Location
We had to pick a location that would go well with the film and would be easy to change into how we wanted it to look. The basic outline of the room needed to have a table in the middle with no windows in the room and 1 door leading to an outside area. This would be hard to find so we new we had to adapt another location to this.
We chose somewhere where it was easy for the whole group to get too, this location was good as it was close for everyone. This meant we could film pretty much whenever we wanted.
The location we ended up choosing was my friend in the group's house, to be precise his dining room. This had a table in the middle with a door leading outside and a cabinet at the end of the room. This was the best we could find. It had a window but with black out blinds that would look good in black and white, it was also leading into his kitchen so we had to cover the kitchen up with a large sheet. When we had done this it looked very authentic. The cabinet at the back of the room we filled with spirits and Italian pictures, and also hung some pictures on the wall this made the whole room look very authentic.
The picture below is the finished product just before we started filming.
Setting
The setting of the piece is very important, because the whole look of the room makes the difference to the authenticity because if it looks bad this will effect the whole piece. This is what the setting consisted of:
Wooden Cabinet
Door straight to the outdoors (only door)
Low Light
Table, Poker Table on top of it
Converted Dining Room
Smokey Room
Poker Room
1950's Italian/American
Costume
The costume is just as important as setting and props to the genre, characterisation and setting because it will not look authentic if one of the characters is wearing a pair of tracksuit bottoms especially after you've been to the trouble of making the setting and props so authentic. They will have to look like they are corrupt but also Rich and ready for gambling. Below is the things we used for our costume:
Shirts
Ties
Suit Jackets
Cocktail Sticks
Jewellery
Watches
Cigars/Cigarettes
The pictures below show the costumes of the main characters in colour (they change appearance when in black and white)
Props We had to make our opening sequence authentic so we used props that would be around during the time our film was set. Props help set genre, characterisation and setting, this is why we wanted it to be authentic. Props we will use:
Cigars
Money
Poker Table
Spirit Bottles and Glasses
keys
Poker Chips
Briefcase
Cards
Olives and Nuts
Knife
Holy/Italian Pictures
Ashtrays
Money
Poker Table
Spirit Bottles and Glasses
keys
Poker Chips
Briefcase
Cards
Olives and Nuts
Knife
Holy/Italian Pictures
Ashtrays
All the props shown below are some of the props we will use, they all help establish genre, characterisation and setting.
Synopsis
Our opening sequence will consist of 3 older Italian men playing poker with a younger American for money and high value goods such as watches, jewellery and keys. The filming area will be made smokey by 2 of them smoking on cigars and cigarettes; we will also try to make the smoke be seen on the camera as we believe this will add great effect.
The beginning of our opening sequence will begin with one of the men smoking on a cigarette with a religious/Italian picture seen on the wall behind. This will then cut/fade into the 3 older men shuffling the cards ready for a game of poker when a younger man enters with a briefcase of which he opens and pulls out cash notes and cocktail sticks. The 4 men then carry out an intense game of poker of where OUCH Productions as a group can use a range of camera angles and techniques to show this to the audience. At the end of the opening sequence the younger man will be seen to have won and begin to collect his winnings but the largest of the 3 men will prevent him from doing so and another male figure will be seen at the door holding a knife; this is when the film, 'L'asso di Cuori' will begin!
We will try to make sure that when the male figure in the door is seen that the audience will see this from the younger mans perspective. We think this is one shot that can add extra effect to our opening sequence. Also we are going to have the whole of our opening sequence filmed in black and white to portray the time era of the 1950's and partially portray the genre as a few older gangster films are filmed in black and white. Within our opening sequence we will include no dialogue but include some voice over from the younger mans perspective and also a soundtrack that will fit our genre and time period.
Deciding on the film Name
We decided as a group to come up with an Italian/American gangster film, taking inspiration from the classics sch as The Godfather. For our Title name we thought it would suit the style of film to have a Italian name. We brainstormed names in English and translated them to find the one that sounded the best, we came up with "Lasso Di Cuori" which translates to Ace of Hearts. We decided on this name as in the opening sequence the young American character posses the Ace of Hearts in the poker game, this will hopefully keep the audience guessing the importance of this card.
Risk Assessment
There are many risks that need to be taken into account during the filming prosses of our media video. These can be anything that pose a danger towards actors or cameramen.
Glasses and bottles... there is a risk of someone getting cut from a broken glass or bottle, we will keep them away from the edge of the table to make sure they dont't fall off.
The knife... one of the props we are using is a knife, there are obviouse risks using a knife of cutting yourself or someone else accidentally. We will make sure that the knife is only out when we need to use it for the shot, making sure there are no accidents. When I am using the knife in the shot we will make sure I am not near alot of people and we do the shot fast and get it out of the way.
Cigars and cigarettes... the use of cigars can burn people or potentially cause a fire, this means that we will have to ensure that they are only lit when we are shooting and that we have plenty of ash trays and know where the fire extinguisher is and that its in a easily accessible place.
We have a first aid kit and we will know where it is so if there is an accident we can treat it fast and if need be call for help.
The beginning of our opening sequence will begin with one of the men smoking on a cigarette with a religious/Italian picture seen on the wall behind. This will then cut/fade into the 3 older men shuffling the cards ready for a game of poker when a younger man enters with a briefcase of which he opens and pulls out cash notes and cocktail sticks. The 4 men then carry out an intense game of poker of where OUCH Productions as a group can use a range of camera angles and techniques to show this to the audience. At the end of the opening sequence the younger man will be seen to have won and begin to collect his winnings but the largest of the 3 men will prevent him from doing so and another male figure will be seen at the door holding a knife; this is when the film, 'L'asso di Cuori' will begin!
We will try to make sure that when the male figure in the door is seen that the audience will see this from the younger mans perspective. We think this is one shot that can add extra effect to our opening sequence. Also we are going to have the whole of our opening sequence filmed in black and white to portray the time era of the 1950's and partially portray the genre as a few older gangster films are filmed in black and white. Within our opening sequence we will include no dialogue but include some voice over from the younger mans perspective and also a soundtrack that will fit our genre and time period.
Deciding on the film Name
We decided as a group to come up with an Italian/American gangster film, taking inspiration from the classics sch as The Godfather. For our Title name we thought it would suit the style of film to have a Italian name. We brainstormed names in English and translated them to find the one that sounded the best, we came up with "Lasso Di Cuori" which translates to Ace of Hearts. We decided on this name as in the opening sequence the young American character posses the Ace of Hearts in the poker game, this will hopefully keep the audience guessing the importance of this card.
Risk Assessment
There are many risks that need to be taken into account during the filming prosses of our media video. These can be anything that pose a danger towards actors or cameramen.
Glasses and bottles... there is a risk of someone getting cut from a broken glass or bottle, we will keep them away from the edge of the table to make sure they dont't fall off.
The knife... one of the props we are using is a knife, there are obviouse risks using a knife of cutting yourself or someone else accidentally. We will make sure that the knife is only out when we need to use it for the shot, making sure there are no accidents. When I am using the knife in the shot we will make sure I am not near alot of people and we do the shot fast and get it out of the way.
Cigars and cigarettes... the use of cigars can burn people or potentially cause a fire, this means that we will have to ensure that they are only lit when we are shooting and that we have plenty of ash trays and know where the fire extinguisher is and that its in a easily accessible place.
We have a first aid kit and we will know where it is so if there is an accident we can treat it fast and if need be call for help.
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