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Finn Hanley

Candidate Number 1824

Claremont Fan Court School 64680

My production team included: Matthew Heyns 1828, Ben Richardson 1853, Sam De Bruin 1815

My brief was to produce a film opening that lasted a maximum of two minutes. The title of our film was Suspect. Our murder mystery explores three suspected murderers who are linked with the death of Lottie Wilson. The film captures each characters daily routine, allowing the audience to piece the puzzle together of who the murderer is.

Editing:

Due to Matt having previous experience with Final Cut Pro X, he was operating the application, however we all chipped in to the editing sequence. My idea as an edit was to create the 3 step establishing shot with the help of the drone. I took inspiration from a video game, where the same edit takes place. The camera pans out one step at a time and it creates an effective establishing shot. I explained my idea to Matt and the group and then we were able to recreate the establishing shot. With Matt already having experience with the application, editing was a smooth process when piecing the storyline together.

Directing:

I took responsibility with directing, especially in the scenes which I featured in. At the time of filming, we didn't completely follow the plan which meant we had to improvise in a short space of time. For my first appearance as Kieran Tucker, I directed myself and my peers with the scene of KT waking up on the driveway. I directed the dialogue and explained what I was going to do and how I wanted the other character to interact with me. I was also able to explain my thoughts about which camera angle best suited the scene, in this case, a wide angle shot was used.

Camerawork:

Matt took charge of most of the camerawork, his iPhone had the best quality camera and we wanted to film in a good resolution to give the film good visuals. Whilst Matt did film most scenes, he also piloted the drone. This was where I was able to step in. I gave my thoughts as to what shots the drone should be capturing and where the drone should pan over. Whilst I wasn't able to fly the drone, I inputed key information to Matt and we were able to achieve the establishing shots which I desired.

Design:

Matt took responsibility for the design of the poster as he had full access to specific applications. This meant he could produce the poster quickly and efficiently and as a collective, we all agreed that the poster suited our production and we were fully satisfied with the result.

SUSPECT - FILM OPENING

 

CHANGES

 

CHANGES by Finn Hanley

REFLECTIONS

 

REFLECTIONS by Finn Hanley

REFINEMENTS

 

REFINEMENTS by Finn Hanley

EDITS

 

EDITS by Finn Hanley

RISK ASSESSMENT

Risk Assessment	Hazard to health and safety	Risk posed to whom	Risk level	Control measure to reduce risk
Method of Transport to Location of Filming	Walking out of Claremont into Esher.  Walking from Esher back to Claremont. Travel via SW Trains to Surbiton Railway Station to go to Ben Richardson’s house for filming. Walking through Surbiton to get from Surbiton station to Ben’s house and to film on High Street	All four of us (Finn Hanley, Matt Heyns, Ben Richardson, Sam de Bruin) walking to Esher; at risk of being hit by a car. All four of us (Finn Hanley, Matt Heyns, Ben Richardson, Sam de Bruin) walking back from Esher and to Claremont; at risk of being hit by a car. All four of us (Finn Hanley, Matt Heyns, Ben Richardson, Sam de Bruin) at risk of falling through the gap between the train and the platform edge. All four of us (Finn Hanley, Matt Heyns, Ben Richardson, Sam de Bruin) walking to Ben’s house from Surbiton Railway Station; at risk of being hit by a car.	M M M M	We will be looking both ways before we cross the road, at every road we aim to cross. I believe this will minimise the risk to a large extent as it will allow us to see if any cars are driving towards us. We will be looking both ways before we cross the road, at every road we aim to cross. I believe this will minimise the risk to a large extent as it will allow us to see if any cars are driving towards us. We will make sure to take a large step when coming onto the train, whilst also looking at how big the gap is, making sure we are completely out of risk of getting stuck. We will be looking both ways before we cross the road, at every road we aim to cross. I believe this will minimise the risk to a large extent as it will allow us to see if any cars are driving towards us.
First aid issues	Trips/falls when walking during filming or getting to the filming location	All four of us.	L	We will keep a first aid kit including plasters and anti bacterial spray With us at all times.
General public theft/assualt	Theft Assault Major external incident (terrorism, natural disaster etc)	All four of us, as we are all carrying valuables; phones, AirPods, cameras, schoolwork, laptops. All actors involved in filming All actors involved in filming	H H H	All members of the group will carry a backpack with a zip securing the items inside the bag, reducing the risk of a member of the public attempting to steal from one of us. We will also be checking we have all of our valuables every 20 minutes when in a populated environment. We will walk in groups when on the High Street and will not approach other members of the public or respond to any comments intended to provoke one of us We will follow the guidelines given to us extensively and make sure we do everything we are told, reducing the risk of us being in danger in a scenario of this sort.
Accommodation eg risk assessment from centre	N/A (no overnight accommodation necessary for filming)	N/A (no overnight accommodation necessary for filming)	N/A (no overnight accommodation necessary for filming)	N/A (no overnight accommodation necessary for filming)
Major public incident	Act of terrorism given national threat level	Group could become caught up in a terrorist incident, possibly leading to them being injured of the group being separated	H	When entering an area, making sure every member of the group knows exactly where to exit if something of this levity did occur and we were forced to take an emergency exit. Make sure group members know what the national advice is for a terrorist attack First aid kit carried at all times, allowing recovery for injured student due to this major public incident