Group meeting - Miss Georgiou

This tables displays information about when we had our group meetings and what we had to discuss within them:

Date	Action	To be done by	By whom	Discussions
15.09.14	To decide a group narrative	15.09.14	All group members	Various ideas were discussed and a mindmap was created by the group. Eventually we decided on a narrative about….
	Planning the opening sequence
19.09.14	Planning the opening sequence	19.09.14	All group members	Within this meeting we had a discussion into the general presentation of the sequence, the layout and the different microelements.
24.09.14	Planning mise en scene	24.09.14	All group members	We discussed the mes en scene shown throughout the film including; the presentation of characters, iconography and setting
30.09.14	Elements, examples and effects created	30.09.14	All group members
3.10.14	Planning sounds	3.10.14	All group members	We decided upon the different sounds used to effect in the clip. Specifically thinking of a sound for each scene
8. 09.14	Planning editing styles	8. 09.14	All group members	We discussed specific ways in which we can use our editing techniques to good effect
15.09.14	Planning opening credits	15.09.14	All group members	We each designed our individual credits, putting them together and deciding about the final credits seen in our sequence
20.09.14	Planning characters	20.09.14	All group members	We talked, in detail, about the names of each character in the sequence and how they will be presented in the sequence
27.0914	Group story board	27.0914	All group members	During this meeting we put together our different individual story boards and came to a final idea about how we are going to produce our clip
31.09.14	Filming schedule and risk assessment	31.09.14	All group members	We developed pur filming schedule and risk assessment to insure that our filming and editing went smoothly and efficiently
5.12.14	Filming the thriller	5.12.14	All group members	The filming itself was split into various days. We used our storyboard and film schedule to insure it went to plan

It is very important that we keep track of what is being dealt with within our meetings so that we know the
meetings are being put to proper use and we are doing as we said we would as well as keeping us organised.

Initially our group didn't work so well together as a whole. Whilst myself and Emma found each other easy to work with we found ourselves struggling to deal with the frustrations Harry brought onto us. We found that often he was changing the story-line without asking or even speaking to either of us he was simply declaring these changes as though they were nothing new. This was a highly frustrating aspect to work with as it meant that Harry was on a completely different page to us, as well as delaying us from being able to move onto other elements of our planning as we would have to re-sort the story-line out all over again, plus the added confusion this was adding onto the group. This further displays the importance of having group meetings without them Harry would have created a completely different concept to our opening sequence to the one myself and Emma believed we had created as a group.

Here are some of the different elements to our planning:

planning miss en scene:

planning sound:

risk assessment:

Risk assessment - Miss Georgiou

Here is the risk assessment I created with my group:

Description o f hazard	Prevention of hazard
Using a very dangerous, sharp knife	Make sure hand is secure to prevent it to drop and when running keep away from body
Being in a dark alley-way or forest	Making sure all members of group are cautious, bring spare lights to prevent any sort of danger
Pedestrians walk past while shooting which can ruin a certain scene	Make sure each time we are filming, no one is passing by and to make it obvious we are filming and do not want to be disturbed.
Battery draining when shooting	Make sure every time we shoot, camera has been charged to its fullest
Risk of falling in river	Stay stable, make sure actor is cautious and careful.

It is important to fill out a risk assessment prior to shooting a film or anything of the sort as without assessing elements of your filming which could go wrong before arriving on set then the chances of these things going wrong will increase as you haven't properly acknowledged them and therefore won't be as prepared to deal with them. In some instances you may be able to change something so to make this aspect of your filming safer however sometimes these will be things which you will struggle to change so what you will have to do is to find a way of handling said situation so to avoid risk and keep all involved in the production safer.

One way in which we did this was when it came to the decision of how we would handle the issue of working with a very sharp and obviously dangerous knife. We discussed how it would have to be used with caution especially during the scene where Brittany runs into the kitchen to collect it for protection as the kitchen floor is rather slippery and the characters costume only includes wearing socks on her feet therefore when running I as the actress portraying Brittany will have to be extra cautious of my step.

Whilst filming we found that we had the problem of filming in areas which were open to the general public. Although we were aware that there may be times when we would have to stop filming during to passers by we didn't expect to receive as many personal encounters with members of the public as did we. On one occasion whilst filming a scene at night we were approached by a alcohol intoxicated man who although was rather polite continuously demanded to view our filming and stating that he should be in it informing us that he would come back with a costume on telling us that he would make it much scarier. Not only was this distracting us and taking valuable time away from our filming but it was also slightly frightening when he got rather close in  members of the groups faces. Unfortunately this was not our only problem when facing the public, another time whilst filming in an alleyway we were approached by men in a car again this was another slightly frightening encounter which took concentration away from our film. However general members of the public simply being around us when filming was a problem regardless of whether or not we interacted with them for instance people walking dogs, going for a run, etc as it meant that they may interrupt our filming simply by being there. Hearing them on camera could also have a negative effect on our film as it could  potentially ruin a scene or they may even walk by the camera hence being seen on camera and ruining that shot. To avoid this problem whenever we could hear people in the distance we would stop filming and wait for them to go by.

The locations chosen for our filming were also generally just places where it was good to be on caution e.g filming in a forest or a dark alleyway for obvious reasons. So to make sure we were careful and prevent anything bad from happening we made sure that we stayed fairly close together and knew exactly where everyone was the entire time. We also made use of the torches on our phones when needed.

Filming around the river meant that there was risk of one of our team members falling in especially for myself portraying Brittany standing on the bridge over the river preparing herself for her suicide. So to avoid this complication I personally had to make sure I was holding on to the side well and was stable with my movement. Generally all of us working around it made sure we didn't stand to close to the river and avoided running around certain edges where we were likely to loose control of our grip on and slip down into the river.

Filming schedule - Miss Georgiou

Here is the filming schedule made by myself and the other members of my group:

Shot	Date & time	Location	Content /action	Shot type & duration	Costume/ hair / make up	Iconography	Personnel	Equipment
1	Sunday 7th Dec	Buckhurst hill	Shows Brittany about to commit suicide	Long shot, zooming in 15 secs	Victim: casual clothes, natural make up	Bricks, bridge	Actors	Digital camera, tripod
2	Friday  28th	Chigwell	Showing victim in home comforts	High angle 5 sec	Victim: PJs, comfort clothes, messy hair, natural make up	TV, blanket	Actors	Digital camera, tripod
3	Friday  28th	Chigwell	Showing dangerous antagonist	Low angle 5 secs	Antagonist: dark hoodie	Bushes, window	Actors	Digital camera, tripod
4	Friday  28th	Chigwell	She sees antagonist	Long shot, shallow focus 5secs	Victim: PJs, comfort clothes, messy hair, natural make up Antagonist: Dark hoodie	TV	Actors	Digital camera, tripod
5	Friday  28th	Chigwell	Running to kitchen for a knife, antagonist disappears	Long shot, hand held 15 secs	Victim: PJs, comfort clothes, messy hair, natural make up Antagonist: Dark hoodie	Knife, kitchen	Actors	Digital camera, tripod
6	Friday 28th	chigwell	Walking home from school	Long shot 5 secs	Victim: School uniform	Trees, path way, school bag	Actors	Digital camera, tripod
7	Friday 28th	Chigwell	We see the presence of the antagonist	Extreme close up 3 secs	Victim: School uniform	Trees, path way, school bag	Actors	Digital camera, tripod
8	Friday 28th	Chigwell	The stalking is emphasised	Long shot shallow focus 5 secs	Victim: School uniform	Trees, path way, school bag	Actors	Digital camera, tripod
9	Sunday7th	Chigwell	Showing her emotions	mid shot, shallow focus, zooming in  5 secs	Victim: School uniform	Street lights, isolated setting	Actors	Digital camera, tripod
10	Sunday 7th	Chigwell	The mysterious runner is coming towards Brittany	Long shot 5 secs	Victim: formal dressing	Running clothes, hand bag	Actors	Digital camera, tripod
11	Sunday 7th	Chigwell	When runner runs past Brittany, a sense of relief	Panning 5 secs	Victim: formal dressing Runner: bright running clothes	Running clothes, hand bag	Actors	Digital camera, tripod
12	Sunday 7th	Chigwell	Shows Brittanys emotions, stalker always plays on her mind	Extreme close up 5 secs	Victim: formal clothing runner: bright running clothes	Running clothes, hand bag	Actors	Digital camera, tripod
13	Sunday 7th Dec	Buckhurst hill	Showing her emotions before death	Mid shot 10 secs	Victim: casual clothes	Bricks, river	Actors	Digital camera, tripod
14	Sunday 7th Dec	Buckhurtst hill	Carol persuades her not to jump	Mid shot/ tracking 10 secs	Carol: neutral knitwear colours victim: casual clothes	Bricks, surprise	Actors	Digital camera, tripod
15	Sunday 7th Dec	Buckhurst hill	Carol and Brittany form a bond	Long shot/ two shot 20 secs	Carol: neutral knitwear colours victim: casual clothes	Bond, bridge	Actors	Digital camera, tripod
16	Sunday 7th Dec	Buckhurst hill	They hug and now Brittany is happy	Mid shot 5 secs	Carol: neutral knitwear colours victim: casual clothes	Bridge, pathway	Actors	Digital camera, tripod
17	Sunday 7th Dec		Steves POV, watching the two girls form a friendship	Hand held 10 secs	Carol: neutral knitwear colours victim: casual clothes	Casual clothes, bricks, hand bags	Actors	Digital camera, tripod
18	Sunday 7th Dec	Buckhurst hill	Brittanys reaction to Carols murder	Close up 5 secs	Carol: neutral knitwear colours victim: casual clothes	Shock, suprise	Actors	Digital camera, tripod
19	Sunday 7th Dec	Buckhurst hill	A different camera angle of Brittanys emotions towards this death	Long shot 10 secs	Carol: neutral knitwear colours victim: casual clothes	Knife	Actors	Digital camera, tripod
20	Sunday 7th Dec	Buckhurst hill	Shows death of carol, then dramatically ends	Zooming in 10 secs	Carol: neutral knitwear colours victim: casual clothes	Knife	Actors	Digital camera, tripod

It is important that we create a filming schedule so that we know what we need to be doing and are able to keep on top of it as well as fitting all of our filming etc around any other tasks we have to get on with outside of the media course. This schedule shall also allow us to become more organised and help us to stick to a set plan which is useful as with the help of a set plan everyone should be of the knowledge of what they are meant to be doing where and when. Without a set filming schedule the filming wouldn't really work out people might not turn up as not everyone would be on the same page as to what we are all suppose to be doing and there would likely to be confusion as to what was meant to be taking place once people had arrived on set. People might turn up without certain things needed such as props, or they simply not bring any at all, they may also turn up without key elements of their costume or they might not even be following their set costume at all. Without having a set schedule for all to follow  the filming of our opening sequence simply wouldn't happen which shows just how important it is.

Having this schedule is so important as it means that everyone is aware of the guidelines they need to be following. Therefore meaning that there a very few excuses or reasons for particular objectives of our opening sequence not being for filled.

With our filming schedule we are able to display to our teachers that we are ready and prepared to begin our filming. Our teachers need to review this as it illustrates that we have everything we need planned out and are thinking seriously and rationally about the production of our film. It shows that we are willing to make time to film and have already set dates for this which reassures them that we shall get all of our filming done by the deadline.