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{{Production Info | {{Production Info | ||
| name = Point and Shoot | | name = Point and Shoot | ||
| logofile =Roxanne fabulous.jpg | |||
| logofile = | |||
| logoalt = There's nothing here yet! | | logoalt = There's nothing here yet! | ||
| genre = Comedy, Action | | genre = Comedy, Action | ||
| broadcast = | | broadcast = 15/2/2018 | ||
| episodes = 1 | | episodes = 1 | ||
| producers = Adam Tye | | producers = Adam Tye | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Point and Shoot''' is an Action/Comedy short film about a shadowy bounty hunter society on campus. Members can receive contracts on each other, with successful eliminations granting the victor a guaranteed 2:1 or higher in their degree. The society is presented within the film as being without real, physical weaponry and so the film adopts a 'prop-less' aesthetic to match. It | '''Point and Shoot''' is an Action/Comedy short film about a shadowy bounty hunter society on campus. Members can receive contracts on each other, with successful eliminations granting the victor a guaranteed 2:1 or higher in their degree. The society is presented within the film as being without real, physical weaponry and so the film adopts a 'prop-less' aesthetic to match. It is the only fictional piece of YSTV programming to go into production during the 2016/17 student year and was shortlisted for the [[NaSTA 2018]] award for Best Comedy. | ||
==Story== | ==Story== | ||
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==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
'''Main Characters''' | '''Main Characters''' | ||
*Roxanne | *[[Roxanne Spence]] as The Assassin | ||
*Carrie Morrison as the First Bounty Hunter | *Carrie Morrison as the First Bounty Hunter | ||
*Lucy Maines as the Second Bounty Hunter | *Lucy Maines as the Second Bounty Hunter | ||
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'''Extras''' | '''Extras''' | ||
*Gareth as | *Gareth as Guy who barely puts up a fight | ||
*Morgan as | *Morgan as Woman who needs to take cover better | ||
*[[Kenric Yuen]] as | *[[Kenric Yuen]] as Badass archer who unfortunately is only in the film for a few seconds | ||
*[[Dan Maher]] as | *[[Dan Maher]] as Crossbow guy (also known as The Cheater) | ||
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
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'''Scene 1 - The First Fight''' | '''Scene 1 - The First Fight''' | ||
Filmed in one of the top floors of the Spring Lane building. The final shot of Roxanne walking out through the rotating doors was shot at the back of the building. Adam foolishly thought this would take only a couple of hours to film - in actuality, it took roughly five. This was the second scene to be shot in total and was filmed on the second day of production. | *Filmed in one of the top floors of the Spring Lane building. | ||
*The final shot of Roxanne walking out through the rotating doors was shot at the back of the building. Adam foolishly thought this would take only a couple of hours to film - in actuality, it took roughly five. | |||
*This was the second scene to be shot in total and was filmed on the second day of production. | |||
'''Scene 2 - The Text Message''' | '''Scene 2 - The Text Message''' | ||
Set just outside the Costa near James Porters and YUSU. | *Set just outside the Costa near James Porters and YUSU. | ||
Fun fact: whilst carrying a table, Adam spilt water all over his crotch in a most unfortunate manner. Unfortunately it was not a sunny day and so took some time to dry out. | *Fun fact: whilst carrying a table, Adam spilt water all over his crotch in a most unfortunate manner. Unfortunately it was not a sunny day and so took some time to dry out. | ||
This was the third scene to be shot and was filmed on the third day of production. | *This was the third scene to be shot and was filmed on the third day of production. | ||
'''Scene 3 - The Second Fight''' | '''Scene 3 - The Second Fight''' | ||
Shot just outside that hall where they have the poster sale next to the Costa, overlooking the lake. This was the first scene to be shot and was filmed on the first day of production. | *Shot just outside that hall where they have the poster sale next to the Costa, overlooking the lake. | ||
*This was the first scene to be shot and was filmed on the first day of production. | |||
'''Scene 4 - The Mexican Standoff/The Duo''' | '''Scene 4 - The Mexican Standoff/The Duo''' (Deleted Scene) | ||
Filming for this took place on Walmgate Stray. | *Filming for this took place on Walmgate Stray. | ||
This was the final scene to be shot and was filmed on the third day of production. | *This was the final scene to be shot and was filmed on the third day of production. | ||
==Movie References== | |||
The short film contains references to various other action and western films. | |||
*The premise of the film bears similarities to the criminal underworld of '''John Wick''', in that it portrays a kind of assassin/bounty hunter society. This even applies to the texts the characters receive informing them of a new target or 'Contract'. | |||
* At the end of Scene 2, the camera move towards Lucy's character as she looks over at Carrie's character is similar to a 'push in' on John Watson during a scene in ''Guy Ritchie's'' 2009 '''Sherlock Holmes''' movie. | |||
*The Mexican Standoff during the deleted last scene of the film is a homage to ''Sergio Leone's'' '''The Good, The Bad and The Ugly'''. | |||
==Roxanne's Essay== | ==Roxanne's Essay== | ||
During the first scene, Roxanne's character can be seen typing what is presumably an essay onto a laptop. The essay has been included below, for | During the first scene, Roxanne's character can be seen typing what is presumably an essay onto a laptop. The essay has been included below, for posterity's sake: | ||
"There’s a stranger in my bed | |||
There’s a pounding in my head | There’s a pounding in my head | ||
Theres flamingos in the pool | Theres flamingos in the pool | ||
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''Note to the reader pt 2 | ''Note to the reader pt 2 | ||
We have killed the actors Logan and Gareth. Please take a moment of silence for our fallen comrades. | We have killed the actors Logan and Gareth. Please take a moment of silence for our fallen comrades. | ||
We’ve just had lunch, starting action at 13:13 (sounds ominous doesn’t it?). Dan has shot me with a cross bow four times now, and me and Adam have done a very snazzy YSTV logo on the board. We’re professionals ☺ The windows here in spring Lane keep opening and closing with no control, there may be an apocalypse coming, dear reader…….. but because of this it means filming is interrupted an awful lot.'' | We’ve just had lunch, starting action at 13:13 (sounds ominous doesn’t it?). Dan has shot me with a cross bow four times now, and me and Adam have done a very snazzy YSTV logo on the board. We’re professionals ☺ The windows here in spring Lane keep opening and closing with no control, there may be an apocalypse coming, dear reader…….. but because of this it means filming is interrupted an awful lot.''" | ||
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