Props

Here are a list of our props:

Phone: So the characters can interact with each other, used in the conversation between Matt and Jono.

Hand-held bag: Enables Sam to carry the goods back to Jono. Normally in crime films a hand-held bag is used to, for example, carry stolen money. So we did this in our film.

Car: We gave Jono a car to make him look authoritative and powerful, as he is the boss.

Newspaper: We chose for Jono to want a newspaper. This creates a juxtaposition as our hard-hitting criminal, wants to be participating in a sophisticated past time.

 

Target audience

• Our primary target audience is 18-24 and our secondary audience is 25-40. We feel it will be more appealing to people aged from 18 up to 24. 
• We believe that our primary audience is 18-24 because the type of film it is matches the genre popular with this specific age group. They will form the bulk of our audience. 
• Yet we also feel that the film's secondary audience will be the 25-40 as it will not directly appeal to their tastes in genre, but a minority of this age group will find our film appealing. 
• We also believe that the male 18-24 population will find our film heavily appealing as the genre is aimed at their tastes in genre, and this is a good market to aim for.  

Inspiration for characters - 'Sam G'

'Sam G'

The inspiration for 'Sam G's' character is James 'Jimmy' Conway from GoodFellas. He is willing to take a risk, isn't worried to get stuck in, without thinking it through first. He is willing to do things for the team, yet has a sense of greed. He does not want to be outdone, and wants to do a job well. He doesn't take lightly to criticism, yet makes a good associate.

Inspiration for characters - 'Matt Don'

'Matt Don'

The inspiration for 'Matt Don's' character is Turkish from Snatch. He has the respect of others, yet some things may be too much of a risk, and he seeks a different solution. He is fairly clever, and has a soft side. He is fairly level-headed, and this is the image we had in mind for 'Matt Don'.

Issues that we had

• We didn't think that the storyboard needed pictures but we found out that it is important because it gives us a visual representation in what happens in every scene.  
• We also had problems with deciding on the locations, as we wanted different locations for different scenes, and we needed to try and keep the continuity of location.
• We also had problems deciding what interactions should occur and where they should occur, in order to create as much affect as possible. These were key interactions between actors, that would help explain the storyline and make it clear to the audience, what is going on. 
• We also faced problems deciding what our soundtrack should sound like, whether certain instruments, such as the drums, should be more upbeat or less intense.
• We couldn't get the camera to fit on the tripod correctly, this was crucial because it could have interrupted our filming schedule.
• Limited light meant that we could only film at certain times of the day. If not then there would have been inconsistency between shots, due to limited light, and would have effected our production. 
• On one of the shooting days the car we had used previosly, a mazda, was not available. This car was important because it is the sort of car the character 'Big Jon' would drive. However we had no choice but to borrow another car to film in. 

Our storyboard planning

These are images of our storyboard. This took us a few lessons to create, and establishes in what order our shots will occur. It also depicts what will happen in each shot, the type of shot, sound and the length of the shot. This will help us to easily understand what we are doing and the length of each shot.

Plan and mind-mapping of film

This image shows the idea of the opening sequence. It includes what the planned genre of the film is, the costumes, character, locations and the general plot of the film.