Opening title sequence

To help us with our opening title sequence, we used josh's emaze that he created. http://jcasmediaproduction2016.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/i-previously-did-some-research-on.html

We created our titles for our film noir based on the film Falling angel.

Before we had tho layout, we asked for feedback on what people thought of the title sequence, we realised there was to many titles and they covered up the characters in the background too much, so we decided using less titles and moving them around makes it much better.

Reflective comments:

I think josh did really well in finding information about title sequences and it helped us out on how to do our own. 

Vlog

Vlog Positives and Negatives from Matthew Levesley on Vimeo.

This is us, reflecting on our positives and negatives on our film noir production 

Production log

we have nearly finished our production, last wednesday we did some more filming as there were scenes missing and ones that weren't perfect. we have now finished all our filming and now doing the final editing, we showed the class what we have produced so far and Matthew designed a questionnaire  for the class to give us feedback. Matthew is now producing a slide on emaze with the feeb back we got.

First Draft- The secret

This is our first draft, we have quite a lot of improvement and there is sounds that are not in such as the gun shot, also there is me falling over and my shocked face that needed improving. we have made a questionnaire to get feedback from.

Researching Editing Techniques

While i was researching into mise-en-scene, Josh researched editing and then wrote this, here is a link to his blog post http://jcasmediaproduction2016.blogspot.co.uk  

Editing:

When researching online about the editing used in film noir's, I wasn't able to pinpoint a website that clearly described in detail the way that they were edited after being filmed. This is because that back in the time when they were made, technology was limited and very little amounts of editing could actually be done. It was most likely done during the actual filming progress.
After using vimeo to watch some more film noir's, it is clear to see that techniques which fall into the editing section are simple things such as eye line match, and shot reverse shot, along with the soundtrack and voice, not to mention that most classic film noir's were shown in black and white.

Our Piece:
For our final production, we plan to stick to the basics when it comes to editing; we will obviously put a chosen soundtrack over the top of our piece along with a voice over of the everyman. In terms of editing camera shots, we will stick to the conventions and include some eye line matches along with shot reverse shots. Enhanced editing doesn't stick to the conventions so we plan to keep things simple and just make the piece black and white so that our audience can recognise the genre.

Giving each of our group members different aspects of film noir's to research has been good for us because its meant we can all be independent and know exactly what we have to find. We've then given each other feedback and explained exactly what we've found out. To improve this, we could've worked a bit faster as we spent a few lessons each researching different aspects.

Script- Credit to Josh and Matthew

Josh and Matthew did the script.

Josh Coe: Tony (Everyman)

Heather McDonald: Victoria (Femme Fatale)

EXT. Road. Night

(Tony leaning against wall looking at empty wallet)

Tony: 

(voiceover)
(hopeless)

I lost it all, she took everything I had. I'm left with nothing but dreams, of what could have been.

(Tony tosses wallet away and walks off)

OPENING TITLE SEQUENCE 

Tony:

(voiceover)
(desperation)

Theres only one thing left to do, she deserves it.

(Tony stands behind wall to hide)

Tony:

(voiceover)
(with love)

This is the route she walks everyday, I'd never forget.

(Victoria becomes visible walking through the alley, a cigarette in hand)

Tony:

(voiceover)
(with hope)

She still looks as beautiful as she did the first time I saw her.

(Victoria walks past Tony but can't see him)

Tony:

(voiceover)

(more hate)

 She's blinded from the world, she deserves this.

(Victoria continues walking as Tony appears from the darkness)

Tony:

(aggression)

Hey Victoria!

(Victoria turns quickly and shock fills her face)

Victoria:

(Gasps)

(Tony pulls the trigger and the camera looms on the cigarette burning out)



I am happy with what Josh and Matthew came up with, i decided to leave it to Josh as he does A-Level Creative Writing and eve though i do it aswell, script work is not my strong point. Even though its very short but that is what we wanted as we didn't want a lot of talking. Now the script is done, we can now start filming as before Josh started on the script, Matthew was having trouble on what to write and we couldn't film until it was done.

Film Certificates- Credit to Josh

Josh researched into the film certificates and found this information.

http://jcasmediaproduction2016.blogspot.co.uk

We think that it would be good to do some research on the certificates that films are given. After this research has been completed we can judge what certificate we think our film should be given related to the content in it.

Universal:

The universal symbols means that people who are shown this film or plan to watch it should be over the age of 4. However, it is impossible to predict what may or may not upset a certain child, or what content they may be scared of. Universal films generally contain nothing offence or worrying, with practically no reference to drugs, sex and very little to violence. Films rated with this certificate are usually aimed at children.


Parental Guidance:

This symbol means that children should be supervised by a parent or guardian when watching a film or TV show that is rated a PG. Films that are rated PG aren't always necessarily aimed at children to watch with the parents, some could just be aimed at adults but with very little offensive or disturbing content, meaning that if supervised children could watch it with their parents.


12A:
A film that is rated a 12A is something you will only see in a cinema. A film rated 12A means that it is aimed at people who are aged over 12, so the content will not be suitable for children. However, if someone under the age of 12 wants to see a film rated 12, they are allowed to do so as long as a parent or guardian over the age of 12 accompanies them to the cinema. Films or TV shows that are rated with this certificate are likely to include some brief scenes of violence, threat, drugs, sex and bad language.


12:

If a film is rated 12A in a cinema, when it is released on DVD, the certificate will change to a 12. This is because accompanied viewing cannot be enforced at home, so as a result of this retailers aren't by law allowed to sell discs that are rated 12 to anyone who doesn't have proof to show their age. As mentioned above, a 12 film is likely to include the same things as a 12A, the certificate is just changed for cinematic viewing.

15:
A film that is rated 15 means that no one under this age can see it at a cinema without identification, and it cannot be sold be retailers to anyone under this age without proof. Films with this certificate will undoubtably include some explicit scenes of violence, threat, drugs, sex and bad language, and possibly some scenes that some people may find offensive or disturbing.  


18:  

A film with an 18 certificate means that you have to be 18 years of age to see it at the cinema, and also 18 to buy it in store. The thing thats separates an 18 from a 15 is the persistence of the explicit scenes, and the duration. A 15 may include one scene of strong violence, where as an 18 may include several scenes of strong violence, making the film as a whole more explicit.


Our Piece:
After a discussion with my group about the content of our media piece, comparing what we will include to the research I have done above, I think our piece should be rated a 12. I think this because in terms of explicit scenes, our piece is limited. We don't include any strong scenes of violence or bad language, which means that the 18 and 15 certificates are eliminated. I don't thing that the Universal or Parental Guidance ratings suit our piece because the general content of our film will be related to an adult audience, and will not be understood by children. The 12 certificate is right for our piece because it relates to the brief references of of threat and violence; also the scene of our femme fatal smoking a cigarette is likely to not be understood or seen by children.

I think that Josh has done a good job here, and him researching this information has helped us with our film and giving us more information and helping us out on picking what certificate would be best for our film.