Friday, 17 December 2010
Thursday, 16 December 2010
Pitch
In todays lesson we pitched our idea for out film and title sequence, explaining the characters, the setting and the story line. We used our pitch and treatment to help explain everything that we are going to be doing and the reasons behind our story line.
Shooting Script
"A shooting script is the version of a screenplay used during the production of a motion picture. Shooting scripts are distinct from spec scripts in that they make use of scene numbers (along with certain other formatting conventions described below), and they follow a well defined set of procedures specifying how script revisions should be implemented and circulated."
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_script)
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_script)
Ideas for title sequence
Genre - suspense/ Horror
Music- Hans Zimmer/Daniel Lincht
Setting - House and Woods
Producing Industry -Lionsgate
Typography - Edgy (Dafont)
Dull contrast of dull washed out colours
Eeire/Jumpy rather than gory Cinematography like Paranormal Activity
Produced by Jerry Brickheimer
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Mise - en - scene
"Mise-en-scène is what we see in a film; editing is what we do not. These are simplified definitions, but they emphasize two essential things: the basic building blocks of a film—the shot and the cut—and the complexities of each that allow a film to achieve its texture and resonance. Mise-en-scène concerns the shot, though we need to keep in the back of our minds that editing—putting two shots together—affects not only how a film's narrative is structured but how the shots are subsequently understood by viewers."
Mise - en - scene is french for "placing on stage" or in media and film terms, "Everything in the frame" which is basically everything that appears before the camera in every shot.
The term was brought into film by a group of French film critics in the 1950s, many of whom would become directors and constitute the French New Wave in the 1960s.
The mise - en - scene is made by the construction of shots and the ways in which they reach the audience from shot to shot; this will include all of the elements in front of the camera which compose the shot - lighting, the placement of the characters which are in the scene, the design elements within the shot ( for example props ), comosition of the shot as a whole - how it is framed and what is in the frame. Even music can be counted as part of the mise - en - scene, even though it is not seen, music can enhance the visuals and the narrative of the shot.
Without the audience knowing, the mise - en - scene is very important in the title sequence of a film, as the audience will want to see the main charactor(s) within the first few minuets as well as the main location in which the film is set so that they are aware in what is going on, take Saw for example, in the first film within the first few seconds we knew exactly who the main characters were and the location, as well as some of the plot with out knowing too much too early; the main charactors being the victim(s), the "game master" and the location in which the "game" is set, this could be anything from a basement to an old lock up. Even though the audience will not know why the victim is in the place they are, this will be found out later on in the film when it plays out.
Mise - en - scene is french for "placing on stage" or in media and film terms, "Everything in the frame" which is basically everything that appears before the camera in every shot.
The term was brought into film by a group of French film critics in the 1950s, many of whom would become directors and constitute the French New Wave in the 1960s.
The mise - en - scene is made by the construction of shots and the ways in which they reach the audience from shot to shot; this will include all of the elements in front of the camera which compose the shot - lighting, the placement of the characters which are in the scene, the design elements within the shot ( for example props ), comosition of the shot as a whole - how it is framed and what is in the frame. Even music can be counted as part of the mise - en - scene, even though it is not seen, music can enhance the visuals and the narrative of the shot.
Without the audience knowing, the mise - en - scene is very important in the title sequence of a film, as the audience will want to see the main charactor(s) within the first few minuets as well as the main location in which the film is set so that they are aware in what is going on, take Saw for example, in the first film within the first few seconds we knew exactly who the main characters were and the location, as well as some of the plot with out knowing too much too early; the main charactors being the victim(s), the "game master" and the location in which the "game" is set, this could be anything from a basement to an old lock up. Even though the audience will not know why the victim is in the place they are, this will be found out later on in the film when it plays out.
Romantic Comedy
"Romantic Comedy films are light-hearted and humerouse, centering on romantic ideals such as a true love able to surmount most obstables" Romanic Comedy films are a sub-genre of a Comedy film, as well as Romance films, which often also have some elements of screwball comedies and stoner comedies; Screwball comedies being a type of conedy that was popular in the 1930s, chacterised by frantic action, verble wit, characters being in bizarre predicaments, and using "slapstick humor". An example of films from this genre being "Bringing Up Baby" and its loose remake, "Whats UP, Doc?" Stoner Comedies or Stoner filmers revolve around the use of marijuana, showing cannabis use in a comic and positive fashion, as well as cannabis being used as one of the main theams and inspiering most of the plot. The historic film "Reefer madness" is now classed as a Stoner Comedy, but some more recent example being films such as "The Pineapple Express", "Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay" and "The Simpsons Weekend at Burnsie's" Romantic Comedies involve dramatic story lines about romance with the light humours touch, the dramatic romantic issues that are brought up in a Romantic Comedy are those such as, true love does exist, there is someone out there just for us, and id we could only find them, we would experiance true love and that romance can overcome all obstacles. as well as this a Romantic comedy offers the audiance an experiance of shared itimacy within couples; be them married, dating, young or old, and seeing this is fulfinging and pleasurable.
The most common story line for a "Rom Com" is that, two protagonists, usually these being one male and one female, meet, then part ways due to some kind of obstacle and then they are reunited. The male and female could be hesitant to become romantically involved, this being one of the most common obsticles in a romantic comedy, they do not want to belive that they have feelings for each other, sometimes this could be that one of them already has a partner, but the screenwriterswill leave clues to suggest to the audiance that there will be a happy ending sfter all the obstacles have been overcome. "Rom Coms" can appeal to both men and women, and this is done by combining both the use of a romatic comedy and stoner comedys, a brilliant exmaple of this is the film "Knocked Up", films such as these, more often then not, will use sexual content to bring the two main charaters together, another film which does this is "American Pie".
The most common story line for a "Rom Com" is that, two protagonists, usually these being one male and one female, meet, then part ways due to some kind of obstacle and then they are reunited. The male and female could be hesitant to become romantically involved, this being one of the most common obsticles in a romantic comedy, they do not want to belive that they have feelings for each other, sometimes this could be that one of them already has a partner, but the screenwriterswill leave clues to suggest to the audiance that there will be a happy ending sfter all the obstacles have been overcome. "Rom Coms" can appeal to both men and women, and this is done by combining both the use of a romatic comedy and stoner comedys, a brilliant exmaple of this is the film "Knocked Up", films such as these, more often then not, will use sexual content to bring the two main charaters together, another film which does this is "American Pie".
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