Treatment (colour treatment, editing)

During the editing process, all of the shots in the past were colour treated. In addition, some of the shots were manually focused to give a clearer view of what is happening in shot. We decided to colour treat the shots in the past to make the scene appear old, it makes it clearer to the audience which shots are in the past and which are in the present.
The shots were edited so there was colour in the middle and they slowly fade out to black and white. This gives the impression that these scenes are old. In addition, this colour scheme connotes strongly to the war time or the 1930's/40's which is relevant to the genre of our film

Site Plans

Location Scouting Sheet

For the main setting for the shoot we decided on filming at my house and partly at the field behind it. It posed as a useful area due to its openness and distance away from the neighbors, giving us more freedom in what we were filming and avoiding disturbing them too.

For the setting of the first scenes, taking place in the present time, the modern office look worked well in confirming to the audience the difference in time for each of the settings.

For the first scenes taking place in the past, during the beginning of the second world war, the old fashioned wooden hut created a perfect scene for the home of a at first innocent man during the late 1930's.

For the last scenes taking place in the past tense an empty field was used as the scene of a battlefield. The large empty field also allowed for us to be out of view of anyone other than the cast and crew.

Brief Synopsis

The story takes place in a modern era but uses flashbacks to tell the main story of the war character being talked about by the young male character. Flashbacks show the story as the narrator tells the audience what he's reading from the book. The book tells the story of Fritz who was the grandfather of the reader. The grandson finds out what his grandfather really did during the war and experiences a fierce breakdown.

Location release Forms

The location release forms were necessary in the production of our piece because it is permission from the landowner stating we can film on their property. This prevents any within legal problems because the owner of the property have consented, and stated in the agreement, that we can film on their land

Talent Release Forms

The talent release forms were needed in the production of our film because it demonstrates that the actors have consented to act in our piece, it also shows that they as individuals have accepted the risks associated with the filming of our opening scene.

Production Schedule

First shooting day - Saturday April 1st 

All actors and crew meet at 11:30am

Setting up and clearing the set for filming 11:45-12

Shooting start - 12:15

Shooting of scene 2 - 12:15-12:45

Moving and preparing equipment for next scene 12:45-13:00

Shooting of scene 3 - 13:00-13:20

Preparing actors and equipment for scene 4 - 13:20-13:35

Shooting of scene 4 - 13:35-13:50

Clearing and packing away equipment, props and costumes 13:50-2:15

Second shooting day - Monday April 3rd

Actor and crew member to meet at 12:30
Setting up equipment and set 12:45-13:00
Shooting start - 13:00
Shooting of scene 1 - 13:00-13:10
Moving and preparing equipment for next scene 13:10-13:15
Shooting of scene 5 - 13:15-13:25
Clearing and packing away equipment - 13:25-13:25


All costumes provided by Will Johnson. Including the two soldier uniforms
Props such as the gun were provided by Patryk Woloch. Family diary provided by Elliot Johnson
Transportation to and from sets/filming location was provided by Trusty Bus and Ariva bus services