Conventions of a Horror Film Poster.

Film Poster feature many different elements, these include:

• Film Title - usually an inigma or clue as to the narrative of the film e.g. Let Me In.
• Tagline - typically supports the title by elborating on the enigma e.g. Innocence Dies. Abby Doesn't
• Releases date.
• Web link.
• Actors/Actresses names.
• Billing Block - including pruducers, driectors, distributors, sound engineers and editors.
• Colour pallet (typically of three colours, usually red, black and white in horror genre posters).
• USP - this could be the star, director, narrative or maybe an adaptation.
• CGI Image (usually featuring the star of the film accompanied by the danger, blood or an enigma).

Evaluation

Media

Production Logs

Time Management

Preliminary Task - Centre number: 17539 Candidate number: 7040

Costume & Props.

For each character I have made a mood board of suggestions for costumes, acsessories and props.

Lucy (pre descent).

Lucy (post descent).

James.

We've chosen to use brands like Doctor Marten and band t-shirts e.g. Joy Division because we feel that our target audience will be able to relate to the costume because of the bands they listen to and fashion they choose. Also, the darker colours for Lucy post descent contrast to the bright neutral colours before, showing a clear distinction in character.

In addtion we have also choosen to use props like Blackberrys because they are quickly becoming a part of teen culture, it's hard to walk down the street and not see at least 4 teens holding Blackberrys, therefore making it an easy and relateable prop.



Script and Casting.

Here is an initial script that our actress, actor and extras will be given. We have decided to use Megan Shine in the role of Lucy, she is an A-Level Theatre student who achieved an A grade at GSCE. We will also being using Liam Doyle for the role of James; he too is studying Theatre at A-Level and took it for GCSE. We have decided to right a script, however, this is mainly for direction of physicality, both of these actors to prefer to spontaeneouly improvise which ultimately would give a rawer affect; Many of the scenes in "This is England" were improvised. Any extras we need for the scenes shot in school we will arrange through our friends and class mates.



Original Storyboards.

We have decided to use a number of establishing shots, close ups of specific things in the establishing shots, repetition and fast edits, like in films of the Britsh Drama genre we have analysed; "Rock n Rolla" and "This is England". These have beentitled as original because we may decided to add and edit the film along the way, so realistically this set of story boards are a rough outline and guide, the final storyboards will be produced at the end of film/beginning of editing.

Location Reecce.

Firstly, for the scene that are going to be filmed be have choosen to use the Maths corridor and a classroom in along that corridor.

Pros:

• Its a well lite area that we can manipulate.
• We can achieve a diverse number of camera angles and tracks.
• The colours of the corridor are quite dull: conforms to our brit drama genre.

Cons:

• During school hours it's very noisy and busy.
• There are lockers along the corridor, we may not wish to use.

Health & Safety:

• Risk of tripping- make sure the corridor is clear of all obscurities.

In addition, me have also chosen to use the Cockfosters area to shoot are scenes that are not in school, specifically the underground station, creating a sense of Britishness. 

Pros:

• Open Space.
• Reflective of the British Drama Genre "tube stations" are quintessentially British.
• Dull colours again.

Cons:

• Members of the public.
• Very busy during rush hour.
• Extra noise.

Health & Safety:

• Taxi bay in the middle, possible hazard.
• Stairs, possible tripping.

Insight into Institute.

Seeing as we have decided to shoot our film in the Style of British Drama, I have decided to look into some examples of British Film directors and British Film Institutes. 

Directors.

Danny Boyle.

Danny Boyle is an award-winning British director and producer, who started his career with theatre. He made his debut in the feature film industry in the year 1994, with the film 'Shallow Grave'. However, it was his second film 'Trainspotting', released in 1996, through which he rose to fame. One of England's most famous breakthrough talents of the 1990s, Danny Boyle has been in the industry for less than two decades, but has still managed to garner much success and acclaim for himself.

Shane Meadows.

A rising star of British cinema, Shane Meadows is an English film director, screenwriter and occasional actor from Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England. He is especially known for "This is England" (2006) and a number of film shorts: "the Stairwell", "Northern Soul" and "Where's The Money, Ronnie?".

Institute.
If our film was to be made into a production, in my opinion I believe that it would probably appeal to the  of film4 and the UK film council. Both of these companies are associated with the production of independent films. 

Film 4.
Film4 Productions is a British film production company owned by Channel 4. The company has been responsible for backing a large number of films made in the United Kingdom. The company's first production was Walter, directed by Stephen Frears, which was released in 1982. Before 1998, the company was identified as Channel Four Films or FilmFour International. Later, the outfit was re-branded as FilmFour, to coincide with the launch of a new Digital TV channel of the same name. The company cut its budget and staff significantly in 2002, due to mounting losses, and was re-integrated into the drama department of Channel 4.In 2004, Tessa Ross became head of both Film4 and Channel 4 drama. The name "Film4 Productions" was introduced in 2006 to tie in with the relaunch of the FilmFour broadcast channel as Film4.

UK Film Council.

The UK Film Council (UKFC) was set up in 2000 by the Labour Government as a non-departmental public body to develop and promote the film industry in the UK. It is constituted as a private company limited by guarantee governed by a board of 15directors and is funded through sources including the National Lottery. John Woodward is the Chief Executive Officer of the UKFC. As at 30 June 2008, the company had 90 full-time members of staff. On 26 July 2010 it was announced that the council would be abolished; Woodward said that the decision had been taken with "no notice and no consultation". Since its creation it has distributed more than £160m of lottery money to over 900 films.Lord Puttnam described the Council as "a layer of strategic glue that's helped bind the many parts of our disparate industry together."

Music.

When I spoke to a focus they said that Music can either make or break a film, and that when they watch a British film they expected to hear British music. We wanted to establish a relationship with our audience through aspects like music, costume and props. We have decided to do this by using small, british bands or "indie" artists that our target audience would probably listen to:

- Bombay Bicycle Club: Evening/Morning

 - Twisted Wheel: Lucy The Castle

- Bon Iver: Flume

- Mystery Jets: Alice Springs.

January Time Management.

Ideology.

In making a film in the style of British Drama I think that some elements that the audience will desire e.g. friendship groups, clothes and parts of the lifestyle (if you look at films like this is England, Rock n Rolla and clockwork orange aspects of "belonging" or being part of group of people the same as you)  but, essentially I think that the audience is more likely to see the downfalls to the things that they desire. Having a great social life = feeling like rubbish and not doing well in life, conforming to the bleak, gritty realistic aspects of British drama. By looking at conforming to a group we will be exposing the reality and downfalls to this, so by presenting the ideology of "belonging" to the audience we will be consequences for doing so.

Target Audience.

100% of the people we surveyed were interested in Drama films in the british or teen genre, to appeal to a broader audience we have decided to combine the two elements together and come up with a film that deals with the things British teens have to go through. Our film will be aimed at the target audience of 15 - 25 year who are interested in the darker side of teen life and the effects it can have on life. We will be aiming our film at a more middle/upper class audience, the type of young adults who watch "Skins" and "Misfits" apossed to "Adulthood" and "Shameless".

When doing these we will have to consider; costume, music and location. We will want to make the film in a way so that the audience can relate to the characters e.g. "Oh I've heard that song", "I have that jacket", "I read that magazine" or "I remember going there."

Analysis of the Conventions of British Drama.

This is an analysis of the genre of British Drama which also have a element of crime. We have looked at the films; The Full Monty, Trainspotting, This Is England, A Clockwork Orange and Brassed Off.

We have established that most British Dramas include:

Kitchen sink realism - rather condescending title applied from the late 1950s onwards in Britain to the then new wave of realistic drama depicting the family lives of working‐class character.

Enigmas - something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained.

Dull Colours - Dull colours to reflect the boring, unexciting lives of the characters.

This is England Analysis

Drama Genre: Questionnaire results and Analysis

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Drama Genre: questionnaire.

Genre Questionnaire

This was a questionnaire conducted to find out some information about our audience on our chosen genre, drama, specifically British.

Research into Conventions of Drama

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We created a mindmap and looked at the convetions in the film genres of Romantic (comedy and drama), Drama and Action.

Romantic:
-They are mainly filmed in big cities. For example London and New York.
-Mainly always contain an intimate scene of some description via the use of two shots.
-Romantic comedies use bright, calm, refreshing colours.
-Normally have a happy ending.
-Involves a challenge or a problem that needs to be overcome.

Action:
-They use big well known stars e.g. Nicholas Cage in nation treasure and Heath Ledger in Batman: The   

 Dark Knight.
-They tend to have explosions in every movie.
-Intense percussion is usually used.
-Usually involves stunts e.g. explosions and car chases.
-The good guy always wins.
-There is always a fight between the good guy and the bad guy.

Drama:

-Usually uses big stars before they get big, e.g. Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Manic and Ewan Mcgregor in 

 Trainspotting.

-Kitchen sink realism.

-Bleak, dull colours to reflect the mood and atmosphere of the film.

My Media Piece

This is my media blog where I will be planning my AS media. I will be putting up of my research into british genre and it conventions, and all of the planning that goes into creating my piece I will be creating a short opening/trailer for film in the british drama genre.