We also began to work on our storyboard.
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Storyboard/Schedule planning
We also began to work on our storyboard.
Sunday, 6 January 2013
My chosen genre
My chosen genre for my film is Action/Thriller. This is my research of this genre.
The aim of a thriller/action is to create suspense and excitement for the audience. It heavily stimulates the viewers moods giving them a high level off anticipation and anxiety. There are usually many car chases, violence and revenge.
The setting varies depending on the narrative. For example Taken was set in a suburban town, but then was moved to Paris, France for its new location.
The music is fast paced in scenes of violence and action to match the speed of bullets for example.
There are many cuts in the scenes of violence which allows the audience to see the action from many different angles. There are also many close ups on the face (sweat dripping) and weapons of violence.
The aim of a thriller/action is to create suspense and excitement for the audience. It heavily stimulates the viewers moods giving them a high level off anticipation and anxiety. There are usually many car chases, violence and revenge.
The setting varies depending on the narrative. For example Taken was set in a suburban town, but then was moved to Paris, France for its new location.
The music is fast paced in scenes of violence and action to match the speed of bullets for example.
There are many cuts in the scenes of violence which allows the audience to see the action from many different angles. There are also many close ups on the face (sweat dripping) and weapons of violence.
Saturday, 5 January 2013
Genre- Romance
ROMANCE
The narrative of a romance is a love story between a man and woman. In many there is a protective father who doesn't approve of his daughters boyfriend, so he has to rebel against him to see her. There is also usually an argument which is resolved towards the end of the movie.
Setting- romantic scenes such as beaches. Filmed in towns, cities, high school and many other places. It is quite generic and could be filmed anywhere.
Technical codes- plenty of long shots to show couples in different types of scenery. Tracking shots e.g. couple walking through a park. Close ups on hand holding and kissing scenes.
Lighting- the lighting really does depend on the type of atmosphere and mood that particular scene has. As it is normally happiness there are many bright colours. Blue skies and bright sunshine.
Characters- Depending on where the movie is set e.g. In high school= teenage boy and girl. There could also already be a couple to begin with.
The narrative of a romance is a love story between a man and woman. In many there is a protective father who doesn't approve of his daughters boyfriend, so he has to rebel against him to see her. There is also usually an argument which is resolved towards the end of the movie.
Setting- romantic scenes such as beaches. Filmed in towns, cities, high school and many other places. It is quite generic and could be filmed anywhere.
Technical codes- plenty of long shots to show couples in different types of scenery. Tracking shots e.g. couple walking through a park. Close ups on hand holding and kissing scenes.
Lighting- the lighting really does depend on the type of atmosphere and mood that particular scene has. As it is normally happiness there are many bright colours. Blue skies and bright sunshine.
Characters- Depending on where the movie is set e.g. In high school= teenage boy and girl. There could also already be a couple to begin with.
However not all romantic films go down this route. Romeo and Juliet is the perfect example of a different type of romance.
Genre- Horror
HORROR
Settings- Set in a small town. Locations often appear dark and isolated e.g. abandoned house, forest.
Technical code- extreme close ups to emphasise the subject. Establishing shots to show the location. Long shots to help show the danger or what the lad character is surrounded by.
Iconography- Lighting is quiet dark as it is usually filmed in the evening. The colour red is used which suggests danger. Dull colours such as grey and washed out green.
Characters- There is often a new character moving into a new town. The character is usually aware that something is not right. Not many well known star personas, as it makes it more believable if there is someone they don't know. This helps them forget that it is a movie that they are watching.
Settings- Set in a small town. Locations often appear dark and isolated e.g. abandoned house, forest.
Technical code- extreme close ups to emphasise the subject. Establishing shots to show the location. Long shots to help show the danger or what the lad character is surrounded by.
Iconography- Lighting is quiet dark as it is usually filmed in the evening. The colour red is used which suggests danger. Dull colours such as grey and washed out green.
Characters- There is often a new character moving into a new town. The character is usually aware that something is not right. Not many well known star personas, as it makes it more believable if there is someone they don't know. This helps them forget that it is a movie that they are watching.
Genre- Comedy
Genres are categories that films are placed into that have similar cliches and narrative elements. Fictional films are normally categorised according to their theme, setting and mood. Although this is usually the case, some films with the same context can be categorised into different genres. For example, there is a film about war yet one is a comedy and the other is an action film.
Different types of genre
COMEDY
Comedy is the most popular genre in film. This genre belongs to the films which evoke laughter from their audience.
Settings- Bright places, well populated areas. Teen comedy= high schools and small towns. Social comedy= bars and houses.
Technical code- camera follows the character, meaning loads of tracking shots. Many medium shots and close up shots to show characters over exaggerated facial expressions. Sounds are edited to add humour.
Iconography- Bright, bold colours are often used. Yellow, green and blue are most often used. Lighting is often bright, as it is filmed during the day.
Characters- idiotic and accident prone, socially awkward, over exaggerated smart people.
Different types of genre
COMEDY
Comedy is the most popular genre in film. This genre belongs to the films which evoke laughter from their audience.
Settings- Bright places, well populated areas. Teen comedy= high schools and small towns. Social comedy= bars and houses.
Technical code- camera follows the character, meaning loads of tracking shots. Many medium shots and close up shots to show characters over exaggerated facial expressions. Sounds are edited to add humour.
Iconography- Bright, bold colours are often used. Yellow, green and blue are most often used. Lighting is often bright, as it is filmed during the day.
Characters- idiotic and accident prone, socially awkward, over exaggerated smart people.
Thursday, 3 January 2013
Storyboard- Rough Idea
This is the first draft of our opening sequence. We are still developing it.
[tina's slow motion bullet idea]
-doctor gets shot [headshot] against a tiled wall and falls to the ground.
-the breifcase containing vials of a formula is dropped by the doctor,
it hits the floor, opens, and the vials roll across the floor, at which point,
one of the assasins picks them up and puts them into his pocket.
-cut to the blood stain [which is going downwards as his head slides against the wall].
camera follows it to the doctors face, and we can see he is dead.
-cut to an extreme close up of doctors lifeless eyes.
[rewind all of our footage to the begining]
-inside a science laboratory, three scientists are working on a special formula
{wearing lab coats and lab goggles}
[play footage through]
-scientist 1 writes up some calculations before saying # "i think ive cracked it" #
-formula is finished.
-sound of a car pulling up outside the laboratory causes the scientists to get into a panic
-scientists hastily put it into 3 vials and put those into a foam lined briefcase.
-scientist 1 removes lab coat and goggles and gets his own coat and hat on
-exits via the rear of the building, leaving scientists 2 and 3 in the lab.
-shots of scientist 1 running quickly away from the building.
-cut away to the lab where two four hitmen proceed to detain the two scientists.
a fith man enters the building and sasy to the hitmen # "you know what to do" #
-he whips out his mobile phone [with credits on screen]
[tina's slow motion bullet idea again]
[end of footage and title sequence appears]
Wednesday, 2 January 2013
Filming- Risk Assessment
Risk: 5= Very High- 1=Very Low
Briefcase: risk= 1 There is no real risk in us using the briefcase.
Beakers/Test tube: risk= 4 As it is glass, when dropped it would brake. This could potentially be dangerous as we can deeply cut ourselves. If this was to happen we would corner off where the glass has landed and use a brush to sweep up the glass. We would also wear thick gloves to reduce the chance of cutting ourselves.
Chemicals: risk= 5 These chemicals could be irritant/harmful if it came to contact with skin. Only Tina and Theo are able to use the chemicals as they are the ones acting. They should wear an apron, gloves and goggles to avoid any spillage landing on their skin.
Briefcase: risk= 1 There is no real risk in us using the briefcase.
Beakers/Test tube: risk= 4 As it is glass, when dropped it would brake. This could potentially be dangerous as we can deeply cut ourselves. If this was to happen we would corner off where the glass has landed and use a brush to sweep up the glass. We would also wear thick gloves to reduce the chance of cutting ourselves.
Chemicals: risk= 5 These chemicals could be irritant/harmful if it came to contact with skin. Only Tina and Theo are able to use the chemicals as they are the ones acting. They should wear an apron, gloves and goggles to avoid any spillage landing on their skin.
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