Music Research

Music Research

Song Option 1 

One song that instantly caught our attention once we had agreed on the idea to create a crime drama is "Blinded by the Light" by The Streets. We feel as this is a very appropriate song to feature as a backing track because the song itself is based on drugs which is already relevant to the narrative in our film opening, and for this reason it would be a suitable pairing.

This is a scene from the music video...

Song Option 2

Our second song option is "Playing With Fire" by Plan B. This song is very similar to the first option in terms of the message that both songs send out to the audience. In this song especially, the message focuses on the dangers of embarking on life of crime and gang culture. In our film opening it shows the main protagonist ready to trap himself into a world of drug-use and crime because he has nothing else to offer to the world.

Final Decision

Our final decision was purely based on the preference of the songs and this meant that we will use "Blinded by the Light". This song has a good variation between the chorus, sung by a young girl and the separate verses sung by a male rapper. The chorus has a sense of vulnerability because of the soft voice combining with the ambiguous lyrics. This is exactly the effect we desire because we want to show the naivety of the protagonist who is far too inexperienced to perform the smuggling process.

Script: First Draft

*Shots of scenery/setting*

*Character 1 walks into the dark alleyway and meets Character 2*
*Hands over the goods*
Character 1: "sorry I'm late"

Character 2: "Here's everything you need" 

"What time is the flight?"

Character 1: "Half One"

*Character 1 walks away*

Character 2: "And just remember, if you get caught... you don't know who I am"

*Character 1 is at the station about to depart*

*Calls Character 2 on his phone*

Character 1: "Hello? ... I don't think I can do this..."

*Phone Call is ended*

*A security officer enters (character 3)*

Character 3: "Oi! Get back here!"

*Character 1 runs out of the scene and the camera slowly dissolves*

Story Board Reflection and Feedback

What went well? 

The story board went well as we included a detailed set of images of the scene and also added a voice over to it. By doing this it meant that we gave more information as to what is going to happen in the film opening and how each scene will plan out. We attempted to include some of the shot types to make sure they are varied although in many we were unsure as are planing to decide at a later date. it also gave us a good indication towards how long each scene will be to make sure we can make it with in the guidelines of two minutes. 

What could be improved/ work you change next time?

The images of the story board were draw in pencil. This was to make sure if we made any mistakes we were able to quickly change them and stay on task. Although when we videoed these images they were not viably seen, to improve this we should have drawn them in a darker colour so the audience do not struggle to see them. Plus as mentioned earlier, not every scene is given a shot description. This makes the plan seem a little unorganized with is not the idea we want to give off. To improve this a title could be added on just to give the audience more information of whether it will be a match on action, long shot, close up or pan etc. 

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Risk Assessment

In and job there are risks and hazards that need to be thought about. This is where a risk assessment comes in and this is the one we produced for our production.

 

Shot List

Monday 28/11/16:

-          Packing of the drugs scenes

-          Antonio riding along on his bike

-          The ally scene (may not have time)

Tuesday 29/11/16:

-          The bathroom shot

-          Train time laps

-          Shots of the high street

Wednesday 30/11/16:

-          The airport shots( train station)

·        Him checking in

·        The police officers looking cautious

·        Antonio getting caught

Traffic Light Story Board

 

Prop List

  Cigarette - This is used to show in the first scene that the drug dealer is
The Bike - This is used for the character to travel to get the drugs from the dealer and to travel to the station. It shows he is travelling via a bike showing he is moving around many places for this to happen. '
The drugs' used - This is the main key prop which the film evolves around in the opening showing he is smuggling drugs so therefore had to use ' fake drugs' to represent this. 
Alcoholic drinks - This prop is used when he is around the table to show he is rough and this is all he has in his life as this is what is taking him through what is happening. 
The Candle - This prop is used to create light around where he is sorting out the drugs with the background light off to provide a small amount of light to show the intensity of what he is doing. 
Credit Card - This is used to line up the drugs which he is packaging ready for him to smuggle.

The incense stick - This incense is lighted during the packaging scene, we use this prop to create smoke and to also produce a hostile atmosphere

Distribution

We researched into various film distribution company and we discovered a company called Focus Features, LLC. We feel our film fits into the conventions of this company because they distribute independent films in America and also internationally. Focus Features recently worked alongside the new film called American Honey. This film is a British-American drama road film which focuses on the journey of a young teenage girl who travels with new friends she meets selling magazines and partying hard. This film is closely related to our film as it follows the life of a young man who is lured into a life of crime, smuggling drugs earning money for his dangerous work. 

Institution

Our film is independent and we produced on a very low budget, our target audience is specific therefore it doesn't fit the conventions of mainstream film production companies and distributors. Here are the three film production companies founded by Me, Ale and Pip and these will feature in the start of the film opening for Traffic Lights.

 

Representation Of Our Film Opening Task

Our film opening contains various representations, all of which relate to class, age, and region. The protagonist in our short opening is a vulnerable, disengaged man in his mid-twenties. The reason he turns to a life of criminality is because he has no other leads in life, he has no family or friends who can give him some help. The man is presented wearing old clothes similar to someone you would see lying on the streets at night. On the contrary, the location is a very civilized and suburban area and extremely tranquil, this allows for the audience to see the reality of today's society where criminal activity is inevitable in any place no matter how attractive it may seem.

The other main character in the film is a wealthy man who's success has all come from high-risk, illegal activity where he recruits desperate young men to perform these dangerous acts. This wealthy man is dressed in formal clothing juxtaposing with the appearance of the man carrying out the smuggle. The reason we decided to portray a man with huge wealth and success is to tell our audience that he was once a desperate man in need of some care, yet he escapes this situation by offering himself to a life of dealing illegal goods to addicts across the nation.

The audience will immediately feel empathetic towards the man because he has nothing left in life and if he performs this act he will break free and re-discover himself and his qualities that he can give back to the world. With this connection between the character and the audience it creates suspense because viewers want the man to escape the authorities and re-build his life. 

We chose not to portray a representation of a certain ethnic background, sexuality or disability as it would only cause controversy and some viewers would turn away from our production is they see a negative portrayal of a certain race or someone with a disability. We took out some research into some politically controversial films made in this particular millennium, one film we encountered was 'The Interview' starring Seth Rogan and James Franco. We noticed how this film caused controversy in North Korea as the producers decided to display a contentious image of dictatorship in North Korea. When the film was released it received criticism as it shows a graphic death scene, as a result the film was not released in some cinemas and it gained a bad reputation despite trying to show the reality of living in North Korea.

Codes & Conventions

Drugs

Ways they are smuggled:

  "Banks banks on his Johnson; gets busted"

Antoine Banks was so desperate to smuggle drugs across the boarder that he decided to store them in his fore skin. 

"Don't eat the brown lollipops - They're Heroin"

Instead of chocolate at the centre of these treats, DEA agents found mid-grade heroin when they cracked the candy shells. Among the thirty-one pops some were three quarters of an inch in diameter and some were a full inch. A total of 520.1 grams of heroin was found within the pops and was certified to be roughly sixty-four percent pure heroin. 

  "Lemmie have my coke or i'm gonna wrap it full of lead"

It was assumed that the packages were wrapped in lead to avoid detection by the x-ray machines.

DEA was quick to supply a much better idea for next time stating that “the reasoning behind this concealment technique was unclear” as the bricks were not actually encased or sealed in lead, just wrapped up in sheets of it.

Main Icons:

The drugs 

Table that the drugs are wrapped up on

Train used to transfer him 

Tin foil & Tape 

 Sun glasses to hide his face

Rucksack he caries them in 

His bike to get from A to B 

The police mens uniform

Setting 

We are setting our film opening at various locations. The first being at Antonio and ales house to give the impression of a crack den. The second being the toilets at school, this will be for the scene where Antonio is stressing out and tries to relax himself. Our finally setting for the film is at chelmsford train station as it is the closest representation we can get to an airport. 

Themes

The themes of our film are drugs, forgiveness, crime and justice. The films aim is to give across to young people or anyone that has had or is in a hardship that there is always a way you can turn it around. 

Characters

Jonny is the main characters who smuggles the drugs and is imprisoned Jonny represents desperation as this is the only way he can make a living. 

Vinny is the dealer who supplies the drugs to Jonny to smuggle. Vinny represents the hierarchy of the criminal world and that he is untouchable as never gets caught. 

   

Evidence of Planning

This image shows ale and me working hard making sure we got the planing all sorted...

Film Pitch Feedback

 

 

Clear genre, themes, message?

Drama

Struggles and hard life - try to help people aim high and not be put down.

Crime, drug smuggling, turning life around

forgiveness

Justice 

what is the narrative?

Drugs and airport

train

crime and smuggling

What drugs?

first crime even committed

Realistic Storyline. 

Interesting character?

the main characters

just close up

Italian characters

 

The target audience?

Young people

uneducated

teenagers and adults

15+

Institution

low budget

social media (free)

enigma codes

Independent production company

 

Any comments about the film, would you watch it, it is doable and interesting?

Yes because it is raw and hard hitting- you want to know what happens.

yes again building intensity essential to build up tension. Close ups so you want to know what he's doing. Concentrate on mise en scene.

Opening scene looks capable of being done at a high standard and realistic.

 

 

Titles Research

For this task ale researched the type of fonts we could use in our film opening...

 

After deliberation, the top font would be the one we used as our titles.

 

Visual Moodboard for 'Traffic Lights'

Titles for 'Traffic Light'

The production company:
Pelican productions

Directed by:

Filipa Richenda Englefield

Screenplay by:

John Burridge

Produced by:

Brian Earp

Executive producer:

Clive Eastwood

Co- producer:

Luciano Floridi

Director or photography:

Bart Gremmen

Production designer:

Will Davies

Editors:

Aimee chaser

Costume designer:

Kathrine Ross

Visual effect producer:

Rachel Walters

Music by:

Antonio Campoccio

Associate producers:

Sian Field

Casting by:

Katrina Brooks

Actor:

Antonio Campoccio
Alessandro  Campoccio



Antonio also found the music for us to use in our opening: 

https://youtu.be/hSe95yskUoI

Related Films Title Research

To add to our research we found a film of a similar genre and produced information on the titles of the films and the times that they were on the screen for. This gave us a better indication of how to include the titles in our film opening.

 

Titles film from alecampoccio17

Film Opening Ideas

Film Name Research

We chose the produce a poster in which we asked year 11 students to tally the name they felt would best match our film. This way we gaged what our target audience wanted and also could finally choose our film name...

 

This is the poster that was produced:

 

Production Diary

Day 1 - 7/11/16

On the first day of production of our Film opening task, we researched different film openings to help give us ideas and inspire us for our film opening we will make. We are also choosing the genre for our film opening. This is so we have a clear idea for our film opening.

The films we researched for the film opening were: The Shadow man and Midnight Express. We were intrigued by these films because of the themes of mystery and crime. These themes create the genre of drama and thus there are countless enigma codes which will captivate the attention of the audience.
 

 Day 2 - 8/11/16

On the second day of production we brainstormed genres and ideas we can have for our film opening. We came up with a few ideas such as: a drama/action film about drug smuggling, a war documentary film. From these ideas it was clear that our intention was to create a drama however it was still a question of should we create a documentary or a reality drama film.

Then we started to plan to produce a presentation for our ideas for our film openings. We figured that producing a documentary would be a challenging task with very limited resources. To create a war documentary we would need to find outfits and a suitable filming location which is too unrealistic.

Day 3 - 9/11/16

In this lesson, we came to a decision to produce a drama film about a young man who embarks on a life-changing mission to smuggle drugs across the border for a huge financial reward. We produced a Prezi presentation outlining our ideas on the opening sequence and the narrative of this. Collectively, we had to plan how the opening sequence relates to the rest of the film. This is essential because the audience must gain an insight of the story however it is important not to overload the audience with information as it could give away the plot of the film.

Day 4 - 10/11/16

Today we assigned jobs to make sure we were ready to present our prezi and ideas on Friday.

Day 5 - 11/11/16
In this lesson we presented the press.

Day 6 - 14/11/16
Today we had lots of jobs to complete. We chose to assign jobs to make sure we completed them all. Antonio did the story boards, al posted the fed back onto the blogs and I sorted out the titles and the order they go in. 

Day 7 - 15/11/16
Today we finished the work we started yesterday and ale researched the sort of titles we would want to use for our opening sequence. 

Day 8 - 17/11/16
Our lap charts include the blog posts and activities we need to have complete our film opening to our best ability. Therefore today we spent the time assigning jobs for each person.

Day 9 - 21/11/16
Today we completed our tasks that were set:
Antonio - Target Audience 
Ale - Titles Research 
Pip - Codes and Conventions & production diary 

Day 10 - 22/11/16
I completed the story board video and ale started the marketing ideas.

Day 11 - 23/11/16
The storyboard was finished and published onto the blog. Antonio completed the institutions work.

Day 12 - 24/11/16
Lots of tasks were completed today, we reviewed our story board and produced a reflection and feedback. This included what went well and what we could improve.  the deadline for the first draft was coming up quickly so today we also had to produce a shooting schedule so we had everything planned out and everyone knew what they were doing.
We were also due to film the following week therefore had to fill in a risk assessment form.

Day 13 - 25/11/16
Yesterday we were unable to film the talking scene as we ran out of time, as suspected. we aso realised we hadn't written down a script so today that was our task. we also had to research some music options so did so as well.

Day 14 - 28/11/16
We shot the ally way scene and uploaded it onto the presentation software we used( premier).
throughout this week we focused on sorting out the shots we needed and putting them together on premier e.g day 15 & 16.

Day 17 - 1/12/16
Today we decided to change/ reshoot the ally scene as it didn't look as professional as our other shots. we also noticed that we were still missing so I then made an add on shooting schedule for those shots we needed to add in.

Day 18 - 2/12/16
I spent today making sure everyt0.
hing was completed and ready for out due date for the first draft on Monday. None of our opening was currently put together so I spent the whole day trying to make our first draft as best as it could possibly be.

Day 19 - 5/12/16
we reviewed everyone's first drafts and gave feedback for each one.

Day 20 - 7/12/16
Everyone focused on typing up their feedback and thinking about how we could improve our opening. I myself produced a prezi to present all of this. This took up day 21 as well.

Day 22 -  9/12/16
Today me and Antonio went into town to the train station to shoot the ending scenes of the ending. we had a slight problem as you are not aloud to film in the train station without permission. The due date for our final piece was getting closer so we had to improvise as we didn't have time to organise all of the permission side of things.

Day 23 - 12/12/16
Miss emailed us the list of final tings that needed to be posted on the blog so we spend toay doing so.

Day 24 - 13/12/16 
Whilst I was editing and adding in all of our specifications, Antonio and Ale sorted out the website by using wix.
Day 25, 26, 27, 28 - This continued throughout the week as we had completed all of our other work and needed to focus on our final opening...

Titles Task

For this task we had to pick an opening scene and make notes of the titles used and for how long...

 

 

Titles – opening scene from englefieldf11

Innocence Final Movie

 

 

 

By Pip Englefield, Renae Dawes and Antonio Campoccio


Evaluation

1) Who did you work with and how did you manage the task between you?

In my group I worked with Renae and Antonio. We allocated the jobs to each of our skills, for instance I like editing therefor did the editing of the prelim. I feel this worked well as we all knew what jobs we needed to do for the team and nothing was forgotten.

 2) How did you plan your sequence? What processes did you use?

we had a brain storm as a team, then produced the idea of an action thriller. we set it in a school as it was the most accessible location for us and planned our story lines and actors around that idea. we produced story boards and researched action genre films to help us too.

 
 3) What factors did you have to take into account when planning, shooting and editing?

We did have difficulties with the location scenario as we were restricted to producing our prelim in school. Also because of this we had to make sure we didn't shoot the students in the school as we didn't have their consent.

 4) How successful was your sequence? Please identify what worked well and with hindsight what would you improve/do differently?

I feel that our sequence was very successful as we fulfilled all of the necessary points. We were able to use all of the locations that we wanted to and also we managed to film everything we needed to in the time frame that we were given, therefore we didn't get behind with any of the editing.

 5) What did others say about your production?

Others in our media class said that our preliminary task had a very good storyline which matched well with our genre type. They also said that the different music clips that we used were a good choice as they linked together well and they got the audience's attention straight away.

 6) What have you learnt from completing this task?

From completing this task I have learnt how to film correctly with and without a tripod, and also how to zoom in and out on the camera to add effect. When editing, I learnt how to add a voice over into the scenes and also how to add only certain parts of songs in, for example: when we only wanted the rapping part of a song we clipped it so it was only that part in the background.
 

 7) Looking ahead, how will this learning be significant when completing your final film opening?

From what I have learnt from this task I will be able to take these new skills and put them into my final film opening to make it even better than this task. From the skills that I have learnt from this task I will now be able to film with a better quality for my final opening and I will also be able to edit much better.

Preliminary Task

 

Today we began to plan our preliminary film task.
The genre that we got for this task was action.
In the group we have decided to use all of us as actors and we will be the three main actors throughout the film, we thought this was a good idea because we wouldn't have to rely on anybody else, and it also means that we could get our task done quicker.
Because our genre is action, we decided to base our film on a school girl who has a precious necklace from her Grandmother and she thinks this is the only reason it is special, however one of the teachers at the school wants the necklace for another reason. The teacher hires a hit man to get the necklace for her (this is the main part of action in the film) and his way of getting into the school is by pretending to be a delivery man. After waiting for the right time, the hit man took his chance to get the necklace off of the innocent girl, to do this he had to tackle her as the girl seemed to have a few fighting skills that she threw at him, when he got the necklace off of the girl he left her laying on the floor and gave his boss a call to let her know he'd done what she asked, he then ran off with the necklace to give to her.                        

Project Diary

Day 1:
Today we picked the genre of our film out of a hat and we got Action. We then had to think of an idea of what our film is going to be about and once we'd done this we created our storyboard for our preliminary task. By doing a storyboard it made sure that we were prepared and planned for our filming task.

 Day 2:
On our second day of our preliminary task we began to film. As  a group we decided to do all of our filming around our school's grounds which we believed would make it much easier for us to film and also save us a lot of time. We decided to film our first few shots outside the front of the school and also in the dining area and the toilets. We all had a go at filming on this day because we all had to be in a scene at one point.

 Day 3:
Today was the third day of our prelim task, we still had a few more shots to film and we decided to film these down link corridor and also down a staircase. We had to make sure that we included all of the main type of shots that we needed, for example on this day of filming we managed to film a tracking shot of Pip walking along the lockers in the corridor and the camera was following her.

 Day 4:
Today, Renae was the main camera woman because she didn't need to be in any of the scenes whereas Pip and Ant did. Today we had to re-film one scene a couple of times because at the start we couldn't get the timing right.

 Day 5:
Today was the fourth day of our prelim task and we've managed to get all of our filming done and we only have editing to do. We decided to do our editing as a group as we felt that this would ensure that we all had the same footage and also it meant that we could include all of our editing skills instead of only one person's. However, this also means that we can only do something once we have all agreed on it.

 Day 6:
Today we had more editing to do, and to make our prelim better we have to add music in to make it more suspicious, however we're struggling to all decide on one track that we like. We know that we need something like James Bond to create suspense but we can't seem to find one like this at the moment. For the first scene we have chosen to use the song: Writing on the wall by Sam Smith, we think this goes with the first scene because it is a simple and innocent song which is like the girl in the first scene however it has a hidden message which again is like the girl because her necklace is her hidden message. We then decided on the Avenger's theme tune for the start of the action part in our film as it builds up the suspense for the audience.

 Day 7:
Today we are finishing off our editing for our preliminary task, we have mainly finished all of our editing such as putting our effects and transitions in, and now we just have to decide on a few more music tracks to ad din to fit with our genre and the image that we are trying to show.  We decided against the Sam Smith song as we feel it doesn't mix well with the other songs we have chosen this is because it is a lot softer and therefore doesn't really mix well with our genre. We've decided to use an action instrumental for the middle scenes to make sure that the audience isn't bored when watching the scenes that don't have any dialogue in, it also creates suspense when leading up to the main part in the film.

 Day 8:
Today is our final day of editing our preliminary task, we have used a few different music tracks: we used 'the sound of war' in our opening scene, we used this track because it sounds enticing and gets the audience interested right at the start. For the second shots we used the song 'sucker for pain' this is because there's some rapping in the song which shows his rebellious side. We then used 'suspenseful background music' this was to again create suspense for the audience. The next track that we used was 'avengers', we used this track because it relates to our genre of action. The last tack that we used was the 'suspenseful background music' again, this was to show that the hit man has got away with his actions. We have also added in a phone ringing audio to make sure that the audience understand exactly what is going on. We also added a voice over in to help the audience to know what is going on.

Innocence Story Boards

My Production Logo

Independent Film Vs Mainstream Film

For this task we had to research and evaluate the similarities and differences between an independent film and a mainstream film.

 

Independent films vs mainstream films1 from englefieldf11

 

Institution - Logo, Big / Small Budget

The Film Industry

 

 What is the main film going audience?

Due to the gun icon being used it gives the impression of violence within the films it gives evidence to suggest that the age group is not of a young age e.g. teenagers and above. This can be because young children are frightened by the idea of gun shots and violent behaviour or that their parents do not want them to view that film material.

 

 How do cinemas make most of their money?

There are many ways that cinemas get their money one being the tickets. Although most of the money spent on tickets goes back to the film studio, the cinemas only keep around 20-25%. This is because the film studios lease the films therefore the cinemas have to pay the film studios to be able to show them.

Another way of income is the concession stands, without them the cinemas would become bankrupt. from the £5 that they sell the popcorn for it takes them 10p to make. the coke they sell for £3 they can buy it for £1. With all of the sweets and drinks sold this profit increases and increases.

Thirdly are the trailers. Studios pay cinemas to show trailers and adverts before the film starts, this is a great marketing aid for the businesses as they are able to get their product/ film seen by a large group of people.

 

 How do you get a film into the cinema?

for an independent film industry it can be very had to get into the cinema lime light. a traditional route can be the enter a huge international film festival such as Cannes, Berlin, Sundance or Toronto. they then need to be selected for these A list international festivals which gives the independent film a huge shot of being seen. if the film is chosen by one of the festivals it will be seen by the worlds distributors and if your film is good enough they will bid against each other to win the rights to distribute your films in their country. some are never bided on, at some major festivals 200 films will be shown and 40% will not get a bid...

 

What does a distributor do?

A film distributor is responsible for the marketing of a film. The distribution company is usually different from the production company. Distribution deals are an important part of financing a film. without them films will not be marketed.

Juno Story Boards

Page 1:

 

Page 2:

 

This is our story board for our Juno task, we included the timings on the sheet..

 

 

Props: 

- Milk Bottle

- red jumper
- converses

Location:
The scene will be set along Duffield road and around the Tesco shops on Dorset Avenue. These give great replicas of the images in the film opening of Juno.

Film Production Task & Feed Back

For this task we were asked to create an idea for a film. The genre had to be a love story and the audience would be for over 50s so, we decided to do produce a war time film. This enabled us to appeal to the older ages due to the historical information included.

In the film the two main characters (Joan Bell and Mike Andrews) have an eternal love that they overcome throughout the film. He goes away to war and she has to live her life without him. Until they find each other again later on in the film.

 

 

Feedback:

 

 

Love at war from englefieldf11

Film Language

Distinct, Camera, Mise en scene, Sound and Editing

 

 

The film is set in America, south central LA. It is a dodgy area where gun shots at night are a regular occurrence. The four young children are walking to school and pass dead bodies and blood, then also when walking home the boy passes a fight like its normal to fight in the street. The time of year is unclear as it was set in LA which always has nice weather, however it was set just before the LA riots which is where the influence of  violence comes in.
The themes used in the clip are violence and black Americans. The bad representation of black Americans is shown to give their point of view in he violence circumstances they are forced to live in as they are not accepted anywhere else.  The violence is then a demonstration of how their life has hit rock bottom and they feel that violence is he only answer.
In the opening scene gun shots and shouting were heard but not seen (off screen). By having a diegetic opening it brings the audience into the film and means that they view the film as if they were part of it, as if they are there when the shots are being fired. The dialogue used is colloquial giving the idea that the characters are not well brought up and have a dodgy life. This also gives us hints that there will be crime and fights in the film as that is the stereotype that is being portrayed.

The first shot that is shown is of a stop sign. The frame starts wide at a low angle looking upwards at the sign. The moment of the scene is then when the camera zooms in on the sign, with it then filling the shot. Throughout the opening the shots follow theses children staying at their level to show even though they are young that have had to grow up quickly because of their neighbourhood. 

The stop sign could also be seen as an icon, representing that the crime and dangerous actions need to stop. How many more people need to die? The colour red also represents blood, all the blood that has been spilt due to bad behaviour. Throughout the film opening there are many icons shown. The president poster that has bullet holes explains how the society feels anger for the upper class that run the country. They express the feeling of not being respected and looked after, showing as a country we need to take care of some of the more vulnerable family's and society's to improve as a whole. Even at the school the children know they are destined to become rebels. They all know of family members and close friends that have been shot killed or murdered and they act as if it is the normal. Making the pictures drawn by the children another icon. They show the harsh reality that these kids are forced to live in.

The characters costumes are very well thought out especially with the young children. The young boy dressed in a shirt and woolly jumper looks smarter that the other kids, this shows how he is above everyone else. For instance more intelligent and mature. The young boy in a tracksuit is being shown to already not care about what he looks like and is abiding by the thug stereotype. He will be the one to grow up and join into the dangerous life style. By doing so it shows the diversity between the boys making it inevitable that they have a dispute.

the screen time given to the characters shows to the audience that the smart dressed young boy is the main focus of the film. the audience then feels that he are important to us and we should care about his well being. Throughout the opening scene we follow his daily routine, giving us the order of narrative as his life. There isn't lots of special effects used other than the enhanced sound of the fighting scenes. This brings the audience into the film and makes them more involved within he film.

 

 

Colour, Binary Oppositions, Male/Female - Good vs. Evil 

 

 

 

How they show the passage of time, Sound, Mise en Scene and Camera

 

 

 

Camera and Mise en Scene

  

Premier Editing Practice

For this task we had to use premier and experiment with the videos given and the effects that it allows you to create.

In the first clip I used a distortion effect which was also my favourite as it creates a very interesting image for the audience to view.
The second clip of James Bond I feel worked better because it was my second time of using premier so I felt more confident with the effects and how to use it.

 The first transaction is my favourite as I feel it is a great way to start the film of and make the audience interested. It is called a panning square.  

Premier Editing Practice

For this task we had to use premier and experiment with the videos given and the effects that it allows you to create.

In the first clip I used a distortion effect which was also my favourite as it creates a very interesting image for the audience to view.
The second clip of James Bond I feel worked better because it was my second time of using premier so I felt more confident with the effects and how to use it.

 The first transaction is my favourite as I feel it is a great way to start the film of and make the audience interested. It is called a panning square.  

Premier Editing Practice

 

 

 

For this task we had to use premier and experiment with the videos given and the effects that it allows you to create.

In the first clip I used a distortion effect which was also my favourite as it creates a very interesting image for the audience to view.
The second clip of James Bond I feel worked better because it was my second time of using premier so I felt more confident with the effects and how to use it.

 The first transaction is my favourite as I feel it is a great way to start the film of and make the audience interested. It is called a panning square.  

Representation

Stereotypes = Media institutions use stereotypes because the audience will instantly understand the characters. They're repeated so often that we assume they are normal or true.

Archetypes = The ultimate version of the stereotype.

Countertype = A representation that challenges tradition stereotypical association of groups, people or places.

 

This film appeals to young teenage girls as they are able to relate to the anarchy of school life. Although the actors are of an older age children in secondary school are able to understand the way the school is represented and what it is like.

There has always been a stereotype in school of the 'it girls' that everyone wishes they were a part of. by this being included in the film it shows its conforming to the medias representation of the youth in our societies. It is a typical lunch time in this clip where the unworthy students ignore the plastics as that's not the place they are aloud to sit. 

Throughout the film the girls are shown to have less respect for what they look like and also less care about their grades. Even dropping their grade to get boys. However nearer the end of the film it all gets to much for the main character Kady and she realises that you don't need to act dumb or be mean for people to like you. She joins the mathletes and apologises to the people she's hurt to give the audience a good example of how to be a good person. it shows people should be respectful to get respect back.  

By being given the name 'the plastics' they are show to be fake and artificial. They are framed in shots to seem as if they run the school. Giving the impression that they are perfect. They change we see them go through is very encouraging for younger viewers as it shows that no one can be perfect. In the end of the feel the girls all realise who they truly are and become more comfortable in being a natural beauty inside and out.  

 

The Audience

    Who creates what we watch?

I feel that the gate keepers and the ones that have the say on the context and have the finally say on what we watch. This is because they are the ultimate stage of production and are the creators, if they didn't create it we wouldn't see it.
Can the media exist or function without an audience?
The media needs to be seen in order to progress. If the media does not have an audience they have to way of improving off their feedback therefor become pointless as no one is watching/reading/hearing.
Can the audience exist without media?
Even through history the media was used in new papers and radios to communicate with others. Now a days without it everyone would be lost as it is a basic way of interaction.  most other people feel addicted to knowing about others lives for example instagram and snapchat, and have withdrawal symptoms with out them.
Who is more powerful the media or the audience why and how?
In my opinion the media is more powerful as it has the power to manipulate situations and control the way the audience feels. They can show us what they want us to see yet we cannot do that to them.
Can the media controlee the audience?
I feel the media cannot control our actions although they can control whether those actions are moral or not. For instance if Martin Luther kings death was publicised as a good thing the kill would have felt his action was the lesser of two evils and that he did the right thing.
Plus young audiences viewing the media automatically feel that that is what they should aspire to be. In some cases in is a god thing although in others it is not as the media gives a false representation of what the youth of our society should be or look like. Meaning they go to the extend to do so.
Therefore in conclusion I feel that the media control the way in which we act however not our specific actions.


The Theories

1. Uses and Gratifications - by Blumler & Katz

Personal Identification
The film Marley & me I find relatable as sadly at the end of the film the dog passes away... I have experienced this situation and means I am able to emphasise with the actors that are in pain as I have been through what they are going through. Producers do this to make the audience feel they are involved in the feel. This also relates the film to everyday life and makes it seem more realistic.
Information
As an audience, people like to know what is going on around them, which is where the news and documentaries become popular. I recently watched the news due to bombs going off in America, and I wanted to find out more information about it. This is what many people do which adds to the demand for documentaries and news shows on such matters.
Entertainment
As technology and the internet improve so does the need people have towards social media and being involved with friends and family over it. I constantly use social media and keep up with music trends as I feel that it is a good way of socialising with friends when you cannot physically be together, for example facetiming or Skype. due to so many people using the internet, the media publishes a lot of things as they know people will view them, increasing their audience.
Social Interaction

This is where the audience talk about what they've viewed and give their opinion on the media, this can happen subconsciously or be brought up in a conversation. A peer of mine and I spoke earlier today about the x factor results, where a bad act had gotten through to the next round. By people having conversations like these it advertises what is being spoke about making more people want to view it.

 

 

1.       The definition of film is “a story or event recorded by a camera as a set of moving images and shown in a cinema or on television.” They can make you feel in many different emotion due to they’re different camera techniques emotive or mysterious music to match the scenes and the acting skills that the actors/actresses have. Another version of the film is the material that is used to make it in the olden days, without it no films would be able to be produced.

2.       When researching the word ‘movie’ it proved to have the same meaning as the word film but to be the American version. However in the English definition, a movie is a film that has been released into the cinemas and had made money by doing so. Most films that are well known but haven’t been in the cinema would not be able to be classed as a movie.

3.       In my view I have always seen the word cinema to be a place where new or old films are played on a large screen. By it being on a large screen it allows the viewer to have an improved experience when viewing the film.  

 

Top Ten Movies

1.      Fast and furious six

2.      Finding dory

3.      The expendables

4.      Bugsy Malone

5.      The shallows

6.      Stupid crazy love

7.      Dirty grandpa

8.      Hannah Montana the movie

9.      The amazing spider man 2

10.  Dear john

 

Top Ten Movies / Report 

My top ten favourite films are very varied genres. Within all of the film they have an element of comedy, making them mainly feel good films.
I like different varieties of films as they all make me feel different ways. Some happy some sad and some hilarious. each film can change my mood and emotions in a different way and I like to be abl to choose between them.