Thursday, 30 January 2014

Brain storm for final project

We have less than three days until we start planning... Cue the brain hurricane!


So the first thing is what are we limited to? 

Locations

(london slideshow)

We can basically only film in London as we do not have the time or money to film outside but, London is quite good anyway and has a lot of locations that go from high life to council estate. But obviously our teen drama opening has to be urban.

Time




We have agreed with the teacher to film over one weekend which is basically 10 hrs of filming and that is it! after this point we may be allowed a few pick up shots but it is still around 10hrs. This means that we will have to be quick about the filming itself and choose only a few areas in London so we do not waste time.

Actors


We are a group of four boys and any additional actors/actresses will just be more people we have to rely so essentially this means that we are a group of four actors who have to put something together without any one else.


So it looks like an urban-based teen drama. This is low budget film making so we will not be able to use big locations like London eye or close off whole streets. So it definitely looks like a urban and gritty teen drama. So maybe a few similar films?????


1: Adulthood


The really effective thing in this opening is the silence, it flashes back to the ending of it's prequel, Kidulthood and it is completely silent, the use of diegetic sounds only, this has a big impact on the intro as it makes it seem surreal even though it is a modern teen urban drama.

2: 4,3,2,1

This opening sequence is almost the exact opposite of  Kidulthood where thy use music, immediately after the first scene. The biggest thing that draws my attention to this movie is the first 10 second scene where the woman jumps into the Thames because it is very dramatic and already gives the movie a story almost. Again the film makers are taking advantage of diegetic sounds and there is no music at this point, then the film flashbacks.

3: Fish Tank


This opening is effective because it sets the scene really quickly You get the impression that the main girl is violent, aggressive and has problems fitting in with other people. The scene is also very quickly set by the really good establishing shots.

4: The Warriors


The opening for The Warriors is simple yet effective. It shows us the different gangs who are making their way to the big gang gathering with slow music in the background. At the same time we see cutaways of the city and things like the overground and underground train which sets the mood. The credits appear over these scenes which is a great opening to the movie. This is why I have decided to take this idea and place it into my own movie. 








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