Costume And Props List

As Jess was the actor, she was willing to supply the costume she was going to wear which was;
Wetsuit
Flipflops

There wasn't too many props that we needed to bring, Here is a list of the sort of things we needed.

An open/close door - However if we couldn't find one then we would have a backup idea

Surfboards - We aren't going to bring these. We will be supplied by Escape Surf School

A door mat - This we are hoping the surf school have. We will improvise if they don't

T-Shirts- We need t-shirts to flick through which are being supplied by the surf school

Computer - I will be suppling the computer as we need to screen for a credit

Chalkboard - Katie and i know that they have one. We will be writing a credit on there

Piece of Paper- We need to also for a credit. Katie will be suppling this

Cast And Crew List

Cast-
Jessica Jenkins - Brooklyn Ash


Crew-
Katie Price- Cinematographer
Sam Scott - Editor

Locations List

This Picture was from Day one inside The Escape surf shop.

First Day-

Escape Surf Shop

Towan Beach

Area around and down to the beach

Second Day-

The Wave Project

Towan Beach

Third Day -

Towan Beach

At the Start of our project, we knew Newquay was the choice of location as there was plenty of surf shops and great beaches. We were lucky enough to have a teacher that lived in Newquay and knew a store owner. She took a photo for us to give us a rough view of what we were working with. She also videoed a walk down to the beach. This helped a lot as it let us prepare a more accurate storyboard.

This is Towan Beach

Equipment List -

Canon 5D
Filming lens
Steadicam
Tripod (just in case)
Zoom mic
Dolly

Idents Sequence

Kernow Distributions: Made by Sam Scott

Price Productions: Made by Katie Price

The first ident that was made was changed due to it not suiting our target audience. The second one was also changed but only slightly as the font was the only thing that needed changing.

Final Titles Order

Shot List

This is a shot list which Katie and I started together and discussed. However Katie finished it at home. It explains clearly what we are going to do and how we are going to do it.

This is the new shot list. We have improved due to audience feedback.

Story board

This is the story board we did and took to the filming scenes. However we are preparing to make changes according to the surroundings and props gathered.

Update: Due to us using a different shop as we needed more footage, we used the storyboard in a different order.

This is the updated storyboard.

Font Notes

Katie researched different fonts for us to use. We was looking for a handwritten title because this would fit in well with the genre of teen. Looking for ages, we found many that had the potential however some were just un readable. Another reason is that some looked to childish and considering we are doing a teen film we didn't feel it would suit are target audience.  

We looked for different fonts, for different aspects of the title sequence like the actors names and there roles.

For the roles, Katie and I chose 'Orator STD' because this is really basic but looks professional.

For the names, we chose 'Freestyle script' which looked elegant and readable whilst offering a professional look.

And for the main title, we chose 'Segoe print' which looks good for a teen comedy.
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Chosen Fonts 

Institution Notes:

Me and Katie both had the task to make our own distribution or production company. Me doing the distribution while Katie did the production. I feel we did this very well capturing our target audiences very well with appropriate company names and images. Usually big name films or directors would have large companies like 20th century. However we are an independent film so we made our own. This is also because we are a low budget film.

This is my company. Our film is based in Cornwall so I thought it would make sense that the logo included the Cornish flag as most of our target audience will be Cornish. The name is 'Kernow Distribution' which also target the Cornish audience. The image is not still. It contains a moving image in the background of waves. This is because Cornwall is know for beaches.

This is a company logo produced by Katie. Her last name is Price which is included in the Production name. This is to make it unique to her. The font used also makes it unique to her as its in a hand writing kind of form.

Initial Film Ideas

Overview of the film opening:

The values that are shown in our opening is

People in our opening will be represented in a happy way. The one person we show clearly shows she's happy as you see her about to do something she loves which is surfing.

Our three draft title ideas:

• Brooklyn Ash
• Surfing, School and so much drama
• Mean Teens

The two highlighted got the same amount of votes on my survey. However, I looked at my friend's
( Katie ) survey and Surfing, School and so much drama got the most votes so this is what we are going for. We were happy this won as we know it is catchy

UPDATE:
We felt that 'surfing, school and so much drama' is too long. So we have shortened it to still have the same meaning but it will be more catchy and simpler. It is now called 'Surf School'


Font Styles:

The positioning of our titles will be in the middle of the screen as this is where it will get the most attention.
Katie and I decided on a hand wrote title. This is because it would give it a more personal look. We also feel it will appeal more to the audience. For the titles, we chose 'orator SD' as this looked professional and was a clear read. 

Soundtrack Research

Music
http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/2

http://www.purple-planet.com

http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/

https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music



Sound
https://www.freesound.org

http://soundbible.com/royalty-free-sounds-1.html

https://www.partnersinrhyme.com/pir/PIRsfx.shtml

The weblinks listed above are all royalty free. This means we can use it without having permission from anyone.



If you are not caught then you are quite lucky, but if you start to make money of your video then there is a bigger chance of being caught
If you use copyrighted music and your caught, there are some serious consequences. One of them being, that the artist can choose to sue you. 

Shooting And Lighting Tips

We have chose to film most of the beach. Why filming there, we will have to take things in to consideration. Such as ;

The Sun: The beach is very open so exposure from bright sun is kind of inevitable however, the weather we have in this season will not bring us much sun which is good in that the actors won't be blinded but that might make the film not feel authentic by going to the beach in freezing temperatures. 

The wind: At the beach, the wind will cause many troubles. For one, the actors hair will be going everywhere meaning we may have to film in short bursts. Another problem is the sound, the mic will struggle to pick up the actors voices. This is why we have opted to try not use speech when at the beach.

People: The beach is a very popular destination, maybe not in this season but there are still customers. This will be a problem if they are in the way. A way to avoid this is to ask nicely if they could move. 

Inside the surf shop: When inside the surf shop, there will be lights from above which could potentially mess with the camera lighting. We could also bump into people which could potentially mess up a long take. To avoid the lighting issue, you could bring you own film safe lights. This way you can still see and you won't get the ripple kind of effect on the footage.

Idents And Graphic Research

Idents appear at the start of the films. They appear in a .....way.
The length of common idents are roughly about 15-20 seconds long. The timing of the idents all depend really on how popular the company is. I noticed the more popular companies like 20th century and marvel give a longer production. This may be because of how rich the company is or it could be that they use this as a selling point to promoted the business in popular films.

Sub Genre Conventions

Teen Comedy:

Narrative and Representations:

For the plot of a teen comedy, I think they are set manly in a school or places of social gatherings so it can be relatable to the audience making the jokes funnier. In comedies, the camera work is mostly naturalistic and it is filmed in a way where no one is shown to be more superior than other. 

Media Language:(camerawork, editing, mise-en-scene, graphics)

• Close ups
• Medium Close ups
• Continuity editing

Because our film is about surfing and school, we would include school equipment and surf equipment in the mise en scene. 

Music and Sound notes:

In teen films, the sound is most likely going to be the top of the pops songs as we are focusing on a female teen comedy. However we do not want to completely exclude males so we will have songs of both genders popularity.

Title Order

Batman :
Warner Bros. Pictures
Jack Nicholson
Michael Keaton
Kim Basington
A Guber-Peters Company production
A Tim Burton Film
Batman
DC Comics Inc,
Robert Wuhl
Pat Hingle
Billy Dee Williams
Michael Gough
Jack Palance
Marion Dougherty (Casting)
Bob Ringwood (costume)
Danny Elfman (Music)
Prince (Written and performed music)
Ray Lovejoy (Editor)
Anton Furst (Production Designed)
Roger Pratt (Director of Photography)
Bob Kane
Benjamin Melniker (executive producer)
Michael E.Uslan (executive producer)
Chris Kenny ( Co producer)
Sam Hamm (screenplay)
Warren Skaaren (Screenplay)
Sam Hamm (Story)
Jon Peters (Produced)
Peter Guber(Produced)

Survey Monkey

This is the survey monkey I made. I started by asking basic questions about the person themselves as this would give me a better understanding of who are target audience is. We already had an understanding of what are target audience would be but this would be a way of making sure our research was correct. I posted this on my social media as i knew i would get a response from a good handful of people.

TA Survey and Profile

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/GFDV5LV
1.
For film, identifying your target audience is quite difficult. However a way of doing so is by looking in a local newspaper with has the same subject or genre as you film. This would mean that the people have the same interests as your film meaning they are your target audience.

2.
Scary Movie:
Scary Movie is a spoof of most horror movies going. But it was manly based on 'Scream' and 'I know what you did last summer'.
The audiences age for 18-30. I think it is this big an age gap because it is based on films based in the 90's however contains humour that would be funny to the age group. I think it is manly aimed at males because it contains gore. This is more based on the stereotypical male more than the female. It was filmed in the United States.




Not another teen movie:
I feel that this movie would have a close target audience to 'Scary Movie'. The audience profiles age for this film would 15-24. I feel it is this age because it is funnier then scary movie but doesn't contain any gore. This saying, I still think that it would attract more males then females as the story is based more on a male trying to grab the attention of a female. The film again was made in the United states of America.



3.



4.
Demographic
The target audience for our teen comedy film is aimed at the ages of 13-18 years of age. Most of our audience will be females. Our main character is a white female so we are aiming are film towards white teens. The filming will take place in Cornwall so are target audience will mostly be based in Cornwall. In Cornwall, they white population is 95.7% of the whole Cornish population. This is the reason it is manly aimed at white British. Cornwall aswell is a very poor part of Britain.
Physiographic:
Our main character in our movie, is someone who is aspiring to become popular. So is someone who thinks that if she isn't popular then she has no friends. She is someone desperately wanting to be accepted by her peers and the people around her. Also, with her name, she wants a power image which is wanted by her peer friendship group. And wanting a status which sees her as a popular person in her school.













Demographic: demographics is the study population based on factors such as age, race and sex, among others. Governments, corporations and non-government organizations use demographics to learn more about a population's characteristics for many purposes, including policy development and economic market research.

www.investopedia.com/terms/d/demographics.asp


Physiographic: Psychographics is the study of personality, values, opinions, attitudes, interests, and lifestyles. Because this area of research focuses on interests, attitudes, and opinions, psychographic factors are also called IAO variables.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychographic

Institution Research

A production company specialize in the making of in-house films and/or their own subsidiary development companies.
Walk Disney Studios : Walt Disney Pictures

The primary funding source is Silver Screen Series.

Rank

Movie

Release Date


1

Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens

Dec 18, 2015


2

The Avengers

May 4, 2012


3

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Jul 7, 2006


4

Finding Nemo

May 30, 2003











Warner Bros. Entertainment : Warner Bros. Pictures





1

The Dark Knight

WB

$533,345,358

4,366

$158,411,483

4,366

7/18/08


2

The Dark Knight Rises

WB

$448,139,099

4,404

$160,887,295

4,404

7/20/12


3

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

WB

$381,011,219

4,375

$169,189,427

4,375

7/15/11


4

American Sniper

WB

$350,126,372

3,885

$633,456

4

12/25/14







The of the major differences between major film and independent film is the budget. Major film will have a higher profile cast compared independent because they have a higher budget. Budget affects everything as it really determines the access of talents. Some actors may choose money over genre. If your cast is weak then the marketability of the film which affects foreign sales and numbers of screens that the exhibitors are willing to allocate.






Did you know Paranormal Activity was made for $15,000. It is an independent film and I was successful. So it is not always money but money is key in making a professional film.








Film distributers are responsible for the marketing of a film. It is different from the production company. Distribution deals are an important part of financing a film. They also set the release date.

Genre Specific Analysis

This screenshot shows a teenager standing on the side of the road. For me, he doesn't look like the  Stanley Hall argument of hall teens are sex, drinks and drug addicts.

Here you can see another disagreement with Stanley Halls argument with a old teenager playing with wrestling toys. He is in need of excitement however his excitement is playing with toys. I also noticed that he is on a bus with kids that are significantly younger than him. This could be showing another side to his childishness . A child next to him asks him what he's going to do today. This tells me he has done some little rebellious stunts before hand and its on a regular basis. This does agree with Osgerby's argument that 'youth are fun' and 'youth are trouble' and this clip shows me he is both. This is because he throws the wrestler out the bus but attached to string. He shouldn't be doing meaning he is causing trouble but having fun doing it.

We will use a similar stereotype to ...... argument because i feel this is what the audience would prefer. We are going to do it by....

Analyse - All 3

Dead Pool Title Sequence Analyse:
The film DeadPool is about mercenary man called Wade Wilson who is a former special forces operative. An evil scientist tortures and refigures him into who we know as Deadpool. This changes him not for all the bad. He gets an increase in humour and with accelerated healing powers. However all this nearly took his life so he was looking for revenge. The film was released in 2016 and has an age certificate of 15.
It is an ......... opening.
This title sequence is a comedy towards other action movie.
In the title sequence to DeadPool, there is a non diegetic song played over a freeze framed scene of a car crash. Over than the lyrics of the song, there is no narrative in the clip. In the title sequence the characters are freeze framed so there is no movement of the characters. However, the camera movement gives us many views and angles of the scene giving us different interpretations There is one setting established which is the car crash. There is also 6 characters established which appears they are having a fight between the two however we don't know who is who. We see the main character Deadpool.
As said previous, there is defiantly two sides of the battle here, the good and the bad. However we do not know who is who.

Deadpool is an action, comedy film. In the title sequence, we start the titles with a man that has his mouth open. The camera zooms out in a tilt which tells me something isn't right. There is a funny aspect to it as his facial expression is funny. The camera then travels through a cup lid showing the coffee and the cup. The cup has the name Rob very clearly written on it which could signify that he is an important character or it is there for the comedy part of it. While zooming out still, we see flying pieces of glass then to zoom out onto a magazine. The magazine is very comical because it says 'sexiest man alive' on the front of it. It is funny because the picture on the front is of the main actor in the movie, Ryan Reynolds. Another comical aspect of the title sequence is the titles. They start of normal then to turn into a description. 'starring, gods perfect idiot' and ' a british idiot'. This signifies to me the film is going to be really funny throughout.

Toy Story:
Toy story is about cartoon toys coming to life when there owner isn't around. Everything is going good, there owner (Andy) is playing with them until Buzz Lightyear believes he has crashed onto a alien planet. However, he has just be moved from the shelf in a toy store. Andy starts to play with buzz more than he plays with woody which scares him. He could be put away and not played with again. Can buzz and woody play nicely?

In the opening of the title sequence, Woody is laying on the floor. Because he is the first character we see, it kind of signifies that he is the or a main character in the film. The first title we see of Walt Disney Pictures, which tells me it has potential to be a great film. I can also tell by the start of this title sequence that it is going to be aimed at children because of a cartoon character and the Walt Disney productions. Over the top the film, the song 'you've got a friend in me' is being played non dietetically.

The next character we meet Andy, a child, and he is the owner of all the toys. We know he is young because as he is playing with his toys, he is talking to them. Other instances of Andy being young is his imagination. He has cardboard boxes with drawing of places on them.

The film name 'Toy Story' then shown is in big bold lettering with a cloudy sky wallpaper background. The blue is a very light blue with has a conation of fun and happy.

Throughout the opening of it we see other characters such as a piggy bank, dog, spaceman and a cowboy. This also tells me he loves a variety of toys also signifying that he is a fun child.  The sound we hear in the title sequence, other than the song, is Andy speaking and Woody when his string is being pulled.

As the film goes on, you can see that the genre is manly adventure. I would also say the sub genre is family. This is because Andy and the toys are almost like family. They do oeverything together. The adventure isn't clear at the start of the film but it turns out to happen in every movie.

The first words we hear is Andy telling woody that he is his favourite deputy. Woodys cord then tells Andy he is his partner. This also tells me of there friendship anf family kind of status. The non diegetic music over the top playning is' you've got a friend in me' which again shows the relation between the two characters.

Napoleon Dynamite:

The napoleon dynamite opening scene is very clever. It tells the audience of what genre it is going to be while also being creative at the same time. I know of what genre it is going to be because of the use of food. The food conveys the information in the mise-en-scene to show a more lighthearted movie. This most likely means a comedy. 

The food could looks like the general uni life food. Telling me we could be dealing with a 19-24 year old man as the main character. Other than the food which is a clever way to tell the titles, he uses his student ID and his library card. He also shows his Alien card which connatates me a more nerdy kind of character.

By him having a student card, this tells me it could based in a high school or university. The food also signifies to me that it is based pm high school.

The non diegetic music being played tells us it is a comedy aswell as the lighting of the food. The camera is in a stationary position with plates of foods being placed onto the scene. The camera shot is close up. The editing is a jump cut from scene to scene. This makes it easier to follow. As for the characters, you can not see much of them. You only seen one on the student card, which could be telling us he is the main character.

 

Title Sequences

A title sequence is a way that films present the title of the film, stars of the film and key production.

Discrete Title Sequence:
This is also known as a mini film. One of the best examples for this is James Bond: Skyfall. It is a bunch of separately filmed clips that are all put together and played before the film starts.  This usually sets the tone for the rest of the movie.








Narrative Openings:
They are an easy and effective way to get the audience intrigued from the start. It can give the audience a better understanding of the start of the film.











Credits over a blank screen:
These are the simplest kind of opening of a film. It also comes across as the cheapest as it doesn't require any actors or special cameras for scenery.












Stylised:
This kind of title sequence requires a lot of editing. Most of the editing is used within the texts, almost as if its bringing it to life.


http://www.slideshare.net/gsjj/four-types-of-title-sequences

Evaluation

The research of my media work helped me understand the basic aspects of the camera as I had never done media before this. It allowed me and my group to gather the correct information to create the right scene with a good atmosphere. My groups outcome looked very good because we had prepared before hand.
The target audience to this scene would be teens aged between 13-18. I would say this because it contains humour which would appeal to both genders. However there it could appeal more to the female due to the stereotypical man not watching relationship films. The humour in this scene is would appeal to a male because he could relate it to a mate being friendzoned.
I attracted my audience by creating a  humour which is liked by both genders and a variety of ages.
I have learnt how to use complicated cameras to film. I have also learnt how lighting and other natural aspects like wind make it difficult to film.
The strengths of my final film are that it runs smoothly through out the scene. However, we noticed when editing that we had a lot of background noise which could have been amended.

My video

Audience

Batman: The Dark Knight 

Samuel is a 24 year old film fanatic. He has limited friends however, normally the friends he makes are true committed friends. He lives in Cornwall and his future profession is star as The Joker. Samuel would think of himself as being funny, however his friends do not see this side of him and they see a bad joker. Among his friends, he is the lazy one. Normally being late to work because he is totally oblivious to his alarm going off. This is because he stays up all night watching superhero and villain films. 

When a film comes out, you can bet on Sam being the first to see it. Busy or not busy. Reading books isn't really same cup of tea, he would much rather wait for the film to come out. 

Preliminary task

This is the meeting of Ron Weasley and Harry Potter for the first time. The genre of the film, Harry Potter, is fantasy literature. The music of the scene makes me think this.
Camera Work
To open the scene, they use an extreme long shot however it is more of an establishing shot. Then when the camera boards the train, there is a close up of Harry Potter and then a close up of Ron asking Harry if he can sit with him. The camera shot when they both introduce each other is medium close up. Later on, they use a tilt movement showing the wide variety of sweets available on the trolley. Harry feeling sorry for Ron, buys the whole cart of food. To follow that shot, is a medium two person shot of the boys eating their sweets.





Sound
The opening part to this scene had the exciting theme song of Harry Potter which introduces a significant part of the series, where Ron and Harry meet for the first time. Its is non diegetic scene because the music is being played over the recording of the clip. This non diegetic sounds creates a mood. The dialogue between the two characters is amplified over the sound of the train.

Editing
The opening 15 seconds show different perspectives of the train giving us different ways to view the journey they embarking on. The scene cuts from Harry to Ron a lot of the time, this could be signify that they two characters are the main characters.
Lighting

They would of used lighting in this scene to make it look natural outside of the train because they would of been using a green screen to make it look like they are actually on a moving train. I think they would of used frontal lighting to make the train look as natural as possible with its surroundings.

This is the matrix interrogation scene. Its genre is science fiction, I know this because science fiction films are generally built with tension and the high pitch sound to open the clip is very tense. It also contains other inventions of sci-fi films like the futuristic feel.

The scene is opens up to a set of monitors watching a person. The camera then moves in on 1 monitor to it then moving into the room. Once in the room, a man enters with a folder with two guards all dressed the same way walking behind Mr Anderson.  The interrogation then begins when the interrogator, Agent Smith, opens the folder.

There is a lot of tension in this clip. By Agent Smith having glasses on, it creates a very secretive mood which also creates tension.

Camera work



The scene is opened up with a shot of cctv cameras which show a high angle view of Mr Anderson The movement of the camera zooms in on 1 monitor which is swaying side to side. A high angle shot is shown when the interrogators enter the room giving us a perspective of the room. We then see a medium close up shot of Agent Smith with glasses sitting down at the table. Moving onto the folder, we see a close up of the folder being unfolded with creates tension as it takes a few seconds to unfold. Back to a medium close up of the man flicking through pages of the folder to then us hearing the first words of the scene. The scene shows close ups of both character when they are both talking. This is similar to the Harry Potter scene when Ron and Harry are talking to each other.

Sound

There is not much sound in this scene. We can hear very slightly the sound the breathing of Agent Smith and the rustling of clothes.

Editing

 There is a lot of edits of scenes when the Mr Anderson is being interrogated by Agent Smith and the camera is moving back and forth between the two however there isn't very much besides that.

Lighting

The lighting is this scene is quite dark. This creates tension. It also seems to have a greenish tint over the clip making me believe more that it is a science fiction.



AS G321: Film Brief

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.