Storyboard: Both of us
Audience Testing: Both of us
ALEX:
Location and Scouting
Mise en scene planning
Make up
Lighting
HARRISON:
Casting
Costumes
Props
Legality of Production
Monday, 23 November 2015
Planning: final idea
FINAL IDEA
Walking towards camera - cant see face until very end (oldish man)
Flashbacks to race - commentating
cuts back to walking
flashback to the race with more cars - commentating getting more intense, "omg james is gunna win"
Flashback again walking, music instenifys
BLACK SCREEN crash sounds, commentator - -omg i dont believe it - james parker has crashed on the final corner" sad music fades in as newspaper is shown in cut, still commentary
Cuts back to the man, comes to light "this is my story"
Planing: ideas
planning ideas
First Idea
- Narration of current character
- I was only 19 when I saw my dad being taking to hospital, i didn't know this would be the last time i ever saw him alive. (muffled coughing
- Cuts between now and flashback
- Up and coming racer crashes because dad dies, now he's back for first race since injury
- FLASHBACK:
- WAS:young, over confident (stupid because young), not afraid of anything.
- brother telling him there dad died.
- Filming pictures of dad and son
- Walking towards car, getting ready for the race.
- Newspaper, "CRUSHING NEWS, young racer's dad dies of cancer, leading to a near-fatal crash
Showing crash - long shot of car, commentator talking over it . cuts to black screen with crash sound happens and echo's out, then fades to several newspapers in a close up and medium shots, with sirens and screams. Narration over the top?
Second Idea:
ALL FLASHBACK,
engaged girlfriend: just broke it off,
Filming pictures of gf and bf
Argument
Forth idea
engaged girlfriend: just broke it off,
Filming pictures of gf and bf
Argument
Third idea
- Driver out of racing
- injured bad
- Narration over the top - "the worst thing that could of happened to me, happened 10 years ago on this day"
- "But it wasn't too bad, as now I own the greatest racing team in f1, and this is my story of my days in racing, and my days after"
- Owns a racing team now
Forth idea
Filming pics of dad, coughing, crys, he dies.
racer is heartbroken, but he has a race coming up so he needs to get his head sorted.
"It was the day before my big race when my life was turned upside down" dad dies
"Now i have to do my dad proud, and answer all the critics that thought i wouldn't race"
"This is my time, im doing this for my dad" FADES TO BLACK, TITLES COME UP
"Unbreakable
Legistics
logistical positves
1. We get to use the track
2. We are allowed to use the cars
3. We can film in school hours
4. We can film in the school
5. We can use students as extras
logistacal negatives
1. We can't drive the cars
2. We only get a limited amount of time on the track
3. We can't film on the track outside of school
4. We can't use the official racing suits or helmets
Wednesday, 11 November 2015
planing: team intro
Planing: team intro
In are media class, we have been set to plan and creat a film opening using the genre of action and the theme of car/racing.
I have chosen to work with Alex Purdy, and we are already starting to come up with plans.
(alex purdy)
In are media class, we have been set to plan and creat a film opening using the genre of action and the theme of car/racing.
I have chosen to work with Alex Purdy, and we are already starting to come up with plans.
Monday, 9 November 2015
Sunday, 8 November 2015
iconograpy in Rush
Analysis of the opening scene of “Rush”
Looking for iconography
The iconography of car action in this scene is very strong and shows up from the second the scene starts.
The scene starts with the tittle sequence, where there is a background of the sky, and the titles are appearing. While all this is happening the first iconography starts to make itself known, some mumbled voices start to talk and become more clear after a few seconds, it becomes clear that there racing commentary voices of past races. This signifies that the film has something to do with racing.
After the tittle sequence there are many more iconography’s and the most obvious of them all are the close up shots of the actual race cars, tis signifies speed,danger and implies the film is definitely about F1.
There are also many other icons such as the costume of both the main characters and the backup cast. The main characters both Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Bruhl are both wearing professional race jumpsuits, signifying professionalism and power in the sport.
And the background cast are the ones working there who are wearing yellow water prof overcoats, signifying that they are workers, and there are also paparazzi, who are all wearing normal cloth but all have cameras, this signifies that this is a well known sport.
Looking for iconography
The iconography of car action in this scene is very strong and shows up from the second the scene starts.
The scene starts with the tittle sequence, where there is a background of the sky, and the titles are appearing. While all this is happening the first iconography starts to make itself known, some mumbled voices start to talk and become more clear after a few seconds, it becomes clear that there racing commentary voices of past races. This signifies that the film has something to do with racing.
After the tittle sequence there are many more iconography’s and the most obvious of them all are the close up shots of the actual race cars, tis signifies speed,danger and implies the film is definitely about F1.
There are also many other icons such as the costume of both the main characters and the backup cast. The main characters both Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Bruhl are both wearing professional race jumpsuits, signifying professionalism and power in the sport.
And the background cast are the ones working there who are wearing yellow water prof overcoats, signifying that they are workers, and there are also paparazzi, who are all wearing normal cloth but all have cameras, this signifies that this is a well known sport.
iconograpy in dukes of hazard
Opening scene of dukes of hazard
Looking at the iconography
The iconography of a typical car action film in the opening scene doesn’t pop up till about a minute into the film, but when it does show up it shows up hard.
The first 55 seconds of this opening scene have no iconography of a typical car action film, but after that there is a clear and obvious piece of iconography, there is an orange 1960 Dodge charger that jumps into the shot. This signifies that this is a fast pace and dangerous race film.
After that there is the mid shot of the two drivers, where we can tell there both young, adventures and they’re both hillbillies. They are also working against the law, shown through a close up of moon shined alcohol in the back of the car.
There are then many shots of the car drifting in the dusty roads, this signifies that this is a fast and dare devilish film, which are all trates of an action/adventure film.
Looking at the iconography
The iconography of a typical car action film in the opening scene doesn’t pop up till about a minute into the film, but when it does show up it shows up hard.
The first 55 seconds of this opening scene have no iconography of a typical car action film, but after that there is a clear and obvious piece of iconography, there is an orange 1960 Dodge charger that jumps into the shot. This signifies that this is a fast pace and dangerous race film.
After that there is the mid shot of the two drivers, where we can tell there both young, adventures and they’re both hillbillies. They are also working against the law, shown through a close up of moon shined alcohol in the back of the car.
There are then many shots of the car drifting in the dusty roads, this signifies that this is a fast and dare devilish film, which are all trates of an action/adventure film.
iconograpy in days of thunder
Opening scene analysis of days of thunder
Looking at the iconography
This opening scene starts straight off with iconography everywhere, as it begins with some early morning long shots of a race track, this immediately signifies to the audience that this is a racing film.
The scene carries on with the shots of the track, and now we have been shown shots of NASCAR’s and drivers. The drivers are all wearing professional race suits with sponsorship all over them, this signifies that there is a race happening and that this is a very competitive race.
The whole track has flags on the side lines, all showing of different companies, this signifies that this is a very important race, so something with a lot of action is going to happen.
Looking at the iconography
This opening scene starts straight off with iconography everywhere, as it begins with some early morning long shots of a race track, this immediately signifies to the audience that this is a racing film.
The scene carries on with the shots of the track, and now we have been shown shots of NASCAR’s and drivers. The drivers are all wearing professional race suits with sponsorship all over them, this signifies that there is a race happening and that this is a very competitive race.
The whole track has flags on the side lines, all showing of different companies, this signifies that this is a very important race, so something with a lot of action is going to happen.
action/adventure
There are many sub-genres for action, but the largest is action adventure.
Action adventure is the largest of them all. This sub-genre started to make itself known to the film industry in the 1970s.
The development of an action adventure film has been running since the 1970s, where it started of as a small genre with not many films using it, to it being the highest budgeted film genre and most widely used within the film industry.
There are many iconography used in action/adventure, such as:
Props:
• Guns
• Swords
• Explosives
• Cars
Location:
• Familiar places
• Exotic places
• Places the audience can relate to
Costume:
• Scruffy/explore clothing
• Suites (usually for the men)
One of the most famous action/adventure film series are the James Bond films, these films include all the traits of an action/adventure film. They all have a protagonist (James Bond), an antagonist, the helper (both the girls he meets and the M16 00’ program), explosions, cars, guns and swords.
Action adventure is the largest of them all. This sub-genre started to make itself known to the film industry in the 1970s.
The development of an action adventure film has been running since the 1970s, where it started of as a small genre with not many films using it, to it being the highest budgeted film genre and most widely used within the film industry.
There are many iconography used in action/adventure, such as:
Props:
• Guns
• Swords
• Explosives
• Cars
Location:
• Familiar places
• Exotic places
• Places the audience can relate to
Costume:
• Scruffy/explore clothing
• Suites (usually for the men)
One of the most famous action/adventure film series are the James Bond films, these films include all the traits of an action/adventure film. They all have a protagonist (James Bond), an antagonist, the helper (both the girls he meets and the M16 00’ program), explosions, cars, guns and swords.
Genre
Genre meaning a specific category in film…
Films are split into genres such as:
Action adventure: action adventures usually include big budget, high energy and many explosions. They can also involve less explosions and more discovery and adventure.
Comedy: comedies are usually family friendly and are made to make the audience laugh.
Crime: crimes are usually full of mystery and sometimes adventure. The mystery is the part that the viewers like as it keeps them guessing through out the film.
Sci-fi: sci-fi films usually involve heroes, aliens and many other scientific and fictional characters. These films aren’t just made for the nerdy kids and the geeky kids, there made to get the audience thinking “what if”.
Drama: dramas are usually serious and this is where most of the “based on true events” films fall under.
Horror: horrors are made to scare the audience, and are made to invoke our biggest fears.
War: war films are mostly true events and are made to show the audience the true horror and disaster of war on both land and sea.
Westerns: westerns are one of the oldest and was one of the most used genres of the american film industry. Westerns are now becoming re-invented and a lot of film companies are spoofing them like
“A million ways to die in the west”.
Films are split into genres such as:
Action adventure: action adventures usually include big budget, high energy and many explosions. They can also involve less explosions and more discovery and adventure.
Comedy: comedies are usually family friendly and are made to make the audience laugh.
Crime: crimes are usually full of mystery and sometimes adventure. The mystery is the part that the viewers like as it keeps them guessing through out the film.
Sci-fi: sci-fi films usually involve heroes, aliens and many other scientific and fictional characters. These films aren’t just made for the nerdy kids and the geeky kids, there made to get the audience thinking “what if”.
Drama: dramas are usually serious and this is where most of the “based on true events” films fall under.
Horror: horrors are made to scare the audience, and are made to invoke our biggest fears.
War: war films are mostly true events and are made to show the audience the true horror and disaster of war on both land and sea.
Westerns: westerns are one of the oldest and was one of the most used genres of the american film industry. Westerns are now becoming re-invented and a lot of film companies are spoofing them like
“A million ways to die in the west”.
analysis of the opening to The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
This film is quite a modern take on the 1974 film “The Great Gatsby”.
The opening scene to this 2013 film, is quite repetitive. It starts of with the tittle sequence, which is shown within 1920s art and in black and white. It then fades into colour and then goes black. This implies that this is a re-make of an older film, by going from black and white to full colour.
It then cuts to long shot of a lake in the night with one green blinking light in the distance. This sets the atmosphere which is dark, mysterious and very gloomy. Then a narrative voice starts and its telling us of its past and how everyone those days just partied and got drunk.
This sets the location as no-one who was poor could party all the time, so it must be set in a rich part of the city/town.
We aren’t really introduced to any characters yet but we have been introduced to the voice, telling us of what the times are like. So we can only imagine that the voice is one of the main charactors.
This film is quite a modern take on the 1974 film “The Great Gatsby”.
The opening scene to this 2013 film, is quite repetitive. It starts of with the tittle sequence, which is shown within 1920s art and in black and white. It then fades into colour and then goes black. This implies that this is a re-make of an older film, by going from black and white to full colour.
It then cuts to long shot of a lake in the night with one green blinking light in the distance. This sets the atmosphere which is dark, mysterious and very gloomy. Then a narrative voice starts and its telling us of its past and how everyone those days just partied and got drunk.
This sets the location as no-one who was poor could party all the time, so it must be set in a rich part of the city/town.
We aren’t really introduced to any characters yet but we have been introduced to the voice, telling us of what the times are like. So we can only imagine that the voice is one of the main charactors.
analysis of the opening of Forest Gump
Forest Gump
The opening scene for Forest Gump is a very famous film and holds one of the most famous lines in the film industry “momma always told me, life is like a box of chocolate, you never know what ya gonna get”. Sadly this doesn’t happen in the opening scene, but does happen just after.
The first thing the audience sees is the tittle sequence, this is happening throughout the whole of the opening scene. Whilst the tittle sequence is happening there is one very long tracking shot of a feather falling though a town till it reaches the the main actor (Tom Hanks)
The location of this scene is a friendly town and not a very big one as well. There is a distinct atmosphere of this scene, it is almost happy but at the same time its is quite depressive and sad.
The opening scene for Forest Gump is a very famous film and holds one of the most famous lines in the film industry “momma always told me, life is like a box of chocolate, you never know what ya gonna get”. Sadly this doesn’t happen in the opening scene, but does happen just after.
The first thing the audience sees is the tittle sequence, this is happening throughout the whole of the opening scene. Whilst the tittle sequence is happening there is one very long tracking shot of a feather falling though a town till it reaches the the main actor (Tom Hanks)
The location of this scene is a friendly town and not a very big one as well. There is a distinct atmosphere of this scene, it is almost happy but at the same time its is quite depressive and sad.
analysis of the opening of limiless
Limitless
This opening scene is very fast paced and there is a lot that happens within the first 2 mins.
The tittle sequence is very basic and happens in a few seconds, there is a black screen and the names pop up with a diegetic bang every time. Then it all goes quit and the screen remains black. There is then a voice that says “obviously I miss calculated a few things”.
The screen then cuts to a large metal door and there are diegetic sounds of men shouting and banging loudly on the door. This sets the atmosphere as being threatening and already sets a point where a lot of action can happen.
We are also introduced to the main character. He is standing on the edge of a building and looks like he is going to jump of the edge. This signifies that there is some form of threat and is probably the men at the door!
my favourite film opening
My favourite film is “Pain and Gain”, I like this film as it is actually based on true events and is full of action, mystery and there is a bit of comedy in there too!
The opening scene of this film starts with the title sequence, showing the viewer who is acting in the film, who produced and who edited this film.
The rest of the opening scene includes, many cuts and lots of different camera shots, such as long shots, mid shots, tracking shots etc.
The sound are mostly the same throughout the whole scene, with the diegetic sounds of the main actor breathing,shouting and the odd swear word, also of the cop cars and the sound of the actor
being hit by a car. And the non-diegetic sound of a slow almost up-beat tune playing
analysis of the opening to skyfall
Skyfall
This film starts off, as all Bond films do with the first scene from the film, with Bond appearing around the corner at then end of a corridor of a hotel, he then walks toward the camera into a small bit of light and we can see it is definitely james bond (Daniel Craig). This sets the atmosphere as strange and very tense.
The scene then goes onto a car chase, followed by a bike chase, followed by a fight scene on the top of a moving train. This is where bond gets shot in the chest and falls into the water below. This has the audience thinking “is bond dead”?
The scene then proceeds to the usual exotic tittle sequence. This sets a new atmosphere of mystery and surprise.
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