Friday 21 December 2012
Wednesday 19 December 2012
Wednesday 12 December 2012
Evaluation: Question 2
Overall I was able to create a clear brand idenitity. My use of fonts and colour schemes worked well together and were used consistantly within both, the trailer and ancillary tasks. Even the composition of the images i've used are consistant, as the order in which characters are stood are the same in the images for the magazine cover and the poster. As well as this the stance they've taken are similar in both images but not so similar that they're identical.When compared to an official movie poster it matches up well with 'This Means War' the cinematic font used at the bottom, the image composition, all of these help to make the poster look realistic and help to create a brand identity within all of my products.
Tuesday 11 December 2012
Wednesday 5 December 2012
Evaluation: Ancillary Task Audience Research
Please have a look at the poster and magazine and then do the survey below and comment on the wallwisher.
Click here to take survey
Tuesday 6 November 2012
Planning: Final Script
Establishing shot of OLI’s house.
Scene 1
Bedroom – Morning
Then zooms up and into OLI’s bedroom. Close up on alarm, with hand on it snoozing it.
OLI
Uuugghhh
On Screen Text
MEET OLI
OLI gets up, tracks feet to toilet, door shuts in front of camera. OLI is then sat on the toilet having a poo. He sighs after a long farting sound.
Camera tracks along floor to next bedroom, tracks up bedside table to alarm. Close up on alarm, with hand on it snoozing it. Close up of WILL’s face as he groans and rolls over.
On Screen Text
MEET WILL
Tracks his feet to bathroom, OLI comes out of bathroom as WILL goes in. Then WILL is sat on the toilet taking a poo, as a loud farting sound takes place.
Scene 2
Lounge - Day
WILL laying on sofa, reading his Golf magazine. OLI sitting on the arm of the sofa drinking a cup of tea.
WILL
I need you out the house later, I’ve got a girl coming round.
OLI
Oh really, I’ve got a girl coming round too.
WILL
Who’s the girl then?
OLI
Who’s yours?
Scene 3
Outside – Day
MEG’s on the phone to her FRIEND. Cutting between the two girls as they’re talking on the phone.
MEG
Yeah, I’m seeing these two guys later.
FRIEND
Oh god, you slut.
MEG
Don’t say it like that. What do you think I should do?
FRIEND
Go out with them both, see which one you prefer.
Scene 4
Garden - Day
WILL is teaching MEG to play golf. MEG’s practicing with the golf club.
MEG
Am I swinging the bat right?
WILL
Club, and yeah it’s fine.
MEG
I think I have the idea now.
MEG then smashes the ball straight at WILL. He cries out in pain, MEG gasps.
MEG
I’m so sorry!
Scene 5
Kitchen - Day
OLI and MEG are in the kitchen making a cake.
MEG
I love making cakes; I used to make them with my Nan.
OLI
I’ll stir, but can you just turn the oven on for me?
MEG
Yeah sure.
MEG bends over to turn the oven, OLI quickly checks out her arse.
Scene 6
Kitchen - Day
OLI’s clearing up in the kitchen, WILL comes in, looks confused.
WILL
Why’d you make a cake?
OLI
It was to impress that girl I was talking about?
WILL
Did it work? Who is she?
OLI
Hang on.
OLI then gets his phone out and shows him a picture. WILL’s face drops.
Scene 7
Living Room - Evening
MEG and WILL are sat watching a film. OLI comes in with his laptop and kneels behind the sofa and plays a really loud fart sound off his laptop. WILL turns around and sees OLI crawling out of the room.
Scene 8
Meg’s House - Day
OLI’s walking in the drive way as WILL drives in. WILL then gets out the car.
WILL
What are you doing here?
OLI
I’m here to see Meg obviously
WILL
Well I’m here to see her
Meg appears at kitchen window
MEG
Oh bollocks.
She puts her head back down.
MEG
I’m sure it’ll be fine.
Outside OLI starts to fight WILL.
Scene 9
Kitchen – Day
OLI’s getting mauled by his puppy. WILL sat on the side laughing.
Wednesday 10 October 2012
Friday 5 October 2012
Tuesday 2 October 2012
Friday 28 September 2012
Saturday 22 September 2012
Planning: Draft Script
VOICE OVER
(on screen text)
In a small town, in the heart of England, two men were about to embark on a life changing experience.
Scene 1
BATHROOM - DAY
JOHN is a typical nerd. He dresses smartly, he's well spoken and he's always got his head buried in a book.
LUCAS is a typical cool kid. Dresses in the latest clothes, talks with confidence and swag and he's never really paying attenion.
JOHN is sat on the toilet, there's a very loud farting sound and he sighs with relief.
JOHN
You might wanna leave it a while mate. I think my digestive system's a bit off at the moment. My bad.
Lucas
Whatever mate.
JOHN then flushes and walks into his room, as he leaves LUCAS wanders out of him room and walks in the bathroom.
LUCAS
That sinks, you're a pig. I'd never do that to you! What the hell!
JOHN
(In the distance)
I'm ever so sorry.
Scene 2
KITCHEN - DAY
JOHN is making a sandwich, LUCAS comes in and gets a drink from the fridge.
JOHN
Alright mate, what you doing today?
LUCAS
Got my job interview, aint I? I'm buzzing!
JOHN
I've got an interview today too, I'm a little nervous to be honest with you!
LUCAS
No way! Good luck buddy!
JOHN
Cheers, you too! Text me later to let me know!
PRINCIPALS OFFICE - DAY
PRINCIPAL, sat at his desk looking over the applications in front of him. He's late twenties, dressed smartly in his suit. Sat behind a big desk with lots of papers and a picture of his family.
LUCAS and JOHN, sat opposite him shifting slightly, looking very nervous. LUCAS and JOHN are in their early twenties's, JOHN is dressed in a shirt and tie, looking smart for his job interview, whereas LUCAS is dressed in a casual tracksuit, with a more laid back attitude to the interview.
PRINCIPAL
Thank you for your application. I now need you to go and report to the Head of Sport for your trial match.
LUCAS and JOHN
Okay, thank you!
Scene 4
LUCAS is sat waiting in the changing room to see who he's up against for the PE job.
JOHN then comes through the door and they notice each other straight away.
LUCAS
No way, what are you doing here? Please tell me we're not both going for this job?
JOHN
Well it appears that way doesnt it. Can't believe you didn't tell me where you applied too!
LUCAS
You didn't tell me either man, jeez!
JOHN
Well true, but 'ey let the best man win!
Scene 5
CHANGING ROOM - DAY
HEAD OF SPORT, approaches LUCAS and JOHN after the game to congratulate them. HEAD OF SPORT, is dressed casually in a tracksuit, he's in his thirties and relatively laid back.
HEAD OF SPORT
Congratulations, you were both very impressive candidates and we have decided to take you both on. You’ll both oversee the improvement and development of the teams.
JOHN
Thank you! We won’t let you down.
LUCAS
Yeah! We’ll be league champions, I promise!
HEAD OF SPORT
(Chuckles)
I’ll hold you to that!
HEAD OF SPORT, then leaves and JOHN and LUCAS hug each other.
VOICE OVER
(on screen text)
Now their dreams had become a reality! They were living the high life.
Scene 6
THEIR OFFICE - DAY
LUCAS. sat at desk watching Youtube, the video 'Gangnam Style' is playing. LUCAS attempts to dance to the video, and fails.
LUCAS
Yeah Gangnam style!
LUCAS, then proceeds to crumple a piece of paper and throw it in the bin.
JOHN, then opens the door, walks in and sees the paper in the bin
JOHN
Really? Do you not have anything better to do with your time?
LUCAS
I’m the match manager. We only have one match left, you’re in charge of training and all that other crap!
JOHN
(sighs)
True, I’ll just get on with it then shall I, Jose.
LUCAS
(smirking)
Yes, yes you should.
JOHN, sits at his desk and begins typing up lesson plans on his laptop
LUCAS
So what do I do?
JOHN
Amuse yourself, shouldn’t be hard
JOHN, then attempts the Gangnam Style dance, which they both laugh at.
LUCAS, then reaches into his desk and pulls out a BB gun.
LUCAS
(Grinning)
Look what i've got mate!
(Grinning)
Look what i've got mate!
JOHN
Why have you got that?!
LUCAS, then raises the gun and aims at JOHN.
JOHN
What the hell Lucas!!
LUCAS
Don't worry, it won't hurt.
JOHN
WHAT?!
LUCAS then fires the gun at JOHN and it hits him in the chest.
Don't worry, it won't hurt.
JOHN
WHAT?!
LUCAS then fires the gun at JOHN and it hits him in the chest.
PRINCIPAL and HEAD OF SPORT, enter to see and find LUCAS holding the gun and JOHN clutching his chest and the office covered in screw up bits of paper.
Scene 7
Scene 7
FLAT - NIGHT
JOHN, is sat on the sofa back at the flat drinking some cider.
JOHN
Ah Stella Artois Cidre, not Cider, Cidre.
Sound of the front door opening and closing
JOHN
Lucas, is that you?
LUCAS, opens the door and shuffles in. He then sits down next to John and opens a can of Fosters.
LUCAS
Yeah, turns out Principle didn’t find shooting you with the BB gun as funny as I did and he sacked me.
JOHN
Oh no! That's not good!
LUCAS
I know
LUCAS
I know
JOHN
So what’s the plan now?
LUCAS
Well I’ll just have to search around for more coaching jobs? Maybe take over a Sunday league team, preferably female team.
LUCAS, winks and starts smiling stupidly.
JOHN
You disgust me.
LUCAS, laughs again
Scene 8
CORRIDOR - DAY
JOHN and HEAD OF SPORT, are chatting about the game at the weekend.
JOHN
Yeah I’m really sorry to let you down but my nan’s been arrested again for shooting my father. I have to go down with the family so i'm not going to be able to manage the match.
Scene 9
PRINCIPALS OFFICE - DAY
HEAD OF SPORT and PRINCIPAL, are talking about who they're going to get to manage the final league game of the season.
PRINCIPAL
So who are can we get to replace John?
HEAD OF SPORT
Well, Lucas is familiar with the team, tactics and he has got us to the top of the table?
PRINCIPAL
Fine, bring him in.
Scene 10
HEAD OF SPORTS OFFICE - DAY
LUCAS and HEAD OF SPORT, are sat talking about LUCAS managing the game.
LUCAS
What’s this about?
HEAD OF SPORT
Well, seeing as John has left us for a family crisis. We would like you to come back and coach the team for the last game of the season? Lucas, coach the team, win the game and you may save your job.
LUCAS
Done!
Scene 11
CHANGING ROOMS -DAY
LUCAS, is stood in his clean suit, he's looking in the mirror and smiling to himself.
LUCAS
Come on, I can do this!
Scene 12
PITCH - DAY
The two captains are shaking hands and the ref is telling them to play fair.
VOICE OVER
The captains shake hands, the football is placed and the game begins.
Scene 13
BATHROOM - DAY
LUCAS is sat on the toilet, there's then a large farting sound. LUCAS then sighs once the sound has stopped.
Scene 13
BATHROOM - DAY
LUCAS is sat on the toilet, there's then a large farting sound. LUCAS then sighs once the sound has stopped.
Friday 21 September 2012
Friday 14 September 2012
Wednesday 12 September 2012
Thursday 6 September 2012
Research: Audience Feedback
We showed our trailer to some of our target audience and gathered their responses, from this we were able to improve and develop our trailer to a higher standard.
- The narrative is unclear and sometimes confusing. The trailer is uncoventional for a comedy film, it includes funny scenes however the narrative style is poor and lacks a real storyline. However the editing is is good, and the use of cutting helps the trailer to flow.
- The storyline is badly thought out, it lacks real imagination. There is no real climax and the characters have nothing to work towards throughout the trailer. This trailer does not explain enough about the film and would not persuade me to go and watch it.
- I enjoyed the cutting between the scenes, it was very conventional for a comedy film. A few of the scenes included alot of comedy for example the 'Gangnam Style' scene. However the storyline could have been better as the narrative was very unclear.
- The trailer was well constructed however could have included more conventional ideas. The narrative and storyline isn't clear. The various settings and costumes used however are good as it gives it a sense of reality.
- Some of the scenes included were funny however the weren't really relevent and confused the storyline. Also the repeated bathroom scenes, although added comedy, didn't really fit in and had no real purpose within the narrative.
Monday 16 July 2012
Summary: Survey Results
Over two thirds of my audience were between the ages of 15 and 17 years old. This means that the results of this survey have been influenced greatly by teenagers. Therefore I would be creating a comedy film that is aimed at, and incorporates their ideas and views on comedy.
Question 2 - What's your gender?There wasn't a vast difference between the amount of males and females that took the survey. However due to the fact there were more females than males I would have to consider this when going through the results, to make sure this is not dominated by one gender.
Question 3 - What is you favourite Comedy Film?I've got a variety of results from this question, however their were certain films that stood out, e.g. Inbetweeners, Shaun of the Dead, Mean Girls, Bad Teacher, Bridesmaids and Forgetting Sarah Marshall. I hope to take various features of these comedies and incorporate them into my trailer.
Question 4 - Why do you like this film?
I got many different responses to this as it was an open question, therefore alot of different responses were posted. The main points were that it needed to include characters that helped create the comedy moments, had to include embarrassing humour and ultimately it needed to make people laugh. A few of the respones included:
'Good comedy, spoken and visual. Music fits the action well.' (Bad Teacher)
'Zombie Comedy is absolutely hilarious, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost work really well together. It is also full of catchy one liners.' (Shaun Of The Dead)
'Lots of subtle jokes, and some not so subtle. No matter how often I see it, it still makes me laugh.' (Inbetweeners)
Question 5 - How long should the trailer be?
Over half of the audience that took my survey felt that the trailer should be between 90 seconds and 119 seconds long, (A minute and a half to two minutes long). This time frame gives us a long period to get the most out of our trailer and it will hopefully be long enough for us to entice people to come and view our film.
Question 6 - What music would you want to accompany the video?
I included a variety of options that the audience could vote for. I wanted to make sure I included a lot of different genres. Overall Indie and Pop came out as the top two genres. Therefore I aim to include both genres into my film trailer to try and use my audience research effectively.
Saturday 14 July 2012
Friday 13 July 2012
Homework: Analysis of Promotional Package
The poster helps to promote the film as it gets the films name about and creates a hype for the film. Also it includes alot of the production information along the bottom in the small font. This helps to promote the production companies aswell as the film itself. The characters are simply dressed in casual clothes, these clothes are also worn by the characters within the movie trailer. The trailer helps to promote the film due to the fact it gives the audience a visual insight to the film, helps create more of a buzz. It gives us a glimpse of what will be in the film.
Thursday 12 July 2012
Monday 9 July 2012
Film Magazine Front Cover Analysis: Inglourious Analysis
Typography: The font style used on this cover is basic sans serif font, this makes it clear and bold which is easier for the readers to see and read from a distance. Also the use of the bold military style font helps to relate it to the genre of the film which will entice readers. The different sizes used helps to make various coverlines stand out more, for example, 'Greatest Movie Moments' has been written in a larger font which makes it stand out more and is more likely to catch the eye.
Layout: The layout of the magazine cover is quite cluttered. There are lots of coverlines arranged all over the page and its quite hard to follow and a lot to take in at once. However this works well as you're more likely to stop and read it due to this unusual style. It does also follow the route of the eye as you run your eye along the top of the page then down through the image to the coverlines down the left hand side and then along the bottom to the main headline on the page 'Inglourious Epic Is Here' which is made larger to stand out as it's the main story and links to the image.
Colour: The colour scheme is well thought out as its rather metallic and ties in nicely with the image, so they've themed it to the story within the magazine. Also the font colours used are well thought out as the red could connote for the blood that would have been shed within the film also its usually associated with war and death. The red also stands out on the metallic background which helps to make it stand out more, however this is true of the white text as well, the white stands out on the background and therefore makes it easier to pick out and to read for the audience.
Images: The main image of Brad Pitt is supposed to come across as him being fierce but funny at the same time, this is done by the use of the knife he's holding however the strange facial expression is supposed to make you laugh rather than be afraid of the character. Also the rough old army coat he's pictured in suggests the nature of the film that it will be an action film however a hint of comedy will accompany it.
Mode of Address: They've included various buzz words like 'exclusive' to help make various pieces of information stand out more and entice people to buy the magazine and read more. However they've included rather informal words such as 'Wowser' this suggests that the magazine is aimed at teenagers and not the film addicts that would enjoy reading about the technical sides of the film, rather than the latest gossip about the actors within.
Conventions: The magazine has tried to change its appearance to adopt more of an action theme to it due to the nature of the film. This will have been done to try and persuade people who enjoy films of the action genre. Also the stereotypical use of buzz words and coverlines are techniques used consistently by magazines to get people to notice the magazine and want to read the story's featured within the magazine.
Thursday 5 July 2012
Film Poster Analysis: Get Him To The Greek
Get Him To The Greek Typography: The font style used is very bold and clear, this makes it easier to read which is useful on a movie poster as it needs to draw the audience in so they'll come and watch the film. Also the font colour of Red contrasting on the brown jacket in the image and the white contrasting well with the grey/blue background helps to make it stand out more to the readers which get passers by to stop and read it.
Layout: The posters organised well but a little boring with most of the main word content down the bottom and a large main image in the center which draws all the attention, also the placing of the two actors names at the top helps as first you see their names, then the picture of them and then the film title and other information. So it's laid out well there's just no real excitement to it, it's quite plain and simple, however very effective.
Colour: The colours used are rather plain and simple. There's no real colour, the costumes worn by the characters are simple and have no real colour to them, apart from the white and black stripes from Russell Brand's shirt, whereas Jonah Hill is in a rather bland coloured suit. However the dull colour scheme helps the words to stand out more like the title in red stands out on Jonah's brown suit, which will help it be easier to spot and read.
Images: The only image on this poster is the central image of Russell and Jonah, the composition is key as Jonah is supposed to be looking after rock star 'Aldous Snow' however the picture shows Russell (Aldous) standing over him looking the more dominant of the two, whereas Jonah (Aaron) looks worn out and scared. The image is able to draw peoples attention as they'll see the well known name of Russell Brand and want to know what he's been doing now, so they've used the big name to attract the audience.
Mode of Address: The poster would mainly be aimed at the teenage or young adult demographic. This is because of the film content but also as many of Russell Brand's films are aimed at a younger audience due to his wild and crazy nature. However the poster contrasts the film, as the poster is calm and simple, whereas the film is hectic and wild, a bit like Russell himself.
Monday 2 July 2012
Analysis: Dodgeball
Dodgeball
Released: 27th August 2004
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story is an American sports comedy film produced by 20th Century Fox and Red Hour Productions, written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber and starring Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, and Rip Torn.
The film is based on a rivalry between the owners of Average Joe's, a small gymnasium and Globo-Gym. Peter La Fleur (Vince Vaughn), the owner of Average Joe’s, has defaulted on his mortgage and enters a dodgeball tournament in an attempt to earn the money necessary to prevent his gym from being purchased by Globo-Gym, owned by White Goodman (Ben Stiller).
CastVince Vaughn: Peter La Fleur
Christine Taylor: Kate Veatch
Ben Stiller: White Goodman
Rip Torn: Patches O'Houlihan
Justin Long: Justin
Stephen Root: Gordon
Joel David Moore: Owen
Chris Williams: Dwight
Alan Tudyk: Steve the Pirate
Missi Pyle: Fran
Julie Gonzalo: Amber
Storyline
Peter La Fleur is the owner of Average Joe’s Gymnasium, however he faces tough competition from Globo-Gym, whose owner and founder, White Goodman is trying to buy Average Joe’s. To stop White doing this, Peter has to try and come up with $50,000 in time. After a failed car wash Joe, and his team of gym goers, Justin, Gordon, Owen, Dwight and Steve the Pirate decide to form a dodgeball team. However it doesn’t start off well as they lose to a group of girl scouts and their dreams look all but over, until they get through due to disqualification of the girls team for drug use.
After this, under the guidance of Patches O’Houlihan and the added addition of Kate, they manage to start winning and look like real competitors. Seeing that Average Joe’s have entered this tournament however White Goodman also decides to create a dodgeball team, made up of elite players. They both manage to reach the final of the tournament however the night before the match, Patches O’Houilhan is killed by a falling sign. This has a big effect on Peter and knocks his confidence a little before the big game. He expresses his fear that the team will lose to Globo-Gym and shouts at Steve for his childish pirate persona, causing Steve to leave the team.
White offers Peter $100,000 for the deed to Average Joe's in a secret deal, which Peter accepts. The day of the final, Justin leaves to help his classmate Amber, who he is also in love with, with a cheerleading competition. This leaves Average Joe’s without enough members to compete in the final due to Steve, Peter and Justin’s absence. Peter has a chance encounter with a man in a bar, who encourages him not to give up on his team, but by the time Peter arrives Average Joe's has already been forced to forfeit the match. Although Gordon is able to find a loophole in the rules that can overturn the forfeit, if enough of the judges vote in favour of Average Joe’s. The judges rule that they be allowed to play so the match goes ahead.
After a fierce game, Peter and White are left on the court in a sudden death face off. Extraordinarily Peter decides to blind fold himself and is able to dodge Whites shot and then throw the ball straight at him, which means they won the championship and the $50,000 prize money they needed. White reveals the deal that Peter and him made, which is taken badly by the Average Joe’s team. However Peter explains that he used White’s $100,000 bribe to bet on Average Joe’s to win the game with the odds against them meaning they won around $5 million.
With the money Peter buys a controlling share of Globo-Gym, which now includes Average Joe’s Gymnasium and he fires White, who then goes on to become obese on junk food. The end of the match also sees the beginning of various relationships with Kate revealing that she’s bisexual as she kisses Peter and her girlfriend, Justin also gets together with Amber and Owen begins dating Fran from Globo-Gyms team.
Reception and Success
Dodgeball received generally good reviews, with a 70% aggregate rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film was made on a budget of $20million and got over $167,722,310 at box office. The film was a commercial success as it grossed over $30 million in its first week. The film then eventually went on to gross more than $114 million domestically.
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