Title Sequence Ideas

Here a member of our group, Charlie Harris, has mocked up some practice attempts for a variety of title sequence. We wanted to make a simple overlay title sequence that was very soft to fit the atmosphere of the opening scene.

We found that the best looking one for our film was the second one in the clip. This was because it was very simple and worked well with the wavy background. It is also very easy to read and and does not overwhelm the shot.

Finding Music For Our Film

We found a piece of acoustic music, by Tom Bailey, on youtube that we thought was good for the sad part of our film. We then went to ask if he would let us use his music, on Twitter. 

We wanted to use this piece of music because we thought at this time that it gave of an sad atmospheric tone. 

However, after he said yes we realised it was not quite right for the scene we made and decided to not use it.

My mock marks and giving feedback on other pupils mocks

My Mark: B

Asp: C

Q1: B

EAA: 13

Examples: 17

Terminology: 8
Overall marks: £8

My targets:

-Revis editing: ellipsis, Cutaway

-Spellings of key terms - e.g. stereotype 

-Try for 3 examples in each category - remember music for sound

Giving feedback to another pupils work from Q1:

"As she is alone while everyone else is working, it shows her as an outsider."

- This point has not used any terminology so is meaningless.

- Does not show a representation of age so there is no point to this statement.

Q2: C

EAA: 13
Examples: 14
Terminology: 5
Overall marks: 32

Targets

- Practice spellings of key terminology
- Relate back to the questing at the end of each statement
- Create an argument
- Use your own research/casesudies

Giving feedback to another pupils work from Q2:
 “The film used social networks and medias to sell the film, also with the help of Film 4 and Channel 4 airing it on TV increased The numbers of viewers a lot in a short amount of time”
- Needs to give evidence to support this statement
- Missing grammar, for example they used the word 'sell' when they should have used promote because social media and other medias do not sell the film.
- Needs to give an example of the social network.

The representaion of down syndrome in, Coming Down The Mountain

In the short two part series, Coming Down The Mountain, we see the relationship between a boy and his disabled brother with down syndrome. In this series we explore an interesting representation of these boys. Even thought one of the brothers has down syndrome we still see that the tow brothers are very similar due to the fact they are experiencing similar problems.

One way disability is represented in the extract that I saw is by the use of the camera. The first shot in the extract is a wide shot that is used to establish many things. For example, the difference in the brothers body language (the boy with down syndrome who is hunched other and the other boy who is standing strait). This already tells us that the boy with down syndrome has less authority then the brother without a disability. In this same shot the costume is used to show a difference in representation between the two characters. This use of the Mise-en-scene makes the boy with down syndrome seem carless in the way he dresses; the boys trousers are to short for his legs.

Another way down syndrome is representation in this extract is by the use of the Mise-en-scene. The boy with down syndrome uses facial expressions that to a non-disabled person would seen as very cheeky. In this case he tweaks his eyebrows at his brother when they are talking about a quite uncomfortable subject. This represents people with down syndrome to not have the boundaries that would be considered to far/uncomfortable. Another way the boy with down syndrome is represented to be very open is by the use of the Mise-en-scene. The technique of lighting is used to show the discomfort between the two brothers. In this case the brother with down syndrome is fully light again representing people with down syndrome to be very open, while the other brother (without disabilities) contrasts this because he is half lit showing he is hiding his fallings and is also felling awkward.

Finally, in this extract a long take is used to show the switch in power between the to brothers. This technique of editing  is very interesting because it is used in a way the shifts the authority in the relationship from being on the side of the brother without a disability to the side of the boy with down syndrome. This shows the disabled brother is more confident in this situation due to the fact he has no boundaries and a boy with down syndrome. Overall, I think this programme representation in both good and bad ways. showing they are both confident but at the same time have many difficulties.

Shoot/Production Of Our Film

On Friday the 23rd a group of three and I went off the Hayling Island (next to Portsmouth) to shoot our short opening for our film. The reason for going down to Portsmouth area was because we wanted to shoot down on the coast. This was because this is different to the usual idea of shooting in a built up area. Also the coast is often used in lots of indie films. We stayed at a member of the groups house, (Ben King) because they lived right next to the coast and this is the reason for us going to Hayling Island.

We started shooting early hours of the morning so that we had maximum shooting time before the tied came in to far. We realised straight away that we would need to shoot these shots over more then one day due to the fact we could not finish our shots before the tied came in. We found when filming on the beach there where many problems. For example, because it was so bright, we were unable to visualise on the camera wether the shots we in/out of focus. This was another reason why we needed to go back to the beach; we found when looking through the shots on a computer some of the needed shots where out of focus. Another problem was found in the lighting. Due to the sun being out, it meant the subject was saluted. However this in some cases worked in our favour because the shots where quit interesting.

We then had to shoot our shots for a different scene. This took place in the house in which we where staying. This shoot was much easier; we had everything we needed with us so we could easily review the footage while filming. We try a variety of different shots to achieve a more intriguing sequence. For example, in this image we where trying to get a nice POV from inside the trunk. In my opinion this shot came out very well because its makes the character look isolated and alone. In this scene was the only bit of dialog from this shoot. However, this bit of dialog was no longer then a few words because we thought dialog doe not look very good when we attempted it.

Group Roles In Our Film

All members of the group will take part in the editing.

Lewis Healy - Director

Tom Bradshaw - Staring Actor

Charlie Harris - Chief Camera Man - Supporting Actor

Ben King - Assistant Director/Camera Man - Supporting Actor

Tranformers: Age Of Extinction

Production:

This film is the 4th of a long running series of films that have made profits in the millions.
-Tranformers
-Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
-Transformers: Dark of the Moon
-Transformers: Age of Extinction

- Budget: $210 Million

- This explosive Sci-Fy Action was Directed  by Michael Bay - Renowned for his action packed, explosion filled films.

Production Companies
-Paramount Pictures
-Hasbro
-Di Bonaventura Pictures
-Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy Production
-Ian Bryce Productions


Distribution:

-24 official app promoting the film, and a number of video games. (Game appealing to a young audience - like the film)

-A variety of companies promoted the film, for example, Oreo promoted the film through a marketing campaign.

-Had a P&A Budget of $100million - North America and 4million - China

Distribution Companys:
-Columbia Pictures
-Paramount Picture Entertainment
-Solar Pictures
-Cocinsa
-United International Pictures
-Huaxia Film Distribution company (Distributed in China)

Exhibition:

- The film generated domestically $245million and on is opening weekend alone made $100million and earned world wide $1billion

- The film is also available to buy on iTunes at £9.99 for SD and £13.99 for HD.