Casting

· Ryan Thacker - Man
· Reece Price - Criminal 1
· Jamie Barrett - Criminal 2 and 3 - couldn't find another suitable male for the role so will use him for two characters, won't matter because in one scene he will be wearing a mask so the audience won't be confused with what is happening
· Charlotte Tyler - Woman

Mood Board

Possible Locations

Scene 1:
· Inside of garage

Scene 2:
· I contacted Basildon court and was not allowed to film in the courtroom
· Essex police museum in Chelmsford?
· Outside of a court in London?

Scene 3:
· Outside of garage against brick wall

Scene 4:
· Outside Southminster library?
· Outside of court up London?

Scene 5:
· Inside of garage
· In house (doorway)?

For the first scene of my teaser trailer I needed a dark room with low-key lighting and brick work. I thought of a range of different locations for this scene but settled on using my Aunt’s garage, as this fit the description.
For the seconds scene I needed the inside of a courtroom. I contacted some local courts but they said I was unable to film inside the courtrooms. I then contacted the Essex Police Museum; they have a witness box set up so that would be a good thing to set a shot of – they said it would be fine for me to film inside the museum.
For the third scene I was originally going to use an office but couldn’t think of anywhere that would be available to use. I then decided it would be better to use the outside of the garage of the first scene where there is a brick wall. I thought this would be a good idea as it would then be easier to get the aerial shot as there are lots of things higher up where I could gain access to.
For the forth scene I needed the outside of a court, I’m either going to film the outside of the library in Southminster which used to be a police place. Or go up to London and film outside one of the courts.
For the fifth and final scene I needed a dark room with a doorway in it. I decided to film it inside the garage again and then switch and film the doorway inside someone’s house and make them look like they are in the same place.
One of the things that I need to ensure is that the weather is the same throughout the entire film. I need to be aware of the daylight fading to will need to complete certain scenes quickly - the ones that are filmed inside the garage doesn't matter as much as you won't see the daylight.

Possible Props

The props that I need for my teaser trailer are a pair of black gloves which I managed to borrow. I also needed to have two balaclavas I managed to get hold of one easily but had trouble finding where I could get another one from; I ended up buying the other one from Camden market, London. I may need a gavel to make my courtroom scene realistic and I have found one on the Internet for little money which I would be able to buy if necessary - after much consideration I decided that the use of a gavel would not be needed. I also needed a briefcase for the woman to hold – I will see if I can borrow one, buy one or if neither of those is possible just use a normal hand bag. The last prop that I needed was some chains which I borrowed off my dad as he had some in his garage.

Possible Costumes

I found all of the images above on the Internet; this was to give me an idea of what possible costumes I need for my teaser trailer. For my female protagonist, I wanted her to look smart and professional yet stylish. So I decided to go for a monochrome look with a pencil skirt and white blouse – as this would be suitable for her job role. I also wanted minimal make up and a smart up-do with her hair.
The male lead needed to look casual and when he is tied up he needs to look dirty so I may make the white t-shirt look dirty and ripped so that the scene looks more realistic. He will look slightly smarter in the 3rd scene as that is before he is kidnapped. The effect of a white t-shirt is also to symbolise that he is a protagonist in the film.
The criminals in the teaser trailer needed to be dressed all in black symbolising that they are the antagonists. The ones that kidnap the man will be wearing balaclavas so that their identity can be kept a secret from both the man and the audience – and making them look scarier. The one in the room, who takes the woman, won’t have a mask and will be dressed slightly more smartly; this is so that he looks like the leader of the gang. He will also be wearing black gloves when he takes the woman so that the audience are aware that he is a bad guy.
The use of the costumes for the various characters should help to express Propp's character theory to the audience and so that they can have a better understand of what role each of the characters have.

Script

Scene 5:

Man:
"You're gonna do what you're told to do"

Woman:
"What do you want with me?"

Man:
"If you wanna see him again you'll do it"

Criminal:
“We’ve got him”

Photographed Storyboard

Drawn Storyboard

Whilst creating this drawn storyboard I decided to change the order of scene 4. I changed it so that the low level shot of the feet came before the close up of the man with his hand over the woman's mouth - the reason for this was that I thought it made more sense because it shows that the man is following her before he takes her.