Wanted Poster - Prop

Antagonist Costume

The costume below follows the description of the previous plan of the Antagonists outfit, however a few minor changes were made. Instead of wearing a hat, a hood is worn over the Antagonist's head in order to create the stereotypical 'gangster' look. In addition to this, we decided that wearing gloves wasn't necessary, as the characters hand gestures and positioning would allow the audience to read his emotions better, as they weren't able to see his face. For example if clenched his fists that would mean that he was tense, which would create tension for the viewers.

Plain Black Trousers 

The black trousers were worn to blend in with the rest of the outfit, as it consisted of black attire. This added to the mysterious look, and allowed the Antagonist to camouflage himself into the cool background of the Opening Sequence. We also wanted to ensure that it was believable that the Protagonist didn’t see the Antagonist whilst travelling to see C.I Warnett, therefore we decided that his attire best suited a darker colour.

Patterned Black Hoodie

The idea behind wearing a patterned black hoodie instead of a plain black one allowed the character to be distinguished from any other people wearing a black tracksuit whilst we were filming, as it is a colour that is commonly worn. In addition to this, it adds to the suspicion of the narrative, as the intentions of the character remain unknown throughout the Opening Sequence. The image of the skeleton was also intended to increase the scarcity factor, as this particular figure is known to appear when a person’s life is about to be taken.

Black Leather Shoes

The decision to wear these leather black shoes was a last minute choice, as previously trainers were intended to be worn. The fact that these shoes were worn with a tracksuit suggests that the character doesn’t own a pair of trainers, possibly because they cannot afford them. In addition to this, the narrative demonstrates that the Antagonist was wanted for a previous crime, suggesting that as a result of this they find it hard to receive and maintain a job. As a consequence they have little money to spend on luxury items such as trainers.

Protagonist costume

Originally we wanted our Protagonist to have a particularly sophisticated look, which would demonstrate his position of authority. This was created by wearing formal attire, in which we chose a grey suit and tie with a classic pair of black leather shoes. When it came to filming we decided to maintain this look and proceed with the filming, as it would demonstrate the fact that he was on his way to, or coming back from work - without giving away too much about his intentions.

Grey Blazer

Previously the choice of the suit colour was out of black and blue, however due to the fact that the Antagonist was wearing black, we agreed that the Protagonist should wear a lighter colour to demonstrate that they are a Protagonist in helping the story proceed. In addition to this, the grey appeared a lot more sophisticated when worn, therefore we decided that it would be best to go with this colour. 

Grey Trousers

The grey trousers work in conjunction with the grey blazer, as the suit was intended to be matching. Again, the grey colour looked a lot more sophisticated than black, which is why we decided to portray our character with this look. A member of our group also suggested that the Protagonist could wear formal grey shorts with this look, due to the fact that the sun was out and shorts are also very smart too. However our character was intend to remain unidentified throughout the Opening Sequence, therefore this suggestion was dismissed.

     Grey tie

Similarly to the rest of the suit, the tie is black and grey. We decided that the Protagonist should wear these two colours, as it connotes his professionalism and it also adds to the suspicion of the Opening Sequence due to the colour black.

Black shoes

Although the Protagonist's shoes were in the shot of the camera on several occasions, they were rarely visible due to the length of the camera shot (mid-shot, long-shot). As a result we decided that the character should be portrayed in either black, or grey shoes.

When it came to filming, we decided that it might have been an idea to portray this character in black shoes, as black is a dark and mysterious colour, and would add to the suspicion of his ways. 

Antagonist Costume (plan)

Chief Inspectors Costume (plan)

Costume Idea 

                                   

Protagonist Costume (plan)

Opening Sequence - Filming Locations

West Wickham Train Station

Sandpits Road (Woods Scene)

                             

 Entrance to Shirley High School

Potential Filming Locations

Train station

The woods location

Reception/Office

Main Task - Camera Shot List

 

Main Task Story Proposal

Premise: Determined to receive answers for all that was lost, can the PROTAGONIST provide her with what she has been longing for? 

Narrative: During her youth, C.I WARNETT’S father, who was also a Chief Inspector, was murdered by the ANTAGONIST. The ANTAGONIST was never brought to justice, leaving family and friends of the victim deeply saddened and angry. Now that she is in a position of authority, she believes that it is now time to track down her father’s murder to receive the answers she and many others have wanted to acquire for many years of their life. 

Theme: How is the she supposed to move on without knowing why?

Format: The Opening Sequence to a 90 minute film.

Tone: The Opening Sequence is set in the daytime where the PROTAGONIST is travelling to make a visit to his boss, whilst being followed by the ANTAGONIST. The ANTAGONIST appears to know something that the PROTAGONIST doesn’t.

Character(s): A depressed Chief Inspector, 40, who finally builds up the confidence to track down her father’s murderer, in order to receive the answers she has been longing for.

The Protagonist, who is a young man that has no real story demonstrated regarding his life throughout the narrative, other than of course his job. His main focus is to follow the orders in which he was given in order to fulfil his duty.

The Antagonist, a very mysterious characters, who's intentions remain unknown throughout the Opening Sequence of the narrative. 

Script for our Main Task

INT. OFFICE. DAY

The Protagonist is walking into the office to present his boss with a document.

After presenting C.I. Warnett with a poster:

C.I. WARNETT:

Well, you know what to do.

How we decided on our Filming Locations

Deciding on where to film wasn't something we agreed on right away, as for a long time we were still trying to piece together the perfect ideas to use in our Opening Sequence. However, once we had done this, we believed that the our antagonist should travel to get to his Chief, C.I. Warnett, and deliver the document. As a result we believed that a train station would be interesting to capture, as it would emphasise the lengths our antagonist was willing to go to track down the man on the document. Filming at West Wickham Train Station was ideal for us, as it wasn't as busy as some of the closer stations such as East Croydon, therefore this made our filming sessions run a lot smoother. 

The second location we filmed in was a woods, as in films they typically connote danger, which was what our protagonist was potentially under when he was being followed. Therefore it added a threat, even though the antagonist hadn't actually harmed the protagonist.

Our third and final filming locations were at Shirley High School, where we filmed the outside entrance of the school, the doors before the main entrance within the School, and an office within the school. We believed that this would represent a professional environment for our antagonist to meet with his professor, who was clearly demonstrated to be of importance.

Opening Sequence - Characters Names

We were finding it very difficult to decide upon names for our characters, as we had not yet put together any of our Opening Sequence; therefore we decided that coming to a decision would be best left to our forth group member, Tenisha. In order to make her decision easier, we wrote a few names down ourselves in which we believed suited our characters description in some way, shape or form, and handed the list over for the ultimate decision to be made. 

Shortly after we each had our names, or did we? 

Tenisha decided that it would be best that Robert (our Protagonist) and Rowland (our Antagonist) shouldn't actually have a name throughout our Opening Sequence. Her argument revolved around leaving an enigma code, and causing our audience to question who these mystery characters were. On deciding the name for my character, Tenisha narrowed the three names down into one, selecting C.I. Warnett. Her argument for the decision on this name, was due to the fact that it was professional and original. 
Although the characters will not have names throughout the Opening Sequence, we have left the option open for further discussion on whether the characters should have names further along in the narrative. However for now as we are only doing the Opening of a film for our Main Task, we are happy to declare that these are our final decisions. 

Main Task - Storyboard