Idents

Regency Ident:

Regency productions produce serious films from thrillers to action and even comedy.
The ident is suitable to the company because it is subtle and serious, with not a lot of action just a subtle R this gives off the correct image for the target audience and is suitable in the opening scenes of a thriller film.

Questions

1. We felt that a lot of the feed back was tough but in most cases fair. We feel that the comment of the music starting at the very beginning was most correct of them all but some of the comments were a bit idiotic at times, for example one group said the camera was unsteady at a pacific point in the ilm and it was quite clear at that high we would need some very expansive specialist equipment to make it steady which unfortunately is not available to us. But overall half of the comments that we received were expected but some of the comments in the other half were a bit picky and unfair criticism.

2. Would plan the shots more effectively, the plan would help massively and the soryline and acting would be better this would help the overall product the editing was good and would only be improved by experience and exploring the software.

feedback

Group 64 - The opening credits looked more like ending credits, it would have been better if they had been put over the the video, it would have made them more interesting. Effects were good, we liked the cross dissolve and fades used. A variety of camera angles were used such as the close up, long shots with panning and zooming, although the shots weren't very steady probably because they were using handheld. The music was good but the changes between the pieces of music delayed, there was no music at the very start. It wasn't very clear of what the narrative is at the beginning but we got more of an idea of what it was about towards the end when the three characters were together, it was perhaps a action or gangster film. There wasn't much thought to the mise-en-scene in this sequence, we thought that they could have had used some props or costumes to make it more interesting.

Group 63:
There was quite a lot of hand held shots and not really much variety of camera shots through out the two minutes. The opening sequence does not really give you any indication of what the film is going to be about and it does not really look like a children's film from what you see in the two minutes.
The cross dissolve and fade that was used was good because it shows a variety of effects. the music that was used did not really fit the film but it was made well. We liked the camera angle in the corridor from a birds eye view walking. There was not costumes used which could make it a bit boring and also you could of used a few more props. 6

group 62
1) most shots were held steady, but one of the shots high up was slightly unsteady.

2) All elements were included

3) There were not many variety of shots, it was mainly long shots. but it did look good.

4) All elements were appropriate for target audience, which was good.

5) The costumes were suitable, but their were not specific props which would target kids

6) The setting was made clear by the editing at the beginning

7) shots transitions were done well, especially at the start

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Positives:

- Church bells fitted in.
- Filming was steady.
- Editing was good, but confusing.
- Acting was good.

Negatives:

- Plot was not relavent to target audience.
- Genre was unclear.

Group 66

Did not give much indication of what the story was about.
Sound didn't fit the credits at the start
Shot from roof gave a good idea of where the film is set
wide variety of shots
Not sure it was right for a children's film.

Feedback 2

3. a) Comment on all aspects of mise en scene. How smooth is the animation? Use of SfX?
b) What target audience do you think this is aimed at? Age range and why.
The use of props is done well as all the characters are made out of it and the effects from props such as the police station created out of lego shows a good use of props. Also the scene of the sequence is all hand made and suits the plot of the film. There are no use of costumes at all in the sequence but doesn't effect the sequence.
b) Target audiecne: kids: 5-10 from simple narrative.

4. Editing. COnsider the pace, styl and techniques. Ate there any issues?

5. What kind of media co. would distrube this and why? is it similat in style/subject to a real children's film?

Final evaluation questions: Notes for write up.
1: Our media production uses many elements from other media products such as grange hill.
In our preliminary task we took aspects from spy/action films.
2: When filming we made sure it was suitable for 15-17 year olds as it reflects their life from day to day this is good as the more our target audience can relate to it the more likely they will be to watch it.
3: Our production is mainly produced for a tv series shown after school hours. Will use research from actual students and maybe have viewer orientated content.
4: Time to get grimey.
5:

Screen shots

Using a cross between Final cut and garageband we have managed to produce both video and audio and put them together.

Final edit

Childrens film trailer.

Final edit...(No soundtrack)

Days 2 Progress and Clasification

We have filmed more scenes of the collage and our main intro where we all walk down the corridor.

Film Classification

Film certifications. Every since film that is released onto our Cinema screens and DVD's has to legally have a 'certification'. Film certifications can range from 'U', which is suitable for anyone over the age of four to '18', which of course is not suitable for anyone below the age of eighteen. However, childrens film only falls into three to five catorgories. The five being: 'Uc', 'U', 'PG', '12A' and '12'. Details on the four main certifications are below...

The information about these certifications is from the website: http://www.sbbfc.co.uk/ - the British Board of Film Classification.

'U'

A "U" film should be suitable for children aged four and above and have a positive moral framework.

• Discrimination: No discriminatory language or behavior unless clearly disapproved of.

• Drugs: No references to illegal drugs or drug misuse unless there is a educational purpose or anti-drug message.

• Horror: Scary sequences should be mild, brief and unlikely to upset young children.

• Imitable: No potentially dangerous behavior which young people are likely to copy.

• Language: infrequent use of very mild language.

• Nudity: Occasional natural nudity, no sexual content.

• Sex: Mild sexual behavior (kissing) and references only (making love)

• Theme: While problematic themes may be present, their treatment must be sensitive and appropriate for young children.

'PG'

Any child accompanied by an adult may watch. A "PG" film should not disturb a child aged 8 or older.

• Discrimination: No discriminatory language or behavior unless clearly disapproved of unless used for educational or historical context.

• Drugs: No references to illegal drugs or drug misuse unless there is a educational purpose or anti-drug message.

• Horror: Scary sequences should not be prolonged or intense. Fantasy sequences may be a mitigating factor.

• Imitable: No potentially dangerous behavior which young people are likely to copy.

• Language: Mild bad language only.

• Nudity: Occasional natural nudity, no sexual content.

• Sex: Sexual activity may be implied but should be infrequent and brief. 

• Theme: Where more serious issues are featured (domestic violence) nothing in their treatment should be condoned unacceptable behavior.

'12' & '12A'

Exactly the same criteria are used for both "12" and "12A". These categories are awarded where the material is, in general, only for children aged 12 and above.

• Discrimination: Discriminatory language or behavior must be endorsed by the work as a whole.  

• Drugs: Any misuse of drugs must be infrequent and must not be glamorised or give instructional detail. 

• Horror: Moderate physical and psychological threat may be permitted, provided disturbing sequences are not frequent or sustained.

• Imitable: Dangerous behavior(hanging, suicide and self harming) should not dwell on detail which could be copied or appear pain or harm free. Easily accessible weapons should not be glamorised. 

• Language: Moderate language is aloud. Use of words like "Fuck" must be infrequent.

• Nudity: Nudity is aloud but sexual context must be infrequent.

• Sex: Sexual must be brief and discreetly portrayed. Sexual references should not be beyond what is suitable for a teenager.

• Theme: Mature themes are acceptable, but their treatment must be suitable for young teenagers.

• Violence: Moderate violence is aloud, but should not dwell on detail and keep it brief.

health and safety

1. must be considerate of other classes

2. make sure you are filming in a safe and appropriate area

3. be aware of traffic 

4. Keep ll of the equipment together 

5. carry cameras in cam bag

6. make sure tape is rewound 

7. capture shots more than once 

8. switch off camera after use 

Shot List - Kids Film Intro

Storyboard to intro for kids film.

The Incredibles- opening scene music and sound

The music for the scene were dash is being chased by the bad guys is fast paced crazy music which helps bring out the humor in the film. The gun shot noises are also very important in showing some realism in the film from the cartoon style gun. Diegetic sound changes in the film to represent each characters individual attributes and personality.

Inspector Gadget

The introduction is wacky and colorful which is good for the younger audience as it will catch their undivided attention before the film has even started. The film intro represents the genre of the film as the intro contains the gadgets that will thrill the young audience and make them want to watch more and the wacky music and colours will dazzle the youth and keep them intrigued throughout. The music is bubbly, exiting and fun, this greats more of a happy atmosphere and makes the young audience feel that they are about to be transported to a land of dreams.

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Plotting a story board.

After watching the introduction to Back to the Future we plotted what we thought was the most important sections and story boarded them. This is the opposite of what usually happens, reverse planning. The most significant shots were taken and discussed in detail. We took into account, sound, camera movement, camera angle and shot distance and framing.

Childrens Film- conventions of a fantasy film: Toy story 3

In this opening scene we see that the characters are fictional and are easily able to relate to the audience by using the humour they produce with their comical genius. The variation in colours also helps the audience relate to the characters as it helps set more of a friendly mood and atmosphere. The opening scene also sets the plot for the whole film as we can see or have an educated guess at what is going to happen to the toys when their owner goes of to college. The music changes all the way through the opening scene as we start of with an establishing shot (which helps set the scene) then moves to a more upbeat music style as there is more action taken up on screen when woody almost loses tack with his close pals buzz and co, this helps engage the audience to the film.

The Incredibles

In the opening sequence of the smash 2004 hit 'The Incredibles'. The film is opened by heroic music and the walls are covered in newspaper articles showing his success throughout his life. This sets up the main character and sets the scene for it being a superhero movie. It then cuts to the main character trying to get into a clearly to small outfit, this shows that quite a lot of time has passed and he is passed his best and sets up some comedy. The music portrays a sense of a heroic fantasy, but the films still keeps that sense of humor to appeal to the audiences younger sense of humor, the intro keeps a dark feel to it so viewers still know its a action film.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFMI2JMMGyc&feature=related

All the characters have individual traits and these can be seen from just looking at the characters.

Mr Incredible

The main character.

Elastigirl

Violet

Dash

Jack-Jack

Chilldrens Film: Conventions of a fantasy (monsters inc.)

The film introduces the idea of a fantasy world right from the beginning with the use of a mythical creature in the opening credits. they also use bright colours which is audience appropriate and helps to engage the viewers. composed music creates a sense of a surreal atmosphere, added to the rythym of the non diegetic sound the music develops the idea of an upbeat, fast paced plot. a key feature of the film is the use of doors in the plot, these doors are also used in the opening credits, which helps to develop the abnormality of the film. once we are in the first scene there are a lot of panning shots, this helps the audience to establish the location and theme. the failure of the monster to scare the child helps to build rapport between the audience and the film's characters. suspense is built through the managers raised tone when he announces the main character's name.  there is a variety of shades in the lighting of the scene which helps to give the film great dynamics, which is key to engaging the audience. the humour shown when the monster hurts himself is physical, this is very relevant to the audience. characters are placed in different sections of the screen to show there status. such as the junior monsters being shown as slightly smaller than the manager and also they are grouped which highlights the authority the manager has over all of them on his/her own.

Toy story 3- Opening scene

Bright colour and lighting is used to show the upbeat mood of the film.
The sound is non diagetic and is used to relax the audience so that they feel comfortable with the characters, this is done by using a melodic rythym and soothing tone.
The scene is set by the panning shots around the house and surrounding area.

Arthur the Ardvark

Childrens charcter 
Arthur was an anthropomorphic character that could have been any american suburban kid. He is easy to relate to and is a happy go lucky aardvark. He is clever and funny, this makes him an ideal role model, he allways ends up doing the right thing and setting morals.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3TfMNG77jI&feature=related

T-rex dinosaur out of toy story

The dinosaur out of toy story successfully appeals to the target audience of children. This is because of how funny and witty he comes across to the audience which makes all of the young kids burst out in tears of laughter. His voice also represents a kid like approach which makes it so easy for the animated character to relate to the younger generation.

Buzz Lightyear

Buzz Lightyear appeals to the target audience because he is a heroic symbol that always saves the day. it mostly appeals to young boys as they have ambition of becoming a superhero when their young, and buzz portrays the stereotypical image of a childhood superhero. the heroic music is always played with buzz lightyear and he speaks in commanding voice with the famous catchphrase "to infinity and beyond!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFVQF8wF6sM

Prelimary Exercise

First editing task.

Preliminary edit task evaluation.

The first problem we had with this task was working out were to take the shots from, Heights, Angles and Distances. We got around this by taking short test shots of the setting.

We also found it hard to edit the shots together smoothly as the consistency of starting positions was not great. We managed to include lots of shot types including, reaction shot, close up and long shots. The shot that was most effective is the establishing shot as it sets the scene and introduces the main character.

Original Vlog

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Pre-lim Filming Task (Planning)

1st shot from behind towards automatic doors.:

This shot adds a bit of mystery as you cannot see his face, also it instates his power as you can see he has a swagger.

2nd shot: Facing forward through the door.

This shows the viewer the chracters face and starts to build up to some action and starts to build the charcater.

3rd shot: Close up of doors shuting.

 4th shot: Match on Action.
This is a shot where we cut from one action to another to keep the flow of the shot.

 

This is a shot where we cut from one action to another to keep the flow of the shot.

5th shot: Reaction shot.

This is the shot that introduces Character 2 this convinces the viewer that the 2 charcters are in the same location.
6th Shot: Long Shot

 This opens up the shot so the viewers can get to grips with the setiing, It also can be used to show authority and status within characters.
7th Shot: The conversation

This is used to establish the base of your characters as you can tell a lot about a person by how they converse.

Story Board:

Catch up next week for a thrilling installment..