Sunday, 20 November 2016

The Film in the Pitch (Coleman)

Storyboard (Rugile Oraite)



To be fair, this is a very rough storyboard. This is because this is the most basic explanation of our shots. A lot of the "in-between" shots will most likely be decided in the moment once we can visually see what appears good on the camera and with the lighting set up. However,  I will keep updating the story board if and when we make changes and additions.

Genre of our Film (Rugile Oraite)


Genre/Sub-genre of Film

We have decided to create a Youth Drama film. One reason behind this is that we went out of our way to attempt and do something not as common as horror/thriller etc. Although choosing a genre that isn’t as common for this task doesn’t mean we will automatically do better, we felt like we could be more creative and original. At first, we were steering towards action or comedy. We decided against this because in order to create an action film capturing at the beginning, we might have needed equipment that we do not have a budget for. Also, if you pay attention you would be able to see that comedy film title sequences aren’t actually that funny in most cases and this could end up being fairly boring if it has no further context.


KEN PARK


Ken park is a youth drama film that we have been majorly inspired by. This whole film is sectioned off and about the lives of main 3/4 characters who somehow are also involved with each other. The thing that we really like about this opening sequence is that at the very end, something critically important happens that gives the rest of the film a motivation. That is exactly what we want our opening credits to do, except ours might be a bit more subtle.


SUBMARINE


Submarine is another youth drama film that we have taken inspiration from. What really stood out for us in this opening sequence is how shots of surrounding areas are used to create a specific atmosphere and mood for this film. This is what we want to do.

Tuesday, 15 November 2016

Genre Conventions within Youth Drama

Genre conventions


Font
I have noticed even though the character age of the main characters are generally around a late teen to early adult the fonts somewhat contradict that, as they are seen here as crudely written childish handwriting. This emphasises the still childlike characters, despite the themes of the film.




Character focus
In some genres like horror and thriller the opening sequences focus on the main characters obsession/addiction. Through the research I have conducted into youth drama I have found usually the main character is at the centre of the sequence although we are simply following him/her through there daily activities. Or also the length of the title sequence is used as a large metaphor about one of the main characters.



Thursday, 10 November 2016

Location and Settings (Rugile Oraite)

sound ( Ugne Grigaite)

Production schedule(so far)

This is our production schedule. Its not 100%. Things may change due to a possibility of rain so if necessary we may change the schedule to suit us.   

The Title sequence Pitch (Coleman)

costumes




example of a wipe

Camera transitions research


Camera transitions & Edits 
Research

My idea of the storyline

analysis of the title and credits in 2 sequences of your choice

kidulthood film review

Props going to be used


Monday, 7 November 2016

My Personal Ident


MY IDENT


https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Y4HOsNU7FB0_pznHIp5kGHoRe1RC_O7tlaqRNsZfXng/edit?usp=sharing

Institutional Details of example films


WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

Who Distributed it?
Oscilloscope is an independent film company founded by Adam Yauch.

The Marketing tools Used
This film is has reviews on a very powerful poster. This poster was used as the main ad everywhere, for example billboards. 














The Role of Social Media
We Need To Talk About Kevin did not have its own social media pages, none that I am aware of anyway. The only ones i could find were the Wikipedia page, IMBd and Rotten Tomatoes.


Type of Release
This film was release internationally





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DISTROBUTIONS ARE FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES

THE MARKETING TOOLS USED IS SOCIAL MEDIA , TV CHANNELS , POSTERS AMD IN SOME INTERVIEWS.

THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
THEY DID NOT HAVE THEIR OWN WEBSITE BUT THEY WORE ADVERTISED ON DIFFERENT WEBSITES AS IT RELEASED.

DIFFERENT FORMATS THE FILM IS AVAILABLE IN
DVD
BLU-RAY
PRINT

IT HAD WIDE RANGE OF RELEASES IN DIFFERENT CINEMAS AROUND THE WORLD , BOTH NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY.

Box office$10.1 million
Budget$2 million

MUSIC WAS BY Mark Allen Mothersbaugh.

Wednesday, 2 November 2016

Similar/influential films


Influential ideas

INFLUENCES

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I really liked the use of sound in this film. It was very effective as they used very jazzy like music to represent an innocent boy's life alone in new york city. Although it doesn't go as planned and the movie slowly changes its mood from happy to mysterious. The sound they started using became more fast and and a little bit spooky once we are introduced to the robbers.This made the film seem interesting throughout.




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   The storytelling was really enjoyable and very effective. We get introduced to the family by seeing them on the screen physically instead of reading their names on the title sequences. I think this is creative and different therefore makes it stand out.





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The colour in the film AVATAR wore used really brightly. The film expresses many different colours/neon lights which makes the viewer more amazed and eye forced into the film. I really like how the designer made the light blue skin colour on the characters making them stand out , as well as using unrealistic characters but making them look real in the movie makes it so much more interesting and enjoyable to watch.