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EDITING

Due to equipment availability, Tash was most capable to edit our film on her Mac at home. For this reason, she has been given the most credit towards this section of the film production, however me and Robbie helped to edit when this Mac was brought into school and we also pitched ideas to refine certain aspects.This had advantages as the film opening went through three pairs of eyes who had ways to improve instead of one long session with all three of us editing which risked us all being too protective over our favourite parts.

What we felt went well

1. It was easy to be able to get it too look how we wanted it too look, with the framing and sequencing of the shots. Our framing was particularly worked on to ensure that the film ran smoothly.
2. With our shots they had enough extra filming around it to play around with it. We made time to film extra which made it easier to merge scenes and allow us extra footage just in case.
3. There were some really good places to insert the credits like the tie and the fridge shots. This was one of our main features that we wished to add from the beginning. We managed to follow the storyboard with accuracy because of this.

What was difficult when editing: 

1. When Tash did the first edit of the whole opening it was 3 and a half minutes long meaning it was over by 1 minute. We had to be harsher when removing scenes, insuring that we kept shots essential to the plot as well as the ones we were most proud of. Talking together it was hard to decide what we would cut. By this stage we didn't have any excess footage to delete except the content of the opening edited together, however we decided to cut the first section with the police cars and Robbie running through the door. We also changed where we would have the voice over.
2. The colour in some of the shots didn't work too well as we filmed part of it during the day and part in the evening, however now we are not using that bit we don't need to use the parts where the dark was necessary. Before hand, we attempted to do a colour match to line up the colours of the shots.
3. Tash remembered we had filmed this section again but during the day so there was available footage to play around with.

EVIDENCE OF FILMING

HEALTH AND SAFETY

EXPECTATIONS FOR OUR GENRE

HOW WE THOUGHT OF OUR CHARACTERS

This is a presentation i made of the research taken to create the best possible characters.

MAKE UP TRIAL

We made a choice to test our make up for filming , specifically the black eye which 'Jack' will be seen  to have in the first seconds. we used a range of make up and for our first attempt it didn't go too badly.  what we have gained from this trial is to buy darker make up so that it shows up more on the camera when editing. Before this we searched many tutorials on YouTube and tried to replicate them. After this i was able to order a proper bruise wheel (Mehron wheel) of the correct shades and fake blood.


This is our second attempt at the make up trial. This time went substantially better due to correct equipment. the bruise could be made more prominent without overworking it. This effect was inspired by many YouTube videos which we all searched for. We discovered that a bruise's colour differ depending on what caused it and where the heaviest hit was. From this we decided that the bruise was from a fist fight which aimed just left of Jack's nose.

SHOOTING SCRIPT

SHOOTING SCRIPT 

Continuous long shot down the hall 

(A view of the hall, with the front door at the end, and a window slightly to the side. The house id obviously the home of only males, with trainers scattered and old mail on the floor. It is a peaceful scene. Suddenly, police sirens can be heard, rapidly increasing in volume. At the peak of the wail, flashing police lights can be seen, and we hear several cars rush by. There is a screech of tires; car doors open and a gunfight can be heard, with angry shouts.)

Police commissioner: (Via a megaphone) Tony, give it up, we know who you are, there’s nowhere to run!

(We see- through the window- Jack. He is 17 years old, wearing a tatty, ripped suit, and a wounded face. He runs to the door, desperately knocking against it, trying to enter. We hear him fumble for his keys, swearing randomly as he does. After a small struggle, he bursts through the door. He slams it behind him, and leans against it, exhausted and terrified.)

Mid-shot of Jack. 

(He is beaten and bloody, as if he had been in a fight or a car crash. He is missing his suit jacket, his shirt is filthy and ripped, and he is clutching at his leg, as if it hurts considerably.)

Close up of Jack’s face

(He is breathing heavily. Suddenly the screen pauses, and Jack’s name flashes on screen.)

Jack: (Narration) Oh, you alright? You’re err, you’re probably wondering how I landed myself in this particular predicament. Well, it’s a bit of a long story.

(The action resumes, and we see Jack stagger up the stairs. He limps into the bathroom, the camera stopping at the doorway. He catches a glimpse of himself in the mirror and pauses.)

Close-up of Jack looking in the mirror. 

(He is shocked at how he looks. He tentatively touches his face, and reflects upon all he has seen.)

Jack: (Narration) Maybe I should start at the beginning.

(He turns and heads toward the shower, undressing as he does. We see him turn the shower on, and the water run. He turns it off. He gets out the shower, and goes to the mirror, which is now steamed up, so we cannot see Jacks face. He wipes the mirror, as he does ‘1 week earlier’ pops up on screen. He is smiling, his face untouched.

(The music starts playing- an upbeat indie Brit rock style, which changes the tempo of the scene. Jack begins drying himself off. He sees himself in the mirror, and begins checking himself out, leaving with a cheeky wink. He struts down the hall, into his room. It is a typical teenage boys room, with posters on the wall, clothes strewn everywhere and a general sense of organised squalor.)

Shot through his legs.

(A credit is on the floor. Jack drops his towel, which covers it. Just as he does, his Dad walks in through the door. They both have a panic.)

Jack: Jesus Christ Dad! Get out!

Dad: (From behind the now closed door.) Sorry sorry sorry!

Mid shot of Jack in his room 

(Quick cut shots of Jack getting dressed into his school suit. He does his tie up, and a credit follows his knot. He rushes down the stairs, and turns into the kitchen.)

Wide shot of the kitchen (The kitchen is clean, and a glass of juice of juice sits next to a toaster with bread resting inside. Jack presses down on the toaster. The bread pops up, along with a credit. He spreads butter on it, a credit following. He quickly munches it down, and then goes to leave. He quickly comes back, downs the juice, then leaves the kitchen. He picks up his bag, and swings it over his shoulder.)

Same shot as the first, looking down the hall. (He walks toward the front door and opens it. He looks back.)

Jack: See ya Dad!

(He leaves the house.)

Close up of his hand on the handle as the door shuts, and the music ends.

Close up of Jacks head. (As Jack locks up, a hand suddenly grips his shoulder. He is shocked and turns, but relaxes when he sees who it is.) 

Jack: Oh, hello Uncle Tony, you alright?

Tony: Hello Jacky. I’m doing alright. You stay out of trouble now.

Jack: Yeah yeah sure thing.

(Without ever seeing Tony’s face, we see Jack walk off down the path.)

CHANGE IN CAST

DUE TO A CHANGE OF DATES, LEO CAN NO LONGER BE A PART OF OUR MEDIA COURSEWORK AS HE IS AWAY FOR THE SHOOTING DAYS. FOR THIS REASON ROBBIE SHALL BE PLAYING THE PART OF JACK IN OUR FILM OPENING. DESPITE THE SHORT NOTICE, LEO NOT DOING THE ROLE MAY WORK IN OUR FAVOUR AS THERE ARE LESS PEOPLE WE NOW HAVE TO CONSIDER SHOULD WE NEED TO ADD SCENES AND EDIT LAST MINUTE. ROBBIE IS ALSO AN ACTOR AND IS MORE THAN WILLING TO PUT HIS SKILLS TO USE TO GET A GOOD OUTCOME.

SHOOTING

Filming Schedule

Here is a carefully organise Schedule that Tash has compiled in order to get the best out of the time we have.

Sunday 15th February

10:00 - 11:00

Robbie and me arrive at Tash's house

11:00-12:00

We make sure that the areas in which we are filming are the exact way we want them to be and check that all costumes, props and make up are present

12:00 - 12:30

Practise using the lights for the police car lights

12:30 - 1:00

Lunch

1:00 - 2:30 

Test shoot and practise shots 

2:30 - 4:00

Filming the first half of our opening

4:00 - 5:00 

upload first half on to laptop to see how it looks and plan what to film on the Monday

Monday 16th February

10:00 - 11:00

Costume, prop and make up preparation

11:00 - 12:30

Film second half 

12:30 - 1:00

Lunch 

1:00 - 2:00

Film parts that might need re-thinking/ re-filming

Finished!



SOUND

Here we have a few examples of some generic sounds that suit our genre. we are yet to experiment with Foley sound which is hand created noises but will do so in the upcoming weeks. 

MUSIC FOR OUR FILM

For our film opening we are going to be using 'Let me in' by the Parkas. They are band from Hadlow, Kent. The age ranges from 17 - 24. We have asked the band for permission and will    credit them in our opening sequence. This genre of music suits well with our theme of film as it is upbeat and the music itself can represent the personality of 'Jack.' This song will  feature in the flashback scene of Jack getting ready for school and will be non diegetic to the scene                                                                              

HISTORY INTO OUR GENRE OF FILM

I have done some further research into where our film genres started our from and found out how they expanded into the genre franchise we know today.

RATINGS FOR FILM

Why are films rated?
films are rated into the 5 following catagories in order to control exposure of films with perhaps unsuitable content to age groups. The BBFC (where this information was gathered) was first introduced 1912 to prevent their films from negatively impacting the audiences.


A decision that our group will have to make soon will be the age rating we give our film opening. Due to the films we are taking inspiration from, i feel our film will be a higher rating because of the crude comedy and definite violence. to help us choose the correct rating , i have done some research into the difference between the each age restrictions.

Violence and swearing is at its very mildest. By this it means that the strongest piece of bad language would most likely be a word such as 'damn'.
U films usually convey a positive message which allows young audiences to copy. Our film is definitely not a U rating due to the cursing that Jack may say as he bursts through the door.

Swearing is still very censored with the occasional bad word being used. Although this the farthest that we will take our character's language, we are still limited with the amount of violence around therefore this still is not a suitable rating for us. also there is to be no mention of any drugs which would not be compatible with the Uncle's job in dodgy dealings.

12a and 12 rated films are targeted at above the age of 12, however a younger audience can watch 12a if accumpanied b
y an adult. swearing is
less monitored though words such as f*** are used minimally. injuries and blood must not stay on the screen for too long and the idea of hinting as opposed to seeing the gore is still advised.








We have decided that our film should be rated a 15 because it leaves us more room to experiment than what we would have had if we chose a 12. Strong language and violence is permitted as well as drugs use if needed. Our film will not reach the 18 age rating as our budget for our film restricts us in some ways from showing detailed gory scenes which would feature in that rating.

COMEDIC CONVENTIONS

Due to our genre of film being partly based on Dark Comedy we thought it would be best to look into the typical conventions of comedy itself.

FILM INSPIRATION

Here are a few of the Directors and screenwriters who we aspire to create a film like.

LEO

This is Leo Broadhead. He is a 17 year old male and will playing the part of 'JACK' in our opening. We thought leo would be perfect for this role as his humour and personality suits that of jack's, especially with a cheeky attitude towards anything and anyone. Not only this but Leo also does acting outside of school as you can see him playing the lead role of 'Pip' in Great Expectations in the pictures. He also is a media student who has directed and created his own short film for a festival. For this reason he understanda the dedication needed from everyone on the team and is still very happy to help us with this project.

STORYBOARD

this is our story board animatic which took us a while to create, especially because we had our original one deleted. we added the sound using garage band which was recorded by Robbie.

SCRATCH PRODUCTIONS

This is a draft for our production logo. we felt that it reflected the genre of our film with the rough scratch through the title and was simplistic so could be reproduced and distributed at a low cost while still being recognisable. We will eventually make our own logo ourselves.