Final Piece

Here is our piece

Thursday 26th February

Hi again, afraid am ill again so here is a possible plan for today.

First of all the footage will need to be put on to final cut that Joe and me filmed on Tuesday so just put it on, don't worry about the editing.

Then the filming needs to be done of the drugs scene, which would be best filmed up the top of long road where the traffic lights are. Konstantsin is the drug dealer and Joe will need to be the guy buying as Dom's face has already been seen unless you can get someone else to play the role. Try and act like natural drugdealer and client if you can. The shots are on the animatic that you need to get, so take photos on somebodys phone and try and capture the shots like that.

If you think of any ideas just film them as test footage, we can always delete them if they don't work.

If you get time, upload the footage and then begin editing.

Thanks guys
Connor

Tuesday 10th February

Hi guys, sorry i can't be there today am ill so am typing from home to give some help.

If you look down below on the locations post i have now stuck which shots go by which location to help.

So as nearly all planning is done for you lot, you may want to start filming and i would suggest to do the filming of Shots 1,2,3,4 and 5, as the only props you will need would be a cigarette and lighter but make sure you stick to the shots which are:

1)Side on Close up of lighter.
2)Side on Close up of cigarette being lit.
3)Front on close up of Cigarette tip as ashes burn bright red.
4)Side on mid shot of Konstantsin smoking but without showing eyes.
5)Front on mid shot of smoke being blown out.

Connor Jipps

Hope this helps

Costumes

- Hoodies (lots of hoodies)
- Shoes - Air Max/Timberlands
- Jeans/Tracksuit bottoms - Lonsdale/Umbro/Anything
- Baseball Cap's
- Normal clothes

Props

- Cigarette and lighter
- See through bag (small)
- Sugar
- Phone
- Glasses
- Book
- Lamp
- Bottles and cans

Locations

Locations used would be:

- Opposite college where students smoke often - Shots 1,2,3,4 and 5 of the animatic.
- Bus stop, drugs exchange - Shots 7,8,9,10 and 11
- College wall, beating up of other hoody guy - Shots 13 and 14
- Park, bottles scene - Shots 16 and 17
- Graffiti'd wall, an example of the urban environment - Shot 19
- Underpass, an example of the urban environment - Shot 20
- Street along Citi2 route, outsiders street - Shot 21 and 22
- Bedroom, the outsider - Shot 23

Our animatic

Editing by Connor
Music by Dom and Kanstantsin
Images by Connor

Our idea

Our idea is based on a 17 year old who lives a tough life in a rough urban street and is trying to survive in an area where knife and gun crime are always there. The film would follow his life and his troubles at being an outsider in society due to his hate towards drugs, violence and alcohol.

It is a social realist British drama opening to show particular areas of society in places people may not have seen before.

We will take aspects collected from Kidulthood and This is England to create the opening to the film.

Research into Social Realist Drama's

Social Realism is a term used to describe film works which chronicle the everyday conditions of the working classes and the poor, and are critical of the social environment that causes these conditions.

A famous director of Social Realist drama films is Shane Meadows who has directed films such as 'This is England', "Somers Town' and 'Dead Man's Shoes'. These films depict a culture amongst youngsters and aims to show their manipulation due to the society they live in.

Another famous Director of Socialist Realist Drama's is Nick Love who has directed films including 'Football Factory', 'The Business' and 'Outlaw'. These films tend to represent the Violence and Drugs culture involved in Society and how Gang and Organised Crime culture is rife.

Films that are Social Realist are usually a view on society that the director/writer of the film has witnessed and wants to show to an audience to raise awareness.

Examples of Other Production Logo's

Our Logo

This is our logo for our production company. We started it on Photoshop and then transferred the layers individually to Final Cut. We used video effects such as fading and sound effects to create a more interesting, effective logo.

Goldmember opening sequence

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=oX4DjaCW4c0

Austin Powers Goldmember:

-Starts off with typewriter effect with credits, using non-diagetic sound to seem as if it is high fi and give the impression he is a spy.
-‘Somewhere in Utah’ Shows it is not a serious film.
-Austin Powers costume when skydiving shows it is comedy as it cannot be taken serious.
-Music is quite faced paced however to show that this is also meant to be a kind of thriller, but more of a spoof of James bond.
-The sports car is called the shaguar, further enhancing the mood of a comedy, and it is painted in the Union Jack flag, something not very subtle for a serious spy.
-‘Dixie Normous’ shows that it’s a comedy by the inappropriate names as p[roven by the dialogue also.
-Using spoof characters improves the feel of it being a comedy.