Unit 22: Single Camera Techniques

Pre-Production Booklet for 5-minute Drama

Name: The Affair

Order of contents (italics show areas you must add in yourself)

Treatment Narrative Structure Script Storyboard Mood Board Locations Props List Sound Table Lighting Recording and Editing Equipment Call Sheet Risk Assessment

Treatment
Insert your own treatment and your groups treatment here
Mathew Pitons treatment Character Biographies Ben: Ben is a cool, level headed guy from Henley on Thames; He is currently with Michele and has been for a while but is also having an affair Sam, H does feel guilty about it. He is 24 and a sales assistant. He and Michele at college and he met Sam through friends. Sam: Sam is seeing Ben behind his girlfriends back, He also feels guilty about it but like Ben too much do give it up, He is also 24 and works in a bike shop in Henley On Thames. He has a lot of friend that gets into trouble but usually avoids them. Sam has matured since het met Ben. He is quite wealthy unlike the others. Michele: Michele is 22 and is going out with ben, she gets angry when ben shows interest in other people but has no idea he is having an affair with Sam, she does not really know Sam that well even though she is also from Henley on Thames. She is slightly naive because she relies on Ben because he quite often lies. Hit man John Smith: John is 36 and he was hired by Sam to kill Michele for 2000. He is an old friend of Sam. Been in prison for two counts of assault. Connected to 16 different murders. Hes a professional at what he does; smart his trade mark is to send a picture of the bodies. His name is unknown and where hes from no one knows.

Storyline The story is that Ben is going out with Michele. They meet up and Ben gets a call from Sam who he is having an affair with, Sam asks to meet and ben agrees, He pretends the call was work and he needs to go. Ben and Sam meet behind a wall but Michele comes along later and sees them. Sam runs away but Ben doesnt and Michele kills him. Later Sam finds Bens dead body, he goes to see if Ben is still alive but realises that Michele killed him so he finds her two days later and takes a picture of her to show to a hit man that he has hired. Then he shows the picture to a hit man and the hit man follows her and kills her and he takes a picture and sends it to Sam. Sam receives it a smiles that is where it ends.

Sarah Crebers treatment Blurb: A woman finds out that her boyfriend is having an affair and kills him. Character biographies: Mike: Confused, worries about his girlfriend finding out about Ashley. Bisexual. Likes gardening and his job. Grows to dislike Amy more as their relationship goes on. Quiet, nervous. Amy: Romantic, prone to mood swings. Loves Mike, believes theyll be together forever. Strong. Likes gardening and beaches. Has lots of friends. Confident, tactile.

Plot outline: Mike and Amy are chatting in a shelter. Ashley, Mikes secret boyfriend, calls him whilst hes with Amy and Mike makes an excuse to go and see Ashley. Mike and Ashley meet up but Amy catches them and strangles Mike. Ashley then finds Mikes body and, knowing that it must have been Amy, decides to have her killed. Ashley calls Marcus and they organise how Amy is going to die. Marcus follows her on a walk and strangles her, then sends a photo of her body to Ashley.

Daniels Treatment:
This story is a gripping tale about the love affair of Mike, Ashley and Amy. Mike finds that his girlfriend Amy is disinteresting after their long relationship and begins a new bloom of love for Ashley. However, Amy finds Mike dead, and twists of events begin. Character Biography: Mike: Is a 16 year old male, who wears modern clothing; very random; loves Amy less than Ashley. Ashley: Is a 16 year old female psychopath, who wears slightly gothic clothing; in the normal state of mind; loves Mike. Amy: Is a 16 year old female, who wears modern clothing; in the normal state of mind; loves Mike. Storyline: The tale begins in the Henley College, where Mike meets up with Amy to have a brief chat; they hug and sit down which Amy says that she loves him, yet Dave says that he only likes her. Ashley calls so she can see him; Mike lies to savour Amys emotions about who was calling.

Later, Mike meets up with Ashley to meet up was for sex. After, Amy finds out by accident, to go see Dave again, about the love affair between him and Ashley and strangles Mike to death. Ashley returns to sob and grief over Mikes death.

My treatment:
Blurb: A women finds out that her boyfriend is having an affair with another women. Character Biographies Mike: Mike is a 16 year old boy with a distinctive attitude, and seems like a lovable person, but secretly he is a cheat and has an affair with another women. Ashley: Is a 16 year old female who is a good lover and seems like a honest person to be in a relationship with. Amy: Is a 16 year old girl who seems like a nice person, but is the character who has an affair with Mike. The drama is about a cheating person in a relationship and goes off with another women. He is having a secret affair with another person, and the partner he is originally going out with finds out about the affair, and in the end, she viciously murders her cheating boyfriend by choking him to death. It is set to be a quite brutal drama, considering the fact that there is death within it. After the boyfriends death, the secret affair girlfriend finds his body lying on the floor in the woods, and seeks revenge by meeting up with a mass murder to for fill the killings. It is a short drama with quite an easy follow on story to it.

Narrative Structures
What is narrative? A narrative is a connected set of events that is happening in a story. Its broadest sense is anything told, more narrowly and more usually something told or recounted in the form of linked set of events.

What is a linear narrative? A linear narrative refers to a story line that is shown in chronological order, it starts at the beginning to the middle, and ends at the end. This type of narrative runs smoothly in a straight line that is not broken up.

What is a non-linear narrative? A non-linear narrative is a story that does not move in a straight and ordered line. This type of narrative tells the same story over and over again from the point of view from of different characters, each additional character adding layers of texture and interest to the story. It can involve heavy use of flashbacks/flash forwards, so at the beginning of a film for example, the end of the story would of already happened and within the film, it will build up to how the end of a disaster for example happened by the storyline length of the film.

What narrative structure does your final video have? My final video consists of a linear narrative story.

Script
Insert your own script and your groups script here
My Script Mike emerges from behind the wall Sarah: Oh hey Dan (silently from a distance) (Hugs each other) (Mike phones Josh) Josh: Mike! I need to see you! (Pause) Mike: Alright Josh, I will be right there. Mike: I need to go (silently) Sarah: Oh okay, see you later (Hugs) (Scene chances, Dan and Mike are spotted by Sarah.) Sarah: No! No! (Sarah strangles Dan to death) (Scene changes, Josh spots Mike lying on the ground dead) Josh: What happened?! Josh: Mike! Mike! Mike! (Josh realises theres nothing he can do and gives up and thinks) (Scene changes) (Josh and James greets each over) Josh: I need you to kill her (scene changes, Sarah is walking down the hill while James is following her)

(James strangles Sarah) James: Glad thats sorted (Takes a picture, sends to Josh) Josh: Got her! End

Storyboard

Mood Board The names (Finished piece below)

Insert a mood board for each main character

Murderer

Quiet

Mysterious

Antonio Marcus Aleo

Sneaky

Alarmed

Loud

Sneaky

Jarrod Johnt

Sexually frustrated

Loud

Annoyed

Angry

Sarah Creber

Upset

Content

Cheat

Happy

Dan Shaw

Confused

Mood Board
Insert a mood board for each main character

Location recce
Complete the location recce for the final venue.

Props List
What props / models / furniture etc will you need to make your music video?

Production Name: Producer:

Item Mobile Phone

Script page 1

Description Mobile phone to call Mike

Character/location On a wall, beginning, Henley College Ground Standing up, ending, Henley College Ground Standing up, ending, Henley College Ground

Notes

Mobile Phone 2

Mobile phone to send photo to Josh Mobile phone to receive photo from James

Mobile Phone 3

Sound Table Production Name: Producer: Shot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Action Walking to the wall Making a phone call Mike walking to Josh Sarah coming into the scene Strangling Mike Mike lying on the ground Josh walking into the scene Shaking Mike on the floor Description of Sound Foot steps Talking Foot steps Foot steps Suffication Nothing Foot steps Leafs crackling, calling Mike Diegetic/non/diegetic Atmosphere created Diegetic Diegetic Diegetic Diegetic Diegetic Diegetic Diegetic Diegetic Tense Shock Musice type and atmosphere No music, airy atmosphere No music, airy atmosphere No music, airy atmosphere No music, airy atmosphere No music. airy atmosphere No music, airy atmosphere No music, airy atmosphere No music, airy atmosphere

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.

Josh looking up, thinking Sitting on a bench Sarah walking down the street Sarah walking down a different camera shot of the street James following Sarah Close up of James strangling Sarah Worm view of James taking a photo Scene of Josh walking Looking at the phone

Josh sighing Talking Foot steps Foot steps Foot steps Scream, struggle Foot steps, talk Foot steps Talking

Diegetic Diegetic Diegetic Diegetic Diegetic Diegetic Diegetic Diegetic Diegetic Tention for the audience Suprise

No music, airy atmosphere No music, airy atmosphere No music, airy atmosphere No music, airy atmosphere No music, airy atmosphere No music, airy atmosphere No music, airy atmosphere No music, airy atmosphere No music, airy atmosphere

Lighting

What is low-key lighting?

Low-key lighting is a style of darkened lighting for photography, film or television.

What genres may use this? Drama, culture, documentary

What is high-key lighting? High-key lighting is styled for films, photography and television that aims to reduce the lighting ratio

What genres may use this? Sit-comes, comedies, drama

What is ambient lighting? Is a type of lighting, such as computer graphics or low-key lighting, It is

the combination of light reflections from various surfaces to produce a uniform illumination

Recording and Editing Equipment

What equipment are you using to film? Include make & model Camera Toshiba A1, Henley College Tri-pod

What software are you using to edit on? Include a screenshot

Premier Pro

Call Sheet
VIIBE PRODUCTIONS @ The Henley College Production: The Affair Client Information: Viibe Productions Location: The Henley College

Cast and Crew: Jarrod Sarah Marcus

Role: Phone Number: Each person to film 07826 822358 different scenes

Production Requirements:

Brief:

Camera, Tri-pod

The production will be filmed with the equipment listed, the cast and crew members will all take part in filming, editing, and taking part in the drama.

Other Information:

Risk assessment of venue

Complete risk assessment for the shooting locations

RISK ASSESSMENT
ACTIVITY HAZARD RISK H/M/L PRECAUTIONS IN PLACE REVIEW DATE REVIEWER

Sitting on the wall

Height of wall

Falling off

Extra care when sitting on it

Walking down the path (James following Sarah)

Steep hill, steps

Trippin g over

Taking extra care and making sure the path is clear

Josh walking on the road

Road

Getting hit by a car

Making sure its clear

Please leave this section blank: Risk Assessment checked by: Name Marcus Aleo.. . Date 27/03/2014

Signed MA

KEY:Activity :Describe the component part of your pursuit.Hazard : List the things you anticipate might cause harm or the things associated with your activity that have the potential to cause harm. Consider the likely harm. Risk: Assess the risk as either H (High), M (Medium) or L (Low). When concluding your assessment

consider all of the circumstances. Precautions: Consider what you could do to minimise / negate the risk. In Place: Will the precautionary measures be in place at the time of the activity? Review Date: When would it be reasonable to review your assessment? Remember it might be whilst you are undertaking the activity. Reviewer: Name of the person responsible for completing the risk assessment. A copy of this form should be taken on the activity or visit by the Reviewer.