character analysis in pairs.

                                    

1)Baggy and grubby looking clothing suggests to us that the character is poor or does not have a home. Beads other items that are tied to hair also implies that the character has a lot of keepsakes that he keeps with him at all times. This also tells us that the character has a lot of adventures. This makes the character more appealing to the audience. The character’s movement is also as though he is drunk. This is perhaps a reference to the pirate’s love of rum. This characteristic makes the character seem more amusing to the audience. His luck and wit also draws the audience towards the character. The character is also given a air of mystery as we hear storys of some of his antics. He also has physical aspects of mystery as he has dark eye make-up and several belts, pockets and ribbons about his character.
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This character always wears long black robes that are very plain, this contrast greatly with his greyish shade of skin which draws attention to his skin being a strange colour suggesting that he is a magical person. He also moves very slowly when he is on camera, this also makes him seem more mystical and strange to the audience. The audience takes a dislike to this character, apart from being the main characters antithesis but also because he is very sly and has a quite, raspy and disturbing voice. His turns of phrases are also quite morbid and he has an obsession with power. When he is on the screen there is usually a dark green light or a cold filter on the camera. He is a very tall character and has an air of arrogance as he moves majestically and elegantly.

3) created character:
A young (12-14) orphaned boy from the early nineteenth century who lives on the streets scavenging for food and other daily necessities in a peasant town. His character is very cheeky and he could perhaps be getting into brushes with the law a lot when he is stealing or pick-pocketing. Despite his cheeky and carefree exterior he could be secretly unhappy about being orphaned or abandoned by his parents and searching for answers could be his plight throughout the narrative.

Appearance: To make him look poor he could be wearing dirty and ripped baggy clothing. Instead of wearing a belt he could have a piece of rope. He could also keep valuable items he has stolen in his pockets at all times to show he is skilled at stealing and untrustworthy of other people. The background could be a cold London market that is very dirty and has market traders going about their lives. The lighting would be bright and of a warm colour to show his good natured side. His body language could perhaps be like that of Billy Casper of cult hit ‘kes’, often slouching, very ploddy but when confronted, witty and agile. in the picture they could be looking around for anyone watching him as he tries to steal some fruit from a fruit stand in the market square.

images relating to distribution of film / what companies would distribute it

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individual work

So far I have contributed:

-The drawings for story board of the opening sequence.

-The gathering and making of the props in the video including drawings on/in  books for titles.

-A small amount of the filming.
-Locating sets around the college.
-Appearing on screen a bit.

-The sound track to the sequence.
-Editing of the final opening.

Progress Report

So far we have found the planning and filming challenging yet rewarding. It is not particularly easy although it is very rewarding watching it come together. We have also found that not everything goes smoothly. In the storyboarding process we drew up a lot of scenes that weren’t possible to do on the day of filming. For example we wanted a shot of a foot stepping in a puddle and words appearing when the foot had left but when we went out to film we could not find any puddles so we instead used the frame in the story board to show that the character is travelling somewhere on foot.
  After the half term we came back and started the sound track and editing process. I used garage band to make the intro song using knowledge I gained from music GCSE and was able to create a song without using any loops. When the song was finished we started to try and make the song fit with the shots that we had taken. We edited the credits and the visual aspects at the same time as we wanted to intersperse the credits with the shots, also some of the shots needed titles that were relevant to the pictures. We also needed to order the credits that were edited in with the credits that were written on the props of the film. 

class rules video

here is our finished video / opening sequence

majority of the editing was done via phil
the sound track was done all by phil as he had more knowledge on garage band than dec and i,

evaluation questions 1 & 2- Phil

1)     1) I feel that our media project mimics popular film culture reasonably well to a certain extent as the vast majority of the shots in our opening are derived from other movie intros we have watched for example the back to the future opening inspired the character description that we tried to put into the sequence. The aim was to show the audience what sort of person the main character is and what will happen to him later on in the film. We have also put hints into what will happen to other characters that will influence the story line and what happens to the main character. I also think that the film sequence keeps its individuality in the way that the main character (Albert) seems reasonably anonymous for the first few scenes and his personality and physical features are then revealed. I think that putting the titles and credits into the films physical environment (credits on books and title on the resignation letter) was effective and makes the sequence more interesting. This was inspired by the opening of Nacho Libre. The sequence appears to have the right balance of original and derived ideas.

2)Our media product represents particular social groups in the way that the audience learns that the main character is a school boy. I think that this will help younger people relate to the main character the other character in the opening is the teacher (Phil) the teacher is portrayed negatively in the way that he looks grumpy and is making snappy movements at his white board and looks strict. This will result in our audience not liking this character and will make the film appeal to school kids as it is largely assumed that they do not perhaps particularly like some of their teachers

back to the future/ BBFC - U certificate / inspirational child's film

           Back to the future

  The opening of this film is the sound of the clocks ticking as basic credits are flashed against black. This then fades into one continuous tracked shot which traces over and focuses on important items and features of the film which all contain clues of what will happen in the movie. For example the clocks all suggest the film may have something to do with time travel, or the devices that make toast or coffee. There are also several items that give us some back story such as the newspaper article on a mansion being destroyed or the tv news reporter and the radio broadcasts. This sequence is shot in one continuous movement that explores the room in one long cut less shot, it only cuts once to show the overloaded dogs bowl which tells us that no one has been in the building for a while. There is also the shot of the skateboard which rolls to the box with the radioactive symbol on it, this links with the news report near the beginning of this clip. From this opening minute of this film we already have several clues to where the narrative will take us.

               BBFC – U certificate
- should be suitable for audiences 4 and over.
-should have a positive message and morals which a child can perhaps learn something from.
-anything like horror, violence or drugs should be counter balanced so children will not think it is acceptable to repeat such things.(eg showing that bad things happen to someone who drinks alcohol or the villain of the film getting into trouble for doing something bad)
-no forms of discrimination at all.
-any scary sequences should be brief or should have a positive outcome (counter balanced) they should also be unrealistic.
-no realistic weapons. (e.g guns, knives etc)
-nothing dangerous that children can easily copy.(glamorisation of drugs alcohol or reckless behaviour)
-no bad language .(or very mild bad language)
-mild references to sexual actions. (kissing is allowed to be shown)
-themes should be sensitive to young children.
-mild violence (mild slapstick or humorous violence)



            inspirational children’s movie

the spongebob squarepants movie is a perfect example of a children’s film because it features many things that a childs film should have. It has many bright colours and looks very upbeat. It is very humorous and silly. The characters featured in the film all have humorous appearances and voices, which also make it appeal to children. It is easily capable of holding a child’s attention as it is animated in a way that looks fun and exaggerated. The film shots are very fast paced which makes it seem more action packed to the audience.

  This film inspired me because it is constantly at the same pace all the way through. The opening gives us clues about the rest of the film and it is immediately in the narrative with very little messing around with unimportant facts. We are told about the restraint and the manager position very quickly. We are instantly aware of what is happening in the film. The story is also told in a funny way through out which makes this film so appropriate through out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MloqrtU0sE&feature=related  (sound is poor on this link)

Story Boarding

children's film opening,

slow up beat music,

arm close up of a male putting stuff into a school bag
credits attached to the stuff i.e. book

next scene, male getting ready / putting on clothes

opens door, starts walking down the street, credits follow path of the male

walks into a puddle, as foot lifts of the puddle credits appear

gets to class room, opens book, credit on the book

close up of eyes

zoom into book

zoom out of the school building
fade in fade out shot

walking across path into office

head master label on his desk

head master resigning

kid walks into office

day dreaming


Props:

being organised by Phil

Props are , Beard (fake) , books, paper ,

Costumes:

Casual Attire

Lighting:

Natural

Actors:

Albert (Aka The Kid)

Phil (Head Teacher)

Mise En Scene :

EVERYTHING ON SCREEN

Camera work:

Read above

Editing:

Titles & Final Cut

Sound:

Diagetic Sound
Up Beat Music

Special Effects:
Minimal

phils analysis of film opening

                                    Wayne’s world – PG

Intro-
Diegetic sound of voice advertising an arcade as the image of a man talking on TV fade from titles, this already gives the feel of the movie a relaxed atmosphere. -cut to- A man and a woman are in bed watching the television. Their facial expressions look displease and comedic as they flick through channels when they come across ‘wayne’s world’ and stop flicking. –cut to- wayne’s basement where the show is being filmed. It is brightly lit and the characters look happy and are doing the intro to their show which we can see as the camera tracks along behind some film equipment and shows us how the show will look as it goes out. We already get clues about the film being about wayne’s TV show who is already very obviously the main character as most of the talking is done by him.  The scene of the basement is mostly made up of bright colours which is another indication of a comedy. When we see through the camera on the screen we can see that the show is unprofessional and shambolic which adds humour to the scenes. The shots are relatively long; the opening is very slow paced suggesting that the film is not at all serious. There is also a lot of comic noise and dialogue as Garth, another main character who is also representing in a comical way (big glasses with long bushy hair and scruffy clothing) is getting his hair cut by one of the shows guests’ hair cutting invention which is also something that would not feature in a serious film.-cut to- Something goes wrong with the machinery and one of the crew members hits the equipment with a wrench until it stops sparking. This is an unnecessary seen to the plot yet it adds humour to the scene, this is more evidence that the movies sole purpose is to entertain. –cut to- People in bed discussing the show. Conversation is very light hearted, the people look very normal and care free and tone is very frivolous. The camera does not cut much a tall and is still shooting in a very laid back way. –cut to- Wayne is talking to the camera touring his house and explaining his situation and telling us about himself. The camera is tracked and is going away from wayne as he walks towards it. The fact that the character is talking to camera is very light hearted and friendly. His dialogue gives us a rough idea of what will happen in the rest of the film. There are not particularly any special effects in the intro which suggests that it will not be a very high octane film. There are not many cuts while he talks to the camera.
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BBFC Stuff / U and PG certification

back to the future story board