The Letter

Short Film

Be Creative Competition
By Olivia Pullin and Jermaine Thompson
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Contents:
- Proposal
- Production Schedule
- The Letter
- Scripts
- Story Boards
- Archive Footage
- Sound List
- Props List
- Equipment List
- Character Profiles
- Crew List
- Consent Form
- Location Recces
- Confirmation
- Filming Schedule
- Contingency Plan
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Proposal
Our idea for the short film is to do a Political Drama. It starts with a young girl (17 years
old) sitting in the dark by her desk, with a single lamp on. She’s writing a letter to the
Prime Minister, talking about climate change and how something needs to be done. As
she writes the letter, the camera zooms in on certain parts of the letter, for example
when she’s talking about deforestation, ice caps and extinction, B-Roll will then be
used. Overall we are going to film sections of the letter, since we can’t use dialogue we
will use the letter to get the audience to understand what will happen. The girl will
also go to a protest, The Extinction Rebellion, which is a two week long protest
happening all over the world, since we are close to London we will be going there. It
will be a non-linear narrative, just like our music video, since it will go back and forth
from the letter to footage relating to it.
We are producing our production for the ‘Be Creative’ competition, where there’s also
a £50 reward. The winner isn’t just chosen by how good their production is but also on
how hard they worked and they have passion to create something to be proud of. For
our short film we need to make sure there’s no dialogue, at least two character, music
allowed to create tension but not throughout (as it would then be a music video) and
the genre needs to be clear. We only got two choices for which target audience we
want to produce for, either 5-12 year olds or 25-40 year olds. The final deadline for
everything is Thursday the 28th November 2019 and the Festival (in which we view
everyone’s work) will be Monday the 9th December 2019.
We chose to create a production for people between the ages 25-40, it’s a little older
than our usual target audience ages we’ve picked for past productions (16-24 year old)
but we like a challenge and we want to be pushed out our comfort zones. When we
sent out our surveys and got our focus group together, a few people mentioned that
they didn’t find the original idea exciting or interesting so we needed to think on how
would could make it more intense and what made the character so passionate about
it. Since we aren't allowed to use dialogue and we had to try to make it exciting for our
audience. We chose writing a letter, since she's saying what she wants to say, just not
out loud. Within the letter we can create tense by using the actors facial expressions to
show anger and determination.
Overall we are in hopes to create something exciting, that will really grab our
audience. We need to keep in mind about our foley sounds and the locations we go to
because it's about the background rather than what the character says.
When we sent out the survey to our target audience about our idea, we asked what
genre people would prefer and what sort of narrative they'd like. The majority said
'Drama' for genre, which really made us think about the dramatic side of our short film,
what could she do that motivates her to write the letter or how passionate is she
about changing the world for the better. Though before we had a soild idea for our
short film, people said they liked 'linear' narratives, meaning everything will go in an
order. But when deciding to use a letter instead of dialogue, it made us realise that
having a linear narrative could be quite boring, from showing all of the letter to then
showing all of the clips as one. So by having a non-linear narrative, we can cut pieces
of the letter and show what's written down in actual form (for example her writing
about the protest then showing her at the protest).
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Production Schedule
Date At College At Home
7th Oct Begin planning music video, Start Proposal, Complete any unfinished
Look for Actors (email to confirm auditions), work from that day
Investigate filming locations further
(confirm availability to film)
8th Oct Begin writing our shooting script, Decide on Complete any unfinished
what props we need to get, Make a props work from that day
list, Hire equipment (if needed), Create
equipment list
9th Oct Create storyboards, Create consent forms Complete any unfinished
for actors and extras, Create location recces work from that day
10th Oct Continue planning our Music video, Hold auditions for main
Complete unfinished documents characters, Complete any
unfinished work from
that day
11th Oct Choose actors, Create a crew list, Make a Complete any unfinished
filming schedule, Update production work from that day,
schedule Complete weekly blog
12th Oct
13th Oct
14th Oct Begin planning short film, start the Complete any unfinished
proposal, Think about actors, begin writing work from that day
letter
15th Oct Continue writing letter, move onto script, Complete any unfinished
Film auditions, Create Consent form, Draw work from that day,
Storyboards create filming schedule
16th Oct Shooting in London, Filming Extinction Complete any unfinished
Rebellion Protest. work from that day
17th Oct Create location recces, Create a crew list, Complete any unfinished
Create a props list and equipment list, work from that day
18th Oct Complete production booklet for short film Complete any unfinished
work from that day
19th Oct
20th Oct
21st Oct Find archive footage for short film (climate
change related footage, news stories etc.)
22nd Oct Find archive footage for short film
23rd Oct Film scenes for short film, scenes of
character writing and in apartment
24th Oct Watch through footage for short film,
decide if re-shoots are needed
25th Oct
26th Oct
27th Oct
28th Oct Half Term
29th Oct
30th Oct
31st Oct
1st Nov
2nd Nov
3rd Nov
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4th Nov Begin editing short film

5th Nov Continue editing short film
6th Nov Complete first draft of short film
7th Nov Make improvements to short film
8th Nov Finish the final draft of the short film
9th Nov
10th Nov Filming music video, confession scene, and
scenes in the woods
11th Nov Begin looking at footage for music video,
possibly start editing the beginning of the
video.
12th Nov
13th Nov
14th Nov
15th Nov
16th Nov Film house party scenes
17th Nov
18th Nov Begin editing music video
19th Nov Continue editing music video
20th Nov Finish a first draft of music video
21st Nov Make improvements to music video
22nd Nov Finish final edit of music video
23rd Nov
24th Nov
25th Nov Pitching Week – Final Evaluation
26th Nov
27th Nov
28th Nov Submission Date
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The Letter
Dear Prime Minister,
Do you know what is happening around the world right now?
Are you aware of the climate change, and what it is doing to the planet? The ice caps
are melting which cause the sea levels to rise, different species are getting closer to
extinction every single day. Yet, I have no clue as to what changes you are making.
What things are you doing in an effort to improve the planet? Woodlands are still
being torn down for residential developments, 93% of our energy comes from non-
renewable sources, these things contribute to our carbon footprint and increases the
number of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. But again, I still don’t know what you
are doing to improve the planet and decrease the effects of climate change.
Right now, everyone is thinking about Brexit and how you are unable to come to an
agreement, but we may not even have much of a future after Brexit. The planet is
dying, and if we don’t do something so will everything else on it. My generation and
the ones after it will be the ones who have to suffer the consequences of your actions.
We will be the ones who have to fight for survival, when you got to live your life, how
you wanted, without a care in the world for anyone or anything else. We need to
worry about the later generations, will they get a chance to live a full and healthy life?
‘Climate Change Kills’. The Earth would be much better without us, so why don’t we
look after it while we are here?
I live with my Mum and Sister, who have been supporting me with the decision to help
save the planet, changing our daily life so it’s more efficient. By turning off devices we
aren’t using which includes charging cables and lights, reducing the amount of water
we are using when washing up and taking shorter showers. Recycling is now key,
making sure every single bottle is recycled. The air pollution is terrible where I live, as
the main road is right next to my home with a petrol station on the other side. I have
to walk from my house to the bus stop every day, meaning I breathe this air in daily
but it’s even worst in the summer when I open my windows when it gets too hot. It’s
unbearable.
There are plenty of ways we can all help prevent Global Warming, even if it’s a small or
large impact, anything will help. We need to push out single use plastics, get retail
stores to sell reusable or paper bags. I don’t think getting people to pay for a 5p plastic
bag is much of a change, we need an alternative. Get more businesses to use
renewable sources, such as: Solar Panels, Water Energy (Tidal Energy) and Wind
Turbines. We need to encourage people to recycle more, bringing more advertisement
for it.
I’ve been to protests, where a whole community of people want to help change the
world for the better. We want to spread the message, let people know that we must
come together to help save our home. It taught me about how much others care,
everyone was so friendly and kind, it made me feel welcomed. By putting tape over my
mouth, it allowed me to protest in silence, peacefully and to show my support.
I have noticed while in London, there are a few changes being made that are really
effective, such as having free water fountains where people can reuse their water
bottles rather than throwing them away and buying more. This is a start, we need to
keep going. I think Norway are a great example of how a country should work hard to
save the planet. They have more and more citizens recycling because they offer
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rewards. They deposit their plastic bottles into bottle banks and get money back in
return. With around 97% of plastic bottles being recycled in Norway alone.
Greta Thunberg's actions have inspired me, knowing that a girl who is younger than
myself, can make such a big impact and cares deeply for our planet and future, just
makes me more determined. Anyone can help, everyone has a freedom of speech and
we can all help save our home.
Thank you for taking the time to read my letter. I hope this is as important to you as it
is to me. And that we can give future generations the life they deserve.

Yours Sincerely,
(Name)
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Script – First Draft

On-Screen Sounds
Footage from news broadcasts, Audio from footage
and factual programs stating
facts about climate change.

Mid shot of the table, camera Music(plays when the inside of

pans over it showing the the flat is shown):
belongings that have been placed No soundscape for the interior
on there (Pictures, books, flyer of the flat
etc.)

Aerial shot as young woman Paper rustling, pen being placed

places pen and paper onto her on table, lamp being switched on
desk. Switches her desk lamp on.

Aerial shot continued… she sits Chair scraping along floor,

down and begins to write a chair shuffling as she pulls it
letter. Close up on the pen back in under the table. Pen
writing. writing on paper

The words “Do you know what is Pen writing on paper (audio only
happening around the world right plays when character is onscreen
now?” will come away from the writing)
page (so that it is easier for Audio from B-roll clips
the audience to read).B-roll
footage of forest fires,
landfill, deforestation, ice
caps melting etc… with text for
each clip saying something
similar to “Forests are burning
down”. Cuts between B-roll and
character writing. Close ups on Pen writing on paper
specific words/phrases.

The words “93% of our energy Pen writing on paper

comes from non-renewable
sources” will come away from the
page. B-roll of the non-
renewable sources will be shown
on screen, as well as the Audio from footage
character writing. For example
coal being burned.

Close up on the page as the Pen writing on paper

character begins to write about
Brexit. “We may not even have
much of a future after Brexit”
comes away from the page. Cut to Audio from news broadcasts
news broadcasts about Brexit
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mentioning the lack of agreement

from the prime minister,
photographs of newspapers.

Footage of our character writing

her letter. The words “the Pen writing on paper
planet is dying” comes away from
the page. Character continues
writing. “Suffer the
consequences of your actions”
comes away from the page.

Character begins writing about

her family. “Turning off
devices” comes away from the
page. Cuts to a wide shot of the
living room, with sister sat on
the sofa using electronics. Main
character comes in, picks up the
TV remote and turns the TV off.
She pulls her sisters headphones
out, and knocks her phone out of
her hand. Closes the laptop and
leaves the room.
Music (same as the one used for
the interior of the flat)
Pen writing on paper
Faint music from headphones
Noise from the TV
Light footsteps
Phone hitting the sofa
Laptop closing

Mid shots and close ups of the

main character writing. “Air Pen writing on paper
pollution” comes away from the Cars driving in the distance
page. Shots from the windows of
the flat showing the
surroundings, petrol station,
and main road.

Footage of our character writing

the letter, mid shots and close Pen writing on paper
ups. Words come away from page
“we can all help prevent global
warming”, “push out single use
plastics”, “use renewable energy
sources”, “encourage people to
recycle”.

Close up as she writes “I have

been to protests”. Close up on Pen writing on paper
photo of protest. Footage from Crowd cheering
Extinction Rebellion protest,
and other archive footage. Over
this footage words will appear,
“a whole community of people”,
“spread the message”, “help save
our home”, “protest in silence”,
and “show my support”.

Mid shot, the character

continues writing. “Few changes Pen writing on paper
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are being made” comes away from

the page. Close up on the page,
as ink flows onto the page.
“Norway are a great example”.
Show footage from/broadcasts
about their recycling scheme for Audio from broadcast and footage
plastic bottles.

Aerial shot of our character

writing. Close up as she writes Pen writing on paper
“Greta Thunberg”. New Audio from the broadcast footage
broadcasts, and other footage
relating to Greta Thunberg on
screen. Text will appear,
“inspired me”, “makes me more
determined”, and “we can all
help save our home”.

Mid shot of character writing.

Close up as she signs her name Pen writing on paper
at the bottom of the letter.

Close up on her shoes as she

walks. Close up as she puts the
letter into a post box.
Music:
Footsteps on concrete
Residential soundscape (cars,
birds, dog in the distance, soft
breeze)
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Storyboards

Archive Footage
Description of Footage:
Protesters holding signs
Climate Revolution Protest Sign
Smog filled city skyline
Financial district in Singapore
Aerial view of Bangkok
Tractor baling straw
Small icebergs slowly melting
Man looking out window at
night, bright city lights shine in
the distance
Time-lapse of a busy road
Aerial view of a forest
Aerial view of a busy motorway
with multiple roads
Time-lapse of traffic
Plane landing
Time-lapse of storm clouds
Empty desert
Mother holding baby’s hand
An ice-bridge collapsing
Truck tipping rubbish into
landfill
Footage of polluted oceans
Wildfire burning on hill
Coal Plant burning coal
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Source:
https://www.videvo.net/video/climate-change-
and-plastics-protest-signs/456784/
https://www.videvo.net/video/climate-
revolution-protest-sign-/456771/
https://www.pexels.com/video/visible-smogs-in-
a-city-at-day-break-2826856/
https://www.videvo.net/video/financial-district-
singapore-02/458700/
https://www.videvo.net/video/bangkok-
cityscape-aerial-view/456584/
https://www.videvo.net/video/tractor-baling-
straw-01/458711/
https://www.videvo.net/video/flying-over-small-
icebergs/452785/
https://www.videvo.net/video/man-looking-out-
of-city-window-at-night/456651/
https://www.videvo.net/video/time-lapse-of-
busy-intersection/457742/
https://www.videvo.net/video/flying-over-forest-
2/4649/
https://www.videvo.net/video/four-level-
interchange-top-view-static/455559/
https://www.videvo.net/video/timelapse-of-
traffic-in-downtown-hong-kong/7914/
https://www.videvo.net/video/plane-landing-
from-behind/3934/
https://www.videvo.net/video/storm-clouds-
timelapse/2911/
https://www.videvo.net/video/silent-
desert/4395/
https://www.videvo.net/video/mother-holding-
babys-hand-04/6198/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
nWH7tzVtB2k&list=PLfiBg-
AyfPJajTlcFK5y3bysz0sIENej9&index=6&t=0s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
1CAyl1RhFA0&list=PLfiBg-
AyfPJajTlcFK5y3bysz0sIENej9&index=11&t=0s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
21MwVaD_3sg&list=PLfiBg-
AyfPJajTlcFK5y3bysz0sIENej9&index=12&t=59s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
3QdgmOB0pOk&list=PLfiBg-
AyfPJajTlcFK5y3bysz0sIENej9&index=10&t=0s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
YiLZQFX4wA4&list=PLfiBg-
AyfPJajTlcFK5y3bysz0sIENej9&index=13&t=0s

Factories and industrial buildings
producing smoke
Rainforest before and after
deforestation
California wildfires
CBS news broadcast on climate
change protests
CBS news broadcast on
California wildfires
Bill Nye talking about climate
change
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
CuHdbE2di8Q&list=PLfiBg-
AyfPJajTlcFK5y3bysz0sIENej9&index=14&t=188s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
5f6nT5buC24&list=PLfiBg-
AyfPJajTlcFK5y3bysz0sIENej9&index=7&t=0s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=C0OzayuO7rg&list=PLfiBg-
AyfPJajTlcFK5y3bysz0sIENej9&index=2&t=0s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
7Bp8lBLV5Ns&list=PLfiBg-
AyfPJajTlcFK5y3bysz0sIENej9&index=3&t=0s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
lClpFIxB9P0&list=PLfiBg-
AyfPJajTlcFK5y3bysz0sIENej9&index=4&t=0s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
LtwutlbJQqI&list=PLfiBg-
AyfPJajTlcFK5y3bysz0sIENej9&index=5&t=0s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
SVrgm4t4SNo&t=66s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
vuGv5edZ7Ps
https://youtu.be/S7Lu-R4EwQw
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Sound List
Sound: When is it used? Source:
Paper rustling When the main Record
character places the
paper on the table
Pen being placed on When the main Record
table character places the
pen on the table
Lamp switch When the main Record
character turns the
lamp on
Chatter from TV During the scene in the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
living room =5YwTLjLj3R4
Light footsteps During the scene in the Record
living room, begins as
the main character
walks in
Phone hitting the When the character Record
sofa knocks the phone out
of her sisters hand
Laptop closing When the character Record
closes her sisters laptop
Car driving in the Over the b-roll of main https://freesound.org/people/
distance road luminadii/sounds/336754/
Crowd cheering During the scenes at https://freesound.org/people/
the protest InspectorJ/sounds/485621/
Footsteps on At the end of the Record
concrete production when the
main character posts
the letter
Residential At the end of the https://freesound.org/people/
soundscape (cars production when the luminadii/sounds/336754/
driving, birds main character posts https://freesound.org/people/
chirping, dog the letter DCPoke/sounds/387978/
barking in the https://freesound.org/people/
distance, soft rpdud27/sounds/474690/
breeze) https://freesound.org/people/
mario1298/sounds/181251/
Waves Played alongside b-roll https://www.youtube.com/
of waves watch?v=Xfks6jiS_iI
Splash Played alongside of https://www.youtube.com/
footage of iceberg watch?v=385dsklaW2A
crashing
Car Engine Played alongside https://www.youtube.com
footage of dump truck /watch?v=bvTaUSDHn3I
at landfill site
Fire Played alongside https://www.youtube.com/
footage of fire watch?v=mz9ftphTWTM
Cars driving Played alongside https://www.youtube.com/
footage of traffic watch?v=LZbEIxhiJRM
Siren Played alongside https://www.youtube.com/
footage of California watch?v=cblvSlTyiqQ
wildfires
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Birds Played alongside https://www.youtube.com/

footage of landfill site watch?v=QTfIIQ_rU_g

Music List
Name: When is it used? Link:
A New Year by During scenes that https://www.youtube.com/
Scott Buckley take place inside the watch?v=FrLsadzQ2qc
flat
Prey by The During the living https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH-
Neighbourhood room scene nvn5NBqE
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Props List
Item: When is it used: Who uses it: Cost:
Paper When the main character is The female lead £4.00
writing the letter to the prime
minister
Pen When the main character is The female lead £1.00
writing the letter to the prime
minister
Photos of At the start of the production N/A, used as N/A
character where the camera focuses on decoration
and friends the table (and the stuff on it)
before the main character sits
down to write
Flyer At the start of the production N/A, used as N/A
where the camera focuses on decoration
the table (and the stuff on it)
before the main character sits
down to write
Laptop During the scene where our Character 2 N/A
main character is annoyed with
their friend for wasting
electricity
Headphones During the scene where our Character 2 N/A
main character is annoyed with
their friend for wasting
electricity
Mobile During the scene where our Character 2 N/A
phone main character is annoyed with
their friend for wasting
electricity
TV remote During the scene where our The female lead N/A
main character is annoyed with
their friend for wasting
electricity
Black Tape When the female lead is at the The female lead N/A
protest

Equipment list
Item: What we are using it for:
Camera (incl. For filming our short film
batteries and
SD card)
Tri-pod To make camera operation smoother
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Character Profiles

Female Lead
Age: 18
Personality: She is very headstrong, and determined to make a change. She is very
passionate about saving the planet. Our main character could be seen as bossy, she
tries to push others to make changes. However she has good intentions, and doesn’t
try to be mean or disruptive but will take whatever action is necessary.

Secondary Female Character

Age: 16
Personality: She is quite naïve, she is unware of the problems surrounding her, and
how she is contributing to them. She is also quite messy. She doesn’t hate her sister,
but they are not best friends either.

Crew List
Name: Role: Dates Needed:
Olivia Pullin Camera Operator, 16th October, 23rd October
Director, Actor
Jermaine Thompson Camera Operator, Director 16th October, 23rd October
Elizabeth Botting Actor 16th October, 23rd October
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Consent Form

Location Recces
Lighting Information:
There is a large window that goes across
the room which brings in a lot of light,
which could cause problems when
writing the letter since we need
complete darkness.
Sound Information:
We need complete silence in the room
since we are using background noise.
Since the flat is near a main road you can
all the traffic outside as they have to
leave the windows open a little to
ventilate.
Power Information
Will be using one or two cameras, they
might run out of battery or the SD cards
could run out of storage.
Hazards
The owners own a cat, since it isn’t a
large space we don’t want to frighten it.
They also have a lot of ornaments on the
floor and could be a tripping hazard
(could lead to something breaking).
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Type of room/area: Flat
Location Address: Private
Nearest Train Station:
High Wycombe Station
Nearest Bus stop:
Wycombe Marsh The
King George V PH
Solutions:
Luckily there are blinds that make the
room somewhat dark, if we need it to be
even darker then we can use a blanket
and hold it over the window.
Solutions:
We can close the windows for when we
are filming but since we are filming foley
sounds we can hopefully use them over
the original background noise.
Solutions:
Make sure to charge cameras
beforehand, luckily we will be near a
plug socket so we charge them. We will
bring spare SD cards
Solutions:
The cat usually stays in the spare
bedroom, so we’ll keep away from there.
We’ll move the ornaments to the side
when moving the tripod since we don’t
want to break anything.

Lighting Information:
We will be filming in the daytime but the
weather could be bad, since it’s been
raining a lot. Everything is outside, so
depending on what time we go, since it’s
on very late, it could get dark really
quickly.
Sound Information:
It’s a public place, so there will be lots of
noise. There are also lots of fountain, so
the water will make lots of noises.
There’s lots of cars/lorries/buses around
too.
Power Information
Since we won’t be near any plug sockets,
we won’t be able to charge our batteries
for cameras while we are out. There
might also be an error with our SD cards
too.
Hazards
We are in a public place, where lots of
people will be crowded. Not only for the
protest but tourist and the police.
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Type of room/area:
Trafalgar Square
Location Address:
Charing Cross, London
Sat Nav details (Post
code): WC2N 5DN
Nearest Train Station:
Charing Cross
Nearest Bus stop:
24,87,88,91
Solutions:
We will change the setting on our
cameras that would fit with the weather,
and making it a lot brighter when
editing. If we plan to go at night, we’ll
ask if we can hire out small lights to take
with us.
Solutions:
If this causes a problem, when editing
we can add music to cancel out a lot of
the noise or use Foley sounds to create
background noise.
Solutions:
We both decided to take both our
cameras, in case something happens to
one of them. We will also take spare SD
cards in case of an error.
Solutions:
We need to stick together, making sure
we don’t go straight into an
overcrowded section. We need to stay
out of the way of trouble, since a lot of
people have been arrested while there.

Lighting Information:
There is a large window that goes across
the room which brings in a lot of light,
which could cause problems when
writing the letter since we need
complete darkness.
Sound Information:
There are quite a few people living in the
house, especially the laundry machine
makes a loud noise when on. This could
disturb the audio filming and our actress
when acting.
Power Information
Will be using one or two cameras, they
might run out of battery or the SD cards
could run out of storage.
Hazards
They own dogs, so they could get in the
way of filming and create noise. They
also have a few ornaments around so we
don’t want to accidently break
something.
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Type of room/area: Living
Room
Location Address: 51
St.George’s Road,
Wallingford
Sat Nav details (Post
code): OX10 8JF
Nearest Train Station:
Cholsey Station
Nearest Bus stop:
Wallingford MarketPlace
Solutions:
Luckily there are blinds that make the
room somewhat dark, if we need it to be
even darker then we can use a blanket
and hold it over the window.
Solutions:
We will film in the daytime so everyone
should be out of the house, in case we
will allow the owners to know exactly
when we are filming to avoid any
background noise.
Solutions:
Make sure to charge cameras
beforehand, luckily we will be near a
plug socket so we charge them. We will
bring spare SD cards.
Solutions:
Hopefully we can put the dogs in
another room or outside to avoid noise.
Then we’ll move the ornaments out of
the way to avoid anything breaking too
(or someone tripping over).
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Confirmation

Liz’s audition confirmation Tia’s audition confirmation

Liz’s acting confirmation

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Filming Schedule
Date: What is being Filmed? Where is it being filmed?
16th October We are filming our actress Trafalgar Square, London
at/taking part in the
Extinction Rebellion
protests
23rd October We are filming our Flat in High Wycombe
character writing the
letter, the two characters
bickering in the flat, and
some B-roll of the road
and petrol station near the
flat
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Contingency Plan
We have asked Elizabeth Botting to play the lead role in our short film. She has
confirmed that she can film the short film with us so this is good. However we have
asked Tia Manka to be a backup actor in case of any problems that stop Elizabeth from
being in our production. Olivia Pullin has agreed to play the smaller role in our short
film. On top of this Olivia is a director and camera operator, and she has also secured
the flat we will be filming in as it belongs to a relative of hers. If Oliva is unable to be in
the production, she will most likely not be directing or operating a camera, so we will
have to find another suitable date to film.

We are going to be using quite a bit of archive footage in our production, but we will
be filming some parts ourselves. The part we film are when our character is at the
protest, when she writes the letter, when the two characters argue, and also some B-
roll. The protest is taking place in a public place, so we don’t need permission to film,
and we can’t exactly be turned away but if we are unable to film when the protest is
happening this could cause some issues. If this is the case, we would have to either
fake a protest, which would require more actors, or we could use archive footage of a
protest but this would mean our actor wouldn’t be in the footage. We are also
planning on filming at Olivia’s sisters flat. She has confirmed that it is okay that we film
there, but if for any reason we cannot film there, we could either film at Olivia’s house
or Jermaine’s house. So we do have a backup in case of any issues.

The scenes that take place at the protest are outside, and obviously the scenes in the
flat are inside. Luckily we don’t need any specific weather for the short film, however it
would be good if it wasn’t raining. If it does happen to rain, we will just record anyway
and use whatever footage we get.

Back Up Location
Lighting Information:
There is a large window that goes across
the room which brings in a lot of light,
which could cause problems when
writing the letter since we need
complete darkness.
Sound Information:
There are quite a few people living in the
house, especially the laundry machine
makes a loud noise when on. This could
disturb the audio filming and our actress
when acting.
Power Information
Will be using one or two cameras, they
might run out of battery or the SD cards
could run out of storage.
Hazards
They own dogs, so they could get in the
way of filming and create noise. They
also have a few ornaments around so we
don’t want to accidently break
something.
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Type of room/area: Living
Room
Location Address: 51
St.George’s Road,
Wallingford
Sat Nav details (Post
code): OX10 8JF
Nearest Train Station:
Cholsey Station
Nearest Bus stop:
Wallingford MarketPlace
Solutions:
Luckily there are blinds that make the
room somewhat dark, if we need it to be
even darker then we can use a blanket
and hold it over the window.
Solutions:
We will film in the daytime so everyone
should be out of the house, in case we
will allow the owners to know exactly
when we are filming to avoid any
background noise.
Solutions:
Make sure to charge cameras
beforehand, luckily we will be near a
plug socket so we charge them. We will
bring spare SD cards.
Solutions:
Hopefully we can put the dogs in
another room or outside to avoid noise.
Then we’ll move the ornaments out of
the way to avoid anything breaking too
(or someone tripping over).