Parity - Planning

Planning:
We are going to recreate parity. This is the original that we will be recreating.



We will need to film the same shots in order for it to be a re creation. We must plan so that we have enough time to complete this. I have written down all of the shots in this sequence, and the timings:

0:00 - Titles
0:42 - Extreme close up on the eyes
0:47 - Close up on the knife - Panning to the man laying down
0:53 - Long shot
0:54 - Close up - Knife drops 
0:56 - Long shot
0:58 - Panning
1:01 - Match on action in side the toilet
1:02 - Head shot
1:09 - Bad film effect
1:11 - Head shot lower - Face washing 
1:15 - High angle shot
1:19 - High angle - lowing dragging bode
1:22 - Knife shot - extreme close up
1:26 - High angle - tracking shot
1:32 - High angle
1:36 - Close up on mop
1:43 - Medium shot - on mop - on wall
1:47 - Long shot
1:55 - Extreme close up on knife
2:00 - Medium shot 
2:05 - Medium shot
2:19 - Titles
3:02 - End 

Story Board:

This Story Board, will help us determine what shots and angles to film.

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Camera shots 180 degree rule, match on action and shot reverse shot examples

Sophie Bishop's example:

I have used Final Cut Pro to edit video clips, to show match on action. I cut the clips to show two different camera angles in one shot. I then put text at the begging of the video, and overlapped the text with the video. Match on action is two camera angles, so one angle will play then the other but they have to link together.

I have learnt how to cut video clips on Final Cut pro, and I have learnt what match on action is.

Sophie Gordon's example:



Our examples of camera shots:



Sophie Bishop Write up

Our example of 180 degree rule, reverse shot reverse and match on action:



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Our example of 180 degree rule, reverse shot reverse and match on action, which directors comments:


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Title Slates

Title slates are the credits before the film, shown during the opening sequence. Title slates need to shown before a film for legal reasons, to give evidence of who has taken part in the film. These slates are show through out the opening sequence, some films such as Napoleon Dynamite use food to write the titles. But other films use two dimensional title slates, or three dimensional title slates, and other use motion tracking so the tittles follow an object. These are title sates which are included in opening credits:

Name of studio

Name of production company 

(Producer name) production/ a film by (Directors name)

Starring (some of the main actors)

Films Title 

Featuring (rest of the actors)

Casting or casting by 

Music by 

Production design 

Edited By

Produced By

Story By

Written By

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Pleasantville Effect

For out edit for out opening sequence, we want an effect where you can have the whole sequence black and white and one object red. They use that same effect in Schindler's list, the whole film is black and white while the little girl is red, which draws attention to her. They also use this effect in Pleasantville which is where the effect gets it's name.










I have found an effect called the 'Pleasantville effect' or 'The Shindler's List effect'. This effect is done by using the color 3 way effect, and then isolating the red, and turning the saturation down. Then I take any remaining red out, then clicked a button to divert the colour. 

I have made a video with this effect.

Pleasantville Effect:

We will have to make sure we do not have any other red in our shots, or that will show up too.

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Target Audience Research

Sophie Gordon's Target Audience



Sophie Bishop's Target Audience

Film production company research

This production company's logo is simple but bold. The background is clouds, but they go from a dark tone to a lighter tone. The production company's name 'lionsgate' is in bold capital letters, which makes it stand out, clearly.





This logo for the Metro Goldwyn Mayer production company. This logo is very well know, because of the iconic lion and the roar. This looks eye catching because the logo is on a neutral background. The gold stands out.






This logo is for the production company Pathe, it again is a bright foreground, on top of a neutral background which makes it stand out. The yellow is very bright so stands out as well. Because this logo is a bit more random and different to usual logo's, which also makes it unique therefor more eye catching.

This 20th century fox logo is very different to the logos above, it is three dimensional rather than 2 dimensional  Which makes it bolder and more appealing. This logo has a sound track, which is very epic and iconic, which makes it stand out. 

Blue sky production company, have a very simple logo. It is a calm logo, rather than a bold, so it is not as striking as other logos. So it may not catch as many people's attention. The font is again simple, but the films they production (ice age, robots) are aimed for children so calm fits their target audience.

This logo for Universal is very iconic, and bold. The 3 dimensional planet standout, and the bold font stands out against the planet and neutral back ground. The animation used is quite realistic, which is interesting and appealing.

This film 4 logo is bright red which is bold, and could indicate danger which is intriguing. The white writing of 'film' stands out against the red background. It is simple but it works, because the logo is so bright.

This logo is for paramount, and the word 'paramount' is on top of a mountain. The writing is in front of the sky which is blue and the word is white, so it stands out. The background itself is different to other logos, because they have tried to capture something that is interesting rather than a neutral background.

This warner Bros Pictures logo is an iconic logo, the background is clouds which is a common theme in these logos. They could use clouds because they are similar t a neutral colour, so the foreground/production name will stand out. The gold/yellow is also a common theme this could be because it's a bold and striking colour. 

This Columbia production logo looks old fashioned, and not as modern as logos such as Lionsgate. The light also makes the 'U' harder to see, but the whole logo is interesting because it is more complex.

This SpyGlass production logo, is simple. It uses a silhouette of a man on a blue background, which makes it stand out. This logo incorporates sound as well, which makes it more rememberable than logos that do not. The bright blue colour, adds depth to the logo, making it more iconic due to the contrast.

Researching about these existing logos, has taught me that using sound, colour and bold font makes a logo iconic. I have also learnt that if I was to use a neutral background the fore ground would stand out more. But if I was to use a complex and busy background, it could make our logo more interesting. But the logo wouldn't make a huge impression on the audience. The 3 dimensional logo's are more inviting, but will be more time consuming to create. But if we put more time into our logo, we will have a better finished piece.

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The Red Caller - Test footage

This is our test footage which we both filmed, and myself (Sophie Bishop) Edited. We should of made myself dress in red, so I could edit edit it to make it more like how we what our final opening sequence to be. we did not film enough footage because we didn't plan well, next time we should plan more. I had to compensate for the lack of footage, by making other clips slower which made the sound deeper. 



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British Board of Film Classification Research

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), is a ratign system for films. It specifies what age range is suitable for a film. The classification depends on if the film has violence, swearing and adult scenes.


The U rating stands for universal, and means it is suitable for most ages ages (4 and above). This rating is most commonly the rating for children's films, but is used for films without any inappropriate scenes.

The PG rating stands for parental guidance, this rating means itv is suitable for general viewing, but the film has not been made with young children in mind. So it is advised that young children should have their parents with them.



                A 12A and 12 ratings stand for accompanied and advisory, it       means children younger than 12 must be acompanied by an aduly. 12A is if the child is goign to a cinema, and 12 is on DVD's and Blu-rays.





A 15 rating means no one under the age of 15 can watch the film, this may be because of violence, swearing or adult scenes.


A 18 rating means anyone under the age of 18 can not watch the film.




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Narratives

Narratives:

A narrative is the way the plot is being portrayed, by putting together certain events, depending on what narrative technique is being used, the narrative defining the film will change. Their are different types of narratives, these include:

Omniscient

Omniscient is when the audience can clearly see everything that is happening from the start of the film, and know what the outcome may be. But they will not particularly know how, and the date or location it may happen. The events within the film are put together, so the audience have full perspective of what is happening, and what will happened. An example would be Silence of Lambs, this is because us the audience know who the killer is. 

Restricted

If a thriller is restricted it means that the audience do not know what the outcome of the film might be. The events are placed so that the audience are oblivious to the ending, but other characters within the film might know. Towards the ending the film will start to reveal the truth. An example of an restricted narrative would be Shutter Island, because all the way through the audience and the main character (Leonardo DiCaprio) don't know the soon to be revealed plot twist. That the main character is in fact a patient at the mental institute, this then creates shock and surprise with the audience and main character. Another example is Fight club, the audience and main character do not know until the end, that Brad Pitt's character is in fact the same person as the main character.

Non-Linear

The narrative Non-Linear is when a film does not have a clear start, middle and end. A non-linear film would include flashbacks to the past or flashes to the future  when this occurs it ruins the traditional linear film, but can make a film more interesting and allows the audience to be told information, or it can lead the audience into a false plot. An example would be Shutter Island, because towards the end there are flashbacks to reveal the real plot.

Linear 

Linear is when a film has a clear start, middle and end.

Enigma Code
The enigma code is technique used in films, this theory was created by Roland Barthes. The theory is when questions are asked and the audience are so interested so they want to watch on, this is all caused because of an event that happens to cause mystery. Questions are created by the audience such as who are they? what happened? Why did that happen?

The usual suspect is a great example, in the opening a man is tied up and the boat is lit on fire, the audience see a silhouette of the person who has done this. But the audience do not know who he is, they ask them self who is he? why has he done that? It is only at the very end that the audience and the detective find out who it is (this is also an example of one of the narratives, restricted).

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Practice Pitch

Our idea is to have a Women walking through London past landmarks, and well known places. Then six people will answer phones being worried and frightened this will be in flash backs throughout the opening sequence, then at the end the audience will find out that the women we are seeing is the person on the other end of the phone. The whole opening sequence will be black and white, and we will try to have our protagonist the only person in colour (red).

Title- The Red Caller 

Characters- A mysterious blonde, business woman wearing a red dress. Six victims who answer unknown phone calls.
Caller 1- Housewife
Caller 2- Business man
Caller 3- Pedestrian 
Caller 4- Somebody on their way to work, near a London landmark
Caller 5- Someone on a train
Caller 6- Someone in a coffee shop

Influenced by which director/films- Inspired by Alfred Hitchcock, from his 'Psycho' and 'Vertigo' films. We want to make sure our opening sequence has a 1930-1960 feel (black and white) that takes place in the modern day.
Also 'Schindler's list' from the idea of only one character being in colour.
'The Usual Suspect' as our film is going to be restricted.
'Salt' and 'Mr and Mrs Smith' as the main antagonist in these films are a woman.
'Pretty Little Liars' mystery of not knowing who the main antagonist is and also the use of there being a plot around a red coat.

What is the sub-genre?- Our opening sequence will be a mystery and a psychological. 

What is the enigma code?- Our enigma will be who our main character is.
Why is she the only character in colour?
Why is she making a phone call in a phone box?
Why are the six people called?
How are the six victims and the main character linked together?

How does it appeal to the audience- It's a quite unique thriller as it has a female as the main antagonist instead of a male. Making our sequence black and white will also be unique too as it is not overlay seen in films now. It will appeal to the audience because it is different.

How does it fit into the sub genre?- Because you don't know who she is making phone calls to or why. It'll be mystery because of the music, as it will be fast and exciting soundtrack.

This is our two minutes of test footage, we still need to add all of the titles and turn the video into black and white. This is an idea of what our opening sequence will be because this is not fully edited. if we'd planned more we would have edited it all.

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