Female Casting Considerations

I am looking for somebody who is able to attend all of the filming dates and be able to travel through to Bridlington for every session. I am looking for someone who comes across as a friendly person, innocent looking and smiley. I would like them to have acting experience due to the nature of the role and the fact that they would have to be intimate with my male character. It would be preferable if they knew each other. I would need someone around the age of 15-25.

Each of my considered females fit the age range and also visually fit the recquirements of the role.

LUCY WRIGHT

I used Lucy because she lives in Bridlington and was available at weekends to film. She was also very enthusiastic and eager to help. She has acting experience and also knows Jasper very well, therefore she would be able to act intimately with him and make it look realistic.

 

BETH CHRISTLOW

I used Beth because she lives in Bridlington and was available at weekends to film. She was also very enthusiastic and eager to help. She has acting experience and also knows Jasper very well, therefore she would be able to act intimately with him and make it look realistic.

HOLLIE ANDREWS

I was unable to use Hollie due to her limited availability and the fact that she couldn't travel through to Bridlington for the filming process. She also had a lack of acting experience and didn't know any of the males i was considering well.

Male Casting Considerations

I am looking for somebody who is able to attend all of the filming dates and be able to travel through to Bridlington for every session. I am looking for someone who has a sinister face [sharp cheekbones for example] and has had acting experience making him able to engage with the role. Because it is important for me to make it clear to the audience that he is a cannibal, acting experience would be vital.  I would need someone aged between 17 and 28.

All of my considered males fit the age criteria.

JASPER HILL

I used Jasper because he lives in Bridlington and was available at weekends to film. He was also very enthusiastic and eager to help. He has acting experience and also knows Beth and Lucy very well, therefore he would be able to act intimately with them and make it look realistic. Not only this, but visually he was perfect for the role because he was able to act sinister on demand.

ROBERT GIBBS

I was unable to use Rob due to his limited availability and the fact that he couldn't travel through to Bridlington for the filming process. He also had a lack of acting experience and didn't know any of the females i was considering well.

RILEY WONG

I was unable to use Riley due to his limited availability and the fact that he couldn't travel through to Bridlington for the filming process. He also had a lack of acting experience and didn't know any of the females i was considering well. He also looked too friendly for the part of a cannibal.

Audience Feedback Questionnaire

I have composed a few questions in a questionnaire for some of my audience to complete.

Did you understand the narrative of the film?

Did you expect the male protagonist to eat the first female character?

How did you feel when you found out the male protagonist was a cannibal?

What emotions did you feel towards the female characters?

What emotions did you feel towards the male character?

How did the second piece of music make you feel?

Were there any indications, in the first part of the film, to suggest that something wasn’t right?

What aspects did you like and dislike about the way the film was created?

How do you think the film could be improved?   


I filmed two spectators response to the questionnaire.

Robert Gibbs

Mathew Nolan

Poster for my Film

I have used this shot because it is alluring and would entice an audience to watch the film because of the juxtaposition between two facial expressions. Audiences would ponder as to why she was happy and he looked sinister. Also the desaturation and increased shadows adds to the sinister feeling about the poster. I used red text to juxtapose the optimistic language used in the title and it screams danger.

The poster suggests that the film contains conventions of a horror film. This is what i intended because it advises that the idea of the film will not suit people that do not like strong themes. I would like to keep the storyline of the film a secret so that the realisation that he is eating her is mor effective.

This poster resembles more of an Arthouse film which was my aim, and focuses the attention on my niche marketing audeince rather than aiming to appeal to a large Blockbuster audience.

A Lover's Picnic Final Cut

Production Update

I have finished filmig all of my footage and am currently on way way to compelteing the final edit.

Shooting Script

SHOOTING SCRIPT

Key

LS: Long Shot

MS: Medium Shot

PL: Pan Left

PR: Pan Right

CU: Close up

DA: Dutch Angle

TU: Tilt Up

TD: Tilt Down

ECU: Extreme Close Up

ELS: Extreme Long Shot

LA: Low Angle

HA: High Angle

MCU: Medium Close Up

OA: Opposite Angle

MLS: Medium Long Shot

ZI: Zoom In

ZO: Zoom Out

B+W: Black and White

OTSS: Over The Shoulder Shot
 

Band Stand - Scene One

SHOT ONE: LS, Mary runs to the band stand to greet James

SHOT TWO: MS, PL, Mary enters the band stand and hugs James

SHOT THREE: MCU, LA, DA, Continuity, Mary Hugs James

Pathway - Scene Two

SHOT FOUR: MS, Mary and James walk hand in hand away from the camera

SHOT FIVE: MS, Mary and James walk hand in hand towards the camera

Gardens - Scene Three

SHOT SIX: HA, James looks down on Mary

SHOT SEVEN: LA, DA, Mary kisses James

SHOT EIGHT: MCU, Mary kisses James

SHOT NINE: DA, MCU, OA, James puts his arm around Mary

House, Exterior - Scene Four

SHOT TEN: LS, James and Mary walk into the House

House, Interior - Scene Five

SHOT ELEVEN: PL, MS, Mary is sat at the table, pans towards James

SHOT TWELVE: OA, MS, PR, James is sat at the table, Mary is gone

SHOT THIRTEEN: MCU, LA, James Sighs and strokes Mary’s face in a photograph

Beach - Scene Six

SHOT FOURTEEN: MLS, LA, Mary and James are running down the steps, laughing

SHOT FIFTEEN: MS, Mary and James sit on the wall, facing out to sea

SHOT SIXTEEN: CU, DA, James pulls a necklace from his pocket

SHOT SEVENTEEN: MCU, James puts the necklace on Mary

SHOT EIGHTEEN: MCU, Mary holds the necklace in her hands, PL out to sea.

Graphic Match

House Interior - Scene Seven

SHOT NINETEEN: PL, MS, James is sat alone again

SHOT TWENTY: CU, waiter brings out a silver platter

SHOT TWENTY ONE: CU, PL over the meat, the necklace is draped over it

Beach - Scene Eight

SHOT TWENTY TWO: MCU, Mary is smiling wearing the necklace

House Interior - Scene Nine

SHOT TWENTY THREE: LA, DA, MCU, B+W, James puts a napkin round his neck and does a sinister laugh

SHOT TWENTY FOUR: ECU, James’ mouth chewing, meat spilling out

Beach - Scene Ten

SHOT TWENTY FIVE: Mary is smiling, wearing the necklace, it glistens

House Interior - Scene Eleven

SHOT TWENTY SIX: ECU James’ mouth chewing again.

SHOT TWENTY SEVEN: CU, DA, A tear slides down James’ face

SHOT TWENTY EIGHT: HA, MCU, James is looking in a mirror and he strokes his own reflection.

Beach - Scene Twelve

SHOT TWENTY NINE: CU of Mary as she is smiling

House Interior - Scene Thirteen

SHOT THIRTY: LA, MS, James is pouring blood on a plate of bones

SHOT THIRTY ONE: CU, LA, James is pouring blood on a plate of bones

SHOT THIRTY TWO: OTSS, James picks up a bone from the plate

SHOT THIRTY THREE: MS, James is licking the bone

SHOT THIRTY FOUR: HA, CU, James begins to chew the bone

SHOT THIRTY FIVE: CU, A shot of a dead creature or a dead rose.

The Gardens - Scene Fourteen

SHOT THIRTY SIX: LS, James is with another girl, Belle

SHOT THIRTY SEVEN: CU, Belle kisses James

SHOT THIRTY EIGHT: HA, MS, James smiles and puts his hand around Belles neck sadistically, she smiles.

SHOT THIRTY NINE: CU, DA, James pulls out the necklace and puts it on Belle

SHOT FOURTY: CU, Belle is wearing the necklace and smiling

SHOT FOURTY ONE: James smiles sadistically.

New Ideas

After close analysis of my rough edit, i wondered if the idea that he eats her was clear. I decided that i need some more shots of James looking sinister whilst she isn't looking. I also want to include some shots of him doing weird actions around her [for example smelling her hair] to confirm that he is a psychopath. I am going to include some shot that glide over Mary's anatomy. I want to focus on her shoulder's and her neck as though it is through Jame's eyes and film it to the point of fetishism.

First Draft of A Lover's Picnic

First Draft

Rushes

Rushes One: Unused Shot

The footage didn't look natural enough, because the actors were laughing, so i refilmed the same shot.

 

Rushes One: Used Shot

This footage was better because the actors were more relaxed and it didn't look as forced. However i have chopped the footage down so that you cannot see the laughing at the end.

 

Rushes Two: Unused Shot

 

Rushes Two: Used Shot

 

 

 

Rushes Three: Used Shot

Shooting Schedule

Shoot One -  11th November 2012

Shooting of Shots One-Nine 2-3pm

On the 11th Novemeber i needed the actors who played James Malum and Mary.

We went to Sewerby park so that I could film the Pathway and the Band Stand.

Costumes I needed:
Red Dress
Smart Jumper
Blue Jeans
Scarf

Props I needed:
None

Equipment I needed:
Camera
Tripod


Shoot Two - 1st December 2012

Shooting of Shots 11-13, 19-21,23-24, 26-28,30-35 12pm - 2:30pm

On the 1st December i needed the actor who played James.

I filmed this in my grandma's home.

Costumes I needed:
White Shirt
Black Trousers

Props I needed:
The Meat
The Necklace
"Blood"
Bones
Candles
Plate
Knife and Fork

Equipment I needed:
Camera
Tripod
Shoot Three - 9th December 2012

Shooting of Shots 14-18, 22, 25, 29 2-3:30pm

On the 9th December i needed the actors who played James and Mary

I filmed this on the beach in Sewerby.

Costumes I needed:
Tweed Coat
Black Shirt
Brown Coat
Red Scarf
A Shirt

Props I needed:
The Necklace

Equipment I needed:
Camera
Tripod

Shoot Four - 12th January 2013

Shooting of Shots 10, 36-41

On the 12th January i needed the actors who played James, Mary and Belle. 2-3pm

I filmed this on the cliffs in Sewerby and in my Grandma's house.

Costumes I needed:
Red Jumper male and female
Brown Coat
Flowery Scarf
Smart Coat
Black Jeans

Props I needed:
The Necklace

Equipment I needed:
Camera
Tripod

Feminist Film Theory

Feminist Film Theory

Applying Feminist Film Theory to my film in the planning stages, opened a lot of opportunities for me to include in my filming. I made the female characters an object of desire for my protagonist and for the males in my audience. I was able to do this by using extreme close ups of the female anatomy, and dressing Mary in red, which not only suggests danger but desire. Lust doesn’t just mean in a sexual nature it is like a sexual need, James’ wants to eat his lovers, and by doing so also consumes them emotionally.

In Feminist film Theory, the woman is seen as a helpless creature and the man always holds sovereign power, this applies to my film and men can associate with the main character James because as well as objectifying the women they mirror themselves into James and see themselves as a powerful , dominant figure. This also allows the audience to feel like the male protagonist.

Costume

James Malum

Band Stand & Walkway
James is wearing a maroon jumper and scarf to suggest that he is a wealthy man. To begin with, it appears as though James is a regular man.

James' Home

James is wearing a white shirt, white usually suggests innocence but i used white because i wanted to subvert audience expectations. This also gives the impression that he is a smart, respectable man.

The Beach

James is wearing a tweed jacket to support the idea that he is a wealthy, respectable man. The dark shirt underneath was used to represent that he has a dark interior shrouded by the image of his wealth.

Interior

James is wearing a dark red jumper to suggest that his true intentions towards Mary are becoming clearer. It suggests that he is a dangerous character.

The Cliffs

James is wearing a smart coat to suggest that he is a wealthy man and to make a good impression towards Belle.

Mary

Band Stand & Walkway

Mary is wearing a red dress to suggest that she is in danger. The red is symbolic of her blood that will be spilt later in the film.

The Beach

Mary is wearing a white shirt to represent her innocence and a red scarf to symbolise that she is in danger. The brown coat is to suggest that she has dressed smartly to impress the wealthy James.

Interior

I wanted to suggest that Mary wasn't wearing any clothes here, that all she was wearing was the neckalce. This was to suggest that there was an element of lust in the relationship and that James wasn't what he appeared to be.

Belle

The Cliffs

Belle is wearing a red jumper to suggest that she is in danger and that she is James' next victim.

Music Ideas

Claude Debussy

Claire De Lune

I wanted to use this piece of music because the piano is very delicate and sounds romantic. It is also assosiated with many Romantic films. I didn't use it because i wanted something more up-tempo to match the cinematography in my film.

Muriel Anderson

El Noi de la Mare

I wanted to use this piece of music because it sounds very romantic and peaceful, therefore subverting audience expectations. However, i didn't like the sound of the guitar, i wanted to use a piano. I also wanted something a bit mor eup-tempo.

Yann Tiersen

Comptine d'Un Autre Été
From the film Amelie [Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001]

I decided to use this piece of music for my final cut because as well as being romantic there seems to be an underlying tone of despair. As well as this, the tempo is very upbeat and fits with the style of my editing.

Bj Thomas

Raindrops keep fallin' on my head

Music from the film 'Atonement'

Robbie's Note

Penderecki

The Dream of Jacob

 

 

 

 

Animatic

Camera Setups

Health and Safety

RISK ASSESMENT

 

 

Risk	Damage	How to Avoid
Large Logs	Could fall over them	Be cautious
Wet Leaves	Could slip and injure the participant	Don’t rush, be cautious
Not wearing enough clothes	Could cause an illness as we are filming in late Autumn/Winter	Wear more clothes
The cliffs	You could fall off and be seriously injured	Be cautious and don’t venture too close to the edge



Screenplay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A LOVER’S PICNIC

By

Georgia Corrigan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXT. THE GARDENS – DAY

James, a wealthy, seemingly ageless man, and Mary, a young and beautiful woman, are frolicking in the Gardens of James’ stately home. They appear to be madly in love and content with each other as they laugh and joke around.

EXT. JAMES’ MANSION – DAY TURNS DUSK

James and Mary are sat at a table outside of his stately home. They are smiling and look happy, but as the camera swoops around them, the tone changes and Mary is gone. James appears to look sad. It seems as though James is reminiscing about the time’s he has had with Mary.

EXT. THE GARDENS – DAY

James and Mary are together again in the gardens and the montage continues as they laugh and kiss. James pulls a necklace from his pocket and puts it around her neck. She smiles, happily.

EXT. JAME’S MANSION – DUSK

James is alone at the table again, and he rings the bell to call for his staff. There is also a long shot of James’ land and we see the beauties of nature that flourish there.

EXT. THE BEACH – SUNSET

James and Mary are walking hand in hand down the beach and into the sunset. Mary kisses James and he holds her face, lovingly.

EXT. JAMES’ MANSION – DUSK

James kitchen staff brings out a shiny silver platter and places it in front of him. The lid is removed and the beautiful meat is revealed. We see the necklace draped over the meat.

EXT. THE BEACH – SUNSET

Mary is smiling as the necklace glistens around her neck.

EXT. JAMES’ MANSION

James smiles sadistically and seasons his meal with a mysterious red liquid.

EXT. THE BEACH – SUNSET

Mary is smiling again, from a different angle, as we get a close up of the necklace.

EXT. JAMES’ MANSION – DUSK

Close up of the necklace as James finishes his meal. He puts the necklace in his pocket and rings the bell to pay his kitchen staff.

FADE OUT

EXT. THE GARDENS – DAY

James is with another girl, Belle another beautiful woman, and she kisses him. James gets the necklace out of his pocket and puts it around Belle’s neck. The last shot we see is of James, smiling.

 

FIN

 

Storyboard

Audience

AUDIENCE

Certificate: 12A, this is because of the nature of the theme of cannibalism. Because i do not show any graphic or disturbing images the certificate is able to be lower.

Gender: I do not think that my film is gender specific because in today's society, shocking films containing strong themes are accepted as a form of art.

Age Range: 15-25

Type of Audience: People that are interested in student films.

Storyline: My film doesn't possess the narrative structure of a typical blockbuster movie because there is no resolution.

Genre: A romance film in the style of a horror film. A student film.

Type of Film:Arthouse, Student Film