I have re-written my synopsis as most of the episodes have change and the progression of the serieshas changed a little.
We spend some time as a fly on the wall of a not so popular fast food diner, The Quick Stop. Here a camera crew creates a documentary about the goings on and the employees who work there.
It quickly becomes apparent that Greg, the deputy manager is out to usurp Maj the current manager and take charge of this Quick Stop diner. However he doesn’t factor in Ernie, the new boy’s serendipitous existence gets in Greg's way every time. Greg soon realises that he’ll have to somehow think of a way to get rid of both Ernie and Maj; leaving him care free to run the diner and enjoy making others’ lives a misery. Each week Greg thinks of more devious ways to rid the diner of these two, but their friendship just blossoms under the pressure and Greg’s fate to be the deputy seems more and more certain. Or does it??
Come and spend some time with the employees of Quick Stop. Will Greg ever have the power he so desires or is he doomed forever to watch while other people far less capable than him crawl their way up the greasy pole of the fast food chain career ladder.
Tuesday 6 December 2011
Saturday 3 December 2011
Script
As part of the project we have to write about 3 pages of script of one of the episodes to show what it might be like. Surprisingly the lecturers said that nothing needed changing...not even any advice...
Scene 1 EXT. Town Square (MIDDAY)
It is sunny, just before midday at the 'Festival of Fast Food'.
A large stage dominates the center of the paved square, with a judges table atop; draped in immaculate white linen.
There is a lot of noise coming from the bustling crowds that have turned out for today's event.
Wooden stands of rival fast food diners line the walls of the square.
Each stand has it's own grill and service area with it's logo adorned in fabric above the stand.
GREG, HEEMA and ERNIE arrive at the festival with boxes of food and drink.
They find most rival diners are already set up and have begun to serve the eager festival goers.
The trio quickly find the Quick Stop stand.
GREG
(arrogantly)
OK. You guys get set up here...
I'm going to check out the
competition.
Heema and Ernie look to each other and give disapproving glances as Greg walks off.
HEEMA
(annoyed sarcasm)
Sure...no problem.
They head around the back of the stand and Heema unlocks it.
They start to furiously unpack and prepare the stand to serve the customers at the festival.
Meanwhile, Greg is meandering around the square trying the different foods from all of the stands.
He spends almost 15 minutes filling his cheeks and his arms with all sorts of different types of fast food.
He glares at each of the stands' employees as he does so.
Greg returns to find large queues have formed outside the Quick Stop stand.
The crowd is waiting in anticipation for the shutters to open.
Greg nips around the back of the stand just as Heema and Ernie finish setting up.
HEEMA
Greg we're about ready to go.
We could use your help up here!
Greg is behind the stand and has hold of 2 sauce bottles; chilli and mustard.
GREG
(snapping)
One minute!
He looks round into the stand to see Ernie and Heema finishing cleaning all of the equipment in preparation.
Neither see Greg.
He sneaks back behind the stand and inspects the sauce bottles.
Greg then opens them both and mixes the two together, whilst looking over his shoulder ensuring no one can see what he is doing.
Screwing the top back on; Greg steps into the stand and hands the bottle over to Ernie.
Ernie looks at the bottle with confusion. He begins to ask Greg about the sauce.
ERNIE
(confused)
What sauce is thi...?
Greg purposefully cuts him short, slapping his hands together.
GREG
(with authority)
Lets get this stand open! Heema
you'll cook the food and Ernie;
you'll take the money and prepare
it for the customers to take away...
Greg pops his collar and grins.
GREG
...I'll keep check of the stock
behind the stand.
Greg steps out of the stand.
He sits on a box and leans against the back of the stand and relaxes.
Heema pokes her head out, she sees Greg sitting on the box with his eyes closed.
She scowls at him and spins around, walking back into the stand.
Greg laughs to himself.
GREG
(cocky)
Now just to wait for the
complaints to roll in. Ha!
A short while passes and Greg begins to hear customers praising the sauce.
He immediately sits up and leans his head towards the back door of the stand.
Greg's face glazes over as he listens intently.
CUSTOMER
(mumbling, mouth full of food)
Mmm! This sauce is delicious.
What's in it?
Ernie squeezes some onto his finger and tastes it.
ERNIE
Hmm...It tastes like chilli and
mustard! I guess I must have
mixed them by accident.
Ernie looks around to see all of the customers commenting on how great the sauce tastes.
Greg hears Ernie say this and quickly becomes angry.
Knowing that he created this sauce and he's getting no credit for it.
Ernie looks across to Heema, through the now smokey air and shrugs his shoulders with a smile.
She smiles back.
HEEMA
Who'd have thought?
Greg wriggles and rushes to get up, but his bum falls into the box.
Leaving him stuck and Ernie to claim the creation of the sauce.
Scene 1 EXT. Town Square (MIDDAY)
It is sunny, just before midday at the 'Festival of Fast Food'.
A large stage dominates the center of the paved square, with a judges table atop; draped in immaculate white linen.
There is a lot of noise coming from the bustling crowds that have turned out for today's event.
Wooden stands of rival fast food diners line the walls of the square.
Each stand has it's own grill and service area with it's logo adorned in fabric above the stand.
GREG, HEEMA and ERNIE arrive at the festival with boxes of food and drink.
They find most rival diners are already set up and have begun to serve the eager festival goers.
The trio quickly find the Quick Stop stand.
GREG
(arrogantly)
OK. You guys get set up here...
I'm going to check out the
competition.
Heema and Ernie look to each other and give disapproving glances as Greg walks off.
HEEMA
(annoyed sarcasm)
Sure...no problem.
They head around the back of the stand and Heema unlocks it.
They start to furiously unpack and prepare the stand to serve the customers at the festival.
Meanwhile, Greg is meandering around the square trying the different foods from all of the stands.
He spends almost 15 minutes filling his cheeks and his arms with all sorts of different types of fast food.
He glares at each of the stands' employees as he does so.
Greg returns to find large queues have formed outside the Quick Stop stand.
The crowd is waiting in anticipation for the shutters to open.
Greg nips around the back of the stand just as Heema and Ernie finish setting up.
HEEMA
Greg we're about ready to go.
We could use your help up here!
Greg is behind the stand and has hold of 2 sauce bottles; chilli and mustard.
GREG
(snapping)
One minute!
He looks round into the stand to see Ernie and Heema finishing cleaning all of the equipment in preparation.
Neither see Greg.
He sneaks back behind the stand and inspects the sauce bottles.
Greg then opens them both and mixes the two together, whilst looking over his shoulder ensuring no one can see what he is doing.
Screwing the top back on; Greg steps into the stand and hands the bottle over to Ernie.
Ernie looks at the bottle with confusion. He begins to ask Greg about the sauce.
ERNIE
(confused)
What sauce is thi...?
Greg purposefully cuts him short, slapping his hands together.
GREG
(with authority)
Lets get this stand open! Heema
you'll cook the food and Ernie;
you'll take the money and prepare
it for the customers to take away...
Greg pops his collar and grins.
GREG
...I'll keep check of the stock
behind the stand.
Greg steps out of the stand.
He sits on a box and leans against the back of the stand and relaxes.
Heema pokes her head out, she sees Greg sitting on the box with his eyes closed.
She scowls at him and spins around, walking back into the stand.
Greg laughs to himself.
GREG
(cocky)
Now just to wait for the
complaints to roll in. Ha!
A short while passes and Greg begins to hear customers praising the sauce.
He immediately sits up and leans his head towards the back door of the stand.
Greg's face glazes over as he listens intently.
CUSTOMER
(mumbling, mouth full of food)
Mmm! This sauce is delicious.
What's in it?
Ernie squeezes some onto his finger and tastes it.
ERNIE
mustard! I guess I must have
mixed them by accident.
Ernie looks around to see all of the customers commenting on how great the sauce tastes.
Greg hears Ernie say this and quickly becomes angry.
Knowing that he created this sauce and he's getting no credit for it.
Ernie looks across to Heema, through the now smokey air and shrugs his shoulders with a smile.
She smiles back.
HEEMA
Who'd have thought?
Greg wriggles and rushes to get up, but his bum falls into the box.
Leaving him stuck and Ernie to claim the creation of the sauce.
Front Cover Design
I am deciding to print my book at 10x8, as a landscape book. I also changed my mind about binding it the way I was going to. I am going to ring bind it so that the pages are more easily visible and the book won't be forced to want to close on itself.
I think that this is a pretty good size for a ring bound book as some of the landscape space will be taken up by the spiral spine, leaving a good area to work with. I am also making my front cover myself with an image on card and the covering it with sticky back cellophane to give it a shiny and more professional finish.
Here are some designs for my front cover
Here was my first design, I just took the front of the diner and added a thick black border all the way around the outside. However it looks a little empty and needs something more interesting in the background.
This is when I was going to perfect bind it, I left a white edge to wrap around the spine.
Here is my final design I think. I left it quite blank near the left edge as this is where it will overlap and not be seen, also where the holes for the spiral spine will be.
I thought it would be a good idea to have a main front cover to show the main area where the action will be taking place and the main characters involved. Then to have a title page just inside with the title and "By Robert Beard"instead of trying to fit it on the front cover and having it blend in with the background.
I think that this is a pretty good size for a ring bound book as some of the landscape space will be taken up by the spiral spine, leaving a good area to work with. I am also making my front cover myself with an image on card and the covering it with sticky back cellophane to give it a shiny and more professional finish.
Here are some designs for my front cover
Here was my first design, I just took the front of the diner and added a thick black border all the way around the outside. However it looks a little empty and needs something more interesting in the background.
This is when I was going to perfect bind it, I left a white edge to wrap around the spine.
Here is my final design I think. I left it quite blank near the left edge as this is where it will overlap and not be seen, also where the holes for the spiral spine will be.
I thought it would be a good idea to have a main front cover to show the main area where the action will be taking place and the main characters involved. Then to have a title page just inside with the title and "By Robert Beard"instead of trying to fit it on the front cover and having it blend in with the background.
These are my two designs.
Thursday 1 December 2011
Budget
I recently did my budget too. After researching and working out the costs of all of the staff and the office space and equipment that I would need I found the price to be quite cheap. From talking to Jud, I found out that the studio for Bob the Builder took around £3 million to set up. Which is much more expensive than mine.
Here is the research I did into the pricing for the studio, including the office, the computers and all of the required equipment and software.
And came out with a total of £68032.10 for just the studio costs.
When I factor in the staff at a cost of £537012 the total comes to £605044.10 over a 12 month period.
Here are the spreadsheets I made up with all of the information in them.
Here is the research I did into the pricing for the studio, including the office, the computers and all of the required equipment and software.
When I factor in the staff at a cost of £537012 the total comes to £605044.10 over a 12 month period.
Here are the spreadsheets I made up with all of the information in them.
Book Printing
I had done a little research into book printing a short while ago and come across lulu.com and blurb.co.uk
However after doing some more in depth research yesterday, and enquiring into turn around times and prices, it would be risky printing now as it might not arrive in time for the deadline. Also the prices are a little out of my budget.
Roxy leant me one of her books on printing and binding, it shows you how to make your on cover for it in one section. This is something I am considering as it is a hard back and will save me a lot of time and money. And since I have now decided to print at the print shop next to the SU, I'll have to make the cover myself as they don't do hard back covering.
Here is the book (picture stolen from Roxy's Blog)
However after doing some more in depth research yesterday, and enquiring into turn around times and prices, it would be risky printing now as it might not arrive in time for the deadline. Also the prices are a little out of my budget.
Roxy leant me one of her books on printing and binding, it shows you how to make your on cover for it in one section. This is something I am considering as it is a hard back and will save me a lot of time and money. And since I have now decided to print at the print shop next to the SU, I'll have to make the cover myself as they don't do hard back covering.
Here is the book (picture stolen from Roxy's Blog)
Office Space
So it's the 1st of December now and I have almost finished my Futures work! Just need to get things checked over to make sure its all up to standard and I haven't missed anything. Then sort all of my work into an acceptable order and get it printed.
I have done some research into office spaces and I have to say it took longer than I thought. Especially to find office spacing with the prices available. Also after viewing images of the office spaces I realised I needed around 1500 to 2000 square feet of space. I found one that is perfect and not a bad price.
I chose the ground floor space as it is the size I require and at £27,622.50 a year it's a bargain!
The 24 hour access would also be a bonus in case things run late and people are required to work late.
I have done some research into office spaces and I have to say it took longer than I thought. Especially to find office spacing with the prices available. Also after viewing images of the office spaces I realised I needed around 1500 to 2000 square feet of space. I found one that is perfect and not a bad price.
I chose the ground floor space as it is the size I require and at £27,622.50 a year it's a bargain!
The 24 hour access would also be a bonus in case things run late and people are required to work late.
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