Story board for "Fathers Day"

Joseph Steele

Name: Joseph Steele

Age: 47

Actor: Glyn Cadwallader

Background:

As a Head Teacher at the local high school, Joseph expects a lot from his students. He expects even more of his daughter. He is very controlling over his family and his wife has been submissive to his demands for their entire marriage. When he was a child, his parents were very over-protective of him which has led to him doing the same to his daughter.

Strengths/Weaknesses

• Hard-working
• Tough
• Appears to be a stable, hard-working member of society.

• Over-protective of his daughter
• Egomaniacal
• Looks down on everyone

Reasons for character name
The name is the English translation of one of the most infamous men in world history. It was chosen to show a similarity between the character and the real Josef Stalin, both being very determined to make their vision of the future come true.

Reasons for choice of actor
We chose the actor because he fits the description, middle-aged and respectable looking, of the character profile. He is also in the same profession as the character so he was able to play the character convincingly.

Character Inspiration

This character is based on James Cromwell’s Dudley Smith in the 1997 noir thriller, L.A. Confidential.

Rachel Steele

Name: Rachel Steele

Age: 17

Actor: Hannah Gibbs

Background:

Because her father is very protective of her, she led a relatively sheltered life until she began high school. She decided to lash out and has become involved with several unsavoury characters, including her boyfriend, Stevie his best friend, Adam, and Adam’s girlfriend, Mimi.           

Strengths/Weaknesses

• Kind-hearted
• Loving
• Determined

• Easily misled
• Vulnerable
• Naive

Reasons for character name
The name Rachel means “Lamb of Innocence”. This is to connote the potential her father saw for her when she was born.

Reasons for choice of actor
She has previous experience in acting and was able to look the part when she wore character appropriate clothing. The four teenage actors are very good friends so they have a good chemistry.

Character Inspiration

The character is based on Matilda from Matilda who has very protective parents but decides to lash out.

Stephen "Stevie" Bennett

Name: Stephen “Stevie” Bennett

Age: 17

Actor: Harry Fowler

Background:

He feels he has been severely misunderstood by adults for most of his life, preferring to live life for fun rather to achieve something academically. He is often judged by how he dresses, seen by many as a “chav”. Despite this, he is very loyal to his friends and holds a deep love for his girlfriend.

Strengths/Weaknesses

• Loyal
• Loving
• Passionate about his lifestyle

• Seen as a misfit within society
• Negative attitude towards education
• Likes to annoy others

Reasons for character name
We wanted a name that sounded relatively common but wasn’t something like “John Smith”. Stevie was chosen because it is the kind of name a teenager would choose as a nickname because he doesn’t like his birth name.

Adam Peyton

Name: Adam Peyton

Age: 17

Actor: Will Haynes

Background:

Adam doesn’t seem to be the kind of person that would associate himself with Stevie, due to his middle class family and above average intelligence. Despite this, he has been Stevie’s best friend for most of their lives and he has often convinced Stevie not to go through with something that could end up going wrong

Strengths/Weaknesses

• Intelligent
• Loyal
• Morally knowledgeable

• Troublemaker
• A “disappointment” to those who thought he would excel at school
• Doesn’t react well to authority.

Reasons for character name
This name was chosen as it sounds more middle class than the other male character but still sounds fairly common. The spelling “Peyton” over “Paton” was used to emphasise this aspect of the character.

Reasons for choice of actor
He was readily available for filming shoots and had the clothing that the character required. He also played a similar character in another media project. The four teenage actors are very good friends so they have a good chemistry.

Character Inspiration
This character is loosely based on the James McAvoy’s character, Steve McBride, from Channel 4’s hit TV show, Shameless.

Miriam "Mimi" Spencer

Name: Miriam “Mimi” Spencer

Age: 17

Actor: Frankie Morley

Background:

At a young age, Mimi was labelled as ditzy and hasn’t improved since, leading to frequent embarrassment when asked to answer a question at school. To prevent herself from looking stupid she has given up on school, preferring to make it look like she doesn’t want to do well rather than look like she can’t.

Strengths/Weaknesses

• Socially conscious
• Cares deeply for her friends
• Good negotiator

• Ditzy
• Slow learner
• Anti-authority

Reasons for character name
We wanted one of the female characters to have a name similar in connotation to Stevie. As it would make more sense for the main character, Rachel, to have the same surname as her father, we decided to give the second female character a very common sounding name. She also prefers to use a nickname, another similarity with Steie.

Reasons for choice of actor
She was readily available for filming shoots and had the clothing that the character required. Se also played a similar character in another media project. The four teenage actors are very good friends so they have a good chemistry.

Character Inspiration
She was very loosely based on several characters from the 2004 chick flick, Mean Girls. The ditzy aspect of her character is based on Amanda Seyfried’s character, Karen Smith, while her decision to look unwilling rather than unable to succeed at school is similar to the main character, Cady Heron, portrayed by Lindsay Lohan.

Casting for Thriller

Costumes for my thriller

In our film we are using hoodies because then you cannot see the actors faces at all, and it adds a menacing sense to it which brings a certain darkness to the scene. Another reason we picked hoodies is because people can relate to people wearing hoodies and tracksuits as causing mischief and being a menace to society. With the look of someone who is anti-social, brings out a sense of reality but also connotes the feel of a nightmare, not being able to see the persons face, and not being able to know what there really thinking, facial expressions show alot about someone, but when you can bearly see the face of an actor it shows how synister and mysterious the character really is. Hoodies hide the identity of the wearer which brings a criminal aspect to the character, if the hood is up it seems asif they are up to something. The hoodie has become a social steriotype which is not always true, but people judge people as misfits even when not. One film we used to reference for our film is the film 'Kidulthood' which shows an image of kids going around causing trouble, dressed as the common steriotype of kids up to no good. The actors in 'Kidulthood' are just like the characters in our film, but in our film the characters are not really given the chance to show there personalitys apart from a brief encounter with the main female character.

The character who causes the crime, of attacking the female character is going to be wearing a suit, a suit represents someone with sophistication and authority, as it has traditionally been worn by people with power, and is there for associated with success and wealth, World leaders are generally seen in suits. A suit is also seen as part of a higher class backround as they are expensive, where as a hoodie you can pick up for cheap as its multifunctional and durable, but a suit is for people who need to be seen as smart and important. The twist is its the man in the suit is the real one that is causing the most trouble, which people would most likely associate with the people wearing hoodies, not the respectable looking man wearing a suit. A film which also uses people in suits which are causing trouble is 'Reservoir Dogs' were a bunch of gangsters looking sophisticated go and cause alot of trouble indulging in a big crime job which eventually gets them in trouble.

Thriller location

     With a tilted camera angle down an alley way, it gives off a feeling of a dream.                                         

The Use of an alley was gives off a chlaustrophobic feeling

The graffiti on the wall shows how grimey area, where kids run around doing what they please

With the dark alley way, getting inspiration from the film 'the third man

With the bars connotating prison, no escape

With the wet floor, giving an effect of cold and gritty, with the inspiration of the sewers in 'the third man'

The long roadway to show how desolate the scene is, and how people could just fade into the background, like in 'The Third Man' when Harry's girlfriend was walking down the long road after his funeral

The grimey walls and shady parked cars gives off an effect of crime and poverty, getting insperation from the film 'kidulthood'

With the shut shops showing that there is no one arround, and the scene is desolate and bleak.

With the bars connotating prison, like from the film 'Essex Boys' where jason and billy are going through a tunnel and what looks like bars shadow across the windscreen.

Thriller planning

Thriller location ideas

All three of these images i got from google maps, but are just outside my house and are were we want to shoot for the film. as it has dark ally ways, abandoned paths and scummy looking buildings