computer and editing we used

The editing software we used was sony vegas. it was a very simple software once you had gotten used to it. however because our computers are very old we only have 2 computers in the college which have enough memory to run sony vegas without freezing and messing up. this made it hard as we were editing in a pair but we could only use the computer a specific times. Song vegas had tutorials to show how to edit so it made it much easier.

All of Evaluation

Media Evaluation on Prezi

All 7 questions of my evaluation are done on a prezi presentation however i had alot of problems with the internet connection and the uploading of photos onto prezi so i dont have all the photos i would  have like to of had.

Audience feedback.

Just like we hoped  the females who watched our film were much more interested in our film than the boys. One of the boys said it could be alright but not really their type of thing but the rest of them said it looked quite girly  and not really their kind of thing. We gave the audience a bried overview of what the rest of the film would be about, and when we asked them what t hey thought the genre was 7/9 guessed it was a romcom, this was good as it means we used the usual romcom conventions correctly to present our film. This particular audience was only 16-17 year olds so this group was the right age for the film.

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'The scenery shot really sets the scene'

'When holly walked into the lampost , it was so funny'

' umm.. i dont really understand why shes running after him.'

'the shots flow really nicely together'

'the opening is funny and i like how you make hastings look;

'not really my kind of film'

We got some positive and negative feedback from this age group but we got the positive feedback from the members of the audience who it was more aimed at.

When getting audience feedback we did a oral discussion and just  took down key things they said about our film.

I also showed this film to my an older woman and and older male both of who are late 40's , they both said that it didnt look like their kind of thing and didnt appeal to them.

I showed a young female of 21 the opening aswell and she thought it looked very funny and interesting.

This shows that as we thought it would our film appeals more to a young femal audience than any other.

permission for music

Our Final Opening

Our final two minute opening

Music openings of Romcoms

A Cinderella story-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bo0fpyQPlAU

 The music for the opening of A Cinderella story is a very soft sounding instrumental piece of music. This is to create the impression on a fairy tale type atmosphere which fits into the narrative of the film.

Music and Lyrics-
 Music and lyrics opens with  a cheesy 80's pop song. This creates  a lively energetic atmosphere and clearly show that the film has some relation to the 80's. It works well for the opening of this film  as it sets up the audience for the cheesy feel of a typical romcom.

The camera we used

We filmed our film on a Panasonic HD 14mb Camera. It was a  very simple camera a took still shots aswell which was good for the storyboard. We took a tripod along with us when we filmed and attached our own wheels to it but then decided to do most of our shots handheld.

Our final titles

When editing our film we decided that the way we had set our some of the titles didn't  fit as well into the shots as we had hoped. In the end our final title sequence went...

T1- The fly production logo
T2-Rachel Howe
T3- and
T4- Natasha Kingscote
T5- A Halt film
T6-Music by reality check
T7- Costume by Natasha Kingscote
T8 Introducing
T9- Russell Stocker
T10- and Rachel Howe
T11- That should be me

We used a variety of colours and font to create the youthful fun type feel to film with  bouncing letters to give the energetic impression to go along with the music.

Our own distributor

When editing our film we felt that that our titles where a little bit empty so we came up with a name for a distributor. We wanted something short and memorable so we came up with the name ...

Halt Films

...  as it is only two short words so its catchy.

Who would distrubute our film...

http://www.myentertainmentworld.com/1esource/ProductionCompanies.html
This site has a long list of production companies who produce all kinds of films

To get the idea of who would distribute our film i looked at who had disributed various romcoms-
Bridget jones -

• Miramax Films
• Universal Studios
• Alliance Atlantis Communications
• Mars Distribution
• United Cinemas International Multiplex
• United International Pictures
• Argentina Video Home
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
• Lionsgate Home Entertainment
• Panorama Distributions
•  Universal Pictures Benelux

Music and lyrics-

• 20th Century Fox
• Columbia TriStar Warner Filmes de Portugal
• Fox-Warner
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution
• Warner Bros. Entertainment
• Warner Bros
• Film1
• Net5
• Oxygen Media
• VT4
• Warner Home Video
• Warner bros. picture

maid in manhatten-

• Sony Pictures Entertainment
• Columbia Pictures
• Buena Vista International
• Cascade Film
• Columbia TriStar Film Distributors
• FS Film Oy
• United International Pictures
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
• Columbia TriStar Home Video
• Fox Network
• LK-TEL
• Nelonen
• RTL Entertainment
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Runaway bride-

• Paramount Pictures
• Buena Vista International
• Filmes Lusomundo
• Gaumont Buena Vista International
• Odeon
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment
• Eagle Films
• Gativideo
• National Broadcasting Company
• New Films International
• Paramount Home Video

This shows that if our film were to be produced by  a big company with a high budget the type of distributer who would distribute our film would be

Also Summit entertainment is a british distributer who has distributed films such as twilight , step up and penelopewhich is a romance so it would be likely to distribute our film.

However as it is a low budget independant film the likely distributers for us would be...

Entertainment film - http://www.entertainmentfilms.co.uk/
As they distribute all types of british independant films.

Left films - http://www.leftfilms.com/
Left films would be a possiblility as is specialises in new genres of film. Although our film isnt a new genre and fits into the romcom conventions this company would possibly distribute it as it has a origionality and is creative.

Our music

For our opening we want to represent  a busy town lifestyle so we want music which is energetic, lively and fun. However we are also trying to represent youth so as well as he music being energetic and lively we want a modern song. As our film is based in Hastings and we are using Hastings actors we thought that it would be good to use a local Hastings band to make the film as real as possible.

 We chose In flames by Reality Check as it fits into everything thing we want.

Editing

Th editing of our film has so far been successful. Rachel and I have been editing together in our free periods and lunchtimes. We decided to edit the whole thing together so that we can both use our interpretations and mix them together to create something new and creative. Also  by working together we know that we are splitting the editing evenly. However for the past few weeks we have been unable to do any editing as for an unknown reason we could not get our videos to come up on the computer and editing software. Eventually we managed to get a technician and our problem is resolved so we can carry on and have the whole film completed for the 13th of march as our release date was the 15th.

Sound we will be using

The only sound we will be using in our film is non diegetic sound. We will have a song  playing for the whole first two minutes and we will use a sound bridge so that the song helps the scenes flow nicely together.

Our film name

'That should be me'

Rachel and i came to a joint conclusion for our film title. We wanted something quite short and snappy yet gives a good insight to the film. The title is suppose to be the thought of the main female character Holly as teh film is about a boy she likes who has a really horrible girlfriend.

 We looked at other romcom names such as
 - four weddings and a funeral
-10 things i hate about you
-Bridget Jones
- A Cinderella story
- when Harry met Sally
- Notting hill
-Pretty woman

All of which were reasonably short. We didn't want a long title as we want it to be easily remembered and catchy.

Our film relating to Propps theory

The hero - Robert
The villain- Amiellia - roberts girlfriend
The doner-Hollys mother ( minor character)
The dispatcher- Friend of robert (minor character)
The false hero- friend of robert ( minor charcter)
The helper- friend of holly (minor character)
The princess- Holly
The father- Hollys father ( minor character)

 This shows that our romcom fits into a convention film theory

Advertising our film

I always see Films advertised either on the TV, on the side of the screen on certain websites, Poster on buses/ phone boxes/ outside the cinema. This is not just specifically apply Romcom films but all films in general

I think the best way to advertise a film like ours (lowbudget/independant) would be to make a poster and  put it in various places. Also a good way would be make a trailer and upload it to video websites such as youtube. An easy way to hear about a new film is by word of mouth so if we put and advertisment on social networks such as facebook/ twitter/ myspace then people would hear about it and spread the word as social networks are a great way to hear about new things. Other ways could be to advertise in our sixth forms page of the local newspaper.

Uploading a trailer , using social networks and the local paper are all easy and cheap ways to advertise so i think they would be our best option.

Shots being used in our film.

- to introduce the two main characters  we use a series of tracking shots, panning shots and mid shots, to give the audeince the impression of closeness and that they are following along with the character.We also use a handheld effect when doing the tracking shots to also try n make the audience feel as if they re part of the filmwe also use some close up and still mid shots. Some of the shots will be over the shoulder and some will be head on. I think this will set up the narrative for our film well as it sets the scene and introduces the main characters. It also sets up good enigmas as the aim is to entice the audience so that they want  see more and because at the end of the opening Holly never catches up with Robert  we want the audience to want to know what would of happened if she did catch him also creating a mystery type feel to it.

(roughly)
S1- A panning shot of hastings from the top of the east hill
S2- A panning shot of the seafront and pier
S3- LS of Pier from the front
S4- LS of white rock theatre
S5- LS of Hastings shopping centre
S6- LS of 1066 tunnel
S7- MS robert walking down stairs from front
S8- MS robert walking down stair behind
S9- MS pann roberts going around the corner
S10- LS Robert coming out of alley into highstreet panning at the end
S11- MS tracking shot of robert
S12- LS  Robert walking past holly
S13- MS holly looking up
S14- Pann after her as she runs behing him
S15- MS tracking shot of her running after him
S16- MS of robert with holly in background head on, trackign
S17- LS Them going round the corner from behing
S18- LS them coming round the corner from the other side ,she runs into lampost
S19- Crane shot of Holly on the floor
S20- XCU Holly face on floor .

We use a variety of shots but wanted to keep the film reasonable simple to keep the feeling of a small town type place. Yet as the tracking and panning shots are quite busy it keep up the youthful energetic atmosphere.

Release Date

Our release date will be the 15th of march 2012.

 That is because it has given us approximately 5 and half 6 month to find the appropriate research , film all the different shots, decide how to edit it, edit it and add final tweaks.

Research on music and sound

Titles for our film

Rachel and i sat down and discussed what we think should go where in our title sequence. This is the conclusion we came to.

Prelim video

Our  preliminary was filmed in october in a cafe in hastings.  We could only film during the quiet business hours so thats why there are some mistakes about the lighting.

We tried to use many different shots to experiment what would work well for when we would film our opening. we used simple cuts  to trimmed some to shots so that we wouyld only be using relevent parts.

There are a few continuity errors such as when rachel isnt in her chair and when i am suddenly at the back of the cafe but these are things that we have taken notice of for when we will be filming.

In the prelim- Natasha Kingscote, Rachel Howe, Jonny Cloake, Jonathan Sollo

Film classification according to the BBFC

These classifications are according to the british board of film classification

Suitable for all

It is impossible to predict what might upset any particular child. But a ‘U’ film should be suitable for audiences aged four years and over. ‘U’ films should be set within a positive moral framework and should offer reassuring counterbalances to any violence, threat or horror.
If a work is particularly suitable for a pre-school child to view alone, this will be indicated in the Consumer Advice.

Parental Guidance

General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children.
Unaccompanied children of any age may watch. A ‘PG’ film should not disturb a child aged around eight or older. However, parents are advised to consider whether the content may upset younger or more sensitive children.

Suitable for 12 years and over

Exactly the same criteria are used to classify works at ‘12A’ and ‘12’. These categories are awarded where the material is suitable, in general, only for those aged 12 and over. Works classified at these categories may upset children under 12 or contain material which many parents will find unsuitable for them.
The ‘12A’ category exists only for cinema films. No one younger than 12 may see a ‘12A’ film in a cinema unless accompanied by an adult, and films classified ‘12A’ are not recommended for a child below 12. An adult may take a younger child if, in their judgement, the film is suitable for that particular child. In such circumstances, responsibility for allowing a child under 12 to view lies with the accompanying adult.
The ‘12’ category exists only for video works. No one younger than 12 may rent or buy a ‘12’ rated video work.

Suitable only for 15 years or over

No-one younger than 15 may see a ‘15’ film in a cinema. No-one younger than 15 may rent or buy a ‘15’ rated video work

Suitable only for adults

No-one younger than 18 may see an ‘18’ film in a cinema. No-one younger than 18 may rent or buy an ‘18’ rated video work.

To be shown only in specially licensed cinemas, or supplied only in licensed sex shops, and to adults of not less than 18 years.

The ‘R18’ category is a special and legally restricted classification primarily for explicit works of consenting sex or strong fetish material involving adults. Films may only be shown to adults in specially licensed cinemas, and video works may be supplied to adults only in licensed sex shops. ‘R18’ videos may not be supplied by mail order.

This means that according to the BBFC our film would be classed as a 12A because our film would contain  some sexual content and some strong language.

Our actors - costume - make up - props - set

For our film opening we only need two actors to play the main characters.
Robert was played by Russle Stocker and Holly was played by Rachel Howe.
We used these two actors as we wanted to present the typical Hastings type teenager.
We wanted to use two actors from hastings to make it feel more real.
We wanted two teenagers of medium stature and who are both attractive people with the girl being slightly shorter than the boy. We wanted our actors like this because  that is the norm for a typical romcom and we wanted to stay reasonably close the coventional romcom style film. We also wanted two actors with acting experiance so they will feel comfortable being filmed and wont look awkward  on screen.

For make up we only wanted natural make up to again give the impression of a average teenager type. The costume choice was also because we wanted to give the impression of a normal teenager so we went for jeans and coats, plain reasonably dark colours for both of the main characters.

We didnt use any props other than a phone that the main female Holly was holding at one point.

our film was filmed outside in Hastings old town as we wanted the real feel of town lifestyle, this made it quite difficult as people ket walking past but we think it created a nice atmosphere for the film.

research on titles- Juno

http://www.artofthetitle.com/2008/04/15/juno/

 Juno - Romcom

 The titles for juno start of was naturalistic images then at 15 second turn into cartoon. This is not the same style how we would like to do our but the way that the title are imposed over the moving image is the smae type of things we plan to do.

the titles start with the name of the names of the various production companies and then leads onto the actors name. The music for the titles doesnt kick in straight away as there is a short amout of dialogue in the film first.

Our film is also going to start with the titles first and then the actors as i think that the production companies need the main credit towards the film , then as the actors come up introduce the actors as although the actors are important i dont think they are as important as the production companies.  In juno it isnt untill1.18 when the other people such as casting,costume,music,co producers, editors, script writers and the directors is introduced. The whole title seconds only lasts about 2 minutes 30 seconds so it will be 30 seconds longer than ours. this is why we are not going to mention people such as editors , script writers etc as  too many credits put into a small amout of time will look too busy and messy and wont create the same feel that we want.
Also our film is going to start of with the music and dialogue as the firts minute is of film is setting the scene of  hastings so we want to set the secene of the film at the very beginning.

The font of the titles for this film are big blold capitals in bright colours this works for the cartoon image like effect but as our is more naturalistic we want more simplistic font  like a bold black.

Juno titles
T1- Fox searchlight pictures present
T2- A mandate pictures- Mr.Mudd production
T3- A jason reitman fil
T3-Juno
T4- Ellen Page
T5-Michael Cera
T6- Jennifer garner
T7- Jason Bateman
T8-Alison Janney
T9- JK Simmons
T10-Olivia Thirlby
T11- casting by Mindy Murin
T12- costume by monique Prudhomme
T13- music by mateo Messia
T14-Songs Kimya Dawson
T15-Music supervisors peter Afterman and Maragreta
T16- Co producers Jim Miller- Kelli Kohar- Brad Arragon
T17-Film editor - Kanna Glauberman
T18-production designer steve Saklad
T19- Director of photogrpahy - Eric Steelboy
T20- Executive producers - Joe drate - nathan Kahane - Daniel Dubleki
T21- produced by  lianne Halfon- John Malkovich - Mason Novick - Russel Smith
T23- written by piable Cody
T24- directed by Jason Neitman

This shows that a film as big as Juno can have alot of people who need to be credited in the titles. Our film will  only have approximatly 10 titles as not many people would go into making it.