These Images below are locations which we went out and found to use for our film. We wanted to select locations which have a gritty urbanised feel to them. We also went for a church which also showed a contrast between the other urbanised locations.
Monday, 25 November 2013
Friday, 22 November 2013
Costume Selection For Film Trailer
Jason Dyer
Dyers costume has a typical hard man , basic look to
it. The inspiration of wearing a jacket came from Drive, As Ryan Gosling is
well known and seen wearing the iconic jacket throughout the film. For Jason
Dyer we decided to do a similar thing and have him wearing a jacket which
wasn’t a bright colour but still gave him an iconic look which he would
possibly cause him to be remembered by. Dyer also wears another jacket, however
this is an adidas tracksuit jacket which is worn by the character casually. The
brown jacket is a jacket which is worn when dealing with the people listed on
the list, Which again is similar to drive as throughout the film he also wears
other jackets such as a casual denim jacket.In terms of other clothing we
decided to have him wearing plain/pastel colours. For example tshirts worn
throughout all are plain colours such as a burgundy tshirt and a navy tshirt.
For trousers again we wanted a to achieve a simple look as well as trying to
achieve a serious approach to the costume. For this we chose simple black
skinny jeans which were accompanied by adidas trainers which again have a basic
look to them as well as looking worn and dirty. However we did change shoes for
certain scenes but were still a sports based shoe.The second pair of shoes are
a pair of New Balance trainers which were clean, which would reflect on the
success of the killings throughout the film.
Rory Macbride
Rory’s
costume was also a basic clothed character, mainly due to the fact of his
gambling issues and troubles. His clothes are seen to change quite often, every
couple of scenes. The colours worn by Rory are again similar to Jason Dyers
character. The connection between the hair, hat and jumpers show that Rory has
a rugged almost pitiable look. Also what reflects the poorness of Rory’s
character is the really worn out trainers which hes wears, there appearance are
grubby as well as old looking. He also wears black jeans which are a simple
plain item for the costume which reflects the character in general.
Thursday, 7 November 2013
Film Exhibition
The first moving picture was shot in Leeds by Louis Le Prince in 1888 and the first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene. In the early years of Cinema in Britain, films were all silent and meant the use of music was created by a organist who would improvise the music in relation to the mood of the scene as well as facial expressions made by the actors. By the 1920s, some cinemas even had live full orchestras playing the music until 1927 when fully synchronised sound arrived.
By the time synchronised sound was brought in British cinemas half of Britain's population went to the cinema at least once a week. Alongside the main film, audiences would also watch ‘B’ pictures and newsreels as well as experiencing live entertainment on the stage. In total this combined with the film itself lasted for approximately four hours. By 1939 there were around 5500 cinemas around the UK, this meant more people could experience going to see a film, which led to the highest cinema attendance in Britain in 1946. The cinemas themselves varied in size but the majority looked like the classic theatre where people would go see dramatics productions including an upper level as well as a lower level. After this however it dipped in popularity in 1951. By the 60s cinema popularity fell to a low of 75%. After the 50s the popularity of cinema declined each year.
Post War Poverty
In 1947-1948, US film distributors boycotted Britain because the government proposed putting a high import duty on imported films. Due to this British cinemas had to fall back on old and poor quality films. Cinema audiences never recovered. Entertainment tax went up; audiences couldn’t afford to go to cinemas and prices of tickets increased as well as money and labour, which was channelled into house-building due to devastation of the war. Very little left available for repairing cinemas. Progressing forward from the war the 1980s played a large factor in British Cinema. Firstly, Video hire was a further blow to the cinema. There were less than 1000 cinemas open in Britain around in about 1985. Apart from that it had a slight increase. In 1985 there was a large increase of “Multi Plex” cinemas which could show more films due to it having 6+ screens to show the films on. Also the multiplex cinemas meant more people could see films due to the increase in screens. Since when film first started the technology had improved dramatically, with films now featuring film now being digital as well as surround sound and some films even being shown in 3D. However today ticket pricing for films have increased largely this also is due to films being in 3D.
Post War Poverty
In 1947-1948, US film distributors boycotted Britain because the government proposed putting a high import duty on imported films. Due to this British cinemas had to fall back on old and poor quality films. Cinema audiences never recovered. Entertainment tax went up; audiences couldn’t afford to go to cinemas and prices of tickets increased as well as money and labour, which was channelled into house-building due to devastation of the war. Very little left available for repairing cinemas. Progressing forward from the war the 1980s played a large factor in British Cinema. Firstly, Video hire was a further blow to the cinema. There were less than 1000 cinemas open in Britain around in about 1985. Apart from that it had a slight increase. In 1985 there was a large increase of “Multi Plex” cinemas which could show more films due to it having 6+ screens to show the films on. Also the multiplex cinemas meant more people could see films due to the increase in screens. Since when film first started the technology had improved dramatically, with films now featuring film now being digital as well as surround sound and some films even being shown in 3D. However today ticket pricing for films have increased largely this also is due to films being in 3D.
Feedback From Peers About Film Pitch
After presenting the presentation to our class members we selected three of the students to give us some feedback on various questions
Codes And Conventions Of an Action Crime Thriller
Our film
trailer idea will be a hybrid genre which will consist of codes and conventions
from an action film, thriller film and a crime film. From researching the codes
and conventions of these genres we will then take codes and conventions and try
and use them within our film.
Action
Film Codes & Conventions:
·
12/15 certificate, maximising youth audiences
·
Often hybridised with other genres
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Major Hollywood studio produced and distributed
·
High production values including CGI FX. Fast paced editing
·
Classic Hollywood 3 act narrative structure
·
Predictable chain of events – cause and effect
·
Single stranded, linear, closed narrative
·
Dramatic non-diegetic sound
·
More narrative action codes than enigma codes
·
Clear binary oppositions
·
Star Marketing: Audience identification/expectations – typical actors
associated with the genre
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Relationships with new technology (youth audiences)
·
Use of close up/Insert shots/High Key Lighting
·
Dominant representation of gender
Thriller Film Codes & Conventions:
· 12/18 certificate
- Often
hybridised with other genres
- A
mixed production genre independent as well as some Hollywood studio
production
- Some
use of CGI FX, fast editing as well of use of slow mo
- Usually
have twist (not always complying to the typical Hollywood 3 narrative
structure)
- Predictable
chain of events- however have twists within
- Star
Marketing: Audience identification/expectations – typical actors
associated with the genre
- Common
chase scenes etc
· Dominant representation of gender: male/female action hero
· Use of montage editing to show fast paced parts of the film
· Low key lighting – creating moodiness
· Typical use of urban locations – cities etc
Crime Film Codes & Conventions:
·
12-18 12/15 certificate, maximising audiences
·
Typically kept as just the specific genre however can be hybridised with
genres such as dramas
·
Commonly Hollywood however Crime genres have been made Independently
·
Very little CGI – use practical effects within actual scenes to make it
seem more realistic
·
Commonly use the Hollywood 3 act narrative
·
Predictable chain of events – with some character twists
·
A mixture of Star marketing, however sometimes includes actors on the
rise
·
Low key lighting to fit in with the scenes as well as to isolate the characters
·
Normally includes either a robbery or murder – with relation to the
police
·
Other crimes focus on Inspectors – E.g Sherlock Holmes
Detailed Analysis of Drive (2011)
Mis en Scene
The colours within the trailer for Drive are quite dark and
gloomy, however when there is parts in the trailer which are during day light
it has a subtle pale tone to the clips. Using clips shot at night which are
dark and gloomy set a scene for the film in general. The locations used in
general meet the codes and conventions of the film itself, with the setting
being in a city as well as having an aerial establishing shot of a city skyline
which imply that bad things happen at night. The locations themselves are
predominately set within the city but change and vary from shots at night to
shots in the daytime. The shots towards the start of the trailer tend to be the
ones at night which then lead to ones within daytime.
In terms of costume, Ryan Gosling the main character who
plays the Driver has a very plain yet effective costume. A shot where we see
him in the car shows us his leather style gloves which could be said to be a
common getaway driver accessory. The key part to Goslings costume would be his
jacket which we see throughout the trailer. Typically Gosling doesn’t look like
the type of man to do damage, however having the jacket combined with the
gloves rounds of his look. The jacket itself adds to the moodiness of the
trailer as well as being the part to Goslings character which people will
remember him by. Apart from wearing the iconic jacket throughout, he also tends
to wear other clothes which are basic and do not give too much away about him
such as he wears a plain denim jacket with jeans. Other characters such as the
women he helps and the child have very plain, dull and basic costume, which in
a sense fit in with their class and the state they are in.
Camera Work
The trailer itself starts off with an aerial shot of a city
scape, the shot itself gives information the audience instantly that the film
is set in a city location. After the establishing shot of the city scape it
then goes to Point Of View shot from the view of the Driver in the car where we
can see small parts of the car’s interior. The trailer then shows a montage of Mid
shots and Close ups on the Driver in the car and the criminals he helps get
away, which is also made clear through dialog from the Driver (Gosling). The
clips towards the end of the montage are fast paced and the viewer is instantly
viewing action. The shots after then are back to a slow pace and consist of
medium close ups and close ups on three people in a lift. This shot was done to
show new characters to the audience, again this is then backed up to show more
shots of the same people still sticking to mid shots and close ups as well as a
few long shots. One important shot within this part of the trailer would be the
long tracking shot of the police car which flips which reflects on what the
Driver is talking about. The other shots after mainly consist of Mid shots,
Close ups, long shots and POV which are common used shots within the genre. The
final shot within the trailer shows one of the characters directing speech
towards somebody which then cuts to an over the shoulder shot of the Driver in
the car at night where we can see his eyes in the mirror and driving away, this
works well as it is a good shot to conclude the end of the trailer.
Editing
In terms of editing for the trailer, the editing is a
typical editing style which you would expect from the genre. The trailer starts
off with the first five shots being edited quickly with no transitions but
simply jump cuts. However after these five shots there is a selection of slow
shots which fade to black when finishing which then leads to the next shot
fading in from black. Some of the shots in this selection are slowed down
slightly which then changes. The shots that follow are fast paced action shots
which are just edited together through jump cuts quickly which then leads to
the production company title. The shots which follow are jump cuts but are
synced with the music which works really well. Towards the middle of the
trailer it goes back to a similar style to the beginning in terms of having
fairly paced shots and some shots which are slightly slowed down as well as
consisting of fade to black transitions. From roughly 1:17 on wards the editing
consists of slow and fast paced shots. At 1:38 a film acknowledgment comes up
which shows the viewer that the film has won the best director at the Cannes
film festival. Also at 2:10 this is the start of where the actor’s names start
to appear which lasts up until 2:17. This then leads to the ending of the
trailer which then displays the name of the film (2:22) and also the director
and screen writers name as well as the acknowledgement for sound companies etc
as well as the films website.
Sound
The sound within the trailer involves typical codes used for
film trailers, which include the use of Diegetic (dialog) and Non Diegetic
(Music/Soundtrack,SFX& Voiceover). The trailer immediately starts off with
a soundtrack which then quickly leads to dialog/voiceover which we don’t see
from the actor but is played over different clips. After this we then hear two
key sound effects which one comes from the car and the other of a police siren.
Immediately after there is then a second soundtrack which plays which again is
followed by dialog as well as other sound effects like the sound of a crashing
car. Throughout the trailer there is a total of five different music choices
used. Possibly one of the most important parts of music in the trailer starts
at 1:38 which is a very emotional piece which is in contrast to some of the
clips being played. Quite a few of the clips being played are very action
packed, which therefore goes against the codes and conventions of the genre.
Blitz (2011)
Blitz is a British crime thriller directed by
Elliot Lester. In terms of promotion one of the key parts to promoting the film
was the poster. The poster itself features the main character (Jason Statham)
who is renowned for playing his “hard man” role in other films. This is a good
way of promoting the film as it will bring an audience in whom like Jason
Statham as an actor and also the type of films he features in. The teaser
trailer is 30 seconds which features clips which were in the main theatrical
trailer. The 30 second teaser has very pacey cuts which relates to the genre of
the film. At the end of the teaser trailer it features its release date. The
film probably wouldn’t have been finished which results in the short teaser
trailer. The main theatrical trailer features some of the clips shown in the
teaser trailer but starts of slowly and builds up to the fast action in
contrast to the teaser which is fast cuts and action.
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