There are a few films, which I have looked into which have the same genre as my production. The films which I researched into, I watched and made some notes to see whether or not my production would have any of these conventions and forms or whether or not it would have similar themes.
The first film I watched is called ‘The Rain’. The rain is a UK inline skating film by Kingdom magazine. The film was produced, directed filmed and edited by Joe Spray.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrjBoUfoVQU&feature=PlayList&p=F74EB48E04396AEF&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=14
This shows clear inspiration for my media production, with the same shot types, which I would like to use, and it also has similar themes, stunts and text for the opening sequence titles.
Another film that I have looked into is the ‘Lords of Dog Town’. This film has a similar genre. It’s directed by Catherine Hardwicke and distributed by TriStar Pictures and Columbia Pictures
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL4AeTfDVOE
This film also shows a clear turning point for the start of our film. It uses similar text again like ‘The Rain’ and uses music, which would also fit the same genre as my production.
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Wednesday, 6 May 2009
Wednesday, 22 April 2009
Costumes for production
These are all of the posssible costumes and props within the rollerblading fashion. I researched into this for the rollerbladers to wear in the production.
Thursday, 26 March 2009
Health and safety for filming
There are a few things which need to be remembered and thought of carefully when and before filming.
- When filming, make sure that the area is safe and let people know you're filming incase they think that there is a real problem e.g if there is a fight scene.
- Make sure that the area is free from obsturctions or danger.
- All of the people involved within the production need to know whats going on and the special signals if there is any.
- For our film, we needed to make sure that the skaters were safe at all times and that we had a first aid kit with us incase there was an accident.
-We needed to make sure that there were no people in the way of out skaters whilst they were in action and skating.
- When filming, make sure that the area is safe and let people know you're filming incase they think that there is a real problem e.g if there is a fight scene.
- Make sure that the area is free from obsturctions or danger.
- All of the people involved within the production need to know whats going on and the special signals if there is any.
- For our film, we needed to make sure that the skaters were safe at all times and that we had a first aid kit with us incase there was an accident.
-We needed to make sure that there were no people in the way of out skaters whilst they were in action and skating.
Friday, 6 March 2009
Evaluation
(i) In what ways does your media production use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of a real media production?
My media film uses the typical conventions of a media production by having the titles, music, and details of the production and by also having a catchy opening sequence, which hooks the audience in to make them want to watch further on to the film. My media production also uses the typical forms and conventions of a real media product with our use of mise-en-scene. I researched into the typical clothing and the locations, which were popular to the typical rollerblading scene; this then helped to choose the correct locations, props and clothing for the rollerbladers to make our media product use the typical forms and conventions of a real media product. My media production develops the typical themes of an opening sequence by fitting in the titles in with the theme of the production, colour schemes were added and the titles were made to move in the same direction as whatever was happening in the scene. The music we chose also developed the production because we spent along time to find music which was stereotypically representative of the audience and the genre of our film. There were come challenges whilst making the opening sequence compared to a real media production; the music had to be fitted to the movement of the actors to make sure it fitted the real conventions of a media production.
(ii) How does your media product represent particular social groups?
Our media production represents the teenage to young adult audience who have an interest in sport. Especially skateboarding or skating, even surfing can fit into the themes for our production. My production represents the social groups of teenagers skating, as this usually happens in real life. The representations of our particular social group are positive and show how a normal teenage group of skaters behave, although in one part there is a negative representation when the main skater gets threatened by a thug, this shows that there could be something not so great going on. We used the thug within the production to indicate status between the two characters the thug with the higher status. The car and the clothing were used to show the power play between the two characters by making the thug stay within the car, showing authority and the clothing of the thug to show power by half covering his face with a hat. Within the media product, collective identity between the two types of characters are shown with the clothing and the props; the rollerbladers with their typical scene rollerblading clothing, hats, jeans and baggy t shirts with also their rollerblades. The props for example the car was used to show the collective identity of the thug as well as the use of his clothing. However the rest of or production represents a positive attitude towards our chosen social group.
(iii) What kind of media institution might distribute your media product?
Media institutions such as sponsors for skateboarding and inlining would maybe want to distribute the film because it would help to sell their products and get people interested in their sport, they could also want us to incorporate their products within our film. Local cinemas, which have a high rate of teenage visitors, would also want to buy our film to distribute to their local business firms. Places which also have things to do with play station who for example also sell skateboarding games would want to distribute them because it’s the same genre and they could have a high amount of sales. The Lords of Dog Town’ is a similar genre of film so people who have an interest in that film could have an interest in my production to sell. The production company called ‘Brightspark Productions’ have produced a similar film called ‘Inline Skate - Urban Tricks And Stunts ‘ and it’s made by the directors ‘TEEM’. This is also a rollerblading film, which is within the same genre as my production. People who distribute this film could possibly be interested in distributing my production. Distribution companies for example TriStar Pictures and Columbia Pictures could also be interested in distributing my product, as these are the distribution companies for the film ‘The Lords Of dog Town’.
(iv) Who would be the audience for your media production?
The target audience for my production is teenagers ages 15 or over. This is because my film is certified as a 15 because there will be dramatic injuries and some violence later on in the film. People who have a high interest in inlining especially, or skating on general and extreme sports would also have an interest for my production. There are other films around which have similar genres for example 'Lords of Dog Town' made $13,411,957 gross revenue which shows this genre of film has a large of audience, this shows that my production as it's the same genre would possibly also have a large audience. Another film which has the same genre as my production, is by a company called Brightspark productions and the film is called ‘Inline Skate - Urban Tricks And Stunts’ so people who have an interest in this film and others in the genre of my film would also be the suited audience for my production.
(v) How did you attract/address your audience?
The audience for my production was attracted in many ways from my production. The choice of music was used to make sure that people were attracted to watch it, modern music was used to fit the genre. Images used within the production were sharp and to the point with a good view of what the film was about to capture the audiences attention. The mise en scene for the production fitted the skate theme perfectly due to lots of background research and information on the sport. Editing was carried out to make the meaning of the production effective and grabbing to the audience. Scenes were cut in order to create suspense to the audience. The audience were addressed from the beginning of the film with the tension with the threatening from the thug.
(vi) What have you learnt about the technologies from the process of constructing this product?
I have learnt a lot about the technologies form the processes of constructing my product. As I didn’t do media at GCSE I have learnt how to use the editing software to an extent where I have been able to make my product successful. I have also learnt how to use a camera successfully, using different camera angles and shooting different shot types. Throughout this process of constructing my media production I have also learnt how to use the blogger website and how to construct my own blog.
(vii) Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
From the preliminary task to the full product, I have learnt a better understanding on how to use the software which haws enabled me to make a better and more professional looking end product. I have also learnt how to make sure that the finished product looks professional with different skills used for example how to add music, text and effects to the product. I have also managed to progress on my filming techniques by using a range of angles and shot types. I have also improved my research skills into researching into similar products and genres, themes and target audiences.
My media film uses the typical conventions of a media production by having the titles, music, and details of the production and by also having a catchy opening sequence, which hooks the audience in to make them want to watch further on to the film. My media production also uses the typical forms and conventions of a real media product with our use of mise-en-scene. I researched into the typical clothing and the locations, which were popular to the typical rollerblading scene; this then helped to choose the correct locations, props and clothing for the rollerbladers to make our media product use the typical forms and conventions of a real media product. My media production develops the typical themes of an opening sequence by fitting in the titles in with the theme of the production, colour schemes were added and the titles were made to move in the same direction as whatever was happening in the scene. The music we chose also developed the production because we spent along time to find music which was stereotypically representative of the audience and the genre of our film. There were come challenges whilst making the opening sequence compared to a real media production; the music had to be fitted to the movement of the actors to make sure it fitted the real conventions of a media production.
(ii) How does your media product represent particular social groups?
Our media production represents the teenage to young adult audience who have an interest in sport. Especially skateboarding or skating, even surfing can fit into the themes for our production. My production represents the social groups of teenagers skating, as this usually happens in real life. The representations of our particular social group are positive and show how a normal teenage group of skaters behave, although in one part there is a negative representation when the main skater gets threatened by a thug, this shows that there could be something not so great going on. We used the thug within the production to indicate status between the two characters the thug with the higher status. The car and the clothing were used to show the power play between the two characters by making the thug stay within the car, showing authority and the clothing of the thug to show power by half covering his face with a hat. Within the media product, collective identity between the two types of characters are shown with the clothing and the props; the rollerbladers with their typical scene rollerblading clothing, hats, jeans and baggy t shirts with also their rollerblades. The props for example the car was used to show the collective identity of the thug as well as the use of his clothing. However the rest of or production represents a positive attitude towards our chosen social group.
(iii) What kind of media institution might distribute your media product?
Media institutions such as sponsors for skateboarding and inlining would maybe want to distribute the film because it would help to sell their products and get people interested in their sport, they could also want us to incorporate their products within our film. Local cinemas, which have a high rate of teenage visitors, would also want to buy our film to distribute to their local business firms. Places which also have things to do with play station who for example also sell skateboarding games would want to distribute them because it’s the same genre and they could have a high amount of sales. The Lords of Dog Town’ is a similar genre of film so people who have an interest in that film could have an interest in my production to sell. The production company called ‘Brightspark Productions’ have produced a similar film called ‘Inline Skate - Urban Tricks And Stunts ‘ and it’s made by the directors ‘TEEM’. This is also a rollerblading film, which is within the same genre as my production. People who distribute this film could possibly be interested in distributing my production. Distribution companies for example TriStar Pictures and Columbia Pictures could also be interested in distributing my product, as these are the distribution companies for the film ‘The Lords Of dog Town’.
(iv) Who would be the audience for your media production?
The target audience for my production is teenagers ages 15 or over. This is because my film is certified as a 15 because there will be dramatic injuries and some violence later on in the film. People who have a high interest in inlining especially, or skating on general and extreme sports would also have an interest for my production. There are other films around which have similar genres for example 'Lords of Dog Town' made $13,411,957 gross revenue which shows this genre of film has a large of audience, this shows that my production as it's the same genre would possibly also have a large audience. Another film which has the same genre as my production, is by a company called Brightspark productions and the film is called ‘Inline Skate - Urban Tricks And Stunts’ so people who have an interest in this film and others in the genre of my film would also be the suited audience for my production.
(v) How did you attract/address your audience?
The audience for my production was attracted in many ways from my production. The choice of music was used to make sure that people were attracted to watch it, modern music was used to fit the genre. Images used within the production were sharp and to the point with a good view of what the film was about to capture the audiences attention. The mise en scene for the production fitted the skate theme perfectly due to lots of background research and information on the sport. Editing was carried out to make the meaning of the production effective and grabbing to the audience. Scenes were cut in order to create suspense to the audience. The audience were addressed from the beginning of the film with the tension with the threatening from the thug.
(vi) What have you learnt about the technologies from the process of constructing this product?
I have learnt a lot about the technologies form the processes of constructing my product. As I didn’t do media at GCSE I have learnt how to use the editing software to an extent where I have been able to make my product successful. I have also learnt how to use a camera successfully, using different camera angles and shooting different shot types. Throughout this process of constructing my media production I have also learnt how to use the blogger website and how to construct my own blog.
(vii) Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
From the preliminary task to the full product, I have learnt a better understanding on how to use the software which haws enabled me to make a better and more professional looking end product. I have also learnt how to make sure that the finished product looks professional with different skills used for example how to add music, text and effects to the product. I have also managed to progress on my filming techniques by using a range of angles and shot types. I have also improved my research skills into researching into similar products and genres, themes and target audiences.
Opening sequence elements and conventions
The opening sequences of films have many different roles for the audience. The opening sequence is an important part of the film, if not the most important part. The opening sequence is the first part of the film the audience sees. This means that it needs to make sure that it grabs the audience to make them want to watch on, if it doesn’t do this, then the opening sequence hasn’t done it’s job and it’s not effective. An opening sequence also has many things, which need to me added into it to make sure that it completes its job and role.
Titles are always needed in an opening sequence – These make the audience know exactly who is playing which character within the film. It also gives credit to the actors at the beginning of the film as well as the end.
Music is a key part in the opening sequence – the music grips the audience and makes all of the different parts to the opening sequence effective. Music helps to make the film to seem real and can play on different emotions to gain a different reaction for each part of the production within the audience.
The beginning of the story to the film or a flashback – these are often parts to an opening sequence, this tells the story and sets the scene for the rest of the film. Opening sequences are important to make sure that the audience knows what’s going on and to make sure that they understand something, which has maybe happened in the past, which will be relevant to the film and its storyline.
Titles are always needed in an opening sequence – These make the audience know exactly who is playing which character within the film. It also gives credit to the actors at the beginning of the film as well as the end.
Music is a key part in the opening sequence – the music grips the audience and makes all of the different parts to the opening sequence effective. Music helps to make the film to seem real and can play on different emotions to gain a different reaction for each part of the production within the audience.
The beginning of the story to the film or a flashback – these are often parts to an opening sequence, this tells the story and sets the scene for the rest of the film. Opening sequences are important to make sure that the audience knows what’s going on and to make sure that they understand something, which has maybe happened in the past, which will be relevant to the film and its storyline.
Shot List
Shot one: This is a wide shot with the thug in the car and the skater in view.
Shot two: This is a long shot of the thug driving away and the skater skating off.
Shot three: Close up on the skater finding the leaflet
Shot four: Extreme close up of the skater picking up the flyer on the floor.
Shot five: Extreme close up of the skater making a phone call with the flyer in his hand.
Shot six: Close up on the rail of the first skater doing tricks
Shot seven: Level angle of the ramp, close up of the first skater doing another trick
Shot eight: Wide shot of all of the skaters talking about the competition.
Shot nine: High angle of the second skater doing tricks
Shot ten: Close up on feet of the second skater doing tricks
Shot eleven: 180˚ shot of two of the skaters talking about the competition.
Shot twelve: Low angle of the first and third skater talking.
Costumes, Props and Loactions
Costumes: For the costumes of our actors, we decided to stick to the traditional theme of rollerblading clothing; skinny jeans or baggy jeans, with a traditional rollerblading baggy t-shirt. For when the rollerblader wasn’t rollerblading, trainers were worn to create effect. We stuck to the theme of rollerblading clothing, as this was the theme for the whole production so we thought that this would fit the production well. It is also the fashion for skaters to wear beanie hats or hats in general. We put our characters in hats to also create a realistic effect to make the production also seem more real. Also when the skaters were skating, we decided to use hard helmets so that this would show that they were trying complicated tricks to add effect to the production.
Props: We used a car for the thug because this would show how the car and the thug have authority over the skater, they’re able to go faster and they have more power. This echoes with the theme that the thug has more power in status over the skater. We also used the rollerblades which obviously were the main theme for our production. Rollerblades symbolise how things can fly by and go fast without sometimes you realising, for example, how the competition and the rollerbladers debt becoming increasingly large. Other props include the skate ramps to make the skating real and show how good they can be. This also puts an insight into the real rollerblading sport.
Location: The location we chose for our film to be set was at Bay 66. This is a large and well known skate park for skaters all around. This provided the best chance for the skaters to produce their best tricks and to make the film authentic. The other location we used at the beginning of the production was Rayleigh Skate Park. This was a good location for the first skater to start off and to find the flyer. It also provided a very realistic place for him to be threatened in the car park.
Props: We used a car for the thug because this would show how the car and the thug have authority over the skater, they’re able to go faster and they have more power. This echoes with the theme that the thug has more power in status over the skater. We also used the rollerblades which obviously were the main theme for our production. Rollerblades symbolise how things can fly by and go fast without sometimes you realising, for example, how the competition and the rollerbladers debt becoming increasingly large. Other props include the skate ramps to make the skating real and show how good they can be. This also puts an insight into the real rollerblading sport.
Location: The location we chose for our film to be set was at Bay 66. This is a large and well known skate park for skaters all around. This provided the best chance for the skaters to produce their best tricks and to make the film authentic. The other location we used at the beginning of the production was Rayleigh Skate Park. This was a good location for the first skater to start off and to find the flyer. It also provided a very realistic place for him to be threatened in the car park.
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