Year 12 - Film Noir - Character Contact Details

This is the list of the main actors in our production, their roles and their mobile numbers.

Chris Lawrence - Tony Montoya (07889244844)
Emily Read - Crystal (07951485817)
Daniel Oloafe - Hugo (07713587067)
Ollie Howells - Support Henchman (07895393523)
Ryan Smith - Detective (07958312025)

Year 12 - Film Noir - Production Schedule for Montoya Downfall

Film Noir- Production Schedule

Year 12 - Film Noir - Shot list for Montoya Downfall

Film Noir- Shot List

Year 12 - Film Noir - Lighting Workshop

In the second part of our lighting workshop we lerent many basic things on, the use of ligthing, were to palce the lights and what makes lighting key to a production.

What is lighting?
All video use some sort of lighting, wheter it be natural light or artificial light. The goal of video lighting is to choose the best source(s) to acheive for your production. First and foremost you need enough light and you need to be able to identify the lighting sources.

• Use ONE Light Source

Rules for the lighting a production:

• If the bulb blows remove the plug from the socket
• never try and replace the bulb
• When pulling the plugout work backwards
• No Surge protector no use
• treat lights with care
• Make sure the power cable is always facing down
• make sure the barn door is paralell to the leg
• Always perform SET TEST RESET
• Never use an extension cable
• Never place the light closer to a roof than 1m

What is contained in sawtry community colleges lighting kit:

• 2 x red head
• 2 x stand
• 2 x barn door
• 2 x bulb
• 2 x power leads
• 2 x surge protectors
• 1 x gloves
• 1 x clips
• 1 x gels/skrim

Use of light:

• Key Light: Main source of light (Strongest Light), Most influential light
• Fill light: Placed exactly opposite to the Key Light
• Back light: Placed behind the actor

Year 12 - Film Noir - Diary Entry 3

Today i gave the production schedule outline and shotlist outline to jake and sam, they will have that finished and ready to use when we shoot our production.

We know also have a filming date, the RX Date will be on the 28th Febuary 2012.
We have booked out 2 cameras, 2 tripods and  a lighting kit. The only person allowed to use the lighting kit will be me as im the only one in our production team who has gained the lighting certificate.

Year 12 - Film Noir - Diary Entry 2

I have started on the shot list and production schedule, which Jake and Sam will finish tonight as we need to establish when we will be filming. Tonight Jake and Sam will also start the storyboards,Im not available due to work commitments.

year 12 - Film Noir - Character Bio

These are the Character Biography for the characters we wish to use within our production, they all typically follow the conventions of film noir which is what we wanted to acheive with this production.

Character Bio of Gang Leader, Tony Montoya:

Character Bio of Crystal, Tonys girlfriend:

Character Bio of the detective:

Character Bio of Hugo, The Lead henchman:



Year 12 - Film Noir - Diary Entry 2 - Lighting certificate picture

Year 12 - Film noir - Diary Entry 1

Today i succsessfuly passed my lighting certificate, this will allow me to acsess all varietys off different techniques whilst shooting my film noir production. Located on the following post will be a picture of my lighting certificate.

Year 12 - Film Noir - Script Final Draft

Located below is the Final draft off our script, we changed the last line bebecause you couldnt really understand that he was a detective undercover.

Montoya Downfall Second Draft

Year 12 - Film Noir - Script First Draft

Montoya Downfall Draft 1