MEST2: Arthouse film institution research

Production: Independent film studios

1) Look back at the five films you have analysed for your existing product research. Find which studios made them – e.g. Film Four, Studio Canal, BFI, BBC Films etc.
2) What other films do these studios produce? Can you find any any other independent, art-house or low-budget examples?
3) Do the studios have any notable successes? What is the most successful low-budget or independent film the studio has released?

Lilting 
For lilting, this movie produced was produced by many studios which include: London film production, Lilting Production, Microwave, BBC films (in association with) , Stink Films, SUMS* film and media (in association with), Dominic Buchanan Productions(uncredited). In these studios that I have mentioned made this movie, they are very well know especially London film production and BBC film. 
London film production have produced art-house films like sideshow that was made in 2001. Microwave are an art-house company as several of their movies are a art-house production,like freestyle or foxglove. Stink films have also produced many art house films like little secret and King Jack, this is also a studio that produces many art-house movies. 
There isn't many of this studious that had success through the art house films which were major but lilting was the successful movie that many people heard of and watched. However microwave had a successful art-house movie called Ill Manors,as they had produced this movie with London films too. 

 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 
For External sunshine of the spotless mind, the studious that was produced this movie are: Focus Features(presents),Anonymous Content and This is that production (in associated with) (as this is that).  
Focus Features have produced art house films which are 'The Danish Girl' and The Signal. Anonymous content have also produced art-house films like, 'The Knick'. These production are not well known but are popular in the art- house movies genre. 
 This is that production has mainly art-house movies for example the external sunshine of the spotless mind, 'the ex' and the 'Carriers'.
All of the studious haven't had much success for the movies they have released, but focus features have some art-house films that have been successful like, 'Far from heaven' this movie has been presented in many cinemas but has been shown on Tv's as well. 

Boyhood
Boyhood has been made by Detour Film-production and by IFC productions(presents)
Detour film-production is an art-house studio, they have created movies like live from Shica's dance floor, or they have also produced tape. IFC production is the studio that presented boyhood and Monsoon wedding, they are a studio that have produced art-house companies themselves like 'kill the poor' or 'paper chasers'. These studious wouldn't be well know but they would be in the genre of art-house films. 
The studious have been successful for movies like boyhood mainly as they have presented it, and it had many views that made it successful. Detour films-production have made movies like boyhood and before sunrise, i know this art-house movie was successful because it had high ratings: 8.1/10. Does this show that the movie they have produced art house movies that did become successful. 

Donnie Darko
Production companies that have produced this movie are: Pandora Cinema (in association with) (Pandora), Flower Films (II) (as A Flower Films Production), Adam filed production and Gaylord Films. 
Pandora Cinema have produced other art-house films like, Cypher that was released in 2002, as well as Donnie Darko. Flower films, are a production that creates art-house films like Never been kissed as also Donnie Darko. Adam filed production have only made 3 moves and in is in the making, they are a art-house production, they have created and produced art-house movies like, S.Darko and breakdown palace. Lastly, Gaylord films, are also a art-house production who have produced movies like Brainstorm. 
Art house movies that becomes successful for these studious including Donnie Darko was, brainstorm as many of the productions made this movie together as they made Donnie Darko.

Girlhood
Productions that have made this movie are, Hold up films (co-production), Lilies Films (co-production) Arte France Cinema(co-production) and Centre National de la cinematograohie (participation), they are many other productions that have supported and helped making this movie but they have participated in helping or supported but also they were in association with. 
The movies that hold up films are a production that made art-house movies or low budget movies like Girlhood, Acrobat and more, Lilies films have produced 2 art-house films and independent movies which are Girlhood an Tomboy, in both they were as co-production. Arte France Cinema are a well known and famous productions, they have created many movies and one other than girlhood they made, they also made Francofonia. Centre National de la cinematographie, as they are a popular production they have made a lot of movies, is a independent movie like Dermain. 
The most successful movie they released was Girlhood, this movie was rated 6.8/10, this was movie noticeable that many people talked about, but Tomboy also a well known movie and it was successful as they had rating 7.4/10. 


Distribution: Independent film distributors

1) Research film distribution using this guide from the UK Film Distributors' Association. It's called Launching Film and takes you through the whole process of distributing a movie.
Read the whole step-by-step guide (warning: this is LONG and will take you around an hour)
2) Summarise the 10 steps of film distribution in a list using your own words.

3) Now research the distributors for each of the arthouse films you have analysed for your existing product research. Who distributed each film in the UK?

4) How many cinemas did each film open in?

5) How much money did each film make? Did it make a profit against the budget?

6) Research Curzon Artificial Eye. Who are they and what do they do?

6) Look at the Curzon Artficial Eye YouTube channel. Watch three trailers for recent or upcoming independent films and identify something you can learn from each film to use in your own film production.

2) Summarising the 10 steps of film distribution: 

    1) The power of the movie generally comes from moments that are unique, true story, historical figure or even a event. As films are about sharing experience and inspring people to convey emotions and allowing the audience to say what they want. 

    2) distributors task is to deliver and bring out a big number of audience to every film, as films can have an impact in both social and commercial way so they can easily connect with audience. People would want to see a movie in the cinema's only by how the distributors promotes the interests in the titles. 

    3) Distribution is a competitive business in terms of launching and sustaining films in the market. The distributor needs to bring to the market is: to identify the audience, considering why the audience would want to go and see the movie, estimating the revenue potential across all the formals of the movie releases, persuading exhibitors - cinemas or even art-house cinemas to play the film, developing plans and partnerships to build awareness of and interest in the film and lastly aiming to convert as much interest as possible into cinema visits. 

   4) UK has six major distributors, and many independent distributors who handle films outside the major studios. 

   5)  larger studious work with major producers and the 'first look' deals on the dims they want to produce and help to finance them to provide studio shoots and post-production facilities and ultimately, if they are happy that are final film is commercial and/or award-friendly to distribute them. Sometimes big blockbusters, a studio will set off the international rights to another major interrelation distributor. When considering acquiring new films, distributors would look for different elements that would help attract audience, they would be looking at distinguishing features, something outstanding, new angles etc. They also need to be able to recognise the importance of local product - something relatable to the location. They also need to know who their target audience is and who the movie can relate to the most or which is the suitable target for that particular movie. Distributors prepare reports for the producers or rights owners, detailing the marketing spend, together with forecast and actual theatrical revenues. As they are many film festivals in town and cities worldwide, but he main annual events attended by thoughts of international film buyers and sellers. 

  6) Distributors sign a formal contract with the producers, regarding the sales agent or studio, explain the rights they hold in respect of the title. However if a broadcaster has contrived to finding of a film, it is likely to have pre-secured television rights as part of their deal, in which case the rights available to a distributors would exclude TV. 

 7) Distributors need to be aware of the title, have read the script and be aware of the confirmed cast, but also have met the directors/producers visions. 

 8)  Distributors need make important decisions in when to release the films and how to release it. When distributes have estimated what the film will earn, they prepare a budget to release it, as with every business plan, when planning the release. They need to take in consideration in what kind of movie is it, when it should go out, where it should go and how the film is going to be released. 

9) After all the planning, and making, the distributor needs to create visibility and need to raise awareness but also the interest in the film, to persuade the targeted audience to buy tickets and watch the movie in the cinemas.  As many movies would be releasing at similar times, distributors and their designs must be able to stand out among all of them so audience can be able to spot the movie. A poster is produced for every time a movie is released in the traditional format of the UK size is 30" x 40". Trailers need to be well thought out to captive audience and also online/mobile where they generally appear first. They need to exit poll research first, trailers emerge as the main source of information about a film. Trailers need to be appropriate, for the classification, and be able to captive audience from the start. Digital marketing comes important when distributors supply online advertising for websites and commission apps and games that can work across social and mobile platforms to support the film and create a bigger awareness. Publicity also comes in this step, which get the audience to talk about the movie and have more insides to the movie. Awards, is something that distributors want when making the film so they make sure the movie is to good standards. Premieres, take place a week or two weeks in advance of the film release. Premiers are like the celebration of finishing the movie to a good standard and the release of it. 

 10) Research is important for distributors to do, this to identify what elements of the movie are the most interesting - what characters are the most motivating, scenes that are the most appealing etc. Then comes tracking, this is when campaigns breaking, usually 8 weeks before the release, distributors could receive weekly, 'tracking'. 

Lilting

This film got distributed in certain countries like ABC Distributed this movie in Belgium. Surprisingly, only one distributer distributed it in the UK which was Artificial Eye (theatrical), released in 8th August 2014.
This movie got released in 33 cinemas in the certain countries the movie was distributed in. 
As this movie was a Microwave film, and Microwave film cost £15,000, Microwave film production gave them 50% of the budget of £120,000.

External Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

This movie has 33 distributors, Momentum Pictures were the only distributes who distributed this movie in the UK, released in 30th April 2014. They were mainly distributed in other parts of the world, like in Germany and Argentina. This movie was released in 1,357 theatres  this shows that this movie was famous or could have been a good movie that attracted the target audience well. 
This movie had a budget of $20,000,000 (estimated) but their total worldwide profit became to $72,285,126. 

Boyhood 

This movie had 26 distributors. This movie got distributed by 3 distributors which are Universal Pictures International in theatres, also by Universal Home Entertainment in DVD and in Blu-ray, this was done in 2015 while in it was in 2014 in theatres. This movie opened in 775 theatres. 
This movies budget was $4 million, when they made $44,495,281. 

Donnie Darko

This movie was had 31 distributors, 2 of them were UK distributors, they were Metrodome Distribution in 2002 (theatrical) however Metrodome distribution distributed in movie in 2004 but in DVD. 
This move was released in 58 theatres. 
Donnie Darko's production budget was $6 million. However they made $517,375. 

Girlhood

Girlhood only had 11 distributors, and 2 of them were from UK, which were London Film Festival and the other was Glasgow Film Festival in 24th February 2015, they mostly for released in Netherlands, Spain, France, Denmark and the USA. This movie only got released in 5 theatres. 

There isn't any production budget being said nor any profit they made. 

Curzon Artificial Eye, are the best distributors in European and world cinema since its foundation in 1976. Curzon Artificial Eye releases 20 new theatrical films, and another 30 new DVD & Blu-ray titles. They are the leading independent cinema chain in the UK, they offer a luxury cinema experience to their audience, they also offer the opportunity to their audience to watch selected films on the sam say as their physical cinema releases. 

From watching this trailer I understand that two couples, are in a happy and healthy relationship for 45 years, but soon to realise things have been left unspoken, in their relationship that can destroy or even distance themselves away from one and other. Something that I have learnt to use in my own film production, is how different angle shots can create an interesting atmosphere also brings a certain emotion or feel towards the scene. Another thing that I have learnt that certain dialogues they have said can also create a feel and emotion that can allow the audience to create an identification or emotion for the characters as they would feel as if they can understand. 

Something that i have learnt by watching this trailer and what i can use for my own film production is how to use non-diegetic music well and which is parallel to the scene, this can be effective, because it can show what the scene create a different atmosphere but it also it is something that can compliment the scene in a different way. This has bought to the attention to when i could use music over my production to choose something that would be appropriate and speaks for the scene. 

By seeing this trailer, I have learnt location is the key to a good scene or even to the movie, in this trailer, they were many different scenes that were in this trailer but it showed that directors made good choices about where they were going to shoot the scene and how they are going to make a good use from this location. When doing my film production, I will make sure that the location that we have picked as a group it is something that is useful and goes along with the scene but us using the location well enough to make it look good by the shots we use too.

Exhibition: Arthouse cinemas

Find some London-based arthouse cinemas and research the following:

1) What is the name of the cinema? Where is it?

2) What type of films do they show? What films are on this week? How do their programmes differ from the major cinema chains like Vue? 

3) What type of audience attends this kind of arthouse cinemas? Are there any clues on the website regarding the target audience? How can you tell?

Electric Cinema is in London, in Portobello Road. This cinema shows art-house films and independent movies that are created in low budget. During this week they are showing movie which are: Bridge of Spies (12A), Carol (15) and Lobster (15) The Dressmarker (12A) Black Mass (15) Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict (15) Big Hero (PG). The movies they show are a mixture of genre which means that it can appeal to a lot of audiences and it they have art-house movies that are PG or 12A+ so teenagers, young adults or even adults would be type of audience that would watch this, regarding class, I would say working class or even middle class or even upper class because of the layout of the cinema, and because as the prices of the tickets are expensive, this can be suitable for them as they wouldn't mind paying £18 for one person watching independent movies. This cinema differs from other major cinema chains like Vue, because it offers different layouts and experience for their audience enjoy unlike other cinemas. 

A case study in independent film production: Film London and Microwave Film

1) What is Film London and why does it exist?
2) What is the purpose of Microwave Film?
3) What is the London Calling project for Film London and how does it encourage independent filmmaking?

4) Choose three feature films funded by Microwave Film and embed their trailers in your blog. For each film, explain why it fits the profile for an arthouse or independent film and what target audience the film might attract.

5) Watch these top tips for film production. List three things you've learned from these short videos that you can apply to your MEST2 production work.  

1. Film London is a well established London's film and media agency, its purpose is to promote and develop London as a major international filmmaking and film cultural capital. London films was created to to promote films, a non-financial based company supported by London's mayor and BFI.

2. Microwaves films not only funds films but it also offers the next generation of filmmakers a proven programme of training-through-production, as well as distribution. Microwaves films are efficient film-making scheme to help low budget film get recognised and help to support them become a growing franchise. 

3. London Calling project for Film London is a challenge for anyone who wants to create 15 short films which are then awarded a maximum of £4,000, they provide all of filmmaking teams like training and mentoring. Also match funding can be sought for any film being produced through London Calling. This can encourage independent filmmaking by allowing people to create their own short films which they are then provided with help such as receiving training and mentoring which can help people gain more of knowledge and experience. It also encourages independent filmmaking because it is a low budget movie and also encourage creative thinking into this. 

4.  how do they fit the profile for an arthouse or independent film and what target audience are they aimed for: 

  

Borrowed time - This movie has a unique narrative, the directors have left audience to remember that describes the movie well, this movie fits a art-house movie because the characters can really connect with the audience and it something audience could create an identification with. This art-house movie would attract young adults because the narrative is something that young adults would be more into the movie than any other target audience wouldn't be so into. 

Lilting - This narrative is unique and something different than any normal art-house movie would think to do a plot about, as it tries to challenge the traditional society view and cultural views, they highlight and tries to present their thoughts about gay people, so the audience can watch it with a open mind. This movie would attract gay people but also to people who don't mind this idea of two men being in a relationship, people who are opened minded and don't mind this concept.

   

iLL Manors - This fit the art-house profile because it provides a meaning and message within the movie that their taggert audience can understand and relate too but also take it away with as something to remember, as this film is more about the environment that the characters are inhabit by being surrounded in the environment they are in rather then the people themselves necessarily. The target market that this movie would attract would be teenagers and young adults but teenagers especially because teenagers can be surrounded and influenced by negative behaviour and they could see that they can create identification with the characters in the movie and the narrative can be interesting for them to watch the movie. 

5. From one of the clips that I have watched that knowing your target audience and making your production appealing and relatable towards them is vital because  they need to be able to capitative throughout the movie and not be bored in 5 minutes of the movie. Considering location, relationship between characters and the characters that you choose need to be good and consider who would be the most appropriate for the target market you have chosen as they are the main priority. 

In addition, representation of the production is important as the concept and the narrative is simply but exaggerated so it can keep the audience engaged throughout the movie and keep them interested, they then can create identification with the characteristics but also Blumler and Katz theory fits in this by having personal identity being reflected back because of how the plot is going to be, it needs to connect with the target audience. 

Also, focusing on the narrative is essential in every production because it needs to be clear that audience can understand and it other elements like over editing, or many shots and many locations effect the narrative and just distract the audience from seeing the actual narrative is something important and theses kind of error need to be avoided. 

MEST2: Existing product research

The clips that i will be looking at are similar to the genre we will be looking at in the production or some elements fit the genre/production we are looking to do. 

Lilting 

Mise-en-scene – In this scene the costume that the characters are wearing seems very neutral, that a average person would wear, this shows that characters are trying to say that they are average people; working class maybe. The clothes seem to be looking like the time of the year that they shot the movie would be around winter time as the atmosphere looks warm, but with the clothing the characters are wearing seems to be as if it is near winter time. The lighting in this scene seemed to be high key lighting, as more filters were used and key light to give the atmosphere as bright and influencing lighting, although the filler lights also helps balance to soften the shadows that were created by the key light. The make up those characters wore to keep natural. Furthermore, the facial express of the characters are realistic to the narrative and engages the audience to create an identification with both of the characters as they are both showing emotion that can be connected with easily but the audience. It also shows a hint of ideology because of the dialogue being exchanged can support the idea of it.  There are no props used that are seen in this clip.  

Camerawork- At the start of the clip, the camera framing is first of a medium shot, so the audience can see all of the characters in the scene and the relationship they have by how close they are sitting from one and other, this can be important because it gives a hint to audience of the relationship of the characters are and how close they are. After that soon became close up shots, so the audience can see the emotion and they are trying to get across to the audience by their facial expression. There was no camera movement used in this scene.

Sound – the sound being used are one and other exchanging just dialogues.

Editing - The editing was in continuity editing and the style of the editing was all in straight cuts but at the end there is a fade out to black which lets the audience know that they scene is over.
Target audience: 
15 - sex and nudity: they are scenes that show two men laying naked in bed, kissing. It is not visible and the characters are covered by the bed sheets, but the scene is sensual but not sexual. Others scenes of making a man making several sexual jokes and actions are sexually shown back. 
Violence & Gore: characters dying. 
Profanity: Contains bad language such as the C word. 
Alcohol/drugs/smoking 
Frightening/intense scenes

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 

Mise-en-scene – in this scene, the characters wear customers that can express their identities so the audience can create identification with them. As for the girl character, she is wearing something colours mainly red and black, these colours can represent her, so the colour red can represent the idea of her being dangerous, maybe toxic as the red is mainly on her but full of love too, the unique style can be the reason why the male character has something towards her. For the male character as he is mainly wearing the color black, this can mean there is something dark about the character that hasn’t be unfolded yet into the narrative. As the setting is set is in library, the lighting is bright as if they have used top lighting, so it is used to accentuate the features of the characters, this can be balanced by the key light and the filter light too, this can be because the lighting helps to create a naturalistic mood into the scene and a mood that audience can create an identification with the atmosphere as well because it is a setting that everyone can relate with.  The make up for the two character are natural too, this supports the idea of the whole setting and atmosphere being naturalistic, the make up isn’t to much so it doesn’t over power the character. The props that are being used is books as they are in a setting where they are books surrounding the two characters.

Camerawork- The camera moment had various of movement in the scene, for example it had tracking shots, which allowed us as the audience to follow the characters and see where they were taking us into the narrative, this can be due for us as the audience to create an identification with the characters as we move further into the narrative. The camera movement that was also used was panning; this allowed us to see the setting that the characters were in but also the distance between the two characters and tries to point out where there relationship lies. The camera was used free hand, which made the mood for the scene even more naturalistic look within the scene. The framing was mainly close up shots, when they were in intimate moments, which showed us as the audience that there is something like chemistry between the characters because of their body language and the movement they show to one and other, the camera framing too also supported this.

Sound – The sound that was being used was parallel to the music and it supports the scene, because it is a soft tone and compliments the scene, also to what the characters are trying to show to the audience, it is supported by the sound. It is a non-dietetic sound.

Editing – The editing is mainly continuity editing and straight cuts are being involved during the scene.
Target audience: 
Rated R for language, some drugs and some sexual content. 
Sex and nudity: 5/10
Violence and gore: 3/10
Profanity: 7/10
Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: 3/10
Frightening/intense scenes: 6/10

Boyhood 

Mise-en-scene – In this scene, the setting is set in a home, this setting seems like a working class home that audience can relate too, this movie can be related to audience who would be around 16-35+? In there working class so they can create identification with them easily. The costume can also be related to how the character are trying to relate to the target audience, by the mother wearing rough casual clothes, communicated to the audience of what kind of environment or class they were and how the story could be lead. The lighting is also naturalistic and high key lighting was being used, but also supported with the lamplights that were used in the to support the lighting that they were trying to create.  The make up is also naturalistic. The main theme was seemed to be naturalistic so it was easier for the audience to engage to the surroundings as well to the narrative. This could be something that brings the audience and the characters together. There wasn't many props used, but the facial expression and body language communicates their emotion to what they are trying express within the narrative.

Camerawork- The camerawork that has been mostly used in the scene is the framing the director has used which is the close up. The close up shots allows audience to see how the character is feeling by the facial expression they are showing in to the character so the audience can create identification with the character with is the mother.

 Sound – There is no sound in this scene, expect dialogue being exchanged. Although there is the sound of the mother crying, this is a dietetic sound as it is being heard, this is related to the dialogues and the sound of a mother crying.

Editing – The editing is continuity editing so audience can follow through the narrative clearly and understanding what is going on. The style of editing is being used is straight cuts mainly, when the camera is having shot/reverse shot, to see what the characters reaction are.
Target audience: Rated R - language including sexual reference, and for teen drug and alcohol use. 
Sex & Nudity: contains humours 'awkward' scene - dad talking to his daughter about the protection of condoms. 
Violence and Gore: characters that are abusive alcoholic. Dramatic violence - wife gets smashed her head into a wall by the father who is abusive. 
Profanity: bad language used regularly also actions that can be rude - hand gestures (the middle finger) 
Alcohol/drugs/smoking
Frightening/Intense scenes. 

   Donnie Darko 

Mise-en-scene – The setting seems to be in a home, there is a slightly difference between the two characters in terms of the clothing they are wearing, you can see that they two characters are different because of the clothing they are wearing, this sets the difference between them that the audience straight way notices. The boy seems to be wearing causal clothing, wearing a grey jumper, this can describe the mood the character is feeling: dull and grumpy. While the therapist is wearing professional clothing: blouse and trousers, this seems like they are in business mode where the therapist is in business and helping the boy with the feelings he is facing and describing to both the audience and therapist. This can bring an emotional and capturing atmosphere to the scene because it allows the audience to create an identification with the character as he allowing the customers to get to know and telling a part of him that he may be uncomfortable of telling, information or moments like this can sutrine sture the audience in many ways. The lighting in the room is very dark and dim, to create this, there is low key lighting and backlighting to create shadows within the narrative and scene, the atmosphere has a dark scene to it as it can represent the characters thoughts and feelings to what they are trying to put across.

Camerawork- The camerawork that has been used is mainly close up shots, so audience can see the facial expression and the emotion the character is trying to put across to the camera. They also have medium close up shots that can show the relationship of what the two characters have, this can be important because through the camera work, the audience can notice the intimate relationship they have with one and other and with how the boy character is telling the story, the audience are captured from the start and feel like they are there with the characters listening to what the character has to say.  There is also a slow motion effect added, so the audience can see that this may be an important scene or something is memorable, this is similar to the slow zoom.

 Sound – There is a sound bridge at the very start of the clip, which alerts the audiences to quickly pay attention and already try to see what is happening to what the character is saying and how it is linking to the moving footage we are seeing before the scene the dialogue is being said. When the music comes in, the parallel sound compliments the scene in which the audience are watching as it is non dietetic.

Editing – The scene has continuity editing, so the audience can see where the narrative goes and this way the audience can understand the narrative too which is key when watching a movie.
Target audience: 
Rated R - language, some drugs use and violence
Sex and nudity: characters having sex. sexual language and behaviour is used.
Violence & Gore: fighting and physical bad behaviour.
Profanity: use of bad language - the words like f, b and d words are frequently are used.
Alcohol/drugs/smoking - not graphic or explicitly detailed but a teenager using drugs like cocaine. 
Frightening/intense scene: few characters die. 

Girlhood

Mise-en-scene – in this scene the personalities of the characters came through from the start of the clip because it was something obvious, the personalities were reflected in the location/settings they were set in. Through the costume of the characters it showed that they may have seemed they came from a urban or ghetto surroundings and the movie was around that genre too, this came across quickly too because this way it makes it for the audience to understand the narrative much quicker and create an identification with them too. The lighting that is set in this is high key lighting with key light and filter light because as the location is set in the tube, this makes it easier to do the lighting because it needs it to have mainly natural light to make it as naturalist as possible, to audience to create an identification with the situation, the mood but also with the characters. They weren’t much make up on the characters as well as they narrative and the scene came across as natural as possible.

Camerawork- The camerawork seemed to bring the life out the scene about make it seem as if though the audience was in the surrounding with them too, the reason was because the camera was in eye level as somebody so we felt as if we were in the scene. Another camera movement was used was panning, the panning was tight, this made the scene even more realistic because in a tube as it is packed and a lot of rushed, it made the scene realistic, the panning helped the audience know the surrounding and see who was in the scene, this creates identification with the characters as the teenagers who could be watching this film may create a personal identity with the surroundings and the atmosphere that is set.

 Sound – The sound of the music is diegetic and parallel to the scene, even though it can seem as if the music is non-diegetic as the sound is so clear, through the use of prop makes it realistic.

Editing – The editing is continuity editing so audience can understand the narrative and what is happening in the scene. Straight cuts are mainly used when it comes down to the style of editing.

Target audience: 

16+ - rated r for language for some drug use and coarse language. 

Sex & Nudity

Violence & Gore

Profanity

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking 

Frightening/Intense scenes

Brainstorm ideas for short film extract

 I will be working with: Amrit, Katie and Harkiran

Potential topics for narrative:
- Friendships
- Romance
- Modern-noir
- The secret?

Movie image footage as an extract can be potentially:
- Film's opening to establish genre, character and location
- A specific set-piece for example: a family conversation over dinners: a training montage: a chase scene.
- A moment of conflict to show your ability to create emotion/atmosphere/tension/excitement
- scenes that create or communicate a specific emotion such as unease, wonder, suspense, surprise etc.

Ideas:

-  Main protagonist in a dark setting; disturbed.. journey to find out what had happened to them? - scene that create or communicate a specific emotion

- Bullying in today's generation/ troubles facing - films opening scene 

- Unordinary characteristics/movement in the main protagonist; scientist finding out how to resolve or find how this problem came about - A specific set piece. 

- Hidden truths of friendships/ treasures that can have change something special : mission to find it? - scene that create or communicate a specific emotion 

- Media stereotypes are presented during a talk; arguments/conflict scene? - a moment of conflict to show your ability to create emotion/atmosphere/tension/excitement.

Preliminary exercise evaluation

 The brief: 
The task was to produce a production that was a minute long for us to understand and how to use the camera within its effects, e.g. changing the brightness on the camera according to the setting you were in or want it to be. We also had to use key element of filming in production: match on action, 180 degree rule and finally shot/reverse shot. We had to use these elements in our narrative. The narrative had to be sense of a person opening the door, crossing a corridor and sitting on a chair opposite to another person and exchanging dialogue with one and other. 

Planning process and pre-production
When it came to the planning, me and my partner we decided we'd work on the planning together which would be easier for us to jot down ideas and use both of our ideas into what we thought we should have in our narrative and techniques to use when doing so; camera work. However at the end we done it separate because my partner was to busy to attend the days we decided to work on. I first done the script, because I felt that that was the most crucial part when it comes down to planning your production because it informs the people on how to play out the narrative and it gives clear directions. I then done the shot list, the shot list became important when we were filming because it was something i always referred back to when shooting because I knew what kind of shot it needed to be at certain scene of the narrative and what camera moment needed be used. Lastly I worked on the storyboard, this allowed me to see the visual look of the film and it allowed me create ideas within by just looking at the storyboard and i made it so both my script and storyboard worked together and matched. The storyboard helped me visualise the narrative before shooting the production. 

Strengths
The opening scene were the most effective for me because at first the camera movement starts of with panning and I am running along side of the camera, i think this is effective because it can create enigma code to the audience as they wonder why the person is running and where too. As we then had the next shot of me running going up the stairs and opening the door, this can be effective because it we had the camera without the tripod and it was a better choice because it allowed the person who was holding the camera to be more free and be as if the audience are going along with the person running. Next shot, a point of view shot of person one still running but through the corridors and the point of view shot is from set from behind, this camera movement was successful because it created an identification with the person and the audience felt like as if they were following the person on their little journey. Another strength I must say is when we were editing, we accidentally deleted one of the scenes but through the editing we managed to still do it right so it made sense of what the narrative is what we were saying to one and other. We had various of shots in our production; medium shot, close up shot and over the shoulder shot. When looking at the phone, we had a over the shoulder shot so you could see the messages clear and the audience could understand what was going on by then and it made the narrative clear I think. 

Weakness
The areas I feel I could have done better in is using the tripod and having other shots then just point of view because I have done a little to much of it. The reason why I believe this is because when you look at the production, it can become boring to see and it doesn't show that you can do a lot by using a camera. This was mainly used when we had the conversation shot, to improve this we could have done 180 degree shot, over the shoulder so it would make the production more interesting and the audience would want to keep watching it. The main areas where I think I could improve at is paying attention to detail. The little details made the production look unprofessional, this was simply as having different clothes on different sense as we shot it on different days it didn't look professional  Also during our conversations, we had the  microphone in the background in the frame which made it look unprofessional and it clearly showed we weren't looking out for the details in our production.  When it comes down to making a production, paying attention to little things comes very important as it can be something that changes your whole production and scene. An area I could have done better was in Mise-en-scene, this is because I believe it could have lifted the performance and the production itself, if I kept the costume  same throughout it would have made the production better and professional. To improve this I could have put make up that was appropriate for the production like powder so it was realistic that I've been running a lot and exhausted, this could have brought the performance to life. 

Preliminary exercise video

       

Mine and Ra'eesha's preliminary exercise video:

Film language test learner response

Sirs feedback:   28/48 (C)

www: quite detailed answers (expect question 4) using media terminology.
ebi: re-do question 4

Q4) The editing creates tension and drama from the continuous editing being used, the editing is also slowed paced to help with the tension. They have mainly used straight cuts, this allowed the audience to see the character, and the emotion they were showing to the audience, they also had straight cuts of the surroundings from the different ships to the water and finally at the end there was a straight cut to the buckets in zoom. This is effective because it allows the audience to see the different scenes and create an identification with the surroundings that the characters are in so they feel more connected to the movie.
Thought the editing, the director creates tension and drama to the scene by using continuous editing as they wanted the audience to make the adjustments and links to how they have introduced the characters and they think about them. This allows the audience to have judgement and enigma codes to the audience and make them wonder of what may happen next. This is effective because it allows the audience to make links to has happened and this also makes them interested in to the movie until they see a linear pattern in the narrative.
There is also a eyeliner match from the two characters, from the characters being introduced first to the protagonist who gives the representation of being bad, however as this is not followed by the editing, this raises tension because the audience wants to know who the is is but they are dragged on more into the movie to find out who it is. The slow motion used for the cigarette on the petrol and final shots of flames shooting into the sky, increases tension and emotional impact towards the audience but also to the atmosphere, the non- diegetic music supports the mood on the atmosphere too.
The sense finished with a slow dissolve into the final shot which serves to link the opening scene with  the press conference that follows.

Preliminary exercise

Script and the shot list are in the presentation below:
 


Storyboard: