Friday, 13 November 2009
1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? (i.e of film openings)
7. Looking back to your preliminary task, what do you feel that you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
This is our final video, we decided to cal the childrens film beginning 'pretentious' and we are happy with the outcome.
Thursday, 5 November 2009
5/nov/09
Today we edited our film.
We also used garage band to use suitable music for our film.
Today we edited our film.
We also used garage band to use suitable music for our film.
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Analysing the opening credits of a children's film
Analysing the opening credits for 'Cheaper By The Dozen'.
At the start of the opening credits, jolly music comes on and a man running back towards his home with his arms in the air. (long shot) Children can relate to this because it's not a serious start to the film, and the feel of the film is happy.
Then a woman's voice comes on as the narrator, which gives the film texture and perhaps structured like an adults film, because some adults films have narration.
Then, the man comes in all sweaty and breathing heavily as if he is unfit, and then makes a joke to his wife who is also the narrator. When they talk, the camera shot is a shot-reverse-shot.
Then the man says 'we could do with a change around here, like this lumpy old mattress' and the lumps are actually children under the duvet. So he sits down as a joke anyway (and then the children giggle). the shot here is a long shot, to show all the children under the duvet, the husband, and the wife. Children/viewers watching are probably wondering 'how many children are there in the bed?' and then five children and a dog come jumping out of the bed. This is filmed as a close up shot because it makes it seem like it's a really busy room. And again, this scene is funny and children will like it because of that. It makes them want to continue watching it.
By Bethan
At the start of the opening credits, jolly music comes on and a man running back towards his home with his arms in the air. (long shot) Children can relate to this because it's not a serious start to the film, and the feel of the film is happy.
Then a woman's voice comes on as the narrator, which gives the film texture and perhaps structured like an adults film, because some adults films have narration.
Then, the man comes in all sweaty and breathing heavily as if he is unfit, and then makes a joke to his wife who is also the narrator. When they talk, the camera shot is a shot-reverse-shot.
Then the man says 'we could do with a change around here, like this lumpy old mattress' and the lumps are actually children under the duvet. So he sits down as a joke anyway (and then the children giggle). the shot here is a long shot, to show all the children under the duvet, the husband, and the wife. Children/viewers watching are probably wondering 'how many children are there in the bed?' and then five children and a dog come jumping out of the bed. This is filmed as a close up shot because it makes it seem like it's a really busy room. And again, this scene is funny and children will like it because of that. It makes them want to continue watching it.
By Bethan
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
First day of filming
Today we decided to film the first scene of the children's film. We filmed around the college and got our opening shots, and introduced two of the characters.
We found it really hard to film because Adam is our main character, and he wasn't here today. The camera also wouldn't turn smoothly so it was all bumpy . There's quite alot of people that were in the background of the film, so we managed to get extras, but we did ask for their consent.
If Adam doesn't turn up next lesson, we will use Aidan as a substitute (as the nerd). And Adam will be dropped from the film.
We found it really hard to film because Adam is our main character, and he wasn't here today. The camera also wouldn't turn smoothly so it was all bumpy . There's quite alot of people that were in the background of the film, so we managed to get extras, but we did ask for their consent.
If Adam doesn't turn up next lesson, we will use Aidan as a substitute (as the nerd). And Adam will be dropped from the film.
Friday, 16 October 2009
Garge band ideas
We are thinking of having opening music to set the scene with a school bell to start the action we think this will be effective because it will set a mood and it will stop with the school bell relating to kids.
Back to the future analysis
In the back to the future opening is played one big tracking shot going round in a circle with music having a good contrast with the images being shown you get a good idea of the characters in the rest of the film from where they live and the items they have in there house. The conversation they have shows there wackiness as one of them is in the obviously not in the present.
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Final Ideas:
Characters/narrative/sets:
the characters include a bully, bully's friend and the nerd.
It is set in the college down a corridor.
The bully (Jason) bully's the nerd (Tom) then Tom drinks a special drink that turns him into a more confident and herioc figure that makes the Jason and Darren (the bully's friend) scared and then they respect Tom.
- How does it meet the conventions of a children's opening scene?
The story has a moral...
Characters/narrative/sets:
the characters include a bully, bully's friend and the nerd.
It is set in the college down a corridor.
The bully (Jason) bully's the nerd (Tom) then Tom drinks a special drink that turns him into a more confident and herioc figure that makes the Jason and Darren (the bully's friend) scared and then they respect Tom.
- How does it meet the conventions of a children's opening scene?
The story has a moral...
Friday, 9 October 2009
Set in college
Adam the nerd/Adman/Badman
Aidan the bully
Bethan bully number 2
verity the camera woman
The story is about a geek in college who gets bullied. Then the geek drinks a special drink and overcomes the bullies somehow...
The conventions of a fantasy film we are going to use in our opening are
This film has a moral to it which is very important and links with the storyline. The theme of the film is standing up for yourself which young children can learn a lesson and maybe relate to. This is shown by having the main character in the opening and being picked on but then a change happens and he learns to stand up for himself. This is also another type of convention used in fantasy films where the main characters are introduced straight away.
Another convention we plan to have that Fantasy films have in the opening scenes is we are going to open with a catchy,happy tune at the beginning which will hopefully appeal to the young audience. We also plan to have the title of the film come across the screen in a special way with bright colours which will attract the audience.
The main convention of fantasy in our film we are planning to include is the idea of Adams character drinking a special drink which happens to change him over night.This drink will be called Pretentous
This is unrealistic but would appeal to young children as they would wish it was real.
Adam's character will be a sterotypical nerd who dresses in a shirt, jackup trousers,bow tie,smart shoes,glasses and a small rucksack(tight) by doing this it means we can show how he acts and why he is bullied.
Aidan's character is a bully who bullies Adam the nerd by playing pranks on him and laughing at him. His costume will be a black hoody, tracky b's, trainers, a funny fake tattoo. This is another sterotype bully but this links to the moral of the story and at the end he will learn his lesson
Adam the nerd/Adman/Badman
Aidan the bully
Bethan bully number 2
verity the camera woman
The story is about a geek in college who gets bullied. Then the geek drinks a special drink and overcomes the bullies somehow...
The conventions of a fantasy film we are going to use in our opening are
This film has a moral to it which is very important and links with the storyline. The theme of the film is standing up for yourself which young children can learn a lesson and maybe relate to. This is shown by having the main character in the opening and being picked on but then a change happens and he learns to stand up for himself. This is also another type of convention used in fantasy films where the main characters are introduced straight away.
Another convention we plan to have that Fantasy films have in the opening scenes is we are going to open with a catchy,happy tune at the beginning which will hopefully appeal to the young audience. We also plan to have the title of the film come across the screen in a special way with bright colours which will attract the audience.
The main convention of fantasy in our film we are planning to include is the idea of Adams character drinking a special drink which happens to change him over night.This drink will be called Pretentous
This is unrealistic but would appeal to young children as they would wish it was real.
Adam's character will be a sterotypical nerd who dresses in a shirt, jackup trousers,bow tie,smart shoes,glasses and a small rucksack(tight) by doing this it means we can show how he acts and why he is bullied.
Aidan's character is a bully who bullies Adam the nerd by playing pranks on him and laughing at him. His costume will be a black hoody, tracky b's, trainers, a funny fake tattoo. This is another sterotype bully but this links to the moral of the story and at the end he will learn his lesson
Tuesday, 29 September 2009
Continuity task
Hey from group 62 our members are Adam, Verity, Scarlett and Bethan. We are working on a storyboard and a script for our continuity task and we are doing this so we can have experience in making films. We are working on doing a clip which involves a woman telling her boyfriend that she is moving to Australia.
The first shot is a long shot, which involves James walking up the stairs..and it's silent and no one is around. Then, the camera follows James to the door. Then it has a close up of the door, then theres a shot of him coming in, on the other side of the door. You see Jo sitting at the piano (long shot) and James comes over and sits next to her. Then we see a close up of Jo's face 'Hey James'. Then they have a shot-reverse-shot of them talking. Then the
SCRIPT.
Jo: Hey James!! How are you?
James: yeah..I'm alright, I've actually got something to tell you.
Jo: Oh really? What's that?
James: Basically, I've got to move to Australia.
Jo: When will I see you again?
James: No, I'm deadly serious, this is it.
James leaves the room and Jo follows him saying 'Don't go!'
You can view the story board if you ask Bethan.