Graphics

• This screen shot from quantum of solace shows a bullet flying across the screen, with the writers names 
• In our opening, we wanted to incorporate this into the shot of our posh man walking in a rushed manor on a pavement 
• i am keen on making this work as it will prove to be a very aesthetically pleasing opening scene

• An alternative to the bullet, we looked at the opening to the school of rock
• This is a particularly interesting opening as the graphics are all included in the set and the costume of some
• We especially like this because we like the use of the background graphics
• The layout of the opening scene is a simple idea, which makes it doable for us to recreate and change to make our own
• Unlike the bullet, this is more fluid and will make sense in the scene so at the moment is more probable 

• We chose this font because it is basic but it also has an urban look
• The font we chose is aesthetically pleasing and it also fluidly fits in with the theme of an urban gang thriller 
• We are especially keen on having a simple font, in bold and in capital letters 

• However, it would be more effective to add in a graphic design into our title, as it would make our title more graphically interesting and also would relate more to the opening 

• In our opening we are wanting to incorporate our graphics in the fore ground of the opening whilst our character is walking down the street e.g. The Sopranos

Ident Ideas 

One of our first ident names we came up with was "Johnson Productions" as Molly and I, coninsidently have the surname Johnson, this seemed fitting.
We created the Ident in Motion, and we particularly liked the spherical movement of the animation
I created another, under the title "solar edge". I liked the way that the movement of the circles make the overall effect more professional.

Sound

Foley Sound
All the Foley sounds in the production me and Joe will record ourselves using a directional mic and a digital audio recorder. These sounds will include footsteps, atmospheric sounds of cars and sirens, the impact of punches ect.. We will record these sounds separately from the filming.

Dialogue
No script has been written yet however there will be a small amount of dialogue in our production.

Non Diegetic Sound
I will compose an atmospheric, tense piece of music for my production which will develop a rhythmical pattern as the scene develops to match the tone of the scene. In the action sequence at the end of the scene, the music will change from atmospheric to a more light background drum and bass track I will compose to match the fast paced tone of the production.

An example of the atmospheric music I hope to produce is

This track consist of soft minor chords with a reverb effect and is a perfect example of the opening of the track I hope to produce. I will use similar synthesisers as used in this track as well the crackling effect. I believe this will provide perfect atmospheric, background music for the beginning of the production.

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Location

•        The Bulgari Hotel in Knightsbridge, London, Is an ideal location for our film to be open with
•        The Hotel is Ideal because the location of our production is set in an Urban area, therefore it is important to maintain the appearance of wealth with the use of flashy buildings such as the hotel, despite the dark backstreets the rest of our production will be filmed in.
• The hotel is also beneficial as it is in suiting with our character being wealthy and important. The fact that he is dressed in what appears to be expensive clothing and he is exiting a wealthy buildings immediately alerts the audience that this character comes from wealth.
• The hotel is also suiting as it makes the robber characters appear out of place due to their informal, scruffy appearance. This adds to ominous. suspicious tone of the characters I hope to portray, as their appearance compared to the appearance of the suited man and the building is a large contrast. 

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Style and Tone

Our thriller is set in an urban setting on the streets of London.
Our plan is to take advantage of London's flashy buildings and dark streets to create a dark, yet fast paced tone, similar to the introduction of welcome to the punch. Our lighting will mainly consist of streetlights as we will be shooting at night, making it easier to incorporate darkness and a general dreary
atmosphere to our introduction to create a sense of uneasiness in our viewers, we will possibly use a blueish filter to create a modern feeling in the dark backstreets.  The colours will mainly be grey and black with a large amount shadows to build tension as one character follows the other - We hope to incorporate lots of examples of chiaroscuro to create an edgy feel in the production. We also plan to incorporate shots of large flashy buildings to contrast the dark streets our characters are walking on to further set the tone of the production as dark and ominous.

A scene similar to our action scene would be the armoured truck robbery scene from Heat. This scene captures the fluidity of the robbers we hope to produce and maintains the appearance of organised crime with the use of the costumes. Our action scene will be similar to this in the sense that we hope to use some of the techniques used to create a similar chaotic environment with the use of fast cuts, many different angles and cross cutting to different characters roles within the robbery.

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Costumes & Props

For our first character, we need a relatively old looking male wearing a suit, well presented with slick back hair - similar to Christian Bale in American Psycho - holding a briefcase, possibly smoking a cigaret. Our robbers will be wearing black outfits, black gloves, hoods and the same masks so that they appear organised - similar to the robbers in The Dark Knight Rises. We will have to use fake blood for a character after the fight sequence and the police badge as a plot development.

Our robbers will be dressed similar to the robbers from Heat.. as well as their costumes, we hope that our characters will move similar to these robbers and adopt their general criminal appearance. Whilst their masks and clothing make them appear frightening and criminal, their matching masks and

costumes make them appear organised and structured. This is the type of criminal I hope to portray in my production.











For our beaten up character at the end, we will use fake blood to make him appear as though he is severely bleeding. A small amount of make up may be used to make it appear realistic, although we

will avoid showing close ups of the characters face to avoid the appearance of being unrealistic. We hope to portray this character similar to Tyler Durden from Fight Club after receiving a beating.

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