Production Log Week 4

This week I have learnt about what conventions and themes appeal to my target audience, in addition I have also discovered what are the most popular forms of distribution available for me that will appeal to my target audience. I learnt that British Social Realist films are more likely to appeal if the film has some relevance to occurances in society at the time it's being made and if the film has realism to it such as the film being based or inspired by true events.

I have learnt that the institutions involved in the production of a british social realist film will try to target their film at a particular niche audience and have themes in their production that will appeal soley to that audience. The production company will also try to implement controversial themes that occur in current society so as to appeal to it's target audience and tackle subjects that most other films would be afraid to do. The production company will also try their best to use existing locations to avoid rising the budget of their picture because it's cheaper for them and adds to the verisimilitude to the film if they use an existing location, this is also why they tend to use unknown or not very well known actors because it's not a recognisable face they'll accept the film with more ease because the character could be an average person and not a celebrity.

This will inform my production by having a film that has themes that'll appeal to my target audience and will also most likely be inspired by true events. I will also use existing locations as much as possible and will use an unknown actors to increase the verisimilitude of my product.

Pre-Production:Analysis of Sound

Production Log Week 3

What have you learnt about the narrative structures & devices?
In terms of narrative & structure, I have learnt this week that the credits and titles are very important to any opening sequence as it tells us the main cast (giving us an idea of what kind of film it may be as we associate certain actors with certain genres) and who took part in actually creating the film (producers, editors, director of photography etc.) The credits are used as a final hook for the audience as they will reconise the names fo the actors,actresses or directors of previous films they may like ergo the audience may have soem sort of idea what kind of film they are about to watch e.g. Jason Statham is associated with high energy, high intensity and quite violent films.
  

The non-diegetic sound (theme tune/soundtrack) is also important in an opening sequence, as it again, helps tell us what genre/style the film may be. For example, Kidulthood chose to use and underground music track that only youth from lond would reconise before seeing the film which automatically tells us its aimed toward a younger audience, more specifically youth of London.

Institutional Credits Opening Sequence

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP5MutuPVxk

What did you find out?

I found out that there aren't a lot of sounds in the opening just the theme tune of the film. there were lots of close ups not revealing a lot of information just little details that may have relevance to the film later but at the moment we won't know what they mean or represent. The credits and titles continue throughout the whole opening sequence, over the top of the actual film- the text wasn't integrated within the film to draw the viewers attention to the text whilst still being able to view the scene.

Definition for any jobs I didn't know?

Director of Photography -  Used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image. The term cinematographer has been a point of contention for some time now; some professionals insist that it only applies when the director of photography and camera operator are the same person, although this is far from being uniformly the case.

What will i Have in Mine?

I will most probably use the same technique as in this film when it comes to overlaying the text over the actual scene. This is because I want to be recognized for my work and if the text is integrated in the film people may not take notice unless i make it extremely deliberate.

Production Log Week 2

This week I have learnt about Opening sequence conventions and their importance in how they hook the audience in from the very beginning. I have learnt there are many factors including the film company logo, the Title, the typography, the location, the back story and the characters into making it a successful opening sequence. Films that are targeted at British Niche audiences all have similar themes; Aspiration, Race & Ethnicity, Social Class, Violence, Sexuality, Relationships, Addiction, British Politics and Immigration. 


I will take this into consideration when I am making my own opening sequence and try to involve some of these themes that niche audiences love. I will also conform and include as many of the conventions as I can, to keep it an opening sequence rather than give the whole story away like a trailer would. 

The texts that I have found to be most influential to the theme of British Social Realism would be Kidulthood and Snatch as they set the scene for a real Britain - gritty and run down. They don't try to glamorise the reality of everyday life and rather embrace it.

Production Log Week 1

We started off our coursework by looking at the mark scheme and assessing previous student's work. This is helpful as we know what we want to achieve and what we will try to stay away from in our own work. The mark scheme shows the four different levels for each stage of production. 

I have realised that there is not much difference between the levels apart from how much detail you add and how persistent you are with it. I have learnt that I must manage my time well, keep organised and stay on top of the work rather than rushing it, and it being unsatisfactory. By looking at the grade boundaries, I know what I want to achieve and what I could be capable of as long as I work hard. I have also noticed that I need to make sure everything ties in and actually goes together. 

 I will try to avoid getting behind and leaving my work to the last minute as the amount of work will mount up, where I wont be able to focus and spend the amount of time I wanted to on it. So I will try to keep up with the work and keep referring back and going over the mark scheme so that I don't miss any information that needs to be included.

He appears confident in what he is saying and doesn't really hesitate much at all which indicates that he has a clear understanding of what went well and what could have been better. He appears honest in his judgements, speaking of all the good points, but also what didnt go to plan. 

Pre-Production:Reveiw Old Candidates