PLANNING: IDENT

To make our ident we filmed in three different locations with me doing the same sshhing motion, in order to convey the idea of me stalking the audience. We edited our ident in Final Cut Pro so we could put together all three of the videos, put different filters on them and add our production name onto it. We chose to put a filter of black and white on our ident to make it seem more like a CCTV camera and to add a sinister feel to it. We also placed a CCTV filter over two of the videos to obviously make it again seem like the audience are watching through a CCTV camera and that they are watching me and I am watching them. Finally, we added text on top of the videos which gradually dissolves in, the text includes the name of our production company, No Name Productions. We also added a special effect on the text to make it seem more electric and static. This effect makes the whole ident seem more eerie and creepy.  

RESEARCH: POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

PLANNING: HOT SEATING

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT - ALICE AND EMILY 

We created our hot seating as it is a way for our actors to really dive into their characters personal life as they are asked questions about their family, personality and home life. We filmed our Hot seating with the Canon 370 and we used a tripod to help steady the camera which also let us manipulate the tripod so we could explore loads of different angles. 

We wanted to make our hot seating set in a therapy room so in order to make this look as real as possible we used a black curtain behind the characters and placed a table in between the character who was talking and the therapist who was asking the questions. 

In order to get to know Emily and Alice better, Charlie asks lots of specific questions regarding their family, the dynamic of their family, the bond between each other and their own personalities. 

Emily is presented as a very calm individual who doesn't try very hard to please her family yet she she is still the favourite. We wanted her to be on her phone during her talk with the therapist to portray the idea that she doesn't take it seriously. 

Alice is presented as a very energetic, optimistic, positive girl. She always finds the positives out of everything and desperately wants to please her parents. To show her energetic, and bubbly side, she used small and quick movements like fidgeting in her hot seating. However, this is all just an act in a way. She almost is seen as trying to hard and deep down she is lonely. 

PLANNING: CHARACTERS

PLANNING: RISK ASSESSMENT

	HAZARD TO HEALTH AND SAFETY	RISK POSED AND TO WHOM	LEVEL H/M/L	CONTROL MEASURE REDUCE RISK
Danger coming from falls or slips	Tripping over objects on the ground and injuring yourself.	All students	This is a very low risk level	We can reduce the risk of this occurring by wearing appropriate footwear and being cautious.
Weather	When filming outside making it possible to not be caught in heavy rainfall and making sure that the surfaces walking on are steady and will not become slippery meaning the chances of falling over and injuring ourselves are quite small.	All students	This is a low risk level	To wear appropriate clothing to prevent being cold. We can prevent this by planning ahead and checking the weather a day or couple hours before.
Making our way to destination	Making sure that roads are clear to prevent any danger from oncoming vehicles.	All students	Low risk level	We can prepare and be safe for this by checking every time we cross a road by looking both ways before walking out.

PLANNING: SHOT LIST

SOUND	VISION	ACTOR	PROPS	LOCATION
The family muttering and the sounds of a camera taking a photo.	Establishing shot of family taking a photo.	Protagonist, Sister, Father and Mother.	Camera	Living room
Alarm Clock ringing	Close up shot of alarm showing the time 10.00am	None	Alarm Clock	Bedroom
‘Have you seen mum’ - Alice ‘You know we don’t talk about her in this household!’- Dad ‘Wha..’ (stuttering) - Alice	Alice going downstairs questioning her mothers existence. Her father gives a strong tone back.	Alice(protagonist) Gary (Father)	None	Kitchen
Gasping	Reaction shot of her fathers tone and confused as to her mothers disappearance	Alice	None	Kitchen
Tea Swirling as well as mother favourite music in the background	As Alice runs out see where her mother has gone, she goes into her room where a hot tea is swirling and her favourite music playing in the background seeming her was here recently.	Alice	Tea Radio	Mother old bedroom
Heavy breathing with eerie sound playing in the background making the setting more tense.	As Alice notices her sister is missing from the photo in the previous day. That night a black silhouette of the sister is crawling out from her bed.	Alice Emily (Sister)	None	Alice’s room
‘It’s a nice photo isn’t it’ - Dad (in a creepy voice) ‘Where is my sister!!’ - Alice screaming	Alice goes down to living room to see all family photos down stairs. Looking at photo with herself and her dad. The dad creeps up behind her, admiring the photo.	Alice Gary (father)	Photo	Living Room
Alarm Clock Ringing	Alarm showing its a new day	None	Alarm Clock	Bedroom
Alice muttering	Close up of Alice holding the image realising that she is the only one left in the photo.	Alice	Photo	Bedroom
Creepy music	The title Silent Voices appears before a black screen.	None	None	None

PLANNING: LOCATIONS

• House = Main Location 
• Dark rooms
• Typical teenage girls bedroom
• Kitchen 
• Parents Room 
• Stairs 

Our main location is set in an ordinary, average house. We decided this as our audience will be able to relate which will draw them in to watch more. Similarly we have used typical rooms for the parents room and our protagonists (Alice's) room. However, we have used a dark, eerie images creating a spine chilling scene: when the sister is crawling up from underneath the bed. This will be shown in a POV shot which creates personal aspect of the protagonist. All the other images have resembled similar rooms within the house we are filming in, we got images that are similar as can be. The image on the top left is the actual house we will be filming in. 

PLANNING: PROPS

Creating a props list is very helpful as it makes it clear on what all of us need to buy, have and bring to the filming sessions and what to include in our short film. 

The props I am going to need include:

• Family photo  
• Mug
• Alarm clock
• Other photos of friends and family on desk
• TV

   

PLANNING: CALL SHEET 1

Planning: Call sheet 1

MEDIA STUDIES CALL SHEET FOR SILENT VOICES

Shoot date: 11^th and 12^th January 2020

Location: Home of cast members GC and CC

Crew: RB, GC and CC (all phone numbers and emails have been exchanged)

Camera Equipment:

- Manfrotto Tri-pod

- Battery

- Camera bag and protective lenses

Lighting equipment:

- Flood Light

Props:

- Photo

- Tea mug

Wardrobe for GC: Comfy/pyjama clothes, casual day to day clothing

Wardrobe for RB: Pyjamas, casual day to day clothing