The Final Film

Here is our final film. Enjoy! :)

Personal Contributions

I feel that our film would've come out very differently if we didn't have the people we did in our group, simply because we all contributed to the group in crucial ways which would determine where our film was set, who was acting, who was filming & what the plot was going to be.

I contributed to our group in the following ways:

• Acted one of the main characters
• Produced the main prop (the ghost)
• Filmed in one scene where Max (our filmer) was acting
• Contributed my ideas to the group, of which some were used in the actual footage

Storyboard

Here is the Storyboard for our Film Opening.

"Back to the Future"

For this assignment we were shown the opening to the film “Back to the Future” twice. The first time we watched it we were told to take notes on features such as camera work, personally, in addition to camera work, I looked at how quickly (or slowly) the main plot unfurled. I could then use introductory ideas in my own film work in the future.

The second time we explained the shots & notes we had taken, explaining their purpose and why they were used. We were then put into groups and were told to create a storyboard based on what we had seen and annotated with the notes we had taken. In each shot on our storyboard we had to either give directions on the movement, and give a small analysis on it.

BBFC Regulations

For this assignment we had to make a poster on the regulations on U rated films presented by the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification)

Using BBFC.com we were able to check the contents that is restricted or permitted in a U rated film, for example, only natural nudity is permitted in a U film. After studying this web page, we put together a poster showing the BBFC’ regulations on films.

Written up "Back to the Future" storyboard

Clocks are ticking on the wall, this could perhaps suggest that the owner of this house is very interested in the time, the subject of the film is to do with time, or, as could be suggested later, the owner of the house is an inventor.

The latter could be suggested by the makeshift radio, dog food can-opener, coffee machine & robotic arm, which follows the clock scene. This sequence of scenes instils a happy sense of creativity & practicality in the viewer, often making them wonder what happened next and whether anymore wacky inventions come from the owner of the house.

We then meet a teenaged boy with a skateboard letting himself in using a key from under the door mat, to which he repeats “Doc?... Doc?!” this gives us an indication that the owner of the house is a doctor and is known well by the boy. After seeing the dog food slopped in the dog bowl and reacting negatively, his skateboard slides along the floor, colliding with the missing plutonium that was mentioned in the new report on the television. This gives us the first sinister bit of the film; however, this keeps the viewer interested and wanting more information.

Intended Target Audience for our film

For our film, we were aiming for children as our target market, so for this, we tried to make our film as easy to understand as possible, and to have as much childish humour as we could. (slapstick)

However, our target audience was aimed at the children too, because we would then rely on the children to use their persuasive habits to make the parents pay to take the children to the cinema.

We believe the film would mostly be for children, including theme & general setting of the film. The age of the children this film is aimed as would most probably be between 6-13 years of age, all of which will need Parental Guidance (PG). The gender of the children does not matter, as we have no preference; there are no particular scenes where being male or female is of any relevence.

Film Details

Camerawork
We will be using a variety of different shots in order to make our film as interesting as we can. If all the shots were of a similar framing, the film would get boring after a while. We will be using:

• Extreme Long shots
• Long Shots
• Close ups
• Medium long shots
• Medium close ups
• Over the shoulder shots
• and various different angles

Sound

We will be using little dialogue, mainly using the sounds of the forest. We will be making our own music on Garageband to feature in the background of the action. 

Editing

We will use Final Cut to edit our film. We will use transitions such as fades in order to create a slightly creepy feeling for the film, but combine this with the comical action in order to create irony.

Special Effects

We are not using special effects as we don't feel it is necessary as we are trying to make the film look as real as possible as it is set in the real world. 

Mise-en-Scene

At the start, we will focus heavily on the forest in order to establish the location. The location will be the main device we use to create an eerie atmosphere. 

Props

We are using bin-bags, string and "scream mask"s, all used to create the traps. These are the only props we will use.

Costume

We will be wearing ordinary clothes, as we are setting the film as if it is on a regular day.

Color/Lighting

The film will have a dull colour scheme, as it will be lit by natural light and the colours will be dark as we are filming in a shady area.

These are photographs of our brainstorm and a diagram of our "trap" idea. This shows what our basic plot will be and how we will create our traps.

Preliminary Task (Video)

This is the film we created for our Preliminary Task. We feel it went reasonably well and it helped us learn to use the equipment and editing software.

Classification

Storyboards

Storyboard Lesson. The first is by James and Edgar, and the second is by Tom and Max.