Making the Raven Siren Shorts

Thanks for taking the time to look at our proposal.


We've broken this down into several sections that include the style, the scripts, what we will spend the money on, the cast, the crew, about the Raven Siren, why we feel it is important to make this and problems we might face.

The Style



The style of this series is rooted in the classic style of film noir but slightly modernized with influences from classic films such as Casablanca. The project will be filmed in colour and have colours muted during the editing process.

The scripts have been completed and are ready to be filmed. The feel of the shorts falls into the genre of film noir with a modern twist, a touch of Cowboy Bebop, an edge of sci-fi, police drama and vigilantism.

We utilise voice overs and pop culture references within the script to keep the plot moving and the audience engaged.

The costumes and setting are to be shabby in design, slightly worn on the other side of worse for wear. Though there is a modern twist to the classic film noir there will be a dingy and dirty feel to the piece that are indicative of the underbelly of the city that Siren inhabits.

About the Raven Siren



The Nicolette Mace: the Raven Siren book series comprises of the following books:

Beginnings, the Kevin Metis Saga, the Derek Long Saga, Filling the Afterlife from the Underworld: Volume 1 & 2, The Case of Mrs. Weldon and Hunting the Priest Killer.

There is also a popular online blog that can be found at http://nicolettemace.blogspot.com .

The Scripts

We are constantly working on the scripts in order to bring the shorts and web series of the Raven Siren to life. We plan to film a series of shorts that are between 1 minute and 10 minutes each for YouTube and hosting at http://www.mightierthanthesworduk.com .

The shorts are entitled:
- The Bar (Pre-production)
- The Street (Post-production)
- Derek Long Saga  (Pre-production)
- Of All the Gin Joints  (Pre-production)
- Blade  (Pre-production)
- Siren & Blade  (Pre-production)
- Legacy (Pre-production) 
- Backtrack (Pre-production)






What we will spend the money on?


We have an ideal budget in mind that would make filming much easier, however our absolute minimum to film with is £75. This is needed to cover the very basic costs of insurance and location charges. Anything over our target amount would be spent in the following ways, the equipment, props and costume costs would be covered before any cast wages, travel expenses and craft costs.

Siren Wages Breakdown

Cast

Nicolette Mace: the Raven Siren £160.00
Ryuu Blade £40.00
Joe Dawson £20.00
Fred Barlow £20.00

Crew
Photography £80.00
Composing £30.00
Composing £20.00
Wardrobe £40.00
Editing £20.00
Copywriting £20.00
Creative Rights £50.00

The Streets
Director £20.00
Writer £20.00

Blade
Director £20.00
Writer £20.00
Assistant Director £20.00

Backtrack
Director £20.00
Writer £20.00

Derek Long Saga
Director £20.00
Writer £20.00

Siren & Blade
Director £20.00
Assistant Director £20.00
Writer £20.00

Of All the Gin Joints
Director £20.00
Assistant Director £20.00
Sound £20.00
Writer £20.00

The Bar
Director £20.00
Writer £20.00

Legacy
Director £20.00
Writer £20.00

Photo Shoot
Nicolette Mace: the Raven Siren £20.00
Fred Barlow £20.00
Rick Clegg £20.00
Kevin Metis £20.00
Ryuu Blade £20.00

Equipment

Filming
Go Pro £240
Tablet Mount £12.95
Phone Mount £0.92
Tripod £15.33
Tripod £15.33
Tripod Dolly £25.96

Sound
Rode Microphone £43.55
Rode Microphone £43.55

Accessories
Clapperboard £11.90
Go Pro Accessory Kit £34.50

Props
Siren's Lighter £25.50
Siren's Beretta £120
Bolsa Wood £72.50
Blade's Kodachi £21
Bar Towels £8.28
Motorola Flip Phones £156
Whetstone £3.50
Whetstone Oil £6.55
Cigarettes £8
Misc Funds £10
Whiskey £20

Costumes
Siren £130
Blade £155.50
Joe £130
Simon £130

Expenses
Travelling £125
Location Charges £250
Craft £50

The Cast & Characters

Nicolette Mace/The Raven Siren - C.S. Woolley
Ryuu Blade                                              - Gemma Wilson
Simon McGregor                                  - TBC
Fred Barlow                                             - TBC
Joe Dawson                                             - Johnathen Lundie
The roles of Simon McGregor and Fred Barlow are still being auditioned.

Nicolette Mace is a private investigator who is more vigilante than detective and is fixated with the ideal of vengeance being delivered under the guise of justice. She has a checkered past that has influenced her development into a slightly psychotic individual - the murder of her father, the murder and rape of her sister, her mother dying in suspicious circumstances and her own rape. She is seemingly without guilt or a conscience and has lost the fear that she had during a childhood of surviving being the daughter of a Private Investigator.

Ryuu Blade is a world class assassin who was hired by Derek Long to kill Siren when she first began her career and failed. Her failure to kill Siren has driven her to extraordinary lengths to expunge her only failure. She enjoys killing more than any hobby she could take on and goes to great lengths to torture her marks psychologically as well as physically.

Simon McGregor is a club owner with a failing business that he is having to keep from bankruptcy through importing and distributing crack cocaine. Siren once helped Simon to find his sister, Fiona, however his upstanding credentials that he once held no longer act as a smokescreen protecting his business from Siren or those that have hired her.

Joe Dawson is a bar owner and one of the few people that can be considered as a friend of Siren. He owns the bar that Siren chooses to drink in and as a result of knowing her often ends up being dragged into her misfortunes and adventures.

Fred Barlow is the hero and love interest of Nicolette Mace: the Raven Siren. Having saved her from being murdered by villain Kevin Metis, he is determined to protect her and break down all the defences that the heroine has built up to protect herself.


C.S. Woolley appeared in the film Weekend (2011) and has appeared in several plays and musicals on stage that include Look Back in Anger (Helena), Black Comedy (Carol), the Importance of Being Earnest (Lady Bracknell) and Disposing of the Body (Kate).


Gemma Wilson is a stage actress that has appeared in
a range of different plays including comedy and drama. She has appeared in 11 different productions in the last ten years. Her most notable roles include Emma Woodhouse in Jane Austen's Emma, Gloria in Boeing Boeing and Belinda/Flavia in Noises Off. She also appeared as an uncredited 1950s housewife in a short film earlier this year.


Jonathen Lundie has a wide range of experience performing in musical theatre.