Meeting with Contributors

Yesterday I met up with two of the contributors that would participate, we
discussed the different aspects to the concept and how it would portray the North in
the most modern way.

We also discussed the different styles and characters that they would portray, how their style would be influenced by the masks.

Locations, Chris and Courage will go out on Saturday taking pictures of certain locations that they think are the best locations for he project.

We were thinking Leeds and Bradford mainly, perhaps Huddersfield

Planning

Things I need to get before shooting the contributors:

• music
• Atmosphere
• masks
• face paint
  
• talk to contributors
  
• locations
  
• storyboards
  
• sketches of masks

Free running / Parkour

Just did some research on Free running, watched a lot of Free running videos on You tube, posted some on the site, most of them are filmed

• Far distance
  
• Locations and scenery pretty, colors very bright
• locations very New York High Buildings
  
• Some of them goes more towards the game stile " Mirrors Edge" Good Game i think its in 2D

My Style would be

• More close-ups
• Locations has to have characteristics, can be slum or northern Scandinavian look, gothic.
  
• music, sound atmosphere
  
• The viewer has to feel close to the subject
• Free runners have to have their own specific style

Gym

On Tuesday I forgot to post, I went to The Bradford Gymnastic Gym, with one of my Contributors
I filmed:

• Free runners training
  
• Interviews with certain free runners
• The Club
• Break dancers and Gymnasts
• took some stills with my phone bad ones, will try to take some more with the digital camera

I talked to some of the Free runners if they were interested in participating in my project we will see they seemed happy to.

Tutorial

I talked to Julian Butler a Director, Producer, Writer and Editor about my idea. I really appreciated his way of being experimental and positive about my idea, think we need a lot of people like that :) He also told me to look at this for some inspiration.
take a look at this
Prince + Jockeys

Idea

I haven't really explained my idea in proper terms I will try to do it:

Synopsis :
A short Documentary about ParKour / Freerunning in the North of UK.
The style I have chosen to project this idea is with a element of Wild life
Documentaries and inspiration from Nordic fables.
Cinematography is inspired by Ingmar Bergman.

Brief
Freerunners with a painted masks as different animals, trying to survive in the "Concrete Jungle Of The North", i.e Bradford, Leeds.
Interviewing Freerunners and how their life have changed since they started Freerunning, what
Freerunning means to them, why do they freerun in the North does the Buildings have stronger identities.

Cryptic Winterstorms INFLUENCE

This Painting from the Scandinavian painter Hannalena Heiska collection, she is from Finland.

It influenced me in a profound way because it manages to cut through fantasy and a reality. The image projects a very strong northern mentality; it is dark, but mysterious. It also plays with the element of Romance and Gothicism

"The mask is a link to our spirit and soul, in today’s social rituals it can be perceived as role playing."

This image reminds me of the Winters when it was dark, and thick snow was covering every inch of the Swedish landscape. It was beautiful but still you were so scared.
In my project I am very keen to illustrate the Nordic landscape of UK, it has a beauty and bareness, but still a lot of authentic history and culture in the air.

Buildings, landscapes and nature has such strong character.

Quick information

Right now I'm focusing on the research and the inspiration.
I am currently developing a more in depth and experimental style and rhetoric of cinematography.
My main inspiration is Ingmar Bergman so I will reference his work and experiment with his style in my project.
Will go more deeply into my syopsis and the characters soon.