Locations

Location reccies

Sean’s house for use of scenes in dinning room, eating breakfast and mother-unpacking boxes within the house and also for use in the shots of exiting the house for school (shots 1-4). It is easily accessible as it is the home of one of our group members and so a schedule can easily be crafted which would maximise efficiency and would allow for no interruptions of the public.


Gunnersbury Catholic School for use in the school scenes, in classrooms and around school (shots 4-14). It is easily accessible to us and we have the availability of the local surroundings. It is suitable as we can easily use it in a time which we are not affecting others and they are not affecting our production (after 15:30 on weekdays).

Shooting Schedule

Shooting Schedule

>Shoot 1

Shots 1-3

Location: these shots will be taken inside the Sean's house.

>Shoot 2

Shots 14, 16-21

Location: these will be taken outside the street.

>Shoot 3

Shots 7, 10, 12

Location: these shots will be taken inside of the school building.

>Shoot 4

Shots 4-6, 8-9, 11, 13, 15

Location: these shots are all taken inside of the dark room.

Do different approaches to opening sequences have different effects?

In this section, I will explore the makings of two different opening sequences, which are the 1975 film Jaws and from Russia with Love, which was produced in 1963. Firstly, the opening sequence is Jaws can be seen as chronological and linear. Here we can see the director has followed a ‘Todorov’s theory of narrative’ idea solely for this scene, as this scene has beginning an end, which starts calm, then finds an equilibrium and then returns to its calm state. This opening scene is mainly shot from the Sharks perspective, which questions the safety of the audience. The editing in the scene when the action commences is fast paced and has quick cuts of shots from numerous angles, in turn allowing the audience to sense that the character is going to be eaten. The scene starts with a boy sleeping on the beach, from this the audience can draw that he has come from a party. From this, we can draw that the purpose of the opening sequence in Jaws was to raise questions, subsequently creating an enigma, which is likely to be on the mind of the audience throughout the entirety of the film. Equally, the fact that the opening sequence is quite scary and suspenseful, which are main exponents of the thriller genre, suggesting that the director has attempted to convey many conventions as possible, in order to give the audience a feel for what the film is about. 

the characters

The characters will be played by the following people :

Anna will be played by Cristina Vina
Cristina would play a good role because she fits the profile of a schoolgirl which is what we aim to portrait. To fit this role she we be wearing some form of school uniform which includes a blouse, black trousers/skirt and a school tie to make the look more authentic. We will also include a bright school bag as a key prop as this will also be essential to the opening sequence. 

The mother will be played by Mrs. Vina

She would fit the role as she has a clear English accent meaning it will be easy to understand.
Despite the fact that we wont see much of Mrs Vina, we do see her at the beginning unpacking boxes. since she is at home from just moving in, she will be in casual dress to unpack them.

The shadow figure will be played by Ivan Drovnin
Ivan's build is a very masculine appearance which fits perfectly for the role of character, so that the audience can be aware that this figure is male. The figure's face is not appeared at all in the sequence so Ivan's identity would not be revealed. Being a 'shadow figure' he will be dressed in dark clothing, most likely in dark baggie trouser and definitely a hoodie of some sort as it is important that this character seems suspicious in the scenes.