Shooting Schedule

Date	Shot no	Location	Actors	Props	Things to ask for.
12 /2/12	13,14,15,16,17,18	Dads Office	Cat, Sam	Case File, Documents inside case file, Newspaper, Pills, Notepad.	-Camera - Lighting - Boom/ Microphone -Tripod - Dolly wheels
12/2/12	19,20,21,22	Bathroom, my house	Sam	Pills, glass of water,	-Camera - Lighting - Boom/ Microphone -Tripod - Dolly wheels
15/2/12	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,	Sams garden	Sam, Frankie, Millie	Ball/skipping rope, plates, washing up stuff in sink, drawings on fridge, magnets, postcards	-Camera - Lighting - Boom/ Microphone -Tripod - Dolly wheels
15/2/12	11	My house	-	car	-Camera - Lighting - Boom/ Microphone -Tripod - Dolly wheels

Locations

For our media piece, we decided to use three locations that would suit our scenes:

The first location is the main characters kitchen, for this scene we used my friend Sam's kitchen  we thought this would be a good location as the window is placed facing the garden, so the character is able to look out onto the garden, the garden is also south facing, meaning that there will be good sunlight as we film.

The second location is the therapists office, for this scene we used my dads office, we thought this would look believable as a therapists office and would look professional and convincing. We found that the room had the lighting that we wanted; gloomy and not very bright.

The third scene is the bathroom, we decided to use my bathroom for this, as it looks like it would belong to a middle class family and suits the type of characters. The bathroom is also spacious enough for us to film with ease.

Characters :

List of Characters:

-          1.The mother Sophie Harding (30)

Married Steve when she was 19 and was desperate for children, she was overjoyed when she had Maisy and Charlotte. Has history of depression and anxiety, she is very happy in the marriage, but always has a fear of Steve leaving her. After her children are supposedly killed in a car crash, she frequently claims that they are not dead, and is referred to a therapist (Dr Campbell) by her husband.

Sam before...

Sam in costume for the second scene. This costume is when the
character is in the therapists office. Her dark costume and
ageing make up mirrors the ominous atmosphere in the second
scene and shows the characters state of depression.

                   

Sam in her costume for the

first scene, which is a flashback .

We chose this coustume as it suggests to the reader

that she is a middle class, suburban housewife.

The 1950's style dress and brightly

coloured clothing shows that in the first scene

her flashback is a happy and cheerful time that she is remembering.

                                                         

-          2.The husband Jack Harding (35)

             Wants to leave his wife after 11 years of marriage, but feels trapped in the relationship because of the children, has been having an affair with Dr Campbell for 5 years, and refers his wife to her so she can be declared insane. Plans to leave Sophie for the therapist, and take the children with him; however Sophie is unaware of this. The husband is not in the opening of this film, so we do not have any before or after photos.

-          3.A therapist/physiatrist/ social worker Dr. Karen Campbell (32)

Can’t have children, and is having an affair with Steve. Steve refers his wife to her so that she can declare Sophie insane, and leave with Steve and Sophie’s children. She has a history of schizophrenia, however no other characters know this. 

Kat before...

Kat after in her costume for the second scene.
We chose this costume because we thought it showed that the
character would look professional and smart in a pencil skirt and blouse.

                                                 

-          4.Child 1 Girl Maisy Harding (10)

               Is closer with Sophie than she is with Steve.

-          5.Child 2 Girl Charlotte Harding (7)

               Is closer with Sophie than she is with Steve

Storyboard

This is our storyboard :

Synopsis Podcast

This is our synopsis podcast for our film, the written synopsis is here :

Mother of two Sophie Harding was perfectly content with her ordinary suburban life, until one night, her perfect existence is torn apart through the death of her two children Maisy and Charlotte in a car crash. The effects of which are devastating on Sophie, and through her grief she comes to believe that her children are still alive. Her husband Jack, supposedly fearing for her safety and her health, refers her to a therapist, Dr Karen Campbell. But could Dr Campbell’s help be more damaging to Sophie than she could ever realise? As Sophie begins to accept what has happened to her, she begins to unearth the truth, and realises that the people closest to her are not the most trustworthy.

Prezi about the certification of our film:

Certification on Prezi

Preliminary Task