Pre-production

Pre-production

Project schedule

Mise-en-scene

Casting details

• Khalid Abdillahi – will be doing La Sombra’s voiceovers as he’s had sufficient experience in actually speaking Spanish. Not only this, but he'll also be the unintended victim that ends up getting killed by our main protagonist at the mask party
• Callum Louis – will be acting as La Sombra since he fits the role of the character from a racial/ethnic standpoint
• Mr Halsey – could potentially be cast to perform as the cartel boss to make the film appear more authentic
• Deepak Marok - will be cast as the bouncer for the mask party by the lecture theatre doors
• Callum's dad - will be cast as the taxi driver for the cab scene
• Range of people from Year 12 - a range of people from the year will be cast as the partygoers at the masquerade

Location scouting with photographs

• Grand Union Canal – While we had originally planned for our setting to make use of Brighton Pier as a primary location for the film, we considered things like timing issues and weather and realised that going to the nearby canal would be a much more viable option. Not only is it more local, but it’s also a location that has many aspects to it that could help in making our film come across to viewers in the exact way we want it to e.g. the more murky tinge to the water could help contribute to the darker undertones the production is supposed to have.

• Drama studio – this location will be used for the party scene to take place in where La Sombra plans to take out his target discussed with him by the cartel boss (Don Javier). It would make for an effective setting for this to take place in as with the studio being quite large, if presented well enough with different props, it could pass off for being the location of a party.

• (Outside) lecture theatre – this location will be used for the scene that involves La Sombra’s interactions with the bouncer at the door of the party since the completely opaque double doors of the lecture theatre, look like something you might see at the entrance of a (private) party.

Props

• (Fake) phone – will be used by La Sombra to communicate to the cartel boss
• Briefcase – contains the details about the target La Sombra is pursuing
• Hip flask - contains the alcohol La Sombra constantly consumes
• Masks – the party is a ‘masquerade,’ so each of the attendees will be shown wearing masks
• Syringe – will be used by La Sombra to take out the target
• Target details – sheet of paper that’ll be found in the briefcase detailing the characters of the target

Costume and make-up

• La Sombra – will be wearing somewhat of an ‘ill-fitting’ suit with undone buttons on his shirt just as a way of suggesting his more unkempt and rough nature being drunk a lot of the time 
• Partygoers – casual shirt and trousers 
• Incorrect target – may have to use make-up as a way of showing his pain while succumbing to the lethal effects of the injection

Lighting 

• Natural light – will be used during the canal scene just due to the fact that it takes places in an outdoor setting 
• Low-key lighting – will be used in the party scene as way of making the location look all-the-more glamorous as well as mysterious