Monday 14 March 2011

Ideas for filming the fight seqeunce

Ideas for fight scenes
I have been looking at potential ideas for how i can construct the fight scenes and have come acroos a few videos on youtube that have given me some ideas.

I looked at some of the previous james bond fight scenes such as in the latest film Quantam of solace
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4ZgXiHPXMs
The video clip also gave me the idea for how could my james bond character opening the door and entering the room from a few interesting angles.

I have also looked at some of the bourne identity fight scenes, to see how they construct the fight scenes.

Thursday 10 March 2011

Problems occured

Whilst commencing filming, and taking action, I have encountered problems already, even before actually filming.
- I have had to recast my actors numerous times, as the actors have backed out at the last minute.
- I have also had to substitute the car, as i was unable to get the Aston Martin that i had been awaiting, from a friend.
- I have also had to look at the props needed, as some of them where not easy to find.
- Along with a filming light, as i will be filming during the night.

What i need

I will require 2 characters, one to play the character of 007, and the other to play the character of the unknown enemy.
I will also require an aston martin, for 007 to appear in.
I will also require a suit for 007 to wear.
Along with a watch that i will use as a gadget watch.
I will also require a vacant house, on a fairly quiet road to film on
I will need to film during the night time. as the steak out will be during the night
I might need some black gloves, along with some potential tools as weapons.
I will need another car which the enemy would drive into his house
I might need a female extra character as a diversion, for the fight scene, to play a slient role.

Idea for plot for my production

After doing some research I have decided that i will look intro creating the opening sequence to the next 007 Bond film. I have looked at the most recent bond films, such as Casino Royale and Quantam of Solace.

I have looked at the codes and conventions for those films, and other films in the bond franchise, and have picked up ideas for what i will need to use.

I have picked up the idea of constructing a 'steak out' scene which i will use 007 as the person who will be steaking out a house, of an unknown character. I will have numerous shots focussing on 007 and his prestige car the aston martin.
I will then show the unknown character arrive and drive into his driveway, which 007 is closely watching from a distance in his car.
once the unknown character enters his house, i will have 007 follow him into his house, and sliently break in to his house, where he will encounter the unknown and a fight scene will commence. which take place around the house.

Practical Production Ideas

- I will be reconstructing the opening sequence of a typical Hollywood film, conveying the codes and conventions to portray the sequence correctly.
- I will replace the stereotypical role of the white male with an South Asian male.
- I will look into the action and drama genres for Hollywood films One text i will look at will be the James Bond franchise. As it is a very popular action franchise, which i could look at to immitate.
- the basic conventions of camera paning, and wide variety of shots around the car.
- The use of a car is very typicial and the variety of shots while the car is in motion can be very powerful.
- the opening of the trunk, and the specificity of his dialect which is precise and powerful.
- the accent is also a powerfull element.
- also the use of grey and white to make it seem more classicall than it is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNvzNWuzI9Y&feature=related


- Along with the conventions that are displayed in the 1st video, there is the use of mystery created by the annonymous character who is walking into a building at night, wearing black leather gloves and an overcoat. also the camera angles and use of shots to higlight certain objects such as the gun.
The camera angles also are used in relation to the lighting to give it more effect by showing james bond in the shadow at 1st. Looking at other films such as Law abiding citizen, there is violence and drama immiedatly into the film wanted taken