Monday, 15 December 2014

Shot List for Key Scene 3


  • Tracking Shot - Terry Lewis walking down to sit down
  • Medium Close Up - of Terry sitting in the chair
  • Close Up - of him watching television
  • Over the Shoulder Shot - of the television
  • Close Up - of the phone as it begins to ring
  • Tracking Shot - of him reaching over to the fine
  • Close Up - of him speaking
  • Extreme Close Up - of his reaction to the words
  • High angle Shot - of him being distressed
  • Extreme Close Up - of his face putting the phone down
  • Point of View Shot - of the phone
  • Close Up - of the remote control as the television is being turned off
  • High Angle Shot - of the television
  • Over the Shoulder Shot - of him walking to the door
  • Extreme Close Up - showing one final facial expression

Friday, 12 December 2014

Film Logo Ideas Feedback

Audience Feedback Member 1: Kane Blundell

Age: 16

Which of these designs do you like the most?
Personally, I find number eight to be my favourite however I feel that number four would be more effective as a film logo.

Which of these designs do you dislike the most?
Number one, as it is boring and does not catch my eye.

What do you think makes an effective film logo?
Easily relatable to the film, for example if the film is set in school, a chalk logo may be appropriate. 

What can I do to improve these?
They seem too straight and fixed, number four is the most eye catching as it is different to others. 

Research & Planning Audit

Next Friday - Idea from us, what areas are we confident on?

1. Genre

Our film contrasts to the expectations of teen drama films. I would describe our film as 'pushing the boundaries' as opposed to just being a conventional teenage film with semi-social realist issues, we have added an aspect of physiological thriller akin to 'Fight Club' and 'Shutter Island'. The way that we have pushed boundaries in our film is by examining what is conventional in our narrative, beginning with the equilibrium of our lead character Terry being in love with his friend Jennifer for many years. Unrequited love is a theme that has been the basis for countless teen drama films which is why we wanted to observe the romantic aspect from a new angle - we decided to include the theme of kidnapping to change the entire atmosphere of the project, with most of the film featuring Terry's emotions and how he reacts to life without Jennifer. The reveal of dissociative identity disorder at the end of the film contrasts to the positive and optimistic endings of certain films of the genre but in some ways the fact we end the film on an ambiguous note does not push the boundaries at all. Several films which have hugely influenced us in the production of 'A Short Term Effect' have been 'Submarine' (2011) and 'The Scouting Book for Boys' (2009) which both keep the audience guessing towards the end, giving no clear answer as to what happens next. 


2. Narrative

In our film Terry is portrayed as a social outcast who has few friends that aren't Jennifer. This contrasts to Sheldon Stryker's theory of identity negotiation which theorises that individuals group together to discuss and discover their own identity. This forms subcultures such as football fans or 'nerds' but as Terry is outcasted he cannot experience this. ??

Todorov's narrative theory states that there are three 'parts' to every film. The film begins with an 'equilibrium' which is a state at the beginning of the story where there is little action, where the main characters see the state of the World as somewhat 'normal'. We used this for our story as Terry and Jennifer's friendship is his equilibrium, although he is unhappy and would like to take their relationship to the next level she does not want this. A 'disequilibrium' occurs afterwards, with action which changes the status-quo of the film. Our disequilibrium is Terry being questioned by police about Jennifer's disappearance which creates a lot of sadness for him. His life becomes more mysterious and depressing in her absence. The 'new equilibrium' is a new state of normality for a film occurring after the disequilibrium, in our film this is Terry's life within a mental institution.  

Claude Levi-Strauss theory of binary opposition states that every story is built around binary opposites, essentially contrasting ideas such as good versus evil, love versus hatred and old versus young. The binary opposite which the film begins with

3. Representation

There is not a huge amount of representation in our film. There are a limited amount of characters as there is just Terry, Jennifer, the Police officers and Jennifer and Terry's respective parents. This has lead to us unintentionally casting an entirely white cast, leading to no representation for ethnic groups. In terms of gender, our film is portrayed through the eyes of Terry, therefore it could be argued Jennifer's kidnapping portrays her as weak but I would argue that there are other female characters in our film such as Jennifer's mother who are strong. The main representation within the film is our representation of people with severe mental health issues. There is no question that Terry's mental health issue leads to him becoming a dangerous character but we are going to build sympathy for him throughout the film instead of just presenting him as 'unwell'. Previous products we have studied such as Fight Club have given a new representation for those with dis-associative identity disorder as actual human beings who have emotions and feelings, instead of the stereotype of them just being 'crazy' or 'mental'. This is a representation that we would like to continue.

4. Audience 

Richard Dyer theorised that when an audience views a film, the film offers 'Utopian Solutions' for the World's problems. Our film includes many of the World's problems such as kidnapping and mental health issues. Although we present these issues in a more sensitive and empathetic manner our film does not offer Utopian solutions to them. The lead character has disassociative identity disorder but the film ends on an ambiguous note there is no 'solution' as he is in a psychiatric ward but this is not shown as the best solution to his illness. 

Thursday, 11 December 2014

Analysis of a Film Magazine


Film Logo Ideas


Audience Feedback:

1. Which of these designs do you like the most?

2. Which of these designs do you dislike the most?

3. What do you think makes an effective film logo?

4. What can I do to improve these?

Film Logo Examples


Monday, 8 December 2014

Audience Feedback for Final Idea

Audience member one: Jacob Shale


What is your age?
15

What films do you usually watch? What are your favourite genres? Name three of your favourite films.
All genres, specifically blockbuster films, crime thrillers, drama, critically acclaimed films. Trainspotting (1994), American Hustle (2013), Team America: World Police (2004)


Is there anything that you do not understand about our narrative?
No, I understand the story perfectly.

What elements do you look for in films?
A sense of uniqueness, that makes it stand out from other films.

Do you feel as if our film has this?
Yes it does.

Would you watch our film? Why?
Yes I would, it contains many of the elements I like in films

How would you watch it?
(Cinema, DVD, Streaming Service such as Netflix, other)


I would watch it at the cinema as I like the big screen and DVD as I like the personal touch. 

Audience member two: Charlotte Robinson 

What is your age?
17

What films do you usually watch? What are your favourite genres? Name three of your favourite films. 
Mainly science fiction, but I like all genres really. Three favourites: Fight Club, The Amazing Spiderman and the Lord of the Rings trilogy

Is there anything that you do not understand about our narrative?
No it's very specific.

What elements do you look for in films?
Interesting plot twists.

Do you feel as if our film has this?
Yes, defiantly.

Would you watch our film? Why?
I would as it combines two genres I quite like. 

How would you watch it? 
(Cinema, DVD, Streaming service such as Netflix, other)
Probably in cinema or on DVD.


Thursday, 4 December 2014

Improvement of Narrative

The film begins with the lead character Terry, narrating the events of his life. He explains that he has done a lot in his life, and he would like to share with the audience. [like a subamrine narration] He explains that the film is a love story, describing his love for Jennifer, which establishes the romantic tone of the trailer and film. There is then an introduction to Jennifer; ''this is Jennifer'' ''been to school together'' ''always been in each others lives'' --> ''Want her to be in my life forever''
The first dramatic element of the film (although a slight one) is the fact Terry is due to go on a date with Jennifer to the cinema. He describes how everything in his life was looking up for him, until she doesn't arrive. He attempts to call her multiple times, but she doesn't answer, he believes she is avoiding him. The following day Terry is upset, and then he receives a call from Jennifers parents, speaking in an accusing tone, 
asking if he knows where she is, as she has been missing since the time they were due to date. ( Her parents are blaming Terry for her disappearance, as he was supposedly the last person to see her as they were meant to go on a date ). Emotions are running high, and Jennifer's parents are suspicious of Terry, despite his claims that he didn't meet her. After the call from Jennifer's parents, the police come to Terry's house and arrest him, as they too suspect he has something to do with Jennifer's disappearance. 

In the police station, Terry is interviewed and during the interview is shown 
video footage of a man kidnapping Jennifer. After answering the police interview questions, Terry is released on bail. 

Terry later receives a call from Jennifers phone, telling him to meet them in an alley at the end of his road, noting that he has some information about Jennifer. The call includes a threat that if Terry tells the police, or brings anyone, that he won't see Jennifer again. 

When Terry meets the kidnapper he 
introduces himself as Damian, He realises that Damian is the man from the CCTV footage & instantly becomes angry, wanting to know where Jennifer is and about her well being. He asks Damian what he wants with her and he reveals he wants her to love him, Terry argues with him and becomes violent and agressive but Damian overpowers him. Damian walks off, Terry following inconspicuously, all the way to an abandoned building, where inside he finds Jennifer, tied up in the corner. When he finds her she doesn't react the way he thinks she would; she is terrified of him. He is under the impression she is psychologically damaged because of the abduction and imprisonment.  Terry tried to reasure her, telling her he's going to phone the police and unties her and she backs away from him disorientated. As Terry calls the police, Jennifer is shaking, clothes ripped, looking 'disheveled'. When the police arrive Terry gets arrested; trying to protest to his arrest, he again becomes aggressive and violent, telling them they should be arresting Damian, and asking where he is. Meanwhile, a paramedic puts a blanket around Jennifer comforting her, and taking her to an ambulance. 

In the police station again, he argues that they should be arresting Damian, but the police reveal that there is no such person -as does Jennifer. This is when the realization comes that Terry has dissociative identity disorder ( and that it was him who kidnapped Jennifer, with no and he had no recollection of it. ) and it will then be decided in court whether he is imprisoned or put in a psychiatric hospital. 

Cuts to Terry, ''The next few months were hell for me...'' 

The film ends with more footage of Terry in hospital revealing that the whole thing was a flashback, of past events, all leading up to this moment. 

Back-story: Jennifer & Terry were best friends, but Terry has always had feelings for her. They had attempted to go on previous dates, but Jennifer had stood him up, hence why when he gets stood up again, he doesn't react in a major way. Jennifer only accepts going on dates with him, because she feels sorry for him, hence why she keeps standing him up.
So on their most recent date attempt, Jennifer doesn't show up again, and so Terry goes to find her, and when he does he kidnaps her, so he can keep her wherever.

Audience Feedback for our final idea questions

What is your age?

What films do you usually watch? What are your favourite genres?

Is there anything that you do not understand about our narrative?

What elements do you look for in films?

Would you watch our film? Why?

How would you watch it?
(Cinema, DVD, Streaming Service such as Netflix, other)


Verbal Feedback

What I need to do:
  • Audience Feedback on Final Idea (2 - 3 audience members)
  • Upload second photo animatic for Key Scene 2
  • Upload Key Scene 2
  • Develop Ideas for Film Logos
  • Develop Ideas For Production Logos
  • Feedback on Logos (Film and Production)
  • Location Sheet
  • Planning for my print products
  • Storyboard
  • Script
  • Shot List
  • Filming remaining shots for trailer
(Bold when completed)

Shot List for Key Scene 1


  • Establishing shot of Jennifer walking
  • Long shot of her
  • Second Long shot of her (Low Key Lighting)
  • Two shot of Damian Kidnapping Jennifer
  • High angle shot of her on the ground
  • Cut to long shot of Damian carrying her

Key Scene Re-shoot 1

Wednesday, 3 December 2014

Script & Shot List for Key Scene 3

Establishing shot where Terry turns on the camera, walks across the room and sits down on his bed. Dialogue ensures
"Hello. My name is Terry Lewis and I'm going to tell you a love story."
(There is an extreme close up of his face)

"For years and years of my life I was best friends with a girl called Jennifer Ida."

(Medium Close up)
An image of two young children is shown and then a photo of teenage Jennifer. 

"We went everywhere together; school" (Picture of school)

"Santas Grotto" (Picture of two young children meeting Santa)
"Parties" (Photos of teenage Jennifer and Terry)
"Holidays" (Picture of beach)
"Game nights" (Picture of them playing board games)
"And festivals" (Pictures of them at festivals)

The camera cuts back to him.

(Close up)

"But the most significant meeting that we would have had, was at the cinema." 

(Image of Sutton Coldfield Empire Cinema)

"Two years ago I first admitted to Jennifer and to myself that I had feelings for her."

(Extreme Close up)

(Image of a Teddy Bear to illustrate romance)



Tuesday, 2 December 2014

Billboard Conventions


  • Film Title - usually in a logo, the largest text on the page (particularly in the 'Brave', 'Super 8' and 'Lucy' posters).
  • Cast & Crew names - in smaller text at the top or bottom of the page, usually the bigger the box office draw, the larger the name (Scarlett Johansson & Morgan Freeman are larger than Daniel Brühl)
  • Release date - towards the bottom of the billboard, it is usually a specific date or it could be 'coming soon'
  • Caption - usually beneath the title
  • Awards/ reviews - if the film is acclaimed there are ratings 'stars'
  • Direct Address - there will be language that will make the audience want to see it 'Bring it Home'
  • Company Logo 
  • Clear and large images - to attract an audience
  • Clear and easy to read font
  • Home style - to the rest of the marketing campaign

Monday, 24 November 2014

Previous Products that have similar themes to our narrative

Our film has many physiological themes which can be linked to previous media texts 'Shutter Island' (2010) and 'Fight Club' (1999). These films portray dissociative identity disorder in a more thematic and dramatic way, with both of them being shrouded in mystery which keeps the audience guessing which plot element comes next. 



In Fight Club we see the film through the (unnamed) narrator's eyes therefore we see the figment of his mind which is 'Tyler Durden'. This a theme that we would like to take for our own film, as it will lead to a large reveal at the end of the film. 

Although we are presenting the illness as a plot device to some respect, we do want to create some sympathy for the character with it. We are constructing a much more positive representation of dissociative identity disorder in our film, although the character does act in a threatening manner, we want the audience to feel genuine sympathy for him. 



Mental illness in film is common, so for our film we want to take it from more of a unique angle. We are going to examine not how the main characters actions will affect their own lives, but the lives of those around them.

Friday, 14 November 2014

First Key Scene - First Draft



This is the first section of our first key scene (although we need to include the footage of Jennifer being kidnapped by Damian). I feel that although some of the footage in the scene is effective (such as establishing the scene with a panning shot) and portraying the character through a close up of a facial expression, that there were many disadvantages to this shoot. Firstly filming at 4:00pm in the evening during Autumn is something I would like to change next time we film, as the lighting changed it became much more difficult to film. I also believe next time we should film the same shots multiple times, leaving us to 'cherry-pick' which ones we think are most effective. The reason we didn't finish the scene was the camera's battery ran out. This taught us to fully charge the camera before each use.

Teen Drama - applying audience theory

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Wednesday, 12 November 2014

Conventions of Film Magazine Covers


  • Masthead - the title of the magazine at the top of the page
  • Tagline - small text at the bottom of the masthead featured in every issue
  • Large Title - can be the name of the film or the actor they are focusing on
  • Film Character/ Actor - a photograph (or in some cases artwork) of one of the film's main cast or crew members
  • Colour Scheme that links to the film (green lantern's cover is green, Sherlock Holmes' cover is grey and blue)
  • Coverlines - small text on the sides of the page which signifies what other articles are going to be there
  • Buzzwords - Words that will entice an audience to buy('Massive', 'Epic', 'Exclusive!')
  • Banner - a small coloured banner (sometimes with images) to show which other films are being wrote about
  • Barcode 
  • Date
  • Issue Number

Planning For Filming

Actors: 
Helen Denning - Jennifer
Christian Blundell - Damian

Costumes: 
Jennifer wears casual clothing, including a long brown jumper, a t-shirt, black shoes and shorts with tights.

Damian wears more inconspicuous clothing including a long dark jacket with a hood (hiding his face) he wears dark colours including black jeans.

Date:
2nd November 2014
16th November 2014

Location:
Highbury Little Theatre, Boldmere

Time of filming:
4:00 pm (approx.) - 2nd
12:00 am (approx.) - 16th

Weather for Birmingham on the 2nd (from Weather Underground):

Sunset on the 2nd: (from Weather Underground):


Weather for Birmingham on 16th (from Google Weather): 

Sunset on 16th (from sunset times:

Wednesday, 22 October 2014

Identity Theories

Sheldon Stryker - Identity Negotiation

Sheldon Stryker has a theory that people 'negotiate' with others to create their identities. People may negotiate their favourite fashion, films, bands and many other things, and with many people participating in similar activities. This creates the concept of a 'subculture' with people in one group who participate in similar actions and share experiences. 

Here are some example subcultures including:

  • Football Fans
  • Punks
  • Metal-heads
  • Goths/ Emos
  • Hippies
  • Nerds/ Geeks
  • Bodybuilders/ Fitness Fans
  • Cos-players 
  • Hipsters
  • Super fans
  • Collectors 
  • Hackers
  • Gamers
  • Adult fans of Lego
  • Bronies
  • Horror fans
Francesca Poletta & James M Jasper

They believe that identity is constructed by people outiside of the group. From birth people are designated gender roles, are made to watch certain children's shows and many things like that, British young people's identity is constructed by the media, which is mainly run by older people outside of their social group. As adults are the main group that run the media, British young people are seen through the view of adults, which sometimes leads to them being demonised. Young people can either go against how they are portrayed, or follow that example.


David Snow

David Snow believes that there is no actual definition of a 'collective identity'. He believed people felt a sense of individuality "one-ness" or individuals grouped together "we-ness". 
He believed there was no actual identity as an individuals identity could be similar to others, for example fans of rock music are all similar. 

Collective identity includes shared attributes and experiences, a main example of this is football fans can see themselves as 'better' than fans of other teams.


Tafjal & Turner

Tafjal and Turner theorised that there is no such thing as personal self, there is a collection of selves within one person. A person will have different interests and conversations depending on who they are with. One of the reasons for this is because there are ever expanding groups. A school student will act differently with their teacher, their parents and their friends. Social contexts are supposed to trigger different identities. 




Mikhail Bakhtin

Bakhtin believed that people cannot be labeled by an identity, as an identity is something which is ever changing and can never fully be revealed. The easiest way to consider this concept is that people change over time and that they do not like being labelled. Discovering the identity is a life long project. 

A huge time for people to experiment with identity is when they are young, this is the time they experiment with different activities, subcultures and music, and a lot of the time 'grow out' of their identity. Many people associate with the 'emo' subculture within their younger years 



David Gauntlett

His first theory is that people are expected to have an identity. He believes that modern western society puts pressure on on individuals to make choices about their identity and lifestyle. Society expects people to have certain interests and behave in a certain way. He also believes that identity is limited due to finite resources. People may not be able to afford to pay  for the fashion or lifestyle they want. 

This links to Ulrich Beck who noted everyone wants to "live their life" but it is "not a very experimental life". 

Gauntlett's second theory is that everyone wants to find themselves and find their identity, so they experiment with different lifestyles, hobbies, films, music, food and many other things to see what fits and what they like. Similar to the point I have made before, when someone is young they are likely to be experimenting with many different identities to see what they like, someone may try for example a football club, despise it and then move on to trying something else. He believes finding an identity is problematic and roles are uncertain. 





Audience Theories


Audience Theory

Utopia - Richard Dyer

The media theorist Richard Dyer has noted the audience look for 'utopian solutions' to the World's problems within film. The concept of a 'Utopia' is a perfect society with no flaws, which is present in many films, such as 'Back to the Future: Part II', which envisages a beautiful future with major technology and lower crime.



Hypodermic Needle Theory - The Frankfurt School

The Frankfurt school theorised that when an audience watches a film, they are passive meaning that they are told how to think.  They believe that characters can be 'demonised', values can be presented and many other things could be present through the media. The audience are supposed to be told how to think, as there is no other form of information. This is where the 'needle' image comes from, as if people have views 'injected' into them.



Users and Gratifications - Blulmer and Katz

The Blulmer and Katz media theory of 'users and gratifications' is the theory that audience members know what they want from a media text. They will consume different texts differently and this can be seperated into four categories: Information (find out about relevant events, seeking advice, education, gaining a sense of security through knowledge), Personal Identity (find out models for behaviour, identifying with another, re-enforcing their values and gaining insight into themselves) Intergration (gaining insight into others lives, identifying with others for belonging, finding a basis for conversation, carrying out social roles, enabling them to connect with friends, family and society) and finally entertainment (escapism, relaxing, cultural or aesthetic enjoyment, filling time, emotional reasons, arousal).



'Wallpaper' - David Buckingham 

David Buckingham believes that young people see the media as a 'wallpaper' in their daily lives, using it to make sense of their life and experiences around them to develop their taste. A strong example of this would be what many newspapers have described as the 'Skins' generation, basing their musical tastes and lifestyles around the Channel 4 drama show 'Skins'.





Thursday, 16 October 2014

Key Scenes

Scene Outline: 
Jennifer is walking towards the cinema through the streets, where she is kidnapped and a jacket is placed over her head.

Shots:
Establishing shot of the street itself.
Long shot of her walking through the street.
Medium close up of her walking.
Extreme close up of her eyes looking shocked at the kidnapper.
Over the shoulder shot of the kidnapper looking at her.
Close up of jacket over head. 
Blackout. 

Scene Outline:
Terry desperately  tries to call Jennifer, reads frantically through her diaries to discover her location. 
Shots: 
Establishing shot of him in her room. 
Close up to his stressed out face. 
Point of view shot towards her diary.
Close up of his phone.
Point of view shot of his phone.
Medium close up of him pulling his hair rather stressed.

Scene Outline:
Terry watching television where he discovers that Jennifer has gone missing.

Shots:
Long shot of him sitting down watching television.
Point of view shot of the phone ringing.
Close up of his facial expression reacting to the phone call.
Close up of the phone.
Medium close up of him looking upset with head in hands. 

Wednesday, 15 October 2014

Representation Task

Trailer Vocabulary

  • The turn line - usually in film trailers there is some form of soundtrack that suits the mood, for example here is the trailer for the family film 'The Lego Movie', which is mainly aimed at young children with it's bright colour scheme and choice of third party characters such as Batman. The trailer uses the song 'Everything is Awesome' by Tegan & Sara feat. The Lonely Island, it is an extremely childish pop song and suits the upbeat mood of the trailer. However the trailer's turn line is at 1:01, where the main character falls into a ditch, creating a dramatic tone by stopping the music. A trailers turn line is where the soundtrack stops to leave time for a dramatic moment, shock dialogue or a comedic line, as it brings clarity and emphasis to that moment.

  • Hits - hits also form part of the trailers soundtrack, creating a sense of action and tension, hits are usually features of action film trailers. This is especially true for the film 'Guardians of the Galaxy' as the trailer features the seventies song 'Blue Swede - Hooked on a Feeling', creating vocal beats and a sense of rhythm. 



  • The button  - the button is a line of dialogue which is edited after the title card which reveals the name of the film. The button is used to leave the audience with a strong positive viewpoint on the humour of the film. It is present in the classic 1980's film trailer 'Groundhog Day' with Bill Murray's character repeating the same day of his life multiple times, the trailer ends with the humours dialogue "So what did you do today?" "Oh you know, same old, same old".


  • The rise - the dramatic climax for the trailer, usually before the films button and title reveal. The 90's action film 'Fight Club' utilises this really well as there are several conclusions made with in it's trailer such as romance, gun violence and explosions, which will hugely interest the audience.


This information, along with a lot more can be found in this resource: http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/01/15/145227280/the-art-of-the-modern-movie-trailer

Monday, 13 October 2014

Production Company Titles


Treatment

Production Company Name:
Voice

Production Team Members:
James Wale (8191) Eden Parke (8133)

Genre:
Teen Drama / Thriller (Social Realism)

Title of Production: 

'A short term effect'

Synopsis: 

The film begins with a young boy named Terry, who falls in love with a girl named Jennifer. She helps him over come his social problems ever in the most confused aspects of their relationship. One day, Jennifer stands up Terry at the cinema, she goes missing and it turns Terry's life upside down.

Detailed Narrative Outline:

The film begins with the lead character Terry, narrating the events of his life. He explains that he has done a lot in his life, and he would like to share with the audience. He explains that the film is a love story, describing his love for Jennifer, which sets up the romantic tone of the trailer and film. The first dramatic element of the theme (although a slight one) is the fact Terry is due to go to the cinema with Jennifer, he describes how everything in his life was looking up for him, until she doesn’t arrive. For a while, Terry is upset but thinks little of it until a few days later when he watches the news and finds out that she has been missing since the time they were due to date. Terry receives pleas from her parents asking if he knows anything, until one point where the police enter his house informing him that he is a suspect. He sees video footage of a man that looks mildly like him, but slightly different. At some point late one night, Terry meets someone who tells him that they are in fact the kidnapper, he attempts to get violent with them but to no avail. As the film progresses, Terry argues with the kidnapper, calls the police and then he gets arrested. The kidnapper Damian is present at the court; Terry notices that there are a lot of physical similarities between him and Damian. In the court room, there is the revelation that there was no such person as ‘Damian’. It ends with him in a psychiatric hospital, finding out that Damian was actually himself, and he had no recollection of kidnapping Jennifer. 

Intended Target Audience: 

Our target audience is teenagers and young people between 16 to 24 of both genders. We will not target our film at a specific gender, representing both genders in a positive way. 

Key Characters:

Lead Male: Terry Lewis
Lead Female: Jennifer Ida



Example of a Photo Animatic

Thursday, 9 October 2014

The Development of a Genre - Superhero Films

Example Storyboards


This storyboard for the 2004 horror romantic-comedy 'Shaun of the Dead' features the scene title 'SCENE 2/3' the editing techniques that will be used. Here they have shown that a 'frame wipe' will be present, and arrows are used to illustrate camera movements such as panning shots. The mood of the scene is wrote here, which is rather unusual describing it as 'bored'.

This storyboard for the 2010 comedy 'Scott Pilgrim' is very action packed, bust is not as illustrative as the Shaun of the Dead Storyboard. Here this is not as effective, as there are no editing effects or emotions, instead there is just a description for the actors actions ('The twins mood deepens' and so forth). I do not think I will take influence from this.