Evaluation

AS Media Studies Evaluation by OAHJordanDuberry

Post-Prpduction

Post – Production

After filming came editing which we did on the Macintosh computers using Final Cut pro and Reason. But before this I split the group into editors and music producers, me and Yona was the editors leaving Anthony and Daniel to do the music.

Final Cut Pro

I edited videos before but I haven’t used final cut only adobe premiere which is kind of the same. At the start it was hard I was still getting used to the program but when I got the hang of it I started to speed up the work, when I put the videos side by side the film was 3:30 a minute and a half over. By the end of the day I had cut it down to 3 minutes. The next day I wasn’t in and it was Yona turn to edit it. When I came back the next day she cut a scene and added effect that I really liked, Yona feel on this program is she didn’t like it as she don’t really do the whole editing and playing around with programs. I then added a few more effects and tried my hardness to make the production 2 minutes it took 3 more days but I was done I then added the credits and the title and I was done; now I just need the sound track.

Logic pro

When I spoke to Anthony he said that he didn’t like logic pro and the music software he uses is reason so we asked miss if we could use that and she said yes.

Reason

And this was Anthony home ground he worked very fast on the track completing it in one day. I really like the track it had an effect to give people goose bumps just listening to it and when I added to the production it was even better.

Production

Production

Friday

Are first filming day was very successful we need to complete all the shots of the clown and that was our goal we left school at 4 with Karl Abani to walk across the road to are location. On arrive Yona started on Karl’s make-up while me, Anthony and Daniel pick a room to film. After Yona had finished she quickly went home to get herself ready while she was gone we filmed the last scene of the clown outside. As soon as Yona was back we start filming the scenes with the clown and her in the same room, we had problems the room we picked was to small so after a hour of filming we decided to  pick a bigger room then we carried on, knowing what to do this time it was very quick. The time was 5:30 and we had finish are goal Karl wet to clean up as he was going home, while he was doing that we filmed all the stairs scenes. Karl went around 6 and we finish are day’s work an hour and a half later. We all decided that the next filming day will be on Sunday because I had a funeral on Friday and we all was busy Saturday.

As the producer I thought are first day went extremely good having done most of the production in one day. The thing that went well was the clown scenes having done them in a day meant that we didn’t need to bring Karl again and also we didn’t need to do his make-up again. Another that when well is that we film another 4 scenes on top of are goal of 5 scenes. Weirdly we didn’t have any problems we didn’t really class the room change as a problem because it got resolved very quickly. In conclusion of the first day we all had fun filming and laughed a lot at all the bloopers we had for example Yona ran into the room and hit her hand more than one time.

Sunday

We all met at the location at 4, today we need to finish and we had 5 scenes left. We started in the front room scenes but the lighting was rubbish so Daniel put a glove over the light to make it dimmer. After this we filmed the scene before last and we was completed with Yona, so I told Daniel and Yona to have a break, while me and Anthony filmed the POV shots of the Phone and entering the room. We finished at 6 and we had two scenes left of the esthbaling shot of the house we couldn’t do this that day because in was to dark. We decided that Anthony was going to film this afterschool Monday at his cozens house.

As the producer I thought that this filming day was successful because we finished 98% of the production. The things that well was   when a problem came up like the lights we sloved it also that we all work as a good team and again we having a lot of fun doing it. Some things that didn’t go well was that it got dark very early as well was spose to film this in twilight but other than that nothing else was wrong. In conclusion what we had on the storyboard is 100% what we got back.

Monday

Anthony came to me on Monday and said that the POV of the phones were rubbish and that he filmed these again and he didn’t do the establishing shot because he didn’t have time as this was our final day we missed two shots from our production which later on wasn’t a big deal than we thought.

Pre-Production

Planning

Ever since year 11 I have been thinking about ideas for this very assignment a few ideas are listed below:

A couple in a forest who then gets attacked by the women’s stalker

A couple who are getting hunted down by a gang who torture people

The urban legend about the story of the dog called: Humans can lick too

We was then give our groups in my group was Yona Daja Year 12, Anthony Williams Year 13 and Daniel Richardson Year 12. From the start I had history with both Daniel and Yona from being in my year group for 5 years, on the other hand Anthony was new to me but we got along straight away. We then share are ideas to come up with the final idea, the idea to use for are Thriller. I was the most confident person some I went first presenting my ideas which they liked after hearing their ideas we all like the fact of making a urban legend as are narrative so when then made a list of scary urban legends.

Human can lick too

China Doll

No legs

The clown statue

We talk about how all these can turn out and we all like the clown statue story we then needed to share this to the class in case we had the same ideas with any other groups. The other all knew the story and was excited to see how this turns out.

We then got the choice of Four Roles which were:

Producer/Director

Lighting/Location

Props/Make-up

Sound/Camera

Yona liked the idea of being Props/Make-up we was happy for her to do this as she was the only girl and she did have the best fashion/make-up views in the group. Yona role was…

Anthony liked the idea of being Sound/Camera because he uses music program to create song outside school having an inside to his job already was good enough for the group to let him be what he wanted. Anthony role was …

Daniel picked Lighting/Location as he didn’t want to be the producer; he later got to like what he got in the end. Daniel role was …

As for me I wanted to be the Producer/Director and the group was happy enough to let me be it. My role was ….

After having are idea and are roles we was ready to plan the filming of are very first Thriller.

We all had a job to do and a deadline to do it before we film.

As the producer my job was to create a storyboard and complete a shooting schedule, then to sit down with Anthony and help him fill out the form to rent the camera. And to pick the people staring in the film we the group helping to. Finally to make a time table to follow on filming and later on editing. My storyboard ...

Yona job was to looking for any props or costsome we need and to tell me if we needed to buy anything.   

Daniel job was to search for a location and then report it back to me

Lastly Anthony job was to tell me what camera shot we needed to have to get the best feel and mark.

After completing all of this we was ready for the first day of filming………

Opening Credits

 I Watch the following film opening from the film ‘Seven’ and identify the following points:

·         The colours used

·         The style of the credits

·         The use generic conventions of a thriller film

Seven 

·         The colours used - 

 White Text Sometimes Grey

·         The style of the credits- 

The text has been carved into to something

·         The use generic conventions of a thriller film -

that the text relates to the film and what is behind the text

Catch Me if You Can

·         The colours used - 

black on a blue background
·         The style of the credits- 

            the lines flow into the text

The credits I liked the best and to use it as my inspiration for creating own film credits was Face Off opening credits 

I liked this one because the text stands out but fade out with out you knowing it also give you time to read i will like to use this type of technique in my own production.

 As a group we decide on the following:

1) The size 
small around 16/17 font size because we want the text to be there but we want the audience to choice to read it or not.
2) The colour(s)
RED because we want it to stand out from it background and red is a colour theme from are thriller
3) The order in which they will appear 
we looked it to this and found that there is a way to do the order http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opening_credits#Common_opening_credits_order
4) The style of font- Remember that it needs to follow the generic conventions of a thriller film
the style of font we looked at  website providing  scary font we looked at 21 different font till we found one for us .

Opening Sequence

Objective: To be able to identify the generic convection's of an opening sequence within a film in particular.

Opening sequence is presenting the title, key production and cast members through a few scenes. Films make opening scene for their films because they need to introduce their audience to what the film will be about. This is important because they need to show their audience to many things such as what actors are going to be in the film.
 In the opening sequence we see the location of where the film will take place. This will help the audience to come up with a genre of the film. For example in a dark forest, the genre is likely to be thriller. But if it was set in a city  it can be a action even a rom-com.

I only really wanted to watch opening sequences from Thrillers and some horrors. I then watched the following opening sequences from the film "SAW 3". I had to identify the following points:

- Narrative of the film

- The characters

- The location


SAW 3
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE CLIP

Location - A dark room with dirty tile floors the only light source it a torch also a gun in the middle of the room out of reach 

Characters - one man chained by the leg to the wall  

Narrative - the man finds a brick after trying to reach for the gun he then smashes the brick into the leg which is chained to the wall to break out to get the gun to probably kill his self, setting the question who put him there, why is he there, where is he and how did he get there 

Blade

Location - A night club for vampires

characters - A human in a red coat, he seem to not know what kind of night club this is till blood start to pour from above. Blade - the man in black who come and kills the vampires and saving the man in red 

narrative - blade is a vampire killer and a hero to the humans but is not a friend to the cops.

After watching many more opening i had a very good idea of what to put into my own production and what i have to show in the 2 minutes I have, for example i have to show a clear concept of the location, a clear image of all the characters and what they are like also to have a clear understanding of the narrative with out knowing before.

Film certificates

Learning objective: to understand the purpose of film certification and to apply your understanding to your own thriller film.

Lesson outcomes: Students will understand what a film certificate is and explain its purpose with detail and their own knowledge.

Film censorship is the age rating for films (target audience)

Film certificates

Universal, suitable for audiences aged 4 years and over. Check with consumer advice before allowing under 4's to view this film.

Discrimination
No discriminatory language or behaviour unless

clearly disapproved of.

Drugs

Horror

Scary sequences should be mild, brief and unlikely to

cause undue anxiety to young children. The outcome

should be reassuring.

Imitable behaviour

No potentially dangerous behaviour which young

children are likely to copy. No emphasis on realistic

or easily accessible weapons.

Language

Infrequent use only of very mild bad language.

Nudity

Occasional natural nudity, with no sexual context.

Sex

Mild sexual behaviour (for example, kissing) and

references only (for example, to ‘making love’).

Theme

While problematic themes may be present, their

treatment must be sensitive and appropriate for

young children.

Violence

Mild violence only. Occasional mild threat or

menace only.

Discrimination

No references to illegal drugs or drug misuse unless

they are infrequent and innocuous, or there is a clear

educational purpose or anti-drug message suitable

for young children.

some examples of U's are :

Toy Story 3 2010          

Shrek Forever After 2010

Up 2009 

WALL-E 2008

Parental Guidance - General Viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children.

Discrimination

Discriminatory language or behaviour is unlikely to

be acceptable unless clearly disapproved of or in an

educational or historical context. Discrimination by

a character with which children can readily identify

is unlikely to be acceptable.

Drugs

References to illegal drugs or drug misuse must be

innocuous or carry a suitable anti-drug message.

Horror

Frightening sequences should not be prolonged or

intense. Fantasy settings may be a mitigating factor.

Imitable behaviour

No detail of potentially dangerous behaviour which

young children are likely to copy. No glamorisation

of realistic or easily accessible weapons.

Language

Mild bad language only.

Nudity

Natural nudity, with no sexual context.

Sex

Sexual activity may be implied, but should be

discreet and infrequent. Mild sex references and

innuendo only.

Theme

Where more serious issues are featured (for example,

domestic violence) nothing in their treatment should

condone unacceptable behaviour.

Violence

Moderate violence, without detail, may be allowed,

if justified by its context (for example, history,

comedy or fantasy).

Some examples of a PG:

Kung Fu Panda 2008

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Back To The Future

The Lord Of The Rings - The Fellowship Of The Ring



12A with Parental Guidance - 12A means that the BBFC have classified the film unsuitable for children under 12. However, they may still watch the film, as long as they are accompanied by someone over 18 at all times during the showing. Advice is given regarding the content of the film and the ADULT must decide if it is appropriate for the accompanying under 12.

Discrimination

Discriminatory language or behaviour must not be

endorsed by the work as a whole. Aggressive

discriminatory language or behaviour is unlikely

to be acceptable unless clearly condemned.

Drugs

Any misuse of drugs must be infrequent and should

not be glamorised or give instructional detail.

Horror

Moderate physical and psychological threat may be

permitted, provided disturbing sequences are not

frequent or sustained.

Imitable behaviour

Dangerous behaviour (for example, hanging, suicide and

self-harming) should not dwell on detail which could be

copied, or appear pain or harm free. Easily accessible

weapons should not be glamorised.

Language

Moderate language is allowed. The use of strong

language (for example, ‘fuck’) must be infrequent.

Nudity

Nudity is allowed, but in a sexual context must be brief

and discreet.

Sex

Sexual activity may be briefly and discreetly portrayed.

Sex references should not go beyond what is suitable for

young teenagers. Frequent crude references are unlikely

to be acceptable.

Theme

Mature themes are acceptable, but their treatment must

be suitable for young teenagers.

Violence

Moderate violence is allowed but should not dwell on

detail. There should be no emphasis on injuries or blood,

but occasional gory moments may be permitted if

justified by the context.

Sexual violence may only be implied or briefly and

discreetly indicated, and must have a strong contextual

justification.

Some examples of a 12 :

The Lord Of The Rings - The Return Of The King 2003

The Bourne Ultimatum 2007

The Dark Knight 2008

Star Trek 2008



15 - Suitable only for persons of 15 years and older. Please note: proof of age may be required.

 Discrimination

The work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory

language or behaviour.

Drugs

Drug taking may be shown but the film as a whole must not

promote or encourage drug misuse. The misuse of easily

accessible and highly dangerous substances (for example,

aerosols or solvents) is unlikely to be acceptable.

Horror

Strong threat and menace are permitted unless sadistic

or sexualised.

Imitable behaviour

Dangerous behaviour (for example, hanging, suicide and

self-harming) should not dwell on detail which could be

copied. Easily accessible weapons should not be glamorised.

Language

There may be frequent use of strong language (for example,

‘fuck’). The strongest terms (for example, ‘cunt’) may be

acceptable if justified by the context. Aggressive or repeated

use of the strongest language is unlikely to be acceptable.

Nudity

Nudity may be allowed in a sexual context but without

strong detail. There are no constraints on nudity in a

non-sexual or educational context.

Sex

Sexual activity may be portrayed without strong detail.

There may be strong verbal references to sexual behaviour,

but the strongest references are unlikely to be acceptable

unless justified by context. Works whose primary purpose is

sexual arousal or stimulation are unlikely to be acceptable.

Theme

No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is

appropriate for 15 year olds.

Violence

Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction

of pain or injury. The strongest gory images are unlikely to

be acceptable. Strong sadistic or sexualised violence is also

unlikely to be acceptable.

There may be detailed verbal references to sexual violence

but any portrayal of sexual violence must be discreet and

have a strong contextual justification.

Some examples of a 15 :

The Matrix 1999

Gladiator 2000

Slumdog Millionaire 2009

The Hangover 2009

18 - Suitable only for persons of 18 years and older. Please note: proof of age may be required

In line with the consistent findings of the BBFC’s public

consultations and The Human Rights Act 1998, at ‘18’ the

BBFC’s guideline concerns will not normally override

the principle that adults should be free to choose their

own entertainment. Exceptions are most likely in the

following areas:

• where the material is in breach of the criminal law,

or has been created through the commission of a

criminal offence

• where material or treatment appears to the BBFC to

risk harm to individuals or, through their behaviour,

to society – for example, any detailed portrayal of

violent or dangerous acts, or of illegal drug use,

which may cause harm to public health or morals.

This may include portrayals of sexual or sexualised

violence which might, for example, eroticise or

endorse sexual assault

• where there are more explicit images of sexual

activity which cannot be justified by context. Such

images may be appropriate in ‘R18’ works, and in

‘sex works’ (see below) would normally be confined

to that category.

In the case of video works (including video games),

which may be more accessible to younger viewers,

intervention may be more frequent than for cinema films.

Sex education at ‘18’

Where sex material genuinely seeks to inform and

educate in matters such as human sexuality, safer

sex and health, explicit images of sexual activity may

be permitted.

Sex works at ‘18’

Sex works are works whose primary purpose is sexual

arousal or stimulation. Sex works containing only material

which may be simulated are generally passed ‘18’. Sex

works containing clear images of real sex, strong fetish

material, sexually explicit animated images, or other

very strong sexual images will be confined to the ‘R18’

category. Material which is unacceptable in a sex work

at ‘R18’ is also unacceptable in a sex work at ‘18’.

Some examples of a 18:

Seven 1995 

Fight Club 1999

Saw 2004

Law Abiding Citizen 2010

These divisions have employed from nearly 85 years of censorship.

Censoring films started to be used during  the 90's. There have been laws set by the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) about what is allowed to be shown on a television. There are guidelines that film makers have to follow whilst making a film. As i am making a thriller film i need to be aware of these guidelines.

My own production can fall into a 12A or a 15 for the reason of that there is not a lot of blood or bad language and also because it doesn't show anything, for example it uses the kulshov effect to show the baby is missing.