Sunday 18 April 2010
My opening genre
My opening has a gangster/thriller genre, but it also has elements of a mystery drama incorperated. The gangster part is shown with the charecters, in their costume and their speech, with a heavy london accent and the type of words being used. Also with the details such as the basement and the smoking.
The thriller is the story line, the kidnapping and the past story flashback which is the root cause of all of the happenings. Also the action parts such as the drag scene and the throwing of the phone add to the thriller.
The thriller is the story line, the kidnapping and the past story flashback which is the root cause of all of the happenings. Also the action parts such as the drag scene and the throwing of the phone add to the thriller.
Costumes used
The costume used in my opening are all smart, suits for a sophisticated look.
Andrei's costume was a suit, with a white shirt and black tie. A sort of funeral type dress sense, signifying an end.
Marcus is dressed similarly, but not with a suit jacket. This is to show that his power is not as great as Andrei's, and that he is the victim. This can be compared with a low angle camera shot, showing the weakness, like looking down on a lesser person.
Andrei's costume was a suit, with a white shirt and black tie. A sort of funeral type dress sense, signifying an end.
Marcus is dressed similarly, but not with a suit jacket. This is to show that his power is not as great as Andrei's, and that he is the victim. This can be compared with a low angle camera shot, showing the weakness, like looking down on a lesser person.
Mise-en-scene
Personally, i think mise en scene in my opening is a strong point. I chose areas and setting that was appropriate for the shot. I used my celler for a basement scene, and used a cigarette for Andrei to create a gangster setting.
Also, with the drag scene i used a driveway with stones, and a tree background for a spooky and eerie set. The gravel also used diagetic sounds that improved the realsim of the shot.
With the office scene i used a home office, with appliances sprawled out like mouses and keyboards, pens and paper to create a destroyed working office set.
Also, with the drag scene i used a driveway with stones, and a tree background for a spooky and eerie set. The gravel also used diagetic sounds that improved the realsim of the shot.
With the office scene i used a home office, with appliances sprawled out like mouses and keyboards, pens and paper to create a destroyed working office set.
Lighting used
In my opening, i used hallogen lighting placed in appropriate places to make details more effectibve like hiding the charceters face, or light up a face such as when the boot of the car is shut on the flashback and the charecters face freezes, there is artificial lighting from off the shot.
All of the lighting used it not directly in the shot, it is all placed to look natural and to add detail.
All of the lighting used it not directly in the shot, it is all placed to look natural and to add detail.
Camera angles used in my opening
I have used a lot of mid angle shots in my peice, and also angles that hide the charecters face. For the basements shots, the angles are all mid shots, including half of the charecters body and also include the mise-en-scene. The pan shot used for the drag scene is used to emphasise the amount of time and the surroundings in the action.
In the opening shot, the angle is a high shot looking down on the charecter showing him as weak. The shot then zooms out to reveal the office around him, again encapturing the mise-en-scene.
The angle used when the mobile phone starts to ring increases the high drama and intensity of the shot, also framing the unknown caller flasing on the phone.
Most of the angles used are meant to be intimidating and personal to the charecters so the audience can get closer to the action, making it more gripping and realistic.
In the opening shot, the angle is a high shot looking down on the charecter showing him as weak. The shot then zooms out to reveal the office around him, again encapturing the mise-en-scene.
The angle used when the mobile phone starts to ring increases the high drama and intensity of the shot, also framing the unknown caller flasing on the phone.
Most of the angles used are meant to be intimidating and personal to the charecters so the audience can get closer to the action, making it more gripping and realistic.
Wednesday 10 March 2010
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Tuesday 9 March 2010
Changes Made
I have just re-filmed a lot of scenes from my first draft. I will have the first draft up as soon as i can to show that, but i am going to explain what modifications i have made compared to my pitch to the class that is already posted. Fistly, i have modified the voice of the charecter Andrei. The reason behind this is that the first draft had a real bad contrast of a northern english accent and a strong american/italian accent. Also the piece will fit better if my charecters all have an english accent. To add to that the charecters voice in my first draft came across quite quietly on the screen so some modifications had to be done to that.
Secondly i have added in different shots of Andrei. The first draft only included one shot of him, making it seem very repetative and not showing off any real camera/filming skills. So to adjust and improve this new shots have been filmed.
I have also added in shots of Marcus' wife, who has been kidnapped, tied and gagged and slumped in a corner with a lot of high angle shots to show her helplessness.
Added vto this, a big addition is the flashback i have filmed. The reason behind the kidnapping has been filmed to add a different concept to my peice and to bring it to life a bit more. I will add this by flashing white across the screen with the voice-over of Andrei describing the action. The footage will probably be black and whit and have some sort of effect to make it look old.
I filmed all of the footage in and around my house, all on my land.
Secondly i have added in different shots of Andrei. The first draft only included one shot of him, making it seem very repetative and not showing off any real camera/filming skills. So to adjust and improve this new shots have been filmed.
I have also added in shots of Marcus' wife, who has been kidnapped, tied and gagged and slumped in a corner with a lot of high angle shots to show her helplessness.
Added vto this, a big addition is the flashback i have filmed. The reason behind the kidnapping has been filmed to add a different concept to my peice and to bring it to life a bit more. I will add this by flashing white across the screen with the voice-over of Andrei describing the action. The footage will probably be black and whit and have some sort of effect to make it look old.
I filmed all of the footage in and around my house, all on my land.
Friday 5 March 2010
Tuesday 23 February 2010
Research into similar products
24 American TV show, drama.
Wikipedia:
24 is an American serial action/drama television series broadcast by Fox in the United States and syndicated worldwide. The series debuted November 6, 2001.
The story of 24 is presented in the semblance of real time. Each season depicts a 24hour period in the life of Jack Bauer, who works with the United States government as it fights fictitious terrorist threats to the United States. Bauer is often in the field for the Los Angeles Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) as it tries to safeguard the nation from terrorist threats. The show also follows the actions of associated CTU agents, government officials and terrorists.
24 is the second longest-running espionage-themed series in television history.
IMDb:
In this concept drama, each season takes place within one 24 hour period. Jack Bauer is the head of an elite team of CIA agents who uncover an assassination plot targeting Presidential nominee David Palmer. Meanwhile, Jack's strained marriage to his wife, Teri, is pushed to the brink by the sudden disappearance of their troubled teenage daughter. What will the next 24 hours hold?
I chose to research this tv series because it has certain concepts i am including in my opening, like the count down timer and the disappearance of a family member. Also i think that the title has a very simnple but effectiveeffective. I am struggling to think of a title for my film opening, so i need to look to these genres for inspiration. Something deep and dark sounding would fit my genre. Also, my opening needs to add drama
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lxDREJ4vTo
Taken/2008
IMDb:
Seventeen year-old Kim is the pride and joy of her father Bryan Mills. Bryan is a retired agent who left the Secret Service to be near Kim in California. Kim lives with her mother Lenore and her wealthy stepfather Stuart. Kim manages to convince her reluctant father to allow her to travel to Paris with her friend Amanda. When the girls arrive in Paris they share a cab with a stranger named Peter, and Amanda lets it slip that they are alone in Paris. Using this information an Albanese gang of human traffickers kidnaps the girls. Kim barely has time to call her father and give him information. Her father gets to speak briefly to one of the kidnappers and he promises to kill the kidnappers if they do not let his daughter go free. The kidnapper wishes him "good luck," so Bryan Mills travels to Paris to search for his daughter and her friend.
Wikipedia:
Taken is a 2008 French action thriller film starring Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, and Maggie Grace. It is based on a script by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen and was directed by Pierre Morel. Neeson plays a former Central Intelligence Agency paramilitary operative who sets about tracking down his teenage daughter after she is kidnapped by slave traders while traveling in Europe.
I think that this film has a lot of concepts that are simalar to my ideas. Although saying that, the charecter Bryan was an ex-agent. The concepts that i most like about this film are the kidnapping in paris, the city of love supposedly, far away from protection and her father, and the fact that the trafficer wishes Bryan good luck, a cold hearted but ice cool touch that i would like to replicate.
Wikipedia:
24 is an American serial action/drama television series broadcast by Fox in the United States and syndicated worldwide. The series debuted November 6, 2001.
The story of 24 is presented in the semblance of real time. Each season depicts a 24hour period in the life of Jack Bauer, who works with the United States government as it fights fictitious terrorist threats to the United States. Bauer is often in the field for the Los Angeles Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) as it tries to safeguard the nation from terrorist threats. The show also follows the actions of associated CTU agents, government officials and terrorists.
24 is the second longest-running espionage-themed series in television history.
IMDb:
In this concept drama, each season takes place within one 24 hour period. Jack Bauer is the head of an elite team of CIA agents who uncover an assassination plot targeting Presidential nominee David Palmer. Meanwhile, Jack's strained marriage to his wife, Teri, is pushed to the brink by the sudden disappearance of their troubled teenage daughter. What will the next 24 hours hold?
I chose to research this tv series because it has certain concepts i am including in my opening, like the count down timer and the disappearance of a family member. Also i think that the title has a very simnple but effectiveeffective. I am struggling to think of a title for my film opening, so i need to look to these genres for inspiration. Something deep and dark sounding would fit my genre. Also, my opening needs to add drama
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lxDREJ4vTo
Taken/2008
IMDb:
Seventeen year-old Kim is the pride and joy of her father Bryan Mills. Bryan is a retired agent who left the Secret Service to be near Kim in California. Kim lives with her mother Lenore and her wealthy stepfather Stuart. Kim manages to convince her reluctant father to allow her to travel to Paris with her friend Amanda. When the girls arrive in Paris they share a cab with a stranger named Peter, and Amanda lets it slip that they are alone in Paris. Using this information an Albanese gang of human traffickers kidnaps the girls. Kim barely has time to call her father and give him information. Her father gets to speak briefly to one of the kidnappers and he promises to kill the kidnappers if they do not let his daughter go free. The kidnapper wishes him "good luck," so Bryan Mills travels to Paris to search for his daughter and her friend.
Wikipedia:
Taken is a 2008 French action thriller film starring Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, and Maggie Grace. It is based on a script by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen and was directed by Pierre Morel. Neeson plays a former Central Intelligence Agency paramilitary operative who sets about tracking down his teenage daughter after she is kidnapped by slave traders while traveling in Europe.
I think that this film has a lot of concepts that are simalar to my ideas. Although saying that, the charecter Bryan was an ex-agent. The concepts that i most like about this film are the kidnapping in paris, the city of love supposedly, far away from protection and her father, and the fact that the trafficer wishes Bryan good luck, a cold hearted but ice cool touch that i would like to replicate.
What is the difference between a film opening and a film trailer?
Opening
-Enigma codes (hook)
-Charecter roles limeted to 'hero' (Propp) Protagonist
-Establishing shot for setting, action sots or codes (Barthes)
-Charecter in role/doing same thing
-Hint towards disequilibrium but not nesessary as it is 2 mins
-Title/be imaginative and fit genre
-Do we want to watch on?
-Music/does this fit the genre?
Trailer
-Provides a summary of the film, plot iotuline (without the ending)
-Enigma codes
-Charecter roles (Propp) more clearly defined
-Varied clips from entire film
-Enigma codes (hook)
-Charecter roles limeted to 'hero' (Propp) Protagonist
-Establishing shot for setting, action sots or codes (Barthes)
-Charecter in role/doing same thing
-Hint towards disequilibrium but not nesessary as it is 2 mins
-Title/be imaginative and fit genre
-Do we want to watch on?
-Music/does this fit the genre?
Trailer
-Provides a summary of the film, plot iotuline (without the ending)
-Enigma codes
-Charecter roles (Propp) more clearly defined
-Varied clips from entire film
