Unit 22: Single Camera Techniques Pre-Production Booklet for 5-minute Drama Name: Gaby Zak Order of contents (italics show areas you must add in yourself) □ Treatment □ Narrative Structure □ Script □ Storyboard □ Mood Board □ Locations □ Props List □ Sound Table □ Lighting □ Recording and Editing Equipment □ Call Sheet □ Risk Assessment Treatment Insert your own treatment and your groups treatment here The friends’ reunion follows the friends 10 years on and lets us see what they are up to now and how their lives have changed. At the beginning we see that they have all pretty much settled down, are married and have children. We also see that they are all still friends and still see each other often. Narrative Structures What is narrative? Narrative is where there is a story being told. What is a linear narrative? Linear narrative is where the story has a beginning, middle and end, and the story runs in this order. What is a non-linear narrative? Non-linear narrative is where the story has no particular order and continues jumping from beginning to end. It may even start with the ending and tell the story backwards. What narrative structure does your final video have? My final video has a linear narrative structure. Character Profiles Actor: Jennifer Aniston Character: Rachel Green Rachel married ross 8 years ago and they have a child together called Emma. Rachel started working for Ralf Lauren over 10 years ago and is now the manager of the New York branch. She lives with her husband and daughter in the suburbs of New York. Actor: Abigail Breslin Character: Lily Buffay-Hannigan Lily is the daughter of Phoebe and Mike. She is in her last year at high school and hopes to go to college next year. She is really close with her mum’s friend Rachel and Rachel’s daughter Emma. She has been part of a local choir for 5 years and learnt to play guitar from her mother Phoebe, Lily hopes to be a professional singer in the future. Actor: Courteney Cox Character: Monica Geller Monica has had various roles at different restaurants in the past 20 years and 2 years ago opened her own restaurant in New York City, her daughter and nieces work there part time as waitresses. She stays at home sometimes as she can then drop her children off at school and has time to then clean the house and cook dinner. Actor: Chloe Grace Moretz Character: Emma Geller Emma is really close with her mum Rachel and would love to also be a fashion designer and work for a high end brand. She goes to the same high school as Lily and they get on really well. Actor: Sarah Hyland Character: Erica Geller-Bing Erica does not really know what she wants to do but enjoys modelling for Emma when she has to do photoshoots as part of her fashion project. She also attends the same high school as Emma and Lily. Actor: Lisa Kudrow Character: Phoebe Buffay Phoebe does not currently have a job, but she still enjoys playing her guitar and playing at different gigs, where mike (her husband) accompanies her on the piano. Actor: Matt LeBlanc Character: Joey Tribianni Currently unemployed. Actor: Matthew Perry Character: Chandler Bing As Monica opened up her own restaurants this meant that chandler could finally quit his job which he has always hated and helps Monica out with her accountancy. Actor: Paul Rudd Character: Mike Hannigan Mike is an accountant and works full time, he does not like this job but has to stick with it, as he has to pay the bills. Actor: David Schwimmer Character: Ross Geller Ross gave up working at the museum when he moved out of the city and started going round different school teaching science in a practical way so that more children would be interested, understand, and want to get involved with the subject more. Script Insert your own script and your groups script here FRIENDS The Reunion Movie EXT: Long shot of a big family house in the suburbs of New York City INT: young girl (Erica) is sitting in living room watching TV. The phone starts ringing, she answers it. Erica Hello? (Laughter is heard down the other end of the phone). Erica Oh...My...God... (Whispered quietly) Janice Hhahahahahaha...It's Janice (Spoken loudly) Erica (Nervously) Yeah...Hi Janice Janice I wondering sweetie, is your mum or dad home? Erica (Looks over at Chandler, who is sitting down at the table fidgeting) Um unfortunately he is not...but my mum is... (She looks over at Monica who is standing still looking disgusted and speechless) Actually she's not (spoken quickly) I don't know who that was - just someone pretending to be her Janice What!? (Erica quickly hangs up the phone before Janice can say anything else) Erica I want to move! I really do! I actually do not care where! Behind the bins would even be better than living near her!!!! Chandler Yeah, I hear the bins have great phone signals. But I’m not sure about cable TV, don't think we would get many channels, I mean – Monica (Cutting Chandler off) Chandler, honey, you need to know when to stop. Chandler (Sarcastically) Yes Mum Monica Excuse Me!? Chandler Monnnnnn Monica Umm...That's what I thought A short clip of music plays to accompany the transition into the next scene. EXT: Mid shot of a new suburban house in New York, which is owned by Phoebe and Mike, who now have a daughter called Lily, who was named after phoebes Mum. INT: Phoebe and Mike are in the kitchen taking - Lily walks in, after having walking the dog. Lily So I was walking the dog and I bumped into Ross and Rachel Phoebe (Excitedly) Oh, Oh, How are they!!! Lily Mum you saw them like an hour ago Phoebe Yeah, a lot can happen in an hour The same music played earlier is used again for a transition for the next scene INT: Ross, Rachel and Emma are sat around the dinner table together Ross So Rach how was work? Rachel Good...Oh you will never guess who I saw Ross Who? Rachel Mark! Ross What?!!!! Emma Wait, Wait, Wait. The Mark?!!! Rachel (Answers Simply) Yeah. Ross (Stutters) Wha...Wha...Wha...Why? Rachel Oh pleaase Ross, this isn't gonna be like the ''we were on a break thing'' (said sarcastically).... Is it?!!! Ross (Shouts) We WERE on a break!!!!! (Big emphasise on 'Were') Rachel (Sighs)...Oh Ross please! Emma what do you think? Emma I mean...based on what I’ve heard...mum, you did say maybe we should take a break...so it's pretty clear that you were on a break. Ross Laughs...HAHA she’s on my side! My side! Rachel (Looks at Emma) Oh who asked you? Emma You did... Rachel (Sighs) A short clip of music plays to accompany the transition into the next scene. INT: Phoebe, Mike and Lily are watching TV. Lily Mum, do you have any more stories about you and your friends at that coffee house in the City? Phoebe Oh...Um...I think I have told you everything...ahh I haven't been there in years, I really do miss going there every day with those guys. Lily Can you take me there someday? Phoebe (Excitedly) Yeah! Sure! Oh...let's go now!!! Lily Really?!!! Dad can we? Mike Yeah sure...I don't see why not! Phoebe (Still really excited) Yeah!! I'll go call the others now. A short clip of music plays to accompany the transition into the next scene. INT: Monica and Chandler’s house Phone rings.... Monica I want to get it but what if it's Janice Erica (Sighs) I'll get it!...Hello? Phoebe Hi Erica! Erica Hi Aunt Phoebe. (Monica and Chandler look thrilled as they thought that it might Janice again) Phoebe Is your mum there? Erica Yeah I'll get her. (Passes the phone over to Monica) Monica Hi Phoebe!!! Phoebe Hi Mon!! I've just thought of a really good idea!! (Excitedly and rushed) Monica Ok calm down, what is it? Phoebe That we take the kids to go see central Perk!! Monica That's a great idea! I'll see you soon! A short clip of music plays to accompany the transition into the next scene. INT: Rachel is cleaning the house. The phone starts ringing so she picks it up. Rachel Hello... Phoebe Hi Rach Rachel (Excitedly) Phebs, Hi!!! Phoebe We're taking Lily to go see Central Perk, and Mon and Chan are meeting us there, do you wanna come? Rachel Yeah...that sounds great! Just like old times! Phoebe YAY! See you soon. EXT: Mid shot of Central Perk Coffee House The scene ends with the six friends taking their children to Central Perk coffee house, where they used to hang out all of the time, so they can see what it was like. Phoebe Ohh look here it is!!! Chandler Hasn’t changed a bit As they are walking towards the coffee house, they see an old man stuffing his face with sandwiches. Lily Mum what’s wrong with that man? Rachel Wait...isn’t that Joey?!?! Monica Oh Yeah!! Phoebe Joey! Joey! Joey comes over and joins the friends. As they look through the window they see that there are six people that look just like them sat in their old seats drinking coffee and look like they are having a great time. EXT: close up of the main characters standing outside the coffee house, looking in through the window. Ross That sucks The six of them stare in disgust. The end credits then start. Dual Script Video Audio EXT: Long shot of a big family house in the suburbs of New York City Music: The original friends theme tune will end when this shot starts. INT: young girl (Erica) is sitting in living room watching TV. The phone starts ringing, she answers it. Sounds from TV. Close up of Erica on the phone in a hallway of a big American suburban home. Sounds of Laughter are heard down the other end of the phone. Setting 1 2 Erica answers the phone ‘Hello?’. 3 Mid shot of Erica still on the phone. Erica: ‘Oh...My...God...’ (Whispered quietly) 4 Close up shot of Janice sitting down on Janice: a sofa. ‘Hhahahahahaha...It's Janice’ (Spoken loudly) 5 Close up of Erica on the phone. Erica: (Nervously) ‘Yeah...Hi Janice’. Mid shot of Janice talking on the phone. Janice: ‘I wondering sweetie, is your mum or dad home?’. Mid shot of Erica as she looks over at Chandler, who is sitting down at the table fidgeting Erica: ‘Um unfortunately he is not...but my mum is...’ 6 7 8 Mid shot of Erica as looks over at Monica who is standing still looking disgusted and speechless Erica: ‘Actually she's not (spoken quickly) I don't know who that was just someone pretending to be her’. Close up of Janice sitting down on the sofa Janice: ‘What!?’ Erica quickly hangs up the phone before Janice can say anything else Erica: ‘I want to move! I really do! I actually do not care where! Behind the bins would even be better than living near her!!!!’ Mid shot of Chandler, Monica and Erica in the living room. Erica is standing up and leaning against a wall while Monica and Chandler are sitting down at the dining room table Chandler: ‘Yeah, I hear the bins have great phone signals. But I’m not sure about cable TV, don't think we would get many channels, I mean – Close up of Monica talking to Chandler and Erica Monica: (Cutting Chandler off) 9 10 11 12 ‘Chandler, honey, you need to know when to stop.’ 13 Close up of Chandler as he replies to Monica Chandler: (Sarcastically) ‘Yes Mum’ 14 Two shot of Monica and Chandler talking Monica: ‘Excuse Me!?’ 15 Close up of Chandler talking Chandler: ‘Monnnnnn’. Two shot of Monica and Chandler Monica: ‘Umm...That's what I thought’. EXT: Mid shot of a new suburban house in New York, this is owned by Phoebe and Mike, who now have a daughter called Lily, who was named after phoebes Mum. A short clip of music plays to accompany the transition into the next scene. 16 17 18 INT: Phoebe and Mike are in the kitchen taking - Lily walks in, after having walking the dog. Sounds of footsteps from ‘Lily’ and the dog. Other sounds of the front door opening and closing. 19 Close up of Lily as she walks in to the kitchen Lily: ‘So I was walking the dog and I bumped into Ross and Rachel’. Mid shot of Phoebe and Mike Phoebe: (Excitedly) 20 ‘Oh, Oh, How are they!!!’ 21 Mid shot of Lily Lily: ‘Mum you saw them like an hour ago’. Close up of Phoebe Phoebe: ‘Yeah, a lot can happen in an hour’. 22 23 Shows a Mid shot of a different house in the suburbs of New York The same music played earlier is used again for a transition for the next scene 24 INT: Ross, Rachel and Emma are sat around the dinner table together 25 Close up of Ross Ross: ‘So Rach how was work?’ Close up of Rachel Rachel: ‘Good...Oh you will never guess who I saw’ Mid shot of Rachel, Ross and Emma at the table Ross: ‘Who?’ Close up of Rachel Rachel: ‘Mark!’ Two shot of Rachel and Ross Ross: ‘What?!!!!’ Close up of Emma Emma: ‘Wait, Wait, Wait. The Mark?!!!’ Close up of Rachel Rachel: (Answers Simply) 26 27 28 29 30 31 Yeah. 32 Close up of Ross Ross: (Stutters) ‘Wha...Wha...Wha...Why?’ 33 Two shot of Rachel and Ross. When Rachel says ‘…Is it?!!’ the shot will Rachel: ‘‘Oh pleaase Ross, this change to a close up of her isn't gonna be like the ''we were on a break thing'' (said sarcastically) .... Is it?!!! 34 Close up of Ross Ross: (Shouts) We WERE on a break!!!!! (Big emphasise on 'Were') 35 Close up of Rachel Rachel: (Sighs) ...Oh Ross please! Emma what do you think? 36 Close up of Emma talking Emma: ‘I mean...based on what I’ve heard...mum, you did say maybe we should take a break...so it's pretty clear that you were on a break.’ Two shot of Ross and Emma Ross: ‘Laughs...HAHA she’s on my side! My side!’ Rachel looks at Emma Rachel: Two shot of Emma and Rachel Emma: ‘You did...’ Close up of Rachel Rachel: (Sighs) 37 38 ‘Oh who asked you?’ 39 40 41 A short clip of music plays to accompany the transition into the next scene. 42 INT: Phoebe, Mike and Lily are watching TV. 43 Two shot of Lily and Phoebe Lily: Mum, do you have any more stories about you and your friends at that coffee house in the City? Over the shoulder shot of Phoebe and Lily Phoebe : Oh...Um...I think I have told you everything...ahh I haven't been there in years, I really do miss going there every day with those guys. Close up of Lily Lily: ‘Can you take me there someday?’ Close up of Phoebe Phoebe: (Excitedly) 44 45 46 ‘Yeah! Sure! Oh...let's go now!!!’ 47 Over the shoulder shot of Lily and Mike Lily: ‘Really?!!! Dad can we?’ 48 Close up of Mike Mike: ‘Yeah sure...I don't see why not!’ Close up of Phoebe Phoebe: (Still really excited) 49 ‘Yeah!! I'll go call the others now’. 50 A short clip of music plays to accompany the transition into the next scene. 51 INT: Monica and Chandler’s house 52 Close up of Monica Phone rings.... Monica: ‘I want to get it but what if it's Janice’. 53 Close up of Erica Erica: (Sighs) ‘I'll get it!...Hello?’ Close up of Phoebe Phoebe: ‘Hi Erica!’ Monica and Chandler look at each other thrilled as they thought that it might Janice again. Erica: ‘Hi Aunt Phoebe’. Mid shot of Phoebe Phoebe: ‘Is your mum there?’ 54 55 56 57 Mid shot of Erica and Monica as Erica passes the phone over to Monica Erica: ‘Yeah I'll get her’. Close up of Monica Monica: ‘Hi Phoebe!!!’ Close up of Phoebe Phoebe: ‘Hi Mon!! I've just thought of a really good idea!!’ 58 59 (Excitedly and rushed) 60 Mid shot of Monica Monica: ‘Ok calm down, what is it?’ Close up of Phoebe Phoebe: ‘That we take the kids to go see central Perk!!’ Close up of Monica Monica: ‘That's a great idea! I'll see you soon!’ 61 62 63 A short clip of music plays to accompany the transition into the next scene. 64 INT: Rachel is cleaning the house. The phone starts ringing so she picks it up. Close up of Rachel Rachel: ‘Hello...’ Mid shot of Phoebe Phoebe: ‘Hi Rach!’ 65 66 67 Close up of Rachel Rachel: (Excitedly) ‘Phoebes, Hi!!!’ Mid shot of Poebe Phoebe: ‘We're taking Lily to go see Central Perk, and Mon and Chan are meeting us there, do you wanna come?’ 68 69 Mid shot of Rachel Rachel: ‘Yeah...that sounds great! Just like old times!’ 70 Close up of Phoebe Phoebe: ‘YAY! See you soon’. 71 EXT: Mid shot of Central Perk Coffee House The scene shows the six friends taking their children to Central Perk coffee house, where they used to hang out all of the time, so they can see what it was like. Background music is in the background to accompany the clip 72 Close up of Phoebe Phoebe: ‘Ohh look here it is!!!’ 73 Mid shot of Chandler and Monica 74 As they are walking towards the coffee house, they see an old man stuffing his face with sandwiches. Chandler: ‘Hasn’t changed a bit’. 75 Close up of Lily and Phoebe Lily: ‘Mum what’s wrong with that man?’ Close up of Phoebe Phoebe: ‘Joey! Joey!’ Joey comes over and joins the friends. As they look through the window they see that there are six people that look just like them sat in their old seats drinking coffee and look like they are having a great time. Sounds of footsteps, people talking in the background, and also sounds of traffic (cars driving past, beeping, motorbikes). 76 77 78 EXT: close up of the main characters standing outside the coffee house, looking in through the window. 79 Close up of Ross and Rachel Ross: ‘That sucks’. 80 Mid shot of the six friends and their children looking through the window 81 The end credits then start rolling up the screen The friends original soundtrack will start playing as the credits roll up. Storyboard Insert your storyboard here Mood Board Insert a mood board for each main character Jennifer Aniston – Rachel Green David Schwimmer – Ross Geller Chloe Grace Moretz – Emma Cole Sprouse – Ben Courteney Cox – Monica Geller Mathew Perry – Chandler Bing Sarah Hyland – Erica Geller-Bing Griffin Gluck – Geller-Bing Lisa Kudrow – Phoebe Buffay Paul Rudd – Mike Hannigan Abigail Breslin – Lily Buffay-Hannigan Matt LeBlanc - Joey Tribbiani Location recce Complete the location recce for the final venue. Monica and Chandler’s house Characters: Monica, Chandler and Erica. Big, Typical American Family home in the suburbs of New York City. It is very clean inside as Monica has always been a bit of a clean freak and always has to have everything in particular order. It has a big bag garden where the children play together and in the summer they can hang out by the pool. Nice open drive way – so the house is very easy to access, the front door is quite wide and so is the hallway. Ross and Rachel’s house Big, very modern house that Ross and Rachel built together. Rachel decorated the inside while Ross worked in the garden. It is in a nice quite, safe area, and they get on with their neighbors really well. The house is a big space and is easy to access, so it would be good to film in. Nice open drive way – so the house is very easy to access, the front door is tall and the hallway is a good size. Phoebe and Mike’s house Props List What props / models / furniture etc will you need to make your video? Production Name: Friends Reunion Producer: Gaby Zak Item Sofa Script page Description Character/location Leather, comfortable, big for family to sit on together All/ in their houses TV Table All/ in their houses Big dining room table All/ in their houses Notes Sound Table Production Name: Producer: Shot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Action Description of Sound Diegetic/non/diegetic Atmosphere created Musice – type and atmosphere Lighting What is low-key lighting? Where less lighting is used to create a dramatic effect. What genres may use this? Horrors/Thrillers What is high-key lighting? Where lots of lighting is used What genres may use this? Comedies What is ambient lighting? Is natural lighting. Recording and Editing Equipment What equipment are you using to film? Include make & model I will be using SLR Cameras to film and standard tripods to put them on. What software are you using to edit on? Include a screenshot I will be using Adobe Premiere Pro to edit on. Call Sheet VIIBE PRODUCTIONS @ The Henley College Production: Friends Client Information: Viibe Productions Location: New York Cast and Crew: Gaby Zak Role: Phone Number: Camera, Director, 0118 9470989 Producer Production Requirements: Get as much extra footage as possible. using tripod to make sure that all footage is stable and can be used. Other Information: NONE - Brief: Get as much extra footage as possible Risk assessment of venue Complete risk assessment for the shooting locations RISK ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY HAZARD RISK H/M/L Wires/cable s along the floor Tripping over M PRECAUTIONS Wires taped down to floor – will stop anyone from tripping over IN PLACE Yes REVIEW DATE REVIEWER 1/3/ 201 4 G.Zak Please leave this section blank: Risk Assessment checked by: Name ………Gaby Zak………………………………………….. Signed …G.Zak………………………………………………. Date …1/1/2014………………… KEY:Activity :Describe the component part of your pursuit.Hazard : List the things you anticipate might cause harm or the things associated with your activity that have the potential to cause harm. Consider the likely harm. Risk: Assess the risk as either H (High), M (Medium) or L (Low). When concluding your assessment consider all of the circumstances. Precautions: Consider what you could do to minimise / negate the risk. In Place: Will the precautionary measures be in place at the time of the activity? Review Date: When would it be reasonable to review your assessment? Remember it might be whilst you are undertaking the activity. Reviewer: Name of the person responsible for completing the risk assessment. A copy of this form should be taken on the activity or visit by the Reviewer.