Props

Here is a list of all the props we used:

• briefcase - held by victim 
  
• .45 Colt replica - held by Agent  
  
• syringe- held by doctor (from science lab, and yes, we did give it back)
  

ORIGINAL story

Some aspects of this idea was not well thought through, e.g taking out my air rifle in a public train station, and the ideas seem mildly chaotic. time was also as people had part time work, driving lessons, family commitments and social lives so we we adapted the story to suit the time that we had in school, and the areas that we could film in. this is not ideal but I believe that we made the best of it. With this in view the title "compromised" seems rather ironic as we had to make many compromises to get the whole group to agree and to fit into our hectic lives. I have found the original file and it is below.

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Final list of shots/filming locations

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Music

As we decided to make the piece with no dialog the music is very important, and because we did not have full access to Logic 8 and also because our knowledge of the program was limited we made all the music using Garage band loops. This turned out very well as we had full control of the music and we could make it in sink with the film its-self and we could change the tempo / key of the music to fit the scene. this turned out well because it allowed us to produce music that created an atmosphere that draws in the viewers and keeps their attention. The only piece of music that we did not create ourselves was the dream sequence. we got the music from ccmixter.org and then reversed the track so that it played through normally once, then played in reverse creating the dreamlike music.

HD

We decided to film in HD Because we thought that if we filmed in HD then the piece would look better and also it gives the film that film like clearness that the normal SD handheld cameras do not give. We knew that it would take up lots if space, but we decided to overlook that as the film was only about 2mins long which converts into about 2GB.

Filming locations

Our original plan was to shoot the film at James’s house on a Saturday, but due to issues with work and family events we had to scrap ideas of filming at the weekends. At first this seemed like a limitation but we soon discovered that the school and its surroundings gave a far wider range of areas to shoot the film in. the school has old areas such as in the shot where the doctor walks into the red door in the brick alley, which was in fact the girls changing rooms, and we also realised that with some decent editing we could make the places look like they were linked, but in fact they were all in entirely different places. After we looked around school we came up with a list of locations that we were going to film in. and then we decided on the best place for each shot.

 

Character list and costumes

Our character list:
-Agent
-Victim
-Doctor

Agent
We discussed these characters and decided that the agent would be in casual clothing to prevent detection so James wore jeans, hooded top with a black coat and white shoes. Then when he was captured he would be dressed by the ‘clinic’ in white t-shirt and black trousers.
The Weapon used by the agent is a .45 colt replica
This is an American weapon, which is popular
For its accuracy and can even be used for hunting
Game e.g black bear and deer. I thought that this
would be a prime weapon for an assassin.


The Victim

We decided to have the assassin's victim looking more like the cliché shady agent with the black inspector’s coat jeans and army boots. We decided on the briefcase to get the viewer wondering what was inside to warrant a killing.

Doctor
The Doctor we decided to have a white lab coat, but with a black belt and tights and black heels to create an enigma as one can tell that she is not a proper doctor by her dress, but they will associate the white coat with the medical profession so the audience will want to know what she is dong and who she is.