Props and information about them

Props and information about them

We need a pen knife, so we can use it in the film to 'stab a clone', and use it as protection.  The character using this is passive aggressive, which is shown by this as this pocket knife can be hidden.
A pen knife like this would be the most suitable.

We also need a lantern, to use as the source of light for the survivors for when they are all sat on the floor waiting to re-locate themselves.


The type of cloyhes we need are 'old' , lazy looking clothes. Examples of these are: tracksuit bottoms, lose tops, no expensive jackets and no 'posh' looking shoes. This would show to the audience that the survivors have been stranded for a while and are therefore stuck in un-hygenic clothes. We also need a warm coat for one f the characters, to give them a 'samrt' personality. Furthermore, it adds to the idea that the area is cold.

To add to this, we also need a newspaper to use as a stimulus to start a conversation between the characters about the disruption that has happened. A news paper similar to the guardian or daily mail is a good option to make the newspaper look more realistic. We would have to throw the paper around and destroy it a little to make the newspaper look used and old.
 We also need a lab coat which is used in the lab sene of the scientist creating a blog.
Additionally, in the film we have added a phone to symbolise the generation and year which the film is set in. An IPhone 6s would not be used in a 1990's film or even in 2010, therefore the audience will know that the film is set in modern day.

First 15 minutes of 28 Days Later

First 15 minutes of 28 days later
 

 

28 Days later is a post apocalyptic thriller set in a desolate London town based around a group of survivors trying to outlast the infected. The story of 28 days later is typical of a post apocalyptic film as the iconography used such as a dystopian environment and blood are commonly used in this genre. The film is similar to ours due to the fact that the cause of the outbreak is down to DNA problems.

 

At the start of the film we see a lot of rioting on several TV sets conveying aggression to the monkey strapped to the bed viewing these horrible acts of violence. The aim of this was for the doctor to cure rage through some sort of treatment he had came up with and to aid this ape he had to show the monkey aggressive acts. Once we see this, we see several other animals caged up in other containers like lab experiments gone wrong. Meanwhile, the animal right activists enter to witness the monstrosity of what the doctor has caused. As they stroll around the laboratory taking photos of the wrongly abused animals, the confused and frightened doctor witnesses the animal rights activists taking photos and tries calling security to help him self and prevent the research from escaping. However, this becomes too late as one of the activists opens up the cage to one of the infected apes and starts of the disease of the infected by getting menacingly bitten transmitting their DNA through saliva and blood. The rage infected humans infect the non-infected and the rise of the infected begins. Throughout this scene we see a lot of close ups of the peoples faces and also the apes faces to connote to the viewer the animal rights activists shock contrasting to the apes uncontrollable rage.
 

 

After this scene, the camera fades to black and films 28 days later, where the storyline cuts to the main character (Jim) lay vulnerably on a hospital bed unbeknown of what's happened in the world. We first see Jim at a birds eye view looking weak and helpless as the camera is looking down on him. As Jim gets out of bed, he aimlessly wonders around the hospital to see if he can find anyone to help him and tell him what is going on. Whilst Jim is walking around the empty hospital ward we see the hospital basically turned upside down with the amount of rubbish everywhere and beds turned over. The main theme we see here is consumerism as Jim is going around collecting more drinks than he needs when there is a much bigger problem at hand.
 

 

In the next scene, we see Jim head outside to an empty, lifeless London with the loudest noise being the wind whistling through the cracks in the now run down buildings that used to be so full of life a month ago. As Jim is walking through London he occasionally shouts "Hello" to see if anyone responds and helps him with his curiosity and well being. Furthermore we see even more consumerism as whilst he is trying to find people, he is picking up money off of the streets which he doesn't need at this moment in time. When filming Jim walking around the desolate London town, there is a lot of extreme long shots used to infer to the viewer how empty such a busy town should be which therefore enhances the tense and suspenseful atmosphere that something is not right.

After venturing around the lonely town for a good few minutes of the film he finds a load of news reports about the infected and this is where the main character finally realises what is going on but not entirely sure how it's happened and why. Once he witnesses these shocking news reports he heads to a church only to find hundreds of bodies on the floor all looking lifeless and mutilated and the 15 minutes ends at the point where he finally meets one of the infected.

Throughout these first 15 minutes we see a lot of post apocalyptic conventions such as desolate towns, blood, the undead and loneliness emphasising how much of an impact the infected have had on humanity. 28 Days Later is successful as a post apocalyptic horror because of its detailed yet fast approach to the matter in hand and the storyline follows what was happening in modern day times at the time the film was made. We will use both post apocalyptic conventions and a meaningful start to recreate something similar to 28 Days Later as our film is quite similar to this film.

Analysis of 28 Days Later - first 15 minutes

28 Days Later is about the human race having to fight for survival against the man made monster- the rage virus.

To introduce 28 Days Later, we see chaos and anarchy as the streets are filled with violence and terror. Long shots and medium long shots are used throughout this scene to allow the audience to see who is causing what damage. Evidentaly, the medium close ups used allow the demograqphic to see that the public is fighting against the police force. The context of the movie is that the governmet isn't looking after society well, therefore this scene underlines the chaos of the time the film was made.This is emphasised further by the diegetic noise of the screaming crowds. The de-saturated colours of the scene reinforces the fact that this scene is in the past and that's this scene is significant to the plot and possibly to the next scene, even though that scene is in the past. The editing is really fast paced, connoting the idea of rush and danger as the shots change really quickly. Shots change before 3 seconds, mostly.

 Then a graphic match is made as the screaming crowds are then shown on multiple TV screens, in front of a gorilla which is being experimented on. There is as birds eye view shot looking down at the gorilla which emphasises the gorilla's vulnerability. The low key lighting underlines the fact that the mood of the scene is distraught, creating fear in the demographic. The diegetic noise of the gorilla crying acts as a signal to the audience that the gorilla is hurt and needs help. The editing is quite slow which allows the audience to see how much pain the gorilla is in. Soon after, some animal rights activists come into the shot, from a long shot which helps the audience to see them from head to toe. Once they start to look around they find apes/gorillas and plan on releasing them, which is allowed to be seen by the audience with the use of slow paced editing. However, a scientist comes into the room and tries to stop the ARA from releasing the apes as they are infected with a "rage virus".

Once the ARA release one ape there is more chaos and bright red, flashing signals signifying that humanity is now in danger. Location iconography is used as in this scene the location is a science facility. This gives connotations of: tampering with nature, science and DNA. The editing of this scene is fast paced with good use continuity editing such as: the 180 degree rule, shot reverse shot and match on action. One example of shot reverse shot is when the ale ARA was speaking to the scientist and the camera switched (cannot find examples of this). The fast editing suggests that the danger of releasing the monkeys is incredibly high and the short takes suggests that the ARA don't really know what they are doing and there is tension between them and the scientist is strong. This is evidence of binary opposites which is usually in horror films, however this is a post- apocalyptic horror.

After that, we see Jim wake up in a hospital out of a coma.

Jim is then in the hospital which is deserted, with no signs of humanity. Evidently, there are loads of things thrown around  out of place. This suggests to the demographic that something terrible has happened, resulting in the natural equilibrium being distorted. Long sots are frequently used to allow the viewers to see clearly how disrupted the hospital is. Again, location iconography is visible as this scene is In a hospital which connotes: health, hope and life. However, going against the usual norms of hospitals is the fact that the hospital is empty and lifeless. This ,therefore, created fear in Jim , the protagonist of the story, as the one place which heals people and keeps them safe, is no longer available to do that. This then shows how vulnerable Jim really is. The slow paced editing allows the audience to see in rich detail how empty the place actually id and how much Jim is trying to take in, as he is new to the situation and doesn't know hat is going on,

After Jim wonders around the hospital for a while he finds branded, fizzy drinks. This brings up the idea of 'consumerism' as he is more bothered about going for branded drinks than something more useful for the body, like water or juice. Again, Jim continues to walk around in hope for some 'company' and some sort of explanation. Long shots are still used to show the idea that he is 'alone' in a place where he could get hurt or even killed. The fact that we know what is happened and Jim does not could create interest in the audience as they know that Jim has not planed on fighting against a damaged humanity. The editing is again, slow paced to allow the audience to see how 'stranded' and 'vulnerable' Jim is, even in a place of health and safety.

Jim then leaves the hospital and he goes into the streets of a deserted London.  This subverts location stereotypes as London is usually filled with people and activity. However, Jim has found himself in an unknown London, with no one around, no cars moving and no places open to go to. This long shot shows to the audience how stranded London is and the de-saturated colours emphasise that London is 'lifeless'. Slow paced editing is used to allow the audience to identify the fact that London is empty and that this isn't normal, creating excitement in the audience as they realise even the most life full place has become lifeless.

Analysis of a title sequence-Deadpool

Analysis of a title sequence from NicoleCollinsFrench

Title Sequence Analysis: Se7en

Title Sequence Analysis

Se7en

In the first part of the title sequence we see the camera focus on these pair of accurately sketched deformed hands. The mise en scene shown in this scene suggests that he is tidy as the picture of the hands is well set out, however the lighting in this frame suggests that the person in the frame is mysterious and creepy as the setting is really dark with a picture of deformed hands. Therefore straight away this infers to the viewer that the genre for this film is going to be horror.

  

After that the title progresses onto the character in the title sequence scraping dead skin off of his fingers. This infers to the viewer that the main character is creepy as this is not a normal thing to do. Furthermore the camera shoots this as a close up to emphasise how strange the main actor is.

This screenshot is effective as they have edited the frame in red to connotate maybe blood and danger. By connotating this, this furthermore links to the films genre as horror as a common horror convention is blood. As well as the frame being shot in red the person in the frame is distorted and the other colours are dark to support both danger and maybe death.

 

As the title progresses we see the sequence progress on to this shot. This is effective as it shows the main character is targeting someone and furthermore this shot shows us his feelings towards the person in the drawing as he is scribbling out his eyes. From typical horror films we can see this as a villainous act that is very suddistic as it suggests to the viewer the person in the drawing is a target that the main character wants to capture/kill. The cinematography in this scene is also effective as the whole frame is blackened out except the drawing which also contributes to the main characters dark intentions.

 

After the last screenshot this immediately cuts from the last frame to this one which emphasises the main characters sub-psychotic thoughts as he has instantly scribbled out his entire face which shows uncontrolled aggression and a desire to kill. Like the last screenshot this frame is also mostly blackened to emphasise that this is a horror film.

 

Finally, I decided to use this screenshot as this ultimately portrays that the main character has a sinister personality and furthermore this shows to the audience this is a horror film due to the person in the picture is getting pierced in the head by a sharp object.

I decided to use Se7en as a title sequence to analyse as they use great editing techniques to switch from cut to cut and  amazing cinematography techniques to creat an atmosphere that matches the films genre. So because our chosen film isn't horror we will approach our title sequence with something similar to this but mainly focus on post apocalyptic conventions such as loneliness and and desolation.

Why is our film a 12/12A?

Why is our film a 12(12 a) from NicoleCollinsFrench

Treatment 2

Treatment 2
Title of the film: DNA-Pocalypse
Duration: 3 minutes
Audience:
Our film is aimed at 12 years to 35 year olds who have an interest in DNA and science-fiction films. Additionally, those who like to think of the idea of a post-apocalyptic area. Stereotypically, males aged 18-25 may like this film as they like survival films and are more active. This results in them being able to position themselves in a character’s shoes. Similar films such as Shaun of the Dead, Dawn of the Dead and 28 Days Later have a similar demographic; young males. The certificate rating of our film is a 12. This is because it had no, or minimum: explicit language, nudity, sex, violence and use of drugs.
Distributor:

The best distributor would be a famous conglomerate. This is due to the fact that the film’s plot is not aimed at anything specifically, it is about something which could happen anywhere, therefore having a distributor with a big budget and a lot of money means it will be distributed to places all over the world. However, one which is mostly suitable is a distributor located in Sheffield known as “Cinema for All”. This is the most suitable as this is located in Sheffield which is not far away from where we are filming our movie. Therefore, this makes it easily accessible for us to get to there and it would not take a lot of time, money and travel. 

These listed films are examples of films which this company have helped to distribute. Additionally, we do not have much experience with filming therefore a more independent film company distributor would be more suitable for us.

Synopsis:

The 3 main characters are sat around a lantern in a caged area, can be set at early morning or mid afternoon. They are talking about how the world went to pot. Then you can hear sirens and devastation in the background. The characters are discussing the law the government passed. The screen will then transition to another scene, flickering transition, to a new room where a scientist is talking to the camera about the new law that everyone must give a sample of their DNA to the officials who will use it to help prevent crime (this will be filmed in a dark room with only 1 light on the scientist). The camera then fades back to the main characters sat around a lantern. They then talk about rioting and, looting as the people were not happy with the new law that was passed. The scene then cuts to shaky footage of people rioting and a mad upheaval with dust fliying around then the screen fades to black. When it cuts back the camera then cuts to footage (looking through a man’s eyes) as he’s stumbling towards the group in the cage. We then see a hand grabbing one of the cage and they turn around and scream. The camera then does a shot reverse shot of the person whom the hand belongs too and it’s a clone of the same person. With the camera placed on the floor looking up at his clone, the camera is drifting in and out of focus. The camera then re focuses on the rest of the characters (shot reverse shot) looking at how frightened they are. Then all of a sudden the screen fades to black.

 

Suggested elements: We have shot our film using different filters on our shots. TV footage of new interviews. Having a point of view shot from something that isn’t human. This is different as usually the camera shows the ideas and thoughts of characters or it shows the characters in a 3^rd person perspective.