30/11/2015

http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/filmmaking/guide/before-you-start/content-clearances#clips

My group
Moving image / video clips e.g. tom and Jerry clip.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/filmmaking/guide/before-you-start/legal-faqs

"One of the characters in my film is watching television. Is it ok to use real footage on the screen?"

Answer: No it isn't! Copyright will exist in the television footage. Your first step is to find out who owns the copyright . Do the producer and director of the work own the rights or have they assigned them to a production company? You will need clearance before using the footage unless you can prove that the footage is incidental – e.g. if the footage is simply shown in the background of the shot.

Anything that is used/ appeared in your film must be cleared.

Copyright expires 70 years after the the death of the creator.

You can do a voice over using other peoples footage but what ever is being said has to be completely different from the original.


Kai's group (SOUND AND COPYRIGHT)

Use it if it's under 30 seconds (15-20 seconds) playing in the background and can't be taken out if it's okay.

2 Licences publish and recording if you want to do a song done by anyone

Consequences three strikes your out, can lose WIFI privileges 

Check for UK If caught, prison, all profit given to owners, fine of $200-$150,000.


Pelles group (LICENSING FOR MUSIC)


  If you wanted to use an instrumental for a music video or for backing music you would have to purchase it before hand.

If performing someone else's song you have to pay a certain fee for performing it  

You can remix a track but must give credit down below.



 Leahs group. Additional content ~(still images)

include original owners details name website etc

If you use content with models included you will need to ask.

you can use them if there is no profit.

If it has copyright you need to check.

10 years in jail if you don't have permission to use. 






picture of group 

Group work Leah Watkinson, Taylor Sinclair, Sherri Fewkes

23/11/15

In today's lesson we started and finished the storyboard for our short film,we also did the Shot List and The production schedule.

Shot list

Shot One: The first shot is in a dark and gloomy place where we use a mid-shot on the actor so it will add more tension to the scene.

Shot Two: This scene is set in a corridor in a school/ college. we are using a wide shot for this scene so it will allow the audience to see the surroundings of the shot, this will add a sense of sympathy for the actor because of what will be happening in  the scene.

Shot Three: In the room of the actor we are going to be using another Mid-shot (From the side if possible) of the person sat on the bed, we feel this might give a sense of suspicion. The other shot in this scene will be a close up of a suicide note with smudged writing from the girls emotions of feeling alone, this could allow tension and grab the audience attention.

Shot Four: We are going to use a steady cam (Camera is on the tripod upside down following someone’s feet in a scene) this could allow tension to reach a peak in the story line. We would also like to use a crosscutting section to help build tension as well but nothing actually happens leaving it a bit Anti-climactic Making you think it will end one way but ends another.

Shot Five: Is set in a Field using a still long shot with a voice over going over it, this can leave a little bit of closer but also leaves it as an open ending leaving the audience wanting more.

Story Board 

Video Production Schedule 

Individual Proposal

Proposal.

My short film is about your true self or how people expect you to be. It will start off with someone walking and coming across a building, the person goes into the building and finds a hidden room that people don't know about (dark or dim lighting) the room is  empty except for a single mirror. The person walks up to the mirror and looks into it. The mirror shows who you truly are (something you might be ashamed of or shunned by society) or who people think you should be how society see you (stereotyped) the reflection could be static or glitching because you are trying to push it back and not accept it. (Might have text appear on screen saying that the reflection is not you).After you see this you leave and think if they should tell someone about it but decide to keep it to yourself.  

There will be 1-2 people in this short film depending on how I set it out I might make the reflection look like the person just wearing different clothes that might suit their true self, or change the person completely in the reflection so it looks like a completely different personality, The story will be a linear story with a single strand and closed ending.

The effects I might use is static when we see the reflection so it like the person is trying to forget or push it back (denying who they are).Transition will be fading. The sounds will be diegetic and non-diegetic, the diegetic sounds will be when they stumble or kick a can. And the non-diegetic sound will be the background music playing when you see the mirror and see your true self. (Violin music sad or drastic)

The film is aimed at 12+ it is suited for all no matter what gender, sexuality, or religion it is for everyone to help them realize they should except who they are and not deny it because in the end it will only  make them bitter. 

session two we looked at three short films
Dessert
Je T'aime Paris
Black hole.

Survey monkey

 We created a survey on survey monkey asking for feed on our short films.
we have to ask 5 or more question.
1. What is your name?
2. what is your age? 13-16, 17-20,21-23,24-27, 28+
3. what is your gender?
4. what is your favorite genre of short film?
5. Do you like Thrillers or Fantasy?
6. Do you like films with a bit of comedy or films with a purpose?

     Questionnaire Analysis Plan

Task 1

After taking completing your questionnaire of a minimum of 5 questions, distributing your questionnaie via Facebook and tallying the information, you will create a 300 word analysis with supporting documentation.

Complete the following handout to plan out your analysis:

What type of research did you do? Market Research

 What type of information did you gather? Quantative and qualitive

Who was your target audience?, Why? 13 + because the age limit is 13 for Facebook and I posted it on Facebook

How could this information help improve your short film? It can help me focus on a specific audience and if they like a genre of thriller or fantasy.

Below give a summary of your results: (remember if you have ten responses that means each answer is worth 10% of your overall feedback.)

1.        What is your name?

Answered: 15 Skipped: 1

2.        What is your age? 13-16, 17-20, 21-23, 24-27, 28+

Answered: 16 Skipped: 0

13-16	62.50% 10
– 17-20	31.25% 5
– 21-23	6.25% 1
– 24-27	0.00% 0
– 28+	0.00% 0
Total	16

3.        What is your gender?

Answered: 16 Skipped: 0

4.        What is your favourite genre of short film?

Answered: 16 Skipped: 0

5.        Do you like Thrillers or Fantasy?

Answered: 16 Skipped: 0

6. Do you like films with a bit of comedy or films with a purpose? Answered: 16 Skipped: 0

Summarise the process and evaluate what impact it will have upon your short film:

Overall my audience wants a thriller over fantasy this makes it easier to do in the environment together.

Look at your results, what do they say?

The majority of people answering are 13-16 and A mixture of male and female and that they like thriller over fantasy.

How will you present this information?: I would present some of the questions in a bar chart and the rest in “quotes” 

Research terminology

16/11/2015

Key Research Terminology

Task 1

After taking notes on your tutors explanation of key terminologies, complete the following handout:

What is a Primary source?

A primary source is a document that you have done yourself and done the research for in your own time.

Example

A survey or questionnaire.

What is a Secondary source?

A secondary source is research which was already done and taken of the internet from someone else’s work and using for yourself.

Example: Someone else’s work on the internet.

What is Market Research?

Market research is getting information of your audience to improve your work.

Example: survey. Asking people about their age, religion, gender.

What are Quantative results?

Quantative result is if it can be put into a graph

Example: e.g. yes no questions that can be put into a graph.

What are Qualitative results?

Is when you ask questions that give a variety of answers? Cannot be put in to a graph.

Example: asking a question that can give someone else’s opinion and not yes or no questions.

Audiences

09/11/2015
 Stereotypes

First thing we did was do a work sheet where we looked at some made up characters and stereotyped them to what films they would like by a small paragraph that they had describing them.

What is “Genre”?

The word Genre means “type” or “kind”.

In relation to film, Genre becomes a means by which groups of films can be distinguished from one another.

Stereotyping and genre

Below you will see four stereotypical teens, they each will be having their friends round to watch a few films this weekend. Taking the information provided and your own knowledge complete the handout to tell me which genre of films they will be watching, why, and give some examples.

My name is Raven Nightshadow, I enjoy practicing dark magic, Death metal music and playing computer games such as Resident Evil, silent hill and Castlevania. 

Genre: Horror, psychological thriller

Why?: I think that she would like these genres because of the things she does and Games she plays e.g. The silent Hill games or there to scare you and psychologically mess with your mind. Also the silent hill franchise and Resident evil franchise have lots of films.

Suggested films: Silent hill, Silent hill Revelation, Silent hill 3, Resident Evil movie franchise Live action and animated. 

I’m Zak Jockington, I love all things American, hanging out with the guys, pulling pranks and sports

Genre: Sports

Why?: He likes sports and there are a lot of sports films based in America and are American. There are also a lot of different genres for sport

Suggested films: Raging bull, Rocky, Million dollar baby

Clairey Effron here, Me and my girlfriends spend our time swooning over the latest teen heart throb and talking about boys we like.

Genre: Romance, Chic flicks

Why?: she likes to talk about boys with her friends and romances/ chic flicks have a lot of teenage heart throbs. That almost all girls  want to date

Suggested films: Fault in our stars, Titanic, D.U.F.F 

Zebb Hawkins’ the name, I enjoy collecting Star wars figurines and Silver Surfer comic books, I and am currently taking a monster stage-makeup class with my friends.

Genre: syfy fantasy, syfy fantasy action comic

Why?:The marvel universe which contains  the silver surfer is the syfy fantasy action comic and the syfy fantasy with star wars, also both theses genres have a lot of different types of stage makeup for monsters with all the aliens and monsters In it

Suggested films: Fantastic four silver surfer. The entire star wars anthology, entire marvel universe movies.

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The next thing we had to do was take one of the things we like and stereotype ourselves with them e.g. Gamer,anime, film nerd.

I chose to do the gamer side of me which could be stereotyped as lazy and a bit of a geek.
The things that are media related to what  I would get if advertised are stuff like consoles , old retro games or JRPG's.



Media uses stereotypes to pull people in of that stereotype even if there not like the stereotype at all and are completely different from what they are portrayed as.


Stereotypes link into our short film when we need to think of our target audience and how our movie can appeal to them so people are more likely to watch it who like that genre          

09/11/2015
sessions 2

Audience Profiling
Psychographic - Stuff your into or fall under(what makes you who you are) e.g creative, student, Gamer, anime and Manga enthusiast.
Demographic-Age ,sex, location,religion (Bare bone information on you)
 Demographic profile of genres of videos, e.g. horror supposedly directed at men but is for both sex's, over 18, e.g. exorcist might offend Christians.  
Socio-economics -Social status, working class, middle class, upper class.
Economic status /earning power/profession i.e. employed, unemployed, homeowner, renting,car owner,public, transport, holidays per year UK or abroad.

   Identify the audience profile for a person who watches Cbeebies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMBl1jeoj58
Demographic-For a person who watches Cbeebies they would most likely be Children from the age 0-5 for the gender it depends on what they watch for example boys might watch Mike the Knight and girls might watch waybuloo but sometimes there are show's that might be for both like 64 zoo-lane could be for both this is also the one that I watched a short clip on to see what audience it would suit and It would be suited for 0-5 of both gender

Psychographic-  It would be targeted at young children who like animals and has an active imagination and are creative and like imagining animals that can talk and sing and make music with random items and part of there body.

Socio-economic- there is no socio-economic to it because  it is a toddler and they can't do much but you need a sky box or something to watch it that the parents get.


Identify the audience profile for a person who watches Grand design 
Demographic-  I t would be targeted at people over the age of 30+ of both male and female but mostly male because they are portrayed as the builder.

Psychographic-  It would be targeted for people who are creative and are working and depending on what they want to plan on doing there interest e.g. this episode has a person who is building a floating house.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-o5QUhtbbs

Socio-economic-  can appeal to everyone because it is what people would like to do but most people but is mostly for people who have a lot of money and can build the dream homes that they won't to make and can afford to make                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

03/11/2015 Marrisa
In the first session we Filled in a spider diagram for what we could do in our short film that we will be doing,

Short Film

• Multi-strand and Single strand Narrative ,
• No more then 3 actors
• 1-2 mins long
• Hybrid of genres (Multiple genres)
• Linear (Beginning, middle, end )
• Non Linear (Flashbacks)
• No formal dialogue, show don't tell, Monologue/voice overs
• Open ending (It could go on)
• Closed ending
• realist (could happen in real life)
• Anti-realist (couldn't happen in reality)  

We also checked out these websites for short  films

• BBC.filmnetwork
• Vimeo

 we watched a film called Joyride which can be found on cinema 16, this was a horror. this short film was

• Linear because it a beginning middle and end.
• It was a Realist film because it could happen.
• Single strand Narrative because it was coming from the electrical mans view.
• And it had a closed ending because The guy died.

Signs by Patrick Hughes

• Linear 
• Anti-realist 
• Single strand 
• Open ending because we don't know what happens after they meet.

Flash Back By John Wallage.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOXgmoy7aks

02/11/2015
A short Film by Sophie Black :Ashes.
Notes

• Non diagetic sound background music 
• Different camera angles, close ups
• Adult activities
• Trust (Issues)
• Abusive relationship
•  Blood writing things out.
• Lingering shots

Lemonade a short film by Eryn Montgomery

• Peer pressure
• Jealousy
• Love
• First Kiss
• Scenery shots
• Hostility
• Non diagetic sounds 
• Camera angles, close ups
• Shakey Camera angles (Hand filmed/ video log)
• 
  

Brain storm for a short film

• Cheating
• keeping secrets about christmas (presents secret)
• secret talents
• Mental illness
• secrets from a loved one 
• secret clubs
• secret voices
• scary secrets
• Secret rooms 
• secret bears

Task we did at end of lesson

our answers 

correct answers