evaluation on the film

 evaluation on film 

the film

Toilet scene

 toilet scene 

This is the scene were using for the toilet were Conner and Craig walk into the bathroom, and a girl is sitting on the toilet. This may be used in the final cut, we are not sure.


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final teaser attempt

 final teaser attempt  

This is our final attempt at a teaser, the group came to a decision that is did not come up to the high standard we have already set our selves, so did not include the teaser in distribution. 

Wordle

 wordle 

Here is a wordle i made for our film 'Speed Dial', this includes a selection of words that are key to the film and can add a aspect of mystery to the distribution. 

Bedroom scene

 Bedroom Scene 

This is another of our final day shooting scenes, in this one we decided to add in another bedroom scene and compare it to the one we already have. After looking at the animation we have decided that it may not have the aspect of comedy that the original bedroom scene has. Although this may look different in editing to we will make the final decision after the final cut.    

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Living room scene

 Living room scene 

This is what one of our scenes will loom like after editing from our final day of editing. As you can see this is a new location with an extra bit of script which should add some more comedy to the film. This gives us an idea of what it will look like and can already start comparing the selection of scenes we have before editing saving us time.


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final day filming

 Final day filming 

On our final, final day filming we were able to add the finishing touch's to our film, we were able to get some nice shots of the two main characters walking towards the telephone box which works nice in the opening sequence. We also needed to re-shoot some shots of some scenes that we deleted, so had some new adjustments to scenes. This includes shots in cars, bathrooms and another bed room. We will not use all of them but having the option to choosing between two or three can be good when editing. The actors were as brilliant as they were in the first days of filming, and helped set some of the scenes up in communication with the directer. 

Evaluation

 Evaluation 

1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? 
- In our film we show two teenage boys being mischievous by bunking school and losing their phone. this is also shown in the back to the future opening. 
- We also have modern music which would attract to our target audience, this can also be shown in the back to the future opening. 
-We show how old they are by mentioning school and how they have missed it, showing their age. This is also shown in the back to the future opening. 
-We do not however show modern clothes as they do in back to the future, as the young boy wears modern clothes from the time, we however have smart casual clothes. 

2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?
-Our media product represents teenage boys as being mischievous by bunking school and losing their phone, this can be seen as a stereotype for teenage boys when they are out of school. 
-Our product also represents teenage girls as being having more self respect than what other films portray them as. 
-It also portrays teenage boys wanting to get with other girls their age and are desperate to get with those girls. 
-We also represent that not all teenagers are the stereotype that everyone thinks they are, we done this by having one character the opposite of what people might think. 

Further filming

 Further Filming  

After looking at our film we decided that maybe we could use some more professional and longer scenes rather then just using lots of scenes in one go. Therefor we have contacted our actors who have agreed for one final filming day, which will take place tomorrow. In this day we will also have a photo-shoot for our advertising campaign, which will include a poster, teaser and trailer. 

Further 25 word pitch development

 Further 25 word pitch development 

After looking at my previous attempt at a 25 word pitch for our film 'Speed Dial', i decided that i should try and come up with another pitch in order to have a wide range to choose from. 

'When Connor and Craig went to make a phone call in a ordinary phone box, they never realised that their lives will change forever'  

This was my most recent attempt tat a 25 word pitch, i will now look into either developing this pitch or a previous one. 

Character profile part 2 - Alice W

 Character profile part 2 - Alice W 

Character profile part 2 - Connor Bay

 Character profile part 2 - Connor Bay 

Character profile part two - Craig D

 Character profile part two - Craig D  

Characters profile - Alice W

 Characters profile - Alice W 

Characters profile - Connor

 Characters profile - Connor 

Characters profile - Craig

 Characters profile - Craig

Teaser attempt: 1

 Teaser attempt: 1  

This is my first attempt at making a teaser for our film 'Speed dial', this is not our final attempt but it is a good starter for me to work with. I wanted to have the phone box with an effect like lightning next to it, separating the box from the world. here i used one picture and split it in half with lightening, i feel this shows the power of the box and gives an small insight to the film. However i do not feel it is to the the high standards i have already set my self. Therefore on my next attempt i will try and make the teaser look more professional.    

audition advertisement

 Audition Advertised  

This is our advertisement campaign we ran in order to attract actors and actress' for our film 'Speed dial'. We put this campaign on the popular casting website 'starnow.com' where actors and actress' can look for roles in small indie films (like our self). As you know this was successful and had more then enough actors and actress' to fill the roles needed and were to our needs.   

Teaser

 Creating a Teaser 

Here are a few examples of successful film teasers, teasers are used to show a slim insight to the film and attract their target audience. It is not designed to show what the film is about as a hole, but leaves clues which will be answered during the film. It aims to excite the audience in the way to keep them waiting on the film and show them just enough to make them come and watch the film.

As a group we see the benefits of making a teaser, and aim to make one within the next week. In our teaser we want to show the telephone box and with some effects that it is magical. We also want to show the two main characters either inside or outside of the box. The text will be either above or below the box and will include the release date, the two main characters and the director.   

Props used

Here are the props that we used in our film 'Speed dial', we were able to purchase the book from the library that we filmed at. The other items were all owned by the crew so were all free to use including the very expensive mac book which i kindly allowed the film to use. 

Clothing presentation

Here is a presentation i made for the clothing for our characters........

Clothing for Alice W

These are the items of clothing we used for the character 'Alice W'. We wanted to dress Alice in a sexy way in order to attract male audience and to make the other character 'Conner Bay' have feelings for her. To dress her in a sexy way we got clothing from 'Ann Summers' famous for its sexy Legendre. We also used make up to make the character look more sexier and seductive.    

Clothing for Conner Bay

These are the clothes we decided to dress the character 'Connor Bay' in. We wanted Connor to look smart but with a aspect of casual in there, we feel we have achieved this. The trousers, shirt, watch and tie are all those of what you could find on a business man in the city, this shows that Connor is serious and a good boy. Although Connor isn't always a good boy, so made his shoes and jacket very casual. All these items of clothing were in Topman so were easy to purchase.

Clothing for Craig D

These are the clothes we decided we wanted Craig D to wear. We had Craig's character wearing smart clothes but make them a bit more casual than the average school kid. We wanted to show that craig was rebellious through his outfit and we think we achieved this through the lack of school uniform. This is shown by the use of black skinny jeans over school trousers and a tweed blazer over a suit jacket. Also, we decided to give the character a casual shirt over a smart shirt. All these clothes could be purchased from Topman and so these were easy to find and purchase.

Flashback productions

 FLASHBACK PRODUCTIONS 

• We decided to use the name Flashback Productions as the use of flashbacks are a theme common in Action and Sci-fi movies. 
• Our film had a very small budget and so had to be made by an independent production company. 
• Our film is different to most independent films. The genre of our film is not one used a lot by independent production companies. 
• Most independent films would not go for a sci-fi or an action film as they would be concerned about the budget. Tom Wallen's skills in the editing process has made it possible to 

Location

location 

1. Bromley high street - will have the two boys walking down at the very start of the film and when Craig loses his phone. 

1a. Phone box - this is where the boys start their adventure and make the phone call

2. Library - is the first place the boys come out of. 

3. Toilets - the boys come out of the toliets after the library. 

4. Mc Donald's - is part of the montage 

5. Alice W bedroom - is where the boys try to pull Alice unsuccessfully. 

6. Ales S car - is where Alex gets caught by the boys smoking weed. 

7. Rugby changing rooms - is where the rugby players throw their boots at the boys. 

8. A work office - is where the boys shock all the 9-5 workers.  

9. The classroom  - is the final part of the film and where the fight over the mac happens and Craig gets taken away. 

Final Cast

 Final Cast  

Audition for 'Alex S'

 Audition for 'Alex S' 

1. Alex Shipp
Height: 6,2
Eye Colour: Blue
Hair Colour: Brown
Build: hedium 
Agent Details: Himself

experiences: None to date 
   
Audition Pitch: 'I have lots of experience in acting. I have also worked with professionals and am heavily connected in the acting world. Despite my lack of height, i believe i bring a sense of formality to the role.'

What we felt: We felt that Alex as perfect for the role, however he was unable for the filming dates. 

2. Ben Manners 
Height: 6,5
Eye Colour: green
Hair Colour: Black
Build: Medium 
Agent Details: RWS rugby 

experiences: None to date 
   
Audition Pitch: 'I'm the perfect height for the character, as well as having the confidence to pull off the role. The character has an air of arrogance, which i believe i will be able to pull off in my portrayal of the Anonymous man'

What we felt: We felt that Ben was perfect to play the role as he owned a car to use in the film and was available on the dates we was filming. Ben went on to play the role 'Alex S'. 

Audition for 'Alice W'

 Audition for 'Alice W' 

1. Christina Goedecke 

Height: 5'4
Eye Colour: Blue
Hair Colour: Blonde
Build: Slight
Agent Details: RAPA

experiences: extra in 'Oliver the musical'
   
Audition Pitch: 'I have lots of experience in acting. I have also worked with professionals and am heavily connected in the acting world. Despite my lack of height, i believe i bring a sense of formality to the role.'

What we felt: We felt that Christina's vast experience in acting would be crucial in the role, as she is only in once scene. Although it is only one scene the actress must be top notch. Christina went on to play 'Alice W'. 

2. Alice Walsh  
Height: 5'2
Eye Colour: Blue
Hair Colour: Blonde
Build: Fat
Agent Details: Herself 

experiences: Being a slag 
   
Audition Pitch: 'I am the bike of the school, everybody has had a ride on me. As the role is a slag, and i am a slag, i believe i will be very good at it.  '

What we felt: We felt that Alice's lake of experience would mean she could not play the role as we wanted her too. Also she is a slag

Audition for 'Conner Bay'

 Audition for 'Conner Bay' 

1. Nick Hughes 

Height: 5'6
Eye Colour: Blue
Hair Colour: black
Build: Slight
Agent Details: Jone Hughes 

Audition Pitch:
'my mum and dad have both pursued careers in the media world, and believe i cannot use their advice to also work in media. This would be my first role as a main actor, but believe my looks and connections will be enough to do the job.'

what we felt: We felt that although Nick did have a good crew with him, we felt he was to arrogant for the role. 

2. ''the' Connor Froy

Height: 6'1
Eye Colour: Brown
Hair Colour: Brown
Build: Medium / Slim
Agent: RAPA
Experience: 'Anonymous' 2013
                 RAPA Experience 
                 David Bowie Productions
                 VNA Festival
                 Move It Exhibition
                 Extra in 'Skyfall' (2012)

              extra in 'Oliver the musical'
Audition Pitch: 'I'm the perfect height for the character, as well as having the confidence to pull off the role as The  main character'

What we felt: We felt that Connor was perfect to play the role 'Connor Bay', as he has a lot of experience in acting which could also help the other first time actors. He would go on to play 'Conner Bay'. 

3. Liam Doe

Height: 6,5
Eye Colour: Green
Hair Colour: Brown
Build: Overweight 
Agent Details: Lawrence Doe

Audition Pitch: 'I have lots of experience in acting. I have also worked with professionals and am heavily connected in the acting world. Despite my lack of height, i believe i bring a sense of formality to the role.'

What we felt: Despite Liam's vast experience, we decided against casting him as the role of Connor Bay, as he does not fit the description of the character. 

Audition for 'Craig'

 Audition for 'Craig D'  

1. Thomas Wallen
Height: 6 ft.
Eye Colour: Brown
Hair Colour: Black
Build: Athletic
Agent Details: Self Representing

Audition Pitch:'I believe I am perfect for the role. My height is perfect for the character, as well as my build. I am smart and can pull of the formal style of acting needed for the role'

what we felt: Thomas was a serious contender for the role of 'Craig D'. However, he was unavailable for our filming dates.

2. Charlie 'Shittu' Walters
Height: 6'9
Eye Colour: Green
Hair Colour: Strawberry Blonde
Build: Dench. 
Agent Details: Self Representing
Experience: 'Anonymous' (2013)
                 Cameo role in 'The Firm'

Audition Pitch:
'Im a decent actor, im a big enough build to play the dench guy. Me' old man is a cockney geezer therefore I will be suitable to play a London based character, my mum dresses me so I will be perfect for the role' 

What we felt: We felt that Charlie was ideal for the role. His attitude, enthusiasm, build and looks are exactly what we are looking for. He will go on to play Craig D. 

3. Lewis Broughton

Height: 5'8
Eye Colour: Blue
Hair Colour: Ginger
Build: Slight
Agent Details: RAPA

Audition Pitch:'I have lots of experience in acting. I have also worked with professionals and am heavily connected in the acting world. Despite my lack of height, i believe i bring a sense of formality to the role.'

What we felt: Despite Lewis' vast experience, we decided against casting him as the role of Craig D, as he does not fit the description of the character.

Title placement

 Presentation of title placement in the opening scene 

Editing the opening scene

 Editing opening scene  

I will set my opening scene up like below, and add in the actors name just below their wastes. after looking at the comic strip below i think this will look good, and am pleased that it looks professional.  

Final scene

 Final scene 

This is what my final scene will look like, and after this they would break out into a fight. 

Opening Scene

 Opening Scene 

this is what my opening scene could look like, with them standing on the high street having the convocation. 

25 word pitch development

 25 word pitch development 

1. AN INITIALLY EXCITING ADVENTURE TURNS DARK AFTER TWO BOYS DISCOVER THAT THEIR ACTIONS HAVE DIRE CONSEQUENCES.

2. TWO BOYS FRIENDSHIP IS tested AFTER THEY DISCOVER THAT HAVING AN EXTRAORDINARY POWER ISN'T ALWAYS A GOOD THING. 

3. TWO BOYS. ONE PHONE BOX. ANYTHING ANYWHERE IS POSSIBLE.

4. NOWHERE IS OFF-LIMITS WHEN TWO BOYS DISCOVER A PHONE BOX WITH THE POWER TO TELEPORT THEM ANYWHERE. 

We decided to think up some more idea's for our twenty five pitch, as we felt our previous attempts were not up to scratch. We think that one of these attempts (possibly no.4) will be our final 25 word pitch.  

My final logo

 Final logo 

This is my final development for a logo for our film 'speed dial'. I have only made one final change from my previous development, and that is adding more green into the logo to give more of a magical feel to the logo. I am happy with my final attempt at my logo and feel it has an equal aspect of speed and magic in it. I also feel it will appeal to our target audience, as it is young and modern. 

Logo development

 Logo development 

This is my developed creation of a logo for our film 'speed dial'. I decided to development my third attempt, as I felt it had a good mix between magic and speed. I wanted to add more of a speed aspect into it however, and added in some speed lines coming out of each letter. I found this worked well and really showed speed in the logo, and suited out film. I then wanted to change the colour, as I felt purple gave the wrong impression of magic to the logo. so decided to use yellow and a hint of green. I felt the mix worked really well and didn't give the impression of Brazil as I first feared. I will now go onto developing the logo one final time and that will be my final logo. 

Third logo attempt

This is my third and final attempt at a logo for our film 'speed dial', this time I have gone away from my last concept of speed, and concentrated on the stereotypical font of speed. It is once again slightly tilted font like my first attempt, how ever this time without the lightening strikes. I then had to look at colour and decided to look away from yellow, and concentrate of the magical side of our film. I found that purple works best for showing magic, and is very stereotypical of magic. I will now look into developing one of my three designs at a logo, and go into developing further.

Second logo attempt

This is my second attempt at  creating a logo for our film 'speed dial', i once again looked at using an aspect of speed, however this time in a different way. I found a font which looked to have the smoothness of aerodynamics from on a car on it, and showed the aspect of speed this way. I was impressed in the way it looked and could see it appealing to our target audience. When looking into colour I decided to use two colours, instead of one, and chose green and yellow. These colours suited each other well, although did give the logo a Brazilian feel. I therefore decided to add thick black lining to each letter, and gave the logo a magical aspect. I will now look into creating a third logo and then decide which one to develop further.

First logo attempt

This was my first attempt at creating a logo for our film 'Speed dial', as the name 'speed' was big in the title I felt that having an aspect of speed was crucial in the logo. Whilst creating the logo i came across a font which had the connotation of speed I was looking for, and chose to go with it. The font has speed lines coming off the back of each letter, and the letters are also slightly tilted, showing the aspect of speed. I then looked into which colour to use and i wanted to use a colour which was bright and showed a aspect of magic. I found that yellow used a stereotype of magic, and added in red lines at the bottom of each letter to increase the aspect of speed. I will now look into creating a new logo or developing this one, depending on what else I can come up with.

filming

 filming  

storyboard

 storyboard  

improvements to filming

 improvements to filming 

Whilst filming realized that there were some areas of our idea that needed improving, for example the sound of cars driving past was hindering the sound of the actors talking. We are now looking into different locations to filming or using two different locations from the phone box and 'Craig" loosing his phone. Also in the library scene we were unable to use a tri-pod and the shot was very wobbly, so we are now looking for a different library or different angle of the shot.

Also one of our actors became unavailable due to personal reasons, but a replacement was straight away and if we are honest is twice the actor of our original. The weather is a big role for if our setting works the way we want it to work, so we are looking for the best possible time to film. 

       

The script

 The Script 

Title development

 Title development 

'Speed Dial'

This is my final choice for the title of our film, and it will be called 'speed dial'. I feel this name will attract out target audience of male under 18's, as it is modern and catchy. I also feel it suits the style of out film and gives the right impression to people unaware of the storyline to our film. I will now go onto creating a logo for  our film as i know have a name to work with, I will create 3 logo's and then develop one creation from the three. 

audience research

 audience research 

Audience research is crucial for films to develop as part of pre-production of a film. our target audience is under 18's, so to do this we used actors aged 17 playing characters 17 years old. through out the film there will be references to popular modern culture, so our audience will be able to relate. 

It became clear when looking at our influences that our film would appeal to a wide range audience. It appeals to this as combinations of genres, for example action and Sci-Fi, so people who are fans of these genres would watch our film. Our influences are back to the future, chronicle and back to the future 2. These all have wide range of target audience and have the same aspect of genres as ours. 

  

back to the future

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This is Back to the future user ratings from the popular film rating website, IMDB. IMDB uses categories like age and gender to show people's rating of films. Back to the future is similar to our film as it uses aspect of teleporting, and has the same theme and look to ours. this shows me that the results on the graph above will be the same audience watching our film, and can take influences in there. the category "aged under 18" showed the best results from the ratings, showing its target audience. this shows me that our film must be able to relate to the audience as good as this film did, and can take some influences out of the film in order to do this. 

Chronicle 

The chart above shows the user ratings for the film chronicle on the website IMDB. Chronicle is the influence i got for the idea of two best friends falling out. The user ratings shows me that once again the "males under 18" got the highest mark, and shows me that our target audience will relate to this plot. It also shows me that the older audience of "females over 45" scored the lowest scores, this shows me that females do not relate to this plot, and is more appealing to males under 18. This shows me that the plot of two friends falling out has a very specific target audience, and we must make sure that our actors, plot and setting all appeal to this very specific audience. 


Back to the future part two

The chart above shows the viewer ratings on the website IMDB from the film Back to the future part two. The chart shows me once again that males under the age of 18 got the best marks from the report, and this confirms to me that the male under 18 is the target audience for this genre. Also the male category of under 18 scored the most marks along with 'under 18',also confirming to me that males are more interested then females. The female category of over 45 scored the lowest marks, showing me that the elder person is not interested. This means that we must make sure that our plot, actors and setting all appeal the the male audience of under 18 and make sure that the can relax to it.