Preliminary: Planning

In the group we had several ideas that could be used to make a short sequence, showing a conversation with at least 2 people. We First looked at some ideas, mind mapping anything we could think of, some of the ideas where: a bank robbery, a drug deal, and a meeting. In the end we decided we where using the secret agent theme, for a meeting to deliver top secret information inside a brief case. After thinking that though the idea, we though about location and props, because of the time we had we had to choose a in-school location, so we though the same room we where in would potentially be the meeting place, and for props a simple black coat/ jacket could represent the agents mysterious clothing, and the brief case could be a school over-shoulder bag.


Taking in considerations of the main filming rule of 180 degrees for continuity, and some action match and shot reverse shot, we started story boarding the scenario.



Story Boarding


This is an image of the story board we created, showing shot-by-shot explaining, what the shot is and the movement, and if there is dialogue in the shot, noted who would be speaking. We had an idea of starting outside as the agent is arriving at the location of the meeting. The use of camera following the agent in a pan, shows that he is an important character in the sequence. To add to the entrance to the building the agent opens door and as the door is closing the shot changes to a zoomed in shot of the door closing. The shot afterwards would be a tracking shot as the the agent arrives at the room, in the corridor. and as the agent reaches to open the door the camera zooms in and then for the action match the shot of the other side of the door. Inside the room to show the other person involved (the leader), we decided to use a over-shoulder shot of the agent looking at the agent, putting the audience in a high perspective to the scene showing the importance of the agent in the scene, the shot stays in an over-shoulder shot as the agent walks to his seat. To show the conversation, we decided to use shot-reverse-shot switching between the characters speaking about the mission, close shots of their faces with a space in front of their faces, showing they are speaking to each other. For the exchange of the brief case, we wanted to show both hands on the brief case, then an over-shoulder shot of the leader of the operation, as the agent leaves the room. The over-shoulder is to show that the leader has power because of the prop and its contents.

The dialogue


Tom and I then though of what the character would say when they where in the meeting, we came up with short dialogues, we then had to choose from the versions. The final dialogue most fitting to the scene and scenario was this, (A= agent, L= leader):


L: Ah, Wilson. I see you have brought the package.


A: Yes, I have.


L: Was it difficult to obtain.


A: Well, there were some complications, but they have been dealt with.


L: Of course, you're sure you weren't followed here?


A: I wouldn't be sitting here if I was.


L: That's true. Thank, you, Wilson. You have done well with this assignment.


After that point we though we where ready to start filming.