Attack the Block is a London based film about teenage boys
who are living in an urban area. The film is a urban sci fi film which starts
off showing the mischievous teenage boys doing their daily routine until they
stumble upon some strange encounters with things that aren't and haven't been
seen before. The boys are worried about this until they figure out that what
they've encountered is actually an alien. They spend the whole nigh trying to
fight off and kill the aliens before they start to terrorise the community that
they live in. The film is successful as it is a sci fi film which is based in
London which is one of the films unique selling points. The target audience of
the film would be a fifty, fifty split male to female and predominately those
who are living in London or close to London. The main transitions that have
been used in the film are cuts; this is common in most films. There are also
low angle shots of the teenage boys which we can identify that they are seen to
be the ones who are dominant and in control. The main character of the film or
is seen to appear on the screen majority of the time is Moses, he is the leader
of the gang of boys and is seen as the most mature one out of all of them.
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Wednesday, 3 February 2016
Thursday, 28 January 2016
Donnie Darko film review
The film Donnie Darko is a psychological thriller who’s played by the actor Jake Gyllenhaal. Donnie is a high school student. Donnie is a student who doesn't get along with people at school or his parents, he's seen as a troubled child. Donnie has a psychiatrist which helps him to express himself. He survived an accident which was a jet engine that crashes into his bedroom. Donnie then sees a giant bunny called Frank which leads him outside and then explains to him that the world will be ending in 28 days. Only Donnie is able to see Frank. Donnie later on tries to stop this and does this by time travel which is seen to be the only way to stop the world from ending in 28 days. The opening scene of the film is Donnie riding his bike which is a memorable scene as there is an establishing shot of the area where Donnie is at and then it starts to focus on him throughout the whole clip. The music is also parallel which is effective as it sets of the impression that he is enjoying himself and for the scene to be outside in a area where there is lots of greenery indicates that he likes to be by himself and outside. This could explain why he doesn't get along with people as well as he could.
Thursday, 21 January 2016
Tsotsi film review
Tsotsi is a film about a teenage boy who lives in South
Africa, Johannesburg. He is a criminal until one day he steals a car and finds
that there us a baby on board. His mother is slowly dying because she has aids.
At the start of the film there is continuity editing at the train station where
Tsotsi is with his friends/associates. The main transitions that are used in
the film are cuts. An example of this would also be at the start of the film
where the man is stabbed on the train and getting robbed the group of people
including Tsotsi, the cuts were used showing the expression on each characters
face and also what they were doing. The very start of the film shows all the
characters at someone’s house which is seen to be in a very run down urban area
in Johannesburg. The shot used close ups of the game that was being played and
the characters when they were talking, besides this there was a long shot which
showed the whole room the characters were in and all the characters themself. A
similar shot list was seen during the scene where he was looking after the baby;
there would either be medium shots of the baby or Tsotsi and a long shot of the
room that they were in. Majority of the time when there is a scene in a room
there would be a long shot to show what's happening. The story also changes as
instead of a life of crime and deviance Tsotsi starts to look after this child
he has stumbled across.
Wednesday, 20 January 2016
12D: MEST2 Progress report
Work completed since 6 January
Requirements for photoshoot next week
The work that I've completed since the 6th of January are the pre production work such as camera shots, mise-en-scene, filming plan and previous tasks that were given in class.
Any incomplete pre-production tasks
Any incomplete pre-production tasks
All of our pre-production tasks are complete.
Next steps/Action plan
Our next plan is to start recording as we've finished all of out pre-production. We need to start making our leaflet for the film which will also be started.
Date filming will be complete
Our Filming will be done by the end of January, it shall take us a few weekends and a couple of days during and after school.
For our photoshoot we will need a suit for the main protagonist and a weapon.
Tuesday, 19 January 2016
MEST2 Print brief
Research
1. The BFI film festival front cover has a few key conventions on it. The first key convention on the front cover is title of publication, the title of publication on the front cover is 'BFI London Film Festival'. There is no slogan or central image in this specific front cover. This differs from magazine covers as it promotes films that are going to be shown in the cinema, the front cover doesn't need to have prizes or tournaments that a usual magazine cover has.
2.
One thing that stands out from this front cover is the colour scheme that has been used. It is vibrant which will be more likely to attract a larger audience. The smoke around the text itself makes the whole cover stand out.
The one key feature that appeals to me is the central image that has been chosen for this front cover, it covers majority of the page and is effective in the way it promotes BFI. It doesn't have a picture of a main character but something which is similar to a mannequin.
The central image and the black and white colour scheme both compliment each other well and is something that could be done with my front cover as it is to do with a noir film.
The key thing that stands out with this is the multiple images to make the front cover, this is useful as it tells us the content about the leaflet itself and what other things could be included in it.
The use of no central image is effective as it just shows the name of the art house cinema. This is effective as the audience are able to identify what cinema this is once engaged with the front cover itself.
3.
This context page shows each page with a picture so the audience know what they're looking at and can also use the use of a photo to help them. This helps it stand out from others as other context pages only have the page number.
The use of the plain black on white text is also very effective as it is simple and still works well. The use of the colour scheme and the lay out itself of the leaflet makes it easier for the audience to pick what page they want to go on.
The double page layout and the headlines for each film makes it easier for the audience to find the specific film that they want and the use of the only image being smoke is also effective; it gives the leaflet a more professional look.
The yellow heading and no central image makes the leaflet more professional the audience can find what they want to read quicker and also has it in chronological order which is beneficial. The context page is also going portrait rather than landscape in this case.
Photoshoot
1. The main character that will be on the cover of my front cover for the programme will be Warren Russ who's the main character of the film, he is the undercover detective who infiltrates the gang.
2. The images that will be required for this will be a shot of the main character dressed up as a police officer(formal suit) but also as a member of the gang he has to join. This will highlight both identities of the police officer and gang member.
3. Long shot of the protagonist
Medium shot of the protagonist
Close up of the protagonists face
Extreme close up of protagonists eyes
Close up of hand with a weapon being held
Worms eye shot of the protagonist
4. The costumes that will be required will be a suit and clothing worn by gang members such as a hoodie and jogging bottoms which are black. The prop that may be used could be a weapon that the protagonist will hold.
5. We'll make sure everything is prepared as the shot list and costumes will be ready. This way the photoshoot will be able to take place as the protagonist has his clothes and the prop will be ready. Additional research and planning will be done.
Tuesday, 5 January 2016
Audience research focus group
Our focus group was talking about our three minute video and
what the whole story would include. We discussed the title, tagine, actors,
setting, props, costumes, target audience, narrative ect. We discussed all the
key elements of the film and who it would promote. This was done to enable us
to get feedback from our peers to help strengthen and improve our narrative and
idea itself.
Key quotes:
"The ideas are very strong and the narrative is very
strong...they can still get the initial idea across to the audience"
"The three minute clip seems a bit too action packed,
like lots of things are happening at the same time"
"you need to build into the idea that this is a young
gang, and therefore the police need a young police officer to infiltrate the
gang who area similar age to the gangster"
"Simplify the storyline a little bit, so that it is
easier to tell"
"if you got people who look sixteen or seventeen who
are trying to play senior police officers, you run the risk of creating
something that's accidentally funny which is just going to kill your noire
feel"
What have you learned:
We've learned that we need to make sure that everything with
the script and shot list is done properly to avoid any confusion during the
production of the film. The film also needs to include the correct actors as
the film is to do with a modern day gang and a police officer so having actors
that are young would mean that this wouldn’t fit the genre properly. We will
find actors of a decent age who fit this role properly so that it has a more
realistic feel to the clip itself and have the actor to be outside of school
rather than having friends in the school so it doesn't come across as being
funny. The storyline that was originally created seemed a bit too packed of
things, too many things were happening and it would make it hard for the
audience to understand what is happening and would ruin the scene by
overcomplicating it. As a result of this, we are going to remove certain things
from the scene itself and keep only what is required to maximise the effect of
what will happen to the audience. The storyline that we do have is strong and
will work if all the planning goes well so we need to stick to our original
idea and try not to make too many changes which will alter the scene itself and
give it a completely different feel that it was meant to have in the first
place.
Target audience:
The target audience will be spilt more favourable for males
as the genre of the film is modern noire it will interest more males than
females due to the criminal nature and violence that these types of films have.
The spilt will be 75:25 male to female. The audience will be around the ages of
15-55 and will be working class and middle class to try and promote art house
films to a wider range of audiences rather than white middle class older
people. We want to promote a younger audience and an audience of a lower social
status as well. The audience will be a mix of all ethnicities and will have
most jobs in society such as white collar and blue collar jobs to widen the gap
of art house target audience. Although the main social class of the audience
would be working class as our aim is to open up the standard target audience of
art house films who are mainly white middle classed people so we can widen the
gap.
Mise-en-scene
Costume -
The costumes that the characters will be wearing are suits if they are part of
the police or any members of authority. If part of the gang then clothing that
is more suited towards a younger generation such as jeans, hoodie, snapback,
jogging bottoms.
Lighting – The
lighting that is going to be used will be low key during the scene where the
police officers are talking to make the situation more discrete and intense
rather than showing their full identity. For the member of the gang it would be
high key to show who they are, what they do and to identify who is the main character
of the gang.
Actors – The
actors are going to be of a young age around their early 20s as the film is to
do with a gang and having police officers an older actor would be required for
this scene.
Props – One of
the props that will be used is a fake gun which the gang member will hold to
show he’s part of the gang and also to highlight the power he has as being one
of the main characters but also one of the main members of the gang if not the
main member.
Setting –
The setting between the police officers talking will be taken place in an
office to make it more formal as it is a case which is being handed over to one
of the officers. The other scene which has the gang member getting ready will
be in someone’s house to show their daily routine where they live.
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