Although after trying to script and get people together to do this pitch, it was clear that is wasn't possible as we couldn't find the right actors.
Thursday, 26 April 2012
other ideas
Our other idea, was to be a cameo of the film Resvoir Dogs, we thought it could be effective having a group of teenage boys trying to be the 'gangster' type and showing themselves up along the way wearing the classic suits and shades, that are over sized and they'd getting mixed up in drugs and buisness they thought'd they'd be able to handle.
Although after trying to script and get people together to do this pitch, it was clear that is wasn't possible as we couldn't find the right actors.
Although after trying to script and get people together to do this pitch, it was clear that is wasn't possible as we couldn't find the right actors.
Deciding on genre, approach and pitch.
After exploring the different genres looked at, we decided that, to do the best that we could do, we couldn't pull of an action/horror film to our best ability as we don't have the budget or equipment to do so.
So, we decided to go with the Britsh Socialism genre and that our approach would be to go with the generic conventions, and so our idea is:
A story of a young girl that is overcome by the wrong crowd and finds herself alone, on drugs, and facing pregnancy and to focus on her ups and downs along the way of getting back on the right track.
After our research we thought it would be effective to use a voice over to begin with, whilst stood on a motorway...giving the impression of suicide. We wanted to use a post-modern approach, that being that the timeline in the story is disorted and starts and finishes with the same scene.
Our opening scene is going to show an audience how our character is alone and doesn't have any idea where she is going, showing that she is nervous through a variety of close-up shots. The opening will also intoduce you to the posibilty of her pregnancy through showing the test, and to keep an audience gripped and interested will end with our character answering the door to a persistant man.
So, we decided to go with the Britsh Socialism genre and that our approach would be to go with the generic conventions, and so our idea is:
A story of a young girl that is overcome by the wrong crowd and finds herself alone, on drugs, and facing pregnancy and to focus on her ups and downs along the way of getting back on the right track.
After our research we thought it would be effective to use a voice over to begin with, whilst stood on a motorway...giving the impression of suicide. We wanted to use a post-modern approach, that being that the timeline in the story is disorted and starts and finishes with the same scene.
Our opening scene is going to show an audience how our character is alone and doesn't have any idea where she is going, showing that she is nervous through a variety of close-up shots. The opening will also intoduce you to the posibilty of her pregnancy through showing the test, and to keep an audience gripped and interested will end with our character answering the door to a persistant man.
Audience.
Research into films' target audience
Aiming your film to an audience is crucial to the film being successful, so each film produced, must have a target audience. This differs in the different types genres... Such as big action Hollywood blockbusters are aimed to an audience that prefer to enjoy the escapism of films, it's aimed at the widest of audience as they are there for everyone to enjoy. These films will also try to give the 'spectacle' to impress an audience, whether it be through new technology like, 3D, Blu Ray and use of special effects.
This can be seen in Avatar, as this film seemed to have an unlimited supply of money, it was able to create a 'buzz' for an audience with various marketing techniques. With this it's audience was offered to anyone.
Other genres such as Rom Coms (Romantic Comedy) are aimed to girls/women and couples. These types of films are there for a feel good effect, they obviously have to be enjoyed by only some people as, some one who enjoys Sci-Fi films, is not going to enjoy films like, Knight and Day or The Break Up. So the production wouldn't aim these films at that audience.
There are also the smaller productions, within smaller industries, such as the British industry, where films tend to deal with social problems and will be shown in the 'arty' circles of people, so the target audience is much smaller, but these films are enjoyed, as they seem real and meaningful, other than the superhero/spy/action films. Films within this genre are, Fish Tank, London to Brighton, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, The Full Monty.
Aiming your film to an audience is crucial to the film being successful, so each film produced, must have a target audience. This differs in the different types genres... Such as big action Hollywood blockbusters are aimed to an audience that prefer to enjoy the escapism of films, it's aimed at the widest of audience as they are there for everyone to enjoy. These films will also try to give the 'spectacle' to impress an audience, whether it be through new technology like, 3D, Blu Ray and use of special effects.
This can be seen in Avatar, as this film seemed to have an unlimited supply of money, it was able to create a 'buzz' for an audience with various marketing techniques. With this it's audience was offered to anyone.
Other genres such as Rom Coms (Romantic Comedy) are aimed to girls/women and couples. These types of films are there for a feel good effect, they obviously have to be enjoyed by only some people as, some one who enjoys Sci-Fi films, is not going to enjoy films like, Knight and Day or The Break Up. So the production wouldn't aim these films at that audience.
There are also the smaller productions, within smaller industries, such as the British industry, where films tend to deal with social problems and will be shown in the 'arty' circles of people, so the target audience is much smaller, but these films are enjoyed, as they seem real and meaningful, other than the superhero/spy/action films. Films within this genre are, Fish Tank, London to Brighton, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, The Full Monty.
Other genres explored.
Horror/Slasher Movies.
When exploring this genre, plots to the storylines have many simularities, such as the story focusing on a group of teen friends that find themselves in dangerous situations.
A film that highlights this would be Scream, this film fullfils the generic conventions of this genre, including:
slaher weapons
Undermine the security found in everyday locations - schools, homes,
libuary
Masked killers
Teenage protagonists
Inefectial adults
Action taking place at night time
Lots of point of view shots
Use of string instruments for tense atmospheric scenes
Red herrings or false clues
Isolated locations
When exploring this genre, plots to the storylines have many simularities, such as the story focusing on a group of teen friends that find themselves in dangerous situations.
A film that highlights this would be Scream, this film fullfils the generic conventions of this genre, including:
Research into film genres & generic conventions.
British Social Realism films:
British drama's are often associated with social realism and the 'hardness' of everyday life, and personal struggle. These type of films seem to appeal to the British audience, as the show, every day life... The not so glorified Britain.
After deciding to use this genre, we started to look at the independant British film companies, and their films, like films made by Film4, BBC.
Generic Conventions:
- Council estates
- Drugs
- Harsh reality
- Social problems
- Violence
- Personal struggle
Friday, 20 April 2012
Researching.
It the start of AS, after having our briefing on what our project was, we started to look at various film openings via http://www.artofthetitle.com/ from a whole variety of different film genres such as:
After looking at films openings such as Transformers, Bourne Identity, P.s I Love You, GoodFellas and Trainspotting. It was clear that without a big budget we could not fullfill an action packed 2 mintue opening to a film. So we decided to a British Social Realism film, as it would appeal to an 'ordinary' British audience and have a better effect that a film aimed at a glitzy Hollywood audience.
- Action
- Sci-Fi
- Romance
- Comedy
- Adventure
- Drama
After looking at films openings such as Transformers, Bourne Identity, P.s I Love You, GoodFellas and Trainspotting. It was clear that without a big budget we could not fullfill an action packed 2 mintue opening to a film. So we decided to a British Social Realism film, as it would appeal to an 'ordinary' British audience and have a better effect that a film aimed at a glitzy Hollywood audience.
Thursday, 12 April 2012
Script for our voice over/phone conversation
Script:
Amelia:
I can't rememeber the last time I felt happiness, everything is wrong recently.
I have no reason to be, so why should I be here?
Suppose sometiomes you just hit a brick wall, the end of the road.
This speech that we scripted for the voice over at the beginning of the opening sequence is to convey to an audience just how Amelia is feeling, (lost and hopeless). The rhetorical question would make an audience think, what is she going to do... if she doesn't think she should be here. That giving the impression of suicide, which is what we wanted before the sequence goes back in time.
Amelia:
I can't rememeber the last time I felt happiness, everything is wrong recently.
I have no reason to be, so why should I be here?
Suppose sometiomes you just hit a brick wall, the end of the road.
This speech that we scripted for the voice over at the beginning of the opening sequence is to convey to an audience just how Amelia is feeling, (lost and hopeless). The rhetorical question would make an audience think, what is she going to do... if she doesn't think she should be here. That giving the impression of suicide, which is what we wanted before the sequence goes back in time.
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