few minutes will revolve around seeing one detective visit the first case before it was deemed a serial case. It will then explain in narration, accompanied by scenes of office work and interrogation, the difficulty of the case.