Sunday, 27 February 2011
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Sunday, 20 February 2011
(Pre-Production) Production Log - Week 4
My British Social Realist opening sequence needs to target the age range from 16-24. Through the Reception Theory, the similar the cultural background and life experiences in a film, the more the audience will understand it. After discussing these issues with my partner, we decided to follow the theme of growing up, aspiration and conflicts between teenagers. This is because around the age of 16 and above, teenagers begin to decide on their future career and try to aim towards their goal. Therefore this opening sequence would appeal to that age range. The main character is a girl who dresses like a 'chav' which makes people think they have no career intentions and just want to loiter around the streets. This is common in Britain these days and this film would target mainly females who want to prove people wrong. This opening sequence could also appeal to boys who may be in a similar situation.
The video below is a quick trailer of 'Fish Tank' which has inspired me to do my opening sequence following the themes of growing up, aspiration, conflicts between teenagers and of the working class. The girl is seen as a 'chav' and gets into a lot of trouble but she aspires to become a dancer but keeps it to herself. This has had an influence in my opening sequence for a girl who is similar, but instead, she will be aiming for her dream to become an actress and show that she can do it to everyone.
I have learnt that some social realist films such as Bullet Boy, This Is England and Fish Tank have been funded by the UK Film Council. They target a niche audience, mainly British who live a similar lifestyle as they may find it interesting how they cope with their own lives. They follow themes which happen nowadays such as gang culture, violence, drugs, ethnicities and British politics which British people find appealing. The biggest institution in UK which produce British Social Realist films is Film Four. Their films target different niche audiences depending on gender, ethnicites or social class. For example, East is East portrays the difficulty in half-caste children with parents coming from two different backgrounds. It shows the conflict between the two cultures through comedy to get a message across to parents, so they understand the situation of their children.
This will inform my production because I have a better understanding of the locations to be used and most importantly, the characters and their roles. I would need to make sure that the characters will be appealing to teenagers. I am also able to follow similar themes and conventions which British Social Realism use to show what life is actually like for teenagers and the difficulties they face.
The video below is a quick trailer of 'Fish Tank' which has inspired me to do my opening sequence following the themes of growing up, aspiration, conflicts between teenagers and of the working class. The girl is seen as a 'chav' and gets into a lot of trouble but she aspires to become a dancer but keeps it to herself. This has had an influence in my opening sequence for a girl who is similar, but instead, she will be aiming for her dream to become an actress and show that she can do it to everyone.
I have learnt that some social realist films such as Bullet Boy, This Is England and Fish Tank have been funded by the UK Film Council. They target a niche audience, mainly British who live a similar lifestyle as they may find it interesting how they cope with their own lives. They follow themes which happen nowadays such as gang culture, violence, drugs, ethnicities and British politics which British people find appealing. The biggest institution in UK which produce British Social Realist films is Film Four. Their films target different niche audiences depending on gender, ethnicites or social class. For example, East is East portrays the difficulty in half-caste children with parents coming from two different backgrounds. It shows the conflict between the two cultures through comedy to get a message across to parents, so they understand the situation of their children.
This will inform my production because I have a better understanding of the locations to be used and most importantly, the characters and their roles. I would need to make sure that the characters will be appealing to teenagers. I am also able to follow similar themes and conventions which British Social Realism use to show what life is actually like for teenagers and the difficulties they face.
Friday, 18 February 2011
(Pre-Production) First Idea for Opening Sequence
As part of my task, I had to come up with a summary of an idea of my opening sequence in no more than 25 words.
A young teenage girl from East London has dreamed of being famous all her life. Will she be able to make her dream come true?
A young teenage girl from East London has dreamed of being famous all her life. Will she be able to make her dream come true?
Saturday, 12 February 2011
(Pre-Production) Production Log - Week 3
I have learnt various narrative devices which could be useful for my opening sequence. I found that there are many ways in which films can follow a story. In the image below, it is the various narrative devices used in films. Most of them can be used in British social realist films and can make them more interesting and draw the audience in. It is also important that films have narrative structures so that the audience can follow them easily and not get confused.
A British social realist film can have flashbacks in the opening sequence such as Adulthood because it may seem more interesting for the audience of what may have happened in the past.
It is also an ellipse as it is denoted by the term 'six years later'.
This will inform my production because I would want to use a couple of the narrative devices in order to make it interesting for the audience to watch as well as easy for them to understand. I would probably make a timeline for my opening sequence to keep the shots and actions organized. Music is an important element in an opening sequence because I would need my opening sequence to create dramatic tension and set a mood for the audience. By looking at the opening sequence for Adulthood, it might be a good idea to use flashbacks at the beginning to give the audience more information of what is going to happen and how it relates to the past. The audience is then able to have a better understanding of the context of the film.
It is also an ellipse as it is denoted by the term 'six years later'.
This will inform my production because I would want to use a couple of the narrative devices in order to make it interesting for the audience to watch as well as easy for them to understand. I would probably make a timeline for my opening sequence to keep the shots and actions organized. Music is an important element in an opening sequence because I would need my opening sequence to create dramatic tension and set a mood for the audience. By looking at the opening sequence for Adulthood, it might be a good idea to use flashbacks at the beginning to give the audience more information of what is going to happen and how it relates to the past. The audience is then able to have a better understanding of the context of the film.
The methods I might use in my opening sequence would be probably be a restricted narrative to make it look realistic and show what life is actually like for the main character. It would also be interesting to use the non-linear device as flash backs or going in the future but I would have to make sure it won't look confusing for the audience. If this is the case, then the linear narrative would have to be used.
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