Friday, 8 April 2011
Question 3
Focus group question for Sci-fi genre
Film questions
person one
Would you say this film fits into the genre of sci-fi?
Yes, the mysterious way the film is presented. You never truly know what is controlling the character
Are you interested in this film?
Very interested, I liked the way the characters are presented
Does this film fit your expectations of a short film?
Yes, straight to the point and enjoyable
Could you tell that the CD was controlling the person like a game?
Yes, it reminded me of gta
Do you identify with the characters, in the sense that Jonny is a victim?
Yes because he looks confused
Poster questions
Do you think the posters link to the same genre of the film?
Yes they do, especially the black version
It looks like a stereotypical sci-fi poster
Can you see a clear theme through the posters and article?
Yes, it has the same colour scheme and really reminds me of the poster
Does the poster make you want to find out more about the film?
Definitely, it is really enticing
Person 2
Would you say this film fits into the genre of sci-fi?
No I do not
Are you interested in this film?
Yes I enjoyed the idea of the film.
Does this film fit your expectations of a short film?
Yes it was short.
Could you tell that the CD was controlling the person like a game?
Yeah, it had the person who was being controlled name on it which made it obvious.
Do you identify with the characters, in the sense that Jonny is a victim?
Yeah, and you can see he gets more and more angry as the film progresses.
Poster questions
Do you think the posters link to the same genre of the film?
The orange poster gives a hint to what the short film could be about when you read the subtitle and the black poster’s font looks like it could be linked to a sci-fi genre.
Can you see a clear theme through the posters and article?
The poster’s are the same colour scheme as the article. It also has information from the article included in the posters.
Does the poster make you want to find out more about the film?
Yes, Jonny’s face is hilarious.
person 3
Film questions
Would you say this film fits into the genre of sci-fi?
No it seems more like a thriller
Are you interested in this film?
Yes the concept of the film was really enjoyable
Does this film fit your expectations of a short film?
Yes it was straight to the point
Could you tell that the CD was controlling the person like a game?
Yeah you could clearly see the cd and the remote making it look like a xbox game.
Do you identify with the characters, in the sense that Jonny is a victim?
Yes he looks upset and confused
Poster questions
Do you think the posters link to the same genre of the film?
Yeah, it seems dark and enticing
Can you see a clear theme through the posters and article?
Yes they are both dark and cool.
Does the poster make you want to find out more about the film?
Yes, I like the main character.
person 4
Film questions
Would you say this film fits into the genre of sci-fi?
Yes its mystical
Are you interested in this film?
Yeah I really found the film entertaining
Does this film fit your expectations of a short film?
Yeah I liked the style of the short film
Could you tell that the CD was controlling the person like a game?
yeah you could it really looked like a computer game
Do you identify with the characters, in the sense that Jonny is a victim?
Yeah he looks like he’s under pressure
Poster questions
Do you think the posters link to the same genre of the film?
yeah the blackness relates the sci-fi genre
Can you see a clear theme through the posters and article?
Yeah apart from the yellow one seems more like a for a general audience
Does the poster make you want to find out more about the film?
Yeah I like the way it looks .
Question 1
Before filming we visited http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/filmmaking/guide/introduction/what-makes-a-good-short to find out the key parts of making a short film. We followed these rules;
Film is about telling stories in pictures, which is the most economical way of telling a story.
For our film we created a short film that uses more visuals than speech to create a story that is exciting and will entice the audience throughout by using framing and streets that point at the character you are supposed to be following.
Good Acting- which while filming we made sure we did a few drafts and edits to make sure we could act in the best possible way to make sure we create a good piece of filming.
part 2 short film poster and magazine article
For our magazine we picked a Empire style magazine however we followed the conventions of our art house poster keeping the colours black and white. However we added the red to attract the readers of the magazine. We have created a magazine that features every week a special feature on short films. In this weeks issue we have titled the work Lost Control which straight away links to the title of the film (the film being called Lost Control) also the use of using short film a lot throughout the work shows that the article is focusing on short films which will attract our target audience. We wrote this article for a mature audience that will understand the metaphorical usage in our article. We used example interviews and behind the scenes of the film trying to create a positive theme with the audience that will attract them to read on also to persuade them to watch the film. When i wrote the article i followed a formal rule and tried to persuade the audience to read on and watch the film, I did want to advertise the film but however i did not give away the full details of the film so they do not know the key points of the film but are interested in watching it. I used a section of film too link it with the short film and film this is very aesthetically pleasing to the viewer. Also we used pictures of the main character to show who is in the film and also links to the posters, so if you see the posters you know straight away the article is about them or vice versa.
poster
The Target audience for these posters are; film watchers and arthouse film watchers. We have made the black poster to seem more stylish and will attract art house cinema fans because of its style. While the yellow poster is more for general cinema fans who will be attract by bright colours and eye grabbing imagery. The Spike Jonze poster for still here is similar to ours because of the positioning of the main focus character is looking up showing the character is annoyed/upset by something. For our title we used the Alien font to show it is sci-fi and will attract the audience who will recognise the genre of sci-fi and who will like the font. This straight away shows the person looking at the poster that the film is sci-fi which is very important to attract our target audience. The tag line who's controlling you? shows that the film is about someone who isn't in control of what they are doing. Also the use of the rhetorical question makes it more personal and seem like the poster is talking directly to the person who is looking at the poster. We didn't choose to do a blurb because we felt that it would make the poster have too much information on it and will make the person who is looking at the poster look less at the main character on the front of the poster. The main image on the poster is the main character of the film we have chosen to make him look confused/upset to show that something is happening to him also it shows what the film is about and who is in the film. For the arthouse poster we used a black and white color scheme to keep the work simple and classy, the alien font will give away that the film is sci-fi. For the one for a generalized audience we picked a eye catching color that will attract the person who is looking at the poster, and it is aesthetically pleasing to the eye.
Wednesday, 6 April 2011
Permission for my group to use copyrighted music in our film
I can confirm that this usage is a gratis PROVIDED THAT the Music Publisher also agrees to gratis use.
Please credit us as follows:
Interpol "The New"
(P) 2002 Matador Records Ltd.
Written By Carlos Dengler, Daniel Kessler, Paul Banks, Sam Fogarino
Published By Kobalt Music Publishing.
US-MTD-02-54510
Taken from the album "Turn On The Bright Lights" [OLE 545]
Licensed Courtesy of Matador Recordings
www.matadorrecords.com
Wednesday, 9 March 2011
CHANGES TO OUR FILM
Due to complications in the filming process; such as people having to work during our filming schedule and locations that we had planned to use not being able to be used. We decided to change the story to work around these complications. Instead of the character being controlled by a physical remote control he is now being played like a game. Where the antagonist inserts a disc with the other characters name on it into a playstation and can control him using a remote. The main character regains control for a brief period and wanders down the street after hearing the antagonist laughing. Once he finds the house he is in he barges through the door and snaps the cd that allows for him to be controlled. This is not much of a compromise from the original idea and therefore still falls into the genre that our market research showed that people would enjoy.
Tuesday, 1 February 2011
Filming plan for week ending 4/2/11
Location - Guisbrough, Benison Street
Storyline - Shots of package being delivered to doorstep, pov shot.
Friday
Location Guisbrough, High Street, Benison Street
Storyline - Beginnings of story where the main character opens the package.
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
Posters we took inspiration from
For the design they have used a simple colour scheme in being black and white. The contrast between the two colours highlight the title and the credits on the poster. The Full Metal Jacket font is a world war two nazi theme. This is so the audience can directly see what genre the film is. The use of the stereotypical vietnam war helmet shows it is about vietnam. The words Born to Kill which would have been written on many marines helmets. The use of the punch line 'In Vietnam the wind doesnt blow it sucks' which is a marine quote that is famous in America.
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
For the preparation we have asked 16- 18 year old's their opinions of short films and what type of short films they would be prepared to watch. We found out that most would watch a sci-fi thriller film. They would want to be entertained and understand the plot but would be prepared to accept the sci-fi element in the film.
We have taken this information and used it in designing and creating our film. We have a target audience of people who like sci-fi films and people who would watch short film, so we will follow the conventions of the more popular films when we film to make sure our finish product is the most professional piece of work we could create.