Final Filming Schedule

March 1st - Film 9/11 news clips. For this scene I will be filming news footage which was actually shown on the day of 9/11. Rather than trying to recreate the footage and the audio I have decided to use real life footage as I want to keep the film as authentic as possible as well as quite literally taking the audience back to September 11th 2001 when they were witnessing the World Trade Center on fire and eventually collapsing.

March 7th - Film establishing shots and location shots. I will be going to London to film establishing shots as in the beginning of the film and the trailer the audience see Jack and Kate meeting one another, telling each other their names (the audience know who they are by doing this) and subsequently getting engaged. Before the audience these clips the audience will see a shot of London with 'London, 1995' on top of the clip to show the audience that this where and when Jack and Kate met.









March 11th - Film Jack and Kate meeting one another, spending time with each other (portraying a loving couple) and then getting engaged. This will be filmed locally at Blenheim Palace grounds next to the lake and using the bridge which I feel will add to the romance of the scenes that are being shot, but will also show the audience that whilst being in this vast open space all they want to do is be with one another and not leave each other which is another reason why I have chosen Blenheim Palace.

March 12th - Film Jack on the phone to Kate whilst he is at the airport waiting for his plane. This scene will be shot at Water Eaton Park and Ride due to the seating arrangement as it looks similar to an airport departure lounge with its rows of seats, the shot will be solely focused on Jack so everything around him will be blurred which will also allow the fact that it is actually a bus station to be disguised.

Once I have filmed all of these remaining scenes I will then start to focus on editing my trailer and creating the promotional poster to go with the film.

Music for 'Reflecting Absence'

After spending a long time on YouTube researching various tracks for my trailer I have come to a conclusion. I felt that rather than having a sombre song through out the trailer I would have two songs; one being a sombre reflective song which is used to reflect the emotions of the character and the intensity of the plot. The second song will be a positive song this is to reflect Amelia moving on with her life and then realising that Jack has come back to say goodbye.


I feel that by using two songs it will give the trailer a balance between sadness and happy which is what the film is about; a person dealing with their grief and the saddness of losing somebody they love and then what they do with that grief and the positive outcomes of what happened.

The first song; 'Delicate' by Damien Rice.

For me it was the beat of the song that attracted me and the repetiveness of the lyrics which conotates Amelia constantly replaying the moment Jack died in her head and that feeling of constantly reliving what happened on 9/11. To complement this sombre track I have selected a song that has repetitive lyrics but with a happy beat that conotates to looking forward to the future and what is going to come next, which is what is happening in Amelia's life.

The second song; 'Good Life' by OneRepublic

Use of a plane simulator

In my trailer I want to have a shot from inside a plane cockpit so the audience can get the feeling of being in the plane as it is about to take off. By doing this I feel that the audience will be able to have an understanding of what it would have been like to be on the plane amongst all the passengers unaware of what is about to happen.

I feel that a shot similar to the picture on the left will allow the audience to realise that September 11th started off like any other day with people going to work, planes taking off and childrening going to school and yet amongst all of this normality a group of terrorist had planned to change the world for ever with their actions that would later occur.

I got the idea of using a cockpit scene in my trailer from watching the trailer for 'United 93' which shows the pilots talking about it being a clear day and what they were going to do at the end of the day.

In order to achieve this shot I have got in contact with Oxford City Airport and Oxford Aviation Academy http://www.oaa.com/pages/about_us/fleet/simulators/B737CL who have put me in touch with an employee who I am currently in contact with about using one of their simulators and film a training session in order for the shot to be as authentic as possible.

Scene 1

The first scene in my trailer shows the audience pictures of the family. The reason for this is so the audience can gain an understanding of the family unit and the closeness between them which I feel will allow the audience to emphasise with the female character when they see her unable to cope with the loss of her husband.

This is a picture of the scene set up, the audience can see various pictures of the family together, the each individual picture emulates 'fun times' and a bond that all families have.

For this scene i used a variety of panning shots going across the pictures so the audience can see each individual picture clearly which I feel allows the audience to understand and 'get to know' the family.

I also used close up shots, tracking in and out whilst panning across the pictures. When editing this scene I decided to split the scene into five individual scenes and fade between each one, as I felt it will still keep the flow and momentum of the scene but by cross fading the individual scenes it allowed the whole scene to merge together over lapping one another.


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Music

The music that I decide to use for my trailer needs to reflect the mood of the trailer and represent the feeling of losing someone close to you, and the pain that people go through when they lose somebody close to them (i.e. a parent, husband/wife) so the music that i choose must emulate the feelings of Amelia since Jack's death.

Below is a list of the potential music that I will be using in my trailer:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
'Wherever You Will Go' by Boyce Avenue. The opening lyrics "So lately, been wondering. Who will be there to take my place. When I'm gone you'll need love. To light the shadows on your face" these lyrics represent Jon's hopes for Karen that she will find happiness and love in somebody else to ensure that she is not alone. "And maybe, I'll find out. A way to make it back someday. To watch you, to guide you. Through the darkest of your days" these lyrics represent how Jon will always be there for Karen despite the fact that he is no longer alive. 

'Here Without You' by Boyce Avenue. This song represents the emotions of both Jon and Karen describing the feelings that they have for one another and being apart from one another. "I'm here without you baby. But you're still on my lonely mind. I think about you baby. And I dream about you all the time" These lyrics represent the feelings that Jon and Karen have one another, showing that Karen's love is still strong for Jon despite it being 10 years since his death. 

'Iris' by Boyce Avenue. This song was the first song that I thought of when trying to find a song for my trailer, the lyrics resinate the feelings that people have when someone close to them dies "And I'd give up forever to touch you. 'Cause I know that you feel me somehow. You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be. And I don't want to go home right now" These lyrics represent the loss that a person feels when they lose somebody close to them. So it would work well with my trailer. 

Characters

List of Characters for my trailer.

Jack Marshall: Jack is a 39 year old father of three. An english born business man Jack is aboard United Airlines flight 175departing from Boston to Los Angeles for a business meeting before he is due to return back to England for his son's 13th Birthday. Whilst aboard United Airlines 175 he made several attempts to call his wife, on the third and final time he got through to her, he was talking to her up until the time of impact with the South Tower.

Amelia Marshall: Amelia is a 36 year old mother of three. Whilst her husband Jack is in the States on business she is left back in England to take care of their young family. When she returns home from the supermarket she listens to a message from Jack saying that he is on United Airlines fligh 175 which has been hijacked, she turns on the Tv to see the events that are unfolding live on TV at the World Trade Centre, seconds later Jack phones again and tells her that he loves her. As she is talking to Jack she hears him say "Oh my God... Oh my God, Oh my God" and then witnesses his plane crash into the South Tower.

'United 93' - Camera Shot Analysis

It is important that the message of the film is portrayed to the audience, this is done with the use of appropriate camera shots because depending on the shot will depend on how the audience portray that scene, for example an intense scene may require a close up shot to show worry and stress where as with a medium shot this image may be lost in what is going on around the character.

I have decided to analyse the use of camera shots in 'United 93' as the film deals with an array of emotions that need to be portrayed at the same time which I feel will be important for my trailer. In the shot on the right the audience can see a medium shot of the passengers with one passenger centred in between the two aisles, by doing this the audience understand that this man is informing the passengers what they are going to do to take control of the plane. The shot is also low down in line with the passengers this gives the audience the illusion that they are with the passengers aboard United 93 which allows the audience to connect with the passengers on a personal level.

In this second shot the audience see a close up of a passenger on the telephone. With the positioning of his head resting on his hand the audience are given the sense that the entire weight of the world is resting on this man's shoulders whilst he speaks to a loved one letting them know what is happening to him. He can not believe what is happening to him, that he is in this serial situation, the close up shot is important in conveying this man's emotions the audience are given the understanding of how it must have felt to inform your friends and family that you are on a hijacked plane and that you will probably die. The man is also looking down at the ground which again adds to the stress that he is now under. Without this close up shot the audience may have only seen a passenger on the phone where as by showing him closely to the audience they are now experiencing what every passenger felt on that day.

 The shot on the right is a dutch angle which is often used to portray the psychological uneasiness or tension in the subject being filmed. Which is exactly what the audience can see with this couple. The husband is protecting his wife by embracing her and placing his hand on her head all of these aspects show to the audience that the couple realise their fate, they understand that they are going to die aboard United 93. Also with the use of the dutch angle it has made the husband appear much taller in the shot this shows that the husband is over powering his wife by protecting her from what is about to happen to them both. I feel that this angle works particularly well because the audience are still able to see what is happening around the couple but they are focused in on the couple themselves and the situation that they are in. This shot has also been able to to portray their emotions, despite being scared and angry with the people that are doing this to them, they are there for one another.