Location Plan

Things that can go wrong:

Unavailability of Locations- The pub which we will be using for the majority of the shots, The New Inn in Buckingham, has set opening times. We had to ensure that the times we wanted to use the bar did not conflict with the owners business plans. As the landlord was my father it was easy for us to get an estimate of what times we could use the bar to avoid this issue.

Continuity- Continuity was the biggest issue for us. We had to do several days of filming in different locations. On the first day it was heavily raining but on the days shot inside the bar it was not, we had to position the camera very carefully t ensure that it was not obvious to the audience that the weather has suddenly changed.

Access to Public Locations- The few shots in the underpass will be shot in a public area. People will be walking past us on a regular basis and we will not be guaranteed privacy at all times. We will have to be patient and take photos of the scenes so we can make sure everything looks the same in each shot.

Safety Hazards:

Stairs- There is a shot in which Oli Harbord has to push myself up a very small flight of stairs. The stairs have sharp edges and are part of a solid wooden floor, so if I am pushed to hard and fall I may sustain a serious injury. To avoid this issue we will practice the movement before hand and opt to make little contact in the shot to avoid any injuries.

Action shots- There are two shots where I have to make sudden movements as if I am hurt. The second is a shot of me being thrown onto a table by Theo Daniels. It must look realistic but be safe for myself. We will have to again act out the impact so it is not as heavy as it would be in reality.

 ----The Location----

 The Underpass:

The first few shots of the film opening are a series of long shots of Josh Graham from various angles of an underpass in Milton Keynes. The pictures shown are of the angels we will cut together for the film.  The top three rows will be panned shots and the final shot will have the camera slowly coming towards Josh. This will then cut to a close-up of Josh’s profile.

The New Inn pub:

 This is the show downwards of the entire bar, for the shot of Oli, Theo and myself bursting in. The camera will be placed a few inches to the left of where this picture has been taken. After the match-on-action explained in the picture below, the camera will change to the opposite end of the bar in this picture of the three of us struggling down the bar.

 After the shot of the three of us coming in, we will have a match-on-action of us coming through the door. For that shot the camera will be placed where the door with the poster on it is. This is also the bar where Jamie Vaill, the person who played our barman, will do his shots.

The seats and table set up here is used for the birds-eye view shot of the poker game. There is another shot of Oli, Theo and myself struggling in this area but the camera is facing to the left. On the far side of the this picture we can see part of the stairs that I mentioned in the possible safety hazards section. As you can see the floor is solid wood and the stairs have a metal lining on them so we will have to take precautions to ensure none of the actors injure themselves.

The scene then changes focus to this room, which is up from the stairs in the previous picture. The first shot will have Oli hold me in place by the grey stone fireplace on the left of the picture for when Theo goes to hit me. The table on the right of the shot is where Oli will throw me.

Finally Josh will come up the stairs in the background of the picture for the climax of the opening. The first shot will be up the stairs before having a match-on-action of Josh’s face.