Costume

MURDERER - Black thick jacket as it is

sinister and formal, jeans to make him seem more

hard working and rural, Black British assault boots

as they are intimidating and blood on his hands

to show how sadistic and evil he is.

VICTIM - Casual and informal as the

detective is off duty and just going to visit

someone he thinks knows information about his case.

Hoody, track suit bottoms, trainers and gloves.

Pictures of set in kitchen scene

This is the pickaxe that will be used as the murder

weapon in the woods by the reporter, it is largely

outside of frame in the shots in this scene except for when

the murderer is exiting the house and grabbing it.

This is a notebook containing scribbles in ink and

blood. The title of the movie being the text

written in blood. This prop is used to suggest the

character mental state in this scene.

This dirty shirt is more of just an instrument for covering

this work surface to make the room look more

sinister.

The things in this image are mostly generic

objects to be found in a house apart for the

red ambient light that Is used to connote

danger in the kitchen.

This object is meant to be thought provoking

as it is backwards facing to the camera in the

shots in the kitchen. In actual fact it is just

a fish tank but I thought it looked sinister

from behind so I included it.

This is a box of various strange objects

that could connote the sinister nature of

the house to the viewer.

A chemical bottle carelessly left on its side connotes

the murderers carelessness, but also possibly

the method he uses to dispose of the bodies. 

This sink is used to further show how the

murderer disposes of bodies with blood

splattered on the front of it.

The axe, saw and bloody shirt present the

final pieces of the puzzle to the detective

as he looks around the kitchen. They tell him he is

in the murderers house.

prop walkthrough

A PowerPoint on the BBFC

Diagram for the shooting of the final scene

Location shots

I like the idea of there being slopes and inclines in the

chase scene as it will slow it down in places making it less of just

a full blown sprint.

The tree over to the left has a very sinister look and would

be great to include

This branch would give the actor an obstacle to

navigated making the chase at this part more interesting.

I like these parts of the wood as they are off the

beaten path making the wood look more remote and wild

and in turn will increase the victims feeling of

aloneness and helplessness.

This is the kind of place in the wood that we will avoid filming in.

This is because it has a fence and a path running parallel to each other. As

well as this the area is very open and uninteresting; this will be a pain as the darkness of the woods wont allow us to see far anyway and so if the features of the wood are to far from the camera then

they wont be picked up and the shots will be boring.

This is a tree that could possibly be used for the shot

of the victim being sat dazed. This is because it has space behind and in

front of it and has a flat trunk and will be comfortable to lean against.

This is another tree that is interesting and

will make for an better shot should we include it.

I like the idea of a canted angle being used that is parallel to a

branch of the tree. This is just an idea I would like to include.

the path that the victim will take will have to have

curves in it, otherwise it will be boring. So to implement these

curves we can have the victim run around tree trunks like these or

around bushes.

                                                 

This is a terrible place to film as the sign

makes the area look too populated and less remote.

I like the symmetry of this part of the wood

and despite what I said earlier about the parts that

were fairly open being bad places to shot I

would like to include this somehow.

This is the place we used to film the practice of the

final scene, but I wasn't happy with it as it was to close to

the road and so there was a lot of background noise. As well as this

the establishing shot of the church over to the right was difficult to get

when we filmed here as it was hidden behind a tree line.

This is another place that we could film the

final scene in, however the church is really

far from this path and so we will not be able to get the

establishing shot.

I would like to incorporate these steps in the dialogue scene

however as we have a dog with us this may not be practical.

This is the preferred place for the final scene as it is

right next to the church, has good wind protection and

has places to walk off the path (aka off camera)

This is another place where the final scene could

be filmed, however it is very open to the wind

and has a lot of background noise. I do like the

symmetry of the trees once again though so I may consider

using this area.

Props that will be used in the kitchen scene

This note book is going to be the first sign that the kitchen the detective enters is owned by the murder him self. The majority of the page is coated in dark words and messages that have been scrawled all over it at canted angles. However I have also added the name of the film that we have finally decided on, 'Red Ink', written in blood on the notebook for effect. This was a spur of the moment prop that I personally am very pleased with.

This is an insanely cool blade that we use for cutting branches off bushes in our back garden. Other than the orange handle that is just off screen, this blade is perfect for our opening. This is because it isn't completely clean, a good thing as this means it will look more menacing, and it is easily accessible as it is in my garage. When we get around to running blood down the knife in the filming of the kitchen scene, I believe its going to be incredibly effective.

When it came to saws, it came down to two. The first was a huge orange saw with a monstrous jagged blade and handle. The second this much smaller and manageable one. The reason that I chose this one is that I don't see a reporter in a small village owning a saw like the first one. This saw is going to be paired with the axe and bloody shirt to be the decisive information that tells the detective he is in the murderers house.

This is the pick axe that will be used by the murderer to kill the detective. When it came to choosing the fatal weapon there were three choices, the pick axe, the axe or the chainsaw. One of the reasons that we chose the pick axe is that the other two weapons are fairly cliché. The chainsaw was actually picked out as being cliché by a member of our target audience in the presentation of our ideas. Another reason is practicality, the weapon will need to be carried down into the woods and if someone saw us with a chainsaw or axe, they may become worried. However a pick axe is a bit less menacing. Thirdly we will need to edit in a sound effect out the weapon hitting its mark when editing. We decided that the chainsaw would just sound silly, this is because we saw someone else's video in which a chainsaw was used and thought it wasn't very effective. So it was the axe or the pick and as we have already said, the axe is cliché and may scare the public, so we chose the pick axe.

This large torch is only a prop, it is not actually functional. This is to create a more interesting atmosphere in the house and also hint about the character of the murderer. We thought that the mise-en-scene in the kitchen was a bit bare when we were setting up and so thought of how we could make it more interesting. The idea behind the torch is that the murderer would sit in the dark reading with only the torch on. This hopefully hinting to the audience that he has strange habits and is not entirely sane.

The axe is the bloody weapon along with the saw that tells the detective that he is in the house of the murderer. This won't be the weapon the murderer uses to dispatch the detective however it is a past weapon that was used by them to kill a previous victim. This is a suitable prop as it is easy to acquire as I own it and has the rugged look that will be effective.

This old shirt is the bloody clothing that will tell the detective that this is once again the home of the murderer. However it is yet to be bloodied up as we haven't began filming with it  and I want the blood to look fresh on the shirt.

The broom is another prop that will be used to flesh the scene out a bit more. As it was there were few props that made the home look like an actual home after we took away the appliances and plants etc. So we thought that the addition of a old broom would create a more homely feel, or maybe could be seen as the tool that is used by the murderer to clean up after himself.

This dustpan is going to be used for the exact same reason as the broom. This will actually be paired with the broom in the scene and so is pretty much the exact same prop.

Storyboards for the final scene

Plan for Sunday PM shoot (02/02/14)

3:00- Tom, Dan and Tom Fagan will meet at the house and begin to set up the kitchen scene, as well as plan the intricate camera shots of the scenes.

6:00- At this time Declan Berry (our victim) will finish his squash training and come to the house to do the scene. By this time Tom Flaxman and Tom Fagan will have finished setting up the kitchen for the scene and we will be ready to shoot. Assuming our preparation was up to a good standard this scene will not take long at all and we can move onto the others with ease.

7:00- By this time we will have hopefully finished the kitchen scene and be able to proceed to the woods to continue onto our other scenes. Things we will need are as follows: Bloody clothes (Declan will be wearing them), the Go Pro, Camera, Back-up Camera, Two tripods, Lights, Pickaxe, Fake blood (with cloth to apply), something to sit on(i.e. a blanket), one microphone, a blanket for dec in between shoots, torches, filters and enough bags to carry it all

Evaluation of Sunday shoot