Things i NEED to do to keep realism and true to the Blitiz
- Bombings were at Night
- Planes were the main supply of bombs
- There was a Blackout so no lights.
- You become acutely more aware of sound. because your much more alert when your afraid. your listening and watching for everything in complete darkness.
- Evacuated children came home for Christmas. and on the 29th December bombs struck again.
- List of Days and Tmes: http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/sep/06/london-blitz-bomb-map-september-7-1940
In the Winter of 1940. The longest night in London’s history begun. The targets were normal people like you and me in the city. At 4:56pm on 7 September 1940, the air raid sirens wailed as the German Air Force, the luftwaffe, launched a massive raid on London. Over 350 bombers flew across the Channel from airfields in France and dropped 300 tonnes of bombs on the docks and streets of the East End of London. The heavy and frequent bombing attacks on London and other cities was known as the ‘Blitz’. Night after night, from September 1940 until May 1941, German bombers attacked British cities, ports and industrial areas. London was bombed ever day and night, bar one, for 11 weeks. One third of London was destroyed. On the 7th September, 1940 the German air force changed its strategy of bombing the British air force (Battle of Britain) and began to concentrate on bombing London. Nearly 2,000 people were killed or wounded in London’s first night of the Blitz. During the first month, German Air Force dropped 5,300 tons of high explosives on London in just 24 nights
During the Blitz 32,000 civilians were killed and 87,000 were seriously injured.
Different types of bombs were dropped from the enemy planes. There were:
- H.E. (High Explosive) bombs of various weights;
- Incendiary Bombs, also termed Fire Bombs as they caused fires. and
- Oil Bombs.
Life was very hard during the Blitz and frightening too. London, in particular was very bad as it was bombed nearly every night. People in London spent most nights sleeping in Air Raid Shelters. No one within any distance of a likely target such as a big city could sleep entirely easy in their beds. Sometimes German bombers made mistakes and dropped their bombs in entirely the wrong areas. At other times, returning from a raid, they would dump the remainder of their explosives at random in order to fly home in greater safety. Many bombs fell on the areas around the cities and in the Kent countryside, known as ‘bomb alley’ because it lay on the flight path to London. It was difficult to move around at night time due to the Blackout and the problems it causes. Families were separated with children being in evacuated. Food and clothing were rationed and hard to get hold of because of shops being bombed.
Costumes and Props:
As my film is set in 1940s i did research on what people dressed like in that era. Clothing was a huge thing in 1940 as brands started to get a name for them self and you could obviously tell who were the upper and lower class judging their clothe style. Most women wore beautiful dresses that were very colorful and most men wore suits or jumpers. Hats were also a huge thing back in the day. Fashion in the 1940s was a good mix of comfort and glamour. There were specific outfits that were meant for specific times of the day. Some of their designs look downright modern even by today’s standards.Men were still pretty dressed up. Suits, ties and hats were commonplace in public. Women wore dresses and skirts — they still didn’t wear slacks yet
Toys: One of Two problems Other than funding this project is Plastic. The first Plastic based on a synthetic polymer was made from phenol and formaldehyde, with the first viable and cheap synthesis methods invented in 1907, by Leo Hendrik Baekeland, a Belgian-born American living in New York state. So most toys weren’t actually made from this material until after the world war. So now i’m on a hunt to find none plastic toys. so metal and wood are usually my only option. Little boys and girls in the 1940s had much more sophisticated toys than those just a decade older.In the early 40s toys were getting more advanced, but they all had sort of a war slant to them. Guns and military type toys were in every little boy’s hands. Girls were playing house, pretending to be mommy, feeding and clothing their little baby dolls of which they had dozens to choose from. They had toy brooms, mops, tea sets, irons, ovens you name it. If mom had it, they made a small version for them. Later the games started to call themselves electronic, but they weren’t electronic like we think of them. A game could call itself electronic if it had a blinking light. Board games didn’t change much, but it was clear as the years progressed that board game makers were trying their best to make the next Monopoly. Chutes and Ladders, which was originally a game in India called Snakes and Ladders, was introduced in 1943 by Milton Bradley.
Radio Walkie Talkie One of the main problem i have had with paper planes is the Walkie Talkie the two kids talk into. in the 1940s there was only a few types of Radio Walkie Talkies. One of the most famous is the “SCR-536″ The SCR-536 was a hand-held radio transceiver used by the US Army Signal Corps in World War II. It is popularly referred to as a walkie talkie although it was originally designated a “handie talkie” but i obviously cant use this model because it was only used in the US. The British adopted the design of the SCR-300 for their own use from 1947 as the “Wireless Set No. 31″. Which i obviously still cant use as it was done in 1947. The C-58 Donald L. Hings, born in England but moved to Canada early in his childhood, while never making the claim of the first Walkie-Talkie inventor himself is recognized by both the Canadian and British governments as the inventor. Don’s patent was held in secret by the Canadian government during World War II while he developed a number of models (the most notable being the C-58) for the Canadian military with crossover to the British military frequencies for British use. So my problem is these are obviously probably in museums. so if i cant buy one. i will have to make one.
The SCR was the first ever made AM “Handy-Talky”, for the US-Service. One channel xtal-operation in the range 3.5 – 5.995 MHz. Variants -A to -F. Another part of SCR-536 is the Box BX-49, containing components for 12 different frequencies or “channels”. In chest CH-233 all 50 official channel-components were multiple available in 2 boxes. After channel-changing, realignment with Test Set IE-17 was needed. The official channel 3885 kHz was often used by Amercian hams, but in Europe suitable x-tals for lower frequencies had to be applied. The given weight is inclusive the 0,75 kg. batteries.
Problems This was one of the main problems as everything i wanted from this microphone was not sold anymore. There was a Replica being sold but it was too expensive. I was not willing to spend £120 for something id only ever use for one shoot. http://onlinemilitaria.net/default.asp
Hire: http://www.upanatemhistory.com We tried a website that Help the BBC with props but again they didn’t have the exact model. So we had to think of something else.
We had to make one. The Official dimensions of the handle talkie is 80 x 320 x 90 mm / 3.1 x 12.6 x 3.5 inch
To actually get this made i went to B&Q to get some MDF wood. this MDF wood will be crafted into the outer shell of the Handie Talkie. This was given to the guy from B&Q to cut in the dimensions of the mic which was found in a museum. We then stuck them together and drew on all the other parts which we needed to make it look perfect. I then gathered other material to make the second day handle talkie look alot different. We then painted it with Glossy Paint to make it have a plastic texture. To get more parts i couldn’t find in the shop i actually broken apart of modern day walkie talkie and super glued the antenna and button to the handle talkie itself.
For a few weeks now i have been revealing across stye east midlands and i came across Beaumanor Hall. this is a Victorian country house located in Woodhouse, Leicestershire. Set in 34 acres of idyllic countryside, Beaumanor has been run by Leicestershire County Council since the 1970’s and offers a whole range of facilities including;
Beaumanor Hall has a rich and varied history. Built between 1842 and 1854 by architect William Railton for the Herrick family, it remained in their possession until World War II when the estate was requisitioned by the War Office. Throughout the war the Hall was used as a secret listening station to intercept encrypted enemy signals. The Hall was bought by Leicestershire County Council in 1974 for use as an education and conference centre.
I sent a lovely lady named L*** an email saying that i was very interested on filming on the ground! she sent me a message straight back saying its very hard to find days where they are free!
With a few phone calls and man of exchanging emails we worked out a few days and Tom Wallbanks (Cinematographer) went to have a look round!
On the day we got introduced to about 9 rooms! all look the part in which i was wanting! Most of the rooms were more than perfect that i changed the script back to the original as i thought id have to cut some corners. on these days we also worked out shooting days. this will be there 7th and 9th of January! i split it into two days so we can take our time! i understand that this could be a first film for the kids so id like them to relax as much as possible! No pressure!
7th – King Richards Room
7th will be the King Richards room In B Manor hall! This will be Daniels day as Timmy! we will have everything for for him and also supply lunch! so if he lets us know what sandwiches and drinks he likes ill get him them! same goes for Oliver! We have a room that looks beautiful (Files of the place are attached) Its pure red and has a huge window looking out to the other side of the building! its perfect for Timmys place! One the day even though only Timmy’s sequence will be shot i think both children should be there reading their lines so they can act off one another!
9th – Air Raid Shelter
This shelter was perfect! it was all the probe already in their to make it absolutely authesntic and it was very wary. which made the atmosphere seems Evil. something we will do on the day is turn on the spun system which has a WW2 track from the blitz so we can give the children a realistic feel of what it was like.
will be the air raid shelter. this will be Olivers day as Evan again we will have everything there including props and costume! it look incredible and it would be so good to get a feel for what Evan would be going through so we have set up a sound system and they will play us a track of sound effects for the kids to gain inspiration! Again i think timmy should come down for them to rounce off one another!
Why were Air Raid Shelters built?
People needed to protect themselves from the bombs being dropped by German aircraft. As the night raids became so frequent, many people who were tired of repeatedly interrupting their sleep to go back and forth to the shelters, virtually took up residence in a shelter.
What were Anderson Shelters?
These shelters were half buried in the ground with earth heaped on top to protect them from bomb blasts. They were made from six corrugated iron sheets bolted together at the top, with steel plates at either end, and measured 6ft 6in by 4ft 6in (1.95m by 1.35m). The entrance was protected by a steel shield and an earthen blast wall.
How much did they cost?
Anderson shelters were given free to poor people. Men who earned more than £5 a week could buy one for £7.
Also on the 9th – The Hall way
There were other rooms that we could dog used but i dint feel that it would be necessary for the story!
The Place is open from 8am till 5pm!
I’m very lenient on what times they want to come down so if you ask the parents what times they can make it that would be awesome and i can arrange the day around them!
To give you a feel on how big it is and what it would sound like on the day! i did a video for you on my camera to show you what we did in there!
Mock up and slight Colour Grade
While we were in the process of pre-production we did a few lighting tests to see what would work in a dark and light environment. i also read out both part the scripts in completely opposite environments so we can get the feel of what the shots will look like in the final film.
We also did a test of the colour grade we would probably use for the film our idea was to complete know that Tuscan lights played a huge part in old house holds so we will need a slightly orange tint throughout the whole film.,
Here is the out come:
Offline Edit 2:
Casting Children was the hardest Decision ever. i finally got the courage and all the resources to message a agency!
I an messaged 7 agencies and tried them all to gain a good relationship with the managers and to make sure they have the kids right for the part. I contacted a woman named Hannah and she became a friends very quickly we spoke a few times and i assured that i set out the best intentions for the kids health and saftey.
“You are very welcome, we want to give our kids the best opportunities and this is one of them.” – Hannah
“Well Beaumanor Hall actually recreate and restricted this area for Classes of children. Every week they have classes in there to let the children experience the Shelter! Now the air raid shelter itself isn’t real it is completely re constructed as a replica in the basements of Beaumanor. I already assessed the area and made sure it was clean and safe as i wouldn’t dream about taking anyone down their if it was dirty or if there were any hazards. We will have one of the Halls supervisors popping in throughout the shoot to make sure we are all good and i asked a few questions about exists.the basements a huge circle which means there are exits and stars everywhere which is all good! I myself have Eczema and Asthma and was not effected at all while down there so personally i think its very hygienic! the place is spectacular and very clean which was fantastic!
They do weddings, Meetings, World War 2 History experiences and Classes so she might of went there!” – Myself. I Picked two children judging by looks and not acting talent! Hopefully they act the part!
Timmy White played by Alexander Hemley
Timmy is 11 years old and lives in a beautiful house in the countryside with his Brother and Mother. In his spare time he always plays with toys and spends most of his time on his own writing stories. His favourite toys are Dinosaurs, Cars and LEGO. His Brother Carter White promised Timmy out of his own personal time he would help Timmy learn how to make Paper Planes, Timmy never grasped the concept of folding paper to form a plane and has always wanted to. A few days before the Blitz Timmy finally learnt how to make a paper plane. Being Young and Wealthy Timmy can have anything he wants when he wants and he knows it. He gets bored very easily and never asks for anything as he doesn’t like it the easy way, he would prefer having a friend his age and play outside.
Evan played by Oliver Ross
Evan lives with his mother and father in a small flat in London. They are very loving parents but both married too young and were not ready to grow up. Evans best friend is Rosie the Bear a gift his auntie gave him a few years after he was Born, Its been by his side since he first laid eyes on it. Evan in his own time plays outside, rides his bike and generally likes his to create his own adventures. Once on a summers eve, Evan dissapeared for 2 hours because he was hiding in the attic because of “monsters”. Evan is a own child and quiet a lonely boy but is very confident towards people, he can make friends in a instant and always keeps quiet positive towards his friends and family.
Brother and Girlfriend
Sgt Carter White by Joey Lever
Carter White joined the RAF on a Short Service Commission in July 1936. He joined No. 1 Squadron at RAF Tangmere in May 1937, flying the Hawker Fury before converting to the Hawker Hurricane. Following the outbreak of war, the squadron was sent to France. On 20 April 1940, during the Battle of France, Drake scored his first kill, a Messerschmitt Bf 109. Subsequent victories over France included a Dornier Do 17 and Heinkel He 111. While attacking another Dornier, Drake was shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf 110 and wounded with shell splinters in the foot , ending his participation in the campaign. On 20 June 1940, Drake was posted as a flying instructor to No. 6 Operational Training Unit, at RAF Sutton Bridge. He returned to operational duty, with No. 213 Squadron RAF, on 2 October 1940 at RAF Tangmere. Three weeks later, he was appointed commander of No. 421 (Reconnaissance) Flight RAF (later part of No. 91 Squadron RAF) on Spitfires, flying specialised low-level reconnaissance patrols over the Channel and the French coast. He claimed a further two kills and two probables (all Do 17s and Ju 88s). Drake was awarded the DFC on 7 January 1941. He died later on that year.
Tamara Ryan by Samantha Weight
Tamara Was the new wife of Sgt White before the war they were a happy couple youngly married and thinking about buying a new house and starting a family. Tammy was a cook for a newly formed restaurant in the countryside and has been there for 3 years. After the death of her husband in the war. She became the manager of Cookbook and married again in 1954.
Once the Legal part came in i got sent alot of paper work.
“Just to let you know that both boys have confirmed and are available to attend the shoot dates of the 7th and 9th of January 2015. Alex will need to leave at 4pm on Friday 9th as he is going on a camping weekend with scouts that weekend and the departure time is at 5pm. For his lunch he likes tuna or ham sandwiches and Fanta for his drink. As soon as I know Oliver’s lunch preferences I will let you know. Now onto the important part, as both boys are under the age of 16 by law they require a licence from their Local Education Authority before they can perform professionally. The parents are to complete Part Two of the application form and provide all the relevant documentation to their local council and production (which on this occasion is yourself) will need to complete Part one of the licence. If you have any queries I would be happy to go through it all on the phone with you but a lot of it is self-explanatory. I have attached both of the licence application forms; Alexander is with Leicestershire County Council and Oliver is with Northamptonshire County Council. If you can complete Part One for both applications and send back to me as soon as possible that would be great. This enables each council to collate all the information they have received and process the application in enough time, as sometimes they require 10 – 21 days, and with Christmas just around the corner we want to get this completed as soon as we can ready for you to start shooting.”
The day started with me driving to pick John Baines up! he was up and ready at 8 and we set off around 10minutes past leaving melton at quarter past and arriving at Beaumanour at 9 which was our arrival time. We spent about a hour setting up and getting all the equipment together and i was also able to go through the storyboard again with John just so we know 300% exactly what i wanted. a hour went by and John and I set up the first light sequence with me as the subject Alexander and his mother arrived shortly after. After getting the first shot all set and ready i went down to Meet them both. After a short chat asking simple questions like “how was your trip” and asking about what will happen in the day we quickly gained a relationship with each other which was great. I then set Alex in position and we got the Hallway shots done. I felt like that hall way sequence went perfectly as i had a lot of space to work with and a beautiful environment to film in! all in all the shoot went well. We encountered our first problem a hour after the second child arrived. Oliver. We set up the room scene in “King Richards Room” and it was incredibly hard to light mainly because we didn’t have any gels and defusers so we had to use our clothes. The room looked beautiful but there were some objects that weren’t around in 1940s that we had to move. Other than that and a few slip ups on set with either the camera, sound or kids loosing interest the filming actually went on par and i was very happy with the finished out come. The biggest problem we had was the child council coming in and with this happening we were a hour behind shooting once they left. Personally i felt attacked as i never knew they were coming but if its needed it was needed. Luckily Alexanders Mother was willing to stay till 5 and Beaumanour was also willing for us to stay till half 5. This helped us completely and I’m very thankful. we finally had everything we ended and was time to pack up! Ready to go home get un bed and charge up the batteries.
Today was my most worrying day. At 9pm after shooting A friend of mine who was gong to play the character “Tamara” Cancelled on me. i won’t name names but it got me very worried as i only had one day to shoot. Luckily my friend Samantha Weight who’s an inspiring actor was free! I asked her to do her own 1940s style make up and sent her a lot of inspiration and i told her before we shoot at 10 i would dget her some 1940s style clothes. In the mooning at 8am i went to Oxfam to hopefully find some stuff. To my surprise i found everything within 10minutes and more. I knew this was going to be a great day. After i picked Andrew Miles up (Grip) and Samantha Weight up from the train station. We arrived at Beaumanour at 10 and just spoke about her role for a 20minutes in King Richards room. After doing a few practises and telling her what to say and taking a few pictures of us two together in role. We went down stairs to the cellar to do the Sound. Now for a shot i have is a sequence where The brother and Girlfriend are arguing about Him leaving to fight for the country. Now i really didn’t want to shout and scream in the hallway of Beaumanour as i believe it would be rude, un welcoming and just disrespectful. So we did all the ADR in the basement and hope to god it would sound right on screen. Luckily it did within the edit. This toke many attempts but we finally got a perfect audio file. (You can listen to them down below)
That day i forgot my 8GB memory card which ws still in my computer at home so i had to use my Sony Xperia 2. The one thing i was worried about was the sound quality but then again in the main edit it would be muffled so i hoped it would be fine. After we went up stairs and filmed 4 shots in the main hall. 1 sequence for Timmys scene we did the day before when he was looking down at the balcony! The next sequence was a different sequence all together when Timmy is talking about this brother. They all went fantastic and Samantha was perfect to work with. Andrew did absolutely great as the grip. Was a really fun and relaxed shoot. After the day was done i made sure i set the lights up in King Richards room again and filmed some cut aways. We left at 4
Here it is the final day. For some reason when i woke up i felt like it was going to be a great day and we’d finish earlier than normal mainly because when do the actual light set up we won’t have to change it so much mainly because the character will not move at all throughout the whole film. I was feeling good. There was not much to complain about this day because everything went well. I picked Jon and Tom Wallbanks up at 8 once again and arrived at the place at 9. I Told Alexander and Oliver to arrive a hour later mainly because we all knew that lighting the basement would stake a very long time. The Lights were actually the hardest part of the day. there were so many shadows and so many things we couldn’t light or not light because of the pillars and probs. at one we started filming.Alexander and Oliver didn’t like the place at first because it was very wary and dark. We also toke the parents down stairs to show them the set and hopefully get used to seeing what we do. We all had a chat and at 1 we started filming. The shoot went well and all the angles looked beautiful. Oliver did very very well as Evan and I’m very proud of his performance it just would of went a lot faster if he wasn’t such a chatter box! Which personal i thought was lovely to have someone very interested in what we do! It just would do went faster! At lunch i toke the children to their parents and gave them food while Tom, Baines and i did wild tracks in the “King Richards Room” and the “Basement”. After Lunch we got straight back down to filming the shoot as gain went very well we just had some light issues. At 3:30 Alexander had to go to camp which was fine as he was only reading lines so they could both bounce off each other. Before 3 we was done with Timmys lines. The shoot was almost over until we spent one hour on the last panning shot. It was a very hard shot to get right for Tom and Evan. Tom had to pan so slowly to keep up with Evans timing and Evan had to remember such a big speech. They both clashed many times but by the final shot they finally both got it right. We also had the mother involved to hold a defuser over the light. Other than that the shoot went fantastic and i was very very happy with the out come!
Day 4: (Changes to the film)
Today was a day i never planned. After editing the footage i actually wanted to end the film a lot differently. Originally i was planing to have the film end with the Paper Plane landing near the brothers feet while he has been watching Timmy talk to Evan. This had to be changed due to the fact we had to film facing the door! which wouldn’t work as i was planning on doing the brother walking in the day after Timmys shoot. This has to be changed last minute. So i told myself i could just fade to black after Evan dies. Now after watching the film. It needed something more and conclusive as personally i feel like it just suddenly ends. I went out to find some rubble and i could use smart tactics to make it look like the Shelter has just been destroyed so i set paper on fire, i put rubble over the Handie Talkie, I made dust out of baby powder and set the bear on fire to show Evan died. I now really enjoy this ending. Tomorrow will be filming a conclusion to the Brother.
As there is a backstory in place in this film i felt like i should conclude it. I set out some ideas and i love the idea that the Paper Plane that Timmy threw actually flew out the window and hit the brother with the list of reasons he didn’t want him to leave. I felt like this is the ending we need so we have two stories going on at once and i needed to conclude both of them. the shoot went well we started at 6 and ended at 7 as it was too cold to carry on. Everything went perfect and my wireless light didn’t run out until the last shot which wasn’t needed anyway! On to editing.
For the score i will have two Composers one for the final product and one for the competition. NW Music is the first composer i will be talking about mainly because he will be the composer for the 3minute sequence i will submit for the competition. The score he has done is lovely and i think it will fit very well. Here is his idea for the film.
NW Music Idea
My good friend Jascha who i literally would use for everything i ever do did the score for the final version of the film. This his idea for the film. I personally think its absolutely perfect and thinks it gives the project that bump it deserves
Watch on the youtube channel “Joey lever”
There are many things I’m happy with, With this project. I planned it very early and had many back ups. With the storyboard i did it months in advance so i knew everything i wanted on the day! The one negative was that i never tried the lenses so i had to improvise on the day. i ended up using a 24mm SAMYANG which on the BMCC cropped to around 60mm. It annoyed me quiet abit mainly because i wanted a few wide shots as seen on the storyboard.
Technically i think the piece did okay! it gave me everything i wanted and shown everything i needed to show one thing i love about this piece is that its incredibly dark but at the same time extremely innocent. One thing i wish i did was maybe have a day or two with the children before set to go over the lines instead of doing it on the day.
Another thing i didn’t do was plan a 3 minute version of this film. i got so heavily invested into this film that i wrote it as a short. This became a 11 minute short film and to cut that down into three minutes was very hard. next time i plan for a short 3 minute movie i would like to think i will definitely make it 3 minutes long nothing more and nothing less i can do this by limiting the story down to a beginning middle and a end. i can over complicate it or over simply it but at the end of the day it needs to be within a 3 minute margin. i will do this by watching 3 minute shorts.
On the set i wish i didn’t stress as much. i knew that one hour was one minute worth of footage but for some reason i stilled stressed i think that was mainly because i only had three days too shoot and two days with the kids. There was noway i could get them back, i think i also had the pressure come onto me as soon as the council arrived to look at all paper work.
I asked a few friends to give me feedback
“This made me absolutely weep”
“This got me right in the heart mate you’re really getting fantastic at this film making stuff”
“How are you a student?! it looks like a progression film! Made me Cry’
“I cried for like 10minutes after”
“Really hope Evans okay he was such a sweet boy”
“WAIT DID HE GO TO WAR OR NOT?! Amazing”
The reaction to the film was all positive but i still thing there is a few things that needed to be improved mainly story, i just wish i did something more with the script and maybe made the characters bond more. I also think personally i would of loved to cut to more shots of The Paper Plane flying at the end it would of made the edit alot smoother and the ending more meaningful.
A few things id do differently is if i had this location again i would check the quality of the walls mainly because the reflection of light and the fact that it is hard to stick paper mainly because of the dust on the wall. I would check out the lenses before shooting. i didn’t realise how bad the crop sensor was on the BMCC and really limited me on the day which pushed me back a hour or so.
In conclusion i am happy with my project i just wish i did a few more shots to cut to and changed the script even a little bit But i guess thats just me being a artist you always find ways to make it better even if its good enough. in the future i will change all of this having alot more on set and over shoot just in case.
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