On Location

This location was for the kitchen scene, we used a separate house for this scene as this is all we could get.
doing the sound for this was also pretty straightforward, i got a variety of kitchen sounds whilst i was in there, this can be used in post. 

In this scene there is dialogue so i had to get in very tight to get the dialogue when it was being shot, this meant i had to be very careful when holding the boom pole and mic.

This shoot was also very straightforward  we had to do a few takes but that wasn't a major problem.

On Location

This location is for the bedroom scene, on this shoot we got multiple angles covering most of the bedroom giving us plenty to work with, in terms of sound i just recorded everything i possibly could that would cover the atmosphere for the bedroom, this included doors slamming, even the sound of the bed as she sat on it. 

This shoot was very straight forward as everyone knew what the wanted, everything was done to precision and this shot also only took about an hour. 

 

On Location

 On location we shot at Encliffe park when shooting this is went around the park getting wild track so that we could be edited in post and put in the background as atmosphere. 

This shoot when very smoothly the actors proved to be very good, which made us very confident as we moved forward.

This shoot only took about an hour or so which was good and meant this give us time to do other things, such as plan out the rest of our week so that we could arrange more shoots.

Group Role

My role in the group is sound i have previously done sound, but this is my first time this year. 

I want to make sure i get it right so i have booked out a Marantz so that i can have a play around with sound and get to grips with it a bit more.

In this drama it is important that i am spot on with the sound as sound will play a massive part in the final piece, the reason for this is that the sound will almost take a lead in creating a tension and atmosphere. 

Script

It is key that i know the script so when im recording sound i know the locations and what sounds i will have to get.

FADE IN:

EXT. ENCLIFFE PARK - DAY.

ABBY an unconfident, awkward 19 year old

Abby is sitting on a park bench with her headphones in, reading a book.She is sat cross legged or with her legs up.

DISOLVE TO:

EXT. TOWN - NIGHT.

ALEX a confident, outgoing 21 year old man, brother of Abby and also a parental figure to her, works as a ticket seller for a club.

Alex stands on a street corner offering out leaflets. Two girls walk past him and he starts to try and sell them tickets.

ALEX

Alright, girls! Tickets for tonight.Only 5 pounds for a wrist band.Come on don’t leave me hanging.

The girls begin to talk to him. He puts his arm round one showing them the tickets.

EXT. ENCLIFFE PARK - DAY.

Abby picks up a book. She opens it and there is a message inside – Happy 18^th Abs! Love Mum and Dad – she feels over the writing with her thumb.

INT. ABBY AND ALEX’S HOUSE – THE KITCHEN.NIGHT.

Alex is cooking dinner. He is chopping up carrots and stirring something in a pan. The door shuts and he stops what he is doing and rinses his hands on a tea towel.

Abby comes back from the park. She walks in the door and throws her bag on the floor. Alex turns around and is wearing an apron with a buff man on the front.

ALEX

Ah the hopeless wanderer returns!

Abby looks at it in disgust but doesn’t acknowledgethe greeting she then puts her bag on the table. She then goes over and picks a chopped carrot off the side and eats it. She walks over to the table and sits down on a chair.

ALEX

Dinner’s nearly ready if you wanna set the table. Beef stew - who’s a clever Alex!

ABBY

(under breath)

Greeeaaat.

ALEX

Also, I noticed the state of your room earlier, probably want to tidy that after dinner, you messy urburt!

Abby stands in anger. The chair shoots back behind her. She slams her hands onto the table.

ABBY

You’re not Dad! Stop pretending to be!

Abby storms out of the room, slamming the door behind her. Alex just stands there looking at the door.

ABBY’S BEDROOM

Abby storms into her bedroom. She slams the door behind her and flops on her bed. She lays there for a moment. She then looks at the pictures on her wall of Alex and herself from years ago. Her eyes then move to another picture of the two of them with their parents. She touches the image with the back of her index finger. A tear falls down her cheek.

THE KITCHEN

ALEX

Sooooo are you feeling better today?

Abby doesn’t respond. She just sits and plays with her cereal in the bowl. She doesn’t look up. Neither of them speak. The television is playing in the background. Alex looks over at Abby.

ALEX

Time of the month?

Abby gets straight up, knocking the table as she does so. She grabs her bag and flings it over her shoulder. It hits a glass of water on the table spilling it everywhere.

ALEX

(apologetically)

Ahh, Ab come on, I was only joking!

Alex’s movement follows her round the room as she leaves.

 ALEX

Fuck sake.

Alex hits the table and runs his hand through his hair in frustration. He then sits with his hands clasped over his mouth until he sees a photo of Abby and himself,covered in the spilt water. He lifts it off the table and dries it with the edge of his t-shirt. Staring at it for a moment he then has an epiphany.

ABBY’S ROOM

Alex runs in and pulls a box from under Abby’s bed and hurriedly looks through it until he finds some glue. He grabs some scissors off her side and leaves the room in a rush.

FRONT ROOM

Alex pulls a photo album from a cupboard and starts quickly flicking through it. He is cutting and sticking paper very quickly and placing them strategically on a large piece of white paper.

Once finished, he lifts what he has done and takes a good look at it.

INT. ABBY AND ALEX’S HOUSE – HALLWAY.NIGHT.

Abby walks through front door and throws her bag on the floor of the hall. Alex doesn’t say his usual ‘hello’. He just carries on preparing dinner in his apron. Abby stands by the door for a second,confused with the lack of communication from Alex, then carries on upstairs to her room.

ABBY’S BEDROOM

Walking into her bedroom, Abby goes to her mirror and puts her hair up – she is visibly tired emotional. She notices a something on her bed from the reflection in her mirror. Turning around she walks over to it. It is a big canvas of loads of pictures of them as children together and happy, there are also pictures of them together with their parents when they were alive. Focusing at the bottom of the page, there is a blown up image of the two of them when they were younger on the bench at the park.

KITCHEN

Alex is plating up the food in his apron. He hears a sound of Abby coming through the door; he turns round to see her. There is a short pause where they both stand there. Alex shows a faint smile and a shrug, and Abby finally shows her emotion, she runs into his arms. They stand in an embrace. 

Apricot

Apricots a short a film, it is beautifully shot and the storyline is very good. I think that our short drama could take inspiration from this as it is a love story but it is done with a lot of class.

This short film is also acted really well and is not cheesy at all, i personally think this is a great short film and we can take a lot from it and see this as something to aim to.

Drive

Drive is a film featuring Ryan Gosling, this film is
is very much sound lead, this is a very good way
to show feelings and actions without actually
saying anything.

I believe that this is something that can be replicated
in our short drama, i think this is a good idea as it means that the actors don't have a lot to say which means that our piece can be driven by emotion and not what the characters actually say.