PLANNING: Task 44 - Updated version of our production schedule

TARGETS for next lesson and filming

TARGETS FOR NEXT LESSON

1. firstly i believe in our group should be punctual
2. we should all contribute all are ideas 
3. by next lesson we should have filmed at least once
4. sort out are next filming times 
5. interview one person from are class who would represent are target audience 

TARGETS FOR FILMING

1. start thinking about the various shots we will use in are film
2. produce a sense of urban drama
3. edit effectively
4. make our locations implement or genre
5. finish are title before dec 8

task 39 final storyboard

very short individual evaluation of my performance in pitch.

I believe i  contributed to my pitch effectively,when it was my turn to speak i was clear and confident. Furthermore i believe the audience could understand what i was presenting and from my feedback i felt the may have implemented some of my ideas in their own title sequence.

EVEN BETTER IF-

• I contributed more towards my groups presentation 
• if the quality of my presentations was attractive
• i took on the role of answering questions

PLANNING: Task 40 - Pitch Presentation

The missing pitches that were not added to the presentation are added below:

BLOG 39 FINAL STORYBOARD

PLANNING: Task 39 - Update on title sequence

We have come to a realisation after consulting with our teacher. We have decided to change the layout and shots of our title sequence as the aim of this coursework is to produce a title sequence - we are aiming to do a discrete title instead of a narrative but in the initial idea it felt like we was telling the whole story without considering what the audience are going to see in the rest of the film since everything was shown in the title sequence. 

Layout of credits & shots in the storyboard 

1. The production ident is shown 

2. The distributors name 

3. Film company name

4. First shot appears which will be of Tottenham Hale station - this is to establish the location ( this may be medium or wide shot)

5. The skyline is focused on from a long shot for some time.

7. A block of flats are shown from a wide shot or long shot which establishes where Terrell lives.

8. Close up from the back of Terrell on the balcony (long shot) and we see what he's doing (thinking really hard - he might light a cigarette to stimulate his ideas) - We still see the locations while doing this shot

9. Terrell looks down the balcony of the flats ( side medium shot) 

10. Close up of the floor and title appears Terrell

11. Terrell is walking in the park ( long shot to medium shot) - title credit of actors name appears on the right hand side (Benjamin Harris)

12. Terrell sits on a bench still thinking hard (wide/medium shot) ( costume and makeup by title credit appears)

13. This shot moves into a close up and Terrell just stares at the camera. 

14. Panning shot of terrell's face in the close up using a fig rig, ( music by title credit appears)

(Jumpcut shots below 15-18)

15. Terrell gets up and starts running through corners (start videoing from the back as a long shot then transition into a side view then a running forward view ) - edited by title credit appears 

16. Close up using fig rig to film him running and getting out of breath - production designer title appears 

17. Terrell stops, (side view which then transitions into a front shot) - written by title credit appears

18. Medium or long shot of Terrell resting on a wall, breathing hard trying to get his breath back but still breaking really hard (directed by:)

20. Terrell still co tunes to run regardless holding his chest heard 

21. Terrell falls to the floor and while he lays on the floor the title of the title sequence repeats next to his face.  

The final storyboard 

PLANNING: Task 42 - Feedback post

evidence of my pitch feedback group 34

institutional detail. NOAH

as a group we have decided to do an independent production rather than a mainstream one, the production will be called 'Noah Ark'. We have come to this decision for several reasons one of the main reasons being that it gives us our own chance to make the title sequence feel more realistic and more clear to the audience that it is unique and made specifically by us.

There are a few mainstream productions that are similar to ours, one of them being new line cinema and another being paramount. These are two well established mainstream productions that have produced several drama films.

PLANNING: Pitch Task 11 - Deborah

Production Schedule

Using timetoast, we scheduled the dates we will use for filming.

planning:title credit-ahlaam

Planning: sound design-ahlaam

Blogging health check

I finished most part of my blogs and i have used lots of detail in majority of the blogs and i have also tried different methods of presenting my blogs. I have likewise attempted distinctive techniques for introducing my blogs.However i could attempt more diverse approaches to show my blogs and i ought to expect to finish every one of my blogs on time.

half term homework part 3

half term homework part 1

evidence of pitch feedback group 35

evidence of my pitch feedback to goup 33

PLANNING: Research into similar text

PLANNING: Pitch Task 10 - Storyboard - Deborah

Below will be a video talking about the title sequence shots in full detail.

Planning:location ahlaam

The location we have decided to use is downhills park in Downhills Park Rd london n17

• The other location we will be using is Denada's house which is about 10-15 minutes away from the college.

Research into audience (Genre) using the the BFI statistics year book

PLANNING: Pitch Task 4: The Production Ident logo - Deborah

PLANNNG: Pitch Task 4: Similar distribution companies - Deborah

reasearch and planning blog pitch task 5 rasta fari

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THESE ARE SCREEN SHOTS FROM YOUGOV.ORG.UK on the profile of the film "KIDULTHOOD"

THESE ARE SCREEN SHOTS FROM YOUGOV.ORG.UK on the profile of the film "ATTACK THE BLOCK"


As you may see looking at both the profiles, they have quiet a few things in common, a reason for this is that the genre of the film is similar.  Moreover from this i can make audience profile, the film/title sequence  what me and my group is making is similar to the films above, so therefore the profile of my audience will be similar to the two above. e.g looking at the top regions of both profiles it both consists of London, so most likely my top region would consist of London.

TASK 3 -creating a target audience member profile for my title sequence.

 Taireece Thompson

location- north London

age-15

class-C2DE

occupation- studying performing arts

personality-  "im willing to sacrifice my free time to get ahead in my career","i like experiment with new genres of music", "i like to relax" and "i cant manage without internet"

hobbies- drawing, cooking , acting and photography

brands they consume- 

• shops at Tesco
• customer of- eBay, tomtom, youtube and blackberry
• clothing brands- Adidas ,north ace and NIKE
• bank- barclays

media they consume- online for 46 -50 hrs a week, reads the newspaper the TIMES and eveining standard  he also   watches tv 4 -5 hours a week.

Risk assesment . NOAH

RISK ASSESMENT

In the process of making a title sequence a risk assessment is essential. Risk assessments are used to prevent any type of risks that could happen weather this could be a serious injury, stolen or damaged equipment and poor weather. 

PLANNING: pitch task 3 rasta fari

what genre or sub-genre of film is it?
The genre that me and my group have decided to do for out title sequence is drama. we have decided to do the genre drama because Drama movies plan to attract the gathering of spectators and place them into the world of the film, A drama film is regularly viewed as the inverse of a comic drama, however might likewise be viewed as partitioned from different works of some expansive classification, for example, a dream. Also we believe drama could be very exiting as there is a lot of twist and turns when doing the genre drama, we believe in this day and age piratically every film consists of drama elements.

Problems we may face when doing the genre drama for our title sequence.

1. when doing drama there has to be a turn in something normally this will introduce itself throughout the film, however a title sequence isn't that long therefore we will have to try implement dramatic elements in out title sequence so it its easy to see the genre of it.
2. Actors may get carried away therefore we as group need to stress the importance of their role 
3. fonts used in our title sequence has to someway link with the plot of the movie e.g dramatic writing 

The title sequence below is similar to the title sequence we will be producing.

• The characters we are going to use is the same -a boy and a girl.
• the fonts used in this title sequence is very straight this could be a sign of drama
• we also introduce the element love

PLANNING: Pitch Task 7 - Deborah

Props

• We intended to use a heavy long bag to put the gun and medicine. (There will not be actual gun but we hear non-diegetic sounds of bullets in the title sequence) 
• For the party scene, we will be needing balloons, party accessories etc. This will make our party scene look more realistic, however we've taken shot angles and noise levels into consideration. We will assure that the noise pollution and guests will not disrupt our shooting scenes. 
• Fake drugs which will be represented as suicidal pills in the the title sequence.We have taken all dangers of the "fake"pills, the pills will be normal paracetamol pills. 
• There will be batteries to represent the bullets instead of getting real bullets because that would be dangerous and harmful to our environment and going against the criteria of shooting.

Costumes

• Terrell: Normal, casual clothing e.g. tracksuit (what a typical 17 year old boy would wear)
• Hayley: Bomber jacket, hoody , black jeans and trainers with lovely makeup.

 

PLANNING: Pitch Task 2 - Deborah

Brief description of the type of title sequence we are doing

• We have decided to use a discrete title sequence to inform the audience of what's going to happen in the title sequence. This will be showed in brief detail as we are not trying to give away everything. The title sequences that have inspired us was: Kidulthood and Murdered by my boyfriend. Many of the shots that you will see in this title sequence would've been seen in these films. 
• Although, Murdered by my boyfriend is a documentary but its concepts still intertwine with drama's conventions. There is a particular scene where the main character is seen almost losing his mind which I saw in the murdered by my boyfriend documentary which inspired me. The reason why that scene stood out for me because the extreme close up showed the boyfriend's insanity and emotions - I could almost feel him losing his power and control. Therefore, I believe adding this type of shot to our title sequence would be very intriguing for the audience to watch as they will begin to engage a lot more. 
• As seen in our previous blogs, we have listed the drama conventions. We will mostly stick to the conventions of Drama but we may just add a little of our unique touch to make our title sequence even better! 

PLANNING: Pitch Task 1 - Deborah

Final Ideas

Title of the film:

• Terrell

Plot:

• Terrell, an average 17 year old was a really reserved guy. He rarely went out unless his best friend told him to follow him to parties, he was a lot more focused on being successful in his future. He wasn't like the other boys who were interested in girls and making money, he just wanted to be successful in the future. One thing that is a hinderance in his life is that he suffers from a mental illness which affects his mental and physical abilities. His best friend is affiliated with the wrong type of people for Terrell especially in the parties he attends. In one of these parties, he meets a girl called Hayley who has strong interests in him, as he opens up to her about his mental illness she wants to help him find a way to get a way to get rid of it.
•  A* student Terrell receives a lot of peer, social and family pressure to do a lot of things but his number one priority is to get rid of his illness. He looks up on the internet how to get rid of his illness and he sees that the medicine he has to get has to be transported in a heavy black bag. When he opens it, he sees two objects... the medicine and a gun. Both will end his life and save him from the misery of the mental illness. The gun will be  fast and easy death but the medicine will be painful yet a slow death, which will should he choose?

What will be shown in the title sequence?

• Terrell in the beginning with his hands on his head and there is an extreme close up of him thinking really hard.
• While this occurs, we add non-diegetic sound to this scene using a heartbeat sound to build intensity of Terrell's character.
•  Straight after this, we show a shot of Terrell walking in the park trying to figure out what to do with his mental illness and he meets Hayley.He opens up to Hayley about his mental illness and she feels very sorry for him and wants to help him.
•  The next shot, the camera is focused on the floor from a low angle, a heavy bag is dropped creating a loud noise as it touches the floor. 
• Medium shot or close up of the bag for about 5 seconds, then we have a transition from this angle to a high angle of Terrell opening the bag revealing whats inside. (suicidal pills and a gun)
• Terrell picks both the objects in astonishment and looks at the camera (long shot) thinking what to do, in the background Hayley's voice will be added saying "I can help you."
• The screen goes black for 5 seconds and we hear bullets being fired, confusing the audience to think Terrell shot himself. 
• The screen remains black for another 10 seconds, then from a high angle in a toilet or very closed narrow room we see Terrell's lifeless body laying on the floor. The high angle shot moves into a medium shot then eventually to an close up while the focus still remains on the body. (transition from a high angle to an extreme close up)
• In the extreme close up shot, we see drool running down his mouth and next to him we see the suicidal pills next to head which confirms he took the pills instead of being shot. We move the camera swiftly, to see a death letter which seems to have been written by Terrell for Hayley - camera focuses on that for 5 seconds. 
• Suddenly, Hayley comes into the closed room and sees Terrell's body laying there , she kneels down and bursts into tears.

anaylysis of sound in student previous title sequences

This title sequence is my favorite of 3 i had to pick from, simply because there isn't  a lot sounds but the sounds what is used is very effective, i believe this was done on purpose.

Throughout the title sequence you get this sense of nothingness, when you hear the birds tweeting in the title sequence it brings out the sense of nothingness because if you are able to hear birds tweeting the loudest it suggest that there is no other life form there. Furthermore there is sound which is played for the majority of the title sequence i believe this creates tension because the audience may not know where the sound is coming from and there is no object/image showing where  the sound is coming from.
The part of title sequence i like the most is when the little girl is under the table. The sound team made the girl huffing puffing sound  loud, this was effective because the previous sounds where quiet this will then allow the audience to be engaged in film opening, furthermore it shows how scared the character is. This well then bring out the genre of the title sequence which i believe was horror.Lastly the shot at the end used sound very well there was loud sound as the girl got dragged away then the sound just faded away this then developed the idea that the film is going to be a horror.

Blog Health check

What went well

- Lots of detail in majority of the blogs

- Most of the blogs have been completed 

- ICT presentations have been used in some blogs

Even better if

- Made sure I created time e.g. Going workshops to complete incompleted/missing blogs 

- Made detail consistent in all of my blogs 

- If extension tasks were set , I should make the effort to attempt them as they could boost up my marks resulting to a high grade. 

PLANNING: Task 29 (Part B)

We are going to use each sound to convey our drama concepts and may use these sounds in our production for title sequence. The reloading of bullets symbolises a death using a gun which can also create suspense for the audience as well as dramatic irony. This brings drama and crime together so it merges two genres together to attract a wider target audience. The zipping of the bag builds tension as the audience doesn't know what is in the bag and why this bag is vital in this particular scene. Finally, the writing of the letter could indicate a suicidal note , from this the audience gets a deeper understanding of the person's intentions and why they are taking away their life.

PLANNING: Task 29 (Part A)

 Idea - Genre: Drama

• A man waits in a room with the clock ticking ,later on another man walks in and opens the door and closes it. They both start to argue, subsequently the man who walked in slaps a glass cup off the desk onto the floor.

my favorite film title sequence analysis tbf

health check 1

WHAT WENT WELL-

1. have a lot of detail in my posts 
2. i have got a hang of prezi and emaze
3. i am starting to improve the layout of my work
4. completed the task miss set for me individually

EVEN BETTER IF-

1. I complete a bit more posts]
2. I start to put my post in a order (rearrange dates0
3. in some post include more detail
4. do the optional posts

PLANNING: Task 24

The genre we have decided to do is DRAMA
Dramatization movies mean to draw in the gathering of people and put them into the diegesis of the world within the film, controlling them into overlooking that they are watching a film. This is accomplished by upholding authenticity; this is done through the story and stylistics.

PLOT IDEA

Chris Russell has the perfect life working as a housekeeper in the city and laughing with his brave boyfriend, Cuthbert Jones.
However, when he finds a peculiar newspaper in his cellar, he begins to realise that things are not quite as they seem in the Russell family.
A rave leaves Chris with some startling questions about his past, and he sets off to crowded Philadelphia to find some answers.
At first the people of Philadelphia are generous and thoughtful. He is intrigued by the curiously stable nurse, Cuthbert McCallister. However, after he introduces him to hard alcohol, Chris slowly finds himself drawn into a web of jealousy, adultery and perhaps, even violence

At the focal point of a drama film is typically a character or characters who are in strife at a critical minute in their lives. They frequently rotate around families; motion pictures like Ordinary People burrow under the skin of regular life to ask central issues and touch on the most profound feelings of typical individuals.

Blog 24 individual idea-PLANNING

my idea of my groups title sequence 

The genre i will create for my groups title sequence will be ACTION.Many people may ask why the genre action? my reply will always be the same firstly because the genre action is the most exciting genre  and the best films in this day and age genre is action or contains elements of action.Firstly my film will be about a man who is on the look for his daughter who has been kidnapped.                therefore in my title sequence i will need to introduce   the father and daughter and show their relationship or i may get straight to the action showing scenes of the father looking for his daughter.

my ideas.

• the father has to come cross as determined 
• the kidnapper has to come across as witty
• the daughter has to come across as scared
• May title sequence may contains scenes of fights due to the fact the genre is action or may include car chases
• I may add sound effects witch is effective 
• i may add music  witch come under the them of action
• my social group may consists of religious believers- maybe the kidnapper is from a different religion to the to the daughter and father  

the plot of my film will be something like 'Along came the spider' . 

PLANNING: task 24

The genre we have chosen to do is drama.

The reason for a drama storyline is to move the gathering of people sincerely and that is the thing that we need to accomplish for our title sequence.Drama film is a type that depends on the passionate and social advancement of sensible characters. While Drama film depends intensely on this sort of advancement, emotional subjects assume an extensive part in the plot too. Regularly, these emotional subjects are taken from exceptional, genuine issues. Whether saints or courageous women are confronting a contention from the outside or a contention inside of themselves, Drama film plans to recount a legitimate story of human battles.Movies of the drama class are regularly narrative driven; the plot is the point of convergence, along these lines they are seldom based around fantastical characters or settings. To permit the gathering of people to sympathize draw in, the characters must be practical and convincing. They are typically normal or ordinary individuals that would fit into our world, as opposed to lavish personifications that are not of the standard. The story as a rule rotates around enthusiastic topics that the viewer can underline with. They are human sentiments that can be identified with by the viewer. They don't need to be natural circumstances, yet well known feelings, for example, adoration, scorn or envy. The viewer is liable to have felt these feelings, thus it is simpler for them to lock in.

The completion of the dramatization film is generally cheerful or determined somehow. It will once in a while end suddenly or on a cliffhanger, there is generally a feeling of purpose for the characters. This permits the gathering of people to feel fulfilled that the plot has been wrapped up whether equity is served, affection is revived or a lesson has been scholarly.

My idea for our story line is based on the movie Kidulthood where three teenagers and their girlfriend spend two crazy days in london

analyzing 3 title sequence of my chosen genre

PLANNING: Task 26

Our group thought our target audience would be aimed at younger people e.g. teenagers. Drama normally appeals to all ages as its conventions and concepts appeal to everyone.  Drama can also be sub-merged with all genres, so if our audience only likes certain genres like : Horror, Comedy, Romance etc, our group can make sure we accommodate to our audience's needs. We are going to conduct a survey/questionnaire to see what our audience wants and what will appeal to them. I will compose a video questionnaire asking our target audience.



The target audience didn't want his face to be shown but from we gathered, what would appeal to him would be a sense of humour. We as group were thinking to add a bit of humour when he's talking to Hayley or when he discovers the gun and medicine.

REASEARCH-DRAMA COVENTIONS

A 'dramatic convention is a set of rules which both the audience and actors are familiar with and which act as a useful way of quickly signifying the nature of the action or of a character(SOURCE-GOOGLE)
Drama is known to be more serious than comical in tone, focusing on in-depth development of realistic characters who must deal with realistic emotional struggles.

WHAT MAKES A DRAMA FILM? 
The purpose of a drama film is to make the audience feel emotional as if there involved in the film. In drama films we tend to focus on one character who the audience clings too and then throughout the film there may be  implications what may happen to this character.

Factors in a   film with a genre which is  drama may include.

1. portrays a characters journey
2. intense social interaction
3. dramatic sounds, dramatic performances ,dramatic movements
4. may consists of real life events

SUB-GENRES OF DRAMA.

• CRIME DRAMA -SCARFACE
• HISTORICAL DRAMA-POMPEII
• COMEDY DRAMA-UNAVAHOOD
• DRAMA-ROMANCE-TITANIC