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Ed Neely - Evaluation

Film Opening Project Evaluation

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Final Cut

Here is the final cut for our British Social Realism film opening.

Plan of changes after recieving feedback.

Mise-en-scene:
The main comment for mise-en-scene was that the location was a bit too predictable. However unfortunately we are limited to the location we have chosen and also are under time pressure so we cannot make these changes.

Camerawork:
Camera movements too slow, shots held on too long. We have cut them down already, we need to keep them the same so the character footage length is in propourtion. It reflects the characters way of life - higher class, fast paced. Lower class, slower paced.

Editing:
We were asked to make titles smaller and make them more animated, such as moving text. we are going to make the titles smaller but we are not adding effects to the titles as this would make it less naturalistic and would not suit the genre of british social realism.

Sound:
Our sound was said to be too upbeat, we think the suits the routine of the people as one is a up-beat life and the other is rushing which is also up-beat. We based the soundtrack on 'This is england' which also has an up-beat reggae based soundtrack.

Generic Conventions:
There were no comments on improvements for the generic conventions.

Feedback from Test Screening

Mise en scene - Include a good choice of costume, however less predictable locations would have been a better idea. The alarm was a good prop and also using the mobile phone to contrast the two classes.

Camerawork: There are slow camera movements, however there is a good variety of camera shots.

Editing: the pace of the clips has a good flow that helps to give the viewer a sense of time between the two characters. Need to make the titles a bit smaller and could add some more movement to them such as sliding in. Also, need to make sure titles don't overlap into footage.

Sound: A bit too upbeat.

Generic Conventions: The locations have been picked well for the social realism convention.

Given Level: Level 3, mark between 40-60. Proficient.

Rough Cut

Here is our rough cut for our British Social Realism film opening.

Soundtrack Research

Bob Marley - Could You Be Love
It is a good song for our opening sequence because it is up beat and could relate to having a good morning. It has a foreign style of music but suits the genre well as many other social realism films have used reggae in their opening sequences.


Bob Marley - Could You Be Love (Remix)
This one is good like the above one but has been re-mixed to contain elements which british music contains which also links to the film. It contains drum beats which are similar to ones in club music in the UK.





another like this is red red wine - UB40, however we are going to go for more Ska than Reggae because it is more linked to british culture. Also this music is too cheery.



I think to acheive what we want from the soundtrack we need to compose a original piece but we have a clear idea of what we will compose.

Props costumes and loctaions

In our opening we will use different kinds of props, costumes and locations.

Props:
The lower class boys mobile phone
The two beds
Deodorant & Aftershave
Bags





Costumes: Higher class boy Fcuk Pyjamas, Topman T-shirt, Jeans, Nike trainers, Gio Goi hooded top, Lacoste T-shirt, Firetrap satchel.


Lower Class Boy Fila Tracsuit bottoms, Flat peak, Fila bag, Plain t-shirt, Air max's,
Plain Hoody.





Location:
Swavesy
Ed's house
Carlton
Conor's house
Cambridge
Classroom
Longroad

This is our Animatic storyboard for our film opening.

Synopsis

Our opening is going to show and contrast a well-off teenager and a lower class teenager's routines. The well off teenager will be getting ready for school waking up in his house whilst the lower-class teenager will be coming in from the previous night out. We intend to contrast all of the mise-en-scene and we will accord this to steriotypical knowledge.

british social realism soundtracks

It is difficult to analyse the soundtracks of British social realist films as they are all very different. This is England has quite a lively, loud soundtrack it is reggae based and is not really the same genre as the film. Football Factory's opening music is quite jumpy and again doesn't really fit. The soundtrack is going to have a really deliberate change in it. First the track will include a melody and very little bass while the first character is introduced. But then after the change between characters the music will change as well to more of a street style track with more of a beat in it. This will also show the huge change between the class's of the characters.

Included Microelements

Location
- House (Ed's)
- Classroom
- Run-Down Street

Editing
- Naturalistic
- Fast Paced
- No Transitions

Camerawork
- Naturalistic

Sound
- Diegetic & Non-Diegetic

- Diegetic:
--Parents in background (shouting)
--Stereo
--Parents Waking People
--Alarm Clock

- Non-Diagetic:
--Soundtrack
--- Contrasts to social class but with smooth changeover
Costumes
- Smart clothes for upper class teenager
- Scruffy clothes for lower class teenager (sleep in clothes)

Lighting
- Naturalistic
- Daylight and Indoor artificial Light
Props
- School Bag
- Beer Can
- Cigarette

Mood Board

Further Planning

• show the difference between higher and lower class
• contrasts a higher class boy with a lower class boy
  - higher class boy; getting up and ready in the morning - woken by parents, breakfast at table, neatly dressed
  - lower class boy; just coming in and going to bed, can hear parents shouting at him, gets up late, keeps on same clothes and ruffly gets ready
• higher class boy goes off to college, gets in on time
• lower class boy gets in late and is forced to sit next to other boy - this shows the comparison in their attitudes
• then scene cuts, black screen and bold title

Plan

At first we thought that we would produce a Children Adventure sequence, but then we changed to British Social Realism as we think we would be able to produce this better and have more ideas.
This is why we have a lot of Children Adventure analysis, made previous to this change.

Analysis Of Pulp Fiction

The pulp fiction opening sequence starts with a large surprise to the viewer as a couple appear to be having a romantic afternoon in a cafe and suddenly both jump up declaring they are robbing the café. The scene then freezes on the man and woman pointing their guns. I think this is done to show the anger on the woman’s face and how she is determined for success. The music (pump it) then kicks in, showing the credits in a bright font which contrasts with the lack background. These title credits are simple so the viewer focuses on the busy fast music which is building up the suspense and telling the story of what is happening. The credits change position and transitions regularly, i think this is to keep the viewer interested due to the intro credits being quite long, the music also helps to achieve this. The long credits helps to build the suspense as the viewer is waiting longer and longer to find out what happens in the robbery.

The camerawork is steady and still when the man and woman are sitting at the table and as soon as the equilibrium is broken (start of robbery) the camera zooms up to follow the man who has just stood on top of the seat. However there is not much camera work at all in the opening sequence due to such a short amount of footage.

The editing is minimal because there is only one shot before the titles.

The mise-en-scene is suggestive of a usual environment, both characters are dressed like normal people, acting normal in a normal location. This makes the viewer feel comfortable and un-suspecting before the equilibrium is broken.

The sound is the main part in this sequence.

Analysis Of British Social Realism Drama

Social realism dramas are dramas which are based around real-life scenarios. They use everyday characters, usually from the working-class. Most social realism dramas are usually urban dramas. These dramas are usually presented steriotypically.
Social realism dramas relate to the viewer's everyday like to interest them or it is the total opposite and they are interested to see how other people live and work.
A good example of a social realism drama is 'This Is England' this film shows how people act and their everyday lives in a rough part of England.

This is England

Released: 27 April 2007

Plot: Schoolboy growing up in England in 1983, He comes across some skinheads after a fight. They soon become his new best freinds.

This particular film won BAFTAs and other awards.

Analysis of Robin Hood

Robin Hood has a lot of history behind the story. Robin Hood is a figure from English folklore his story originates from medieval times but they remain significant in popular culture where he is known for robbing the rich to give to the poor and fighting against injustice and tyranny. His band of 'Merry Men' are also included in this folklore, a large group of sixty outlaws. He has been the subject of numerous films, television series, books, comics, and plays. In the earliest sources Robin Hood is a commoner, but he would often later be portrayed as the dispossessed Earl of Huntingdon.

There has been many different telling's of Robin Hood including "Robin Hood Men in Tights", "Miss Robin Hood" and the childs animated version. I am going to analyse the animated version of the film. I am doing this just to experiment and look at different ways of making a children's adventure film.

The film starts off with the song and the rooster starting off the story. It as this point that you realize that the film has a narrator. The credits are shown through a story book style to make it more interesting for the films target audience. The Book illustrates the credits through pictures of the characters and then the names of the actors playing the voices. The moving pictures in the credits are also more interesting for children as they don't get bored of lists of names. The sound in the film is also very child like as it is very humerous. The mise en scene in the scene is very colourful all the characters are very brightly coloured. The props in the credits are all musical instruments that the characters are playing along to the music, this brings the music in to the scene even more. The lighting in the scene is also very bright and colourful, this is probably due to the fact that the film is animated and so all the lighting has to be put in and is not left natural. The camera work is very basic although ther are some different depths used. There is no camera work used as it is a cartoon and so there are no recorded images. the effect of a camera however is used as the viewer looks into what is meant to be the viewers eyes.

Final Logo

Here is our final logo, animated in Final Cut.