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.