Order of Filming

Today Morrighan and I went into the city to research and purchase possible mise en scene for our opening sequence. We also visited the library and planned the order of which we will film our scenes using one of the computers. Below is the post that we discussed and wrote together. As the narrative is non-linear and features flashback scenes, it would be difficult to film chronologically. Therefore planning the order of our filming is crucial for finishing the project in time, and for the continuity of the OTS.

Order of filming

1. Anti-hero taking photos of dead body
Location: daytime on Pecc Street
Actors: anti-hero and femme fatale

2. Flashback to how the femme fatale died
Location: night on Pecc Street
Actors: femme fatale and villain

3. Anti-hero looking at wall montage of photos
Location: lighted darkroom
Actor: anti-hero

4. Developing photographs, zooms in on photograph to discover how femme fatale died
Location: lighted darkroom
Actor: anti-hero

Order of scenes when finished
1. Anti-hero looking at montage of wall photos
2. Anti-hero taking pictures of dead body
3. Developing photographs, zooms in on photograph to find out how femme fatale died
4. Flashback of how femme fatale died

Next we wrote the narrative with a brief plan of the voice-over which will overlay. We decided that we wanted the beginning of the opening sequence to be silent apart from maybe a few lines of dialogue, and with a voice-over from the anti-hero throughout it. We felt that beginning to explain the voice-over would help our narrative plan make sense to our focus group when we present it to them.

Narrative 1:
1. The anti-hero is looking at pictures of the femme fatale from when he stalked her, then finds out she died or already knows, which leads onto the next scene. On the voice-over it should explain how much he loves her, "she looked beautiful in every picture I took of her, she'll always be beautiful." This creates the relationship between them.
2. The anti-hero takes pictures of her dead on the floor. Voice-over expresses anger of how she was taken from him, and foreshadows his hunger for revenge. This establishes her death and the anti-hero's emotions towards this.
3.Cuts to the picture of her face being developed in the darkroom. Voice-over shows less important for this scene, but continues to show feelings of infatuation with the femme fatale.
4. Flashback of how the femme fatale died. Short sentences to convey pain and tension.

After writing and discussing this narrative, we were concerned that it may be too difficult for the audience to follow, so we created another possible narrative order:
1. Anti-hero in darkroom looking at montage pictures of the femme fatale.
2. Steps back and round the developed picture in the tank, hangs developed picture on line. This zooms in or cross fades the picture on the line to the scene where the femme fatale is dead.
3. Zooms out or cut to birds eye shot of dead body and sees anti-hero taking pictures (which explains what he has just developed).
4. Cuts to flashback of her death.

However Morrighan and I decided that the original narrative order was much easier to follow and will therefore continue to use it. We will film a practise of the narrative in order to ensure that it is not to complicated for the audience to understand.

Morrighan and I planned to meet up tomorrow with our actors to film a practise opening sequence, testing diegetic sound, location, natural lighting, environmental conditions, narrative, camera angles and composition, and acting.