For one of the scenes in the film we are going to use the music of a Neo-Nazi band called scerwdriver.
Scerwdriver formed as a punk rock band in 1976 by Ian Stuart Donaldson. They spilt in 1979. Ian Stuart Donaldson started the band up again in 1982 but with different members. The reformed Skrewdriver eventually became openly supportive of far right wing groups, after a period of denying such claims. In stead of seeing them selves as a Neo-Nazi band they prefer the term British National Socialist. The band became associated with groups such as the National Front and British National Party, and raised funds for them through the White Noise record label. They released records on Rock-O-Rama, a record label that became known for far right sympathies. Skrewdriver was instrumental in setting up Blood and Honour , a network of bands promoting militant Neo-Nazi ideas through music and concerts.

information take from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skrewdriver
for more info one them visit
http://www.bloodandhonourworldwide.co.uk/
http://www.bloodandhonour.com/index.php

postproduction

The editing is going well. To distinguish between past and present, I have put a blue tint on the footage of the past. It will also be darker to show the audience that this is a time that the main character isn't happy with. It is a time he wishes he could forget (thus why he is getting his tattoo removed).

Another point is that I have placed a flash of light as a transition between past and present footage to show the passage of time (flashback).

For the soundtrack, I am making the music on Soundtrack (a piece of software that accompanies final cut pro). Some of the music will be based on a band called Skrewdriver. They are a white supremacist band so the music will be used during the skinhead scenes.

filming

We have shot the film over a weekend. It went well but we had a problem with actors. We had to characters cast but still needed actors for the other characters. We solved this problem with some group members playing minor roles.



Half way through filming we shaved our main actor's hair so that it is a different length in the past and present. However, his hair was already short to begin with so there isn't much difference.



We also filmed on location at the pub and tattooist. They were very successful.









When we went to pick up our equipment, for some reason the date was changed so we had to use equipment that was left over. Since it was a busy weekend we were given equipment that wasn't in the best condition. We were given a panasonic camera, which no-one knew how to use at first. Also, it couldn't be changed to 16:9 so the footage is in 4:3. We also booked tracking but since our booking was change, we couldn't get any out.

However, we took what we were given and shot the film. Some of the footage does look good and I am in the process of editing it.

locations

We went on a location scout to find a tattooists and a pub to film at for the film.

We found a great tattooists with a waiting room and a separate room for tattooing in the back. They gave us permission to film on Friday 30th November.



However, it was harder to find a pub to film inside of. Most said no because they were part of a chain. We did find a pub that looks like a house on the exterior but is perfect inside. They gave us permission to film a scene on Saturday 1st December.



We are also going to the museum on the Stoke campus on Wednesday 28th November to hire out props for the film.

actors

We have struggled to find actors and as the shooting date looms it is becoming frustrating. We have managed to contact actors through www.starnow.com but all have said they do not want to shave their heads.

However we have found an actor who will do this and will be our main character.

script

We wrote the first draft of the script and then we showed it to John. The script was very long and was very basic. We then looked at a film called The Limey. We looked at how the film is broken up by past and present events. We also saw how somethings were left out but we knew they were happening e.g. when the main character shoots at a gang that have beaten him up inside a warehouse. We do not see the killings but we see the shots being fired. We decided to incorporate this into the new script.

Here is a link to the script:
http://clearskyfilmsfirstscript.blogspot.com/

This is much better because it's cut down and is more filmic. The initial story follows the main character as he is about to have a racist tattoo removed. During his journey he remembers when he was apart of a skinhead gang.

ideas

Sunday night we had another meeting and started thinking of more film ideas. after chatting we decided on this as a rough idea.

Guy comes into his bedroom and checks his answer machine. As the answer machine is playing he walks over to his mirror to look at a new swastika tattoo on his chest. The message left is to meet his friends at the pub. After looking he begins to get ready to go out and leaves the room.

The guy is walking toward the pub and sees his mates about to enter so he runs to catch up with them. As they walk to a table they begin to chat.

A few subject ideas for them to talk about:

One asks the guy how did the job go?

Talking about a leader figure being arrested

messing around with the guy saying he hasn't been in a fight yet

Whilst they are in the pub the guy looks to the window and an ethnic is strolling on past. He asks if anyone else saw, one guy reacts and they both head out to walk after this guy. They catch up with the guy and start pushing him about and get him against the wall. They start having a go at the guy saying he shouldn't have stared into the pub. The other guy blames the ethnic for taking our guys job opportunity(subject from earlier at the table) the guy is worried and begins to apologies for everything and cowers back. Our guy turns to laugh and joke with the rest of his mates who are onlooking, during this time the other main guy steps in and starts hitting the guy with the other group members closely following. Our guy steps back and is looking on at what is going on. He decides to run, the guys from the group are shouting out to him as he runs.

Into the future, our guy is sat in the waiting room of a tattooist with his girlfriend. The tattooist comes out and says 'Lets get rid of this then' and our guy walks in.