Planning - Budget

Since we are only students, it will therefore mean that our two minute opening to a feature film will be a relatively low budget. As a result, we will have to limit expenditure and follow strictly to the costs we have set to prevent ourselves from going above the budget and costing us valuable filming time.

·         Travel:

All of the filming will be taking place in Walderslade, however only one member of our group (Bibianna) lives in this area. This will result in myself and my other group member (Fraser) travelling to the locations via cars. So, the estimated cost of petrol for this will be £15, which factors in the potential for multiple trips to and from our homes to Walderslade.

·         Food:

In terms of food, this will not cost a lot, as we are hoping to complete if possible to complete the filming in one day. Therefore, the cost of food (which will likely be for our lunch) will be estimated to be £5-7. This should supply us each with a standard packed lunch of a sandwich, fruit, yogurt and bottled drink.

·         Props:

The props we will be using include typical family home possessions, which will be free as we will be using one of our own homes and therefore will already have previously purchased the necessary items. Additionally, we are likely to use police uniform or detective clothing. This will be free because we shall borrow either of these from a local drama school who we have connections to. In some scenes, there will be a reporter who will need to wear a suit. Again, this can be acquired from the drama school for free. Furthermore, we will need to create a murder scene, which will entail the use of a white sheet to cover up a “dead” body. The white sheet will be free as we already have that item previously purchased, whilst the body will be one of us briefly lying underneath the sheet. One of the arms will be exposed and will have blood stains, as well as the sheet itself. This will be formed from a red source, which will cost no more than £1.

·         Equipment:

We will be using a digital HD camera for filming and a tripod, however these will be free because we will be borrowing these pieces of equipment from the school. Our news reporter will be holding a microphone, however this will also be free because we can borrow one from the local drama school that my group members are connected to. When creating the music, we will be using a piano, but this will be provided by the school and will therefore be free.

Group Roles

Written and uploaded by Ismail Khwaja