Giesel draft opening

ident idea1

this ident has a simple design to it but it looks god and professional, i may use this design in my film opening.

possible props that i will use in my film

this might be used by the robber who is being chased by the undercover police officer

this might be used by the criminal kidnapper

this might be worn by the criminal kidnapper to hide their identity

this might be used by the undercover police officer

names for the characters in the film

Rhys = John Castelbury

Damon = Danny Hudson

Joe = Jason Fleymin

decision on film title

i have decided to go with Geisel, this is because the meaning of it fits in with what the storyline is all about in the film and it sounds catchy. because of these reasons i have decided to us Geisel as my film title.

a look into film text media

Text Examples

title ideas for film

• Back with a vengeance
• Betrayal
• The missing
• The inspector
• Geisel
• Taken
• Genommen

These are just a few of many ideas for a name of my film, I have looked at some of the names in different languages e.g. Geisel is German for hostage. Some of these named titles may not work once I have applied them with the opening scene so I will be making my title a working progress, I will test all of the different possibilities for the title and I will also test them.

ident / logo research

here are some existing examples of film production logo's

possible clothing for the actors

I have thought about the costumes that will be used in my film opening scene and I have decided to fit them in with the urban surrounding and also the different styles of clothing that people wear now a days. I have been looking on the internet and in stores for some ideas of clothing that can be worn by my actors and I have decided on a black coat with a black jumper and a blue t-shirt, with dark denim jeans and black shoes for the actor that is chasing and for the actor that is running away I have decided to use a black hoodie with a white football t-shirt and a dark pair of denim jeans and the shoes will be white.

Example of clothing for the chaser:

Example of clothing for the runner:

decision on characters for my film opening

i have decided to use Damon Coates as the undercover police officer, Rhys Withers will be the bank robber and Joe Greenhill will be the criminal kidnapper that holds the police officer as a prisoner

a look into possible characters

1. This is Rhys Withers I have considered to use Rhys as a character in my film opening scene, this is because I think he will best suit the role of the robber… I will then base all of the costumes and the clothes around the character in the film to make Rhys suit the role even better.

2. This is Damon Coates I have considered to use Damon as a character in my opening scene, this is because I think he will best suit the role of the undercover police officer… I will then base all of the costumes and the clothes around the character in the film to make Damon suit the role even better.

3. This is Nick Emmerson I have considered to use Nick as a character in my opening scene, this is because I think he will best suit the role of the undercover police officer… I will then base all of the costumes and the clothes around the character in the film to make Nick suit the role even better.

4. This is Joe Greenhill I have considered to use Joe as a character in my opening scene, this is because I think he will best suit the role of a criminal that kidnaps the undercover police officer… I will then base all of the costumes and the clothes around the character in the film to make Joe suit the role even better.

5. This is myself I have considered to use me as a character in my film opening scene, this is because I think I will best suit the role of the robber… I will then base all of the costumes and the clothes around the character in the film to make me suit the role even better.

6. This is Tom King I have considered to use Tom as a character in my opening scene, this is because I think he will best suit the role of the undercover police officer… I will then base all of the costumes and the clothes around the character in the film to make Tom suit the role even better.

location decision

for the location of my film opening sequence i have decided to go with Croft and have the chase around Bala Road, this is because it is a built up side street area and I will have no problems getting there also the actors will have no problems getting there.

a look into montage - Scarface

here is a montage of the film Scarface and a montage is a series of events that have happened in the film, in this montage it is all of the main events from the killing and shooting guns. this is a good way of showing a story line in seconds.

I may consider using a montage for the flash back that i have planned for in my film opening as it will show the audience all of the key points in the opening sequence giving hints to the rest of the story.

a look into film flash backs - walking distance

in this film walking distance there is a flachback at around the time of 1:18 in the YouTube clip, after looking at this clip i have realises that the special effects that are used in the flashback, start off with a white flash and then there is an effect that give the clip an aged effect (in this clip it is sepia) and then at the end there is another flashback to finish the sequence, but this is in the current time (the present)

i will conciser using this technique in my film opening.

a look into chase scene editing

in this chase scene the editing that has been used is fast paced in most parts and the most frequent type of camera shot is a pan of the people running by and this also shows how fast they are running. here is the clip:

storyboard

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Location pictures in Lutterworth.

Location Ideas In Lutterworth

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age rating for my film

the film that i am creating will be a 12a, this is because there will be some, but not much strong language such as f*** and the guidelines that are used by the companies that decided the age rating follows this method for the age rating, if there is frequent strong language in the film then the age rating will either be 15 or 18 depending on the type of words used. but my film opening has little strong language in so it will be a 12a

ideas for background music

here are some songs that i have found on a royalty free website, and i think that these will work in my chase scene

What You Want by dazzamaniaStringed Disco by dazzamaniaSpace Fighter Loop by dazzamaniaFlutey Funk by dazzamania

decision on background song type

after looking into some of the chase scene sound tracks that are played in the background i have noticed that they are all mostly deep bass and the pitch of the songs are low, therefore increasing the tension in the audience.

i will use a similar tune for my film chase as this will create tension in the audience and this is one of the conventions that is possibly very important in a modern chase scene, if the song does not fit the chase scene then this will ruin the whole chase as the atmosphere in the audience will not be good

location idea (Croft)

Location Pictures 1

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background music research - the league of extraordinary gentlemen

in the chase scene from the league of extraordinary gentlemen the music played in the background is of a similar nature to what is played in terminator salvation as it is also has low pitched instruments and there are a few trumpets playing as well and they break up the sound track making it more thrilling.

background music research - terminator salvation

in the highway chase on terminator salvation there is a sound track that is played in the background and this is quite quiet as it allows the user to hear all of the action in the film and the song is there to effect your responses and feeling. this song is very low pitched and it is a slow song, which means that it raises the tension in the audience as it gives the impression that something bad will happen in the chase scene.

Music research - linkin park

This song is well known for being in the film Transformers 2 Raise of the Fallen.

Audience Profiling

Audience Proofing

a look into chases

a look into chases on Prezi

mood board

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Mood Board

analysis of The Great Escape

here is the chase scene from the great escape and this is one of the most famous chases in the filming business, at the time when this film was made the chase scene was full of action and the audience would be on the edge of their seats waiting to find out what happens. this chase scene is a chase for freedom and this uses different conventions to both of the other types of chases. here are all of the conventions that are met:

1. the chase begins with an establishing shot, showing the audience the location

2. the action comes into the screen and the chase begins

3. a problem has arisen and the chase stops

4. people who are chasing the person running away are introduced

5. the chase restarts and continues

6. another problem is found

7. a solution appears and it is taken

8 the persons break for freedom is stopped and he is caught (end of the chase)

in its time period this chase scene would have been amazing for the audience, but now that the chase conventions and editing have changed it does not seem as action packed to the younger generation. the music that has been used in this chase scene is of a high tempo and the tune is high pitched and this emphasises the rush in the chase making it more exciting. i may think of using some of these conventions in my film opening.

analysis of The League Of Extraordinary Gentleman

the chase scene for Mr. Hyde in the film The League Of Extraordinary Gentleman is full of excitement and it also keeps the audience on the end of their seats. the chase in this film is different to what Beverly hills cop has, because in this chase scene they are hunting/capturing Mr.Hyde, not trying to stop him. because this chase scene is different to the scene in Beverly Hills cops, the conventions will be slightly different too as the chase is of a different kind. here are all of the conventions that this chase meets:

1. the chase starts off with a piece of text telling the audience where the chase is taking place

2. the person running away/being chased is shown first in the sequence

3. there is an establishing shot showing an iconic and famous structure to give away the location of the chase (The Ieffel tower)

4. the chase begins and the trap starts to kick into action.

5. the plan has a stick/difficult situation (not going to plan)

6. the plan is pulled back and the hunt/chase continues

7.the person being chased fights back and the chase stops for a brief second

8. the chase stops and the person being chased is captured

some of the sounds that have been used in the scene have been enhanced to show a dramatic effect, such as Mr. Hydes foot steps and the debris form where the bullets hit

1. this is the enhancement of the foot steps:

2. here is the enhancement of the debris and the bullets hitting the walls:

the music that has been used in this chase scene is typical of a chase scene as it has a high and deep beat to it raising tension in the audience and increasing the excitement. i will consider using some of these conventions and plots that have been used in this film chase and apply them to my film.

analysis of Beverly Hills cop III - chase

the car chase scene is form Beverly Hills cop III and this is an action packed thrill ride that raises the audiences excitement and thrill of the film... this chase scene is most typical of the modern day chase scene as it involves a bad guy running away and then a good guy chasing them, also the chase is in motor vehicles with the bad guys in a truck full of stolen money and the good guy in another persons sports car, this is also very typical of a motor chase as the audience fantasises that they are the good guy driving the sports car. this scene is near the beginning of the film and there is a good establishing shot of the area before the chase happens. this film has met lots of the conventions that apply to chases in films and they are:

1. the bad guys always get a head start and they run off smashing anything in the way therefore clearing the path for the good guy, this is shown in the clip underneath

2. the good guy notices the bad guys are getting away at speed and jumps in a sports car to chase them, this is shown in the clip underneath

3. the good guy starts to shoot the bad guys car in front and then the bad guys leader tells the henchmen to return fire, this is shown in the clip bellow

4. the good guy gets stuck in a difficult situation and is getting hammered by the bad guys (the bad guys are winning) this is shown in the clip bellow

5. the good guy pulls it together and starts to strike back, almost killing or killing one of the bad guys

6. then the chase picks up to a more faster pace and the good guy is closing in, this is showin in the clip below

7.there are then some bad guys waiting around the corner to end the chase and the bad guys get away, this is shown in the clip below

8. then the whole of the story is based on the bad guys from this chase.

all of these are conventions for a good chase scene, but there are more depending on the type of chase. when i am planning my film opening chase i will consider all of these conventions to make my chase as good as it can be

also the music that is used in the film chase is deliberately incorrect as the typical music for a chase scene uses heavy beats and there is no singing, i think that the makers of this film used incorrect music to fit in with the comedy side of this film as part of the genre of Beverly Hills cops is comedy, but the main genre is action so there are only some hints as to it being a comedy such as this music track.

final preliminary film

write up of problems for preliminary film draft

I have been set the task to make a film including a series of shots, however I did not follow the criteria because I did not include a shot reverse shot in the film and this was part of the criteria. I have asked some people to star in my film and they have acted out all of the dialog and I have shot all but one of the many shots that were required, I have included a close up, shot both sides of the door opening and closing, I have then done an over shoulder shot, then an aerial shot and then another over shoulder shot. When I filmed the shots I then uploaded them onto the computer and I finally edited it on the computer, then I finished off by uploading it onto my blogger.


In the film that I have made there are a few mistakes that I have made in the film, one of them mistakes is that I have left the tripod in the scene (this is visible when the video is on 0.13 to 0.16 seconds in the film)




I then made another mistake and this was that I did not follow the criteria, I did this by not including a shot reverse shot into my film. If I could improve this film I would correct these two mistakes that I have done and I would do this by checking that there is no equipment in the scene and then I would double check that I have applied all of different shots that are required in the film.


There are many shots that are used in film today and I have applied some of them shots in my film and all of them are in this order:
· Close up
· Master shot
· Pan
· Over shoulder
· Pan
· Over shoulder
· Aerial shot
· Mid shout


In total there are 8 different camera shots that are in my film and they are in the order shown, the close up shot is a close up of the door handle, then the master shot was showing the audience the location of the film, then the pan followed the person walking into the room, walking across the room, then the over shoulder shot was following the person into the other room showing his point of view with him in the picture, then there was another pan shot with the person entering another room where someone else is waiting and it follows him until he sits down, then there is an over shoulder shot with two people and they then start to talk, then there is an aerial shot of the two people talking and finally there is a mid shot of one of the people talking. I then uploaded the film onto the computer and then edited all of the scenes cutting all of the unnecessary bits of the scenes, finally I then uploaded it onto YouTube and then I pasted the video onto my blog.


The mise en scene in the film that I have made is all to do with school, I have used all of the things in the film to link with the fact that the two people are students in a lesson, I have used the tables in the room to relate to the idea of a class room also I have used a desk in that room for the teacher also the rooms are very plain and there are notices on the walls, there is a notice board, a fire bell, a fire exit, there is a poster diagram on the wall and there are a lot of chairs that are always in schools, all of these props are included to convince the audience that the tow people are in a school and are waiting for the teacher. I have then used a dark room on the outside of the class rooms and then there is a classroom with the light on and finally the end classroom is quite dark with the light from outside shining through the window, this backs the idea of the two students are waiting for the teacher to come into the lesson.

preliminary task (draft version)

preliminary task story board

Rush Hour chase.

Rush Hour chase scene

I have looked at the film ‘Rush Hour’ as a chasing scene because it has an enigma code in it, this is because the baddy gets away, but he leaves a vital piece of evidence behind after the chase. This film stars two very well known actors called Jackie Chan (playing inspector Lee) and Chris Tucker (playing Carter). This chase starts off with Lee looking back and he then spots Juntao (the baddy), Lee then chases Juntao and then Carter follows, the next shot is of Juntao running down an alley way followed by Lee, then Juntao climbs a ladder and pulls it up and Lee then jumps off of a wall and then climbs the ladder and then pushes it down for Carter, the next shot then turns into a fight in an old deserted building, then when Carter comes through the door Juntao runs away and Lee follows with Carter behind, the next clip is of Juntao running on a scaffolding bridge and he then throws an axe, then Juntao runs across a damaged bridge and stumbles and this makes him drop an object, then Lee and Carter go on the bridge and fall through it, finally Juntao gets in a car and Carter opens fire, shooting the car. I may decide to use some of the ideas that have been made in this chase clip from Rush Hour in my opening scene of my film.

pitch feedback

Whilst I was presenting my pitch to the class they were noting down what they thought of my idea for the film opening that I will be producing, they would be noting down things like what genre they think it is, who the target audience is and what age they will be, whether they like / dislike the story line of my idea, whether they like/ dislike my ideas for the locations to film at, they will also note down what they like and they will then be finishing that off with suggesting any potential problems and solutions to them.

Target audience

In my pitch I mentioned about the age of what I think would be the target audience and the class members seemed to agree with what I have fort it would be, then the class made notes on what gender would be best suited for my idea and the majority of the answers was teenage boys. This meant that the target audience was easily visible to the class and this was a good sign as it will be easy to spot what audience will best suite my film genre and story.

Results from the storyline

The results that I got back from the storyline of my film idea was mainly positive, but there were a few students that thought it wasn’t a very good story to use and one of the points that were made against my story board was that it seemed a bit bland for an action thriller and that I would need to make is sound more exiting.

Results from the location ideas

Almost all of the students in the class said that the location I have chosen is not suited for the genre of my film opening scene and the comments that I received were all saying that I could find a better location to film it at, an example of a better location was in a more urban surrounding e.g. down a street.

Suggestions on improvements

I have looked at all of the results from presenting my pitch and I have found out that there are some helpful suggestions that I may consider to use with my film and they are: to find a better location that suites the genre of my film (an example was to find an urban street), to find a well suited song for the chase (an example was to use a rock genre of song), to improve the story of the opening (an example was to show that the hostage is having a flashback). I will take all of the points that have been made with my pitch and I will consider using some of the points that have been made.

the terminator chase

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msdCQoZhiEY&feature=related

the terminator 2 bike chase with John Conner is a good example of a chase as it is action packed and it thrills the audience. the chase starts off with the terminator who is disguised as a police officer chasing John in a supermarket and then it escalates to a bike and truck chase, where the good terminator (arnie) saves John and they ride off to safety.

here are the parts that have inspired me: when another terminator comes into the picture and save John, it starts off with John stealing from the penny slot machines and the use of props such as the flowers to disguise the gun.

25 word pitch

Pitch For Media Studies...

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The Bourne Supremacy chase

The Bourne Supremacy - Berlin Foot Chase

I have looked at the film ‘The Bourne Supremacy’ for inspiration for a chase to include into my film opening. The clip that I have chosen is a very good example of a chase, this is because it is action packed and thrills the audience. This chase starts off with Jason Bourne in a dark room looking at a mirror, then the phone rings and there is a shot of armed police officers running up the stairs, after that the next shot is of Jason’s view through a spy whole in the door and the police are running by, then there is a shot of the police stopping outside the door Jason is in and they the breach the door looking for Jason (this starts the chase, next the audience see Jason climbing up the drain pipes onto the roof, then there is another shot of the police looking for him, then they breach other doors, after that Jason runs up some stairs in the roof of the building and runs along the roof, next there is a shot of a 4X4 pulling up and the passenger gets out and works through the crowd, and then the audience see Jason walking through the streets and crowds... then he is at a subway running away and the final part of the chase is when he jumps off of a bridge onto a boat and then gets back onto the train. I may decide to use some of the ideas that have been used in this chase for my opening scene of the film.

Casino Royale opening fight scene

I have looked at the film ‘Casino Royale’ as the opening scene in this film is very interesting and it caught my eye, this is because of the editing and the camera work. This scene is in black and white and this could be showing a memory or something that has happened in the past. In this clip there is a deleted scene and it is at a cricket ground and then there is a chase (the deleted scene ends at the point when James Bond and fights the other man). I chose this clip because of the deleted scene chase and the opening, it starts off with a person walking into his office where James Bond is waiting for him and then James tells the man how one of his special agents has died, then there is a deleted scene and i really like the techniques that are used in this scene, the deleted scene starts off with a man who spots James Bond and runs away constantly looking behind and then James Bond casually appears, then there is a fighting scene and it refers back to in the office... then James bond kills the man in the office and that is the end of the opening scene. I may use some of these techniques in my film because I like the ideas that have been used in this opening scene.

The Dark Night bank robbery scene.

YouTube link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR1pDnrdS0o

I have began to look into this clip of ‘The Dark Knight’ because it i think that there are a few interesting ideas such as: all of the bank robbers are wearing clown masks and they are all different, they are all wearing the same clothing, they all don’t trust each other and they also want more of the money, they are after money and the robbery is all planed. Then near the end one of the characters reveal their identity (The Joker), this is a good example of an enigma code and also makes the audience want to carry on watching the film. This is a perfect example of a film opening and I may use some of these ideas later on when I am making my film.

What I found inspiring

I have collected the clip from the dark knight off of YouTube and I have been studying the contents of this clip. In this clip I have found a few things very interesting and they have all inspired me, the first thing that inspired me was looking at the clothing of all the bank robbers were wearing and I like the idea of matching clothing and then having different clown masks, the next thing that inspired me Was that all of the bank robbers were killing each other off (possibly so they get a bigger share of the money), I also liked the idea of some of the employees at the bank fighting back and finally at the end of the clip there is a school bus that appears and the joker then puts all of the money on the bus and drives off, then there is an image of about several busses driving along (this is the perfect get away).

decision on the storyboard for my film

after viewing all of the different genres that are in films i have also made a decision on what i want the storyline to be like and this is to be similar to the hot fuzz film and irobot film as they both involve police officers and they both involve chasing and they are of a similar genre....

so i will start looking into chase scenes from films

genre that i have decided to use

i have now researched into some of the many different genres that there are in films and from this i have decided to choose the genre of action and thriller, this is because these two genres make my favourite type of film and this will reflect on the quality of my film.

a look into irobot

this film is a futuristic si-fi action adventure based all on robots

here is a clip from the film:

a look into hot fuzz

this is an action comedy with simon pegg and nick frost as two police officers

here is a link to the clip on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIcen_eRgtc

a look into rambo

this film is an action shoot em up genre.

click on the link to see a clip of rambo on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii5jR9uC1s0&feature=related

a look into pearl harbour

this film is a historical event, based on a true story and it is also an action genre. it is also a homage to all of the soldiers that lost their lives at pearl harbour

here is a clip from the film

a look into shrek

the film is a comedy, adventure animation about an ogre who is on a quest to get his swamp back

here is a scene from the film:

a look into wild hogs

this films genre is mainly a comedy, but it could also be classed as an adventure as the film is about four mates going on a bike trip.

here is a bit from the film:

a look into spiderman 2

the genre of spiderman is a cross between super hero, action and adventure (this makes it a hybrid genre)

here is a clip from the film:

Decision on what media I will perform.

After thinking about either doing a film or a magazine, I have decided to create a short film opening scene as this appeals to me more than a magazine.

I will be researching and planning on what genre, storyline, music and plot to use in my film opening and this will be achieved by looking at existing texts.

what genre i will be making the opening for...

there are many different kings of genres that are in the films, so to solve what genre of film that i will be making an opening for, i will be looking into some of the different genres of films, this may also include hybrid genres