Questionare Results 7

Questionnaire results-Question 7

These results show that our audience prefer an action film to end with a twist rather than a traditional ending, which is when the hero saves the world and gets the girl, or a cliff-hanger.

Questionare Results 6

Questionnaire results-Question 6

These results show that our audience prefer an action film to be realistic.

Questionare Results 5

Questionnaire results-Question 5

These results show that our audience prefer action scenes rather than exotic locations or a battle between the main protagonist and main antagonist.

Questionare Results 4

Questionnaire results-Question 4

 

These results show that our audience have mixed views about the location.

Questionare Results 3

Questionnaire results-Question 3

These results show that our audience believe that our main protagonist should be intelligent instead of muscular or good looking.

Questionare Results 2

Questionnaire results-Question 2

These results show that our audience prefer a fighting style of James Bond.These results show that our audience prefer a fighting style of James Bond which means that we may follow the audiences views or change it along the way.

Questionare Results 1

Questionnaire results-Question 1

These results show that our audience prefer chase scenes rather than fight scenes, this will help us to decide how we will start our film.This means that we will probably use a chase scene as its what the audience wants which means it will keep them interested.

The Silence Of The Lambs Opening Scene Analysis

          

The Silence Of The Lambs Opening Scene Analysis

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The opening scene starts with shots of a woman running through a dark some what misty wood. It becomes clear that she is running an assault course as the clip proceeds,also An F.B.I. agent tells her that a Mr. Crawford wants to see her and at this stage its made clear that she is working for the F.B.I. because of the uses the directer uses such as tracking shot to present her walking to him. She then enters some offices where she finds  newspaper clippings and pictures about a murderer called Buffalo Bill, She is also been assigned a mission by her boss Crawford thus giving the audience only get some basic information at this point in the film. The first character the audience See's is Clarice Starling (the woman running at the start, The main focus of the shots in the opening few minutes). She stands out because in the corridors of the F.B.I. base is full of testosterone like men and because she is the week supposedly tiny, female. This is shown in the shot with her in blue and the men in red in the lift. Compared to typical female film characters, she is unglamourous, sweaty and manly. The music is orchestral, and is clearly written to give a sense of fear which is shown within the shots; especially whilst she is running, However the music has less tension building and is more serious when it comes back in from the fade. It fades slightly and lingers whilst her and Crawford are talking, again giving a sense of unease.There is a heavy use of digetic sound as well, such as heavy breathing and gun shots to name a few, suggesting the film will be dramatic and filled with high tension. The titles are simple, white and small and the titles come and go meaning a spooky fast paced thriller is about occur. This film is targeted for persons  over 18 because of the sadistic content which is shown throughout the scene.

Film Script

                                                                       Script For Film




shot reverse shot, Rack focus moving from middle body to over the shoulder. The camera has a semi high shot of villain zooming in and out narrating about me.

Scene 1

dark guy: I wouldn't even try with it

Cory: why the world needs him

dark Guy: no the world wants him ,you got no f*k*n idea what your dealing with here

Fades Out

dark Guy: This geezer is one in a billion let alone million

dark Guy: he has no fear, no conscience and holds more power than the hulk

Vietnam war sound in the background

dark Guy: you better not under-estimate him

dark Guy: he was the greatest, most feared man in Vietnam

dark Guy: some say he's not even human,he came down from space

Scene 2

so i finally get to see the famous Connor then,hope i managed to ruin your holiday

chucks cigarette

nah its cool my whole life's holiday.mind you my Latina babes were a smidge upset when i had to vamos away.

agent looking

alright no funny business,you must know why your here by now

oh hell yeah

villain gives signal

chase scene 

gets to wall

cmon con just give it up

ye know full well i can make it over that wall,and now your probably wandering why i wanna stand hear yabbing at at you

Agent jumps down

end of the line

no feckin way #illnutyouinaminuite

Then hand it over

look at phone

hang about

Ah feck it

Action Film Codes And Conventions

                                                  Codes And Conventions Of A Horror Genre

Horror Sub Genres

Ø The Monster scare

Ø Psychological

Ø Slasher

Split into sub genres-often sub genres

Primary target audience male 16-24

15 or 18 certificate

Extensive use of narrative enigmas

Slow pace of editing, builds tension, long takes.

Codes and conventions

· Three act narrative

· Predictable narrative content (follows format)

· Clear binary opposition’s good v evil.

· Use of low key lighting, Use of CGI, FX

· Dominant representation of gender: male villain, female victim

· Extensive use of close up, point of view shots, low angle shots.

· Young/teenage characters

Target Audience: Usually male aged 16-24, usually male because men can interact with the characters where as the women are seen as being weak. The blood and gore doesn't appeal to women as they are squeamish.

Props Research 1

                                                                            Props research

                       This is our list of the props we may include in the opening two minutes of our film.

Props

• Guns/Knives

We may use guns such as pistols as they are the usual weapon for the main protagonist, an example of this would be James Bond as he always has his traditional Walther PPK. We could also include more destructive and exciting weapons such as machine guns or grenades to create explosions. The guns would be spray painted black to look more realistic and also hidden from the sight the enemies. We could also use a knife as back up to the gun for stealth scenes or close quarters.

• Earpiece

We could use an earpiece to allow the main protagonist to be updated about his missions and follow his instructions, the villains may also have earpieces in order to communicate with each other. The ear pieces would have no cables and look professional as if it were a real prop from a James Bond film.

• Briefcase

A briefcase could be used in order to create an enigma. It would either be black or dark brown which would look old and stylish. The briefcase could contain anything from money to weapons which makes the audience question and wonder why it has been used.

• Mobile Phone

We may have someone with a phone to show that he is wealthy and maybe a business man that is distanced from the characters as they have ear pieces. The main antagonist could use it to show that he is more superior to the rest as he is different to them.

Mood Board

                                                               Mood board - Action Film

Just some images to give us some ideas for our film.  The pictures of weapons connote that our film will be categorised in the action genre section.The mask and briefcase suggest that a mysterious background could be included which is true as some of the characters are special agents.

If we were to use any of these props it would mean that we would either have to borrow them from friends or buy them ourselves-this seemed to not be the ideal approach so we adjusted our schedule and decided to go with a fast paced opening of a chase scene with a final confrontation.

In fact we didn't use any of the props below as we didn't want to go in guns blazing and instead started it with a chase scene that kept our audience on the edge of their seats.

Questionare

Questionnaire-Action genre

1) What is your favourite type of opening?


Chase scene

Shoot out

Fight scene

Other (please state)


2) What fighting style do you prefer?


James Bond

Jason Bourne

Jackie Chan

Sherlock Holmes


3) What do you think the main protagonist should be?


Muscular

Intelligent

Good looking


4) What sort of location do you prefer?


Iconic buildings

Landmarks

Large landscapes

Quiet and discrete location e.g. a village


5) What do you prefer to see in an action film?


Action scenes

Exotic locations

A battle between the main protagonist and antagonist


6) Do you prefer an action film to be realistic?


Yes

No


7) How would you like an action film to end?


Cliff-hanger

Traditional (when the hero defeats the evil villain and gets the girl)

A twist

Costume Research 1

Costumes Research

The main protagonist and antagonist could be wearing suit to show their superiority over the the other characters. The main protagonist could have a grey or navy suit like the one Daniel Craig uses in the James Bond films (shown in the images above). The main antagonist could have a black suit (shown in the image to the right) which would follow the typical costumes of an action villain-however we may have the main antagonist wearing a light coloured suit such as a cream suit (shown in the image below) to subvert the typical stereotypes and so that he is not easily spotted which could shock the audience and create suspense.

Touchstone Pictures Instatution Research

                                                                   Institution Research

About Touchstone Television

Touchstone Pictures is an American production company and is one of several film distribution labels of The Walt Disney Studios which is owned by The Walt Disney Company . Established in 1984Disney CEO Ron.W.Miller created the film company as Touchstone Films, it typically releases films that target an older audience and darker tones than those released under the main Company  Walt Disney Studios.

Touchstone's Successful Production Partners

Their most commercially successful partners over the years have been Caravan Pictures,Summit Entertainment, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Columbia Pictures,Icon Productions, Imagine Entertainment Mandevile Films, Focus Features, Spyglass Entertainment and Dream work productions.

Sony PIctures Instatution Research

                                                                    Institution Research

About Sony Pictures

Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc, is an American television and film production and and a distribution unit of the Japanese company Sony. It is based in Culver City,California and is Sony's main global film production and distribution company. Its group sales in the peak year 2011 ended March 31, 2012 has been reported to be of $8.021 billion.

Films That Sony Pictures Have Created

Sony Pictures Entertainment is a member of the Motion Picture Association Of America (MPAA).

Through the years, SPE has produced and distributed, franchises such as Men In Black,Underworld and Resident Evil.

20th Century Fox Instatution Research

                                                                    Institution Research

About 20th Century Fox

The company was founded on May 31,1935,founded by William Fox in 1915, 
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, and is one of the six Major American Films as of 2011. the company HQ is Located in the Century City area of Los Angeles, just west of Beverly Hills hence the name 20th century fox .it's currently a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox, and is a very high stated production company that is known throughout the globe.

                                                                       Films Produced By 20th Century Fox

20th Century Fox is a member of the Motion Picture Association Of America (MPAA). 20th Century Fox has distributed various commercially successful film series, including Star Wars,Die Hard and Alien Vs Predator . Television series produced by Fox include The Simpson's, Family Guy and Modern Family .Some of the most famous actress came from 20th century fox.the most prolific was Shirley Temple who was 20th Century Fox's first film star and Marilin Monroe, Americas sweetheart.

Instatution Research Of Dreamworks

                                                                     Institution Research

About Dreamworks

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (DWA) is an American animation studios based in Glendale, California that creates animated feature films, television programs, and online virtual worlds. They have released a total of twenty-seven feature films, including the




Films By Dreamworks

the main franchises include Shrek,Kung Fu Panda ,Monsters vs Ailiens and How To Train Your Dragon. As of June 2013, its feature films have made $11 billion worldwide, with its $430 million average gross. The studio has so far received two Academy Awards along with numerous Annie & Emmy Awards; as well as multiple Golden Globe & BAFTA nominations.

Instatution Research Paramount

              




                                                              Institution Research

About Paramount pictures

Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as simply Paramount is a film and television production/distribution studio, consistently ranked as one of the largest top-grossing film studios.  Paramount is a member of the Motion Picture Association Of America (MPAA).


Films Made By Paramount

Paramount Pictures has distributed various commercially successful film series, such as Shrek, Mission Impossible,Jackass, Beverly Hills Cop, Crocodile Dundee and Madagascar.Paramount have made an abundance of film series which is good to look for in a production company because it shows that the company is versatile and can construct any aspect of film production.

Wall-E Opening Scene Analysis

                                                          Wall-E Opening Scene Analysis

                                   
In the opening scene it starts off with the production company Pixar appearing with the famous animation giving the audience an insight, by showing what company has helped create this film and possibly what can be expected by other films they have produced(giving relative/link factor's to the audience).The titles then Fade out into a dark picture with bright dots appearing signifying stars in space giving the audience an instantly recognisable feature to look at, the camera then pans to another production company ''walt disney'' and starts playing a somewhat bouncy American retro music and singing suggesting to the audience that the film will be a lighthearted one because of the iconic production titles and music.

After the titles have faded away the directer uses the spacial feature as a backdrop for the next 20 seconds by going through different galaxy's and planets before zooming into earth which gives the suggestion that the film will be a lighthearted Sci-Fi one because of the incorporation of orbit and different planets,however the camera stops and starts zooming into earth showing that the film's main setting will be earth.Once the camera has come through the earths atmosphere it locates itself to a location that looks like a super normal rubbish tip meaning the earth must of had some sort of tragedy as there is no logical explanation have having such a large deserted wasteland, but as the camera keeps with an overhead shot of earths battlefield of rubbish it then fly's by places that look like ruined cities this gives the audience the suggestion of destruction and disaster which completely contrasts what the audience were expecting, this technique will keep the audience interested as the film gets sadder with the camera stopping over a robot cleaning up with the music and singing fading away a bit like turning down the radio in a car.

                                                      

Research Mood Board

                                                                                Mood Board


Text And Fonts

Institution Research

                                      Institution Research

About Universal Studios/Pictures

Universal Studios Inc. (also known as Universal Pictures), is an American motion picture studio, owned by Com cast through its wholly owned subsidiary NBC Universal, and is one of the six major movie studios. Its production studios are at 100 Universal City Plaza Drive in Universal City, California.The company was Founded in 1912 by Carl Laemele, Mark Dintenfass, Charles Baumann, Adam Kessel,Pat Powers, William Swanson, David Horsley, and Jules Brulatour.

Universal Studio's

I feel that Universal Studios will and are the best institution i can use in the film we are currently creating because of the proven track record of constantly creating world renowned films.

Universal studios have produced films such as

Mr Beans Holiday 

Ted

Fast And Furious 6

And are currently in the stage of producing Fast And Furious 7,Ted and Search Party .

This is one reason i have chosen this production company; the abundance of big box office breakers that can make any film a huge hit and the perfect trend of comedy, sport and action(average film profit £ 355 000 000).

 

Setting Research For The Film

                              Setting Research For The Film

The settings we can use for the film are the following

My fist option for my setting is Langley vale because of the serene aura it could give to the audience ,by having a quaint village also gives versatility to our film meaning a better more dynamic film structure and relativity.By having a small setting allows us to broaden out and expand our population area(larger area), so we can use Epsom to re locate and link a small suburbia and a thriving town because of the localised link between them giving the audience a relative effect which can be used as an advantage towards our film.


My last possible location for the film is various points in London,by doing it gives the target audience an aspect of importance and cosmopolitanism because if we use an establishing shot at the beginning of our film it gives an insight to the audience of what the rest of our film will be about and the links within it.The possible locations are china town because this location can show dynamism and intentionality meaning the film is diverse and cultured, this location can also link with the other possible setting which is the Chelsea area because of the rich status of the area and almost instantly recognisable landmarks and meaning a fluid backdrop of professionalism and coolness,this area is also very diverse and cultured which could give the audience a solid bases of the film and relative links throughout.

The Shots I Will Use In The Film

                                                              



                                                                 The shot using in our film


The shots i will use is

long shot-This because of the dramatised effect this shot gives
mid shot-.to show the audience a deeper insight of the location and plot
extreme close up-to allow audience the ability to see emotion of characters faces
extreme long shot -to show audience a picture of scenery at a longer depth of field
high angle -to show power
low angle-to show nervousness or submission
over the shoulder shot-to give the audience a POV perspective of the character
tracking shot-to show the characters movement
shot reverse shot-to quickly give different shots to characters to define emotion
establishing shots, to give the audience a plot of place in the opening scene which could lead to assumption or pre Inquisitions

The social network opening scene

The Social Network Opening Scene

In the opening scene of the social network the audience hears mark Zuckerburgs girlfriend dump him and call him a swear word because of the way he acts,she then walks off and leaves mark on a table on his own in a busy pub giving the audience an effect of loneliness and thought rehabilitation.Because of the social awkwardness of mark he then starts to get jumpy and decides to leave the thirsty scholar pub  suggesting that mark lives and studies on a campus as the name of the pub suggests this,when mark leaves and the directer uses birds eye views of were mark is running to to get out of the pub and into his flat the camera eventually lowers down to mark running through a campus of a university confirming to the audience that mark studies at a prestigious university because of the size and design of the campus.

The fact that mark studies at a prestigious university could give the target audience the effect of smartness which could lead to the whole plot of the film by making a billion dollar company.

pirates of the carrabian curse of the black pearl opening 2 minuites

Pirates Of The Carrabian Curse Of The Black Pearl Opening 2 Minuites

The opening 2 minutes of the film starts off with a camera full of fog with a pirates ship slowly emerging from the depths within and a well dressed out of place girl singing a tradintinal pirates song suggesting to the audience that the film will be about an indescribable fear and cursing which is shown from the outset of this clip.Once the pirate boat appears clearly in the shot from long shot to extreme closeup of the girl,the camera cuts to a zooming over the shoulder shot of the well attired girl giving the audience the suggestion that someone or something is moving closer and closer to her and the next shot funnily enough a low down pirate pushes her shoulder back and orders her to stop singing because of what lerks in the waters they are sailing in.After the talk to the girl has finished a senior pirate asks why the lower down pirate is ordering the well dressed girl to stop singing,so he must ague his case to the senior pirate:the audience believe this because of the contrast in atair.

As soon as the lower ranked pirate is orded away the young girl tells the senior pirate and his accomplice she would love to meet a pirate but unfortunately they do not agree and tells the small girl that he plans to eradicate them from the history books giving the audience the effect of bitterness and hatred because of the pessimism towards pirates.

The Rock Opening Scene

The Rock Opening Scene

In the opening 2 minutes of the rock it starts with the production titles without any music showing the audience the behind the scenes part of the film which then zones into dramatic war like music along with a possible war zone calls and voices from the past suggesting to the audience that something quintessential has happened or is about to happen.

With the running titles still appearing with the actors names, the images appear to be a some what sinister army environment with dark relating music giving the effect of fear and redemption to the audience but as soon as these appear the directer cuts to the main title the rock in a graphic fire imitation, giving a reference to the audience.after the main title it continues with the army representation again meaning the whole film must relate to past army experiences as the images and sounds of the aftermath of war show this.

when the army representation continues a little longer you hear the words "there not coming for us are they sir"with a face of repent while this is happening suggesting a grave injustice or betrayal has occurred and is the reason for what is about to happen next as the guard of honour sums this up for the target audience.

Target audiance for sport

                                                      
                        


                                                                   Sport target audience

1.Why does sport films appeal to you


2.What would you expect in the opening 2 minutes of a sport film


3.How would you say the characters are presented in an opening 2 minutes of a sport film


4.would you spend a sufficient amount of money on seeing this type of film


5.would you say male are the pro dominant sex for this genre


6.What would you typically expect for a scenery or environment in a sport film


7.would you recommend this type of genre


8.what plot would you expect for a sport film


9.what do sport films have that other genres dont have


10.what is your favourite sport film and why

Any Given Sunday Film Titles

Any Given Sunday Film Titles

In the opening 2 minutes of any given Sunday it starts with quotes of knowledge and wisdom from few people with notoriety suggesting that the target audience is for people over 15 and the film will be about prospect,hope and achievement within a certain group, (the musical is spiritual giving the effect of wonder to the audience).The font used in the titles is a traditional Latin italic like font because it relates to traditionalism and values in the team sport of football,which is shown throughout the film.The spiritual music then twines into a more slow,futuristic tension like music with an extreme close up of a footballers blooded hand on a grass stained football showing a build up of tension on the player and that something significant will happen soon to that player.

The camera then switches to the players face giving the audience a character to relate to, then the music immediately stops and starts to show a line of players battling for the ball and the player that the audience can relate to gets injured by a hard tackle suggesting that he can take a hit in the sport of football and his team are complaisant because he was not defend properly as a quarterback, with the physios rushing onto the pitch suggesting to the audience that the injury is a awful one and must be treated quickly as the physios expression shows this.

Preliminary Task Evaluation

Preliminary Task Evaluation

 

Ryan,Cory and I used continuity throughout our mini film clip,we selectively chose the main hall to be our setting for our film because it gave us a good basis and chance for alternative angles for us to use and integrate within our film.The characters managed to work around the scenery very effectively manoeuvring up and around objects which shows good spacial awareness skills .The relationship between characters was positive which comes off in the clip,The two criminal characters exchanged a
couple of lines each expressing the laid back nature of the thug life.

throughout the clip we used a variety of shots such as :mid shot, long shot and tracking shot,these where effective camera angles because of the fluidity of every shot by editing the clip and also these are dynamic shots showing the audience what the characters are feeling like by portraying emotions through camera angles.

What are you doing here (camera shots)

                                                                What are we doing here

Evaluation 

  

  

in my media group we used the dynamic camera shots and angles very well which presented a very successful left out scene in which Cory was the victim, the specific shots that we used was an over the shoulder shot which gives the audience a strong effect and a  point of view shot of what Cory has been seeing during the scene.We then used a tracking shot of the antagonist group walking away from Cory the outcast showing the audience the perspective of the antagonist group, we also used close up shots of the 4 characters to show the emotions that were happening throughout the scene especially Cory the outcast of the group giving the audience an insight of Cory's extreme emotions as shown with a worry face during the end of the scene. 

The weaknesses of our scene would be Ryan's take on being frustrated with Cory's persistence of trying to be involved with the group as Ryan frustratingly ran towards Cory with next shot reverse shot not having him in the scene with Cory,not showing the audience a flowing scene.We could improve this by have a fast paced tracking shot of Ryan moving towards Cory's worry face giving the audience a real perspective of the scene.  

Codes and Conventions

                                                                 Codes And Conventions

 

Genre analysis of horror film conventions

                                                       
                                                           Genre Analysis Of Horror Films

Horror Sub Genres:

The Monster scare

Psychological

Slasher

 Split into sub genres-often hybrids

Primary target audience-male 16-24

15 or 18 certification (promises of pleasure)-debates on passive consumption

Extensive use of narrative enigmas

Slow pace of editing, builds tension, long takes

 Codes and Conventions

Three act narrative structure

Predictable narrative content (follows format)

Clear binary opposition’s e.g. good vs. evil

Use of low key lighting, use of GGI, FX

Dominant representation of gender: male villain, the female victim

Extensive use of close up, point of view shots, low angle shots

Young/teenage characters

Conventions of horror

Dark setting

Murder

Sadistic nature

Use of hand held camera: audience identification/realism

Main antagonist