Most of our scenes are going to be based on being behind the van, therefore, my group and I had to collect some information on how to film in the back of the van and how it could potentially look. Below is an image of how the van will look without all of the set design and actors in there.
Snatch (2000)
We researched into different movies that use similar techniques to us, a good example of this could be the opening sequence in Snatch. They all come in dressed up as Jews and then take off their costumes, leaving them looking as completely normal people. There is a bit of a contrast in the way that the robbers are acting compared to how we want ours to look. The whole purpose behind ours is for them to be stereotypical and unexperienced, whereas, the calmness of the robbers in snatch clearly shows that they are professionals.
In their opening they use the 180 degree rule, as we don't end up seeing what's happening in the front of the van. In our storyboards, we had planned to film in a way that we kind of see the front of the van, but then don't end up seeing the back of the van until the end when we get a glimpse of the mysterious 'boss man/villain'.
The van that we are going to use doesn't have windows, therefore, we have to install LED lighting before we start shooting so that we don't just end up shooting a scene with only excess light.
Below is an image of van doors that are open, this is how we want to film the robbers reaction to the villain. We are going to take lots of different shots like long shots, close ups and mid shots, they will provide a large set of varieties to choose from in the edit suite.
