I think that as a we group we have made slow but steady progress. I feel as if I need to speak up more sometimes in order to get my voice heard and to push my thoughts forwards more. I think that making the decisions to shoot in Edmonton that day despite the horrid weather conditions was a good choice as we were very productive and managed to get good shots complete.
I was very pleased that I was able to capture some of the shots used. As this means my filming and camera skills have developed from when doing the prelim. I am really enjoying this title making process as it is making me more creative and being open to more suggestions from the other group members.
Planning own title credits We are going to use: typeface - sans serif font - Univers Bold Condensed. Transitions or effects - The order would appear as font, picture, font, picture etc.
The colour of the font we are planing to use is white. this is because we want to keep it simple and trandition and not take too much attention away from the moving images behind
Shooting in English classroom to show Youth Offenders scene. Extras needed.
Main characters Rabia, Mercedes and Giovanna. Dressed in dark casuals clothing.
Our pitch was very good and we received .lots of constructive criticism to take on board to re think and take into consideration. I agree with everything said and need to make improvements.
To improve
add more detail to production schedule
have a sample of sound
split speaking roles equally
engage with presentation at all times
What was good
good research into genre and other films
clear storyline/ good idea
something that audience would be interested in watching
presentational skills were good
Evaluation
Next time I will speak with more confidence and not read off the board.
Sound is important in a film as it establishes the tone, atmosphere, stimulates reality and helps the audience to identify the Genre. It also gives the audience clues about the plot and the characters for example if the main character was a child chirpy music would be played to express the innocence of the character.Sound is also used to create realism for the viewer which amplifies their experience of the film.
Their are two main types of sound Diegetic andNon-Diegetic. Diegtic sound is: sound whose source is visible on the screen e.g: sounds made by an object or the character. Non-diegetic sound is: sound whose source is not visible on the screen nor has been implied by a present action e.g: narrator or mood music.
The director of star wars, George Lukas argues that sound is 50% of the film.Firstly dialogue tells the story and expresses feelings, emotions and motivations of the character. Secondly synchronous sounds contribute to the realism of the film and also helps to create a particular atmosphere.
Initial idea
I wanted to create a high school movie opening scene. My inspiration for this idea came from one of my favourite movies Clueless. The opening of Clueless uses fast pace moving images to illustrate the main protagonist's hectic lifestyle as a teenager.
Plot
Two very different worlds collide. When Xavier's dad drops a bombshell that his new girlfriend and her daughter will be coming to live with them Xavier's world is turned upside down. When Hope's mother breaks the news that they will be movin in with her new boyfriend Hope's world turns upside down.
Characters
Xavier : Every girls' highschool crush. Academically failin but makes up for it on the field.
Hope : Far from a nerd. Reserved and shy. Hopes to leave highschool unnoticed and drama free.
Opening scene
Film starts with split pictures. The audience gets to watch both characters start their day at the same time, highlights the difference between the two. Camera then shows a midshot of Hope walking to scchool on the phone to her friend complaining about the amount of time her mum is spending with her new boyfriend. Camera then cuts to Xavier stepping out of his car with his friend and walking past Hope.
Founded in 2003 Independent is a distribution company specialising in film and television. Based in London and led by CEO Luc Roeg Independent has built a reputation within the industry for creating and distributing innovative and original content.
Having distributed one of my favourite films We Need To Talk About Kevin I believe Independent is a brilliant production team that produces hard hitting raw films.
My production company is called Lawson's Production. This production company would be an independent company that produces films that provides insights into peoples lives.
This production company is most likely to produce the type of film from an Urban Youth Drama. Because they are an independent film production company that produces films to shed insight what what life is like for some people. Some films that HanWay have produced are Kidulthood and Adulthood. Hanway are also known to partner with the BBC show their films .
I think HanWay Films are more likely to produce the film POSTCODES as it had already produced some Urban Youth Dramas for example Kidulthood and Adulthood. It would also partnership with a popular production company
I personally don't think that my brand has a strong identity as you are not able to establish or associate it with any genre in particular.The existing films which I would distribute are Bridget Jones,The Backup plan and other Rom-com movies.
These production companies are small and usually do independant british movies for example Kidulthood, Sket and Shank.These genres are very similar to our groups 2 minute film.
Targets
- Be consistent with all blogs, add in images ,gifs and relevant videos
- Complete all the blog posts
- Add in evaluations when necessary.
- Add detail to blog tasks 7 and 12.
Strengths-We were able to learn and use applications like Warp stabiliser to make our footage smoother and clearer and also successfully put together the multiple shots we had filmed
Weakness- Some important clips that are supposed to go in-between some scenes were missing however we have created a plan in our group to film them.8
In this clip we are discussing the contingency issue we faced and how we are going to create a direct pattern within our title sequence. We resolved this by removing a scene at the end.
The process of coming up with a idea was quite difficult as we had a short period of time to come up with one. However,soon after we were able to come up with various ideas. We finally decided on a 3 protagonists that all work in one big department store but face daily struggles and come up with a plan to start stealing to help them to get by. Ultimately I think as a group we struggled with coming up with something that everyone greed on. However we were able to overcome this and come to a common ground which joined our separate ideas into one.The easiest part of coming up with our idea was the title coming up with good storyline which would appeal to a wider audience was more difficult then we thought it would be.
Previously,my targets were to catch up in the work which was missing,be more consistent with my work and have better time management.Although I have been able to post more content,my current targets are to go back through work I have posted and put in a lot more detail as I first did with earlier tasks.I also need to do alot more audience research and provide evidence for the filming we have done.
We reworked the blog to suit our Urban youth genre. We went for a vandalised wall because youth are often seen as the rebelling generation. We decided to go for a dark palette which consisted of dark reds and blacks because youth dramas are often seen as dark and violent
my company is called universal key. I decided to create a playful, key and lock animation for my ident. My intention was to implicate a comedic but metaphorical logo for my production company. Reason for this is it can produce a range of movies from comedies to drama movies. The name universal key was chosen to make sure it can cater to a range of genres and themes.
Home Box Office (HBO) is an American premium cable and satellite television network which make high budget series and movies. HBO is known for making comedic chick flicks such as the famous Sex and the city series and movies.
I think this is the best production for my individual film due to the convention features coming from an extremely girly genre. So i think this is the perfect production company.
I had recieved a low grade as I had not posted enough work on to the blog to get marked,in order to better my grades I have set myself targets to become consistent with posting work and to also manage my time better so that I am able to get more work done.I have to also discuss with my group ways we can make our blog alot stronger so that as a group we can improve the content we put up.
I received a low grade because I never uploaded my blogs, instead, I saved them as drafts which weren't visible. I will make the following improvements to my blog: to use titles instead of just numbering my blog post, also to go into more detail in each post.
I would like to create a teen high school opening film scene. I got his ideas from the film Legally Blonde. As I like the way the opening sets the scene for the rest of this film. I also think it would be fun the create an opening scene based deeply on two protagonists. Coming up with the main characters would be interesting and it would allow us to explore the typical codes and conventions used in the genre of Teen High school movies.
PLOT
2 girls from two completely different worlds end up crossing paths at high school as they share a common interest of being class president. A first they were at odds with each other but eventually find a common ground and come together as one.
CHARACTERS
1. Popular girl that everyone likes
2. Quiet girl who wants change
The opening scene should consist of establishing shots of both characters doing what they like for example makeup, reading, dancing, running etc.
The camera cuts to school lunch hall and everyone talking within their own social groups. (cheerleaders and footballers, geeks, drama squad and the outcast etc. Two main protagonists walk in from different sides of the hall and end up bumping into each other dropping everything.. The scene then cuts to later in class when the opportunity of being class president comes up. Both characters volunteer and put their hands up. Scene ends with a close up of both staring at each other. Popular girl looking overly confident whiles the other character looks worried.
A Target Audience is a particular group at which a product such as a film or advertisement is aimed.
Urban youth drama Kidulthood: Originally I thought the target audience would be teenagers and young people from the ages of 15- 24 years old. Mainly males to be interested in this type of movie. I thought it would be most popular in the UK London. Social class of people would be student and possibly young part time works. They would be interested in many brands but mostly the newest and freshest trainers. They would enjoy music mostly rap and like being out and about with theirs peers.
I found that I was completely wrong. The gender most interested in this film is female. Aged 18-24, based in London. They are employed into the marketing, advertising and entertainment industry. They like brads like New Look, Ben & Jerry's ice cream, Sky and Tesco.
Action/Comedy Rush Hour 3: The aged group would be 18-24. Mostly male. Based in London. Their social class would be employed. In the computing profession. They would be interesting and analytical but sometimes lonely and unhappy. They would really have particular brand they like but shop in shops like Tesco. To entertain themselves in their spare time they would research new things and get update to date with all the new technology. I found that I was wrong. Males were most interested in this film but ages 40-54. Living in the East Anglia. The personality traits they hold are being a leader and being confident with occasionally bring grouchy and depressed.
Comedy The Hangover : I think this type of movie would appeal more to males aged between 24- 35. In London. In a good job marketing or advertising. They would be very out going and carefree people. Liking brands such as Apple. Footlocker, JD Sports etc. I found that there were females more interested. Aged between 25-39 living in London. Employed into wholesale, retail and construction industries. They like brans like Primark, JD Sports, Boots, Sky and Claire's accessories. They shop at Iceland. Having personality traits such as funny, clever and knowledgeable.
My initial idea was to create a thriller/teen slasher film. The story line would of been based on a group of teenage girls from different social group who were flatmates.I had used a typical idea where one of the girl who was a social outcast to be at home alone whilst she waited for her mates to return home from a party she had chose not to attend.While she was alone she'd receive a phone call from an unknown number threatening her and etc.Whe shes on the phone numerous events start to occur.I would have used jump shots and fast paced music to create this and close ups of the character. My idea was inspired the opening of the horror film Scream where it used a teenage girl to portray as a victim. Characters- Sky-The social out cast who didn't enjoy social gatherings,enjoyed reading and doing work,looked as a nerd and dressed more simplistic and basic compared to other characters and hopes to unnoticed throughout highschhol Stephanie-The 'Popular' girl,dressed cool and was always presented well,had a lot of friends but was seen as a bit intimidating and often rude to people outside of her friendship circle Mercedez- The emo chick,always wore dark colours and kept to herself other than her flatmates,enjoyed being in social gatherings only if there were other emos to accompany her. Leah-This character was cool,calm and got along with all social groups,doing well in school and seen as a relaxed individual
A$$OC%AT£ creating an initial idea from the arbitrary title, location and props was a brick wall but we rapidly overcame it. By drafting by associating locations with types of movies and themes. We easily created a plot for our title sequence after drafting by using the conventions of other movies. We realised that time keeping may have been an issue when creating camtasia annotations. I think our six minute challenge was quite successful and our idea was believable and wonderful
My favourite film is Legally Blonde. In this title sequence we get clues of what the film may be like.
The type of title sequence used is titles on a moving screen. I think this was the best title sequence for the film because it introduces the storyline of the film to the viewing audience. This title sequence helps to get the audience excited and engaged with what the film is going to be about. The titles are placed over moving images so we see some props that are very much important later on in the film. We meet the main character Elle Woods and get an overview on the locations in the film
for example the gym, bedrooms, dressing room etc.
Overall I think the opening title sequence was good and effective as it clearly showed that the film was about and kept interested audiences engages. The use of music was significant as it help to show the mood of the film to be very upbeat and preppy. is my favourite film because I like the plot of storyline of showing how you do not have to fit into stereotypes to be popular.
The task that we were given was to create a title sequence in six minutes. We selected from a arbitrary list of props and locations. The selected location was a Department store and our prop was a camera. We then used Wikipedia's random article finder and it gave us an article on Continuity Associates - we abbreviated the name to Associates because we though it was more appropriate name for our film.
What is a target audience? A particular group at which a product such as a film or advertisement is aimed. For example Disney Channel's target audience would be pre-teens (10-12) all the way up to teenagers (13- 18). YouGov results on the film The Hunger Games:
