Tuesday 17 November 2009
Friday 13 November 2009
Ratings.
The BBFC's Guidelines state that strong language like f*** etc, has to be uncommon at '12' or '12A' - puns on strong language is allowed. Moderate language like 'bitch' and 'twat' are allowed.
In our film the moderate language will probably be used, to refer to the other characters, or the groups will use them jokingly with each other.
For example - That tanorexic is such a bitch.
At '12' and '12A' moderate violence is allowed but it cannot be too detailed. They should be no gory moments.
There could be a fight between the chavs and emos.
Dangerous behaviour (for example hanging, suicide and self-harming) may be present in ‘12’ or ‘12A’ works but will not dwell on detail which could be copied or present those activities as pain or harm free. Weapons should not be glamorised in ‘12A’ and ‘12’ works. Discriminatory behaviour should not be endorsed by the film as a whole.
There may be infrequent sight of drugs misuse in a ‘12’ or a ‘12A’ but the portrayal should not be glamorised or provide instructional details.
Because of the social groups there may be self-harm/suicidal behavior present because bullying and stereotypical opinions will be used through out the film.
Chavs may carry knuckledusters but wouldn't put them to use.
There is a mention to drugs in the 'Scene kids' scenes but there will only be mentions not actual scenes.
Wednesday 11 November 2009
1: In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
The Title of the Film.
Tuesday 10 November 2009
2: How does your media product represent particular social groups?
Monday 9 November 2009
3: What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
Yasmin: I saw a picture on the internet that had the whole collaborated background with an envelope over the top; so i decided to create my own collaborate background but put a polaroid over the top. 'Sour Hearts' was a pun of sweetheart and it also sounds quite edgy and rememberable.
T: A production company creates ideas and motion pictures, tv programmes, and adverts etc - they may also find funding for the products they produce. Paramount have produced Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging & Mean girls.
Y: A distributor is someone reliable who would get the film out there and support it fully. Paramount Pictures would be the most reliable - they've been going for years and have already got films being produced for 2013.
T: The money could come from the National Lottery - Uk Film Council. They have funded St Trinian's and Kidulthood who have influenced us hugely.
Y: The production companies are written outside of the book. The three main actors are written on banners, name tags and masking tape. The rest of the main cast is on a 'Class 09' page. Costume design to Original Music is also written on tape to keep to scrapbook theme. Producer and Director written outside of the book. It all keeps to a scrapbook theme.
T: Our film influences are St Trinian's; Clueless; Angus, thongs & Perfect Snogging; Mean Girls; Skins; House bunny; and, Kidulthood.
Sunday 8 November 2009
Who would be the audience for your media product?
she dresses fairly straight forwardly - just jeans and a top. She enjoys sleepovers with her friends, and shopping at the weekends with her pocket money. She shops in places like H&M and River Island, Jane Norman, New Look, and Topshop.
She enjoys films like Mean Girls, Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging, House Bunny, St Trinians, Sex and the City, Mumma Mia, she enjoys watching them at the cinema and also buying them later on DVD and watching them with her friends, and jelly and icecream.
Saturday 7 November 2009
Friday 6 November 2009
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
Thursday 5 November 2009
Looking back at your preliminary task (the continuity editing task), what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?
Wednesday 4 November 2009
Creative Risks
Sunday 1 November 2009
Feedback From Tom H/Louis
The reason why the stills aren't long enough for people to read, is because there needs to be a voice over, explaining the groups.
We just needed the visuals of a scrapbook; we rushed our rough cut, to produce something on time.
Because the stills only take up half of the screen, we'll take a screen shot of the opening frame of the motion visuals, edit it into the other side of the screen and then cross dissolve them to get the transitions.
We have all of the titles, we just need to finish the project to put them on.
Tuesday 27 October 2009
Plan For Next Week.
Feedback for Tom & Louis
L3 - GROUP 9 (Tom H & Louis) Film Opening Rough Cut from cmdiploma on Vimeo.
Rough Cut
L3 - GROUP 8 (Yasmin & Tilly) Film Opening Rough Cut from cmdiploma on Vimeo.
Monday 19 October 2009
Explaining our "Perfect Moment" during filming.
Weather For Filming.
The Original Music
This is the original Lily Allen song; it's happy and upbeat.
However we were going to use the instrumental of this song.
Have a listen here?
Soundtrack Tester.
Friday 16 October 2009
Thursday 15 October 2009
Weather For Filming.
Title Sequence.
Art Direction by Martin Rolf
Production Design by Sarah Johnson
Casting by Debra Bailey
Film Editing by Phillip Hyne
Cinematography by Rose Smart
Original Music by Hans Zimmer
Produced by Yasmin Murr
Directed by Tilly Wright
The First Pictures:
Wednesday 14 October 2009
The Pitch.
Taking a close look at all the groups she puts their profiles in to her scrapbook.
She makes a map of the lunch/group seating plans and goes through each stereotype making comments about each group.
Through out the film she gets into each stereotype but one by one she leaves because it doesn't feel right.
She is always adding bits to her journal about what the groups say about each other behind their backs.
She ends up with the prep/ jocks.
Everything starts to get back to normal. but then they preps find her journal and all the mean things she's said about the other groups - they find it funny, until they see they're pages and find out all the comments she's made and what the other groups have said in the journal.
Que the main girl as an outcast and starting all over again. She becomes upset and stays home all the time.
She is eventually excepted by a close friend on the performing art team and she becomes a member of their group.
All the groups live in harmony again once the main girl send letters to all the groups at the end of the two years.
Film Opening - Girl flipping through the journal, looking at old photos/memories. There is a voice over explain what the girl is looking at. She homes in on the map and talks through the different social groups. There is a Chav profile and then it turns into live footage of the chavs. This happens to all of the other groups too.
The Brothers Bloom Animatic.
Brothers Bloom Childhood Sequence Animatic from rcjohnso on Vimeo.
Rian's animatic is absolutely incredible! The detail put into this storyboard is just amazing; the drawing, the setting detail and the detail in the script! Next time I take on an animatic I want to do it like this, with close ups in the shots etc.
Look at how similar they both are - hopefully my storyboard will compliment the real opening we'll produce.
There are some more shots added/ interpreted in the actual video. But watch the animatic and then watching the real one was actually mental to see that it was exactly how Rian envisioned it.
Stupid Girls - P!nk Music Video Influence
This definitely is an inspiration for our film opening because of how the girls act in the music video.
P!nk deals with a massive dilemma, and speaks the truth about how girls want to grow up, nowadays.
This is how the "Tanorexics", "Topshop Girls" and the main girl should act like "P!nk" in this because she really doesn't fit in but tries so hard.
Two-in-one: Mean Girls vs Stupid Girls.
All of our Media Influences:
Clueless.
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging.
Inbetweeners.
This is England.
Mean Girls.
House Bunny.
Gossip Girl.
Ugly Betty.
Skins.
Kidulthood/Adulthood.
Pretty in Pink.
She's All That.
Waterloo Road.
Superbad.
Napoleon Dynamite.
The Hills / My Super Sweet 16.
Stupid Girls - P!nk
Mean Girls Opening - Film Influence
Mean girls was a huge success with the teenage generation and I have never met a girl OR boy who isn't in love with this film!
It has everything: fashion; music; comedy; high school; bitchiness; fighting; and endless pranks being played on each other.
This is a big inspiration because of the divide between the girls and because of the carefree college/ high school life.
Angus, Thongs, and Perfect Snogging - Film Influences
Angus, Thongs, and Perfect Snogging is a really sweet opening to a film. We find out about her parents, friends and where she lives.
Her family are caring but do not understand Georgia's personality.
Her friends love her but they aren't always there for her.
Her town is a lovely, colourful, seaside town - but it's no Brighton.
This relates to my film because of the age group it's aimed at.
Teenagers interested in our film, would also be interested in the Georgia Nicholson saga and film, and understand the language used in this film. Also the music used in this film was a massive success at the age group it was aimed at.
Monday 12 October 2009
Forward Planning.
Shot List.
Shot 2 - Point of View - Coleridge Classroom - Inside Diary
Shot 3 - Point of View - Coleridge Classroom - Inside Diary
Shot 4 - Point of View - Coleridge Classroom - Inside Diary
Shot 5 - Close Up - Coleridge Classroom - Main Title
Shot 6 - Close Up - Coleridge Classroom - Map/ seating plan
Shot 7 - Point of View - Coleridge Classroom - Chav page.
Shot 8 - Long Shot - Live Footage of Chavs
Shot 9 - Point of View - Coleridge Classroom - Tanorexic Page
Shot 10 - Long Shot - Live Footage of Tanorexics
Shot 11-Point of View - Coleridge Classroom - Scene Page
Shot 12- Long Shot - Live Footage of Scene Kids
Shot 13-Point of View - Coleridge Classroom - Emo Page
Shot 14- Long Shot - Outside Coleridge - Live Footage of Emos
Shot 15- Point of View - Coleridge Classroom - Geek Page
Shot 16- Long Shot - Outside Coleridge - Live Footage of Geek
Shot 17-Point of View - Coleridge Classroom - Over The Top Topshop Girls Page
Shot 18- Long Shot - Outside Coleridge - Live Footage of Topshop Girls
Shot 19- Point of View - Coleridge Classroom - Jocks Page
Shot 20- Point of View - Outside Coleridge - Live Footage of Jocks
Shot 21- Close Up - Coleridge Classroom - Book Slams Shut
Shot 22- Long Shot - Outside Coleridge - The Eight leaders.
Sunday 11 October 2009
Creating Opening Sequence Storyboards.
Ginger Snaps Timeline.
Tuesday 6 October 2009
Title Sequence - grid
Our Pitch - Independent category
My Final Ident.
L3 YASMIN-IDENT_FINAL from cmdiploma on Vimeo.
This is my ident. My ident is the most colourful, compared to everyone else's; so I'm not sure if mine looks professional enough.
Making this ident was quite interesting, but was annoying at times when the transitions didn't move at the same time etc. Overall I believe my ident is fairly rememberable.
Sunday 4 October 2009
Saturday 3 October 2009
My Short Film Pitches.
A mainstream action film that will appeal to 15-25 year old males.
When experimen 98210, Jake Fisher, escaped from the lab, little did he know what they had done to him. Watch as a man has to fight his way back to the top, with his new electrical powers, to try and change the justice of the other experiments.
A supernatural thriller that will appeal to female audiences.
A widow, Jane Meadows, and her two children, agree to house sit for their sick mother-in-law while she is taken to a hospital, to start treatment out of town. Going through old boxes in the attic, she realises that her mother in law had a lot more children, who also "suspiciously" died. A night of paranormal antics leaves Jane asking were the deaths accidental?
An independent movie featuring a young protagonist.
Pregnant in the 1980's growing up in the world of Skinheads, and racial warfare. How will 15 year old pregnant, Sally, be able to cope with her dad in the Falklands, depressed mother, and the father of her baby, being taken into the skinhead ways.
An animated feature that will appeal to adult audiences.
A manic depressive, OCD man looks for counseling but ends up in the loud and live world of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. With his unhealthy lifestyle killing his brain, and ends up spiraling out of control, pushing him to overdose.
Friday 2 October 2009
Credits For Opening Sequence
A Colour Flash Production film
(cast) Helen Smith
(cast) John Brown
(cast) Zoe Wright
Costume Design by Marilyn Williams
Art Direction by Martin Rolf
Production Design by Sarah Johnson
Casting by Debra Bailey
Film Editing by Phillip Hyne
Cinematography by Rose Smart
Original Music by Hans Zimmer
Produced by Yasmin Murr
Directed by Tilly Wright
Research - St. Trinian's Makeover
Thursday 1 October 2009
My Video Production Logo
Wednesday 30 September 2009
Preliminary Exercise.
Continuity editing is editing film/shots so that they seem to flow uninterrupted, from shot to shot. They can also include 'cross-cutting', where a scene cuts between two different settings where action is taking place at the same time, to make the same scene, in the final product.
The 180 Degree Rule.
The 180 degree rule, is a basic guideline, that states that two characters/elements in the same scene should always have the same right/left relationship to each other; for example, if the camera passes over the imaginary line, it becomes a reverse angle, making the scene look odd. If the camera is filming over the left should of one character, it would have to film over the other character's right shoulder, to make the scene look ordinary.
The Match on Action.
The shot was quite difficult to achieve, because you had to have the timing precise, otherwise the door would be opening twice.
Match on action is to connect two shots cut together by having a character finish an action in shot B begun in the shot A. For example: Shot A - close up of door handle, opening door. Shot B - Actor walking through door, mid shot.
Shot/Reverse Shot.
The alternating of two shots to show interaction/conversation between to characters or objects in each shot; for example, shot A is speaking and shot B shows the character who he/she is speaking to.
Overall I think that Tom & I edited our preliminary well. I'm most proud of our Match on Action shot because it flows naturally.
Rob captured all the scenes really well. Tom B and Tom H were helpful, and took direction good. I directed - I could've been more thoughtful with how the shots were placed, but overall i am proud with the final product.