Amendments to The Chief Ispector Dialogue

After discussing the chief inspector scene with the actors involved, it was decided that Mr Aherne would decide upon his dialogue spontaneously. This was done so that the scene would seem genuine, and myself and Gaz could respond accordingly to the unexpected dialogue. We recorded the scene, and are very pleased with how life-like the scene appears. These are the corresponding changes:

Chief Inspector Scene:

Actors: Mr. Aherne, Tom, Gaz

Camera starts behind Tom and Gaz, and is low angle (to make the chief seem more powerful). The chief is in the centre of the shot, between Tom and Gaz.

Mr. Aherne: "Let me get this right. I want to make it plain to you two donuts! You've made a total mess-up of this operation, and frankly you are so pathetic that if I never saw you again it would be soon enough!"

The camera now cuts to a point-of-view shot of Mr. Aherne, showing Tom and Gaz scared.

Mr. Aherne: "However! You've got one chance to get this operation done right. And look at the state of you, get yourself a disguise!"

This is where the scene would end and the disguise scene would begin. We will also edit the scene so that the disguise music starts after Mr. Aherne says 'However'. This way the music could start off quietly, building up, and increasing tension. By the time that the disguise scene begins, the music would be at full volume which will suggest that this paricular scene is fast-paced or exciting.

'Setting' scenes

Although Gareth was unable to attend school recently due to the adverse weather conditions, I decided to try out some 'setting' scenes, which is very small clips (0.5-2 seconds) of the outside of where a scene will be taking place. Examples of this can be seen in the dinner for shmucks trailer at (0.08) and (0.15). Despite both scenes being indoors, a shot of the building is shown quickly beforehand.
One such scene is outside of the house that is robbed. I decided that we may need to explain the setting, rather than just starting the scene inside the house, which may confuse some viewers. I therefore filmed just outside of the location. However I decided to try various scenes with 'Pans' and 'Tilts', rather than just simple scene of the setting. These techniques also draw the attention of the viewer to what they're moving towards, i.e. the house, suggesting that something is about to take place within the house.
However, these setting scenes have been filmed in heavy snow. As we film the indoor scenes, sunlight may shine brightly through the window, confusing the viewer as to whether this is the same location.