Storyboard

Project- 'School run' storyboard by Dan Payne

Audience Feedback on pitch

Feedback 1

I feel that the pitch is very basic, and quite boring as they are just sitting on a chair reading the script of their phone which isn't very professional in my opinion. It doesn't really show the creative side of the creators and I feel that they could of put a lot more effort in the way they present the pitch. However, it does give a detailed explanation of the film so I understand what the basic narrative of the film is now. It seems extremely rushed and could be of a much better quality and this does put me off watching the film as I worry if they are rushing the script that they may rush the trailer. 

Feedback 2

I enjoyed the storyline of the script and I would definitely watch it, but the way that it was put across in the pitch could've been a lot better. I didn't like the fact that they use read the script off their films which makes me wonder whether they have really thought about their script and how they are going to produce a high quality film. It seems as though they just wanted to get it out of the way and start work on other things rather than spend time on creating their pitch which could affect their chances of gaining a bigger audience. 

Feedback 3

The pitch seems very rushed. It seems as though it was planned for a very short amount of time due to them reading it off of their phones. It doesn't show much enthusiasm in the story, which is the opposite of what I expected, and it has put me off watching it as I don't believe that with their enthusiasm they have shown in their pitch to produce a high quality film. I may consider watching it if my friends tell me that the film is very good but I wouldn't count on it. 

Pitch video

Audience Feedback on production logos

Audience Feedback 1 
Out of all the production logo's, I like the first one the most as it is simple and effective. It works well as the letters SM are in a big and bold font awn so stands out and then the pictures in a smaller font. The star also works really well as it is the same size as the word pictures and makes the whole logo look a lot crisper. The other logo's are good as well however the last logo I feel like there is too much going on and so that wouldn't work well as a production logo.

Audience Feedback 2 
I think all the production logos have good features about them but they can all be improved as well. My favourite logo out of all of them would be the second one as I like the idea of the logo being of a circular shape. I do however think to font should be changed of the word pictures as it is too bland and a more exciting font would make it look better.

Audience Feedback 3
My favourite logo is the last logo as I like the fact that the letter 'o' are film reels which gives the logo a real creative edge. The 3D effect of the word motion works well as it makes the logo stand out. I also like the first logo with the star and the font used for SM makes the font stand out. The third logo also appeals to me with the lines in between the logo and the star but I don't like to font used in the third logo.

Pitch for film

The film we are producing is called School run. Te genre of the film is an action film as it involves all the conventions which an action film will have such as shooting and fight scenes which will be involved in the film. The film is about three kidnappers attempting to kidnap Laura Gill who is the daughter of Bill Gill the ex prime minister. The school goes into lockdown with the kidnappers and other school students locked in the building. Three school children Elliott, David and Jason with the help of the EX SAS must save the hostages and the school before its too late. The majority of the film will be filmed in the school building with the rooms such as the common room and the drama room used. Other locations that will be used will be a teachers car that will be used as transport for the kidnappers to get to the school. A range of shots will be filmed of the kidnappers inside and around the car. The film will feature 11 main characters with extras possibly being added as well. The cast are all school students apart from the ex SAS who is a deputy head at the school. The trailer will feature a number of shots as different shots will make the trailer a more professional standard.

Film production logos

Location, Costume, Prop list

Location list


Plantsbrook school- The majority of the trailer will be filmed in Plantsbrook School. This is because the film is based in a school so the shots need to show the main location of the film. There will be many different rooms used including the sixth form common room, senior management office, the drama room, the dining room and also classrooms. The outside of school will be filmed also such as the entrance of the school. The drama room will be used where the hostages will be kept by the kidnappers and also when the video is filmed which is sent to the manager who sacked the kidnappers fathers. The senior management office is where the ex SAS officer will be filmed for the majority of the film. The sixth form common room is where the heroes will be located in the film but they will be shown in many different locations around the school.

Red Mercedes C class 2010- The car will be used for the kidnappers travelling to the school. The kidnappers will be driven to the school and many shots will show the kidnappers inside the car and also running out the car. Extreme close up shots of the car will be shown in the trailer.


Costume list

School uniform- The students will be in school uniform as the film is set in a school on a 'normal' day.
Black suit- The kidnappers will be dressed in black suits as they like to look smart. The ex SAS will also be wearing a suit,.
Balaclavas- Balaclavas will be worn by the kidnappers to hide their identity.


Props

Black gloves- These will be worn by the kidnappers to prevent any finger prints being shown.

Plastic guns- At least three black guns which are going to be pistols which the kidnappers and the ex SAS will use.

Laptop

Phone

Car

Camera

Character profile

Audience Feedback on Film Logo's

Audience Feedback 1

I believe out of all the logos that were produced the first logo looked the best and the most professional. The reason for this is that the colour red for the background makes the gun and the broken glass stand out. The font used for the letters SR fits well with the broken glass and the words are shown to be shattered which is similar to what happens when glass breaks. Th colour red also represents blood and danger and so alongside with the gun, the genre of the film is very clear. The other two logos I did also like but I felt they were a bit more basic compared to the first logo. This is why I believe the first logo should be used throughout the production of the film.

Audience Feedback 2 

Out of all the logo's I liked the third logo the most due to its simplicity. I think it works well with the name of the film and a gun in a white box as it gives the logo connotations of a school sign and as we know due to the film title, the film is set in a school. I would however change the font as I feel a bigger and bolder font would work better than the current font. The the other logo I think are still of a high quality however I think the first logo has too much going on for a film logo and a more simple logo would be more beneficial. 

Audience Feedback 3

I thin all the logo that were produced are all of a high standard and would be goof film logos to use however the logo I believe looks the most professional is the first logo due to the fact that the broken glass really stands out in front of the gun and I think that works really well. The second logo I also liked the concept as you can clearly see the title of the film and the guns at the top and bottom for the logo suit well. I would possibly however change the font used for School Run to a bolder font as I feel it would stand out more. 

Logo ideas

existing film logos

These are five logos which are used for big films such as James Bond and Batman. As you can see three of the logos have just got the name of the film which makes its simple but also but effective. The other two are different to the others as they are aren't the name of the film. Batman's log is a picture of a bat in yellow circle. The yellow makes the bat stand out as it is the colour black. When people see this logo, they instantly know that this is to do with Batman. The James Bond logo is different also as it has the numbers 007 and also a gun at the end. This shows that there is violence in the film due to the gun being there. 007 is James Bond's code name and so people also recognise this logo is associated with James Bond.

Shot list for trailer

film magazine front cover analysis

Treatment

Questionnaire analysis

Key concepts 3: Representation

Key concepts representation by Dan Payne

Jeremy Renner by Dan Payne

Benji Dunn by Dan Payne

Ilsa Faust by Dan Payne

Film Research 2

Film trailer research by Dan Payne

Key Concepts 4: Audience (Mr Love)

Film poster analysis

Film Research 1

Link-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kw1UVovByw

Audience survey

Create your own user feedback survey

Audience Profile

Key concepts 2: Narrative (Mr Love)

Narrative

Narrative 1 

Genre- Action/Thriller
     
     Very dramatic

Good Guy and Bad Buy 

Gun/ Weapon

Characters

• Dylan Jones-Hero- Looks very smart- full suit with sunglasses 
• Jango-Villain- Also looks smart and professional- Rogue Agent (Terrorist)
• Donaldson- The head of MI6

A rogue MI6 agent threatens to terror the people of England but not in London this is time in the city of Birmingham. He threatens to release top secret documents to the public on who the real agents are and tell the public that MI6 is actually working with terrorists. Dylan Jones must stop the threat before its to late but it isn't made easy for him.


Equilibrium- Dylan Jones is doing his normal job by tracking down an enemy to MI6. He has a gun and has an earpiece where he is talking to Donaldson. The audience get to know who Dylan Jones really is and how he got about himself when he on the job. Dylan Jones is wearing a full suit which shows his appearance in the film and how it likes to look. He tracks down the enemy in Barcelona where the enemy is transferring a deadly poison which is believed to be used on the King of the Spain at the Christmas Ball. Dylan Jones is able to detain him and stop him but he does have to take him out in order to do that. This is normal work for Jones and so MI6 have no problems. The King of Spain is safe and the job has been dealt with by Jones. He returns back to his base which is located in Birmingham.

Disruption- A safe house in Birmingham belonging to MI6 is targeted by Jango and blows up the house with a bomb. Three MI6 agents are killed in the blast with Jones and Donaldson still in the main headquarters. They receive a video of the rogue agent who calls himself Jango on why he blew up the house. He tells them what is next to come and how he has the capability to turn the public against MI6 and the government by releasing agents names and saying that they are working with terrorists to create world terror. Jango's plan is to then rise to power in the U.K where he can take over the MI6 cooperation and work with terrorists in order for himself to create a weapon.

Recognition- Dylan Jones job is to stop the threat made by Jango by finding his whereabouts and if necessary to take him out. Donaldson and his team must help Jones find Jango's whereabouts to make sure that the public don't turn against the organisation and let Jango let the terrorists be in charge of MI6. Jango targets the city of Birmingham as it is where Dylan Jones is from. Jango gets hold of Jones's brother and so Jones must choose between his brother or MI6.

Repair- Jones goes to his brother to save him from Jango with a bomb strapped to the chair his is sitting on. The first 2 names of agents are posted online and the public start to panic about the situation. Jones finds where Jango is located is takes him out before it's too late. MI6 is restored to normal and the threat of terrorists taking over MI6 is gone.

Equilibrium- Jones is awarded a knighthood by the queen for his service to MI6 by restoring the organisation back to normal.



Narrative 2 

Genre- Action/Thriller

  Very dramatic

Good Guy and Bad Buy 

Gun/ Weapon

Characters

D.R Bill Hughes- Creator of deadly virus.(Villain's helper)
The Judas- (Villain) person who wants the virus to wipe out millions of people)
Ethan Thurston-  (Hero) Person who has to stop virus from spreading.
James- Ethan's friend who helps him.

Equilibrium- Ethan and Jack are playing football in a park enjoying themselves doing what most teenage boys are doing until they kick the ball into a mysterious building where they discover something is being made which looks dangerous

Disruption- The Judas spots them and ties them up in the building explaining what is being created and what he is going to do with it. The Doctor is forced by The Judas finish off the virus and test it out on James.

Realisation- The Judas injects the virus into James which is only the first of millions. The Judas has plans to inject the virus into all sandwiches bought from supermarkets so anyone who takes one bite from the sandwich will die from the virus.

Repair- The Doctor and Ethan must try and come up with an antidote to save Jack and also save the people of the world from the virus before its too late. The Doctor creates an antidote which saves Jack and Ethan has to destroy all the sandwiches with the virus and shut down The Judas and his factories are producing the virus.

New Equilibrium- The Judas is arrested by the police and Ethan and Jack receive knighthoods for the bravery and saving the world from the virus. The Doctor is discharged from the crime of making the virus.

How to make a trailer research post.

The Purpose

The purpose of a trailer is attract people to go and watch the film when it comes out. This means that  an overview of the film is shown in the trailer to attract people to come and watch it. The best bits of the film are mostly shown in the trailer as this is what makes people interested in the film. The trailer also however needs to high a key element to the film otherwise the audience will feel there is no point going to watch the trailer as they already can see what happens in the trailer. This is why trailers have to be clever and show people enough to want to go and watch the film.

Lot of different forms of media are used to attract people to a film with a trailer just being one of them. Magazine front covers and posters are made for films which mostly shows the main character in the film taking up most of the page. Posters are made out to look dramatic for an action film for example a blown up car behind the main character.

Target Audience 

The target audience is very important because if the film producers to try and attract a certain target audience, then they are at risk of not as many people coming to see the film as expected. A target audience for example could be teenagers and young adults. Large majority of action films and crime films are aimed at that particular target audience This means that they base their trailer and other media products around the target audience as this will make the interested coming to see the film. Film company's need to look for the best place then to put their posters and also the trailers so that target audience will see the film advertised a lot. It is good to attract a wide range target audience as this means a bigger audience. 

Filming

Filming is the most important part of the trailer because this is what is shown to the audience to try and get them to watch the film. A trailer includes the best bits of filming when making a film and so it is very important that there are lots of shots which have been filmed and will attract people. For an action film, the audience will want to see the action in the film and so the filming needs to be very dramatic.

Music 

Music is very important in a trailer as it sets the mood of the film. The best trailers use music which links to what is happening in the trailer itself. Lots of trailers use more than one soundtrack in the trailer to give the audience a feel of the different things which could happen in the film itself. For example in the Dark Knight Rises, the trailer has four soundtracks and the music at the start of the film is vey slow and calm as it is the American national anthem but then as the trailer goes on, the music becomes louder and more dramatic.

Editing

Editing is close to the most important thing in a trailer. Editing includes everything I have already talked about as it links the filming and music together to create one big spectacle for the audience to be drawn into. Other things which are needed to be thought about is whether or not to have a voiceover over the filming and the music as this is another element which improves the quality of some trailers. If a voiceover is used then the music's volume should be lowered so you can hear the dialogue clearly. When also editing the shots, the length of them is very important. They need to be at just the right amount of length to keep the audience excited and interested.

Key Concepts 1: Genre (Mr Love)

Modern Movie Trailer

Modern Movie Trailer

The Soundtrack

The soundtrack is one of the most important parts of a trailer as this can change the genre of the actual film. If dramatic music is used then the genre of the film is most likely to be an action or thriller film where as if calm and gentle music is used then the film is more likely to be a romantic film and maybe a comedy film. An example of the soundtrack being important to the film is The Dark Knight Rises. The soundtrack at the start of the trailer is a young boy playing the national anthem. This meant in the film, being American could have some importance to the film. The national anthem plays for around 30 seconds and then is starts to get quieter. Some dramatic music is played over the top to create suspense in the film. At around the 1 minute 9 seconds mark, the oust of men chanting something is added over the two other songs. This means that there are 3 different soundtracks being played at once. At 1 minute 27, the three other soundtracks stop playing and some new dramatic music is added which links to the crescendo of the trailer which is very dramatic. This is an example of the rise. At the 2 minute mark, the original Batman theme tune come on which shows that the film is a Batman film. This means that five different soundtracks were used in one trailer. 

Other things are used which link to the soundtrack. An example of this is the turn line. This is when the music drops out for someone to speak most of the time. It is used a lot in comedy films as it makes the trailer more humorous for the audience. An example of this is in the 22 jump street trailer at the start. The music stops because the two main characters are asked to hold hands which would be seemed a humorous to a lot of people in the audience.

Another thing which is used is Hits. Hits is the dramatic drum beats used in trailers. They are most commonly used in action and thriller movies. Hits are used in the The Dark Knight Rises trailer at the end of the trailer when it is giving the information about when the film comes out and also where you can go and see the film. This keeps the audience interested in the trailer right to the end.

The Button is when there is a joke at the end of the trailer. An example of this is in the film Grimsby. At the end of the trailer. he shoots a seagull and he goes 'No wonder you like guns so much'. This is a joke of which the audience will find funny and so it is a skill used to attract people to come and watch the film.

Trailer Vocab

• The Turn Line
• The Rise
• Hits
• The Button

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YtclB_02wA

Summer Research

Action movie film poster conventions

• Very dramatic
• Good Guy and Bad Buy featured 
• Picture of a Gun/ Weapon

                                                               Jason Bourne

Genre- Action/Thriller

Director- Paul Greengrass

Synopsis- Matt Damon reprises his role as the titular former CIA agent with a hazy past. Jason Bourne is the fifth instalment in the action franchise, and the third to be directed by Paul Greengrass.

Media Language- In both of the posters, there is minimal text as it isn't needed, the other parts of the poster is what gives the message of the film and what is going to happen. On one of the posters it says the words 'You know his name' but not on the other. This gives the two posters a different approach towards a different target market. One poster is going more towards people who are already fans of the film and the other poster is trying to attract new viewers to watch the film.

Camera- Both of the posters use a medium shot of the main character which allows the audience to see the whole of his body and what he is doing with his hands. On the second image there is some sort of establishing shot of a city and also a close up of some police cars on fire which makes the poster more dramatic

Editing- There is lots of editing in both of the photos but mostly in the second image. There is lots of things going on in the second poster and so a lot of editing has been done to show the characters, the location and also a part of what is going to happen in the film. The first image has a more plain feel to it but the gun and half of his face will have had some sort of editing and it has just the same impact as the second poster.

Mise-en-scene- The body language in the two posters show the characters very focused on what they have to do. As I have said before the first poster has no real background and so there is hardly any colour on that poster compared to the second poster where there is lots of bright lights but also there are dark colours. This is another example of the posters looking dramatic.

Youtube link to trailer- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v71ce1Dqqns

Media Language- In the trailer, the media language is used through the text. Right at the start of the trailer, the words 'You know his name' comes up in the trailer. This is directed to the audience which draws them in to watch the rest of the trailer.

Camera Angles- The trailer has lots of quick little shots all different camera angles with establishing shots being used and also medium close up shots. There are lots of other shots used which is used to make the trailer more dramatic for the audience to watch.

Editing- As I said before, there are lots of little cuts to create tension with jump cuts being used to show different scenes in the film. This keeps the audience interested as they can see so much going on in the trailer.

Mise-en-scene- Mise-en-scene is shown with lots of different flashbacks of Jason Bourne's past which gives you a sense as to what he has been through. Lots of different locations are shown which shows different scenery and shows how people in the film are shown to be in different situations.

Sound- There are many sound effects used such as the start he is lying on his bed and you can hear the fan moving very slowly. There is also some intense music added in to show what is happening in that scene shows some sort of danger. The sound effects such as when the music gets louder is linked to when something happens such as when Bourne punches someone, the music becomes more powerful and dramatic.

Evaluation of these products

The products produced which links the posters and trailers together is that the same words are used in the trailer and the poster, 'You know his name'. This shows that this will be significant to the film itself and also attract previous fans of the films before to return and watch the new film. This will benefit universal as they are the company who made the film and so will be able to make a bigger profit as more people will come and watch the film.


                                                  Adulthood

Genre- Crime/Drama

Director- Noel Clarke

Synopsis- Not Straight Outta Compton, but straight out of jail and back on the mean streets of London. A story of retribution that has Sam Peel fighting for more than just his freedom. After a six and a half year stretch for murder, his troubles are just about to begin.  




Media Language- As you can see in the poster, there is lots of text all over the poster. At the top has a selection of reviews from film critics and the audience can see that the film is though to be very good. This is used to attract more people to come and watch the film. It has also has the date of which the film goes to the cinema so people will be able to know when they can go and watch it.

Camera- There is a medium long shot of all the characters in the film so you can see what they are wearing. There is also an establishing shot behind them of London which shows where the film location is.

Editing- The editing on the poster shows the sky very bright and light but then where the characters of the film is located, it goes very dark. This suggests that the characters are in a dark place. The baseball bat has also been purposely put on the poster to show that there may be some sort of violence.

Mise-en-scene- You can see that all the characters are dressed very similar which suggest there lifestyle. There is however one character which is dressed differently which might suggest that he has changed his life around for the better. The colour of the clothes are also very dark which shows possible signs of danger.

Youtube Link- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhrJBUMxNMQ

Media Language- This is shown through the text in the trailer. The first words which comes up are 'six years locked up'. This is telling the audience that one of the main characters has been to prison which suggests that he is violent and also could be a dangerous character.

Camera Angles- Lots of quick camera shots are used with a vary of shots being used mostly medium close up shots and also panning shots of people walking and running. These shots are used to create dramatic scenes as there is a medium shot of two characters pointing a gun at each other which shows there is going to be violence in the film.

Editing- Lots of quick cuts are used to create tension for the audience. There are jump cuts between different scenes which shows different parts of the film with a lot of dramatic and violence scenes shown the most. This is because this is what the audience will get excited about and then want to go and watch the film in the future.

Mise-en-scene-

Sound- The backing track used is a song which links the genre of the film and how the characters are portrayed. It is some sort of grime track which the characters shown in the film are shown to be chavs and so the music is stereotypical to the type of people shown in the film. There aren't that many sound effects in the film but at the end of the trailer, the sound of smashed car window is shown and heard which creates tension for the audience.

Evaluation

1.What new skills, techniques and knowledge have you learnt from producing the preliminary activity? 

I have learnt many skills whilst making the preliminary task and one of those skills was how to edit on iMovie. I never used iMovie before so I learnt efferent ways to edit. An example of this is being able to split a clip. This allowed me to put the clips into different sections of the film and take the parts out of the film which I didn't want. I also learnt how to add music to the trailer and to merge two songs together to portray the trailer in a dramatic and calm way. A new technique which I also used was to put a cinematic look on the trailer by using two black rectangles on each side of the trailer. 


2. How did you work with other people in your production team? 

I worked with two different people in my group in which we decided the different shots which were needed to be used and also we talked about all the cut scenes in the trailer and also the script such as the words which was going to be in the film. We all worked well together as a team to get the best possible outcome. 


3 What role did you play in the production? 

My role whilst making the film was doing the acting in the film and also directing my group on what shots were needed and also what was needed to be said. I feel like I had an important role in making the trailer which is good as I like to be involved in as much as possible whilst making a film.  


4. Would you have done anything differently? 

I would of re-shotted some of the clips as there could of been some more speaking in the trailer as there was hardly any. I feel like that could of taken my trailer to the next level as it would give the trailer a more professional look and stand out from others.


5. What parts of the process did you find most challenging?  

One thing which I found very challenging was when the music changed midway through the trailer. It took me a long time to merge the music together and also make it good and professional. Eventually, I was able to do that but it did take me a long time. 


6. How did you overcome this?

As I said before, I spent a long time merging it together and getting the right balance and timing of when the music should change. I feel like eventually I got it spot on which I was very pleased about.

7. How successful was your final media product? What are the strengths and the areas that you need to work on in future projects?

All together, I am very pleased with my final media product as I spent a lot of time making it so I feel like I put a lot of effort into making the best I possibly can. My strengths of my trailer is the editing techniques I used as I used different techniques to make the trailer the best it can. I leant new skills whilst making this trailer and now I have a knowledge on how to edit and put together a trailer in the future. The areas I need to work on in the future is making sure tea acting is better in the trailer as this will make the trailer music better quality and look more professional. 

Preliminary task

Different shots

Conventions of movie posters

Script

The Boss- James
Rubinito- Taylor
Gonzalo- Dan

There will also be a narrator in the trailer as the shots of the trailer are being shown to create tension.


Introduction and copyright pop ups- 5-6 seconds

Establishing shot of location- 2 seconds

Narrator speaks- My name is Rubinto,

The Boss-  "Ah Rubinto sit down"-medium close up- 3 seconds

Point of view of Gonzalo getting chased with stolen drugs- 2 seconds

Close up shot of drugs- 1 second

Medium shot of Gonzalo with actors name on screen- 2 seconds

Rubinto on the phone- High angle shot- 1 seconds

Extreme close up of gun- 1 second

Over the shoulder shot- Rubinto and Gonzalo- Rubinto "So you have the money"- 2 seconds

Medium Shot of The Boss with actors name come up on to the screen- 2 seconds.

Low Angle shot of Gonzalo- "HAHAHAHA" 2 seconds

Tracking shot of The Boss speaking standing up looking forwards- 2 seconds

Close up shot of Gonzalo with a zoom to his mouth- "No"- 4 seconds

Music becomes more dramatic

Gonzalo and Rubinto have a fight- Long shot- 3 seconds.

Medium Shot of Rubinto with actors name coming up on the screen- 2 seconds

Tracking Shot of Gonzalo running with briefcase- 3 seconds.

Medium shot of boss punching the desk in frustration- 2 seconds

Long shot of Rubinto with a gun in his hand pointing it and firing it- 3 seconds

Black screen with name of film come up- 3 seconds

End credits- 4 seconds

Preliminary Movie Treatment

Shot type

Shot number	Camera shot	Camera Angle	Camera Movement	Shot Description	Shot length (seconds)
1	Establishing Shot	Level	Pan	Shows the setting of where the characters are.	4
2	Medium Shot	Level	Moves to focus on the characters	The boss is talking to Gonzalo about the drugs.	3
3	Extreme Long Shot	Level	Pan	Rubinito is chasing Gonzalo	3
4	Close up high angle shot	High Angle Shot		Rubinito is on the floor with the boss kicking him.	4
5	Long low angle shot	Low Angle Shot		Gonzalo with the drugs.	5
6	Tracking Shot	Level	Tracking	Gonzalo running away from the boss.	3
7	Over the shoulder shot	Level		The boss and Gonzalo speaking about the drugs.	4
8	Close up	Level	Zoom	Close up of the drugs	5
9	Point of View Shot	Level	Tracking	Rubinito is chasing Gonzalo	3
10	Long shot	Level		Briefcase with the drugs in	4
11	Medium Close up	Level	Slight zoom	Medium close up of characters.	5