Filming location 1 Risk Assessment

Storyboard

the kind of music we would like

Character profile John

John

 
background

this character is Hansens right hand man, and also has a very important role of the rival crime group. he is the brains on the criminal operations that the group undertake.  he comes up with advise for when Hansen has got a dilemma. John has had a rough life before meeting Hansen and became his right hand man that's where he gets his motivation to not go back into that dark place he was in



appearance

John a tall handsome character, with blue eyes and sun-kissed brown hair. He is really strong and dresses with power and authority 

personality

He is a loyal man who the group can rely on. He very strategic and hates things going wrong. a very wise character but if you get on the wrong side of him very aggressive. he comes up with solutions for mistakes in the group.         

Film Distributers

Film Distributers

These film Distributers are english independent Distributers this means that they are ridiculously funded and that they are potential for our type of film and budget margin but these filmndistributers are still well known for great films produced 

props and costumes

props

• we will be using props such as poker chips, and casino accessories, such as a poker table and cards.
• Also, fake weapons will be used, such as toy guns painted black to add an authentic feel.
• we may be using cigars and lighters 
• fake blood (for fighting scenes)

costumes

• suits
• ties
• nice shirts
• shoes (not trainers)
• sun glasses

character profile - hansen

Hansen

background

this character is the closest friend of the don, and also the leader of the rival crime group. he had grown up in the care of the don, and being taken under the dons wing gave him a taste of what it is like to be the leader, but this depressed him knowing that he would never be able to do so, so out of this desire, he formed the rival group, and infiltrated the don's group under his nose, without him knowing until the group had come too far along, nearly matching the power of the Don's original group.

appearance

Hansen is not a very tall character, with a dark sandy coloured hair and blue eyes. He is relatively well built and always dresses rather smart (not always shirt and tie, but always presents himself well)

personality

He is a generally nice person, who holds the door open for people, is polite, and doesn't appear to be the type to betray anyone, which is why it comes as quite a surprise when he betrays the don. he can come across as big headed now and again, and has a very loud voice.

Character Profile: Don

Character Profile: Don

The leader of the criminal organisation. An experienced man in the criminal underworld, building up his empire from his dads’ small remnants. A well-respected person in the underworld, even high-ranking cops have stopped taking bribes after gaining becoming so loyal to the operations he has run. Very few have tried to oppose him, and the runs that have didn’t live for much longer. Despite this, he is a very fair man, and will often allow second chances, as he believes it improves morale. Enemies often mistake this for a weakness, but it certainly isn’t. He is a nice man, and frequently known to give money to the economy around the town, other than being nice, he can have rather brutal methods to solving certain issues.

He now wears glasses occasionally due to his older age. A relatively good looking man, who has a wife, and two children who help him. Most often seen wearing a suit, owning many. Even if he is seen in public he is commonly seen wearing a suit, and most people know who he is. He walks with a cane due to an incident in an operation when he was younger, in which he got shot. He'll very rarely be seen with any bodyguards, and most likely be alone, not fearing anything. 

Research into title sequences

Research into title sequences

To kill a Mocking Bird – 

Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his kids against prejudice.
The film uses the grayscale feature to highlight the images being shown as it provides greater contrast, making the images more clear to the audience. The images dark features gives insight to the crime genre as an antagonist led film.

Grayscale title sequence matches audience expectations and ideologies of the crime genre. It is labelled as a genre that relies heavily on the negativity on the featured antagonist. The strong black and white title scene colours gives great contrast in the difference between those with good morals and those with bad morals.



For a title sequence that would be appropriate for our film production it will have to be relatable to both the context and the characters of the production.The gray-scale images suit the film noir/ crime genre as those productions are set in whats called to be bleak times, lack of colour demonstrates this. typography will need to be in context with the images in the background, but must standout and create contrast using the black and white colour schemes. A well seen example of this is during the title scene of Martin Scorsese's 'Raging Bull'. 

Ideal fonts may include, Arial Black, Constantia and FrankRuehl. An ideal typography would be bold Sans Serif as it provides impact and distinction within the context. 

Props for film

Suitable props list for our film:

• Suits/shirt and tie, outfit for each character
• Guns, may not be shown, but suggested that each character has one
• Suitable styled chairs and desk
• Money/currency, fake or real
• Cigars, accompanied with a fancy lighter

Research into certificate of film

bbfc website for certificate 15

Research into certificates

what the certificate means 
No-one under 15 is allowed to see a 15 film at the cinema or buy/rent a 15 rated video. 15 rated works are not suitable for children under 15 years of age.

what the limitations are 
No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is appropriate for 15 year olds.

what might be included

Any of the following:

•   strong violence
•  frequent strong language (e.g. 'f***').
•   portrayals of sexual activity
•   strong verbal references to sex
•   sexual nudity
•   brief scenes of sexual violence or verbal references to sexual violence
•   discriminatory language or behaviour
•   drug taking

how much strong language is allowed to be used

There could potentially be a great deal. At 15 there is no upper limit on the number of uses of strong language (e.g. ‘f***’).
Occasionally there may be uses of the strongest terms (e.g. 'c***'), depending on the manner in which they are used, who is using the language, its frequency and any special contextual justification. However, continued or aggressive use will not normally be passed 15.

Discriminatory and offensive terms 

There may be racist, homophobic or other discriminatory language, and the work could explore themes relating to this.

However, at 15 the work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour.

sex and nudity

At 15 sexual activity can be portrayed, but usually without strong detail. Some sex scenes can be quite long at this category.

Though nudity may be allowed in a sexual context there will usually be no strong detail. There are no constraints on nudity in a non-sexual or educational context.

There can be strong references to sex and sexual behaviour, but especially strong or crude references are unlikely to be acceptable unless justified by context.

Sex and sex references are treated the same irrespective of sexuality

strong violence

At 15 violence may be strong. It should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury, however, and the strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable.
Strong sadistic violence is also unlikely to be acceptable.

sexual violence

There may be detailed verbal references to sexual violence (for example descriptions of rape or sexual assault in a courtroom scene or in victim testimony) but any portrayal depiction of sexual violence must be discreet and justified by context.

drugs

At 15 drug taking may be shown but the work as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse (for example, through instructional detail).

The misuse of easily accessible and highly dangerous substances like aerosols or solvents is unlikely to be acceptable at 15.

dangerous activity which may be copied 

We consider the risk of potential harm to impressionable teenagers. For example, dangerous behaviour such as hanging, suicide and self-harming should not dwell on detail which could be copied.
Whether the depiction of easily accessible weapons is acceptable will depend on factors such as realism, context and setting.

Film script

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Typical Conventions of the Crime Genre

typical conventions of the crime genre

most films that come under the crime genre all follow a certain plot one which consists of organised crime groups being infiltrated, threatened, 'family' issues at stake or being under attack. Some films with similar story lines as this are the godfather, pulp fiction, reservoir dogs, the wolf of wall street and Scarface.

most of these films have a figure head, or a boss, or head of the family, for example in pulp fiction it is Marcellus Wallace, and in the Godfather it's Vito Corleone. these characters have an influential role in the film, as they are seen as in charge, and not to be crossed. this is a common theme amongst most crime films. Generally, the person in charge is male and rather wealthy, usually has a back story of coming from a humble beginning and having worked for his wealth.

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some cases, Crime films are based on real events and real criminal figures from throughout history, such as the film 'Blow', which was about a cocaine dealer named George Jung, who came from an average background, who ended un living the a high class, rich life, before being imprisoned. Another case of a film being inspired by a true story is 'Goodfellas', which has a similar theme to 'The Godfather', except the story is about a man named Henry Hill, who had grown up in Brooklyn, in a mafia neighbourhood, and ends up being a high roller in the whole crime operation, eventually leading to his downfall.

a recurring theme in this genre is that the main character comes from a humble family, with not much hope for having a good future, ends up befriending the leader of the crime organization, becoming a partner in crime, or eventually taking over, which will lead to his downfall and prison in most cases, such as George Jung in 'Blow' and Jordan Belford in 'The Wolf of Wall Street'.

Research into possible distributor

Entertainment Film Distributors

Entertainment Film Distributors is a British distributor of independent films in the UK and Ireland for various production companies, currently run by Nigel and Trevor Green.

Michael L. Green, their father, was a veteran producer/distributor involved in the film industry since the 1930s when he was a teenager, due to the war he had to pause this interest though. In 1972 he formed Variety the prolific film distributor quite a time later. In 1978 Green closed Variety and with his two sons Nigel and Trevor formed Entertainment Film Distributors, and was one of the leading forces in UK distribution. Michael L. Green sadly died on 17 June 2003 aged 84.

Their first big success was Teen Wolf (1985) starring Michael J. Fox. Entertainment also released films for Empire Pictures and New World Pictures.

Most notably, between 1990 and 2010, Entertainment distributed films made by New Line Cinema along with films from other independent production companies. One of the most notable series of films distributed to date is The Lord of the Rings trilogy which was a huge success in ratings, and money income. Beginning in 2008, Entertainment Film Distributors become The Weinstein Company's main United Kingdom distributor, in 2010; distribution rights for New Line Cinema films in the UK and Ireland were folded into New Line's parent company Warner Bros.Entertainment Film Distributors have released many BAFTA and Oscar winning films including The Departed, Million Dollar Baby, and Brokeback Mountain. 

Audience profile

Audience profile

Due to BBFC guidelines, the demographic for the production would have to be a minimum of 15. Research into the crime genre show that a larger percentage of all people who pay to see crime genres are male audiences. Using this information it would be wise to target a demographic of 15-30 year old males as a primary demographic, and a secondary demographic of 30+ males and females. This is because these groups of people are more likely to pay to see a crime production compared to those who are outside the target boundaries.

Research into distrubutors

Research into distributors

Vertigo films would be an ideal choice of film distributor for the production as it is well known for the distribution of other crime productions such as ‘The Sweeney’, ‘Outlaw’ and ‘1 day’. All of which have direct links and connotations of the crime genre.

Outlaw

Outlaw- An action crime film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVp6hXYJ-UM

A group of people who feel betrayed by their government and let down by their police force form a modern-day outlaw posse in order to right what they see as the wrongs of society.

The Sweeney

The Sweeney- An action crime film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBk8At1YfRI

Jack Reagan is a slobbish, old style cop whose unsubtle methods usually get results, to the annoyance of internal affairs officer Lewis, who would be even more annoyed if he knew that Reagan was having an affair with his young wife, policewoman Nancy. After Reagan disobeys orders and a shoot-out in central London following a bank hold-up ends in carnage he is stripped of office and briefly imprisoned.

1 Day

1 Day- A Crime drama
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwqwkM7w-sU

1 Day follows 24 hours in the life of Flash, an inner-city hustler who's day steadily gets worse when he finds out local gang leader Angel is being released from prison and wants his £500k he left with him for safekeeping.

Research into certificate of film

Research into certificate of film

Due to BBFC guidelines, the production would have an age rating of 15 due to the common amounts of strong violence and strong language that is planned to be within the production. Also references to drug taking may be included which would prevent the production from being within the BBFC rating 12’s guidelines ,meaning the audience would have to be 15 or over to view the production, however this is not an issue as everyone partaking or observing the production is over this age.

After further discussion it was decided to remove the strong language as it would make it available to a larger audience, reference to drug taking will also be on a much smaller scale allowing us to market the production to a larger audience as well as the main target audience.

Research Into Similar Films

Research into similar films

  Josef von Sternberg's Underworld (1927), film is shot from the perspective of what would traditionally be the mobster antagonist. This is also how the narrative will be shot in our production.

Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather, the film demonstrates the closeness of the relationships between the characters. This is similar to how our productions narrative will show friendships between characters.

  Heat, shows a power struggle between two similar characters, fighting for their own power.

Road to perdition, uses the mobster, a traditional antagonist as the protagonist, similar to way Underworld is shot.

 Scarface, similar in the way that one of the characters loses control and begins a killing spree.

Lock, stock and two smoking barrels, similar as it shows conflicts between 2 crime organisations as one is trying to dominate the other.

Reservoir dogs, friends turning on each other due to unforeseen circumstances.

Reservoir dogs

After a simple jewelery heist goes terribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant. 

Sex & Nudity

4/10 The opening dialog is a lengthy and graphic explanation of an extremely vulgar interpretation of Madonna's "Like a virgin

Violence & Gore

10/10 The violence is not continuous, but when it happens, it is graphic and unflinching. 

Profanity

 fucks used, 5 utterings of the word "nigger", several uses of dick, many uses of shit, and other standard R-rated phrases and jokes.

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking

4/10 A joke about marijuana usage. Several characters smoke cigarettes and cigars. Several characters drink.

Reservoir dogs Cast Stage names are really clever as they sound like real mafia code names e.g Mr Pink 

Definition. Of crime and examples

Crime films are films that focus on the lives of crimminals  The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. 
 

Crime Film Examples:

Fargo - A car salesmen from Minnesota is in debt, so he hires two men to kidnap his wife in order to collect her ransom money.

The Silence of the Lambs - An FBI agent develops a relationship with the notorious serial killer, Dr. Hannibal Lector, to gain Lector’s assistance in the hunt for another serial killer.

Reservoir Dogs - An unacquainted group of professional criminals is brought together for a diamond robbery that goes amiss. 

CRIME GENRE DEFINITION: Crime fiction is the genre of fiction that deals with crimes, their detection, criminals, and their motives. Most - though not all - crime novels crime novels share a common structure. First there is the crime, usually a murder; then there is the investigation; and finally the outcome or judgement, often in the shape of the criminal's arrest or death.

Crime is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as science fiction or historical fiction, but boundaries can be, and indeed are, blurred. The genre's flexibility is perhaps one reason for its wide and enduring appeal and means different things to different people at different times. Unlike some literary fiction, the crime novel retains many of the time-honoured techniques of fiction character, theme, narrative, tension, etc

There is now such a huge variety within the genre, it also has several sub-genres, including detective fiction (including the classic whodunnit), legal thriller, courtroom drama, hard-boiled fiction, Police Procedurals, Private Eye, Suspense, Thrillers and any other sub-genre in which a committed crime is the leading motivator of the plot. Indeed There are novels where the hero is the criminal not the detective.

All one can with any certainty is that the labelcrime fiction is a resilient convenience for those who use it, not an exact term.