Letter of Permission

This is the letter I used to ask whether I could film at the Denham Country Park location, I tried to keep the letter formal and simple so as not to complicate the reader:

31st October 2010
Letter of Permission

Email: Lewpu68@hotmail.co.uk
Home Phone: 01895 835112
Mobile Phone: 07904 732413

I am a student at the Chalfonts Community College sixth form and I am currently studying media at A2 level. I would like to film at your location as part of my coursework project to create a short film.

Filming would not damage or change anything and any adjustments will be corrected. The filming process would only take a small amount of your time and I would appreciate it highly if I could use the premises.

Ideally this would take place during an off peak time to avoid any disruption to your regular proceedings. If you accept me to film here I am able to discuss when you would be available to let me begin.

Any queries or questions don’t hesitate to contact me.

Regards
Lewis Underwood

Extra's for Storyboard

Few more shots needed.

Studios and Credit Order

Studio Name: Side Head Studios presents
Production Company: A Network Jungle production...

(Studio Name)
(Production Company Name)
(Producer Name) a ... film
Starring (Protagonist)
(Film Title)

So the opening credits will read:

Side Head Studios Presents...
A Network Jungle production...
A Lewis Underwood Film...
Starring Haydn Morgans
The Grim, Grey Sky

End Credits:
Director
Editor
Actors (in order of appearance)
Casting by (Me)
Music (source)
Set Location (Me)
Thanks To...

Set Location

Lake & Forest Scenes:
Locations:
Black Park - Lake, Camera, Explore Scenes
Denham County Park - Shop & Toilets

Shop:

Cast List

Protagonist: Haydn Morgans
Helper: Daniel Parslow
Mother: Melanie Chapman
Child: Adam Parslow (potentially)
Man on mobile: Tom Urquart
Shopkeeper: Adil Chowdry (potentially)
Extras:

Casting and Title Name

Casting Roles:
Protagonist: Artistic Character, teenage student. Defined facial features. Almost insensitive to the environment and others - only a slight undertone.
Helper: Young teenage student, tracksuit etc - not common or lower class character but not of same role to protagonist, jogger etc.
Mother: Motherly Figure.
Child: Young child, boy or female - frustrating and irritating kid etc.
Man on Mobile: Smart Person, businessman or student.
Shopkeeper: Typical shopkeeper, of indian race perhaps as it a stereotype which would be easy to portray to the audience his role.
Extras: Normal People.

Title:
Water - Source of death, everywhere - Required to live.
Ghost - misty, unclear - murky, fear, scary, unknown, other side, limbo, half way - cloudy
Life - Vibrant, warm, movement - tingle. Interactions - people social, talking.

Possible Titles:
Murky Water
Cloudy Sky
Damp Clothes
(dont want to reveal ghost "flashback")

Chosen "The Grim, Grey Sky" some scenes of cloudy sky to be included when relevant in showing characters confusion (reflection in lake/graphic match to first scene/shot) - grey = grim limbo/lifeless
Grey = dull - dead.

Storyboard

The storyboard process is essential as it allows me to plan out every shot, this avoids the problem of being unsure when filming it also lets me plan ahead so that when i address the filming shot list i can organize the process e.g. shooting different scenes in the same location whilst avoiding confusion.
My storyboard: