PLAN FOR SHOOT packing scene

Casting

Hannah 

Leigh

Cathy - the partner of the tennis player

He is needed from:

2:00-3:00 

4:00-7:00

Location

Harriet’s house

Date:

17/11/18 - this happened, but after there were issues with it so we changed the cast and reshot

01/12/18 - there was unexpected snow and the roads were too icy to drive on safely

13/01/19

Time:

2:00-3:00

4:00-7:00

Equipment

• Sony A58
• Tripod
• Dolly
• SD card

Props

• Tennis equipment lying about the room
• Photos of the couple together, and of the tennis team (in frames)
• Feminine beauty products (makeup, perfume, hairbrush) to put on wardrobe
• Women’s clothes and men’s clothes (to hang in wardrobe, clear line down the middle)
• Large suitcase
• Keys
• Car
• Toilet bag

Costumes

Cathy:

• Smart business clothes (black blazer and blue or white shirt, trousers or skirt depends on what actress already owns)
• Laced shoes
• modest makeup (lip gloss)
• Jewellery (ring, earrings)
• Watch 

Shot List

• Close-up suitcase being slammed onto bed
• ECU zips being open-end and closed
• Shots of the suitcase being opened and closed
• CU of hands opening wardrobe door
• CU of Cathy’s face (camera inside wardrobe)
• MS or clothes being taken out - pan putting them in the suitcase
• OTS of clothes being put in suitcase
• MCU of Cathy picking up photos and wiping away a tear
• CU of tear being wiped away
• CU of hand picking up and putting dow photo
• CU of putting items on dresser into toilet bag
• Master shot of items being put into suitcase
• ECU of shoes being tied
• ECU of keys locking door
• ECU of keys being put in post box
• CU of car door slamming
• Shots form inside the car of Cathy getting in
• ECU of car keys being put in

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PLAN FOR SHOOT jogging and car crash

(SAM'S WORK)
Casting
Samuel Lau
Driver of the car
He is needed from 15:15 - 16:45

Tanay Saigal
Professional Tennis player/protagonist, Jogger who gets hit by the car
He is needed from 15:15 - 16:45

Location
Setting: Forest in Cents
Date: 
17/11/18 First sample scene (lack of verisimilitude, lack of shot variety)
03/01/19 Poor image quality, mistake in set dressing and lack of shot variety
15/01/19 Tanay unable to come
23/01/19 ''
03/02/19 ''
05/02/19 Sam fell ill and we couldn't find a new cast member who could drive in time
Time: 15:15 - 16:45

Equipment

• Sony A58 x2
• GoPro
• accessories for the GoPro
• tripod
• dolly

Props

• Car
• Water Bottle
• Smartphone
• Headphones (white, apple)
• set dressing for car
• fast food wrappers (subway)
• bank statement/bill
• bar wrappers
• coat in back seat

Costume

Tanay:

• Jumper, warm, practical
• jogging trousers
• headphones
• trainers
• white socks

Driver:

• business clothes, smart
• pin striped blue shirt
• black blazer
• blue tie
• ID card
• pen in pocket
• coffee cup in hand (Starbucks to go)
• briefcase 
• papers in hand
• plastic wallets/folders (plain colours - blue/black/red)
• car keys
• work shoes (black leather)
• black socks
• belt (black, simple, business)
• phone with contact set to "office"

Dialogue

Driver says mild cuss as the coffee drops ("crap")

Shots

• LS, tracking shot of Tanay jogging with hood up
• shot of Tanay stopping to breathe and removing hood (he has headphones in)
• OTS shot of Tanay taking out smartphone to change song
• CU of his feet running (and hitting ground so we can do an almost match cut with the suitcase)
• try an get a match cut of him drinking water
• Wiping sweat (same as training scene)
• MLS of driver walking towards car (holding coffee to go, briefcase, folder, phone) in font of coffee place or business offices
• MCU of coffee falling
• CU HA of coffee hitting the ground and splashing 
• MCU of driver getting in car
• ECU turning the car on 
• a shot from inside the car
• clumsily throwing things onto car seat
• Over the shoulder shot of driver looking for water bottle
• Shot from outside the car (Passenger seat, camera out the window) of Tanay crossing the street
• CU of Tanay's face when he sees the car approaching
• Shot of phone screen lighting up in car with "office" as contact name
• MCU from inside the car of driver fumbling for phone, Tanay is seen running up ahead through the windshield

PLAN FOR SHOOT tennis training scene

Casting
Tanay Saigal
The protagonist/tennis player
He is needed from:
2:00-3:00 
6:00-7:00

Samuel Lau
The coach
He is needed from:
2:00-3:00 
6:00-7:00


Location
CK Sportcenter Kockloscheuer - a tennis club
rented tennis court online for 1 hour
cost €25
Date:
17/11/18 - this was used for the sample scene but there were lot of issues so we had to re-shoot (see review here)
01/12/18 - there was unexpected snow and the roads were too icy to drive on safely
13/01/19
Time:
2:00-3:00
6:00-7:00

Equipment

• Sony A58
• Tripod
• Dolly
• SD card

Props

• trophy
• water bottle 
• tennis rackets (2-3)
• tennis balls - we forgot these on the third shoot and had to drive back to Tanay's house, we lost 10 minutes of the time we booked the court for but it wouldn't have worked without them
• towel (to wipe sweat)
• Tennis bag
• cigarettes
• folder and pen

Costumes

Coach:

• Adidas trousers and jacket
• trainers (cannot see the socks underneath trousers)
• whistle
• flat cap
• folder and pen

Tanay:

• Polo shirt
• tennis shorts
• trainers and white socks

Shot List

• Tracking shots of Tanay playing tennis
• Panning shots of Tanay playing tennis
• Worms eye shots of Tanay playing tennis
• Tracking shots of Tanay warming up (lunges, pushups etc.)
• CU of tying shoe laces
• CU of hand tightening on tennis racket
• OTS HA  of Tanay preparing to hit the ball
• Varying focus shots (push) of hands tightening on racket
• MCU of coach looking at Tanay (disappointed)
• 2 Shots of coach telling Tanay to train harder
• Shot reverse shot sequence of coach and Tanay's dialogue (mostly MCUs)
• CU of Tanay wiping away sweat
• CU HA of coach tapping pen on log sheet
• ELS of coach standing outside centre 
• CU of coach getting out cigarettes
• CU of lighting cigarettes
• MCU of coach smoking 
• CU HA of coach snubbing out cigarette with foot
• see other interesting shots we can get with the lighting

Screenplay

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