Friday, 30 April 2010
Wednesday, 31 March 2010
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Working title change
Thursday, 11 February 2010
Shooting Schedule
Shot Number: | Type of Shot: | Action: | Mise en Scene: | Location: |
1. | Medium Long Shot. | When the scene starts door can be seen ajar, door opens to reveal shadowed man, dolly zoom used to show distortion. | Drawer, Mirror, Wooden Door, Welcome mat | Logan’s Home – Hall Way – Facing Door. |
2. | Point of View shot. | This shot will be used to put the viewer in the mindset of the character walking through home after break-in. Camera will head towards stairs | Door frame, Photo frame hanging on the wall, Band on ceiling | Logan’s Home – Hall Way – Facing Stairs. |
3. | Extreme Close up. | This shot will capture the character reaching into his jacket and pulling out a gun. | Gun, Brown jacket. | Logan’s Home – Hall Way – Facing Door. |
4. | Canted Angle, Medium Long Shot. | This shot will show Logan climbing the stairs from above. | Same as the hallway, Incidental Music - Strings | Logan’s Home – Stair Case. |
5. | Close Up. | A close up will be used to show Logan listening through the door, other characters can be seen through crack in the door. | Gun, Thug clothing, Incidental Music - Strings | Logan’s Home – Upper Hall Way. |
6. | Medium Long Shot. | The camera will cut to Logan kicking the door to reveal himself to the thugs within his home, Fires at thug. | Gun, Gun noise (Sound effect). | Logan’s Home – Bedroom. |
7. | Medium Long Shot. | One thug is shot in the throat and falls to the ground. | Fake blood, Poster on wall, Desk, Bed, Bible and window. | Logan’s Home – Bedroom. |
8. | Close-up. | Shot is to show thug holding his throat after being shot | Fake blood. | Logan’s Home – Bedroom. |
9. | Medium Close-up. | Another thug then picks up a book and throws it towards Logan. | Book. | Logan’s Home – Bedroom. |
10. | Close-up. | Logan wake’s up dazed and confused realizing that he is bound to a chair, Logan is covered in blood and bruises. | Make-up, Fake Blood, Chair, Warehouse. | Abandoned Warehouse. |
11. | Medium Close-up. | Shot used as a cut away to show Logan’s hands behind chair. | Rope, Chair. | Abandoned Warehouse. |
12. | Medium Long Shot. | Cuts to Logan as he is hit by a bucket of water. | Make-up, Fake Blood, Chair, Warehouse, Water. | Abandoned Warehouse. |
13. | Close-up. | Shot cuts back to Logan as he is hit by a bucket of water. | Make-up, Fake Blood, Chair, Warehouse, Water. | Abandoned Warehouse. |
14. | Low angled, Medium shot. | Shot will be taken through Power’s legs so that the beaten Logan can still be seen. | - | Abandoned Warehouse. |
15. | Close-up. | A close-up will be used to introduce Powers le Boothe. | Suit, Make-up | Abandoned Warehouse. |
16. | Close-up. | Shot reverse shot between Powers and Logan. | Suit, Make-up | Abandoned Warehouse. |
17. | Medium-Shot. | Show’s Power’s standing over Logan from the side. | - | Abandoned Warehouse. |
18. | Close-up. | Logan’s face as he is being spoken to, dazed uninterested expression. | - | Abandoned Warehouse. |
19. | Medium Long Shot. | Shot from behind Logan showing him being slapped to the floor. | - | Abandoned Warehouse. |
20. | Close-up. | Match on action of Logan being slapped to the ground. | Blood, Saliva. | Abandoned Warehouse. |
21. | Medium Shot. | Showing Logan on the floor, beginning to laugh. | - | Abandoned Warehouse. |
22. | Close-up. | Power’s face, odd expression why is he laughing, anger. | Knife, Gold Rings. | Abandoned Warehouse. |
23. | Close-up. | Camera continues to zoom on Logans face laughing. | - | Abandoned Warehouse. |
24. | Titles Begin. | - | - | - |
Orginisation of Actors, Props and Costumes
Actors:
Jack Bee
Ryan Kitching – Needed on all dates of shooting
Stuart Miller – Needed on all dates of shooting
Props:
Toy gun
Bucket of water
Chair
Cigars
Butchers knife
Fake blood and makeup
Costumes:
Logan: Black leather jacket
Butch: Vest
Script
Black Screen
Fade in will be used with a shot focused mainly on Logan’s face covered in bruises and blood.
Powers: Do it
A bucket of water hits Logan in the face to give an abrupt awakening.
Logan: *Spits and Coughs
Powers: So you thought you could bring down my organization, ha! Just one man. It took me years to get to where I am, and for what? For you, you insignificant little runt, to bring down this empire that I, myself created. Well… Not today *spits at Logan. I hope your ready, its gunna be a long night Logan and you aint gunna live through it.
Logan: Laughs in Power’s face.
Powers: Why are you laughing! *Slaps Logan. (To Butch) Hand me that knife!
The slap from Powers causes the chair to fall to the ground. The sound of Logan’s laughter can still be heard behind the narration
Logan: (Narration, Non Diegetic) you wanna know why I’m laughing? What Powers doesn’t know is that I’ve got the upper hand.
Cut to black
Opening Credits cut in
Opening Credits
Power Productions Present
A Film By Ryan Kitching & Stuart Miller
A Death-Grip On Society (Working Title)
Stuart Miller
Ryan Kitching
Daniel Phelps
Co – Staring –
Robert Ash
Casting By
Ryan Kitching
Stuart Miller
Music Supervisor
Ryan Kitching
Stuart Miller
Costume Designer
Ryan Kitching
Stuart Miller
Production Designer
Ryan Kitching
Stuart Miller
Editor
Ryan Kitching
Stuart Miller
Director of Photography
Ryan Kitching
Stuart Miller
Executive Producers
Carl Percival
Sally Pickford
Story By
Ryan Kitching & Stuart Miller
Produced By
Ryan Kitching & Stuart Miller
Initial Ideas Pitch
Research of Target Audience and Genre
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
Title Listings for Opening of Se7en
New Line Cinema Presents
An Arnold Kopelson Prouction
A Film By David Fincher
Brad Pitt
Morgan Freeman
Se7en
Gwyneth Paltrow
Richard Roundtree
R. Lee Ermey
John C. McGinley
Julie Araskog
Mark Boone Junior
John Cassini
Reginald E. Cathey
Peter Crombie
Hawthorne James
Michael Massee
Leland Orser
Richard Portnow
Richard Schiff
Pamela Tyson
Casting By
Billy Hopkins,
Suzanne Smith
Kerry Borden
Music By
Howard Shore
Costumes Designed By
Michael Kaplan
Edited By
Richard Francis-Bruce
Production Designed By
Arthur Max
Director of Photography
Darius Khondji
Co-Producers
Stephen Brown
Nana Greenwald
Sanford Pinitch
Co- Executive Producers
Lynn Harris
Richard Saperstein
Executive Producers
Gianni Nunnari
Dan Kolsrd
Anne Kopelson
Written By
Andrew Kevin Walker
Produced By
Arnold Kopelson
Phyllis Carlyle
Directed by
David Fincher