Wednesday, 21 October 2015
Tuesday, 20 October 2015
Task 18: Planning of Practical Remake
Practical Remake Activity
Planning
Cherise plays Tom CruiseAshleigh plays the other character
Extra cast members are played by people who walk through Angel
Location: Angel
Reasoning: Represents the location in the movies title sequence well
1.) SHOT ONE- Mid shot of Cherise (Tom Cruise) walking towards the camera through a crowd.
2.) SHOT TWO- Mid Shot of Ashleigh walking towards the camera through people.
3.) SHOT THREE- Close up of Cherise.
4.) SHOT FOUR- Two shot of characters bumping into each other.
5.) SHOT FIVE- Close up as both characters drop their bags.
6.) SHOT SIX- Over the shoulder shot of characters conversing.
7.) SHOT SEVEN- Mid shot of characters picking up each others bags.
8.) SHOT EIGHT- Over the shoulder/ Close up of Cherise as she walks away.
Task 18: Planning for Friday
- location : possibly Angel station / or middle of shopping centre
Equipment needed ;
Camera
Tripod
Camera shots we will need to include;mid shot
Close up ;facial when man is close to the camera
We will need to make sure there are people walking around to create a sense of busyness
Roughly 4 minutes
After effects for our title sequence
; music ; tense.
Fade in and fade out
Cut shot transitions
Sunday, 18 October 2015
Task 17: Possible genres we may use for our making of a title sequence.
- Comedy
- Action
- Thriller
- Romance
Friday, 16 October 2015
Thursday, 15 October 2015
Task 13: Film Analysis
Name of Film: World War Z
Micro Analysis:
Macro Analysis:
Title Conventions:
Name of Film: Man Of Steel
Micro Analysis:
Macro Analysis:
Title Conventions:
Name of Film: Spider-Man
Micro Analysis:
Macro Analysis:
Title Conventions:
Micro Analysis:
- Camera :-
- Wide shots
- Long shots
- Mise-en-scene :-
- Animals that were once harmonious turned on each other
- An image of the calm sea
- Editing :-
- Diagonal lines going through the screen distorting the images on the screen
- Straight cuts
- Sound :-
- News updates --> gives the audience all the information they need to put them where they need to be at the start of the film
- Calm headlines are read during the first half of the title sequence
- Towards the end of title sequence the news readings become more distressing
Macro Analysis:
- The key plot idea that is introduced in the title sequence is that the entire world has been infected with some sort of virus.
- No main characters are explicitly introduced
- The story line is only hinted at through images of the virus spreading
Title Conventions:
- Producers
- In association with
- Stars
- Casting
- Visual effects
- Music
- Additional Music
- Costume
- Edited
- Production Designer
- Director of Photography
- Executive Producers
- Produced by
- Based on
- Screen Story
- Screen Play
- Director
- Title
Name of Film: Man Of Steel
Micro Analysis:
- Camera :-
- Close ups
- Wide shots
- Establishing shots
- Camera moves from left to right in order to show the entire scene (awards on a shelf)
- Mise-en-scene :
- Shots of newspapers (prop)
- Shots of the city (location)
- Shots of YouTube videos and social media posts (prop)
- Field
- Superman costume and logo
- Bright lighting
- Smallville
- Editing :-
- Straight cuts
- Camera tracks the astroid
- Special effects used when Superman is seen flying through the sky
- Sound :-
- Uplifting music played
- Builds positive tension for the audience making them want to carry on watching
Macro Analysis:
- Man of Steel starts by showing the audience the most important stages of Clark Kents life and his transition into being Superman.
Title Conventions:
- Producers
- In association with
- Director
- Stars
- Casting
- Costume Designer
- Visual Effects
- Music
- Co-producer
- Film Editor
- Production Designer
- Director of Photography
- Screen Play
- Executive producers
- Producers
- Based on
- Additional Directors
- Title
Name of Film: Spider-Man
Micro Analysis:
- Camera :-
- Camera moves through the webs
- The camera is made to look as though is it following the text
- Mise-en-scene :-
- Dark lighting
- Text is incorporated into the webs on the screen
- Editing :-
- No cuts are used
- Special effects are used throughout the title sequence in the construction of the web, lighting and text
- Sound :-
- Fast paced music is used to create tension
- The music also indicates what genre the film is
- Due to the actual title of the film and the special effects used during the title sequence the audience is able to make the link between the main character and some sort of spider
- Spider-Man and his rival Green Goblin are clearly introduced during the title sequence. Spider-Man's hand and Green Goblin's mask is is shown
Title Conventions:
- Producers
- Marvel Production
- Title
- Stars
- Casting
- Co-producers
- Music
- Costume Designer
- Visual Effects
- Edited
- Production Designer
- Director of Photography
- Executive Producer
- Additional Producers
- Based on
- Screen Play
- Director
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
Tuesday, 13 October 2015
Task 12: Target Audience
Audience is the assembled spectators or listeners at a public event such as a play, film, concert, or meeting.
Target audience is a particular group at which a product such as a film or advertisement is aimed.
We define target audience by:
It is useful for a film to have a target audience because:
Survey Monkey results:
We had 18 responses in total. The response summaries are shown below:
The second question was 'What is your age group?'
The third question was 'What area do you live in?'
Australia (1)
Canada (1)
Greenwich (1)
London (1)
Scotland (1)
The Himalayas (1)
Watford (1)
Islington (2)
Essex (3)
Camden (6)
The fourth question was 'Please describe your race/ethnicity.'
Black British (1)
Latin (1)
Primate (1)
Asian (2)
Mixed (2)
White British (2)
White (8)
The fifth question was 'What are your interests/hobbies?'
Cinema (1)
Cooking (1)
Dating (1)
Eating food (1)
Going out with friends (1)
Horse riding (1)
Making money (1)
Partying (1)
Sewing (1)
Shopping (1)
Sports (1)
Social media (1)
Swinging from trees (1)
Dancing (2)
Music (2)
Socialising (2)
Travelling (2)
The seventh question was 'Who are you top three favourite actors/actresses?'
First options were:
Reese Witherspoon
Eddie MurphyRobert De NiroMatt DamonDenzel WashingtonCameron Diaz (2)Jodie FosterKevin HartCeaserAdam SandlerJoseph MorganDylan O'BrienWill Smith (2)
Johnny Depp (2)
Second options were:
The ninth question was 'Reasons for genre preferences.'
The tenth was 'What is your favourite film?'
Target audience is a particular group at which a product such as a film or advertisement is aimed.
We define target audience by:
- Age
- Gender
- Class/Income
- Ethnic group
- Interests
- Location
It is useful for a film to have a target audience because:
Survey Monkey results:
We had 18 responses in total. The response summaries are shown below:
The second question was 'What is your age group?'
The third question was 'What area do you live in?'
Australia (1)
Canada (1)
Greenwich (1)
London (1)
Scotland (1)
The Himalayas (1)
Watford (1)
Islington (2)
Essex (3)
Camden (6)
The fourth question was 'Please describe your race/ethnicity.'
Black British (1)
Latin (1)
Primate (1)
Asian (2)
Mixed (2)
White British (2)
White (8)
The fifth question was 'What are your interests/hobbies?'
Cinema (1)
Cooking (1)
Dating (1)
Eating food (1)
Going out with friends (1)
Horse riding (1)
Making money (1)
Partying (1)
Sewing (1)
Shopping (1)
Sports (1)
Social media (1)
Swinging from trees (1)
Dancing (2)
Music (2)
Socialising (2)
Travelling (2)
The seventh question was 'Who are you top three favourite actors/actresses?'
First options were:
Reese Witherspoon
Eddie MurphyRobert De NiroMatt DamonDenzel WashingtonCameron Diaz (2)Jodie FosterKevin HartCeaserAdam SandlerJoseph MorganDylan O'BrienWill Smith (2)
Johnny Depp (2)
Second options were:
Jenna Dewan
Morgan Freeman
Dustin Hoffman
Hugh Jackman
Christian Bale
Changing Tatum
Jennifer Saunders
Bradley cooper
King Kong
Channing Tatum
Asher Monroe
Thomas Brodie Sangster
Brad Pitt (2)
Jennifer Lawrence
Leonardo Di Caprio
Mila Kunis
Third options were:
Channing Tatum
Kathy Bates
Robin William
James Franco
Michael Caine
Sandra Bullock
Joanna Lumley
Ice Cube
Bubbles
Cameron Diaz (2)
Ian Somerhalder
Tom Hanks (2)
Tom Cruise
Kristen Stewart
The ninth question was 'Reasons for genre preferences.'
The tenth was 'What is your favourite film?'
The three genres that people liked the most were: Thriller, Action and Comedy.
The reasons they said that is because they are entertaining, funny and engaging. They said that they like being on edge and the intenseness of thrillers and action films. Comedies are just humorous and fun to watch with friends.
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