Audience Feedback 

This is Jack who watched our film. He is 16, goes to the Kings school and enjoys to surf and skateboard in his spare time. He was quite impressed with the filming and editing of our film apart from the fact that the audio wasn't there. He liked the setting of our opening sequence and found it appropriate for our film plot, he also mentioned the make up on Theo's face was very good and looked realistic. We used charcoal pens and purple water colours for his black eye. Seeing as this worked and people liked it, we will be using this makeup method again. He mentioned that video was a little bit grainy, this is something we will be working on. He also disliked the opening shot/ establishing shot, and suggested doing it in another field. Since then, I have looked at different fields to do the filming in. I think I've found the perfect place




This is the field that I think will be perfect to be filming in because, its soon to be spring which means that, daffodils and snowdrops will be coming out soon. Which will make the setting a nicer location. I have suggested this idea and hopefully we can film there soon.

What makes a film?

There are many different roles and jobs in film, here are some important roles to make a film;

Director: They have the responsibility of creating vision of the film. Quentin Tarantino is a very well known director and is also my favorite director of all time.

This is Quentin Tarantino, he is well know for directing films such as Pulp Fiction and the Hateful 8.





Producer: Responsible for making sure the film is good, overseeing the film, contacting companies. George Lucas is a very well known producer and a very good one.

This is George Luca, here he is with  C3po. George Lucas is famous for producing Star Wars and Indiana Jones.





Screenwriter: This person writes the story and the script. William Goldman is a well known screenwriter.

This is William Goldman posing. He is well know for working with the Princess Bride and the Marathon man.






Actor/ Actress: This is where people act in front of the camera. A well known actress is Emma Watson.

This is Emma Watson. She is has acted in Harry Potter and The Beauty and the beast.






Editor: This person is in charge of editing individual shots and editing on software. A well know editor is Stan Lee.

This is Stan Lee, he is mostly well known for being the former president and chairmen of Marvel. Not only is he an editor, he is also a comic book writer and producer. He has edited cameo in spider man and several other marvel films, this means that he has made special appearances as himself in films.








Producer designer: Otherwise known as P.D, a producer designer is responsible for the visual look of the production, a producer designer may design what a movie set might look like. A well known Producer designer is called Dennis Gassner.

This is Dennis Gassner, he is well known for working with Spectre in James Bond. 

Cinematographer: Also known as the director of photography. This person is in charge of shooting the film. this person is in charge of the camera and the lights. This person probably has the biggest role in the making of a film. A well known cinematographer is Roger Deakins

Here is Roger Deakins filming in James Bond in Sky fall. As you can see he is lying comfortably filming a Javier Bardem coming down an escalator. 

Feedback on our film so far

We showed our film to a few members in a class. We had some positive feedback. We asked Liam, Dylan and Ruben to watch our video.

 This is Liam, hes prefered genre is horror, however he said he enjoyed our opening sequence. He said he enjoyed the enigmas in the film.











This is Ruben. ( closes to the camera) Ruben said he ' loves the idea of the film' he said he reckons that there is some sort of action behind all the emotions.  He also said, he and many of his friends would thoroughly enjoy the film. This means that our film is appealing to our target audience.

Our film so far (draft)

This is our film so far, this is our draft, despite the fact that we don't have any sound yet. I have made an ident called Magnetic Productions, I made this with photoshop, Charlie later edited it in using premier Pro. I quite like the titles and font in the first few cuts of the film, they have metallic look about them. I do feel that the titles need further editing thought, because some of the words aren't aligned. For example 'Magnetic Productions' magnetic isnt completely aligned in the middle on top of the production title, it needs to be exactly in the middle, to make it looks like a suitable title. The title then fades into an establishing shot of JJ lying on the floor. After this establishing shot, the film title comes on, however I feel that the title should come before the establishing shot because it could confuse the audience. The tittle JJ then fades into a close up of JJ's hand and phone ringing. You can clearly see that the phone is ringing with the words mum on the phone as it rings. This shot then fades into the next shot, of JJ slowly opening his eyes. This is my favorite shot out of all the shots that we filmed, because, it shows the the mise en scene and the make up on his face that instantly makes us feel sorry for him because he is injured. The next shot, is of JJ standing up, using the bars behind him to help himself up. As he is getting up there are a few dissolved editing which means that one part of his fades and another figure of himself fades into another place. Once JJ has got up he walks over and picks up his phone of the ground, this is a low angle shot. After this he walks past the camera and carries on walking up the walk. Once again, we used dissolved editing, this shows the passing of time. Once we have the sound the film should be a lot better. 

Our more advanced storyboard

New Idea, Research and Planing

We decided to change ideas and scrap our old film because we weren't feeling satisfied with it as well as taking advice from our teacher and student in the class. Our new idea for an opening sequence is much more clear than the our older opening sequence, the narrative and story plot is much clearer. We've decided that our film will go under the a drama/ adventure genre. Our synopsis is of a late teenager called JJ, we decide this would be his name because,  JJ is a name short for such names as Jason or James and another middle name beginning with a J. This gives the connotations of a young adult/ teenager. This name can be associated with a person of a lower class and status. Because of stereotypes an audience would immediately associate of a person of a lower with drugs. 

This is our Story board

The first shot is a black screen, this will all of our titles and our film name. This next shot will be a still a black screen, this time there will be diegetic sound of a phone ringing. We hope to use the original iphone ringtone because it is the most widely known as a ringtone. We are also going to use diegetic sound of wind in the fields, because that is where our our story is set. This will hopefully make an enigmas in the audience, such as 'Why is there a phone ringing?' and 'Why is there sounds of wind in a field?' This will hopefully get the the audience excited and guessing what would come next.  This is called a J cut, when you can hear the audio before you see the screen video. The third shot is the opening shot and an establishing shot of a field, with a landscape in the background, on the left corner, there will be a body lying face down in the field, we chose to have the body lying down in the bottom left side of the corner because of the rule of thirds, corners of photo/shot are enticing to the human eye. This creates another enigma in the audience, such as ' Is the man dead?' and ' What has happened to him?' The fourth shot a medium close up of the the body's hand on the floor, with his fingers twitching as he is waking up to the sound of his phone ringing. The fifth shot, is an extreme close of JJ opening his eyes, at this point the phone ringing would have stopped once he has opened his eyes and the field winds will get stronger and louder once he has opened his eyes this, we are going to do this because, now that he has woken, his senses like sound will be much greater and more functional than before, when he was asleep/ passed out. We are also going to put the sound of birds, because in movies, birds are typically what you hear when you wake up. The sixth shot is a shot of the first shot, this time JJ struggling to stand up. The seventh shot, is mid shot, of JJ shoulders and head, with him wiping his face and wiping the sleep off of his eyes, revealing his bloodshot red eyes, black eye, and a gash in his cheek. All the focus will be on his JJ, blurring out what is in the background, this camera technique is called deep focus. The eight shot is a low shot of JJ picking up his phone from the floor. The ninth shot is an over the shoulder shot of JJ looking through his voicemail from his mum and other family members that have tried to call. The tenth shot is a shot of JJ walking away into the distance, his figure will start to fade to another figure of him walking ahead to show the passing of time.

Camera shots                                

• Establishing shot
• Mid shot
• Extreme close up
• Deep focus/ Mid shot
• Low angle shot
• Over the shoulder shot 
• Landscape shot 

Sound and Audio

• Audio of iphone ringtone
• Sound of Phone buzzing
• Audio of wind in the field
• Sound of birds as JJ wake up
• Sound of JJ getting up of the ground, ruffling of grass and leaves
• The ruffling of the grass as JJ walks away

Mise en Scene

• Black clothing (stereotypically people of a lower status are associated with being chavy and wearing black clothing.
• Using make up, paint and fake blood for a black eye.
• Heavily dressed because its cold. 

Characters

There will be two characters in the film, 'JJ' and 'Mum'. The mum is a nameless voice actress in the opening scene, this suggests inequality between men and women in our film. Although she is the worried, helpful and caring mother of JJ she is yet helpless because her son is lying face down in a field, bruised and cut. This is to challenge the social inequality, and the audience end up feeling sorry for her. JJ is a young adult who is living in a lower class background. JJ is stereotyped as doing drugs and committing crimes because he has a lower status.

Locations

We have looked at several places to film.
This is the first possible place to film, it is the lower part of Salcombe Hill Cliff. The hazard is that we are filming near a cliff.









This is the second possible place to film its in a forest near the top end of the Salcombe Hill Cliff in Sidmouth. The hazard is that the cliff near by.

















This is the forest thats near the top end of Salcombe Hill Cliff in Sidmouth. This would be an idle place to film, because there are lots of trees, which adds to the mysterious side of the story.










Risk Assessment

There are a few risks involved with filming on a cliff, in particular the cliff we are filming on. We have made sure where we want to film and where not to film. 

This is the first possible location we can film in, the red lines in the photo is where we must not go because it is a hazard and a cliff edge. As well as near the cliff edge is an area we must not go. The green circle is where we are filming.

This is the other photograph/map of the forest that is our idle place to film. The red lines show the edge of the cliff, as well as ground near the edge of the cliff. The green line is a safe place to do our filming.














Roles and actors
My younger brother Theo is going to be playing the role of JJ, he is 16 and looks the age of a young adult. He is the ideal age for our film, because our target audience are also young adults of ages 16-18.

This is my younger brother Theo who will be playing the role of JJ. This is an old photograph, he looks older to the day.

Feedback from our 1 minute draft

The feedback was negative there were a few points the audience had made about the film. These points are; 

• The camera was too shaky
•  No evidence of using a tripod
• The plot was misleading 
• The effects are to wild and vibrant
• The editing wasn't very good.

After all the negative feedback, we decided that it was clear we had to re film our opening sequence. Since the negative feedback, I've learnt that its important to use a tripod when filming, to create a still shot. I also learnt that perhaps filming in another country (Laos ) probably isn't such a good idea, because its not very accessible. Charlie also learnt that there was no need for such wild and vibrant effects. We've spoken to the two teachers about re filming, and they have approved. We have already planned our next film. 

Our first 1 minute draft

This is our first draft. The first scene and first 35" seconds of the film is a dream. He then our character wakes up in bed. The first introductory shot is an establishing shot, its introducing the scene. This shot pans round, showing off the scenery in the surrounding. After this there are a few shots of, a temple to back up the idea that this is a place far far away. Charlie edited the film to have a tint of purple and blue, this create dreamy vibe to the film. After Liam wakes up, the 35 second dream reverses and displays vibrant and energetic colours, this is where we, introduce our film title to the audience. The first shot after the title is Liam putting his slippers on and making his way down stairs to the kitchen, where he eats cereal. This is our first draft, we hope to work more on it and get feedback. 

Lighting in pictures

1| Eye lighting

2| Top light

3| Hard lighting

4|  Soft light

5| Ambient lighting ( in background)

6 |Practical light (lamps)

7| Upstage lighting

8| High key lighting

Different types of lighting in film

1| Eye-light
This light is a very special light, its purpose is to the fill the eye line of someone. This is created when something is reflected in the the persons eye. This reflection creates a nice spark of reflection in the persons eye.

2| Topper
This light is positioned in front of a persons face, the lit is often lit on the persons face, in particular lit upon the nose, head, mouth and eyes.

3| Hard light
Hard light is light directly from the sun or other light sources. The light, either of natural source of man made light sources should create defined shadows.

4| Soft light
This light creates the a soft, low defined shadows. The lights are soft lighted. The subject or persons face should look smooth and fine.

5| Ambient light
Ambient light is light that is natural or from the sun. Ambient light can also be lights that are already there, like street lights, car light, moon light, and lights from night clubs lights. These lights are lights positioned where you can see them and not behind the camera where you can not see them.

6| Practicals
This light is purposely on set and are used as props. This lights can include of table lamps, headlamps, and celling lights, these lights would have been dimmed so that it doesn't destruct the the light that is already there, like the cameras of the set, behind the cameras.


7| Upstage
This is when the lighting is lit on when side of a person, while the other side is still shadowed.

8| High key light
This lighting is very bright without much shadow, lots of fill light is used to get this high key effect. This is often used in commercials and beauty products. High key lighting would be used in a heavenly scene in the clouds for example.

9| Low key light
This lighting is the opposite to high key lighting. Low key lighting is dark a and shadowy as well as using the fill light. This is often used in scenes of tension of scenes of vulnerability.

10| Bounce light
This light is when it is reflected of a surface, this surface can include of a sheet, a wall, a mirror etc.

Now that I have studied this it would be very useful to start using this in our media opening sequence and future tasks. It would be quite difficult to get lighting for our opening sequence because our opening sequence is set outside. 

Three Point Lighting

1|Three point lighting:
This is a standard light technique used in film. Three cameras are situated around in a triangle a subject, usually a person. The goal of the Three Point Lighting is to create the illusion of a three-dimensional subject in a dimensional image. This illusion lights up the subject. Three different cameras are used to light up the subject, Key light, Back light and Fill light.


(Diagram of three point lighting, this shows the Key light, the Fill light and the Back light.)

2| Key light
This light is the brightest light of the three point cameras as well as being the main light of the three. This camera is positioned 45 degrees to the camera. This light gives the shape and form of the subject/ person.

3| Fill light
The fill light is the second brightest light out of the three. Positioned at a 50-75 degree angle. The fill light is used the fill the area where the key light hasn't reached.

4| Back light
This light is the least bright light of the three. The light must use diffusion to work. The back light is positioned at the back of the subject/ person, to cover the shadows on the shoulders or the back of the subject.