Rough Cut Of Opening Sequence

This is our rough cut of our opening sequence.



My Role As A Director - Diary Entry

My role in our opening sequence:

As the director of ‘One Two’ I am most certainly proud of how well it went. Everything went according to plan in terms of production. However, it wasn’t a walk in the park and was in fact a very tiring process through out the day.

Trying to achieve the correct shots and angles in order to make the opening sequence appear as professional as possible was difficult due to my limited experience but I feel that I have pulled it off effectively. The tracking and tripod made the shots stable and therefore a high quality standard. Also, the different angles helped create the insight of the film and aided the flow of the narrative.

The most problematic scene I encountered was the hand-held scene of the fight sequence. Gaining the right insight that enabled me to mirror a boxer’s reaction to a punch.

Overall, the shoot went well due to my good coordination of crew and some knowledge in the industry.

Location Recce

Location Recce

This group task was made by Joe (my team member).

A recce means, a trip to a place to see what it is like and if it is suitable. As we had a plan for our film we had to decide as a group suitable locations. The location was a boxing gym however it couldn't be too extravagant. Our ideal gym would be quite run down and gritty looking, which connotes that the main character has a rough past that is why he trains and is used to these conditions. We only managed to find a few possible locations that we could use, Rose Hill Boxing Gym, Dynamo Boxing Gym and Fight Knight Boxing Gym. The most accessible gym for us to use was Rose Hill, which we did use in the end as the rooms and ring, was perfect for what we wanted to shoot.

This is a photo of the corridor which is used as the shot of a silhouette of Charlie walking out to the ring. This is an important shot as it is very long shot it builds up suspense as he walks out to the ring. This suspense draws the audience in, as they will be left thinking and wondering about the character and why this is being built up to being a big fight. The rest of these photos are of the gym before and during shooting.

The owners of the gym were extremely kind and let us arrange a day that we could have full access to the gym, free of charge. Some difficulties with using the Rose Hill gym is the lighting from the windows, as they didn't have blinds we had to find other ways to block of the outer light. As it is down a small road it is not very obvious to the public that there is a gym and car park down their so, members of the public did not affect us at all. One downside to using the Rose Hill gym was that the ring was very low quality. For example the floor of the ring was not like an expected because it was just foam pads linked and tapped together, but we managed to deal with it. There was not any health and safety issues, but the shower and changing room area could have been cleaner and just maintained better. It was just quite dirty and dusty.

Music Featured In Our Opening Sequence

Here is a screen shot of the backing track featured in our opening sequence. Although it sounds similar to other copyrighted music, this is in fact not copyright protected and was purchased by me off the ‘Audio Network’ website. The track is called: ‘State Of Mind’. Me and my group felt that it was necessary to use this music as it built up an intense atmosphere for the active audience. 

Safety Briefing - including release forms

Safety Briefing for Shooting Main Sequence:

This safety briefing was made by Charlie Carter (one of my group members).

The main health risk that would come about in shooting is damage to actors in the fighting sequence, to make sure any injury does not occur we will have to plan the fight scene in incredible detail and rehearse a number of times in a slow speed to the one we will shoot in. If the injury occurs then we will have to bring a first aid to aid the person and if it is serious enough call 999.

In addition to the fight scene there is the knockout scene in which our character gets punched in the face twice, during the filming of this scene we will have first aid kit on site, as well as ice for the actor. We will also take log, regular breaks before filming this shoot again so it is not continuous.

Other risks include tripping over things such as the wires that connect to the cameras and lights, as well as tripping over the track. To prevent this, areas will be marked out and people on set will be careful in order to enable the prevention of an injury.

Although the film is being shot in controlled conditions as we are indoors and are moderately safe for the majority of anomalies.

All actors will have to sign a release form.

Podcast - Group Member Leaving

This podcast was recorded by my self and team members surrounding the concept of a fourth group member leaving and how we felt and tackled the situation. 

Time Management

Time management:

My group and I have used time efficiently, in terms of filming. We shot of our preliminary task in a two-hour period covering everything we planned to shoot. The editing of this took all together two hours as well so we managed to finish our preliminary task in one day. This has allowed our group to move forward quickly and efficiently enabling us to prepare and shoot our opening sequence as quickly as possible.

We also had our film planned out in massive detail after just a few weeks of preparation meaning upon getting to the location we can be time efficient. That way if there are any additional shots we need or any delays or technical difficulties, our film quality will not suffer. This is due to our hard work and high work ethic.

The costumes, location and equipment has either all been purchased or borrowed so the film can be shot quickly without having to waste time going out and buying a prop whilst at the location as we have limited time there. Also this way we had plenty of time to assess if we had all the right equipment chosen. Considering we had a lot of equipment on shoot, this was extremely important.

Shooting the actual sequence - we used our time very effectively, there were no delays due to the planning that had taken place before, this included: shot lists, scripts, location recce and various other planning methods. We managed to film all the necessary shots in six hours while maintaining an excellent standard of filming. This was well timed as we did not have to book the location for any more time and did not miss any shots we wanted. In addition, we worked very well as a team and I was a great director in my opinion because I managed to get everyone organised in order for this shoot to go well.

The editing process of our opening sequence did go well in terms of time management because we got it done within a week of starting the editing process. We worked well as a group to complete it and we’re all very proud of ourselves. The editing consisted of the use of various transitions and different video effects like, incorporating an element of slow-motion when Charlie is shadow boxing in the ring; captured through the use of a tracking shot. All these aspects combined create an amazing atmosphere! The audience will feel glued to the screen and definitely engaged throughout, due to these brilliant techniques. The active audience uses this media text to be engaged and therefore entertained. This links in with Blumler & Katz’s uses & Gratifications theory because audiences being engaged through these aspects do indeed entertain the active audience and therefore this applies to this specific theory.

Overall, the whole time management based around this project has been very successful in terms of not only filming but also editing and planning. We have been very efficient utilizing the time given and everything has gone according to plan.

This work was produced by my team member Charlie and partly me.