Evaluation Question 2.

What editing techniques have we learnt since producing our preliminary task?
FinalCut
Green Screen
Fades
Continuous editing style
Credits & Titles
Effects
Garage Band
Compose a Soundtrack - Cuts, adding loops, changing lengths, volume when tracks were overlaid
Filming 
Smoother pans and tracks
Smooth zooms
      

Codes And Conventions of Children's Film Opening Sequence

Setting
2 Minutes
Establishing Shot
Introduce Characters
Music
Themes
Credits
Establishes Sub Or Hybrid Genre

Evaluation Question 3.

Related Films: Although, our movie isn't too similar to other children's professional films, some good examples of films that have the same storyline where there is a hero trying to defeat and evil villain would be.. 

Spiderman 1:

In this spiderman, the predominant storyline is Spiderman battling and defeating his arch enemy 'Green Goblin' 

In many respects this i like our film. For example, the way 'Spiderman' develops his superpowers is that he gets bitten by a spider and in our film, although he is the villain, 'Bagman' is bitten by a bag. 

Another way in which it is similar is both films have a plot where the hero - 'Spiderman' and in our film 'The Recyclist' battles with and eventually defeats a villain that is terrorising people - 'Green Goblin' and in our case 'Bagman'. 

Spiderman is produced by Sony Pictures and despite this not being one of the leading producers it could be a possible company that may commission our film. 

Screen grabs of our projects.

Our garage band and final cut project. 

Comments on Bagman Vs The Recyclist.

Question 1: Camerawork - are there enough variety of shots, angles, movement? Is it steady?
Lots of variation in shot types such as long shots, tracking and close-ups, but sometimes the camera is a bit jolty and the focus of the camera is unclear.


Question 3:
a) Comment on all aspects of Mise en Sen, how smooth is the animation, use of the effects.
b)

Group Evaluation

Question 1) Camerawork - are there enough variety of shots, angles, movement? Is it steady?

Lots of variation in shot types such as long shots, tracking and close-ups, but sometimes the camera is a bit jolty and the focus of the camera is unclear.

Question 2A) 

How well does the sound work? make comments on digetic and non-digetic sound, sound effects, background/ambient sound. Quality of effectiveness at creating mood.

The soundtrack helps to create a mood and describes the story and characters (fits well with the sequence) most music is non diagetic but the use of sound effects is good and relates to the sequence. The transition between sounds could be improved with fades and other tools.

2B) 

What opening title sequence conventions can you identify?

The introduction of characters and narrative was well introduced. 

It does all these things quite well but the only improvement is on the soundtrack and effects.

Question 3A) Comment on all aspects of Mise en Sen, how smooth is the animation, use of SFX.

The sound effects at times don't work very well they sometimes miss. 

Introduces characters with good use of costumes and positionings of characters. The location could be better however, it's good how the audience are sort of involved in part of the sequence. Good sense of what characters are about and how the story is going to go. 

Good use of props and special effects, colours and lighting but the bag people could be more colourful.

3B) What target audience do you think this is aimed at? Age range and why?
The target audience is 6-10 years old because they would understand the story more than someone of a younger age range.

Question 4) Editing;
Good pace throughout a basic style but i thing it is appropriate for the genre. Nice intro when 'The Recyclist' is introduced. Well cut, it flows nicely. Green screen is effective but looks sketchy - Random patch of green and Bagman is a fuzzy green colour. 
The music emphasises theme of film very well as it's very dramatic. The green screening quality is very good and is imaginative. You can't really hear the last bit of speech. 

Question 5) Distributing;
One media company thatwould distribute this film could be Pixar as the adventurous idea is similar to real children's films they produce such as; Monsters inc. 

Final Childrens Film Entry.

The props and actors.

Top picture is bagman's costume, made using one massive bag and a smaller cut out of one for the head.The 4 smaller bags you can see are a few of the masks used in the filming of the scene where bagman is creating minions.For the actors of the minions we gathered friends to help us. They were the minions as we filmed.          

Idea board :0

A picture of our idea board.

James's character analysis

I am basing this analysis on Toy Story's main character which is Woody.













He is introduced as just a character right at the start of Toy Story 1, however we are not really able to tell he is going to become the main character in later stages of the film.
This first real sign of Woody being a more predominent character is when the little boy is playing with his toys and woody is the good guy and hero. We know this by the dialog in the scene and the actual scene where he is showed putting the bad toy in prison. His is definitly a sign of his importance. Another factor that adds to Woody's introduction is the music that is played when he enters the scene, it is music which you may hear behind a hero when they are doing something heroic to enthasise what they have done.
Part of the mise en scene which is showed in Toy Story is to portray Woody and an important figure, this is done by the points above and the image of "Woody"  himself.
As you can see in the picture Woody is dressed in a cowboy sherifs outfit/costume this signifies his important role in the film and the fact that he may be a very strong minded leader in the film, such as a real sherif would be in real life.
In an opening film we can actually learn alot about one character and by looking at them closely we can see if they are likely to take a leading role. (main character)

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BBFC Classification

The children's film that we are to create, obviously has to have suitable classification such as a U or PG. There are multiple differences between the Universal and Parental Guidance classifications, we must be aware of these differences if we are to make a film ourselves. However both of these classifications are aimed at the same kind of audience, children.
The classifications consist of different sections:

Discrimination - Discriminatory language or behaviour is unlikely to be acceptable unless clearly disapproved of or in an educational or historical context.  Discrimination by a character with which children can readily identify is unlikely to be acceptable.

Drugs - References to illegal drugs or drug misuse must be innocuous or carry a suitable anti-drug 

Horror - Frightening sequences should not be prolonged or intense. Fantasy settings may be a mitigating factor.

Imitable behaviour - No detail of potentially dangerous behaviour which young children are likely to copy. No glamorisation of realistic or easily accessible weapons.

Language - Mild bad language only.

Nudity - Natural nudity, with no sexual context.

Sex - Sexual activity may be implied, but should be discreet and infrequent. Mild sex references and innuendo only.

Theme - Where more serious issues are featured (for example, domestic violence) nothing in their treatment should condone unacceptable behaviour.

Violent - Moderate violence, without detail, may be allowed, if justified by its context (for example, history, comedy or fantasy).

Discrimination - No discriminatory language or behaviour unless clearly disapproved of.

Drugs - No references to illegal drugs or drug misuse unless they are infrequent and innocuous, or there is a clear educational purpose or anti-drug message suitable for young children.

Horror - Scary sequences should be mild, brief and unlikely to cause undue anxiety to young children. The outcome should be reassuring.

Imitable behaviour - No potentially dangerous behaviour which young children are likely to copy. No emphasis on realistic or easily accessible weapons. 

Language - Infrequent use only of very mild bad language.

Nudity - Occasional natural nudity, with no sexual context.

Sex - Mild sexual behaviour (for example, kissing) and references only (for example, to ‘making love’).

Theme - While problematic themes may be present, their treatment must be sensitive and appropriate for young children.

Violence - Mild violence only. Occasional mild threat or menace only.

Video Analysis

In our group, we reviewed the clip "Titch".

As a whole, the group really enjoyed the clip, we enjoyed the upbeat atmosphere, and catchy soundtrack. The bright colors and fun fonts matched the sound and the clips very well, and we were all impressed with the font animation's positioning and movement.

We also liked the acting and camera angles. The overall clip was very comical, and we all appreciated the first scene.

The only real downside to the clip was that the clip didn't show the storyline, so the viewer would probably have trouble deciphering what the full movie would be about.


T2-56 CHILDREN'S FILM OPENING FINAL from SATMEDIA on Vimeo.

Analysis Of Childrens Film Opening Sequence

The main functions of an opening sequence are to:

HOOK THE VIEWER
This scene hooks the viewer in a number of ways. The main way in which the scene hooks the viewer, is the use of dramatic imagery to almost shock the viewer and make the viewer want to see the outcome - suspense. This screenshot demonstrates this.  As you can see, the image is of a hangman's noose, as the scene is set at the gallows. This makes the viewer want to watch further, to understand why people are being subjected to hanging.

SET THE SCENE
The scene, despite being set at the gallows, furthers the grim atmosphere with dark and faded colors, this really emphasizes the mood and attracts the viewer, by increasing the drama and the tension.

GENRE
The Genre is definitely action and adventure. You get the adventurous image from the epic looking camera angles and scenes of despair. The amount of high angle shots, and the knowledge that this single man is putting all of these people to death, this implies that this is a villain of the story and that justice will be enforced by the heroes later on.

SOUND
The clip starts out very quietly with only the sound of grunting and rattling chains (Tied to the captives). This furthers the dire atmosphere early one. About halfway through the clip, all of the captives begin to sing, this is an uplifting sound but shows the captives accepting their fate.

Preliminary task

A preliminary video that illustrates basic video making techniques.

The Break Up

The Break Up is a short film which was set as a preliminary task to demonstrate all the basic 'film making' techniques such as framing a shot, continuity editing and applying the 180 degree rule to film production.




SHOT 1 - Establishing Shot.


SHOT 2 - Close Up.


SHOT 3 - Match of Action.


SHOT 4 - Reaction Shot.


SHOT 5 - Long Shot.


SHOT 6 - Filming a Conversation.