Final Film

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac2WwLNyXao

Filming locations

I have planned to shoot my film in my local area. I went round to all the locations to see if it was possible to film.

Here are some stills of my locations:

It is possible to film in all locations planned.

Storyboard

Evaluation 6

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing your products?

There are 3 stages of production; pre production, production and post production. My pre-production included online research where I used;

To research other title sequences and also to upload my final film and annotated version.



I used myspace to research music artists and to email 16bit for copyright permission.

To research ratings and work out the rating for this film.

For production I used a Samsung SMX-C10GP and a Velbon tripod. I learnt how to shoot shots from different angles and how to tilt and pan with the camera.

Post production:



Vegas Pro 8 is the editing software I used to edit my film. It was the first time I had used this software and I learnt how to add and edit sound, create titles, import clips from the video camera and also how to arrange the clips.

Created the titles and added key framing to give effects.

This site was used to find fonts for titles in my film.

Upload my final film and annotated version.

Where all my work and planning is.

Ratings

The certificate of my film is a 15.

The BBFC'S Guidelines state drug taking may be shown but the film as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse.
In my film drug taking is shown but not promoted or glamorised. It shows the audience how drugs can ruin life's no matter what the background of the person.

Language- There may be frequent use of strong language (for example, ‘fuck’). The strongest terms (for example, ‘cunt’) may be acceptable if justified by the context. Aggressive or repeated
use of the strongest language is unlikely to be acceptable.
There is no use of strong language present in my opening titles but because of the nature of the film there may be strong language in the rest of the film.

Violence- Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. The strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable. Strong sadistic or sexualised violence is also
unlikely to be acceptable. There may be detailed verbal references to sexual violence but any portrayal of sexual violence must be discreet and have a strong contextual justification.
In my film there will be scenes of violence; Fights, muggings etc. However there will be no sexual violence.

Imitable behaviour- Dangerous behaviour (for example, hanging, suicide and self-harming) should not dwell on detail which could be copied.

Music

The song I have chosen to play as background music on my film is 'Twice' produced by 16bit. 16bit are West London Dubstep producers Kidnappa ( Eddie Jefferys) and Drt (Jason Morrison).

'Twice' is a fairly unknown track which links to the indie style of the film. An independent film is a film that is produced mostly outside of a major film studio. By being an independent film it tells the audience that it is a low budget film and that the production value won't be as high as a multi million dollar film.
I believe the music I have chosen fitted in best possible way helping to portray emotion . I was given inspiration from films such as 'Kidulthood' and I wanted to give my film a similar tone.

The song creates a very dark tone and it tells you the film isn't going to be all laugh and jokes but serious and gritty which tackles real life problems. The music also suggests it's not going to be a mainstream film as the track is fairly unknown which reflects that of my film given that it is independent. You can tell it's a British film by the music as Dubstep is very UK Based.
I also feel that the song goes very well with the visuals.

Evaluation 7

Looking back at your preliminary task ,what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?

For me I found the preliminary task in some ways easier. The preliminary task was completed in groups of 4 so the work was spread out between us. The final product was done individually so the pressure I was put under was immense.

What I learnt from the preliminary task in planning and research is vital and without it you can not produce a successful product. With very little planning done in the preliminary we came across several different problems; We shot our scene over a few days, one problem we had was continuity. Ollie's costume changes twice throughout the film which is quite noticeable.

Above shows that Ollie goes from wearing a stripy cardigan to a plain grey long sleeve top- Not purposely.
I said in my preliminary blog that 'if we were to re-do this task I would definitely make sure the characters have the same costume. This can be done by being more organised.' In my final product I ensured my character was wearing the same clothes by taking a picture of everything I wanted him to wear and at each shoot refer to the photo to make sure everything is the same.

Another problem we faced in the preliminary was with equipment. We were given one tripod between 3 groups so a lot of shots were filmed hand-held. A lot of shots looked shaky and unprofessional which did not fit into the theme of the film. Luckily I came across this problem early so for my final product I was able to shot with a tripod in order to give a professional look to my film.

I have taken what I have learnt from practising the 180 degree rule, match on action and shot/reverse shot and applied it to my film where necessary. I have also added a wide variety of other shots and angles for effect.

In the preliminary task I had no involvement in the editing process. Bearing that in mind I felt quite nervous when editing because I did not know how to get my ideas across and make my film look professional. However I found the editing software I used very straightforward. Vegas Pro 8 is the editing software I used and I learnt how to add and edit sound, creates moving titles, import clips from the video camera and how to cut shots down to the size I want.

I have had a chance to improve my editing skills with this new film and learnt new techniques as a result of doing the preliminary task

A copy of the preliminary task is found on this blog

My preliminary task blog

I feel I have learnt an awful lot from the preliminary through to the final product. From research, planning, filming, editing and just how the film industry works in general.