December 2014

In my
news report scene I
will be using the Rednock TV studio as my location. This is because its set up is really similar to
that of a real news studio. The layout/design of the set was altered when I was filming to have a
blank white wall behind the desk with the lamp on the left hand side of the shot. I chose not to
use the black curtain in the back because the colour black has negative connotations, like death
or evil. The news reporter in my production is meant to stay neutral and that is why I used the
plain background.
December 2014
For the robbers lair scene I used a garage with a large empty stonewall. Despite the fact a darts
board is visible in the image this will be removed prior to filming. I chose this location because
the apparent lack of cleanliness in the garage contrasts with the large amount of preparation
going into this crime. There will be a larger number of posters when I film.

Update/Review 1
After the first 2 sessions of filming I quickly realised that my one of my locations wasnt right at
all and the other had not had the mise-en-scene thoroughly thought through. When I reviewed
the footage from the TV studio I knew that it did not look realistic enough to act as a live
broadcasting newsroom. On top of this, my thiefs preparation board looked underdeveloped. As
a result of these two problems I have decided to take the following action:
Re-film both scenes.
Enhance the mood board by adding further elements.
Focus on the finer details of the board when filming to give the audience an insight into the
robbers mind.
Film the news report scene as if it were live.
Update/Review 2
As a result of my first review I have re-filmed more of my mood board and added extra elements
like a map. I have also filmed these and added them to my
opening. In the coming days I plan to film my news report scene.