Friday, 23 May 2014
Unit 22 - Assignment 2
Risk Assessment:
- There is fighting throughout the short film and the risk that someone could actually get hurt by accident is the main risk of the production.
- There is running in some parts of the production, the risk of someone getting bumped into or in the way is a slight risk.
- There is a store room featured in the production, the risk of things falling down in the store room.
- There are risks of filming in college, people could be messing around and possibly push equipment over.
- Using a dolly can be a risk because wires from the field recorder could become a trip hazard.
- A Low chance of Traffic being a danger
- A risk of it raining on equipment and leading to electrocution
Thursday, 22 May 2014
Unit 24 - Assignment 1
Treatment
The Idea of my short film:
The short
film I’m making is based on a group of really close friends that are often
looked down upon by other people their age and don’t have strong relationships
with the world and the people around them. Until one day they wake up and things
take a massive change and give them a giant reality check which makes them all
realise that they need their parents and all the other people in the world that
are helping them in every day life
The boys in
this film are Mike, the sensible member of the group, Tom who is like the
spokesman of the group and Rufus who is the dosser of the group. These are
teenagers, besides Rufus who’s a 22 year old still in college hence why he
hangs around with Mike and Tom. They are talking about how easy their lifes
would be if the wolrd just belonged to them, the next morning they wake up to
find some of their life essentials not in order such as the washing not being
done, dishes not washed and things that they have taken for granted all along. The
film is about the lads having weird ideas that they wouldn’t get away with if
other people were in the world.
Theme
The theme of
the short film is based on freedom and shows an easy life. But it also delivers
a message which is basically don’t take things for granted. As the film goes on
you see all the plans the boys make but they come across things blocking the
ideas that they have and it turns out all the things they have planned cant be
done because of certain reasons that are to be seen in the script.
Genre
The genre of
my short film is comedy, i want it to be a funny and enjoyable thing to watch,
its inspired by actors such as James France, Seth Rogan and Adam Sandler. They
are the actors I would want to be in a film like this. Its meant to give the audience
a sense of doubt for the boys but not so much where you feel bad for them. More
like a sense where you think its funny that things go wrong for them
Friday, 16 May 2014
Unit 24 - Assignment 2
Character Profile
Character 1:
Name: Mike (Ryan Childs)
Aged:17
Gender: Male
Relationship: Mike is a stubborn lad with hard faced thoughts and is adamant he is always right. He is the odd one of the group who has slightly more morals. He Has a Mother but only has a Step dad as his real Father died in a car crash when he was 13. This is whats effected his life and made him a more mature member of the group. He has a strong relationship with his mother but for his step dad the same cant be said. He Feels that his step dad cant replace his real dad. Mike Attends college and studies academic subjects such as Physics and Psychology. He was a high achiever throughout school. When the boys decide to make the best out of their current situation Mike is the one thats slightly against it but after some brief persuading he comes around to the idea. Mike is quite lonely and doesnt have many people to share himself with. So he see's his group of friends as very important and close to him.
Character 2:
Name: Tom (Paddy Hartney)
Aged: 16
Gender: Male
Relationship: Tom is seen as the group spokesman, the one that calls all the shots and comes up with all the weird and crazy ideas. The relationship between tom and his mum is weak. However tom has two younger siblings who are both aged 9 twins. Toms dad isnt around, and its his mums fault, this is why he doesnt bond with his mum, he just taks to her because he needs a house etc. His dad went missing when Tom was 9, No one knows why. Its a mystery. His younger siblings arent in the screen play but they are spoken of. He doesnt talk to them that much. He is literally by himself in a house with 3 other people hat he doesnt want to really have anything to do with. Tom dresses with a slightly ridged look and his character is a little dim whitted.
Character 3:
Name: Rufus (Joe Fraser)
Aged: 22
Gender: Male
Relationship: Rufus is a 22 year old male who lives in a flat by himself. His parents live in a caravan park in South wales. Rufus hangs around with 16 year olds because hes at college because he failed his subjects for 6 years straight. So His only friends are really Tom and Mike. We know when Rufus has been around because he leaves empty food packets and tubs laying around everywhere. This will be the sign that Rufus has been in the area. He's slightly delusional and goes along with all of Toms whitty plans.
Character 1:
Name: Mike (Ryan Childs)
Aged:17
Gender: Male
Relationship: Mike is a stubborn lad with hard faced thoughts and is adamant he is always right. He is the odd one of the group who has slightly more morals. He Has a Mother but only has a Step dad as his real Father died in a car crash when he was 13. This is whats effected his life and made him a more mature member of the group. He has a strong relationship with his mother but for his step dad the same cant be said. He Feels that his step dad cant replace his real dad. Mike Attends college and studies academic subjects such as Physics and Psychology. He was a high achiever throughout school. When the boys decide to make the best out of their current situation Mike is the one thats slightly against it but after some brief persuading he comes around to the idea. Mike is quite lonely and doesnt have many people to share himself with. So he see's his group of friends as very important and close to him.
Character 2:
Name: Tom (Paddy Hartney)
Aged: 16
Gender: Male
Relationship: Tom is seen as the group spokesman, the one that calls all the shots and comes up with all the weird and crazy ideas. The relationship between tom and his mum is weak. However tom has two younger siblings who are both aged 9 twins. Toms dad isnt around, and its his mums fault, this is why he doesnt bond with his mum, he just taks to her because he needs a house etc. His dad went missing when Tom was 9, No one knows why. Its a mystery. His younger siblings arent in the screen play but they are spoken of. He doesnt talk to them that much. He is literally by himself in a house with 3 other people hat he doesnt want to really have anything to do with. Tom dresses with a slightly ridged look and his character is a little dim whitted.
Character 3:
Name: Rufus (Joe Fraser)
Aged: 22
Gender: Male
Relationship: Rufus is a 22 year old male who lives in a flat by himself. His parents live in a caravan park in South wales. Rufus hangs around with 16 year olds because hes at college because he failed his subjects for 6 years straight. So His only friends are really Tom and Mike. We know when Rufus has been around because he leaves empty food packets and tubs laying around everywhere. This will be the sign that Rufus has been in the area. He's slightly delusional and goes along with all of Toms whitty plans.
Monday, 12 May 2014
Treatment
Exciting Language
No Bullet points
Use sentences + paragraphs
Spelling and grammar
Context:
plot synopsis
Characters
Setting
who will the script appeal too (target audience)
Step outline
Scene by Scene - What happens in each scene
Where the scene is taking place? Who's in that scene? What are they doing or saying?
EXT = Extiria
INT = Interior
EXT:
Bob and Bill - Late for class
INT:
Classroom - Dan - Dan writing on the board etc
EXT: Bob misses bus - Bill makes it.
Every scene must drive the plot/character FORWARD
Exciting Language
No Bullet points
Use sentences + paragraphs
Spelling and grammar
Context:
plot synopsis
Characters
Setting
who will the script appeal too (target audience)
Step outline
Scene by Scene - What happens in each scene
Where the scene is taking place? Who's in that scene? What are they doing or saying?
EXT = Extiria
INT = Interior
EXT:
Bob and Bill - Late for class
INT:
Classroom - Dan - Dan writing on the board etc
EXT: Bob misses bus - Bill makes it.
Every scene must drive the plot/character FORWARD
Friday, 9 May 2014
unit 22/24 Assignment 2 - 3 Act Structure
Act 1
Opening scene: .
camera tracks up from bottom of bed up, to reveal 'Tom' sitting up in bded in a mid shot.
Bob, groans and in a dishelved state drags out of bed and stomps out of the room. Camera remains in bedroom, hear bathroom door slam, sound of hacking gross cough, Bob urinating, toilet flush, bathroom door opens. Camera pans and we see bob cross the hall, and stomp down stairs.
Montage; close up of bowl; cereal poured in; messily; milk sloshed in;
mid shot of bob at table, eating slowly, looking 'out of it'
all the way through it the soundtrack "A-punk by Vampire weekend" is playing.
Song cuts off.
He gets up and a over the shoulder shot shows him looking in the fridge and there's no food.
He calls for his mum and gets no reply.
montage all stuff not done, no food, ironing board out, hoover out, full bin, pots in sink etc.
plot point:
Phone call;
[Split screen]
his mate rings, they have realised their parents aren't around and they cant get hold of them.
Their reactions at first are kind of like "sweet!" with a slight bit of confusion of course.
They congregate and do unusual thing that would usually not be okay with parents.
Rising Action
there's a montage of Bob getting dressed. Then a final scene of the montage is the door shutting his door. After the montage the camera cuts to a wide mid shot of all the boys sat around in a living room. They are all silent for 3/4 seconds. Then one of the boys (undecided who) And he states that he is freaked out. 2 of the other boys agree. Then a cut to a mid close up of one of the lads with a look of shock on his face, he then says something along the lines of "we could take advantage of this situation" After this a Pan of the boys faces as they kind of look at eachother with a sly kind of luck
Action 1:
Mid close up of Tom saying "Lets rob off with your Mums car"
Cuts to Mike with a look on his face of doubt and lets the audience knows he disagrees.
A Scene then cuts to a close up of a hand picking up some car keys, That then cuts to the keys being clicked to open the door, then the car door being opened. Then cuts to a wide shot of the window shield and you can see all the boys sat in the car saying nothing.
Close up of Mike asking the question "Now What?"
Rufus states "im not sure if im honest with you..."
This is the first problem, They dont actually know how to drive.
This leads to disappointment amongst the boys. They are realising that even without their parents that this might not even be a good thing to do.
INT: Close up of Mike drinking tea in the living room.
Camera: over mikes shoulder of Tom,
T: "now what..."
M: "Well, there's other stuff we could do?"
Group Looks around at each other in curiosity
Scene cuts to
Action 2:
cuts to wide shot
Mid close up of Tom saying "Lets rob off with your Mums car"
Cuts to Mike with a look on his face of doubt and lets the audience knows he disagrees.
A Scene then cuts to a close up of a hand picking up some car keys, That then cuts to the keys being clicked to open the door, then the car door being opened. Then cuts to a wide shot of the window shield and you can see all the boys sat in the car saying nothing.
Close up of Mike asking the question "Now What?"
Rufus states "im not sure if im honest with you..."
This is the first problem, They dont actually know how to drive.
This leads to disappointment amongst the boys. They are realising that even without their parents that this might not even be a good thing to do.
INT: Close up of Mike drinking tea in the living room.
Camera: over mikes shoulder of Tom,
T: "now what..."
M: "Well, there's other stuff we could do?"
Group Looks around at each other in curiosity
Scene cuts to
Action 2:
cuts to wide shot
Ending:
A Fade into the living room and theres a close mid shot of 'Rufus' saying something along the lines of it would be good but it would get boring etc and then just a final closing shot of them all agreeing.
A Fade into the living room and theres a close mid shot of 'Rufus' saying something along the lines of it would be good but it would get boring etc and then just a final closing shot of them all agreeing.
Friday, 2 May 2014
Unit 22 Assignment 1
Multi Camera and Single Camera Productions
A Single camera production is essentially a production, with one camera used. There's quite a few reasons why you would want to make a single camera production. Reasons such as you can spend more amounts or less amounts of money on more relevant/irrelevant things, such as spending money on your audience, your cast and your locations etc. if your using one camera you dont need a whole big crew costing you a lot of money. This means you can spend more money on one amazing quality camera instead of buying numerous cameras with less quality. You'd also make a single camera production if your filming in more than one location, if you're travelling around its much more efficient for you. Also If the production is a long production making it single camera is more reasonable due to expenses. Some films will use a single camera through out it but for expensive stunts more cameras are used to capture the moment. if you use a single camera for a big stunt theres a good chance that your not going to capture the stunt. Some viewers would like a single camera production because it has more of a personal and 1st person kind of feel to it.
A Multi Camera production means the cameras are in "fixed locations. Usually found in sitcom settings and TV presenting shows such as the news. It means that the audience can get a view of multiple prospectives. If the shows were shot as single camera productions the pace of the show would be massively effected and the camera would constantly be changing positions. Using a multi camera production gives a more interesting feel to what you're watching, for example if your watching football seeing all the different angles and views make the game interesting, imagine if it was a single camera production and all they'd be able to do is a simple pan left to right of the pitch. There are however some disadvantages to multi camera productions, such as the costing. It would be much more expensive. Other problems could be things such as audio syncing.
Narrative
A Linear narrative is a consistent story that flows from beginning to end in chronological order, for example The character wakes up, goes out, comes back and goes to bed. A Linear narrative insists that there are no flashbacks or flash forwards and most likely no voice overs in the script. However, a non linear narrative is obviously the opposite, things that make a narrative non linear are things such as flashbacks that reveal exposition and a back story, for example, back to the future would be a good example of Non linear narrative. Open endings are endings that leave people with unanswered questions, usually seen in films that have a sequel to be released, such as harry potter, at the end of one of the later films its just a closing shot of the enemy shooting a beam into the sky then it cuts to a black screen then the credits roll up. This leaves the audience watching and wondering, then when the next film comes out they pick up from that point. Its a really good way of getting more money in a sense, If you give people a reason to watch the next film your obviously going to make more money. A Closed ending is the opposite, all questions are answered and the audience is left with full knowledge of whats happened in the film.
3 Act Structure
Formats
There are many types of Formats.
- Series ( Numerous episodes and is continuous ) - (Shameless, Gavin and Stacey and Benidorm)
- One off (films) - (Face off, This is the End and Sleepy Hollow)
- Genre (Comedies, Horror etc) - (For Example, Step brothers, is a comedy)
- Linear (When the story flows from beginning to end) - (Friends with benefits is a good example of a story line that just starts, has a plot, and ends)
- Non Linear (Opposite of Linear) - (.
- Flashback (Usually in a narrative, Reveals back story)
- Realistic (Set in a real world and story)
- Non realistic (surreal and non realistic storylines)
- Open ending (leaves a cliffhanger)
- Closed ending (All questions are answered)
Technical codes
Technical codes are used for giving the story a sense of definition and gives the audience a certain feel, things like the shot size and the actually camera angles give different feels. If you have two men arguing in a mid shot and then it cuts to a zoomed up then it gives the audience vibes of tension and maybe competition between the men, the lighting will also play apart on this, if you have a very greyscale dull lighting then the chances are its not going to be a positive scene. Different camera angles and lighting give the audience different connotations of what to expect. This is why technical codes are important. they give the production a deeper meaning.
Reservoir dogs is a single camera production. it has many technical codes used throughout, a great example of this is the infamous torture scene where Mr Blonde. At the start of this scene its a kind of over the shoulder shot of the tied up hostage and mr blonde is tracked walking infront of him and around him, it shows Mr Blonde higher up to the hostage by using a low camera angle, this shows dominance to Mr Blonde and tells the Audience hes the guy to fear. The colour wash and the look of the scene is quite dull, this is to show its a not so much scary, but more of a grusom and a negative scene, A contrapuntal Non diagetic sound track is used of a cheery song. During a torture scene? why? this is to create a sense of weirdness and let the audience know how twisted Mr Blond really is. As the music starts we get a close up of the hostages face covered in blood and his face showing fear. M Blonde cuts off the ear of his hostage, but we dont see anything? this leaves room for imagination. Then the camera pans off into the corner and returns to Mr Blonde with the hostages ear in his hand and he starts speaking into the ear. then we know what has happened to the man tied up.
Unit 22 Assignment 2/3
Key things in advert
We have to create a campaign highlighting the potential and benefits of 4G. Our campaign must highlight these points towards an audience in a positive light. We need to show the way 4G has had an effect and changed society and the way people use technology. Our advertisement must show the amazing potential in ways which can attract different audiences. For example, we should create a campaign which could interest people which different interests and hobbies. Showing 4G is suitable and beneficial to everyone.
Plan (sets/locations)
Linking to our plan, we need to find a suitable location to execute our advertisement. We need to find a suitable football field/astroturf where we can recreate a rugby scene. Although we do not need a huge amount of space as our clip is basic but gets to the point. Its effective. An ideal place would look like. The timescale should be around a week. We may only need 2/3 days for filming depending on how
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Recorded meeting with dan
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Brand Research
EE are the owners of the biggest&fastest 3G and 4G networks in the UK. They have 4g in 160 towns across the UK. Covering 70% of the population. The EE website claims they are 'The biggest and fastest overall network'' 4G offers seriously fast mobile internet. Meaning music,films,large files and online gaming is possible with 4G. The average 4G speed is 12-15mbps. All customers of EE also receive 2 for 1 cinema tickets every wednesday. An independent network bench marker, RootMetrics have said EE offers the top rated overall network performance. In tests against other major mobile brands, EE have won. By the end of 2014 EE will cover 99.2% of the UK with its 3G&4G.
Storyboard 2 (our latest idea)
Cast & Crew
Skills/technology
Challenges of the brief
Shooting Schedule
Risk assessment
Storyboard 1 (our first idea)
Storyboard 2 (our latest idea)
Prop List:
Considering that only two people were being filmed for our advert, we only needed two rugby kits. Having the real kits shows authenticity.
The rugby ball is the main prop that triggers the tackle.
Director: Harry King
Production Manager: Joe Fraser
Graphics/Editing: Harry King
Camera Operator: Marc Woods, Ryan Childs, Joe Fraser, Harry King
Cast - Ryan & Joe
Skills/technology
Cameras: We will need Cameras and a good knowledge on how to film and the use of different shots and angles there is a big problem with the cameras because if we don't book the cameras they might been all booked out and we will be unable to film. this is a big problem as it will set us of our shooting schedule.
getting 4G : We will also need a phone or some device with 4G these is needed as the entire advert this could be a big problem as it is still quite hard to get 4G so this might be a problem if we are trying to show the benefits of using 4G if we can only get access to 3G
editing : we will need someone with a good knowledge of editing so that we can get the perfect timings and editing done to make the shots look as good as possible but we may face a problem if our shots aren't good enough no matter how much editing is done it still might not come out as looking good.
writing : we need someone to write some brief dialogue so when its acted out it looks much more fluent and professional but we may face some problems as it might be quite time consuming to actually think of some suitable dialogue.
Challenges of the brief
Our challenges are simple. We need to show the audience 4G is more efficient and better than 3G. We need to do this in an effective way and make sure we attract the audience and keep them intrigued. We may introduce humour or wit to make this possible.
The advert will open with the 3G user attempting to impress a friend with his connection. However when trying to access a certain feature, the phone wont stop buffering. We can see that his friend is starting to grow tired, until his attention is drawn towards a newcomer at the party. Loads of commotion is surrounding him, as he starts to access the potential of his 4G network. With a few button pushes he is controlling the party. Turning music on, playing films and impressing everyone around him.
The advertisement opens with our main character attempting to enter a party. The bouncer tells him that an online ticket is required to gain access.
Our protagonist then attempts to find this ticket using his 3G network. However, his Internet connection isn't fast enough, and it continuously buffers for a long period of time. Losing his patience, the bouncer repeatedly asks him if he even has a ticket. Our main character panics and tries to push past, claiming that his friends are inside. Being forced back, a fight breaks out between the two men.
Meanwhile, inside our characters friends are actually inside, partying and enjoying themselves. They begin to exclaim how lucky they are that their 4G phones loaded up the ticket.
The ad begins to cut back and forth between both sets of people, the two outside now in an extremely exaggerated brawl, and the group inside having the time of their lives.
In the last shot, our original character is just about to take a punch from the bouncer, when a freeze frame occurs. The tag line then pops up on the screen: Don't be left out, choose 4G. Faster. Stronger. Reliable.
(We filmed most of this advertisement, apart from the scenes inside the party. This proved to be very difficult to shoot, as we could not get a large amount of people in one room to act out the scene. Therefore we decided to change our idea.)
Our last idea was one that Steph suggested. She referenced another group who were comparing 4G to 3G through films and there quality when watching on different networks. What we took from this was the idea of comparing the streaming quality of sports on different networks. However we were going to do it in a different way to the other group. Joe had showed us this advertisement for Carlsberg, which greatly influenced our project: https://www.youtube.
What we liked about the ad is that it was simple, and effective. It wasn't over saturated, throwing to much information at its audience.
Our ad opens with a clip of the rugby world cup (2012). A player powerfully and singlehandedly makes his way to the touchdown area. And at the bottom of this footage it reads: If 4G did sports. Once that clip finishes it cuts to Ryan, standing center frame in a rugby kit and on a rugby field. This scene reads: If 3G did sports. A ball is thrown to Ryan from of set, and he catches it in a panic. Looking around terrified, Ryan's eyes light up with fear as Joe runs in from of set and completely takes him out, launching Ryan of screen.
The tag line appears saying: 4G, Better. Stronger. Faster.... More Reliable.
We thought that this would cut straight to the point, instead of farting about around the matter like our first video did. It also adds humor to the mix.
Initial Ideas:
The advertisement will focus upon two characters at a party. One who is seen in a bad light because they own 3G, and the other who is running the show due to his super fast 4G.The advert will open with the 3G user attempting to impress a friend with his connection. However when trying to access a certain feature, the phone wont stop buffering. We can see that his friend is starting to grow tired, until his attention is drawn towards a newcomer at the party. Loads of commotion is surrounding him, as he starts to access the potential of his 4G network. With a few button pushes he is controlling the party. Turning music on, playing films and impressing everyone around him.
The advertisement opens with our main character attempting to enter a party. The bouncer tells him that an online ticket is required to gain access.
Our protagonist then attempts to find this ticket using his 3G network. However, his Internet connection isn't fast enough, and it continuously buffers for a long period of time. Losing his patience, the bouncer repeatedly asks him if he even has a ticket. Our main character panics and tries to push past, claiming that his friends are inside. Being forced back, a fight breaks out between the two men.
Meanwhile, inside our characters friends are actually inside, partying and enjoying themselves. They begin to exclaim how lucky they are that their 4G phones loaded up the ticket.
The ad begins to cut back and forth between both sets of people, the two outside now in an extremely exaggerated brawl, and the group inside having the time of their lives.
In the last shot, our original character is just about to take a punch from the bouncer, when a freeze frame occurs. The tag line then pops up on the screen: Don't be left out, choose 4G. Faster. Stronger. Reliable.
(We filmed most of this advertisement, apart from the scenes inside the party. This proved to be very difficult to shoot, as we could not get a large amount of people in one room to act out the scene. Therefore we decided to change our idea.)
Our last idea was one that Steph suggested. She referenced another group who were comparing 4G to 3G through films and there quality when watching on different networks. What we took from this was the idea of comparing the streaming quality of sports on different networks. However we were going to do it in a different way to the other group. Joe had showed us this advertisement for Carlsberg, which greatly influenced our project: https://www.youtube.
What we liked about the ad is that it was simple, and effective. It wasn't over saturated, throwing to much information at its audience.
Our ad opens with a clip of the rugby world cup (2012). A player powerfully and singlehandedly makes his way to the touchdown area. And at the bottom of this footage it reads: If 4G did sports. Once that clip finishes it cuts to Ryan, standing center frame in a rugby kit and on a rugby field. This scene reads: If 3G did sports. A ball is thrown to Ryan from of set, and he catches it in a panic. Looking around terrified, Ryan's eyes light up with fear as Joe runs in from of set and completely takes him out, launching Ryan of screen.
The tag line appears saying: 4G, Better. Stronger. Faster.... More Reliable.
We thought that this would cut straight to the point, instead of farting about around the matter like our first video did. It also adds humor to the mix.
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