P4 - Logging Rushes

We wanted to use this clip because of the wide shot that it captures. The colour is really lush and green which juxtaposes very nicely what's about to happen in the following scene. Leaving the light and safety, to the dark and a world of drugs. Running time - 6.32-6.36

 I liked this clip of the party scene because of how it is raised above everyone in the room and we can see a lot of people's faces and expressions. The more we can see of people the better as we can show more of the scene.

 This clip was very good to use because our camera man James Bowes managed to steady the camera while walking backwards very well. How James is actually holding the camera, we get a realistic walking movement and elates to how she stumbles down the hill. Running time 7.12-7.17

We wanted to use this clip in the film as it focusses very well on Ellena's face while blurring out the clothing which can still be identified. Despite moving the clothes past the camera, James managed to keep the camera focussed on her face very well. The overall clip works nicely as a shot in the film while she gets ready. Running Time 2.34-2.37

P3 - Production Schedule

Character Profiles

Matthew (Protagonist) - 17, male, 5'10

Characteristics:

- Nervous
- Isolated
- Practical
- Unsociable, apart from his two friends
- Internal
- Nerdy

Matilda (Killer) - 16, female, 5'4

Characteristics:

- Physco
- Creepy
- Argumentative
- Quiet

P3 - Shooting Schedule

M3

Codes and Conventions of the Drama genre -

The lighting in the film was very typical and slightly dull portraying bleak and gritty nature. Moments such as on the moor and in the party. This was because the themes occurring in the scenes were darker such as drinking and doing drugs which we do not want to show as positive to the audience. We also used a range of shots such as close ups, low angles to show character strengths and weaknesses. Like at the end when Chloe is about to be run over. She's on the floor so we used a very low shot to represent her lower status in the film and foreshadow and darker end.

We also used typical props such as mobile phones, alcohol and drugs. Creating a naturalistic typical environment. Such as on the moor and in the park when we used a packet of drugs which were just hay fever tablets. Because they are real (safe) drugs its far more realistic than creating fake drugs ourselves so follows the codes of a drama a lot more.

Our characters were also very typical. We followed the focus on one main character and watched their circumstances they face. (Chloe) who is young teen girl who enjoys time with her friends and going out. As well as a father (worried about her and checks up on her constantly) and friends of the same age (who pressure her to do things)

We had very typical settings such as, school gates (Scene 1), bedroom (When Chloe is in bed and texting), kitchens (party and stealing alcohol), moor land (final scene), cars and roads (very end of the film) etc.

We used typical costumes to portray simple clear characters, such as hoodies, t shirts, jackets and  trainers. Shown throughout the film, the actors own clothes to show true reality and real people.

In terms of swearing, we only have one moment in the film where few use a swear word. This makes the use of it far more effective and impacting because it's the only one. This follows the codes of a drama because swearing is not too common so when used, it is more impacting.

Shot Lists

D1 - How techniques and processes create meaning

D1: Analysis of how post-production techniques have been used to create meaning

The use of titles - Present the film Introduce the name of the feature. Let the audience know what they're watching. Simple text, black background. Dull and simple keeping to the drama genre convention.

Camera- We used a long shot with walking space and had a tracking shot following Chloe to her group of friends. With these shots in mind we were able to create a realistic setting with realistic characters.

Editing- We had minimal editing within this scene as it had to be naturalistic and set the tone for the film. We did however make sure the brightness levels were higher which makes the scene seem happier and not tense. The meaning behind this, is that this is the opening and no conflict or bad circumstances have arose as of yet.

Sound- In order to show a naturalistic moment, we didn't use any sounds or music and just allowed the character dialogue to open a present the film and characters and what sort of people they are.

Mise-en-Scene- Because this moment in the film is positive, we filmed in the day using the suns natural light which creates a natural warmth to the scene. As well the setting is in a public placed amongst friends so the audience knows that nothing serious is going to happen.

Camera- Here we used a long shot that panned across the room to get everyone in the scene seen. We wanted to clearly show this was a party so having as many people in the shot as possible was key which is why we filmed higher up and further back from everyone.

Editing- Here we made the saturation and tone of the film darker because it's of the themes of drinking etc and having fun. There is no need to have a bright look because it doesn't represent a more calmer and relaxed atmosphere.

Music- We added music in this scene, the song 'You Want Me' by Tom Zanetti which fitted perfectly with the party mood we were trying to create in the scene. The music brought the scene to life more and we were able to time certain parts to action in the scene and make it seem more connected and like everyone was dancing to that song. It made the scene a lot more realistic and will allow an audience member to feel more part of the action.

Mise-en-scene- The environment of the scene is appealing to young audience members. We have a lot of young people having fun which creates a exciting feel to the scene. The general ambience too is lower so creates a more calming and relaxed environment where we feel more comfortable as an audience. The audience can relate to the characters making further linking to the genre of drama.

Camera- Here we used a wide angle to capture the whole landscape, and a long shot of the kids walking up the hill. This made the scene open out a lot more and gave a nicer mood to what will become quite a dark moment. The realistic environment created a very visual scene that captures the audiences focus.

Editing- The bright colours are incredibly visual and engaging for the viewers which create a more positive tone, but this is completely contradicted in the next scene where the mood gets a lot darker. It gives a false sense of security for the audience making them feel safe, but for the mood to change suddenly.

Sound- We added a slow, guitar track to the footage which brought out the emotion a lot more in the piece and we as viewers manged to feel more empathy towards the characters and relatability linking to the genre of drama. We also cut out the sound the camera picked up in filming and just had the music which made the scene far more emotional and focussed.

Mise-en-scene- We see nature and greenery amongst this scene which for viewers is very calming and a sense of freedom, just like for the characters in the film. It's very bright and nothing is being hidden by light which makes us feel all the more safe in this scene and connect with it more. The audience are supposed to feel how the characters are feeling which heavily relates to the genre drama.

Camera- This camera shot is a medium shot as we wanted to get more detailed facial expression from the character but also see her body language and position. The shot is low down and on the same level. It also tilts slightly following the level of the ground rather than the characters face. This made the scene seem more raw and realistic in the moment which is very drama orientated.

Editing- The tone we used was very dark and showed very little light which was a contrast from the previous scene which was in full light. It's almost a foreshadowing moment for the characters as the dark mood doesn't create a safe or calm feel and we as the viewer feel there is an underlying danger. We also slow motioned this scene to make everything seem like it's taking forever. It also allowed us to focus more on the characters emotions and relate to how they feel.

Sound- Here we used the mellow music which has carried on as well as cutting out the dialogue sound which draws focus on movement rather than us listening out. It also makes the moment where she is run over and the sound effect used more dramatic because it comes from a quiet moment.

Mise-en-scene- Here she is on her own and on the floor which clearly presents her vulnerability. We feel empathy for her and are concerned as to what might happen next. The natural light is low itself because it was shot under trees so gives a darker mood. The plain visuals of her looking around too present clearly that she is in danger and what will happen isn't good. This relatability to the character and clear, realistic environment are all clear drama factors.

Film Process - Rough Etc. P5

The first rough cut of the film where we put all of our cuts onto the editing software to check if the story made sense, how we would develop further and anything else we could include to stay clear to the brief



The second cut of the film was adding in the colour grading of the footage in order to get a tone which would link to the films themes a genre. We went for a slightly dimmer grade because the topics aren't exactly light so there's a pathetic fallacy idea with it









Our third cut was the addition of titles in the film in the credits and opening of the film. This helped with clarity for the audience, understanding what was happening and crediting those involved in the film such as crew members and copyright artists.




Our final cut was the addition of music and sound effects which gave the film more life and for me as an audience member, a lot more engaging. The music that we attained copyright agreements which are all referenced in the credits.

With all these stages we were able to achieve the clients brief of a short film under 10 minutes with a clearly recognised genre. It is a clear representation that all the work is original and produced by ourselves.

Here are some screenshots of the development of the film before editing -

We organised folders to put our footage into and clearly labelled them so we would know where to go to find specific scene footage



Then we added all of out footage onto the computer into these folders each time we filmed, ready to edit

M4 - Product meeting the Brief

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Our final exported media product meeting the brief -

Out film meets the brief in terms of length. It had to be under 10 minutes long, the duration of our product is 8 minutes 32 seconds. The film is suitable for for the target audience of ages 15-21 as we have followed the legal and ethical issues as we have addressed in the M2 taskWe made sure that the product was a recognisable genre (drama). It met the details of a genre by having music, a narrative that follows one protagonist who is faced with a challenge. This challenge and decision effects the whole films outcome as to how the film plays out. The film exhibits real life situations and realistic characters, setting and story and their is clear character development through the duration of the film. There is clear conflict/realistic struggles, e.g. when Chloe overdoses on the drugs. It is also interlinked with other genres such as tragedy as our protagonist dies.

 In terms of editing we had certain conventions such as slow motion and blur to emphasise the tension and make the moment more believable. We also used shaking camera angles and tracking shots to make the audience feel more part of the action.

We worked in a group size of 3 and we each took on specific roles in the film making process:

-James Bowes - Director of Photography
-Patrick Campbell - Director
-Alex Hardgreves - Editor

All of our content is original as shown in the screenplay which was written by myself. The music that we used which we attained permission to use has been clearly referenced in the credits of the film.



Feedback we had on our film -

Austin: 'Good use of editing techniques and camera work. A moment I enjoyed especially was the use of blur to show character emotions and mannerisms'

Bradley: 'Very good, enjoyable, the right length of interest and appealed to the target audience because of the age of the actors and the content of the film i.e. drugs'

Mr Vanzomerplaag: 'The film shows true conventions and codes of a drama but the only thing to say is that I would change it to not say "a short film" because it doesn't make the media product look as much as a film as it could be'

Codes and Conventions of the Drama genre -

The lighting in the film was very typical and slightly dull portraying bleak and gritty nature. We also used a range of shots such as close ups, low angles to show character strengths and weaknesses

We also used typical props such as mobile phones, alcohol and drugs. Creating a naturalistic typical environment

Our characters were also very typical. We followed the focus on one main character and watched their circumstances they face. As well as a father and friends of the same age.

We had very typical settings such as, school gates, bedroom, kitchens, moor land, cars and roads etc.

We used typical costumes to portray simple clear characters, such as hoodies, t shirts, jackets and  trainers.

Exported - Our film was exported from the editing software as an MP4 file. The codec is H.264 in HD 108-p video. In this format our film is suitable to be exported and exhibited on platforms such as YouTube and big screens in cinema. It is suitable for uploading onto the web.

Focus Group and Final Idea

Focus Group - 

After pitching my idea to the group i received the following feedback-

-Could the film have a more sinister feel?
In order to make the idea more sinister and scary I could take out the comedic aspects of the story and focus entirely on scaring an audience.

-Could the film have any more paranormal activity on the basis of horror?
With the the storyline moment when the boy is killed I could use some supernatural effects or paranormal activity to add to the horror. This could be done by having him come back or a ghost of some sort. Or I could have the girl being far more scary and grotesque with her murdering.


-How could could you get people to relate the the film/engaged?
Having a young cast and a female killer a lot more people can be engaged and relate to this cast and storyline.


-Does the pilot have potential to make an entire series?
From the point where the boy is killed the story has a wide angle to go from developing into many moments such as finding out who the killer is as well as her dying and the journey of the boy going on the run.


Final Idea - 

My series is going to be called 'Pigeon Hunt'

Pilot Episode -

We introduce the main characters

-Matthew (17), Protagonist
-Matilda (16), Killer
-James (16), Murder Victim

We open the episode with an introduction to the characters. It will initially follow the protagonist (Matthew), showing him as a character, understanding what sort of person he is. We then introduce the other two characters through the company of the protagonist. We get to understand their personalities through how they react to things and their way of life. At the start they are doing what they enjoy. Being out in the woods. The episode fully opens with a title sequence and a gun shot, which quickly cuts to a shot of a smoking barrel and our protagonist shooting bottles and cans.

The episode covers how the characters behave with each other and addresses their lifestyle. We follow them doing the things they enjoy such as making fires, dens and messing around in the woods. We see how they're clearly a reject group of people from the way they are. Their personalities are different to common teenagers.

The main aim of the pilot episode is to show how strange each character is, and how they compare to each other. The girl is certainly not a normal person. She says strange things and finds gruesome things satisfying such as killing animals.

When the younger boy James is found to be missing, the tone and mood stays fairly similar. The two others don't react very dramatically to his disappearance. And believe he will return soon. A couple of days later when they find his body in his own bed the episode gets a lot darker. The older boy Matthew doesn't really know hoe to react. He goes int the woods to the groups den. The girl comes up  behind him and talks strangely. She then pulls a hunting knife on him. He avoids it, and then he pulls his air rifle out which accidentally shoot her in the head. Here the screen would g black but we wouldn't know who is dead. That information would be revealed in the next episode. To draw in the audience, a half cliff hanger.

Pilot Episode Ideas

Idea 1 - Modern Drama

Overview:
A story of a father and his daughter (9/10) who has slight autism but a wide and full imagination. She enjoys the environments of nature and the wild around her her. The two live alone in the country on the side of a small village. The mother died when the daughter was young. She struggles in her ordinary comprehensive school that struggles to understand her as well as everyone. The father is an author and is currently working on a book in his spare time while trying to work his day job as a journalist and writer for the local paper. One day the daughter disappears whilst she's out playing in the garden. The father gets in contact with police. The village searches for her as well as a handful of police. The father struggles to deal with her being missing. He writes as a means of therapy as well as having a therapist. He writes a story about a young girl who loves nature, inspired by his own daughter. His story continues as well as the search for his daughter. Eventually, the story the father writes leads him to his daughter and she is found.

Strengths-
This idea certainly approaches the genre of a drama and covers more sensitive themes such as autism and single parents which BBC Three like to talk about. The idea would be able to fit into the low budget plan. Being set in England and in the country, no great expense would need to be made on location hire. As well, there are no radical scenes that require large props or effects. The general series is fairly calm in terms of its  story line and themes which will be easier in terms of budget because extravagant costumes and props won't need to be made or hired. In terms of audience gratification, I believe an audience could certainly gain diversion and feel a sense of escapism being transfixed and completely focused in the moment.

Weaknesses-
In terms of a series directed at 15-21 year old's, the themes and story line may not attract a wide youth audience. It doesn't really cover many themes that younger people have found to be interested in such as drugs and crime. The production as well may struggle to keep a series going to find numerous content to keep an audience watching. With the level of content in the series it would be more suitable to a film. As well, to intrigue an audience, the pilot episode would need to be highly engaging and characters would need to be interesting. And in terms of this idea, the characters would need more development than in just a single episode.                                                                                                                                                                           

Idea 2 - Historical Drama

Overview:

Set in 1916 Lyndhurst, England, the story follows the lives of young teenagers (16-17) at home while WWI is in full combat. We follow their home life, jobs etc and friendship they have with one another. It shows their struggle and feeling of trapped, not feeling like they're helping the war in any way. One of the three boys is a year older than the other two and turns 18. He joins up leaving the other two behind because he's desperate to help out in the fight. They have ideologies of what war is like, they believe it to be far more glorious than they believe. The eldest boy, William, is sent off to France to fight. He sends back letters to the other two making it all seem far more enjoyable than it actually is to not upset them. The series follows the separate boys but the pilot episode is based on them as friends before joining and the struggles they all have. Then the feeling of separation and loss amongst them when the eldest leave.

Strengths- With this idea, I have seen before BBC Three produce a series based on WWI. Looking at this era from a young persons perspective would certainly attract younger people and interest more youth into the happenings of WWI itself. Having teenage boy protagonists, this programme will attract teenage boys as well as gaining the attention of older viewers for the historical perspective. I believe when looking at gratification theory the audience will be able to get a more personal relationship with characters if they are of similar age. This means the audience can get an understanding of another's world and feel more social empathy. Also looking at audience surveillance, and younger audience can learn about relevant events and historical society. Educate an audience ad expose them to new world which is what BBC Three are vert keen on.   

Weaknesses- The problems facing this idea are that such as the cost. Being set in 1916, costumes, set and props will all need to be hired and historically accurate to fit the time era. As well as the idea of military. Trucks and army vehicles etc will need to be hired and multiple cast members for battle scenes with a lot of special effects and editing. Being based on WWI as well may no attract the current youth audience who very few engage with historical dramas. As well in modern times with politics of Trump and Brexit, the topic of WWI may be decreasing in the younger audiences more and more and people may find it irrelevant to their lives as they have no connections. 

Idea 3 - Horror Drama   

Overview: 21st century Scotland, set in Fort William area. Group of friends, two boys and one girl. Ages 15-16. Live in a very small village on the outskirts of a town. They are quite a strange group who stick together because no one else understands them. They enjoy the freedom of playing outside in forests and fields with air rifles and making fires and building dens. The series focuses on the oldest boy who the perspective is from. One day the youngest boy goes missing. The other two search for him in forests etc. The boy mainly. The girl is in a world of her own, she talks to herself. Very spooky and weird. A few days later the young boy is found dead in his own bed. He's been placed there by someone. The kids are all fairly strange so show no real emotion or sadness to their dead friend. At least the girl. The two go to their den in the woods to breath from the situation. A twist in the story, the girl is the killer and she and the boy are alone in the woods together. She pulls out a knife and tries to kill the boy. Amongst a brawl she ends up getting stabbed by her own knife and is killed. Police are on the scene of the previous murder and the boy feels like the blame will be lead to him. He decides to run away and go on the run from police. Having just killed someone, the blame seems to direct to him. From then the story follows him on the run from police hiding out in the woods and mountains. The pilot episode covers the story until the boy is found to be lost and a threat is uncovered.

Strengths- I believe that with this idea, it is very doable in the budget as limited props are required as well as locations. They are all very naturalistic places and most scenes take place in similar locations. I also believe that this idea would attract a younger audience as the protagonists are all youths so the audience will be able to relate to the characters. Being a horror and looking into quite a weird world of individuals, I think BBC Three will certainly engage with the idea as it is unique and perhaps not attractive to an older audience. I also believe that the pilot episode itself would draw in an audience because it ends on a very dramatic part which will undoubtedly leave viewers a reason to continue. In terms of audience pleasures, they will be sucked into this world of horror where situations like that don't occur in our world. It gives audience escapism and allows them to divert from their own world. As well having character who are of a similar age to the target audience gives them a sense of personal identity that a younger audience would be able to relate to.

Weaknesses- The negative aspects of this idea is that the idea as a whole may not be able to be developed into a full series, or more development will be required. Perhaps as well, BBC Three may not be all for the idea as it doesn't really match with the criteria of content they seek to provide. Not all youths may be interested as it looks at the horror genre which only attracts a certain audience. And in terms of location. Being set in the country side, a lot of young audience members may feel instantly negative about it as they either cannot relate or have no interest. In terms of audience surveillance, this series is mainly for an audience to watch and relax or escape. They will not gain any educational benefit from it or learn things about society in the world.                                                                                                                                               

P1 - Audience Pleasures

Game of Thrones
The series premiered on HBO in the United Staes on April 17th 2011. It' s seventh series ended August 27th 2017. The episodes are 60 minutes in length and on average usually contain 10 episodes in each series.

Game of Thrones has had multiple e directors to organise and film each of the seasons. David Nutter, Miguel Sapochnik, David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. All these directors were hired by the production HBO. The series was broadcasted on the UK's NowTV and SkyAtlantic. It also aired in over 170 countries. The budget for the series as a whole has been estimated to around $10 million per episode.

Audience Relationships - People can get an understanding of a different world all together. It' got many wide ranges of themes such as family problems, betrayal and loss. It's a very popular series and can be a main talking point for many people.

Personal Identity - An audience might look at the good characteristics of a character and want to model that behaviour in themselves. Such as John Snow's good will to save the entire world and put everything at risk.

Diversion - Game of Thrones offers a whole new world to a viewer which they can really escape into and get some emotional release because all your focus is within this one world.

Audience Surveillance - People who are interested in historical medieval culture can satisfy their curiosity watching GoT's old warfare and culture. The use of swords and shields and battles to gain power.



Peaky Blinders

The series premiered on 13 of September 2013 and ran for six episodes. The second series premiered on 2 October 2014. The third series premiered on 5 May 2016. On 26 May 2016, the BBC announced they had ordered a fourth and fifth series of the show. The fourth series premiered on 15 November 2017; after the series finale broadcast on 20 December 2017, it was announced that the fifth series will be broadcast in 2019. The episode lengths tend to be 58 minutes. 

A few examples of the many directors that helped create the series were Greg Brenman, Steven Knight and Cillian Murphy who also starred as the programmes leading role (Thomas Shelby). The programme was produced by Tiger Aspects Productions. 

The programme was broadcast by The BBC and aired on BBC2. The series can now be found on Netflix. It is estimated that the budget for each episode was around $1.3 - $1.4. 

Audience Relationships - An audience can get an understanding of people's lives after the First World War. We can feel social empathy for characters like Freddie Thorn who struggle with the working life as communists and strike for higher pay

Personal Identity - From Peaky Blinders, the audience could look at certain character values and beliefs and share a similar feeling and passion. An audience that can relate to the characters on a deeper level

Audience Diversion - An audience can gain a feeling of escapism from watching Peaky Blinders as it creates a very intense world that people can get very sucked into. They may also find a sense of emotional release within the programme from focusing on another's high stake problems

Audience Surveillance - An audience can also discover relevant events and conditions from after the First World War as the show offers a very detailed depiction of what life was like. People can also discover more into British Gangs of the 1920's and gambling on horse races



The Musketeers

The show first aired on the 19th of January 2014 and aired for two series until its final series on the 28th May 2016. The episode lengths were around 55 minutes. The director of the series was Saul Metzstein.

The show was broadcast on BBC2 and BBC America and can now be found on Netflix. On average the episode budget for the show is around £800,000.

Audience Relationships - The audience can get a view into the world of 16th century France in the reign of King Louis. With the idea of the garrison it gives a feeling of belonging for an audience which they can gain an attachment to.

Personal Identity - The audience can watch the characters and feel a sense of warmth to them if they have similar models of behaviour/values. For an audience member they can feel a reinforcement of personal values and get more of an insight into themselves

Audience Diversion - The intense and exciting feeling that the musketeers give an audience a sense of escapism because of how enjoyable the drama is to watch and how sucked in you can get. A programme like this however is not one to 'fill time'. For full enjoyment a viewer must dedicate time to watching the show to for it's full gain.

Audience Surveillance - Those interested in 16th century France and the story of the musketeers will be able to satisfy their curiosity from getting wider lens of life back then and the swash buckling story of the musketeers.

P1 - Interpreting The Brief

Who are the BBC?

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British Public Service Broadcaster and is the world oldest national broadcaster. The BBC is funded by annual television licenses which is charged to all British household. The BBC broadcasts in radio and TV as well as online media through the channel BBC3

What is BBC3?

The channel BBC3 focuses their work on the younger generation. The topics their programmes cover are made to attract the young eye by talking about themes such as crime, sex, drugs and comedy. This is found in real life documentaries, interviews and comedic drama's which are available to watch on demand by the user. This is because from April 2014, BBC3 moved online so their programmes could only be watched on the internet. This was because their main target audience is younger people so moving online would attract a lot more younger people as a lot more young people watch content online rather than on television.

BB3 have made some very popular award winning British Original Drama's  such as Thirteen and Clique and British Original Comedies such as People Just Do Nothing, This Country and Cuckoo. They have also made many powerful documentaries such as Life and Death Row andStacey Dooley Investigates. An aspect which BBC3 is very good on showing to the public are provocative current affairs programmes which you may not find on the ordinary television. These include, Is This Rape?, Sex on Trial, and KKK: The fight for white supremacy

What is Television Drama?

A series of real life situations which are exaggerated yet relatable. This is to make a story more engaging to an audience so they will enjoy it more because it's not things that happen in everyday life. This is created through the use of themes, settings, issues in the plot and the narrative of the drama itself.

Some examples of Television Drama's:
-Game of Thrones (Uses themes of family the north and south divide we have in real day)
-Peaky Blinders (Historical drama based on crime families after the First World War, also touching on jobs, experiences and society)
-Breaking Bad (Modern day drugs and violence, in depth story and engaging characters)
-Orange is the New Black (Modern day women's prison in America.  Themes of friends, relationships, society of rank and troubles of women)

Who are the competitors of BBC3 and teen TV?

BBC3's main competitors have become far more prominent since their move to go online and scrap their television channel. Websites such as YouTube are a very big competitor for them as they have always been online only and many people world wide are familiar with it as well as using it for every range of video on the internet. There are also other competitors such as that of All4 who have an on,one website and app in order to watch on demand any shows that were missed on channel 4/E4  as
well as having the ability to watch other series which have been off air for many years such as The Inbetweeners. This is the same with ITV as their Hub is an online app and website in which users can watch on demand at any time. Not forgetting about the big movie network of Netflix which provides a mass of films for the viewer but as well as making their own film shows which are becoming more and more popular. In order for BBC3 to stay in the competitive race it needs to create new and exciting content which viewers will find enthralling and want to watch. A controller said that BBC3 is on target to be watched by 10 percent of all viewers aged 16-34 each week.

Viewing figures for shows -
-Cuckoo, has 1.15 million viewers in its 10pm slot.
-Gavin and Stacey brought in a 5.8 million viewer rate on it 9-9:30 slot.

What are the main conventions of a television drama?

The conventions of a television drama is how something is done and presented. For example, a medical drama. The main conversions will be the setting so the drama will be set in a hospital. Next are the characters who will go through a lot of stressful and gruesome inguries and operations within the programme which will all link somewhat to the overall plot and other smaller sub characters. The overview of a medical drama is that is teaches somewhat the audience life in a hospital but at the same time, dramatising it for the engagement of the audience.

The most popular drama genres for young people in this current age is Drugs and Crime. For example, Breaking Bad, one of the most popular television series ever with 67% of its 10.3 million viewers being young adults. Other examples include Narcos, a more recent series who have been incredibly popular being a Netflix original series.

Constraints for my ideas

From the brief. it is clear that the target audience for our product is young people. The constraints from this will limit the possible genres and themes I can work in. Some of mt favorite genres are historical however these are usually more favored by older audiences to the one we must work with. The most popular genre being drugs, I will need to adapt and fins ways to structure an original plot of a drugs series aimed at young people. Since the budget for the series is quite low as well, out ideas will have to be fairly tamed. For example, we can't budget for big CGI explosion scenes or car chases for drug money. The general representation for the series will need to be a low key drug themed series. The way in which we will gain audience viewings will have to be an engaging story and have lots of loopholes twists and potential red herrings. Any techniques we can use to enhance the story to make it engaging without having to use big money shots.

Production Log - P4

M2

Because our film covers certain areas and themes such as drugs and under age drinking, we needed to be careful as to how ethical these representations are, and as to who we're showing the film to in terms of target audience. We checked with the BBFC on their ethical guidelines of drug usage -

At U, the Guidelines state ‘no references to illegal drugs or drug misuse unless they are infrequent and innocuous, or there is a clear educational purpose or anti-drug message suitable for young children’.

At PG, ‘references to illegal drugs or drug misuse must be innocuous or carry a suitable anti-drug message'.

Our films target audience is that from 15 up so our representations of these substances were legally portrayed. Despite this, the BBFC still has guidelines on how how drug use is depicted 

The BBFC's Guidelines prohibit 'detailed portrayal of illegal drug use which may cause harm to public health or morals' even at the adult 18 level. The tests for these two concerns become increasingly more strict down through the age ratings, particularly in works aimed at children. No work taken as a whole may promote the misuse of drugs and any detailed portrayal of drug misuse likely to promote or glamorise the activity may be cut. 

The portrayal in our film made sure we didn't promote or glamorise these substances at all. We made it clear on how our depictions only showed very soft realities of drug usage and that there is no area in which we promoted or influence drugs in anyway. 

If we look at the theory of The Effects Model, the idea that younger members of the audience may imitate content in the piece such as drug taking but we wanted to make sure that the audience wouldn't be controlled by the content and would be able to make their own choices.

We did however want to show meaning that the audience would understand. The audience clear reception theory to the intention will be understood as we clearly showed a negative representation of drug usage and outcomes are deadly. The audience will accept this and have no intention of imitating the content they have seen.

Representations -

Society-

Young people in the film. Middle class white teens living in Britain. In the film they are shown to have nice clothes, caring families, nice houses etc.

Feminism-

We have a female protagonist. She is shown to be pressured by friends and give into the temptation of drugs. The representation of her as a character show her as a young girl and we focus on how she gives in to pressure and the peers of her friends.

Drugs-

The use of dugs and how we represent them. We do not show drugs to be positive in any way and the overall film casts a negative portrayal of drugs as a whole and how they can effect young peoples lives.

Copyright Issues and laws -

-The law gives the creators of literary, dramatic, musical, artistic works, sound recordings, broadcasts, films and typographical arrangement of published editions, rights to control the ways in which their material may be used.

-The rights cover; broadcast and public performance, copying, adapting, issuing, renting and lending copies to the public.

-In many cases, the creator will also have the right to be identified as the author and to object to distortions of his work.

In our piece we made special effort to make sure we we didn't copyright any of the content. I emailed the general manager of the artist and asked if it would be ok for us to use the song in our film. We addressed that we would give complete credit and rights of the song to the artist and would feature this in our credits of the film. 

Other music we used was non copy right music that we selected. But we also credited the website where we got the music from. As well as our sound effects we sourced them from non copyright websites which we also mentioned in our credits of the film.

Actors Permission

StoryBoard - P3

Treatment - P2

Positive and Negative Effects of Attack the Block

Attack the Block - In terms of genre

What is genre?

Genre consists of different styles, conventions and themes in which effects a films setting and atmosphere which can be recognised by an audience.

What have prominent critics said about genre?

Genres are instances of repetition and difference. Difference in genre is absolutely essential because repetition wouldn't attract any audience. Genre is in a constant process of negotiation and change and is defined in terms of Semantic and Syntactic elements.

What genre would you say Attack the Block is?

I would say Attack the Block consists of multiple genres. These consist of Horror, Sci-Fi, Comedy and Action.

What codes and conventions does it contain that make it fit these genres?

Attack the Block consists of semantic elements such as gangs, youths and crime was well as mixing with aliens, supernatural and apocalypse feeling. As well as using syntactic elements of action in fight scenes etc. Also the narrative is portrayed in a comedic way which lightens the mood of the high intensity scenes

Was the film marketed as belonging to a particular genre?

In the marketing and promotion of the film Attack the Block it seems very action based. For example the film cover all the characters are standing together in an action pose which portrays the film as quite serious and potentially not that you would expect to be classed as horror.

What kind of target audience do you think would be attracted to films in this genre?

I believe the the sort of target audience that would be attracted to a film such as this would be those who enjoy modern action films set in urban areas. Those who also enjoy the horror side to supernatural aliens.

Screenplay - P2

Draft 1

Disney Cross Media and Synergy

Cars 3

Release Date - 14th July 2017

Production Budget - $175 million USD

Box Office - $384 million USD 

Distributed by Walt Disney Studios and Motion Pictures

The film was advertised in trailers, billboards, TV adverts. It was also distributed by Disney through their stores in merchandise and also branched out to other companies such as McDonald's in their Happy Meal toys. 

Film Production Planning

So far in film production we have addressed roles to each other in our team. We have also chosen our actors for the production and have been looking into possible locations to film at. We have told our actors about filming dates where we hope to complete the filming.

Job Roles:

Patrick - Director, Casting, Music Composer and Devising Acting Manager

Alex - Editor, Music Composer, Camera Operator (Post Production Manager)

James Bowes - Audio and Visual Director

Actos:

Chloe - Ellena Quarmby

Nikki - Freya Gledhill

Joe - Mathew Paul

Austin - Patrick Campbell

Dad - Ian Campbell

Filming Locations:

-Ilkley Grammar School Gates -

Ben Rhydding Road -

1A Wrexham Road -

23 Lawn Avenue -

Ilkley Train Station -

Ilkley Moor -

Unit 3 - M1

The Brief

My short film is under 10 minutes which was the maximum length for a short film

It shows a specific, recognisable genre and the style being a drama as well as mood throughout the film which links to it such as the use of drugs and teenage life

I am working in a group of three, myself, James Bowes and Alex Hardgreaves and have assigned each other to specific roles. James- Camera operator and director, Alex- Editor and Patrick- Director

The script is all original content and was devised by myself. The inspiration was from the lives of youths and what they do to be cool and fit into friendship groups

The music and audio we will use will be all our own which will be made in Garage Band. If it comes to us using pre made music we will be sure to reference it in our credits of the film

Examples of Short Film Distributors that operate in the UK

Shorts International Ltd is the world’s leading short film entertainment company with the world’s largest catalogue of short movies. It owns and operates ShortsTV, which brings audiences around the world the best short movies on TV, online and in theaters, as well as Shorts Factory, which produces original short film content for broadcasters and brands.

The film tells the story of Bill, whose daily routines, perceptions, and dreams are illustrated onscreen via multiple split-screen windows. Though his life seems mundane at first, he has trouble remembering things and the sights and sounds of the world are sometimes overwhelming. His life is narrated in several humorous and dramatic anecdotes, very gradually growing darker and terrifying as he appears to be suffering from a possibly fatal mental disorder (and has apparently been receiving treatment for it for quite some time). The film illustrates the struggle many people have with mental illness, in the inherent difficulty in deciding which muddled thought or distracted perception is most important and should be paid attention to. Meanwhile, Bill is suddenly faced with the possible end of his life.

This film was targeted to adults with children who are facing difficult decisions in life which is sort of similar to our film with how the it is the children facing difficult decisions while trying to live life to the full. The link this film has to our own is the way how the film focusses on one main protagonist and their struggles in life and the pressure they have to face and ultimately facing life and death situations in decisions they make. This is why I feel Shorts International is a company we can really work from in their ways of portrayal of characters and building story and characterisation. 

Candella UK distributes packages of short films at over 300 European and worldwide festivals, with the specific aim of promoting UK filmmaking beyond our shores. Candella-promoted shorts have won major prizes at European festivals in recent years.

This documentary looks into the interiorised sexism in women that together are searching for answers and ways to unlearn. There is a hidden sexism in the European society that hides a worrying fact; we are in a sexist society therefore we are all sexists. We will meet many women that are fighting for equal opportunities and wonder what will be their reaction when putt in front of the “female south American high society” not the unprivileged, the privilege ones, the other half, openly sexists in a society that still living in the MAD MEN scenario in the XXI century fighting to keep it that way for generations to come.

This film that we I have looked upon looks on the topics of female representation which is a key aspect in our film having a female protagonist. We can use similar representations of how women are presented in ou distribution of our film in how we want our audience to feel. Our film is about a girl who makes poor choices but in how we represent her will define the overall representation of the film. 

Overall, the film distributer we will use will be Short International due to how they are experienced in distributing hard hitting films and letting an audience know this before seeing a film. 

Marketing Methods

Our own film being aimed at a younger audience, our main methods of advertising would be through social media on platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. Our adverts would include a trailer, film covers and film covers to attract the audience, giving them a glimpse of the full feature.  We would also feature our trailer on YouTube where people can share and like the widen the audience. 

We will also promote our film through banner advertising on billboards and posters in public spaces etc which will hopefully encourage word of mouth and widen the viewers and popularity of the film.