Friday, 8 May 2009
Thursday, 7 May 2009
Evauation
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Amber Rawlings Evaluation
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Saturday, 2 May 2009
Photographed Storyboards
Above are our photographed storyboards, again many of these shots changed when it came down to filming and others were filmed but taken out of the final piece.
Friday, 1 May 2009
DVD Cover Write Up
We have created a DVD cover for our film and on it we have listed all of the key conventions including the media institutes, the titles, pictured, the certificate, the blurb, magazine reviews on the DVD, the bar code and key actors.
We have made the cover as realistic as possible as well as very bright so that it catches the attention of the viewers so that they are more likely to buy the DVD. All of the pictures that we have used are relevant to our film showing key shots within the film.
We created the DVD cover on a word document and also using paint. We used the colours that we chose because we thought that they were bright and eye catching as well as contrasting which shows the contrast between the two characters.The picture that we chose to put on the front cover of the DVD shows the main male character looking very alone as he is the only one sitting on a large bench as well as there being no one in that background of the picture which is very unusual considering that it is a park. This emphasises the character and makes sure that we know that the character is alone. It also shows of the clothes that he is wearing which helps out viewer to realise that he is of a low social status.
We have made the cover as realistic as possible as well as very bright so that it catches the attention of the viewers so that they are more likely to buy the DVD. All of the pictures that we have used are relevant to our film showing key shots within the film.
We created the DVD cover on a word document and also using paint. We used the colours that we chose because we thought that they were bright and eye catching as well as contrasting which shows the contrast between the two characters.The picture that we chose to put on the front cover of the DVD shows the main male character looking very alone as he is the only one sitting on a large bench as well as there being no one in that background of the picture which is very unusual considering that it is a park. This emphasises the character and makes sure that we know that the character is alone. It also shows of the clothes that he is wearing which helps out viewer to realise that he is of a low social status.
Target Audience
Our target audience will be aimed at young adults and teenagers approximately aged14-22. Due to the choice of genre, the audience are most likely to be female as we discovered from research and questionnaires we carried out that females prefer this genre. The likable and relatable characters will draw in the audience, as their representations are realistic to those of teenagers in the present time. We also kept various features in our opening sequence modern. For example: music choices, interesting shot types, locations and characters to interest the audience. Our film will be classified as a certificate 12 as it will contain some mild language that will be unacceptable for anyone under the age of 12.
Drawn Story Boards
Above are our original drawn storyboards. However we didn't use all of our shots as there were many shots that we decided after filming them that they were no appropriate and not needed in out opening sequence.
Thursday, 30 April 2009
Distributers Logo
Above is our Distributers logo we chose to called it track pictures and thought that this picture was very relevant to it.
Feedback
We showed our rough cut of our opening sequence to varied demographics and got their feedback. Included in this feedback was the following
Sound
We were told that we should put the whistle of a train leaving the station in-between the two pieces of music. We therefore went onto the internet to find the right sound and loaded it onto our film in sync with the time that the train pulls out of the station on our establishing wide shot
Editing
after people viewing our opening sequence we were told that we should make the MSN conversations longer as people were finding it hard to read it in time. To sort this problem we got someone who has never seen our opening sequence before to watch it and tell us when they had read it and we did this process a few times to make sure that the conversations were of the right speed.
We were also told to speed up parts of our production as there were many parts of the filming that were quite slow and didn’t quite fit in with the fast paced music, we therefore decided to fasten up some of our shots e.g. the painting of the nails so as it fitted in with the speed of the music.
Filming
When we showed our rough cut to some of our friends who are within the target audience for out opening sequence they told us that there were a few shots in it that didn't need to be there anymore so our group got together and discussed whether we needed these shots still and came to the conclusion that some of our shots were meaningless and should be taken out.
Sound
We were told that we should put the whistle of a train leaving the station in-between the two pieces of music. We therefore went onto the internet to find the right sound and loaded it onto our film in sync with the time that the train pulls out of the station on our establishing wide shot
Editing
after people viewing our opening sequence we were told that we should make the MSN conversations longer as people were finding it hard to read it in time. To sort this problem we got someone who has never seen our opening sequence before to watch it and tell us when they had read it and we did this process a few times to make sure that the conversations were of the right speed.
We were also told to speed up parts of our production as there were many parts of the filming that were quite slow and didn’t quite fit in with the fast paced music, we therefore decided to fasten up some of our shots e.g. the painting of the nails so as it fitted in with the speed of the music.
Filming
When we showed our rough cut to some of our friends who are within the target audience for out opening sequence they told us that there were a few shots in it that didn't need to be there anymore so our group got together and discussed whether we needed these shots still and came to the conclusion that some of our shots were meaningless and should be taken out.
Bedroom Layout
Above is the layout of the girls bedroom. when we film we are going to add some teddys and some pink things to make the room more like that of a typical teenage girl. There will also be clothes thrown over the end of the bed as a typical teenager would have a slightly messy bedroom. This room however is going to be quite posh to show that she is of a high class.
Train Station Layout
This is the layout of one of the locations that we used. we decided to use a train station as many young people use trains as a form of transport.
Wednesday, 22 April 2009
Thursday, 2 April 2009
Costumes
Shirt
This item of clothing represents his personality. It immediately lets the audience aware that he will be quite intellectual and that his personality will most probably not match Megan’s.
Glasses
This item signifies that the character has a stereotype and the audience will see this. This gives the audience an insight as to what his interests will be. His clothing choices are very different to hers, which shows that their personalities may be different.
Trousers
We decided to use cream trousers as this is not something that the majority of people his age would wear which shows that he is different from most people his age and may be an outcast. This also shows that he doesn’t really care what people think of him and does not follow the crowd.
This item of clothing represents his personality. It immediately lets the audience aware that he will be quite intellectual and that his personality will most probably not match Megan’s.
Glasses
This item signifies that the character has a stereotype and the audience will see this. This gives the audience an insight as to what his interests will be. His clothing choices are very different to hers, which shows that their personalities may be different.
Trousers
We decided to use cream trousers as this is not something that the majority of people his age would wear which shows that he is different from most people his age and may be an outcast. This also shows that he doesn’t really care what people think of him and does not follow the crowd.
Pink pajamas
We decided to use pink pajamas because we thought that this would portray what kind of person the character is. Pink is a very feminine colour and shows that the character is as well.
Day two clothes
We decided to use pink pajamas because we thought that this would portray what kind of person the character is. Pink is a very feminine colour and shows that the character is as well.
Day two clothes
We chose to use clothes that would be similarly worn by most other people that age. This shows that the character likes to follow the crowd and fits in with people.
Brief
We have been asked to create a opening sequence for a film in a genre of our choice. This opening sequence has to be a maximum of two minutes and aimed at a target audience of our choice. We had to decide upon our target audience and genre. We must show awareness of the genre and plan, produce and edit the film.
Friday, 6 March 2009
Research
Cheaper by the dozen 2 :
The title sequence of Cheaper By The Dozen 2 starts with camera showing the floor, the car then pulls up the camera showing the front of the car. Then camera then moves to the side of the car, still at a low level to show someone getting out of the car showing there legs and all the people getting out. In this opening sequence there is a Low level, mid-shot, up-beat music, crane and aerial view along with a variety of other shots.
Chicago:
In the opening secquence of Chicargo there is an extreme zooming close up of an eye, which zooms into the pupil of the eye then zooming out to see the words Chicago, there is also a close up of a mouth, as well as a zoom out of light - panning up and up beat music. other conventions that are in this title sequence are as follows: a low level camera shot of ladies legs in heels with the camera following them, a zoom in on a poster following a character, a close up on everything not showing face the characters face to create a sense of mistery, something thrown over the camera then the scene is changed, lthere is then a low level again, a long shot- low head lights come up and the camera finally reveals who the character is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YN7GwJ2P7E&feature=related
Storm breaker:
Storm Breaker begins with a black background and white titles, it uses special effects starting of blurry then slowly comeing into focus, the music has a steady beat. Also included in this title sequence is a pan and a long shot of the whole room from back then from front as soon as someone’s is mentioned/something it shows you it. the transitions in this title sequence consists of alot of straight cuts to different camera which contraficts everthing that he says.
10 things I hate about you:
This title sequence's titles have a chalky animated effect on the writing, the town then comes up and it has the same effect as the writting which makes it look drawn before going into a normal, then pans, upbeat music as it pans it zooms.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9n6N3aw3B8
50 first dates:
In this title sequence the titles ripple like waves which ties in with the Hawaiian music that is playing. An image slowly moves and focuses on a pineapple then the picture behind it changes but the pineapple still there. This is all revelvant to the Hawaiian theme and sets the scene of the film.
Step up 2:
The titles to Step Up 2 starts with a low level. Then it has a memory and it shows this by saturated colours, the music is also distant like her memory, there is a narrator over the top. All of these conventions make the opening Sequence very momory like.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utEGh2UY-GQ
Edward scissor hands:
very zoomed in/cant work out what it is, door extreme close up and the opens then you go through it, titles white font on black background that flies in then the two words open like scissors, everything’s very zoomed (out of the ordinary) and the writings in odd shapes, low lighting, eerie/sad music, pictures/sequences fade into each other, looks as if its falling then it goes black and odd shapes appear like cookies then light comes back on and shows all the shapes, zooms out on pictures, zooms all the way out until you get an over the shoulder shot so it looks like everything you saw was a point of view shot.
Billy Elliot:
Close up on someone putting a record on a record player. Low level of record player in fore ground and feet jumping in the background (hard to workout what’s happening). Cuts to high level so that all you can see is the top of the boys head every time he jumps up. Wall paper in background blurred. Zooms out slightly to a mid shot and the wall paper comes into focus. Zooms in on different parts of his body when his in the air. Zooms out to long shot.
Sweeney Todd:
Black background slowly mist is coming over it, thick unrealistic rain starts to fall, shows a town and zooms in on a window on which a blood drop has splat. Cuts to a painting and zooms out of it, follows blood drops around onto ornaments and into the machines and everything then sizzling in the oven with pies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKRU8YtSKAo
The title sequence of Cheaper By The Dozen 2 starts with camera showing the floor, the car then pulls up the camera showing the front of the car. Then camera then moves to the side of the car, still at a low level to show someone getting out of the car showing there legs and all the people getting out. In this opening sequence there is a Low level, mid-shot, up-beat music, crane and aerial view along with a variety of other shots.
Chicago:
In the opening secquence of Chicargo there is an extreme zooming close up of an eye, which zooms into the pupil of the eye then zooming out to see the words Chicago, there is also a close up of a mouth, as well as a zoom out of light - panning up and up beat music. other conventions that are in this title sequence are as follows: a low level camera shot of ladies legs in heels with the camera following them, a zoom in on a poster following a character, a close up on everything not showing face the characters face to create a sense of mistery, something thrown over the camera then the scene is changed, lthere is then a low level again, a long shot- low head lights come up and the camera finally reveals who the character is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YN7GwJ2P7E&feature=related
Storm breaker:
Storm Breaker begins with a black background and white titles, it uses special effects starting of blurry then slowly comeing into focus, the music has a steady beat. Also included in this title sequence is a pan and a long shot of the whole room from back then from front as soon as someone’s is mentioned/something it shows you it. the transitions in this title sequence consists of alot of straight cuts to different camera which contraficts everthing that he says.
10 things I hate about you:
This title sequence's titles have a chalky animated effect on the writing, the town then comes up and it has the same effect as the writting which makes it look drawn before going into a normal, then pans, upbeat music as it pans it zooms.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9n6N3aw3B8
50 first dates:
In this title sequence the titles ripple like waves which ties in with the Hawaiian music that is playing. An image slowly moves and focuses on a pineapple then the picture behind it changes but the pineapple still there. This is all revelvant to the Hawaiian theme and sets the scene of the film.
Step up 2:
The titles to Step Up 2 starts with a low level. Then it has a memory and it shows this by saturated colours, the music is also distant like her memory, there is a narrator over the top. All of these conventions make the opening Sequence very momory like.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utEGh2UY-GQ
Edward scissor hands:
very zoomed in/cant work out what it is, door extreme close up and the opens then you go through it, titles white font on black background that flies in then the two words open like scissors, everything’s very zoomed (out of the ordinary) and the writings in odd shapes, low lighting, eerie/sad music, pictures/sequences fade into each other, looks as if its falling then it goes black and odd shapes appear like cookies then light comes back on and shows all the shapes, zooms out on pictures, zooms all the way out until you get an over the shoulder shot so it looks like everything you saw was a point of view shot.
Billy Elliot:
Close up on someone putting a record on a record player. Low level of record player in fore ground and feet jumping in the background (hard to workout what’s happening). Cuts to high level so that all you can see is the top of the boys head every time he jumps up. Wall paper in background blurred. Zooms out slightly to a mid shot and the wall paper comes into focus. Zooms in on different parts of his body when his in the air. Zooms out to long shot.
Sweeney Todd:
Black background slowly mist is coming over it, thick unrealistic rain starts to fall, shows a town and zooms in on a window on which a blood drop has splat. Cuts to a painting and zooms out of it, follows blood drops around onto ornaments and into the machines and everything then sizzling in the oven with pies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKRU8YtSKAo
Location
You’ve got mail: This film starts with a computer screen as if the character has just received mail. It then shows you the whole of the town then clicking on a house and zooming in. The town looks very computerised and almost Sim like. in a town in a house the beginning is coming through the window looking round the room and going into the bedroom. It then comes into real life and a normal house is shown. it then zooms in through the window and into the house. You can slightly see the bathroom in the background and there is a packed living room where he is.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=XYZlAsz_2Zc
She’s the man: It is set on a beach with them playing football. It also pauses on the characters quickly to show who the credits.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBlkUMLb7o8
Addicted to love: It is set in what looks like a science lab and also in a park. The science lab is hectic and the park is calm and pretty. The man is in the science lab and the woman is in the park with loads of children round them.http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hEdGsJwq4-s
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=XYZlAsz_2Zc
She’s the man: It is set on a beach with them playing football. It also pauses on the characters quickly to show who the credits.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBlkUMLb7o8
Addicted to love: It is set in what looks like a science lab and also in a park. The science lab is hectic and the park is calm and pretty. The man is in the science lab and the woman is in the park with loads of children round them.http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hEdGsJwq4-s
Thursday, 5 March 2009
Pitch
Premise
A girl and boy arrange to meet up after having a brief relationship online. Neither of them are aware that they are from two different worlds.
Genre
The genre that we have chosen to make our film on is Romantic Comedy. We thought that it would be ideal to use this drama as it makes every believe in true love. Some films in this genre include: Sex and the city; there’s something about Mary and 27 dresses.
Target Audience
The target audience for our film is adults aged around 20 years and younger. This film is a romantic comedy and the general target audience for this is aged 20. We think that if they are a lot younger than this may not understand it. To ensure we had a correct target audience we sent out a questionnaire to find out people's likes and dislikes. We found that the target audience we estimated was correct. People stereotypically referred to romantic comedies as having a couple who fall in love despite their differences.
Plot
A girl is talking to a boy on the Internet and he eventually asks to meet up. The girl is hesitant to reply but says yes in the end. The girl believes that the boy is a really fit boy but really he is a geek. The girl gets ready with her friends and arranges to meet the boy at Billericay station. When the boy gets off the train to meet the girl she is shocked to see who the real boy is. We decided that we would make the boy seem like an outcast and a stereotypical geek as this would attract the audience and show the representation of different stereotypes within our film.
Narrative Hook
We have decided to make a shot of a really fit guy so that the audience think that is who she is meeting this makes the audience want to watch on.
A girl and boy arrange to meet up after having a brief relationship online. Neither of them are aware that they are from two different worlds.
Genre
The genre that we have chosen to make our film on is Romantic Comedy. We thought that it would be ideal to use this drama as it makes every believe in true love. Some films in this genre include: Sex and the city; there’s something about Mary and 27 dresses.
Target Audience
The target audience for our film is adults aged around 20 years and younger. This film is a romantic comedy and the general target audience for this is aged 20. We think that if they are a lot younger than this may not understand it. To ensure we had a correct target audience we sent out a questionnaire to find out people's likes and dislikes. We found that the target audience we estimated was correct. People stereotypically referred to romantic comedies as having a couple who fall in love despite their differences.
Plot
A girl is talking to a boy on the Internet and he eventually asks to meet up. The girl is hesitant to reply but says yes in the end. The girl believes that the boy is a really fit boy but really he is a geek. The girl gets ready with her friends and arranges to meet the boy at Billericay station. When the boy gets off the train to meet the girl she is shocked to see who the real boy is. We decided that we would make the boy seem like an outcast and a stereotypical geek as this would attract the audience and show the representation of different stereotypes within our film.
Narrative Hook
We have decided to make a shot of a really fit guy so that the audience think that is who she is meeting this makes the audience want to watch on.
Shot List
Shot 1: Production clip. (8)
Shot 2: Lift up of laptop and production comes up. (5)
Shot 3: Point of view shot of computer screen with a message popping up from him. Point of view shot of his computer screen with a message popping up from her. Split Screen. At house. (8)
Shot 4: Her reaction to meeting up. Pause on her saying yes to meeting up. Credits. (4)
Shot 5: Zoom in and pause on fit guy. (4)
Shot 6: Mid shot of girl opening the wardrobe and pulling clothes back. Camera in wardrobe. Credits on clothes tag. (she’s just woken up) (12)
Shot 7: Zoom in on eye. Girls eye when shes just woke up. (4)
Shot 8: Zoom out of eye when the girl is all made up. (As zooms out the friends are there) (5)
Shot 9: Extreme close up of hands and squeezing gel (Geek boy). (4)
Shot 10: zoom on friend doing girls nails. (4)
Shot 11: Mirror shuts and credits appear in the steam of the mirror and then the disappears and runs. (6)
Shot 12: mirror with lipstick credits. (6)
Shot 13: Him showing ticket on the train credits on ticket (Geek boy). (4)
Shot 14: Long shot of her walking into the station (Billericay train station). (8)
Shot 15: Walk down the steps away from the camera-low level shot. (6)
Shot 16: Establishing wide shot of train pulling into the station. Producers and directors credits. (8)
Shot 17: Credit on the front of the train where it says the destination. (6)
Shot 18: Point of view shot of big crowd coming off the train. (8)
Shot 19: Long shot of him coming off the train. Pause and credits of his name (Geek boy). (6)
Shot 20: Close-up of her shocked face. Shot reverse shot. (Girl). (6)
()=Seconds
Shot 2: Lift up of laptop and production comes up. (5)
Shot 3: Point of view shot of computer screen with a message popping up from him. Point of view shot of his computer screen with a message popping up from her. Split Screen. At house. (8)
Shot 4: Her reaction to meeting up. Pause on her saying yes to meeting up. Credits. (4)
Shot 5: Zoom in and pause on fit guy. (4)
Shot 6: Mid shot of girl opening the wardrobe and pulling clothes back. Camera in wardrobe. Credits on clothes tag. (she’s just woken up) (12)
Shot 7: Zoom in on eye. Girls eye when shes just woke up. (4)
Shot 8: Zoom out of eye when the girl is all made up. (As zooms out the friends are there) (5)
Shot 9: Extreme close up of hands and squeezing gel (Geek boy). (4)
Shot 10: zoom on friend doing girls nails. (4)
Shot 11: Mirror shuts and credits appear in the steam of the mirror and then the disappears and runs. (6)
Shot 12: mirror with lipstick credits. (6)
Shot 13: Him showing ticket on the train credits on ticket (Geek boy). (4)
Shot 14: Long shot of her walking into the station (Billericay train station). (8)
Shot 15: Walk down the steps away from the camera-low level shot. (6)
Shot 16: Establishing wide shot of train pulling into the station. Producers and directors credits. (8)
Shot 17: Credit on the front of the train where it says the destination. (6)
Shot 18: Point of view shot of big crowd coming off the train. (8)
Shot 19: Long shot of him coming off the train. Pause and credits of his name (Geek boy). (6)
Shot 20: Close-up of her shocked face. Shot reverse shot. (Girl). (6)
()=Seconds
Props Planning
Glasses
We have decided to use geek glass with tape wrapped around them, as it is a typical stereotype of a geek. It also emphasises the fact that she think she is meeting someone really fit and then he turns up. The use of the tape shows that he could be clumsy therefore always breaking his glasses and just using tape because he can’t afford to buy new ones.
Hair gel
We decided to use hair gel, as it will make everything think that the boy is really cool spiking his hair up. During the getting ready section of the film we never see his face so these props are essential for the audience to establish an image of the person. We have used props to make it look like the boy is cool and then we have decided to make him geeky to fall everyone into thinking he is cool.
Laptop
The laptop is a common indicator of young people. The use of msn on laptop is also an indicator to the audience that although we cannot see the people’s faces they are off a young age (university students). We have also decided to show a picture of a fit guy, as this will make the audience think that that is whom she is going to meet.
Nail Varnish
We decided to use nail varnish, as it will look like a girly night in getting all dressed up to meet a boy. It will show closeness with the girl and her friends. She is going to meet a boy and the girls friends are helping her to get ready by doing her hair nails and make up.
Train Ticket
We decided to use a train ticket to make it look like he was actually making the train journey. We decided to make the credits appear on the train ticket, as it is an interesting use of a prop. This prop will indicate the fact that he has travelled to meet this girl.
We have decided to use geek glass with tape wrapped around them, as it is a typical stereotype of a geek. It also emphasises the fact that she think she is meeting someone really fit and then he turns up. The use of the tape shows that he could be clumsy therefore always breaking his glasses and just using tape because he can’t afford to buy new ones.
Hair gel
We decided to use hair gel, as it will make everything think that the boy is really cool spiking his hair up. During the getting ready section of the film we never see his face so these props are essential for the audience to establish an image of the person. We have used props to make it look like the boy is cool and then we have decided to make him geeky to fall everyone into thinking he is cool.
Laptop
The laptop is a common indicator of young people. The use of msn on laptop is also an indicator to the audience that although we cannot see the people’s faces they are off a young age (university students). We have also decided to show a picture of a fit guy, as this will make the audience think that that is whom she is going to meet.
Nail Varnish
We decided to use nail varnish, as it will look like a girly night in getting all dressed up to meet a boy. It will show closeness with the girl and her friends. She is going to meet a boy and the girls friends are helping her to get ready by doing her hair nails and make up.
Train Ticket
We decided to use a train ticket to make it look like he was actually making the train journey. We decided to make the credits appear on the train ticket, as it is an interesting use of a prop. This prop will indicate the fact that he has travelled to meet this girl.
Monday, 12 January 2009
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