The story board of my original idea, before my group and I combined our ideas together.
SCRIPT-
A DELIBERATE ACCIDENT
Written by: Prabhleen K Grewal
BAR - (LOS ANGELES) - NIGHT - ROBERT - ANGELINA ROSE
Robert Sanders is sitting in a bar having beer, just after he finished work.
ROBERT It’s been a long day investigating a dead end! So here l sit drinking my sorrows away and i'm just getting started with my 7th beer( voiceover)
Suddenly a very beautiful and stunning woman comes walking over.
ROBERT She had a body of a bentley but the mentality of a alligator..(voiceover)
ANGELINA Hey hotshot! Getting a bit tipsy their aren’t we. What is that your 7th, why don’t l get us another round and see if we can unleash this devil you’ve got locked up inside of you.
ROBERT It’s getting a bit late l think i’m going to call it quits and go home.
ANGELINA Another round can’t hurt.
ROBERT Alright, keep it coming ANGELINA’S APARTMENT - MORNING - ROBERT
The next day Robert wakes up, after a long night out, he is unable to recall any of last night's events, there’s nothing but a note left behind.
ROBERT Thanks for a great night, l will never forget honey. Now do this job for me or else a few pictures from last night are going to go to a certain Lieutenant. Robert opens the letter to see 1 of the few picture taken of him. The name of the victim was left in the letter. Ann Steel.
ANN STEEL’S HOUSE - ROBERT
Ann is going home when suddenly Robert is going to push her into the house and then we hear a glass smash and followed by a thud.
ROBERT Now time to get rid of the evidence
ROBERT’S APARTMENT - MORNING - ROBERT
The next day Robert was sleep and suddenly the phone starts ringing abruptly. Robert was told to immediately come to the crime scene.
CRIME SCENE - ANN STEEL’S HOUSE - MORNING
Robert walks towards the deceased, worried and scared a sense of panic enters alongside with Robert. A police officer told him what happened to the women. He kneeled down next to her. He suddenly realised his cufflink was there beside her, he snatched it out of panic, looking around cautiously.
ROBERT That was too close, next time it could be worse.
Character: Robert is a young private detective who is seen in a bar after a long day of hard work. He falls for women quite easily and does anything which involves dollar signs. Robert loves doing his job and he loves the mystery behind each story he works with. He try's to be cool and calm once a problem is completely let out of hand. A sneaky note is left for Robert, signed by Angelina. This becomes a problem for Robert as he now needs to find a way of getting rid of the girl Ann Steel without the risk of losing his job.
Costume: The costume Robert wears is typical of a doomed hero. His costume includes a: -Fedora hat -Blazer -Black trousers -Black shoes
These are the props we are going to be using throughout the opening scene. ~Gun: Because Robert is a private detective and his job requires the use of a gun. Also loads of people had a gun. ~An ash tray and cigarette: It was classy to smoke and because Robert is a private detective he makes enough money to have a classy and comfortable life. ~The alcohol bottle: Robert likes to drink everyday after a long hard day at work at the local bar. ~The note: This is a crucial prop in the film opening because it starts off the story. ~Police badge: This is because he is a private detective and he needs to carry his police badge.
Bar setting (Behind the scenes) The green screen before the background was put in. We used the "keying" tool to remove the green before inserting our chosen background.
Background for the green screen- The bar you will see being used in the film opening, it wasn't the best photo but it did fit in well .
Character: Angelina is a young attractive woman who likes to manipulate drunk men into doing her dirty work. She knows how to persuade people into doing the worse and uses her good looks to get what she wants. Angelina goes to the bar one day looking for her next victim, she happens to spot a police detective, Robert Sanders, who just came back from a long hard day of work. She tries her best to flirt and manipulates him into doing something that could cost him his job.
Costume: The costume Angelina wears is typical of a femme fatale. Her costume includes a: -Sun hat -Black dress -Black heels
BTS of drawing around "Ann Steels dead" body
We drew around the "dead" body of Anne Steely, however we chose not to use it because we didn't have enough time to film.
Our locations that we intended to use.
These are the location settings we used for our production, we didn't use all of them but we chose the locations which looked like it would fit the genre well. We then put a black and white filter on top of them to make them look more nourish. We used areas which looked different to make it seem more like LA.
Final Film Opening
My Results
From our results I have concluded that most people had found our opening scene interesting. We then asked how our film Noir could be improved, most replies were that it couldn't be improved, however one reply said that we could improve on camera work. I think this was because our opening scene could've used a variety of camera shots to create more of a realistic feeling.