Name of production: Pink Team Productions
Team Members: Calvin Morgan
Henry Kidman
Peter Eyre
Reece Smith
Thursday, 29 March 2012
Target Audience Analysis (Pearl and Dean)
Target Audience
Our target audience would be for viewers at the ages of 15-35. We have picked this age because our film represents this age group as the main character is coming back from a night out as this is for the 15-35 age range group. One of our group members when to windsor town centre on a friday and a saturday night to ask the public their ages to see what age ranges go out. We made a tally chart and the lowest age was 15 and the oldest was 35 so we decided this age group would relate to our film the most. Also we have picked this age range for the target audience because there are parts of our film that will be too scary for youngers to watch.
When we were also deciding our target audience, i looked at a relevant film called 'Scream 3', this film had a relevant story line and relates to our film a lot. i looked online on IMDB to look at the ratings and statistics of the film. The Film had a gender rating of 52% male and 48% female, it also had a 15-35 year target audience. So we looked at these statistics and thought they were relevant to our short film opening, so we used basically the same statistics for our film.
Woman in Black:
Letter Of Consent/Permission/Access
As we had to film and re-film we had to ask permission twice.
We had to ask if we could get all of our characters and people in the team to get round to Henrys house at around 8o'clock when it gets dark.
Henrys parents said it was fine to film at around then.
Henry got his mum to write a short letter to say we could, the letter said:
'Yes, it is fine for the boys to come and film at our house, there is no problem. The house is free for the boys any time as it goes towards their final grade in the summer.'
We had to ask if we could get all of our characters and people in the team to get round to Henrys house at around 8o'clock when it gets dark.
Henrys parents said it was fine to film at around then.
Henry got his mum to write a short letter to say we could, the letter said:
'Yes, it is fine for the boys to come and film at our house, there is no problem. The house is free for the boys any time as it goes towards their final grade in the summer.'
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
'A Nightmare on Elm Street' Opening Scene Analysis
The scene starts off with a
tracking shot of someone’s feet walking. You do not see the persons face in
this part; this is done purposely to build up suspense of who the character
might be, and also to give an indication that this person could be an evil
character, this is typical of a horror genre. It then shows a close up of a woman, this clearly shows he
facial expression, that she is scared. It cuts to a long shot of the woman
running down a corridor. More tracking shots are used to show the woman’s path
as she is searching for a way out.
All you can hear at the start is
the diegetic sound of the man constructing his glove, and also the water drops
from within the factory. There is also non-diegetic music that kicks in near
the start, this music is tense, and eerie, and is designed to put the
viewer/audience in a state of unease. There are random diegetic sounds such as
cackles of laughter here and there, this is a cliché and is common within the
horror genre. You hear the noises of the factory throughout the scene.
The scene is set in what seems to
be an abandoned factory, this is stereotypical and is a cliché of the horror
genre, as scenes are often set in places where the victim in the only one in
the building. The clothing of the woman in the scene is in keeping with the
storyline as she is supposed to be asleep and she is in her pyjamas. There is
an indication near the start of the dream that it is just a dream and not
reality, this is due to the fact that the woman starts off in a white room,
which is unrealistic and is a clear indication to the audience.
At the start of the opening scene
there are a mixture of long shot durations and short shot durations. The short
shot durations are used when the cuts are quick; this is to show the different
steps of the glove being made. A number of different match on action and POV
shots to show what the person is doing are also used near the start.
In this opening scene, overused
horror conventions have now become cliché’s.
The Goodfellas 9 shot analysis.
Shot 4: This shot shows a dad beating up his own child. This shot shows that the law on physical abuse for punishment on children wasn't as strict as it is today, it gives an image of what life was like back in that era.
Shot 8: This shot shows that the boy is now looking the part of a gangster. it also shows his mothers reaction, which is unimpressed and emotional. This shows that the boy had to do this in secret otherwise it would let his mum down further.
Shot 9: This show shows the first time the boy gangster has witnessed someone that was shot. It shows that he is calm about it and has to listen to the boss to get what he needs and to close the door so no authorities or other gangsters know where they are. This shows a standard gangsters life.
Editing Process
Today is our first opportunity to start editing as a group as we have finally finished all of our filming and can finally get it all together. We have spent a lot of time watching the footage and deciding which take we should use and why that shot is better than another shot, to ensure that the continuity was perfect.
We then had to watch the beginning of our footage, and using our storyboard for reference to make sure everything was right. As we changed our idea we had to make another storyboard to show what changes we had made and how this was going to effect the filming.
We then had to watch the beginning of our footage, and using our storyboard for reference to make sure everything was right. As we changed our idea we had to make another storyboard to show what changes we had made and how this was going to effect the filming.
Although changing our original idea was an inconvenience it was definitely the right decision to make.
After editing this small amount of footage we have got taster of what it is like to edit an opening sequence. We are finding it very hard but enjoyable at the same time enjoyable and looking forward to seeing the final outcome.
Se7en Opening Credits
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4vn5IUYubk&feature=player_embedded
As part of our research on opening sequences, we looked at the editing techniques in a film that inspired us, and that was the movie 'Se7en'. This is a extremely unique way of using opening credits.
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Risk Assessment.
Date
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Location
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Potential risk/hazard
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Level of risk (L,M,H)
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Action needed to minimise risk.
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26/03/012
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Outside on the pavement.
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Cars could veer off the road in the dark and hit one of
the characters.
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L
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We would make sure we are as far from the road as possible
and make sure the character doesn’t have to step on the roads.
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26/03/012
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Hallway
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Our main character could have fallen down the set of
stairs.
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L
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We made sure that there were no objects in the way
obstructing the characters path.
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26/03/012
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Stairs
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There is a ledge when walking down the set of stairs where
you could hit your head on.
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M
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We made sure that the characters ducked if the characters
head could reach the ledge.
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26/03/012
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Bedroom
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As the lights would be off, the character could stand on
something, stub their toe etc.
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L
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We made sure that there where no objects on the floor for
the character to stand on.
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26/03/012
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Outside the bedroom door
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One of our characters will be wielding a knife and will
thrust it down.
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H
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We would make sure that the knife is securely held, and
the knife doesn’t come too close to the other character.
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Target Audience Questionnaire
Target Audience Questionnaire
Questionnaire
What is your favourite movie genre?
Comedy - 5
Thriller - 5
Action - 4
Sci-Fi - 1
How often do you watch films?
1-2 a Month - 8
1-2 a Week - 4
Everyday - 3
Examples of thrillers that you have watched:
Seven,x3
The Italian Job, x1
Taken, x2
Taken, x2
The Goodfellas x4
Do you spend more than £30 a month at the cinema
Yes - 13
No - 2
How old are you?
15 - 3
16 - 5
17 - 7
Where would the money come from if you were to go to the cinema?
- Parents - 7
- Yourself - 4
- Elsewhere - 4
How would you get to a local cinema
- Bus 0
- Train 4
- Walk 1
- Cycle 2
- Car 8
Do you spend more than £30 a month at the cinema
Yes - 13
No - 2
How old are you?
15 - 3
16 - 5
17 - 7
Where would the money come from if you were to go to the cinema?
- Parents - 7
- Yourself - 4
- Elsewhere - 4
How would you get to a local cinema
- Bus 0
- Train 4
- Walk 1
- Cycle 2
- Car 8
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Change of idea
We decided to change our initial idea after watching our first idea we made. We thought about our idea and realised we needed to build up more suspense, and a wider variety of shots. The idea was good but the way we filmed it was not up to our standards. We decided to completely change our film opening, we as a group decided that we were going to film the whole film opening at night and build more suspense to fit the genre and the plan that we had in our head from the beginning. We will add more music to add suspense and use better shots and continuity.
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