Idea Update Storyline

Idea Update

In my production we will be recording one boy walking around in dusk time and then he is seen by a large group of people. The people shout and he see's them so gets nervous and begins to try and outrun them when they are coming towards him. Once they catch up with him, they start beating up and push him onto the ground and keep kicking him whilst hes laying on the floor. Then it fast forwards too George whos in a prison cell being interviewed and then the reporter asks him what happened and he kicks off and pushes the camera over and the screen goes black and 'THE WAY' pops up. During the clip it will come up at the bottom and sides of the screen with peoples names who are in the film and who made it. 

Lighting

3 Point Lighting Research 

High Key 

High-key lighting is a style of lighting for film, television, or photography that aims to reduce the lighting ratio present in the scene. This was originally done partly for technological reasons, since early film and television did not deal well with high contrast ratios, but now is used to suggest an upbeat mood.

Low key

Low-key lighting is a style of lighting for photography, film or television. It is a necessary element in creating a chiaroscuro effect. ... Low key light accentuates the contours of an object by throwing areas into shade while a fill light or reflector may illuminate the shadow areas to control contrast.

Fill lighting

A supplementary light used in photography or filming that does not change the character of the main light and is used chiefly to lighten shadows.

Film Title Fonts Research and Analysis

Audience Research (Primary)

Planned Questions

>How old are you? 
Reason for asking: To see which age groups prefer which types of films and to make it easier to compare data based on age groups.

>What is your favorite film genre? 
Reason for asking: To find out if the people I'm asking the questions too are interested in the genre of film I'll be making. 

>Do you think film openings have to be good to make you want to watch the whole film? 
Reason for asking: To see if people pay attention to the film openings. 

>Do you prefer long film openings or short snappy ones? 
Reason for asking: To see which film openings people prefer. 

> In a film opening do you look at the creative imagery or the text, explain choose one and explain why?
Reason for asking: This will be effective because it will help us decide if we should focus more on the imagery in the background in the film opening or the text.

>What is your favorite film?
Reason for asking: To see what kind of films the people we are asking like. 

>Have you ever watched a British Crime Film? 
Reason for asking: To see if the people were asking have seen the genre of film we are going to be making. 

>If yes, did you like it? 
Reason for asking: To see if they enjoyed the film after watching it. 

>What do you look for in a film opening? 
Reason for asking: To see what the people we are asking enjoy in a film opening. 

>Do you think the opening of the film is a big deal or does it not make a difference to you whether there is one or not? 
Reason for asking: To see if people pay much attention to the openings. 

Audience Research (Secondary)

Textual Analysis

Institutional Research

Distribution Companies 

Ill Manors distribution companies: Microwave Film London, BBC Films etc

Microwave Film London is London's film and media agency - sustaining, promoting and developing London as a major international film-making and film cultural capital. Microwave Film London also produced films like Skyfall (2012), Girls For Sale (2016) and Rainbow Party (2015). 

BBC Films is the feature film-making arm of the BBC. It was founded in 1990,and has produced or co-produced some of the most successful British films of recent years. They produced other films such as Billy Elliot (2000), The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas (2008) and Bullet Boy (2004). 

The target audience for their other films are varied, they have many different genres aimed at difference ages and audiences. 

The BBC Films are quite a major film company meaning they produce a lot of films and films that are possibly better quality, standard and might cost more money to make. 
The BBC Film company is owned by BBC Worldwide Ltd. 

I think these distributors would be interested in distributing my film as it fits into the categories as some of the BBCs best films. 

Analysing Cinematography

Analysing Cinematography 

They use Close Ups in the opening scene of the film 'Ill Manors' when viewing a SIM card. The reason they use a close up on the SIM card is to show the importance of it in the story line of the film. In this genre of film a SIM card plays a big part in a drug dealers life as they have to use many of them to try and hide their conversations and avoid tracking from the police.

 They use an Establishing Shot to show where the film is based.

They use a  Full Body Shot or a Long Shot.

They use an Over The Shoulder Shot. 

They use a Medium Shot.

Mise-En-Scene

Mise-En-Scene

The background of the scene is that Harry Brown has just heard a noise outside of his window so got up to look outside where he began watching a gang of youths. 

Location: 

The location of the scene is a carpark at the bottom of a block of flats in a council estate. A carpark is a dimly lit area where crime could easily go on a the view is not clear, it is also an area not many people will access at night so it is a prime 'chill' spot for youths. 

Body Language: 

The body language of the group of youths seems to be very relaxed and seems like although they are breaking into a car its a very normal thing and they don't seemed to be worried or threatened about the fact they could get caught. Harry Browns body language appears to be hunched and worried incase they group of people see him through the window. He also seems quite concerned with whats happening so close to him. 

Costumes and Props:

The youths are dressed in tracksuits, hats and dark colours. This is a typical stereotype of a 'thug' and shows that they could be social degenerates. The fact they are wearing baggy clothing that disfigures their body type and hats in attempt to cover their heads could mean that they are aware of people passing by and CCTV cameras that could capture who they are and get he into trouble for committing the crime of breaking into cars. Harry Brown is dressed in a shirt and tie with a jumper over the top. This indicates Harry being an older man who prefers to look smart as opposed to dressing casually.

Lighting: 
The lighting is poor and dimly lit meaning that crime can be committed easily and more effectivly without being caught as not as many people would be able to see or would be going into car parks at night or when it is dark. The fact that is is dark creates the idea that this probably woudnt be happening if it was borad daylight as the risk of being seen is much more likley. The scene being dark shows that something horrible or scary might happen.

Decor:
In Harry Brown's flat there are thick, heavy coloured curtains over the window. This is what a stereotypical retired man would have in his house.

Initial Title Research

Video: Initial Title Research 

Snatch: 

0:00- SNATCH

0:05- COUSIN AVI

0:11- SOL

0:15- MICKEY

0:21- VINNY

0:26- FRANKY FOUR FINGERS

0:33- TURKISH

0:37- GORGEOUS GEORGE

0:39- TOMMY

0:45- BULLET-TOOTH TONY

0:49- BORIS THE BLADE

0:53- DOUG THE HEAD

0:59- BRICK TOP

This film includes the characters names and the name of the film.

Ill Manors:

0:03- REVOLVER ENTERTAINMENT

0:10- FILM LONDON MICROWAVE

0:14- UK FILM COUNCIL LOTTERY FUNDED

0:22- BBC FILMS

0:29- AIM IMAGE

0:32- PLAN B ENTERPRIZES

0:46- REVOLVER ENTERTAINMENT & FILM LONDON PRESENT

0:55- AN AIM IMAGE PRODUCTION

1:05 A MICROWAVE FILM

1:17- A BEN DREW FIL

1:56- ILL MANORS

Kidulthood 

0:03- HANWAY FILMS

0:11- STEALTH FILMS

0:15- CIPHER FILMS

0:22- A STEALTH FILMS / CIPHER FILMS PRODUCTIO

0:28- KIDULTHOOD 

This film however has a lot less titles and does not include the characters or actors names.

Genre Research

Prelim Production

Prelim Evaluation

When we first started the prelim it was quite hard to make sure we included all of the different types of filming. We had to include Shot reverse Shot, Match on Action, 180 degree rule and Continuity editing. Once we had watched a few examples we knew what we had to do and began doing it quite easily and it was fun making it and putting it together. When we had downloaded all of the clips on to the computer and had to start editing we found it a little bit confusing and then once we had used a few of the tools on the editing website it was quite straight forward and we finished it quickly. 

Prelim Research

Video prelim 

Shot reverse shot (or shot/countershot) is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another character (often off-screen), and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character.

Match on Action is cutting on action or matching on action refers to film editing and video editing techniques where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot's action.

180 degree rule: In film making, the 180-degree rule is a basic guideline regarding the on-screen spatial relationship between a character and another character or object within a scene.

Continuity editing: The above definitions are examples of continuity editing. They are all used to give the viewer the impression that the film world is similar to the real world. 

Chosen Brief

Video
Preliminary exercise: Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.

Main task: the titles and opening of a new fiction film, to last a maximum of two minutes.

All video and audio material must be original, produced by the candidate(s), with the exception of music or audio effects from a copyright-free source.