Cast List

FRANK - Ashley Walker

CHARLIE - Jack Glister

BIG PETE - Lewis Plaster

BODYGUARD - Matthew Partlett

Props List

There are numerous props needed to indicate the correct genre of our film:

BRIEFCASE FULL OF MONEY

FAKE DRUGS (actually bags of flour and sugar)

BLINDFOLD

POT OF MONEY FOR FAKE CHARITY

A CAR

FOR SALE SIGN (for the car)

EMPTY CAN

COOKIES/TRAY

The Storyboard for "SWITCH"

Slideshow: Storyboard - Slideshow

Here is our finalised storyboard.
All images were drawn by Yasmin Philgence but we were all there to construct it.

Guy Ritchie Films

The initial inspiration for our film is very similar to the styling of Guy Ritchie directed productions. Audiences who like the films he makes would be interested in our film as they share similar themes.



This is the trailer for the film "Snatch" directed by Guy Ritchie and this is the feel and style we hope to lace our film with. The comedic-gangster production is original and i think would be very fun to work with. The main challenge i can see coming with making a film like this is the fact that a lot of the comedy comes from the dialogue E.g. The irish accent of Brad Pitt not being understood. Yet we cannot use techniques like this as our film has to be silent. None the less, this is our strongest idea and i am really looking forward to making it.

Alongisde this film is Rock N Rolla also directed by Guy Ritchie. This has the same Ritchie stamp on it as it is a story about a real-estate scam putting millions of pounds up for grabs, attracting some of the city's scrappiest tough guys and its more established underworld types; all of whom are looking to get rich quick. The fast paced mobster atmosphere is present and the fact that the story follows criminals trying to get rich quick, it links to themes of our own film.

The main difference is that our film will not contain blood, guns and violence so it still opens the target audience for a wider market.

"The Hotel Room"

We were lucky enough to gain access to a room withing the school that was equipped with desks, chairs, a sink and a cabinet that we could disguise as a wardrobe. This meant that we wouldn't have to go to an actual hotel to get the shots we could just make a few minor adjustments to the office we have and it will look like a hotel suite. The picture above is what the room looked like originally; papers all over the desks with the computer on show a quite a few chairs.



Here are the table and chairs where the "SWITCH" will take place and we arranged the desks in a way that once a duvet cover was placed over them, it would appear to be a bed! These elements made our set look a lot more realistic.






This is the finished room from a different angle illustrating the sink and table to still give off a hotel room essence. In addition to this, on the left hand side are two cabinets that we have hung a blazer on to make it look like a wardrobe. Below is a clearer example of this. (with Esther sitting on the cupboard!)



Below was the final picture i took that included all of the elements that made the room more believable to be a hotel. The only thing missing is the bed but we don't want to get too clear a shot of it anyway because if it becomes noticeable that it isn't an actual bed, that will ruin the production value of our film!

Experimental Stills

These are images Yasmin and i took whilst on location so we could have an idea of what kind of shots we can get on the day of filming. This saved time and reinforced our creativity.

Target Audience

The target audience for our film is obviously a vital part of its success and needs to be clear. First of all, due to the fact there is the theme of drugs in our film i don't think it would be suitable for younger ages. Not just because it's a corrupt message but also because they wouldn't understand the point of us using this plot point. i would say from 12-80 years old would be appropriate and where our film will hopefully be a clever collaboration of gangster and comedy, Guy Ritchie fans will be targetted indefinitely.

The kind of typical person to be interested in our film would be a young male who loves Only fools and horses but is also a fan of hit Brit film Roack N Rolla. Although, having said this i believe females would enjoy our film too as it will hopefully be more funny than focused on drugs. We plan to emphasise more the silly situations the double act get into rather than them actually selling fake drugs!