Preliminary Task - Video & Evaluation & Final Poster

The final movie, Therapy, is shown below:

This is the evaluation of the task:

This is the A3 movie poster for our film - 'Therapy', created in adobe photoshop.

Created By Michael

The design of the poster was a culmnation of ideas I had about what would be quirky as well as fitting with the film & the characteristics of movie posters.

One Movie poster that we used for inspiration was the following:

Created By Jacob Cass

Preliminary Task - Progress: Filming

During the filming process we did encounter some minor problems, but none that majorly affected the film itself. We did however have to edit some of the shots, due to restrictions such as objects being in the way & the room being too small. We were able to overcome these, but we did have to adapt some of the shots, so they no longer match the shot list &/or Storyboards. However, we dont think the film will be affected by these changes.
We weren't able to play the shots back from one of the cameras with sound, as the sound on the playback wasn't working. We were sure the sound had recorded because the ticker at the bottom was moving, showing that the sound was being received by the camera. This didn't cause any problems in the end; when the clips were imported to the PC, the sound played back too.

Overall, we believe the filming process went well, apart from the problems outlined above, and in the seperate blog post. We managed to film everything we wanted to, most of the time only needing to do 1 or 2 takes.

Preliminary Task - Progress: Problems Faced During The Task

Initially we had to overcome the fact that neither of us were able to use the cameras to produce the shot we wanted (change of depth of field to focus from an object to the boy's feet). We resolved this by practicing the shot in  mock up situation during a lesson. Here are the clips showing the progression of how we mastered the shot.

Also, we had to postpone the filming date twice due to 2 reasons:

1. Lack of equipment allocated - we had planned to film dual camera, but due to equipment being lent to other teams, we weren't able to get all the equipment we needed. We then moved the filming date to sunday 27th Nov.
2. We then had to further postpone the date of filming to 28th Nov because one of our actors pulled out hours before the meet time as he was unavailable.

Another problem we encountered, after recruiting a replacement actor, was that we had to rearrange the parts the actors would play. Fergus, who was initially meant to play Leroy, had to play the psychiatrist - Dr. Winnerton, and our replacement actor Michael would now play Leroy. This had to be changed on the production schedule.

Preliminary Task - Location Photographs & Checklist

RECCE Checklist:
Permit required? - No
Toilets? - Yes
Parking? - Yes
Sound check completed? - Yes; no background noise interference
Electrical Outlets - Yes, 6 3-pin plugs
Checked with nearby residents? - Not needed
Contingencies put in place for bad weather? - Not needed
Time restrictions? - Filming must be completed by 7 o'clock
Permission needed? if so, has it been granted? - Not needed
Easily accessible? - Yes
Will filming cause disruption? - No
Health & Safety risks? - No high risks, low level risks will be the responsibility of the team members & actors. No one else will be near the set as it is a closed environment.

Location Photographs:
The location for the scene will be the outside of, and predominantly, the inside of my study. This will give the feeling of an office, with a casual feeling you would expect from a therapists office.

Photos of the location (before the addition of props, furniture & other material) are shown below:

Preliminary Task - Shot List

SHOT LIST

“Therapy.”

By Michael Raucci & Sam White

Draft “2”

Date: “24/11/11”

Scene 1 – Int. Therapist’s Office
Shot Number	Shot Description
1	POV/Cut in, of the boy’s feet, tilting up to the name on the door. Then back down to the door handle to see the boy opening the door.
2	Over the shoulder, mid shot, behind the therapist, focusing on the desk opposite him, changing focus to the boy’s legs as he walks to his chair.
3	Over the shoulder, ,MCU shot behind the boy as the psychiatrist is talking to him
4	Over the shoulder, MCU shot behind the psychiatrist as the boy is talking to him
5	POV, moving from the boy’s view of the psychiatrist (MCU), tilting down into a view of his hands, then to darkness.
6	Opposite to shot 5, view of darkness, tilting out of his hands, and back up to the view of his mum, back to a POV MCU shot.
7	Boy’s POV of mother when she speaks
8	Over the shoulder shot of the boy, behind the mother when the boy speaks
9	‘Mum? is it really you? it can’t be! am i dead?’ – MS with extended head room, to allow the boy to stand up, peer over the table closely at his mums face, then sit back to his original position.
10	POV, MCU of the mother, panning down to the psychiatrist’s nameplate. Goes out of focus slowly

(Shot list is subject to change depending on location, actors & equipment)

Preliminary Task - Production Schedule

Therapy

Production Schedule

RX Date: Monday 28th November 2011

                                                                          

Cast Contact Details

Fergus Murphy - 07853006203                                            Actor “ (Dr Winnerton)”

Michael Mceachern –07508676927                                    Actor “(Leroy)”

Vanessa Raucci – 07904396176                                           Actress “(Mother)”

Crew Contact Details

Producer/Director/Screenplay                                             Michael Raucci – 07759483855

Camera/Lighting/Producer                                                  Sam White – 07414652301

Useful Numbers

Sawtry Community College (Main Switchboard)                 01487830781

Mr Sheppard                                                                        01487830701 ext 148   

Location

Scene	Int/Ext	Location
1	Int.	32A Church Street, Stilton – (Michael’s House)

Technical Requirements

Equipment needed as suggested by camera/lighting co-ordinator sam white (20/11/11)

No. Required	Equipment	Equipment Type	Source	Notes
2	Canon FS100	Camera	SCC
2	SD Memory Card	Memory Card	SCC
2	Canon Battery	Battery	SCC
2	Canon Battery Charger	AC/DC Battery Charger	SCC
2	Tripod	Tripod	SCC
1	Microphone	Mic	SCC

Consumables to be supplied by producer, to be obtained Friday evening (25/11/11)

In An Emergency

In case of emergency during film contact:-

Mr Sheppard – 01487830701 ext 148

Nearby Emergency Services:

Countrywide Emergency Number – 999

Fire:

Sawtry– 01487830298.

Green End Road, Sawtry PE28 5UX

Police:

Hampton –  03454 564564 .

Eagle Way, Hampton, PE7 8GS

A&E:

Huntingdon (Hinchingbrook) - 01480 416416

Hinchingbrooke Park, Huntingdon, PE29 6NT

Peterborough – 01733678000

Edith Cavell Hospital, Bretton Gate, Bretton, PE3 9GZ

Scene Breakdown

Int. Study, 32A Church St. Stilton (Therapists Room)- Day

Scene	1
Page	1

Shooting Schedule

Production Name	Therapy.
RX Date	28 November 2011
Filming Location 1	Therapist’s Room (32A Church St. Stilton)
Crew & Cast Call Time	16:30		Crew & Cast Finish Time			18:00
Sunrise	07:31		Sunset			16:02
Parking Location	Driveway at filming location (3 cars maximum)
Base	Filming Location
Location 1 – Therapist’s Room (32A Church Street, Stilton)
		Start			Finish
Setup		16:30			16:50
Note: Actors should be dressed in costume before setup starts
Scene 1		17:00			18:00
Production Design & Properties Requirements
Scene		Properties			Design
1		Name Label on door			To be printed out, onto specific paper, supplied by producer.
2		Nameplate & other materials to make the therapist’s desk & room look authentic – Eg. Notepad, pens, lamp, coffee mug, glasses.			Nameplate to be decided. Other materials will be obtained by Michael.
Costume Requirements
Scene		Actor		Costume(s) Required
1		Michael		Hoodie, Jeans, trousers, cap
2		Vanessa		Plain t shirt, slightly darkened make-up
3		Fergus		Shirt, Trousers
Transport
Not relevant for this production.
Directions
Not relevant for this production.