Shooting Schedule

Garage shots in the studio 10-11.15am
Canteen shots of shooters and selected students 11.30-12.30pm
Shots of a full canteen 12.30-1pm
Lunch for cast and crew 1-2pm
More canteen shots of shooters and selected students 2.30-3.30pm
TV room shots in the studio 3.45-5pm
Between 5-6pm anything else needed to be shot

Our shooting schedule is based around the available times to shoot within the canteen. We have given ourselves enough time to get all the footage needed and extra time just in case.

Cast, Props and Costumes

We casted Rory Skeoch and Guy Simpson as our shooters as they look completely different making them seem ordinary. Guy has dark hair which can portray the darkness of the character. Rory is a theatre student and has a shaved head which symbolises the military side of the two boys. The rest of our cast is a mixture of male and female students, we chose a selection of people who stereotypically would appear to be a group of friends so that we can sit them together and shoot the closer shots of them being shot however we chose a variety so that they would appear as normal students. Everyone cast is a student at Hurtwood House therefore they would be realistic at playing the roles and can relate to the characters.

Name: Rory Skeoch
Age: 17
Character/Role: Shooter (Student)

Name: Guy Simpson
Age: 17
Character/Role: Shooter (Student)




We are going to hire the weapons, for everything else we will use our own belongings. Guy has army clothes which we will use for the shooters.

Props:
2 realistic/fake shotguns,
2 realistic/fake pistols
4 ammo cartridges for various guns
Zip sports bag
2 fake grenade
X box and controller
X box game
TV
Chair
School dinner meals
Mobile Phones

Costume:
Shooters:
2 Camouflage trousers
2 black t shirts
2 hoodies
2 pairs of trainers

Students: their normal clothes.

Location

We have chosen to shoot our sequence in the Hurtwood House School cafeteria to make the sequence more credible as it is actually shot at a school. It will enable us to do wide shots of the full cafeteria at lunchtime and also it is local for the cast and crew so we would not have to leave campus. It has a staircase and tables which are needed for some of our shots. We would be able to use it for free so therefore we will save money. The wide set windows enables us to be able to shoot internally of the external and externally of the internal making our sequence more stylised. The lighting in the cafeteria is appropriate for our sequence and will make it more realistic. However unfortunately we have short slots for shooting in the downstairs area of the cafeteria which puts a strain on our shooting day however we can overcome this issue by being organised and prepared and shooting outside and upstairs when we cannot shoot inside.

Target Audience and Instituition for Film Production

The next step for planning our Thriller is to discuss who our target audience is and who would produce it.
We decided our Thriller would be produced by Film Four as it is not a glamorous film and is darker and more cutting therefore it would require a low budget. The meaning behind the film as all there so not a lot of effects are needed. We do not want to glamorize violence so to avoid this it is best to avoid Hollywood.
Our film takes place and essentially centres around a sixth form boarding college, therefore it is logical to say that male/female students aged 16-18 would be our main target audience as they could relate to it best. However, because of the content of the sequence and the issues raised, we thought that it may to appeal to older audiences, around 25 and upwards as everyone expieriences the fear of terrorist attacks etc. The film plays on the natural human instint to give things a reason and make sense of things that are apparently senseless and is designed to encourage uncomfortable audience voyeurism. The film asks deep questions about life perhaps questions that everyone asks themselves but would never speak aloud. The film would also show how easy it is for a young person to be influenced to commit a sick and twisted crime, the difference between right and wrong and perhaps the flaws in society today. This shows that everyone over the age of 16 would be able to relate somehow to the film. Therefore our main target audience would perhaps be 16-25 year olds (both male and female) as they would be able to relate best to the plot, however there is no reason to suggest that people older than 25 would not enjoy it and relate to it.