New location

We will now be filming at Caistors riding school as the weather is affecting the ground which means we are unable to ride the horse. So the introductions is now not at Jess' farm it is at Caistor. This place has an in door riding school which we hope to be using.

UPDATE ON LOCATION

 This is Caistor Equestrian Centre, where the first scene will be shot.

 The second scene will be shot of the main character/characters coming down this road.








At this point, the main character will reach the front door of this house and then there will be a jump-cut to the next scene.

 Here is where the characters will enter the fight scene.

This is where the final, fight scene will take place which will then end with a black out.

Scene 2 Costume

For the second scene we are having the characters dresses in trackies or jogger bottoms wearing a hoodie and trainers , we are dressing are characters like this to connote the fact that they are chavs and are up to no good.

Location and costume for scene 1

Scene One- Horse riding.

This is the location for scene one, we have chosen this because it is a large peice of land, which tells us  that the family in the film opening is 'rich'. Therefor this gives the right characterisation for the main character, Elizabeth. We also chose this location because there are horse stables and there is also enough space to ride a horse for our first scene

 

Costume

Scene One- Horse riding.

In the first scene, the main character will be wearing horse gear. This will include, jodhpurs, a riding hat, shirt, boots etc. This is because she will be riding a horse.

Job Roles

Camera- we have decided that we are all going to control the camera, sharing this duty. The definition of a camera man is a person who's function is it operate a camera.

Sound- we have decided that Megan Johnson is in charge of sound because she is playing the non-diegetic music for our production. The definition of someone who controls sound is a technician who is responsible for recording sound.

Lighting- all of our scenes are outside. Therefore no one is necessarily in control of this.

Director- we have decided that we should all participate in this role, because we feel that no one should be the only person to take control of the production, so therefor it would be a joint decision. The definition of a director is a member(s) of a team who is in charge of a situation and with a vision of the finished product.

Producer(s)- we have decided that all of us will take this role because we should all be able to contribute to the finished product. The definition of a producer is someone who edits and creates the overall product.

Film opening script

EXT.FIELD.DAY.

ELIZABETH is riding a horse around a field. Her MOTHER is watching her ride.

MOTHER

Elizabeth, Elizabeth, darling posture!

ELIZABETH gets off the horse.

MOTHER

You did good today Elizabeth.

ELIZABETH

I did, didn't I?

Her MOTHER goes back indoors. ELIZABETH then walks and then leans onto a fence. She lights a cigarette, with a natural, stern look on her face.

ELIZABETH

See i am a good girl. In fact, I'm everything a well bought up girl should be... I just like to f*ck sh*t up.

EXT.STREET.EVENING.

ELIZABETH is walking down a street, in a pair of track suite bottoms. There is a non-diegetic narration, in the voice of ELIZABETH.

ELIZABETH

Oh, I'm Elizabeth by the way, but the f*cked up crew I call friends call me Lizzie.

ELIZABETH walks to a door, and goes through.

EXT.STREET.EVENING.

ELIZABETH and a group of people are in a fight. There is a lot of shouting and fighting. The non-diegetic narration continues.

ELIZABETH

Here's Stella, well Stompa Stella. You'll see why.

STELLA stomps on someones ribs, they are lying on the floor.

ELIZABETH

That's Tiff, she doesn't look like much, but trust me, shes a psycho.

TIFF punches someone in the stomach (or along those lines).

ELIZABETH

Ow! That's my girl! This is Jodie, she's, erm, good with her hands.

JODIE slaps a girl across the face.

ELIZABETH

And of course, Our Becky, she's brutal! A gob like my arse on the morning after a Vindaloo; a terrible pain and spitting out sh*t. Its not nice.

BECKY is shouting in someones face. Then a shot shows of the whole fight.

ELIZABETH

And these c*nts are about to get destroyed!

First draft of story board

First story board draft on Prezi

Blurb and Synopsis

Tag Line: Fisticuffs - The art of fighting with the fists.

Blurb
Leading a double life is a talent that comes all too easy for Elizabeth Smith; one - drinking champagne celebrating her successes with her aristocratic - yet highly controlling family acquaintances, and another drinking Special Brew with her less noble associates in the depths of the urban jungle on the other side of town. However, when her life is knocked out of balance when her devoted crew become aware of her disciplined, middle-class existence, which way of life will she choose?

Synopsis

Elizabeth Smith comes from a very comfortable, middle-class background, however, to escape the pressures of her parents great expectations, she forms an alter-ego that goes by the name of Lizzie. Lizzie is feared by many but known by few; her 'crew' are a group of passionate and loyal girls from the estate who are notorious for their affinity for violence. They view Lizzie as their first in command. However, when they learn of her home life and compliance to her parents' demands, they insist that Lizzie must stay true to herself and choose just one way of life. In order to do this, however, she must first learn who her true self really is.

Audience member profile

Name: Lauren Knowles
Age:16
Genre: crime



Likes and dislikes 
What brands do you like to wear? Vans,Jack Wills, and no other brands really because she does not see the point in paying so much for what the items look like when she could just go to new look and buy the same jumper with out the logo.

What is your favorite food ? Cake,Curry, Chinese

what is your favorite sport? Basketball because i find it fun

What are your hobbies ? Swimming

what tv programs do you like to watch ?Made in Chelsea, Hollyoaks, Coronation street, I'm a celebrity

what are your favorite movies? Harry Potter , Cinderella story, Despicable me , Green street

what are your favorite crime movies ? Green Street, Bad Boys , Kidult hood

Do you watch the news ? Yes every morning because i like to know what is going on in the world .

What do you like about crime movies ? Their is a lot of action and they keep you focused because you want to know whats going on in the rest of the movie  .

Due to the information i have been given by Lauren i would market my crime film out side take a ways and on TV before Hollyoaks and Coronation Street because these are all big TV programs that a lot of people like watching . I would do this by contacting which ever TV channel i would like to put it on and ask them to put it before the TV programs or i would Sponser the TV program so that i could get it put before . My Crime Film would come out in the winter as every one has nothing to do in the winter and are always busy in the summer .

Past students analysis

Melcs
 M-e-s
Costume- The female we see at the very beginning is wearing formal clothing and is dressed in a coat and a scarf this connotes the fact that she is in sixth form or at college or could even be a teacher .This also signifies that it is cold and could be winter .
The guy we see near the end opening the door and picking up a scarf is covered up so that you cant see him , this connotes that he is a bad guy and/or is trying to hide his identity .The fact that he is wearing a leaver jacket shows us that he is not poor and he is also wearing a coat which signifies the fact that it could be cold or winter .I think the costumes are good because it matches the genre although i think that the guy who is covered up could wear cloths that are a bit more appropriate as it just looks like he is wearing normal cloths .

Lighting 

All the lighting with in this is natural lighting or high key lighting this adds effect as it makes it seem more  interesting as people wouldn't normally steal in the light, or commit a crime in the light although i think that to make it look more like a crime film it needs to be done more in the dark . I do not know if the high key lighting was done intentionally or not .

Characters

The first character we see is a girl wearing casual clothing which connotes that she is maybe in college or sixth form . She seems sad and lonely as she is not walking with any one and has a sad look on her face , i do not know if this was done intentionally or not but to me the fact that she is alone signifies the fact that she has a stalker . The second person we see is a male who is all covered up this connotes the fact that he is sneaky and mysterious , i think that it is good that he is all covered up because it makes the audience ask questions.

Props

The only prop that is used in this film opening is a scarf and a phone , the phone is used when the girl is walking and it looks as if she is texting they could of used this prop to make it look like the girl is doing something , although i do not think their is any need for the use of the phone in this film opening . Their is also a scarf used which is then stolen by who we presume is a stalker , this is good because it adds effect and lets the audience know that their is something weird about the guy .

Setting

At the beginning the setting is on the road , this could connote the fact that he is following her down the road as she goes to school , Although i am not quite sure why the setting is on the road as it is a clean road which isn't crime like at all. The next setting is in a class room which signifies the fact that she goes to a sixth form or college . This is good because it tells the audience that she does go a sixth form and answer the question we first asked at the beginning (Why is she dressed formally) .

Editing

I think that the only editing they really did in this was fades in and out . This could connote the fact that he is sneaking around and that it is a crime film opening but other than that i do not really see any other editing techniques .

sound

The sound is an up beat but scary music and sounds like it is played by string instruments and a piano , this music adds effect as it is intense music . Although i think this type of music is normally used in a horror movie than a crime movie .

Melcs

Editing

Cut is used with in this- This is where two frames are put together to make a sequence .

Their is a lot of cross cutting with in this this is to show the male and females at different places at the same time , this makes the audience think that they will eventually meet .

Fade- Fade is used through out this is a good editing techneque because it makes the shots look better as they fade in together .

Their are also cut aways used with in this , this fills the gaps so that it fits in with the film genre and creates a mood for the audience . 

 

Camera Shots

Their are point of veiw shots used with in this to show that she is being watched by some one through the blinds .

There are close ups on her walking and texting this also connotes the fact that she is being watched and shows her surroundings  .

Their are long shots used to show the surrounding and to show where she is walking to .

Sound

Non-diagetic sound is used through out all this film opening , the sound is a slow classic sounds , this builds tention at the beggining and makes the audience wonder what is going to happen next because of the sound . I think this music is good for a crime film because in crime films the audience are always wondering what is going to happen next ?.
CMINTS

Iconography

Their are signs with in this film opening that are very unique for the genre:

The cigrettes - This connotes some on who is bad or doesnt care about theit apperance .

The guy wears a hoodie which connotes crime because it hides his face .

Theme

In the opening it is suggested that the theme is stalking which is a usual type of crime - This is shown as the male characters actions are strange and followes her into school , looks through the blinds and then steals her scarf . I think this is good for a crime film because it builds tention although i think they rushed into showing the audience that he is a stalker straight away .

 

NarrationTheir are Non-linear narration used with in this film opening because of the tension from the music and the attitude from the boy - it makes the audience think that something bad is going to happen rather quickly . EnigmaWho is the male character?

Why is he following the girl?

Is the scarf significant ?

Who is the girl and why is she being followed ?

Film conventions of my chosen film genre

Film conventions of my chosen genre (action) - Jessica Hordon on Prezi

Ideas Trainspotting and Green Street

We chose to use an idea from this film , we have chose to use the freeze frames and writing of names in our film opening as we like how it uses freeze frames to introduce their characters . After seeing this idea we would like to use our main characters and introduce them as they are fighting , this will include freeze frames on the main characters, punching some on , kicking some one etc..




In Green Street we have chose to use the shouting and fighting within our film opening as we like the idea of the shouting and fighting being crime like . This will show our audience straight away that they will be expecting crime and action within our film .

Interveiws

I was not here for this interview but first of all we interviewed three different people to see their individual thoughts on the genre we have chosen "Crime"

• The first person we interviewed absolutely loves crime films and drama films , she was very passionate about them, she gave us a good over view about what we should put in a crime and drama film and what not to put in them . She also mentioned that she thinks its bad and does not like to much action such as the use of guns and explosions but likes it when you have to think about whats happened . 
• The second person that we interviewed also loved our chosen genre crime and drama , she tells us how she likes to see the leader of the group to show dominance , this is good because it means the target audience enjoy this and this was one of our first ideas on our film opening . she also mentioned that she likes a good amount of suspense and violence but she likes it to be a mixture which is good for us because that what we would like to do in our film opening .
• The third that we interviewed involved two people being interviewed at the same time this is so that their answers would bounce of each others but we didn't get a lot of information as they did not like our chosen film genre . We asked them why they didn't like the film genre but they did not give us a good answer .

Conclusion
Our conclusion is that we are going to go with our chosen genre crime and drama as we had brilliant feed back which means it would be good for out target audience . This has also given us confidants to add extras into it .   

Cast, Location,Lighting ect for film opening

We have been talking about our film opening ideas and have chosen the location, cast and what their personality and life style is going to be like:

Cast
Main character: Elizabeth- played by Billie Blake
Main Girls: Stella- Played by Gemma Green
                  Jodie-Played by Jade Clarke
                 Becky-Played by Jess Hordon
                 Tiffany-Played by Megan Johnson
Rival Gang:Charlene-Played by Ebony Daley
                  Bianca-Played by Kerry Green
                   Cheryl-Played by Vanessa Chow

Elizabeth is a rich upper class girl who is from a rich back ground , she is 16 but has friends from a working class background . Because of her upper class background she likes to rebel and act a bit out of the ordinary by causing trouble.











Stella is one of Elizabeth working class friends who is also aged 16 , she has come from a rough background and has not had a very good upbringing and has always liked to rebel .













Jodie is one of Elizabeth working class friends who is also aged 16 , she has come from a rough background and has not had a very good upbringing and has always liked to rebel .
















Becky is one of Elizabeth working class friends who is also aged 16 , she has come from a rough background and has not had a very good upbringing and has always liked to rebel .













Tiffany is one of Elizabeth working class friends who is also aged 16 , she has come from a rough background and has not had a very good upbringing and has always liked to rebel .



Locations - Jess's house
                  Market Rasen
                  St Giles, Lincoln ) rough areas
LIGHTING
We have chose to use dark lighting for the fighting and freeze frame scene , and high key lighting for the horse riding , posh scene .

The Pitch

Unfortunately i was not here for this task but the rest of my group still filmed it and these were our ideas and feed back . 
Idea 1- At the beginning of the filming  we chose the main character to be riding a horse from two different points this was the show the posh part within our character, it has a classic relaxing music in the background to also show that she is posh and to show the relaxation we then chose that the main character should leans against a fence and lights up a fag with narration of her talking about her life this is to show the more rebellious and crime side to her . It then continues to then show us her double life as she has had a posh up bringing but she chooses to be a rebel and get into trouble. there is narration continuing through out this which also consists of an upbeat music as she walks to the front door. It then goes on to her introducing her friends every time she says her friends name it freezes on them hitting some one and this is the basic idea of are first idea.

Feed back- we got good feed back for this one saying that it is a good idea and that we should go for this one.

Idea 2- Idea two is a basic version of the first where it basically shows the true environment that a working class teenager class D/E has to live in and shows the impact on there life. This idea was not thought through a lot and we decided to scrap it.

Feed back- We didn't get much feed back as they was not keen on are ideas and think idea 1 would be produced better.

Target Audience Research

Our group has chosen to do our film opening on the genre Action/Crime/Drama, we have chosen this because it is a popular choice as shown on these pictures . This first picture shows that 50% of the general public enjoy watching Action films and 55% enjoy watching Drama . This is a high percentage from the general public and would be good to market . Because of this percentage we know that it is a good choice of film genre and would get high ratings .

In table second it shows us that 20% of the public who are 16+ which is still a really good percentage , this tells us that we need to be aiming our target audience at 16+ to get the highest market that we can . As well as this Drama has 19% of 16+ who consider it their favourite genre to watch . These two genres have both got high percentages so to mix them both together will target a bigger percentage of the audience which will be good for the market .

The third picture shows that 37% of the age 35 and under consider action their favourite film where as only 20% of women 35 and under consider action their favourite film . The percentage of men over 35 is 25% and women is 10% this shows us that the 35 and unders prefer action films so we should target it to 35 and unders . Although drama has a percentage of only 4% from the males of 35 and under and a percentage of 14% fir females aged 35 and under . This makes the target audience for age a little bit more difficult , so because of previous research from the pictures above i would put the film as a 16+ as that would target our main audiences .



In the fourth picture 62% males over 35 consider action their favourite film genre where as only 35% of women over 35 considered it their favourite film genre . Although 70% of women that are 35 and over enjoy watching drama where as only 54% of men over 35 enjoy watching the genre drama.This tells us to be targeting the genre more towards both males and females as their is a lot bigger interest in males for Action and a lot bigger target audience for Drama for the females so its a mix .

Box Office Data (Audience)

After analyzing my results of www.the-numbers.com . From looking at these statistics I can see that my genre has a good potential in the market . As shown on the pictures below Action and crime is a very popular genre . As the black night sold the amount of $447,614,51157,166,604 and Men in Black 3 sold $179,020,85422,863,455 worth of tickets. Also action has a 16.81% of market share . After looking and analyzing these results i feel confident in doing a Action /Crime film as it is a high rated genre .