Main Sequence

Evaluation Activity 7

Looking back at your preliminary task (the continuity editing task), what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?

From our preliminary to our main task, a huge difference can be seen. We learnt allot of stuff from our preliminary meaning mistakes which we tackled in our main task. First thing we noticed that the low angle shots of the foot was good when the individuals were walking or even running.

The first image is of our preliminary task, this was a low angle shot of the individual walking and the camera follows to give it a more realistic feel, it's also a cutaway from the main sequence and the main actor. Due to this style of camera work we really loved inside our preliminary task we decided to put it in our main task which you will see near the end of the film. From our preliminary task we learnt that to make a good film you must include various camera techniques and editing techniques. One of the main editing techniques we used throughout our sequence was match on action, match on action is when a action from one camera shot is carried on a another. This techniques is popular through many big time films because it creates a smooth flow and makes the film look professional. Professionalism is important you are filming and creating a media like this. We are not like big Hollywood producers and editors. However, with the right planning and techniques and editing it can look excellent. For example, i learnt from my preliminary task that i cannot leave the film the color and shade it is. If you look at the preliminary shot you can see that the color and contrast is like its just been filmed and placed on premier and rendered. However, if you look at the main sequence screen grab you can see i have added effects to make it look like a proper Hollywood film. I used proc AMP and three way color correction to give it a gloomy feel and like a high budget film.

Also, as you can see in our preliminary task we never had any self-done lighting or light controlling. That was a main thing we discussed while making our main sequence As you can see from the two images above, they are totally different in lighting. The preliminary task has just natural lighting and nothing fancy, which makes it look homemade. However, if you look down at the second image that is our main sequence, we learnt that we need to isolate the light and focus it on the victim to make them look innocent. The individual behind the victim is completely in darkness. You do not see his face throughout the torture scene, not even once. That is the amazing work of lighting, we learnt that focusing the light on a single individual can create a certain affect you want it to have. In our case it was to make the victim look innocent.

To conclude, i would say that i learnt allot of stuff from our preliminary which we used on our main task. The preliminary was very useful to us because we learnt what we done wrong on it and how to improve if we got to chance to film a sequence again. Which we did, so luckily for us we made them adjustments and done everything we could do to create a amazing masterpiece.

Evaluation Activity 6

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

While doing this project throughout the processes we learnt many things from being how to handle and use equipment effectively or use technology on the apple mac's to the best of our abilities to bring out the best result we can. The first thing i would like to talk about is Premier Pro, this is the software i used to edit and put together our main sequence we made. This software is amazing, before i started media i only knew the basic's of this software, while doing this project i have learnt many techniques which helped me create a excellent piece of work. I learnt how to use continuity editing to make a film flow perfectly together and make it look perfect. I learnt how to add effects like Proc Amp, and 3 way color correction to make my film look absolutely magnificent.

Next, moving onto equipment, i have learnt how to use a tripod carefully and properly to get the best shots possible and make sure we don't get a shaky image. We even used the tripod to use it as a pan shot, due to us not having enough equipment we used that as a rig. That was very successful because we got many shots which were very smooth and went with the flow of the film. Tripods are excellent to get shots which you usually wouldn't be able to, panning, tracking, all sorts of camera styles of shots you can do with this. This is a excellent piece of equipment. We have also used various camera shots and angles throughout the process of creating the film for example, match on action, over the shoulder, shot reverse shot. These are all great shots you can use to create a amazing Hollywood like affect which you always see in Hollywood films. While doing this course from the information i have gained, each time i watch a film i see it differently, i see it more than the story line  i see the angles, editing, and effects. Truly amazing.

Evaluation Activity 5

how did you attract/address your audience?

Evaluation Activity 4

Who would be the audience for your media product?

knowing your audience when creating a media product is very important. You must know when you release this film who will go and watch it, what age, what sort of people.Before creating our film, or even deciding what to film we decided who our audience will be.

Our film contained low level of violence but mostly it was a action thriller, kept everyone at the edge of their seats to find out what happens. Our film was made to keep people guessing what is going on. These type of films are usually not popular with females, but popular with males. So when we was making this film and thinking of it we knew that our main audience would be males who are into their action packed thriller films.

We picked this demographic due to our film being based around crime, the main character is  shady figure who is involved in mass levels of crime, he is the type of people that everyone loves watching due to their personality and actions, it is what makes films popular, the bad guys. All our audience base are males they have all once in their life wanted to carry guns and be someone, someone more than they are. A criminal, someone everyone fears, someone who has power. This is what our film portrays, money power and respect. That's why our audience will enjoy watching this film. Where money comes in, our film contains various scenes which show money, for example, the Rolex watch is known to be expensive. When the criminal puts a Rolex down it shows that the criminal is not a poor low level criminal but he is a big timer.

The sound track is also a factor to our film which is targeted towards our demographic, the soundtrack is very intense and strong which plays throughout the opening sequence to keep the audience engaged and interested throughout the opening sequence. These are the reasons we picked this demographic.

Evaluation Activity 3

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

Evaluation Activity 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Our main character, who is the criminal, is very similar to the character on the left who is Tony Montana, i.e. Al Pacino. Al Pacino is a American gangster who moved from Cuba after the riots. Tony is a criminal character just like our main character as seen in that screen-grab. These two are very similar in personality and dress sense. First of all, both characters are wearing smart shirts, which show that they are organised and smart. However, both characters have got their smart shirts on, but not neat. Al Pacino's collars are open and our characters tie is loose. This shows that both of the characters have some sort of a rank and authority because only higher ranking people can afford to wear smart clothes like these individuals do. Al Pacino wear's Gucci, Armani, and so does our character which shows them both as being higher ranking criminals, not some petty characters. Our character has been show to among the social group of the high ranking criminals.

Both characters are shown to be angry and violent characters and do anything for money. Both are grumpy and unfriendly characters due to their backgrounds. These both characters interlock in the amount of similarities they have. You will never see any of these characters smiling throughout any film. They are shown to be very aggressive characters. Moving on, every criminal has a funny way of putting things, they will not give a simple and straight forward answer; they will talk on for minutes before getting to the point. Every criminal seems to do this, randomly go on about stuff which is not even relevant to the scene and the situation they are in. Both characters do not speak straight forward or briefly, their minds are always occupied and whatever comes out they speak it.

Evaluation Activity 1

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of  real media products?

Our opening sequence that was created was kept fully relevant to the style of film it is. The film we made was an action thriller, spy’s based film. The first thing that the audience see is a dark black screen; this is good because it starts to create suspense about why the screen is black. It creates mystery and tension. This is relevant to action thriller based films because they are always creating tension within the audience to drag them straight away into the film. The second frame show's two weapons which is a very common thing in action films, weapons. This scene was put in to make the audience think about what is happening and what may happen. The dizzy feel and the motion blur to the film makes the audience think that they part of the film due to the point of view shot. The weapons make the audience think who's are they, why are they there, what is going on. These questions are automatically put into the minds of the audience, this is good because it allows the audience to be drawn into the film straight away just because of the opening sequence by the first frames which appear. This is seen in many action and mystery style films, a excellent way to draw in the audience with the opening seconds and keep them attached throughout the film. The next frame is of the title which shows which company has made of the film, this is important because it allows the audience to straight away to know who has produced this film. This is done in many films, after seconds or minutes of the film, that's when the title's come into place. The fourth fame is of a date, the audience will not be aware of what this date represents but they will start to think about it, they will have a image in their mind of when the film is set which helps them get a better understanding of the film. Dates and times are used through variety of action based films, they are switched back and forward to show if the film is skipping time or moving back in time. This is what our opening sequence does; it allows the audience to know that the film is going back in time.  This is another factor that conforms to the line of media product that we created. Frame is is of a unknown character at this moment, which the audience at not aware of. This is seen in alot of actions, thriller based films, the bad guy is shown for a brief moment but not told aything about. The villains are shown without anynames or identity which creates more suspence in the film. This is another factor which conforms to the real media products. The individual seems to be wearign smart clothes which make the individual seem like a wealthy criminal, which conforms to the basic mafia films. Frame six is of a individual in a chair who is being tortured and is full of blood. This scene is used to make the audience feel sympthay for the individual in the chair staright away, this is maybe the victim of somsort. This is seen in many films, they make the individauls they want to seem innocent and victim's by using them in opening scene's to create a character behind them and introduce them to the audience. This seventh frame has been used to show positioning of the individuals. The point of view shows the villain right above the victim, this makes the villain seem like a menacing character and a superior person. High angle's are used in many action, thriller films. This is how our film is relevant to other real life media products. Next, its a match on action close up onto the watch. The watch is a rolex so it shows that the person who is the owner the main villain. So this expensive watch shows that the individual is not a low level criminal, he has money. Moving on, the last frame is of the bad guy looking down at the victim this shows superiority, the shadow over the main person shows that he is a shady charcter and the light on the victim makes him stand out to show his innocence.

Screen grabs of main task

Sorting out the audio

Audio work

Cutting frames and shots

Research Evidence

Rough cut

Effects test

This was a short video we created in order to test the muzzle flash effect, this was done via After effects, and here are the results, after doing this we noticed that a good effect can be created.

Monarch

Representation of age is shown through variety of micro-elements which i will be going through in detail in the  up coming paragraphs. I will be talking about Camera work, angles and movement, editing, sound and Mise en Scene. 

Camera Work, Angles and movement

High angle is used as a camera-work technique to represent age in the first minute. This is shown when Paul starts talking to Amy and the camera is pointing up towards Paul and downwards towards Amy. This camera angle highlights Paul as being a superior character. This conforms to the stereotype of elderly people being superior to youths. Moving on, Camera angles have been used to levels of superiority due to age. This is shown when the two adults headmaster and Paul are speaking, the camera stays on the same level when switching. This shows that they are both  equal in importance. This conforms to the stereotypes of elderly people treat each other equally. Movement has been used to represent age. This is down by the quick, dramatic movement by Amy when she is told off. This represents Amy as a immature, arrogant character. This conforms to the stereotype of youths being naive and ignorant. Camera angles are also used to represent age. This is when Amy gets out of the vehicle after hitting the headmaster, while standing next to Paul purposely the perfect composition has been used to only show Amy slightly and Paul mostly. This has been used to show superiority of Paul over Amy. This conforms to the stereotype of elderly people being superiority to youths, also that males are more superior to women. Moving on, a long take has been used to show Amy in the vehicle attempting to start it, this is combined with a close up shot to clearly show the expressions and emotions of Amy which may be purposely done to create tension. This conforms to the stereotype of youths being suspicious and mysterious. Next, a tracking, mid shot has been used to represent age of the elderly women. This is done by showing the short distance the elderly women ran before getting out of breath and wheezy. This conforms to the stereotype of elderly being slow and unhealthy.

Editing

In the first scene eye-line match has been used to represent age and superiority. When Amy and the young boy are speaking a non-diegetic sound of Paul interrupts them which catches their eyes, and the camera follows with a quick razor cut. Razor cuts have been used to speed up the pace of the conversation between Amy and Paul. This represents  Amy as being live and energetic  This conforms to the stereotype of youth being full of energy. Long takes have been used to represent age of the headmaster. The long takes slow down the pace of the conversation between Paul and the headmaster which in-turn represents the headmaster as cool, calm and collective. This conforms to the stereotype of elderly being sensible and reasonable. A montage has been used to represent age. A slow montage has been used when the workers are shown to show their hard work and dedicated. This conforms to the stereotype of elderly being good team workers and dedicated to their work.

Mise en Scene

Clothing is a very important factor when it comes to Mise-en-scene. In this clip Mise-en-scene is used to represent age. The denotation of Amy are that she is wearing modern clothing, tight jeans, trainers and top. Which connotes that she is a new generation person compared to the other individuals inside this extract. When looking at the older people inside this clip, the denotes are that they are wearing dull-colored dirty coats, welly s  and checkered shirts or even plain trousers. This shows they are from a older generation and they do not  care about what they wear and how they look. Moving on, when the older woman enters Amy's room you can straight away notice that a teddy bear is there, this connotes that the room belongs to a younger person because they are more into their toys and fluffy items which conforms to the stereotypes of younger people being immature and child-like. Mise en scene has also been used to represent age. The denotations of Amy run-=away letter is the fancy, pink colored writing. This connotes that a youth has written it. This conforms to the stereotype of youth girls liking pink and fancy things.

Sound

While Paul speaks to different individuals in this extract the pitch and volume of his sound varies  For example, in the Office scene the male is speaking calm and sensibly, however when  Amy arrives his voice raises and gets harsher and Amy stays quiet. This shows the superiority of older people to younger which conforms younger people are inferior to older people. Moving on, a calm and smooth soundtrack has been used to represent the workers. This shows that the workers are good team workers. This conforms to the stereotype of elderly being hard-workers.

OCR G322 Monarch of the Glen Extract (Age)

In this post i will be explaining and discussing the extract 'Monarch of the glen' and how age is represented using various elements.

- Camera work, angles, and movement.

First thing i noticed when looking at this clip, whenever the main male talks the camera always goes back to him, keeps switching which shows that the male in the blue jacket is more superior than Amy. Next, when the next scene comes of Amy getting out of the vehicle after hitting another, when the main male comes to the scene, using perfect composition you can see the male is the tallest, and if you look closely most of the characters faces are only seen where on the other hand the main males most of the body can be seen also. This is used to show that he is the superior one and older. Which conforms to the stereotype of male's being superior to female and that older people have more authority over younger. Slightly before this scene, A long take is used to show Amy in the vehicle attempting to start it and move up. This has been used for age representation and give hints that something is not right. This is because the long take keeps focusing on Amy and her expressions which may purposely be visible to create tension. Next, there are two different types of representation at two different stages of the clip, one representing younger people and one representing older people. When Amy is being told off by the superior male, she shouts and cry's when running off which conforms to the stereotype of young people being immature and unreasonable. Moving on, next, near the end the old lady i shown walking slow and carefully, while the camera pans up slowly which shows that older people are cool, calm and collective.

- Editing 

First thing i noticed was that the pace of the camera switching and editing has slowed down when only the two adults were speaking in the office. It represents age and old people as being slow which conforms to the stereotype. This links in to my next point because when Amy gets back into the scene a quick edit has been used to represent her as a live, enthusiastic young person. Which conforms to the stereotype of young people being full of energy and hyper.The next thing is when the old lady near the end is running, a tracking shot is used linked in with a long-take to show the VERY short distance the old lady runs before she is wheezing and being tired  Which conforms to the stereotype of old people being slow, unhealthy.

- Sound

First thing is that when the main male is speaking to different people, the pitch and volume of his sound varies  For example, in the Office scene the male is speaking calm and sensibly, however when  Amy arrives his voice raises and gets harsher and Amy stays quiet. This shows the superiority of older people to younger which conforms younger people are inferior to older people.

- Mise en Scene

Clothing is a very important factor when it comes to Mise-en-scene. In this clip Mise-en-scene is used to represent age. The denotation of Amy are that she is wearing modern clothing, tight jeans, trainers and top. Which connotes that she is a new generation person compared to the other individuals inside this extract. When looking at the older people inside this clip, the denotes are that they are wearing dull-colored dirty coats, welly s, and checkered shirts or even plain trousers. This shows they are from a older generation and they do not  care about what they wear and how they look.

Moving on, when the older woman enters Amy's room you can straight away notice that a teddy bear is there, this connotes that the room belongs to a younger person because they are more into their toys and fluffy items which conforms to the stereotypes of younger people being immature and child-like.

Stills of filming

Stills of filming

Here some stills of us shooting our chasing scene

This shot is used to use a close up of the characters shoes as he jumps over the railing.

This is used for a long shot as the two chracters turn over the corner.

This is showing how we have shot our birds eye view shot when the chracter is being chased.

This has been used for the wide long shot.

This is showing us showing the chracter where to start from using the shot list.

This is used for a close up of the characters shoes as he jumps over.

This is used for the match on action as he jumps over.

Taken from group member: Abdul Azim

Film Classification

Film classification

The classification of a movie is very vital because it represents the appropriateness of films, such as age, the benefits of this is that it will make people know what kind of stuff will be in the movie, and then they will know if its suitable for them to watch, age wise. For example, in action or horror films there would be a lot of violent scenes, and if children watch this it could influence them to be violent, they could start to be violent towards other people which is inappropriate.   

The following picture is the U symbol which stands for universal, according to BBFC the U symbol indicates that films that are suitable for people aged 4 and over. Films that are rated as U would not have any violence, sexual content, drugs, strong language, or any major problems of discrimination. However films and TV programmes that are rated U can sometimes use very mild bad language, such as `hell and poop` but it should be infrequent.  

Additionally, television programmes such as `in the night garden` or teletubbies` is obviously rated as a U but they also state that, the programme is particularly suitable for playschool children.  In addition, the films would not enclose any sexual content, but people kissing are acceptable and people stating about love is acceptable too. Also those films can have mild horror or very mild violence.  

The following picture shows the` PG` symbol which stands for parental guidance. Research has been done, and has said that people that are aged 8 or over will not be affected. But it is the parent's decision for letting their child watch films with this rating. Generally, PG films are targeted for children, yet there are some films that are for adults or parents which are rated PG, according to BBFC, they have chosen this decision because they believe that it will not affect children psychologically or emotionally. In addition, BBFC does not allow films to have pessimistic content, because they don’t want children to imitate negative stuff. For example, if a character jump of their bunk bed, and then children could follow it, then BBFC will not allow the film to be a PG or will not accept the film. 

The following picture shows the 12A symbol which means people who is 12 and over that is able to watch the film without their parents or supervision. `A` stands for advisory, which means people that are younger then 12 that are able to watch the film, if they are accompanied by an adult, who must watch the film with them, and they should be over 18.  12A is a rating for movies at the cinemas and, the symbol 12 on it own would be on DVD`s.  In 12A films there could be use of bad language but should be infrequent, if the bad language is too aggressive then it may result the film moving up a category to 15, also aggressive discriminatory language, for example homophobic or racist terms, which be doubtful to pass a 12A.  Also sexual content and violence can be stated in the films but infrequently, if not it will pass as a 12A. 

The following symbol is `15` which means no one age under 15 can watch `15` rated films because ratings at 15 can have, a lot of frequent strong language , sexuality activity, strong verbal references to sex, nudity, infrequent sexual violence or verbal references to sexual violence, discriminatory language or behaviour and drug abuse.

There could be a lot strong language used in `15` films and the more stronger terms can be used to but to a extent, if the stronger language is continued or gets aggressive then wont be accepted by BBFC.

The following picture shows a `18` symbol which means that, no one under the age of 18 cannot buy or rent any DVDs that are rated `18` or watch `18` rated movies at the cinema.  No theme is forbidden for 18 rated movies, but context that is more explicit images of sexual content, will not be allowed in the `18` category, it will fall into the `R18` category. `R18` which is different than `18` because they will have DVDs that you cannot buy from high street shops or there wont be any movies with the rating of `R18` within the cinemas,  because they are too sexually explicit.  

Our film is going to have a rating of `15` because our film has a lot of context within the `15` category such as violence and weapons,  our film did not really contain frequent violence but contain quite a lot of blood which was on the characters face, which suggest violence. Also, our shows weapons that are guns, which have a real appearance because they are black and metal, if we put it in a lower category which will not be suitable because people under the age of 15 could be influenced in violence, as it has happened in America, where young people who were younger than 15 have been out on mass murdering with guns which they will were influenced  so we should take the rating of our film to consideration because its important that younger people don't do negative stuff by watching our film.

Taken from group member: Abdul Azim.

Pros - Main Sequence

Props

PROPS:

Torture scene - 

Fake blood

Gun

Table x 1

Chairs x 1

Chase scene - 

Guns x 2

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Actor Agreement form (Raqeebul)

Actor Agreement form (Raqeebul)

ACTORS AGREEMENT FORM.

Actor-Raqeebul Refat                                                    IMMORTAL PRODUCTIONS

 Agent- Lisa Ann                                               

Date _06/0812_____________

Dear,

Raqeebul Refat

This letter confirms agreement that you will take the part of an IMMORTAL PRODUCTIONS film. This is a high budget production film and we are keen to ensure that everyone understands the basis upon which the Film is being made.

If you have any enquires or issues about the letter/form or anything you don’t understand please do not hesitate to contact us.

>Agreement of availability to work during the shooting schedule

  Dates _________ to ____________      

> You agree that the filming will take place in the following locations

______Coventry cathedral, Sidney Stringer Academy ___________

>You agree to give over any rights you may have in the finished film to name of IMMORTAL PRODUCTIONS. Then this means we are allowed to distribute the film in any and every way we can.

>We will pay a fee of £230,000 for your performance in this Film.  The fee is payable within after the film production has completely finished.

5) We will make sure that you will not work more that 8 hours in a day.

6) We will ensure that your health and safety will be secure during filming; any stunts will be done by stunt doubles.

7) We will have health insurance to cover you if any injuries occur during the filming.

8) We will pay all travel expenses and provide food and drinks throughout any working days.

Signed by the actor                                                      

Actor Agreement form (Zeeshan)

Actor Agreement form (Zeeshan)

Date: 01/07/12                              







ACTORS AGREEMENT FORM.

Actor/stuntman- Zeeshan Ali                                                      IMMORTALPRODUCTIONS

 Agent- Jayden James                                      

Date _06/0812_____________

Dear,

Zeeshan Ali

This letter confirms agreement that you will take the part of an IMMORTAL PRODUCTIONS film. This is a high budget production film and we are keen to ensure that everyone understands the basis upon which the Film is being made.

If you have any enquires or issues about the letter/form or anything you don’t understand please do not hesitate to contact us.

>Agreement of availability to work during the shooting schedule

  Dates _________ to ____________      

> You agree that the filming will take place in the following locations

______Coventry cathedral, Sidney Stringer Academy ___________

>You agree to give over any rights you may have in the finished film to name of IMMORTAL PRODUCTIONS. Then this means we are allowed to distribute the film in any and every way we can.

>We will pay a fee of £100,000 for your performance in this Film.  The fee is payable within after the film production has completely finished.

5) We will make sure that you will not work more that 8 hours in a day.

6) We will ensure that your health and safety will be secure during filming; you agree that you are doing all the stunts.

7) We will have health insurance to cover you if any injuries occur during the filming.

8) We will pay all travel expenses and provide food and drinks throughout any working days.

Signed by the actor                                                      

Actor Agreement form (Deacon)

Date: 01/07/12                                                  

ACTORS AGREEMENT FORM.

Actor-Deacon Ali                                                           IMMORTAL PRODUCTIONS

 Agent- Sarah Gina                                           

Date _06/0812_____________

Dear,

Deacon Ali

This letter confirms agreement that you will take the part of an IMMORTAL PRODUCTIONS film. This is a high budget production film and we are keen to ensure that everyone understands the basis upon which the Film is being made.

If you have any enquires or issues about the letter/form or anything you don’t understand please do not hesitate to contact us.

>Agreement of availability to work during the shooting schedule

  Dates _________ to ____________      

> You agree that the filming will take place in the following locations

______Coventry cathedral, Sidney Stringer Academy ___________

>You agree to give over any rights you may have in the finished film to name of IMMORTAL PRODUCTIONS. Then this means we are allowed to distribute the film in any and every way we can.

>We will pay a fee of £200,000 for your performance in this Film.  The fee is payable within after the film production has completely finished.

5) We will make sure that you will not work more that 8 hours in a day.

6) We will ensure that your health and safety will be secure during filming; any stunts will be done by stunt doubles.

7) We will have health insurance to cover you if any injuries occur during the filming.

8) We will pay all travel expenses and provide food and drinks throughout any working days.

Signed by the actor