Research

Quantitative research 

we as a group have decided to conduct a research in order to find out target audience in the market, who we wish to target our opening film sequence towards. we are hoping to gain positive results so we will be doing a random sample in order to gain this approachable research. we had the initial idea of a questionnaire because we wanted to see what is more favoritism in the market today, in order to find these results we as a group came to the conclusion the best way in finding these results we would have to conduct a questionnaire for the public.   

Film questionnaire 

what is your age group?

-Under 12    [  ] 

- 12- 15        [  ]

- 16-18         [  ]

- 19-25         [  ]

- 26-40         [  ] 

- 41-49         [  ]

- 50+

which gender are you?

- Male          [  ]

- Female       [  ]

what is your two favorite types of genre?

- Action       [  ]

- Adventure [  ]

- Comedy    [  ]

- Drama       [  ]

- Horror       [  ] 

- Sci-Fi         [  ]

- Romance    [  ]

- War Films  [  ] 

what is your favorite way in watching a film?

- TV            [  ]

- DVD         [  ] 

- Cinema     [  ] 

- Online      [  ]

costumes idea

Outline plan of Costumes

As a group today we had come to an conclusion that we have found our ideas of costumes and props to use in the film opening sequence in this unit of coursework. The characters will be dressed by stereotypical ideas of how the public see the role and the action the character who plays the role of the character.  

Bullies - hoodies, baggy jeans and Nike shoes 

Person being bullied - Glasses, shirt tucked in and clothes worn by this person will generally be out of fashion.

Brother - dress smart, suit to show hes a man with class and liked by many.

Students- dressed in uniform, look smart

These ideas we came up initially as a group and we have agreed to go ahead with these plans, because they suit the role of play in this particular sequence. We had come to the decision because we had done some research and found that audience prefer to see sequence built to the average day of life, and with stereotypes this shows that it fits into that category.

Filming timetable

Today as a group we had come to the conclusion of what time we would conclude out filming and what times we have frees, in the end we had come to an agreement and we are happy with this fact

Genre

Genre

Genre means type of, it usually refers to books, films and TV programmes and they usually mean what type of film it is. Genre's are put into categories according to their similarities. Genre's are considered for a film by their characteristics or the key features of the film. these are called conventions. Genres only exist if there are enough similar films to create a category.

Sci-Fi, horror, western, disaster and road movies are distinctive genres that are more known to the media because they are very much favourtised by the audience in the media today heavily contributed to the success of past and present films in these genres. Thriller, romance, comedy, action and adventure are distinctive film genres because they appeal to a wider audience such as families, because of their success in the media to appeal to big audiences.

western examples

action film examples

Comedy film examples

Sound

Sound

Sound is a key feature used in the media today, the extra dimension that sound adds to films has been acknowledged since the early days of the cinema when live music was played in the cinema to accompany the silent films being shown. Sound plays a major role in the key to success in the media today because it shows are more or less sophisticated media. Sound helps make a film more interesting with the combining elements of dialogue, music and sound effects.

There are many types of sounds but in this post i will be focusing on the 3 main types of sound in the media today and they are:

- Diegetic & Non-Diegetic

- Sound Bridges

- Parallel & Contrapuntal sounds

Diegetic & Non- Diegetic

Diegetic sound are those sounds that are visible on the screen or whose source is implied to be present by the action of the film. Diegetic sounds include voices of characters, sounds made by objects in the story and music represented as coming from instruments.Diegetic sound is any sound presented as originated from source within the film's world Diegetic sound can be either on screen or off screen depending on whatever its source is within the frame or outside the frame. 

The distinction between diegetic or non-diegetic sound depends on our understanding of the conventions of film viewing and listening.  We know of that certain sounds are represented as coming from the story world, while others are  represented as coming from outside the space of the story events.  A play with diegetic and non-diegetic conventions can be used to create ambiguity (horror), or to surprise the audience (comedy). 

Sound Bridges

A sound bridges is something that when the scene begins with the carry-over sound from the previous scene before the new sound begins. Sound bridge gives a film more sense of linking or joining together a film. Sound Bridges are a part of a films continuity. They can occur at the beginning of one scene when the sound from the previous scene carries over briefly before the sound from the new scene begins.

Parallel & Contrapuntal sounds

Parallel is a sound that we hear usually complements what we see, for example sounds for happy images, exciting music for exciting scenes and sad music for sad scenes. This is called Parallel sounds as the name suggests. Parallel sounds are things that match the music tone and mood of the character or scene.

The imminent arrival of the man-eating shark. Thus, what we see and what we hear do not match. This is called contrapuntal sounds . Contrapuntal means at a counterpoint to  Some people call this asynchronous sound, as in NOT synchronous, that is not synonymous . It doesn't matter which you use.

Continuity editing

Continuity Editing

Continuity Editing is a style of Film/Video editing in the post-production procress of filmmaking and television programmes. The main purpose of this style of editting is to smooth over the movie, and make each shot in line with the previous one.

Majority of the films have coherence by cutting to continuity, which shows smooth transition of time. On the other hand, some movies have a complexed technique in continuity editing, as the same shot can reflect different emotions through continiuty editing.

Another form of Continuity editing is Montage, this is a series of events that occur over a short period of time in the film. The events could be for 4 days in the films but only lasts for about 30 seconds of scenes are used.

Match on action technique can be used where there are unrepeated actions, as the character walks into a room the camera then changes into a different angle but the character remains the same action as the previous shot, this type of editing is used to express the action of the character from different views.

The flashback editing is where the scene changes into a previous event that occured in the past. This form of editing allows the audience to identify the previous events that occured prior to the present. Many flashbacks are used in horror or murder films as it allows the murderer to hide his motive on why he is comitting these crimes. An easy way to recognise flash is through the mise-en-scene as many of the characters will be wearing old clothes or even objects around the room/area.

The first shot of the movie is called an establishing shot, this shot allows the audience to understand and identify the location which the event is occuring at. However, this shot doesn't always have to be used once, when the scene changes into a different location the shot can be used again in order for the user to understand the new location.

Narrative

Narrative 

There are three main narrative theories, these are, Todorov's theory, Levi Strauss Binary Opposition theory and Propp's Narrative theory. I have chosen to focus on the narrative theory of Todorov's theory as it is the most suitable to the film I'm going to apply it to (Shrek). Todorov's narrative theory states that there would be 'equilibrium' until something serious and dangerous may appear which disrupts the narrative and appears as 'disequilibrium', furthermore towards the end of the tale everything is resolved and the equilibrium is restored once more. 

 This theory can be applied to the majority of films, these films may be called 'classic' films or 'Hollywood' films, as this is usually the most popular narrative. This narrative is usually used for films which are targeted at a younger audience such as children. The Walt Disney film companies are an excellent example of an industry
who use Todorov's narrative, as it makes the younger audience feel 'safe' in knowing the disequilibrium or disturbance in the film shall be and will always be restored. 

 

peer assessment

Peer Assessment

Group analysis

The good points about our feed the fish were that it included an establishing shot which establishes the scene and also the sense of depth in our feed the fish showed what our initial idea was in greater depth. As a group we had analyzed our sense of the scene and we noticed we had good coordination along with confidence we had discovered that we have had many good scenes shot with the sense that we had filmed quite well.

As a group we decided that we liked our establishing shot as it set the scene very well, the timing which we had was very good as we can see the character (Iveta) walking into the building as the camera pans. However, the camera seems to jump around a lot and isn't very steady for the first 6 seconds of the sequence. We felt that the first cut was perfectly timed as the character opens the door, and the screen then cuts into the character entering the room as the door opens. We felt that if we placed the camera low and at an angle it would show an importance to the character as the audience will have to look up at the character. The scene then cuts into the character walking up the stairs and the camera tracks the character as she climbs the stair case.

the bad points included that we didn't really put enough work into the scene, because there were weird sounds and on top it included.

Task 3

Eastenders editing 

In this task I've been asked to watch a extract from a episode in Eastenders and make notes about this particular extract and also about its editing meaning and how the camera has been worked in the scene.

the scene starts with a title scene and then goes straight towards the scene which shows a couple perhaps in a room in their own comfort, however the camera hasn't been placed straight as you can see from the scene that the camera slightly isn't straight. The camera then goes to a cut where it shows a wider angle of maybe a baby crying and this then makes a female walk towards the baby showing her emotions along the way.

The scene then cuts away to another scene where it shows a bunch of pink flowers, maybe emphasis the theme of romance. This scene shows a phone call being placed by a female, however the sound isn't very clear for the audience to understand what is being said as its done by a low-tone of voice.

The scene then again cuts away to another character of some sort and it looks to me that he is troubled by something of a sort, so the camera starts to track his movements and shows his facial expressions to the audience. This technique creates enigma to the audience, the character however seems angry and this is shown by a wider angle.

 

Titles analysis

Titles analysis 

A title sequence is something that will generally be shown in the beginning of a film/ television program. A Title sequence is more like a introduction that will generally engage the viewer in the beginning of a sequence. The title sequence is there generally to show who the film is credited towards and the production company who works with program/film 

	As you can see from this title that the text stands out bold, shows a clear understanding to the audience the title and the foundation of this title sequence. This title sequence shows the audience, the title of the film. A title sequence generally shows the audience what they’re about to see.
	As you can see from this title sequence the production company has been shown in the title to show who it was produced by the title of the program is there to indicate the program to the viewer and its nature.
	This is title sequence that indicates the production company which will generally pop up before the title of the film is shown on screen to the viewer, this will occur mainly on a cinematic nature. This title sequence is her to show the audience the production of the film was done by.