PLANNING: PROPS LIST

PLANNING: TREATMENT

After some debate, we ended up changing our actual title of our film from 'Homeless', to 'Down and Out'. We thought 'Down and Out' was a more fitting and professional title for our film. This explains the old title of 'Homeless' included in the treatment above.

PLANNING: CASTING

Casting from MaximilianRAGAN

PLANNING: RISK ASSESSMENT

	HAZARD TO HEALTH AND SAFETY	RISK POSED AND TO WHOM	LEVEL  L/M/H	CONTROL MEASURE TO REDUCE RISK
Transport eg accident/delay/platform safety/derailment/missed train	Travel by SW trains. Travel through Surbiton towards Wimbledon	Students looking wrong way and getting knocked over Students being hit by or falling into train	M	Monitor each other during a group travel by keeping and eye out for each other Make sure to stay in contact with each other Monitor road crossings and only cross at designated pedestrian crossings
First aid issues	Trips/falls/cuts/bruises	Those moving around onset	M	First aired to be present at event
Weather	Rain - possibility of slipping, wet clothing	Everyone	L	Students are required to bring appropriate jacket and clothing
General public eg theft/assault	Theft Assault Student causes incident with member of the public	Threat of pick pocketing on crowded locations	M	Students to stay in a group Students are not to approach other members of the public or respond to any comments intended to provoke Follow guidance and advice of emergency personnel
Staffing eg ratio of first aid cover	1:6		L	Ensure that the ratio of first aiders to staff stays at 1:6
Major public incident eg terrorism	Act of terrorism given national threat level	Group could become caught up in a terrorist incident causing injuries or separation	H	Esnsure every venue has assembly point and pupils know where it is. Ensure pupils know the national advice to run if possible and hide if not Ensure pupils know to always follow police instruction Issue pupils with printed emergency contact card detailing school landline and school mobile – instruct them to call if they become lost (as well as alerting security official)

PLANNING: MY TARGET AUDIENCE

Who is my primary target audience?

The target audience for my short film is male and female 15-35 year olds who enjoy watching horrors and thrillers.

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PLANNING: LOCATIONS

RESEARCH: FILM POSTCARDS

ARMSTRONG

At the very top of the postcard, there is a sentence clearly stating what this piece of visual text will be about. Due to how factual it is, the audience can expect that this will be a documentary rather than a film about the first landing on the moon. Therefore, this will be a true story. 

The positioning and framing of the actor is central, giving him emphasized importance in the documentary. Furthermore, the lighting upon his face and the way how he is looking downwards makes him seem like a saintly figure, almost with a halo around his face. 

The font of the title 'Armstrong' is spread out, strong and simplistic. This makes the atmosphere have a sense of beauty and cleanliness to it which is something we as an audience should appreciate, similar to Neil Armstrong. 

Personally, I think the USP of this postcard is the small text beneath the title that states it is narrated by Harrison Ford. Not only is Harrison Ford a famous name, he will also bring some of the Star Wars audiences' attention to this space documentary as the theme of outer-space is consistent between both Star Wars and Armstrong. The placement of the text is also important as it ensures the audience do actually read this line of text due to the fact that it is placed right under the main title 'Armstrong'.  

The tagline 'the mission you know. the man you don't.' adds enigma and raises questions to the audience. It makes them want to find out more about Armstrong and his life as it is clear the information nobody knows about will be shared within this documentary. The full stop in the center of the tagline gives it symmetry which in my opinion increase the suspense and emphasizes the drama of the documentary through punctuation. 

Billing block is placed underneath the tagline which is a requirement by the film institution. The billing block text contains companies, actors, directors, producers, and other crew members. This however is not a definite requirement for film postcards (only posters) therefore some may not include it. 

Lastly on the front of the postcard you can see social media @s alongside when and where you can book tickets in order to watch the documentary in cinemas.

On the back of the postcard, there is 3 short paragraphs in order to give the audience a small overview of what the documentary will contain as well as other details such as the name of the Director which my also add to the USP if the director is well known for previous documentaries or films.

Finally, there are a collection of four images that show memories of Armstrong's life which will most likely be explored within the documentary. From family to outer-space, you can see that Armstrong lead a very normal lifestyle when not on the moon.

From this postcard I will take away some ideas for my own film such as taking care of the font in order to represent the genre of our film well. Also, I will use the billing block as a template when designing my own postcard. Lastly, the tagline inspired me to attempt to create something similar with the use of a full-stop to add suspense and make it symmetrical.