Showing posts with label John Wynn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Wynn. Show all posts
Thursday, 11 May 2017
Wednesday, 26 April 2017
Monday, 27 March 2017
Amendment to the first three minutes of our film
Original
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.
The new first three minutes
To introduce the film, the camera will focus on the characters' feet and the floor. Non-diegetic music will be plaing behind this to create suspense. The characters are then shown to enter a caged area and then they are shown to lock themswlves in, creating tension, whilst the non-diegetic music continues. The last character to enter the room , Boris, walkes past the camera and whilst he does so the screen goes black, like a wipe. The text will appear telling the audience what the film is called and who stars in the film. The characters will be sat down on the floor looking hopeless and then Boris declares that "it's been a week now" and then Boris and Jim have a dissagrement and the arguement gets more physical. Nicola has to seperate them and then Nicola agree with Boris and says that it was the government to ruin the human race in England. A transition appears of a news report which Nicola talks about which shows that the governemnt declared mandetory DNA samples. Then the scene changes back to Nicola, Boris and John and snipets of someone outside of the cage appears and Boris goes out to check. Boris gets attacked and Nicola and Jim go and look to see what was outside of the cage, attacking Boris. The clip ends with Boris saying 'shit'.
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.
The new first three minutes
To introduce the film, the camera will focus on the characters' feet and the floor. Non-diegetic music will be plaing behind this to create suspense. The characters are then shown to enter a caged area and then they are shown to lock themswlves in, creating tension, whilst the non-diegetic music continues. The last character to enter the room , Boris, walkes past the camera and whilst he does so the screen goes black, like a wipe. The text will appear telling the audience what the film is called and who stars in the film. The characters will be sat down on the floor looking hopeless and then Boris declares that "it's been a week now" and then Boris and Jim have a dissagrement and the arguement gets more physical. Nicola has to seperate them and then Nicola agree with Boris and says that it was the government to ruin the human race in England. A transition appears of a news report which Nicola talks about which shows that the governemnt declared mandetory DNA samples. Then the scene changes back to Nicola, Boris and John and snipets of someone outside of the cage appears and Boris goes out to check. Boris gets attacked and Nicola and Jim go and look to see what was outside of the cage, attacking Boris. The clip ends with Boris saying 'shit'.
Monday, 6 March 2017
DNA-pocalypse=b-movie
DNA-pocalypse
We have decided to make our film a b-movie due to the low budget and the minimum choice of locations which we have. We believe the target audience of our movie likes comedy more than intensity, therefore we will add a slight hint of comedy in our film, possibly some sarcasm by the characters. Films such as Deadpool and Scary movie are very popular due to the comedic tone of the films. Our film is rated a 12 and therefore this suits the new idea of a 'b-movie' as young people like to have a laugh, especially with their friends and if we can make a funny b-movie then the film will be successful as we may just get more recognition than what we anticipated and so all the effort of making the film will be woth it. If the film is successful and makes the audience laugh then an individual will hopefull spread the film through word of mouth or the media. The young are constantly on the media and there are over 1.86 billion monthly active users on facebook. This would let our film be spread to others quickly and efficiently.
We will outline that our film is a bee movie by having terrible acting, overdramatic music and very extreme sound effects.
One example of a successful b-movie is:
Return of the Living Dead
Year: 1985
Director: Dan O’Bannon
A b-movie is a movie which has a low budget and usually presents a perticular genre. Low-budget science-fiction and horror films became more popular in the 1950s and we aspire to creat an acceptable science-fiction b-movie film. Many of the films arer 70 minutes or less, which is less than an average film of 90 minutes or two hours.
Our film was origninally going to be 90 minutes, however we have shortened it to 70-80 minutes to make it more like a b-movie.
We have decided to make our film a b-movie due to the low budget and the minimum choice of locations which we have. We believe the target audience of our movie likes comedy more than intensity, therefore we will add a slight hint of comedy in our film, possibly some sarcasm by the characters. Films such as Deadpool and Scary movie are very popular due to the comedic tone of the films. Our film is rated a 12 and therefore this suits the new idea of a 'b-movie' as young people like to have a laugh, especially with their friends and if we can make a funny b-movie then the film will be successful as we may just get more recognition than what we anticipated and so all the effort of making the film will be woth it. If the film is successful and makes the audience laugh then an individual will hopefull spread the film through word of mouth or the media. The young are constantly on the media and there are over 1.86 billion monthly active users on facebook. This would let our film be spread to others quickly and efficiently.
We will outline that our film is a bee movie by having terrible acting, overdramatic music and very extreme sound effects.
One example of a successful b-movie is:
Return of the Living Dead
Year: 1985
Director: Dan O’Bannon
A b-movie is a movie which has a low budget and usually presents a perticular genre. Low-budget science-fiction and horror films became more popular in the 1950s and we aspire to creat an acceptable science-fiction b-movie film. Many of the films arer 70 minutes or less, which is less than an average film of 90 minutes or two hours.
Our film was origninally going to be 90 minutes, however we have shortened it to 70-80 minutes to make it more like a b-movie.
Wednesday, 1 March 2017
Tuesday, 31 January 2017
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.
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.
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.
Monday, 23 January 2017
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:
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 3rd
person perspective.
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