GREENSCREEN Media Trip

On the 31st of January, the media students of year 11, 12 and 13 and the actors for their productions went to Centre de Jeunesse Marienthal, rue de Keispelt, L-7411 Marienthal.

This opportunity taught me how to film with a proper greenscreen and gave me an insight of what filming entails with a greenscreen.

I found out that the cast for the party scene in my film opening could not make it for the date I set to film it on (Saturday 28th of January). So, I told Mr Burrowes this on Monday 30th of January and he said I could try and film a scene replacing this party scene on the green screen trip the next day (Tuesday 31st of January). This meant I had to think of a whole new other idea (that took advantage of the green screen studio) overnight, meaning I had to do some quick creative thinking.

So, my new idea was that I would film the actors from the rape chase scene acting in a new 'fake' film. This meant getting Alex and Richard acting in a fake film within my film opening. The fake film within my film opening is the same scene as the very first scene of my actual film opening but without the rape.

Instead, Richard and Alex are acting the roles of killers, not rapists. They also use the same paper bag which was used when they raped the girl, within this fake film. Alex puts the bag over another girl's head (Adel) in this fake film and Richard puts a knife around her neck.

Now, the name has changed from the Party Scene to the Green Screen Abduction Scene.
Since the Party Scene has changed entirely, the casting has also changed. Richard still remains in this scene, Adel Aitey is in this scene instead of Aubrey and Simon Svensson is taking the role of Alex because Alex couldn't come to the green screen studio for filming the Green Screen Abduction Scene.

ROUGH Cut 1

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Production BUDGET

LAIR SCENE:
PROP COSTS
Pieces of meat (beef): €5.70
Candles in a pack (small) - €1.50
Two big candles - €3.99
Powdered sugar - €0.75
Red food colouring - €1.20

All tools used in the scene were free for me to use because my step dad owns many tools since he works in construction.

TRANSPORT COSTS
No transport costs because the actor Alex came by bus to the location (buses are free for students in Luxembourg) and the actor Emma was driven to the location by her dad.

FOOD/DRINK COSTS
No food/drink costs because we only filmed for 2-3 hours.

RAPE CHASE SCENE:
PROP COSTS
Nothing bought
I found the brown paper bag prop in my house.
My step dad owns the pocket knife prop used by one of the rapists in this scene.

TRANSPORT COSTS
Richard took the train from Trier, Germany. This cost €

FOOD/DRINK COSTS
No food/drink costs. 

PARTY SCENE:
GREENSCREEN ABDUCTION SCENE:
PROP COSTS
Nothing bought
I found the drinking flask prop in my house.

TRANSPORT COSTS
No transport costs because all the actors and I were taken to the studio by our school's provided buses because it was a school media trip to the greenscreen studio.

FOOD/DRINK COSTS
No food/drink costs because we only filmed for 2-3 hours.

CHARACTERS In My Film Opening

1. Jennifer

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This character is the female rape victim who then turns into the female killer later in the film opening. I was influenced by the films Jennifer's Body and I Spit On Your Grave to call the female main character Jennifer. The main female character in I Spit On Your Grave is called Jennifer, she gets revenge on all the men who raped her, one by one. The killer in the film Jennifer's Body is called Jennifer also. 

The rape vicim version of Jennifer wears a pink puffa coat, black wedged high heeled boots, black skinny jeans, a white jumper hoodie and a grey hoodie (two hoodies).

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This is the female rape victim as the female killer. With my killer, her motives are the rape. The fact that she was raped has completely traumatised her. She is extremely angry so she wants revenge on the two men that raped her, and all the people who are friends/girlfriends with them. You don't really see her face at all in the film opening accept in the lair, when you see her mouth when she licks the knife, it builds narrative enigma by not showing her face. The 'scream king' is 17 and this is anchored by the clothes that he is wearing, the 'scream king' usually wears little clothing that is revealing.

The killer version of Jennifer wears black heels, black fishnet tights, a black sparkly dress and red nail varnish.
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2. Brad Storch

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This character is one of the rapists in the rape chase scene at the start of my film opening. He wears black jeans, a hoodie, a green t shirt and black boots. He also has a stubble which has negative connotations of antagonist.

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3. Stanley Miller

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This character is one of the rapists who rapes Jennifer in the first scene of my film opening. He is the leader out of the two rapists, so Jennifer targets him first.

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LOCATION Scouting 2

LOCATIONS
Lair Scene:
In my step dad's workshop, in the basement of my house: 32 Rue de Remich, Sandweiler, L-5250, Luxembourg
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Rape Chase Scene:
At a forest in Sandweiler next to my house: 32 Rue de Remich, Sandweiler, L-5250, Luxembourg

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Greenscreen Abduction Scene:
At the greenscreen studio: Centre de Jeunesse Marienthal, rue de Keispelt, L-7411 Marienthal.

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SHOT LIST 3: Greenscreen Abduction

SHOTS OF RAPIST/SCREAM KING 1
1. Close up of rapist's face, of his reaction a girl coming up behind him. @

2. MLS/LS of girl coming up behind rapist and saying "you said that you will stop!" @

3. POV tracking shot from girl's perspective when she sneaks up on rapist and catches him drinking (false scare). @

4. Medium close up of rapist digging in his bag cautiously and desperately to find his hip flask. @

5. Long shot of rapist walking out of green screen studio to go and find a place to be alone and drink some more from his flask. @

6. Long shot of rapist walking through archway from green screen studio. 

7. MLS of rapist turning round in archway because he heard something behind him. @

8. POV ELS shot from killer's perspective of rapist walking into the other green screen studio. @

9. LS of rapist opening the door and stepping into the other green screen studio.

10. Medium shot of rapist about to open a door within the other green screen studio.  

11. Close up of rapist's hand opening the door within the other green screen studio. @

12. LS of rapist coming through the door within the other green screen studio. 

13. Close up of rapist digging in his bag for his hip flask in the other green screen studio.

14. POV tracking shot from killer's perspective of rapist digging in his bag for hip flask then drinking out of it. @

SHOTS OF SET CREW
1. LS/ELS of the set crew applauding because they have finished filming. @

2. LS/ELS of the set crew on set at the end of filming with the director saying "alright guys, that's a wrap!" @

SHOTS OF LOCATION 

1. Dutch angled LS of door to other green screen studio. @
2. LS of archway outside of first greenscreen studio. 

CALL SHEET 3: Greenscreen Abduction

LOCATION
Setting:
On the media school trip to the greenscreen studio at the location: Centre de Jeunesse Marienthal, rue de Keispelt, L-7411 Marienthal. 

Date: 31/01/17

CASTING
Evie Gibbons (me):
The female killer

Alex Elliott Simon Svensson:
The rapist/scream king 1 (victim)

Since this shoot will be taking place on a school trip to the greenscreen studio and it is very short notice for asking an actor to come, Alex Elliott won't be able to come and act in this scene, so I have found someone else who looks like Alex Elliott to act the role of the scream king 1/rapist 1. 
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