This is Binary Productions work flow for completion of our final film, this is a simple yet detailed plan for Binary Productions to follow, so we stay on top of our work and were we need to go after we complete each section.
Binary Productions Workflow
This visual element to my blog will help us understand ad follow a more organised and structural approach to our film making process, we can also see which direction we need to be heading towards and what we should do when we get to each section.
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
Final Treatment
This is our final treatment which tells us exactly what the film will look like, with all of our camera shots and dialogue in the appropriate place making it accurate to our groups ideas.
Changes to Draft Treatment
In this post I will be explaining the changes that have been made to our treatment to make it an all round better film.
The significant change made to our treatment was the layout of that the treatment is set out like a script, i.e. the speech was set out in columns and had the characters name on the top. We have changed this to the correct format and style and has now got a more of a professional feel to the whole treatment.
This is all that we have changed in our treatment because the rest of the information was valid to our film.
The significant change made to our treatment was the layout of that the treatment is set out like a script, i.e. the speech was set out in columns and had the characters name on the top. We have changed this to the correct format and style and has now got a more of a professional feel to the whole treatment.
This is all that we have changed in our treatment because the rest of the information was valid to our film.
Audience Assessment questions of Draft Treatment
This is the audio recording of Binary Production's review of our treatment by the same small audience.
These are some of the points that we have thought of and how appropriate they are to our film short.
I have condesed down the answer giving a more rounded answer.
Questions asked by Binary Production's and the answer given by the audience, which we then told them our answer to the question. This is to see you our audeince resives our film.
Answer from Audience = AFA
Answer from Binary Productions = AFBP
1) What do you think our target audience is?
AFA
The film is for an older generation so 18-45 about that.
AFBP
We would say exactly the same thing, but we would class it as an 15 certification because of some of the slight gore and murders.
2) What genre do you think our film is?
AFA
Psychological thriller
AFBP
A mismatch of genres such as mutual love I.e. romance and the thriller and horror factor of the blood and the death.
Mr hood answer
It's more like a drama because it hasn't got the major blood and gore factor and there isn't a death until the end and in most physiological thrillers and horrors there are a lot of deaths and parts that make you jump, so I think that you guys and Demi, need to think about this in more detail. Not vital that we categorise it and put it into a genre, but you must find one genre which is more dominate than the others.
Skipped next question because we have already answered it.
But what I will say that we have gone against the norm for a drama by including a death.
Mr hood
There are many unanswerable question and I think that is brilliant to have in any film because it leaves the audience wanting more and think how it actually ended and it keeps them thinking, like the fact that this person has killed is own mum so you are left thinking, why would you kill your own mum?
3) What are the strong and weak aspects of our film?
AFBP
Some parts could be better.
AFA
We personally like the film idea and there is nothing to change drastically in your film because the strong points out number the bad points.
Mr Hood answer
Where you started from and where you are now is good because there are no bad points, but that doesn't say that bad points will happen along the way and I think that if filmed and edited properly this film will be amazing, because you have such a damn good starting point and a really solid story.
These are some of the points that we have thought of and how appropriate they are to our film short.
I have condesed down the answer giving a more rounded answer.
Questions asked by Binary Production's and the answer given by the audience, which we then told them our answer to the question. This is to see you our audeince resives our film.
Answer from Audience = AFA
Answer from Binary Productions = AFBP
1) What do you think our target audience is?
AFA
The film is for an older generation so 18-45 about that.
AFBP
We would say exactly the same thing, but we would class it as an 15 certification because of some of the slight gore and murders.
2) What genre do you think our film is?
AFA
Psychological thriller
AFBP
A mismatch of genres such as mutual love I.e. romance and the thriller and horror factor of the blood and the death.
Mr hood answer
It's more like a drama because it hasn't got the major blood and gore factor and there isn't a death until the end and in most physiological thrillers and horrors there are a lot of deaths and parts that make you jump, so I think that you guys and Demi, need to think about this in more detail. Not vital that we categorise it and put it into a genre, but you must find one genre which is more dominate than the others.
Skipped next question because we have already answered it.
But what I will say that we have gone against the norm for a drama by including a death.
Mr hood
There are many unanswerable question and I think that is brilliant to have in any film because it leaves the audience wanting more and think how it actually ended and it keeps them thinking, like the fact that this person has killed is own mum so you are left thinking, why would you kill your own mum?
3) What are the strong and weak aspects of our film?
AFBP
Some parts could be better.
AFA
We personally like the film idea and there is nothing to change drastically in your film because the strong points out number the bad points.
Mr Hood answer
Where you started from and where you are now is good because there are no bad points, but that doesn't say that bad points will happen along the way and I think that if filmed and edited properly this film will be amazing, because you have such a damn good starting point and a really solid story.
Feedback of Draft Treatment
This is the audio recording of Binary Productions Treatment feedback.
This is our entire Treatment being read out in front of a small audience.
I have listed all of the feedback that was given and our answers as well. This feedback has been shorted to more appropriate answers.
1) Adam Hemingway
You said the you were filming at the Ramada, do you have permission?
Answer
You can just get Chris to walk up to the building and film him and film Chris entering the building then cut that scene and film somewhere else, you know just to get an establishing shot.
2) Grant Tonks
How would you film Chris whilst facing the mirror?
Answer
In the film that Josh did last year, if you slightly tilt and change the angle of the camera you can film Chris directly towards him and not see the camera.
3) Grant Tonks
Who's playing the son (Chris)?
Answer
Not sure yet, but we need some one who can drive or we can get another person who can drive and film at a distance and all that you would be able to see is the outline of the driver and not the actual actor playing Chris, I have done this before!
4) Adam Hemingway
You know that you repeat the same scenes, won't that get a bit teidous?
Answer
No becuse there would be slight difference's between scene's and shots and also we would edit the repeat day differently to the first for example speeding up the repeated scene' like in GroundHog's Day.
5) Mr Hood
Do you have access to a stair lift?
Answer
Yes.
6) Mr Hood
How are you going to start the car on the 3rd time?
Answer
we would probably just start the car normally and just cut the sound then bring the sound back in on the '3rd' try in sound editing.
7) Mr Hood
Do you know this GroundHog Day type thing. Are you going to use the same shots?
Answer
As long as we can show a bit of change in some of the scenes and the second part is edited effectively, for example make it stand out for the scene we want to repeat and show the difference's for the new slightly changed scene's.
We want to put the audiences feedback to effect and so we are going to change our treatment to suit the need and make clear points that are difficult to understand.
This is our entire Treatment being read out in front of a small audience.
I have listed all of the feedback that was given and our answers as well. This feedback has been shorted to more appropriate answers.
1) Adam Hemingway
You said the you were filming at the Ramada, do you have permission?
Answer
You can just get Chris to walk up to the building and film him and film Chris entering the building then cut that scene and film somewhere else, you know just to get an establishing shot.
2) Grant Tonks
How would you film Chris whilst facing the mirror?
Answer
In the film that Josh did last year, if you slightly tilt and change the angle of the camera you can film Chris directly towards him and not see the camera.
3) Grant Tonks
Who's playing the son (Chris)?
Answer
Not sure yet, but we need some one who can drive or we can get another person who can drive and film at a distance and all that you would be able to see is the outline of the driver and not the actual actor playing Chris, I have done this before!
4) Adam Hemingway
You know that you repeat the same scenes, won't that get a bit teidous?
Answer
No becuse there would be slight difference's between scene's and shots and also we would edit the repeat day differently to the first for example speeding up the repeated scene' like in GroundHog's Day.
5) Mr Hood
Do you have access to a stair lift?
Answer
Yes.
6) Mr Hood
How are you going to start the car on the 3rd time?
Answer
we would probably just start the car normally and just cut the sound then bring the sound back in on the '3rd' try in sound editing.
7) Mr Hood
Do you know this GroundHog Day type thing. Are you going to use the same shots?
Answer
As long as we can show a bit of change in some of the scenes and the second part is edited effectively, for example make it stand out for the scene we want to repeat and show the difference's for the new slightly changed scene's.
We want to put the audiences feedback to effect and so we are going to change our treatment to suit the need and make clear points that are difficult to understand.
Draft Treatment
This is the Draft version of our Treatment 'A passion of a bleeding Rose'. The draft version will be used as a template, so we (as a group) know where to go from with version.
A passion of a bleeding Rose film treatment
This is a draft version of what the film should be like by the end. Our group will use this draft to make any changes and/or amendments that are required.
A passion of a bleeding Rose film treatment
This is a draft version of what the film should be like by the end. Our group will use this draft to make any changes and/or amendments that are required.
Wednesday, 5 October 2011
Drama Treatment Research
In this post I will tell you about what I have researched that will benefit our groups Film Short.
I will start by explaining what genre we have chosen and the conventions of that particular genre and how we have challenged some of them.
For our film short, we have decided that we all be using the genre of a Drama.
What is a Drama?
A Drama depends on the in-depth knowledge of different characters and the emotions that those characters are experiencing at that time, which is then related to the film.
Drama Categories.
There are many different sub-categories that divide from the main category known as Drama.
1) Melodrama:- Uses the plot to appeal to the emotional state that the audience is in at the time of the film.
2) Historical Drama:- Focuses on the past events in history.
3) Documentary Drama:- Uses professionally trained actors to play current event situations.
4) Crime Drama:- Uses crime and law enforcement to develop characters.
5) Romance Drama:- Dwells on the development of Romance and love in character's.
6) Comedy Drama:- Uses realistic life situations and puts a different twist on them.
7) Tragedy Drama:- Focuses on a sad event and magnifies it to make the audience sad, usually the main character's life and the film makers flip it upside down.
The conventions of a Drama.
1)Realistic Story Lines
2) Some form of a Journey
3) A Happy Ending
4) Main Character must have clear relationship's with other characters
5 )Realisation at the end of the film
6) Audience must be able to relate to the Characters
7) There must be defining points in the plot
Conventions that we have challenged
1) Son harming/killing loved one (in this case his mother)
2) The ending, because there are 2 endings, the murder ending and of course the happy ending
3) The audience makes up there own minds as to what really happened in the story.
This is an important moment in our film because we need to know what conventions are typically used in a film that are also used in a drama allowing us to refer back to them and see what we can change, keep the same or challenge.
I will start by explaining what genre we have chosen and the conventions of that particular genre and how we have challenged some of them.
For our film short, we have decided that we all be using the genre of a Drama.
What is a Drama?
A Drama depends on the in-depth knowledge of different characters and the emotions that those characters are experiencing at that time, which is then related to the film.
Drama Categories.
There are many different sub-categories that divide from the main category known as Drama.
1) Melodrama:- Uses the plot to appeal to the emotional state that the audience is in at the time of the film.
2) Historical Drama:- Focuses on the past events in history.
3) Documentary Drama:- Uses professionally trained actors to play current event situations.
4) Crime Drama:- Uses crime and law enforcement to develop characters.
5) Romance Drama:- Dwells on the development of Romance and love in character's.
6) Comedy Drama:- Uses realistic life situations and puts a different twist on them.
7) Tragedy Drama:- Focuses on a sad event and magnifies it to make the audience sad, usually the main character's life and the film makers flip it upside down.
The conventions of a Drama.
1)Realistic Story Lines
2) Some form of a Journey
3) A Happy Ending
4) Main Character must have clear relationship's with other characters
5 )Realisation at the end of the film
6) Audience must be able to relate to the Characters
7) There must be defining points in the plot
Conventions that we have challenged
1) Son harming/killing loved one (in this case his mother)
2) The ending, because there are 2 endings, the murder ending and of course the happy ending
3) The audience makes up there own minds as to what really happened in the story.
This is an important moment in our film because we need to know what conventions are typically used in a film that are also used in a drama allowing us to refer back to them and see what we can change, keep the same or challenge.
Tuesday, 4 October 2011
Target Audience
In this post I will be explain our who our target audience is, evidence of my research to prove this and the restrictions of this particular genre.
The age certification of our film that we will create is a 15, I have used evidence from my previous AS media blog. Here is the URL
http://tf1asmediagwpahs.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/target-audience.html
No one younger than 15 may see a ‘15’ film in a cinema and no one younger than 15 may rent or buy a ‘15’ rated video work.
I believe that the kind of person that would watch our film is the kind of person that would watch 'The Shawshank Redemption' because of its use of drama in a prison and the majority of the film follows one person as he tries to make prison more liveable for the other inmates and anybody could get beaten up or killed! Our film has a similar feel to it because our film tells the story of a young carer/son who looks after his terminally ill mum and it follows his story from beginning to end and how he deals with the situation. the relationship between the 'The Shawshank Redemption' characters is more professional as in friends, but the narrative is set around that relationship more than the action of the prison, this is the same with our film 'Passion Of A Bleeding Rose' because the audience follows the narrative of this son and his mother's relationship and not the violence becuase it doesn't play a major role in our film or the 'The Shawshank Redemption'.
Here is an example of the sort of person that would watch the film 'Shawshank Redemption' keeping with the target audience and age certification taken from the website Yahoo, here is the URL http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090202120225AAinMs8
"Adults and fans of Stephen King's writing. It's not the kind of movie that young kids will be able to get into, and teens probably won't be interested unless they're already fans of King's books."
This is the profile from a user on Yahoo, who answered this question.
The age certification of our film that we will create is a 15, I have used evidence from my previous AS media blog. Here is the URL
http://tf1asmediagwpahs.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/target-audience.html
No one younger than 15 may see a ‘15’ film in a cinema and no one younger than 15 may rent or buy a ‘15’ rated video work.
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 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 which 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. There may be detailed verbal references to sexual violence but any portrayal of sexual violence must be discreet and have a strong contextual justification.
DiscriminationThe work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour.
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.
Strong threat and menace are permitted unless sadistic or sexualised.
Dangerous behaviour should not dwell on detail which could be copied. Easily accessible weapons should not be glamorised.
There may be frequent use of strong language which may be acceptable if justified by the context. Aggressive or repeated use of the strongest language is unlikely to be acceptable.
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.
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.
No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is appropriate for 15 year olds.
Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. The strongest gory images are 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.
I believe that the kind of person that would watch our film is the kind of person that would watch 'The Shawshank Redemption' because of its use of drama in a prison and the majority of the film follows one person as he tries to make prison more liveable for the other inmates and anybody could get beaten up or killed! Our film has a similar feel to it because our film tells the story of a young carer/son who looks after his terminally ill mum and it follows his story from beginning to end and how he deals with the situation. the relationship between the 'The Shawshank Redemption' characters is more professional as in friends, but the narrative is set around that relationship more than the action of the prison, this is the same with our film 'Passion Of A Bleeding Rose' because the audience follows the narrative of this son and his mother's relationship and not the violence becuase it doesn't play a major role in our film or the 'The Shawshank Redemption'.
Here is an example of the sort of person that would watch the film 'Shawshank Redemption' keeping with the target audience and age certification taken from the website Yahoo, here is the URL http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090202120225AAinMs8
"Adults and fans of Stephen King's writing. It's not the kind of movie that young kids will be able to get into, and teens probably won't be interested unless they're already fans of King's books."
This is the profile from a user on Yahoo, who answered this question.
Existing product research
I have watched two films that are similar to our film. I will explain how I took some ideas and incorporated them into our film short to benefit the film. Our film is called 'A Passion of a Bleeding Rose'
The first film I found that our film relates to with regard to the main theme i.e day repeating its self is, of course, GroundHog Day. GroundHog Day is about a news reporter whose day turns out to be a complete waste of time, so he is given the chance to repeat it. Unfortunately, circumstances dictate and the day repeats and repeats and repeats for about 1 week, where as ours repeats just once.
The clip below is a perfect example of what one of our film conventions are. This 8 minute clip shows a series of the same day repeated and repeated, over and over again, except with our version there is only 1 day repeated with a different outcome, like in this film. The film is called Groundhog Day; featuring Bill Murray.
There are similar shots in each scene but the action is the same, until Bill Murray's character changes it because he knows the outcome and can change it to his liking.
This gives me and our audience a slight glimpse into what our film will look like and what ideas we have included similar to some major films which are popular. Also it gives the audience a feel of what each day will look like and what we shall change to create the subtle difference which make a film 'great'.
The first film I found that our film relates to with regard to the main theme i.e day repeating its self is, of course, GroundHog Day. GroundHog Day is about a news reporter whose day turns out to be a complete waste of time, so he is given the chance to repeat it. Unfortunately, circumstances dictate and the day repeats and repeats and repeats for about 1 week, where as ours repeats just once.
The clip below is a perfect example of what one of our film conventions are. This 8 minute clip shows a series of the same day repeated and repeated, over and over again, except with our version there is only 1 day repeated with a different outcome, like in this film. The film is called Groundhog Day; featuring Bill Murray.
There are similar shots in each scene but the action is the same, until Bill Murray's character changes it because he knows the outcome and can change it to his liking.
This gives me and our audience a slight glimpse into what our film will look like and what ideas we have included similar to some major films which are popular. Also it gives the audience a feel of what each day will look like and what we shall change to create the subtle difference which make a film 'great'.
Monday, 3 October 2011
First look at roles within the Group
As a group we have assigned roles that we each are in charge of. Each person has a role which they must stick to;
These our first thoughts and look at the individual roles of our group, these will change in the near future.
Tom Fisher; -
Artistic Director
Script Writer
Drama Research
Josh Clarke; -
Location Research
Editing
Sound and Lighting
Sam Beckett: -
Props Master
Director
Continuity
Demi Leigh Alcock; -
Set Design
Costume
Storyboard
These are the roles that we all have to do as a group: -
Camera Operator
Production
This gives us a quick idea to what our individual strengths are and can play to them, this list will eventually change to our main roles with in the group and all will be well.
These our first thoughts and look at the individual roles of our group, these will change in the near future.
Tom Fisher; -
Artistic Director
Script Writer
Drama Research
Josh Clarke; -
Location Research
Editing
Sound and Lighting
Sam Beckett: -
Props Master
Director
Continuity
Demi Leigh Alcock; -
Set Design
Costume
Storyboard
These are the roles that we all have to do as a group: -
Camera Operator
Production
This gives us a quick idea to what our individual strengths are and can play to them, this list will eventually change to our main roles with in the group and all will be well.
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