Post Apocalyptic Planning: Storyboard

This is the general idea of the film opening that we wish to create in the form of an animated storyboard.

Post Apocalyptic Planning: Lighting

For the piece, we required a range of different types of lighting. For example, we required a consistently lighted area throughout.

In order to achieve this, we planned to use one member of the groups shed that had bright lights that were already built into the building itself.



This would give us a consistently bright setup of lighting that meant that the light between scenes did not differ

As well as this, we used the natural lighting from the outside to aid the lighting within each of the indoor scenes.

Post Apocalyptic Planning: Mise en Scene and Props

For the opening, we require numerous types of Mise en Scene for different scenes within the piece.

The Wooden Cabin Scene:

For all of the shots within the wooden cabin, we require the Mise en Scene to be fairly sparse to show to the audience that this is not a planned visit for the Protagonist and that he did not plan to be awakening in this location. To put this idea across to the audience, we want the colours and props within the scene to be sparse but related to the character (e.g. the characters walking staff and rucksack etc.)



Props:

The Protagonist required certain props to show to the audience that he had been surviving in this post apocalyptic world for a lengthy amount of time. In order to do this, we came up with the idea to add a walking staff to his costume design along with a rucksack. We wanted the walking staff to suggest to the viewer that this character ventures around the landscape, constantly searching for other survivors and new places to set up camp.





We wanted the rucksack to suggest to the viewer that this survivor has been, again, surviving for a lengthy amount of time and has collected numerous items along his travels. As well as this we wished to suggest that the character themselves feels as if they need this rucksack in case of any important objects becoming a necessity for his survival.

Post Apocalyptic Planning: Make Up

For the film, we required Jake, our main character, to have a sort of "dirty, rugged" look about him. For this, we needed to use different types of dark coloured make up to give his character this "Survivor" look.



In the end, we resulted with this final "dirty" look that we felt properly emphasised the idea of this character surviving every day in harsh conditions that often leave him rugged and dirty.

Post Apocalyptic Planning: Locations

The wooden cabin

For the piece that we will be creating, we require a "wooden cabin" type building to shoot the majority of the shots in. This "wooden cabin" is going to be the location in which the Protagonist wakes up and is met by a mysterious character who seems to have brought him there.

We have chosen the location we are going to use for this scene.

We will be shooting these scenes in the Wooden Cabin in the back garden of one of the members of our group.



We felt that this location was perfect for what we wanted to shoot as it showcased the homely elements of the wooden cabin but still kept the mystery of the location due to the bland colourings of the walls and the emptiness of the scene itself.

(Dartboard was removed from the scene whilst shooting as it went against the mise en scene that we required)

Barren Fields / Forests





For the opening, we also required barren fields and forested areas. For this, we chose certain public parks such as Brierly Park as we felt that the forests and fields there, along with the conditions brought on by the weather, would be perfect for shooting in order to make the scene look empty and abandoned.



As shown by Google maps, Brierly Forest park is made up of fields and forested areas that are perfect for us to shoot various scenes of the opening in.

Post Apocalyptic Planning: Costume planning for Opening

For the piece that we are going to create, it is crucial that we have costumes that fit the characters within the opening.

There are to be two main characters within the opening that are both surviving within this post apocalyptic world but are part of different groups and we wish to make this apparent within their clothing.

The "real" main character is going to be an lone survivor who has been searching for the past few months for other survivors or someone who can explain as to why the apocalypse happened.

We want to dress this character in more green and brown colours of clothing that will show that he has had to keep himself hidden within different environments just in case he is not alone.

He will be dressed in:

- Some form of hat

- Some form of jacket (Thick parka / Army Jacket)

-Dark coloured trousers

- Heavy-wearing boots

- A rucksack

- A walking staff or stick (optional)

I have placed a rough idea of what the characters clothing will look like below.

The more "mysterious" character will be dressed in the same sort of colours to show that he too has been trying to keep hidden within the environment when required.

However, we wish to dress this second character in lighter clothing to show to the audience that, as the storyline suggests, he is part of a separate group of survivors that are working together to find other survivors etc. and this requires him to move around more frequently and quickly and so he needs lighter clothing.

We plan to dress this character in:

- A long, lightweight parka (not shown in example)

- dark shirt or t-shirt

- Dark trousers

- Heavy - wearing boots

Below, once again, I have placed a rough example of what this character will be dressed like.