Story board preview.

Prop list.

In our opening sequence we will be using only a few props:


A cigarette.


A mobile phone

Feedback on Pitch.

We delivered our pitch in yesterdays lesson introducing our ideas for the opening sequence and the story. We used our story board to show the sequence explaining what shots and editing we are going to use.
We also analysed two films that inspired us for the sequence, Scum and This is England, explaining why they are significant to our film.
We got feed back on our pitch:

• It was simple an easy to film creating a smaller chance of things going wrong.
• It may need more concepts or some action.
• Using only one actor, and not using dialogue, again makes it easier to do and will create a good effect.
  
  In response to this feedback we may consider adding some action to sequence, however we are going to stick with keeping it simple as we believe it will be more effective and realistic.
  We are going to continue with the same storyline and same effects.
  
  Dan
  

Mood Board

mood board

Analysis of Scum (1979)

camerawork
Lots of dolly work following main character, Carlin.
A few over shoulder shots to create suspence.

mise-en-scene
All in uniform, no individual identity.
See characters hands are in cuffs on bus to borstal.
Plain dull colours. No bright colours.
bus has rails next to windows to show the are imprisoned.

sound
no soundtrack
only hear diegetic sounds from bus & prison cells etc.

editing
countinueous editing, foolowing every footstep were the main character goes.

This is our groups i dent. An i dent is usually at the beginning of a film showing the logo of the production company showing who the film has been made by.

Genre Definitions

As a class, we looked at 5 different genres and discussed each of them in depth. They were Adventure story for a younger audience, Teenage romantic comedy, British social realist drama, Crime caper and Supernatural thriller with a strong female lead.

Adventure story for young audience
Films which follow this genre are;

• Harry Potter
• The Chronicles of Narnia
• Shrek
• Etc....

Some of the conventions which this genre uses would be;

• Exotic locations
• Maybe animatic
• Main character is portraied as the hero of the story

Teenage Romatic comedy
Films which follow this genre are;

• American Pie
• High School Musical
• She's all that

Some of the conventions which this genre uses would be;

• Mostly set in an american high school
  

Introduction.

Hello and welcome to our film opening blog. Were group T2 64, and our group members are
-Alex McCarthy
-Dan Ashcroft
-Kimberly

In this project we are hoping to produce an opening sequence for one of five choices of genre.