Preparing Film Elements

   Aside from our storyboard, this week our team is officially beginning to plan our film. For example, we are now considering exactly what elements will be going into our film including who our actors will be, what film equipment we will need, and what props we may need among other elements. Ultimately, this week we finally have a complete list of what we will require to make this film successful and to convey the mood/theme.

• Actors: Our actors will all be from within our group, including Erin, Josh, and myself. Erin and myself will be playing the murderous criminals, while Josh will play the victim as the innocent runner.
• Costumes: To convey Erin and I's villainous nature, the two of us will simply be wearing dark clothes and masks to create confusion and fear of our identity. Meanwhile, to develop Josh's innocence, he will be wearing plain running clothes.
• Props: The only props we will require will be two cars (we will use Erin's car as well as mine). One car will be following Josh, while the other car will simply turn on its headlights to spook Josh in the beginning of the film and create suspense/foreshadowing. Also, we will require a baseball bat as, in one of the last scenes of the film opening, Erin will swing a bat at Josh to knock him out.
• Locations: Since we will be using a moving car and Josh will be on a run, we will be filming on a dimly lit street on Marco Island as it will likely be quiet and not too busy.
• Dates/times: The film has no specific time period so any weekend coming up will work, and we will be filming in the evening where there is just barely light left in the sky. This darkness with a hint of light will create suspense and fear as the darkness holds feelings of "unknown".
• Scripts: Our film will be not have speaking so as to create suspense, thus the only type of scripting we will need will be directions for the actors as to where they must move and what actions they will need to take. We will be playing music, however, which we will edit to change the intensity and volume to match the mood.
• Film equipment: We will use Maddie's camera, a tripod to stabilize the camera and make smooth scenes, and lighting to clearly show the scenes amid the darkness outside.