/// GENERAL CONVENTIONS: Titles, Idents, Production context

Titles

• Usually see around 10-20
• Total time can vary as some go up to 2 minutes but other can end at around 20 seconds
• When referring to a company, the text will usually say 'In association with' or 'presents'
• When the director is mentioned, it might say 'a film directed by'
• Actors will be referred to as 'introducing', 'starring' or 'featuring'
• If the director is an auteur, their name is likely to be either first for emphasis, or last
• The fonts change based on the genre 
• Usually serif fonts would be associated with horror/slasher/thriller style of genre
• When there is a bigger star, they will earn a bigger title as the aim of the production is to bring more people in with the star power
• if it is an auteur director, their name is likely to be larger and have a greater focus on it
• Upper case fonts usually bring a larger focus to them, so the important parts might have a large upper case font
• The upper case font also depends on the genre as it doesn't fit with genres like romance
• Colour also depends on the genre
• A horror might have a red or blue tint (intertextualising Halloween if blue)
• Zombieland is an example of a movie including interactive titles
• This is a countertype as most titles are static

Production context


UK Film council was a non-departmental public body set up in 2000 to develop and promote the film industry in the UK. It is funded by the National Lottery. Films it has funded include '28 Days Later' and 'The King's Speech'.
BBFC is responsible for setting the age ratings for films in the UK
Production companies
Funding
Big 5 are the largest production companies (Paramount, Sony Columbia, 20th Century Fox, Universal, Warner Bros)
UK Film


Idents

• Idents are placed towards the start of a movie
• They identify all companies mainly involved in the production of the movie
• Average length of around 6-7 seconds per ident
• Adds up to around 20-30 seconds in total
• The typical ident is a simple style
• The standard is to have 2-4 idents before the opening of the film
• This alters for indie movies as they can occasionally have none
• When the conglomerate is larger, they will have more screen time for their idents (Big 5)
• Big 5 don't usually use audio bridges either
• Idents can also be altered depending on the genre

/// PRODUCTION1 Film Shoot 1

OVERVIEW

• We arrived at the location (Emma's house)
• Took 1 hour to set up and do makeup
• This included setting up mise-en-scene and removing any unnecessary set in the room 
• Started filming in the bathroom first
• This scene was a combat scene therefore took slightly longer
• After this, we completed the bedroom scene (quick short scene where 'Donnie' is picking up clothes and choosing an outfit)
• After a lunch break, we completed the living room wake up scene.
• This took us 5 hours overall.
• Myself and Scope Productions were directing and filming this shoot, as one of our group members was unable to turn up. This made it more challenging as setting up took longer and we had to improvise with some of the props as we didn't have access to all the props.
• We had a friend filming behind the scenes

Things that went well:

• Good cooperation - We worked well together and filmed and directed a similar amount of scenes
• We did it in an appropriate order which made our lives easier
• We got a large variety of shot types and styles
• The zombie makeup looked good
• We got everything done that we were aiming to do
• We used shots to achieve comedy elements
• We got a lot of the filming of the scenes caught for a behind the scenes video

Things that didn't go well:

• It was hard for Tristan to film any shots as his character was in almost every shot
• We couldn't find out how to work the game console, however we worked around it and had a shot of the tv with a green screen (but this might not give us the overall look we wanted)
• We took longer to set up

Things we will do better in our next film shoot:

• Get Tristan and James to direct more shots
• Look for more areas to add comedy
• Be more efficient when transitioning between shooting scenes
• Be more efficient when setting up
• Be more efficient when doing makeup

/// CREATIVE1 Planning

Spill you guts or fill your guts

This is a game played on 'The late late show by James Corden'



James Corden and a celebrity will sit on a table with several different food or drinks forfeits (to eat or drink if a question is not answered)

I am planning to do this to present my knowledge on audiences and distribution (Q2)

If myself or the other contestant gets a question wrong, we will explain why and give a detailed description/explanation of the correct answer (to show we understand)

When: during a free period in school

Where: any free room

Cast: Scope Productions, Spikey Films

Planned forfeits:

• Shot of lemon juice
• Shot of hot sauce
• Bite of raw onion
• Sour sweet
• Spoon of marmite
• Spoon of cinnamon

/// PRE-PRODUCTION16 Zombie FINAL LOOK

ZOMBIE FINAL LOOK 

Grey zip up hoodie

left open to show white shirt with blood stain

Baggy blue jeans

Shaun of the Dead zombies look as if they are fitted normally as if they are normal humans

Black socks

We didn't want any false representations with white or coloured socks

White hands

Had to match with the colour of the rest of the body

White connotes a dead look

White base layer of face + lips

White connotes a dead look

Red directly under eyes

Zombie looks tired (matching with the way he walks and the way he moans)

Lighter/dusty hair

We put flour (as an emergency replacement of falcon powder) in the zombie's hair

Possible hint that he has 'risen from the ground'

Scar through eye and on neck

Fake cuts add to the dead and beaten up look

Contact lens in one eye

makes the cut look like it did damage