Survey

For our survey we asked 10 people the following questions to find out what it was they enjoyed and what they would like to see in a film:

Feedback

This has progressed a bit but is still quite weak in terms of its content - you need more research and analysis and where is your storyboard? It should be scanned in and added here? You need to go back over my feedback and develop some of your posts more.

• the analysis of the Lock Stock sequence - add comment on what you would like to use from this clip in yours?
• box office statistics - link to your project - why is this good news for your idea? what does it suggest about making this type of film?
• do you still need some examples of real institutions (production and distribution companies) who could make your project???

Planning is very thin, too - locations list - we need photos, as we do for your cast - both need comments on why they are suitable? You need risk assessments and evidence of your music choices and possibilities with reasons why...

This is still worrying me, as is your lack of footage. This is worth 50% of your final mark this year and the effort must reflect this. Look at my entry on my blog to see where you should be up to.

Mrs Doggart

Our Storyboard

Here is our storyboard and basically most if not every camera angle and scene we'll be doing in our opening sequence :

Final decisions

Props:

*Model gun (already bought)

*Suit (already bought)

*Desk (use the ones at college)

*Chair (use the ones at college)

Location:

*Back alley (Blackburn)

*Small office (College)

Lighting:

*Small desk lamp (already bought)

Actors:

*Nick Whalley (Boss)

*Cameron O'Donnell (Henchmen 1)

*Alex Williams (Henchmen 2)
*Patrick Macadam (Main Character)

Director:
*Dylan McGough

Again this film is a British one, set in Britain, with british actors in it and directed by Guy Ritchie. We like alot of the features which have been used in this film and we feel that we could incorporate many of them into our own. First of all we could use weapons in our scene. We think that weapons help the audience feel like there is alot more danger in the scene. Another feature that we could use is the camera shot which is facing the man when he is running. We would like to use this type of camera shot because it makes the audience feel like they are almost in the scene. I t makes the audience feel this way because of the jerkiness of the camera, bouncing up and down, also because you have a perfect view of the runners face, meaning you will be able to see the emotions of the runner e.g.- the sweat worried look. Another thing which we liked about this scene was the fake blood used. We like this because it again makes it seem more realistic for the audience. Something else that works really well in the scene is the soundtrack. It has quite a fast beat to it and it really fits the scene well. Also the thugs in the film are eastern european and they are really musically . This is a very well used stereotype because when you think of thugs this is what you tend to think of.

Feedback

There is some evidence of research but it still is a little skimpy.... look over what is required for the perfect blog and see what else you can add. Iknow it requires effort outside of lessons but it is worth marks... You still need to take note of some of the things I mentioned in my last feedback.

New comments:

• box office section - why is it vital to make a film in a genre that is popular? add brief comment.
• Guy Ritchie section - add some still images or video clips to illustrate?
• have you done an audience survey? have you defined your audience using GRASS and thought about what you can do to ensure your opening appeals to this group?

You need to get your planning on here as well and crack on with the filming. This is still not really what it should be and I don't want to see you lose marks but nor do I want to see you not getting on with the filming...

Mrs Doggart

Guy Ritchie

The director that we are mainly focusing on for our opening sequence is Guy Ritchie. The reason we choose Guy Ritchie was because he is one of the most succesful British directors and most if not all of his films are based in Britain. Also alot of his scene as well as chase scene fit in perfectly with how we want our opening sequence to look like. In all his films, there's always lots of different camera angles, camera shots and they all fit together nicely and run smothe. Another thing that we like about Guy Ritchie is his unique aproach towards his directing and film making is not only does he use lots of camera angles and shot but he also makes an apperance in all the films.In our research we found that guy ritchie before becoming a film director that he was a music vudeos. This is why he can link the music to the film extremely well. In addition to this, the majourity of his films have been extremly successful. the most successful film he made was, making a total profit of £