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Tuesday, 8 March 2016

CHARACTER PROFILES

Jake Lestrade
Age - 33 (1999) 35 (2002) 48 (2015)
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Starts off in 1999 as an erractic but confident, young detective, still bouncing off his success in a narctoics that resulted in his promotion. He gets the call regarding the case of the exchange student and heads down to the case in usual frame of mind. When he comes across the body and the note he visually changes, understanding that this wasn't the killers first or and won't be his last. In 2002, after increasingly strenuous media pressure following several other missing persons cases being reported over the past two years, Jake is now desperate for a some sort of lead, and is beginning to show the first signs of cracking under the demand to find the killer. After the teenage daughter of a close friend goes missing, the case becomes far more personal to him, leading him to having an emotional breakdown when he is still unable to convict anyone. When he confronts the killer out in the woods and arrests him, he holds his emotions back as much as possible, but after coming cross the body of his latest victim coupled with his taunts, Jake loses it and shoots him, resulting in his sacking. In 2015, Jake's character has now severely deteriorated.












Detective Shackleton
Age - 35

In the office beside the other detective (Marshall), taking a similar role to what Lestrade had before he was sacked.The detective, aswell as an interogator Shackleton is seen at a murder making notes of what was found. He is the less intimidating of the two detectives with his inexperience asking questions tentatively sitting to the left of Marshall wearing a black coat.










Detective Marshall
Age - 43
The more experienced detective that introduces and interogates with more aggression and questions that Lestrade struggles with. The detective is also at a murder scene with Shackleton, taking pictures as well as being the head of the operation. Marshall is on the right hand side of the table wear a black polo shirt in the office and a grey coat in the murder scene.




















Terry Ogden
Age - 50
Known as the "murderer" Terry is found in the woods by Lestrade and is later handcuffed to the ground, he waits and teases Lestrade with words and the body he has left behind that Lestrade finds aggrevates him to end the murderers life after a run of 3 years.

StoryBoard





This is a rough idea of what we want some of the shots to look like; we may change these whilst filming.

Risk Assessment

Tripping in the woods - could injur ankles - avoid by walking carefully

Tripping over the tripod - could injur yourself - avoid by not walking near the tripod uneven ground

Could fall over whilst tracking with the tripod - risk of injury to back- have someone instructing you  on where to step and walk carefully

Low tree branches -  risk of head injuries - take cautions of where you are walking.




Monday, 7 March 2016

Props





Props

·      Police crime scene tape – to show Shackleton and Marshall entering a crime scene to assess the body of a murder victim.





·      Plastic, black gun – for Lestrade to use to defend himself against the suspect and to connote that he is a Police Officer








Red folder – for the case notes of the investigation that Marshall and Shackleton need Lestrade’s help with








 

·      Notebook and red pen – For Marshall to take notes at the crime scene for the investigation notes



·      Can of beer – to show that Lestrade is an alcoholic



·      Watch – to indicate the start of the interview between Shackleton, Marshall and Lestrade




·      Hat – to symbolise that he is rough



·      Sacrifice note – to link to the title of the film and to show that all of the murders are linked 








Tuesday, 1 March 2016

Checklist


Individual Analysis of first 15 mins of a similar film + screen shots

Individual Research into Genre

Individual Research into similar films, reviews, links to youtube, websites etc

Research into certificate of film www.bbfc.co.uk

Individual Research into possible distributor of your film

Individual Research into title sequences

Individual analysis of a title sequence + screen shots + link to video

Video questionnaire

Treatments x2

Script

Storyboards (rough)

Storyboards (photo)

Character profiles

Production logo for your group

Location photos + descriptions

Props/costumes photos, planning + research

Title sequence storyboard

Shooting script

Risk assessment

List of “tricky” shots/edits/effects

Video practice shots (to be completed next week)