Final Task: Filming Day 1

We have filmed the first few scenes of our opening sequence. We tried to take a range of shots that showed techniques such as focus pull.
The day did not go without issues, however, as when we asked the car park wardens if we could film there they said we would have to come back on Monday to ask the manager. This meant we were unable to film there, so we filmed at other locations instead. We managed to get an establishing shot of the outside of the carpark, but for the interior scenes we will need to film in the Witney car park as the Westgate one is now closed until 2017 for re-development.
We filmed a number of shots at Lamb and Flag Passage in the centre of the city. An example of one of these shots can be seen below, with a first design of the titles included:

We then filmed the shots that are at the house, and we have now edited some of the scenes to get a rough idea where to go next. So far we have scenes showing examples of focus pull, match on action, dolly shots and high angle shots.

Final Task: Second Meeting

We have decided that we will film in Oxford rather than London, as it is much more practical to film closer to home. The idea for the plot is still the same, however we will use a car park instead of a tube station. We will film at the Westgate Centre car park in Oxford.

Above: The Westgtate car park.

We have also had to re-think our plan for putting the titles in our film. We don't have the software available to have them to be animated, so the titles will appear on the screen at the same time as the opening shots.

Final Task: First Meeting

In class we are deciding on the locations and the script for our opening sequence.

Locations:
One of our first ideas for the locations are Canary Warf Tube station in London. This is where the titles will begin.

We have also decided that our other locations will be a small alley near St.Johns College in Oxford and Joel's house, which will be the scene of the shooting.

We also have a first draft of the script (written by Joel Pickard);

“Being a Hitman is a fine art; it appears spontaneous, impulsive, brash. But what you don’t see,  is the meticulous planning, the perfect timing, the outstanding execution.

A Hitmans job is to get away with murder so you’ve got to be bloody good at it or else, well you won’t. Now I can see why most people don’t appreciate the service that I deliver, but you don’t give the post man a hard time for delivering ransom letters or fake cheques.  

I’m just a messenger, with a gun, a middle man if you will. Don’t ask me about my business and I’ll leave yours alone. I’m just there for the hit.”

Final Task Film Pitch

For our final task, we have to create an opening sequence to a film. The first thing we needed to do was create a pitch for the film that we want to create. 

Final Task - Pitch