THE POSTS BELOW ARE MY RESEARCH

Stills from the Chase Scene of our Opening Sequence

Suspect entering Recreational Ground

Agent pursuing Suspect out of Recreational Ground.

Suspect in Chase Scene

Suspect Jumping over railing down alley way

Pack of Lies Plot

Agents have tried and failed for two years to obtain a stolen, priceless artefact from a suspect on the run. Now 2 years in the future an agent is requested by her boss to find the suspect (who is though to be male) after a lead from a member of the public. The agent spots the suspect walking into a local recreational ground. The suspect realises he is being followed, this starts a fast paced chase through the recreational ground, up a back alleyway and across a street where the suspect jumps quickly into the back of a van disguised to fit in normally with the parked cars along the street. The van is driven away by an anonymous driver. The agent is left not knowing what to do, so she phones her boss. The agent realises that the suspect is actually a female as the suspects hood fell down as she got in the back of the van. The agents boss says that letting the suspect go, still owning the stolen artefact could be fatal. The agent is left alone to sort everything out....................

Prop List

Props:                                                                                       

•  Backpack
•  Office accessories: such as files, folders, paper trays,computer, telephone,mugs,
•  Mobile: Agent will use this to contact boss on the run.
• Van: This grey van will be the 'getaway' vehicle at the end of the chase scene.
•  Photographs  of suspects: Three photographs of possible suspect appearances laid out on the office desk.

The Bag we are using (Suspect carries priceless artefact in this)

Picture of all Suspects
 (These will be displayed on office desk, Suspect 2 is the main suspect.)

My Action/Adventure Questionnaire and Results

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Results:

Overall people felt that these five films come under the action/adventure genre out of our list on question three: The River Wild, Shoot' em up, The A Team, Snakes on a Plane and Die Hard 3. The age range which people in our questionnaire associated with watching action/adventure films is 11 years old up to 28 years old, as the main audience/viewers. The top three Locations that people said fit the action/adventure genre were; A Back Alley, A Deserted Warehouse and on a Mode of Transport, i.e on a plane, in a 4x4 car, etc.

For costume people preferred characters in an action/adventure film to wear Dark clothing, such as a leather jacket, combat trousers and a worn/old t-shirt and weaponry, such as ammunition belts worn over the user. Characters that most commonly people find in an action/adventure film are agents on missions and individuals fighting other forces. The main music genre associated with the action/adventure genre is Rap/ Rock music and Suspense/atmosphere music. The lighting that people feel would suite our genre of choice is cold, dark, eerie lighting. In our questionnaire people felt that the both the Hero and Villan should be played by male teenagers/adults.

Pack of Lies Characters and Costumes

Emily J: Plays the Boss

Costume:

•  Leather Jacket.
• Light coloured t-shirt underneath, e.g pink or cream.
• Black jeans with silver belt.
• Black footwear.
• Watch.
• Polished fingers/ Nail varnish.
•  Hair scraped back into bun.

Emily K: Plays the Agent

Costume:

• All in black
• Hair tied up
• Belt
• Jacket with pockets

Isobel K: Plays the Suspect.

Costume:

•  Hooded top in grey/black
•  Black trousers and footwear.
•  Hair scraped back so can't be seen underneath Hooded top. 

Pack of Lies Script:

(Opens with agent talking on phone to boss.)

Agent: I have eyeballed suspect entering the recreational ground carrying backpack

Boss: BACKPACK? WHAT BACKPACK?

Agent: Its …hang on….. black with a large grey logo on it with black straps, and he’s running towards the exit of the ground.......

Boss: Right, we need to get that backpack; it must contain the missing artefact. IT MUST NOT BE DAMAGED.You need to retrieve it with immediate careful action.

CHASE SCENE: Running,Jumping over obstacles, etc.

(The piece of script below would follow on from the chase scene, but I am unable to fit it in in the two minute time of my opening sequence. I feel it is important to open with some dialogue and mainly a chase as my genre is action/adventure and commonly other action/adventure films start straight in with a fast paced chase to immerse the viewer/audience in the action.)


Agent: (calling boss out of breath.) Not able to retrieve the backpack. Too fast,.... unable to catch her.

Boss: Well where is the backpack then? ......Did you say SHE?.

Agent: It’s in the back of a van. The suspect threw it in the back of the vehicle and then drove off, yes the suspect is female; her hood fell down as she raced towards the van.

Boss: In a van?! Oh my god.You've got to sort this out ......This could be fatal. (Hangs up abruptly)

Agent: (Punches button to end call, shakes head and walks away angry and disappointed).

ON NEXT PAGE THERE IS LOCATION RESEARCH (end of research)

MY LOCATION RESEARCH BELOW 

Suggested Locations

Below are the main locations our I will film at. The first location is a recreational ground, which the characters will run through, I will show both the entrance and exits to the ground. I thought this location would provide the appropriate space to film our chase scene. I feel it would provide interesting obstacles (such as walls that could be used to hide around, jump off, etc.) and different angles and heights to film from. I could also use the entrance and exit to the park and field effectively through filming our suspect entering or escaping and the agent in close pursuit.

The Second location is an Alleyway.This location denotes threat and fear and also vulnerability. I feel this would be a suitable place to film our suspect running down, or being seen at one end of the alley whilst the agent is at the other end, creating distance, as the alley is long and quite dirty/rundown. Also there is overgrowing weeds and litter along the alley way which adds to the effect of isolation and no upkeep.

The third main location is a bridge which crosses a busy motorway. 

This bridge is quite old and is used for pedestrians only. Our group thought this location might be effect as it looks dated against the modern cars which travel beneath it constantly. This gives an interesting contrast. Also the dull colours of the bridge and its surroundings give a cold, eerie feel which fits the Action/Adventure genre. I will use the bridge location unless we are unable to fit it in the Two minute time we must keep to.

Bird's Eye view of Recreational ground

Entrance to Recreational Ground

Exit from Recreational Ground

Alley Way

Bridge Crossing over Busy Motorway

Street which will provide the setting for my final chase scene