Monday 17 January 2011

Shooting Script - David Kitenge

Shot 1: Opening scene:

Camera tracking in front of gangster on a desolate road on a low angle shot to emphasise the dominating and ‘lone wolf’ nature of the character. Whilst he is walking the audience hears a voice over conveying the characters thoughts of the recent times in his life.

Flash transition

Shot 2: Flashback 1:

Drug scene: Still image of gangster taking drugs in a dingy bathroom. Over the shoulder shot to show drugs being taken by the gangster.

Flash transition

Shot 3: Café scene:

Gangster walks into a café to talk to a client. Close up of gangster’s hand opening door to café.

Fade out transition

Shot 4: Flashback 2:

Murder scene: Gangster in alleyway standing over the victim with a gun pointing to his head. Muzzled sounds of screaming/pleading followed by a single shot of the gangsters gun. This is done in a point of view shot of the victim looking up to the gangster. This shows the power of the gangster.

Flash transition

Shot 5: Talking to client in café:

Match-on-action to shot 3 as gangster opens the door. The camera is on an over-the-shoulder shot of the client watching the gangster walk through the door from the inside. This shot is used to associate the audience with the client. Then the client gives the gangster his target, all whilst voice over continues from the gangster explaining how this job will help him escape his life of violence.

Cross fade transition

Shots 6, 7, and 8: The capture of the target

Shot 6: Third person view of the gangster approaching the target.

Cross fade transition

Shot 7: Gangster gets closer to target and puts a bag over his head, a struggle occurs as the gangster drags the target to the floor.

Cross fade transition

Shot 8: Camera is level with the floor and shows the targets legs being dragged out of the camera’s view to show the target is being taken by the gangster.

Fade out and fade in transition

Shot 9: gangster is being filmed walking down the street and then ends up walking in front of the garage doors of a house and then it does a close up of his hand opening.

Match-on action


Then cuts to a scene of the gangster walking through the door and then takes the bag off the victims head.

Cut’s to a first person view of victim

The first person view is then blurred vision and flashing in and out. He then realises that he is in a room tied to a chair and is now staring the gangster in the face.

Ending scene

The victim then finds an opportunity to break loose and hits the gangster, then escapes from the garage whilst the gangster is watching him from a first person view with blurred vision.

Planning Notes - Connor Markey


Synopsis: James Laird
Planning Notes: David Kitenge
Shooting Script: Connor Markey
Storyboards: James Laird and David Kitenge

Acting Roles:
Gangster:         Connor Markey
Client:             James Laird (has a huge piece of cheese)
Captive:           David Kitenge
Flashback (Extra Roles):         David   2 extras

Camera man: Changes between David, James, and Connor depending on who is acting.

Amount of flashbacks: 3 (max amount)

Directing:  Changes between David, James, and Connor depending on who is acting and filming.

Sound:  Connor Markey
Lighting: James Laird

Equipment & Props: David Kitenge

  • Camera
  • Weapons (Fake or real idc lol)
  • *Drugs* (Flour acting as cocaine)


Locations:

  1. A street
  2. Garage
  3. Café
  4. Party – Drug reference
  5. Alleyway – Murder reference

Synopsis - James Laird

-          Beginning starts off with a typical type gangster walking down the road talking about how his life has been crazy within the past year or so. Images of these “crazy times” flashback and show some of the things that he has done within the past year. He walks in to a café and sits down talking to a client of some sort which we don’t know who he is at the moment.  It then cuts off to show him walking elsewhere and then another voice over kicks in. He begins to talk about how that this moment in time could be the biggest chance he has to be able to obtain a lot of money. It then cuts to a scene of him opening a door with a tortured victim. He beats the victim asking for answer and then the victim gets the ropes loose that are tied to him and then he hits the gangster person. The gangster character then drops to the ground and it then flashes to the victim running off and then flashes back to the gangster and you then see his eyes open up. That’s the end of the opening scene; this then leads the audience to think that there will be a chase of some sort throughout the rest of the movie.