Evaluation Part FIVE

Evaluation Part FOUR

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Evaluation Part THREE

Evaluation Part TWO

Evaluation Part ONE

The brief that we were working to said that we had to create an opening sequence which was British Social realism aimed towards the ages of 16-24 and lasted 2 minutes.

Our title was very well thought off, the title “suffocation” related very much to our main female character who literally feels suffocated by her violent husband. The animation on the title is what makes the title very moving and I would say successful. The animation starts of from the letters spaced out then moving together very close and almost suffocating together. The spaced out letters of suffocation help show her isolation at the beginning but then overtime the violence that it built up and created literally starts to suffocate her. When creating the title we decided to keep everything plain firstly because if we made the typography or background more fancy it wouldn’t look like  British social realism film title and more and it would start to look like something which is more Hollywood based. Also by having a a simple font and background it draws attention to what the letters are actually doing, grabbing your attention and focusing on the movement. The music created with our opening sequence is very conventional firstly because it is not something mainstream, it doesn't have and lyrics and the simplicity of the music adds a huge effect to our piece. If you were to watch it without music the effect and the build of would not be the same. Our music was especially composed for us by Faiz Pokun. We told him what our idea was and he tried to create something that we would easily cut the music to but also give a dull and dreary vibe. I think our music is successful because from other audience feedback teenagers found that it was catchy and had a good base and this music is not specifically aimed at them so it just shows how effective the music really is.

The narrative in our opening sequence still sticks to being a British Social realism film but again because we aimed towards a more middle class audience. By doing this it allowed us to be able to film in more classy middle class locations. Our audience feedback alowed us to explore and expand out ideas which we already had. Our focus group gave us feedback on our orginal ideas and how we could improve them, we used a range of ethnictys and mainly teenagers because we wanted to get a better understanding of what attracted them. What really helped was firstly we had a as media student in our focus group which alowed us to get better feedback because they know what sort of answers we are looking for. We showed them a range of BSR films and asked which one they liked the best or disliked the best and feedback on each one, Zahra and myself mainly wanted feedback on one BSR film in paticular because it related theme wise to what Zahra and myself were trying to create. Looking For Eric portrayed some of the themes that we were going to show in our opening sequence such as isolation, dysfunctional families and a main thing that was a build up throughout the film was stress and in our film stress is what triggers all the bad things to happen.

I feel our idea was very original because you don't normally see many middle class BSR films and by just aiming towards a higher class allows you to be able to experiment with new techniques and new ideas and more importantly new loactions which you wouldn't see in a typical BSR film. Using better locations makes it more appealing to look at and then attracts the audience we are aiming to more.

From getting our feedback Zahra and myself then sat down and discussed our final idea what happens in our opening sequence is that we see the abusive husband at work and we see how his work is piling up and how the pressure is getting to him, we then see his journey home and how he encounters a prostitute on his way home committing adultery. And when he gets home he sees his wife waiting for him with a lovely home cooked meal but he just ignores it takes the alcohol and goes upstairs. After we see her clearing up and crying  then resulting to her drowning her sorrows in alcohol.  We show a lot of themes in out opening sequence and when you watch our sequence you see how we show each of them in a subtle way not making it so oblivious and unrealistic. We wanted to show enough so the audience would be able to understand what is actually going on in our opening sequence but we didn't want to show too much because it would start to become unconventional then. Overall when creating our sequence we took into consideration everything from the brief, audience feedback and teacher feedback.

 

Production Log 9

During this week, what we wanted to do production wise was be able to go back over our audience feedback and re-film what we had been given comments on. When getting feedback we showed out draft and a lot of improvements were given our draft was there to basically show the movement of the characters and some of the camera work that will be used. Zahra and myself knew that we didn't want to use any footage from our draft because when filming it we didn't really care about the lighting or costume it was more of a plan to show teachers and students our thoughts on what we wanted to do. This week that we filmed was the half term and we originally planned to do most of our filming during the holidays mainly because it allowed to have a more easy working schedule to go with and because it was the only other time our actors were free, not having the pressure of going back to school or having to film in a certain amount of time allowed us to concentrate more and allowed the characters to really get into role. Being able to re-film helped us make our opening sequence even better and by taking into account and trying to pay attention to detail is made certain points in our opening sequence stand out.
When filming some of out scenes we took inspiration from a Bollywood film which Zahra came across. What we found weird was the two different genres are completely different yet they do scenes which we are trying to imitate.

Production Log 7

What have been the key issues for your production/ post production this week and decisions made?

This week Zahra and myself had finished our pre-production planning  so we started to create our graphics, we wanted a unique title and graphics that would make a statement but not be too overpowering. When creating our 'Suffocation' title it took us a few tried to get what we wanted. We experimented with different positions and fonts and effects, we finally came to the decision that we would use the effect which gradually squashes the text together, this relates to the title because the words are almost suffocated. The simple yet effective title really has a big impact when watching it and is something Zahra and myself is very proud of. We downloaded our font on dafont.com because the fonts already installed in the programme we were using didn't have any fonts that we liked, our chosen font is very slick and smooth and can relate to a main character in are opening sequence, the letters are very refined and spaced out quite a lot relating more to our opening sequence. Zahra and Myself made sure that we choose a suitable title that would be suitable for a British Social Realism film. The typography matches our themes a lot and it something we spent a lot of time on trying to get it the best it can be. At first we used fireworks to try and edit our text but we were having difficulties because when cropping around the text we started to get some white and black bits which make our title look very un professional and tacky. We then downloaded the font we wanted to use and started to edit on LiveType and our problem was resolved. The name of the font we downloaded was 'Neou'. After creating our title we then went on to finish the rest of the credits in the same font but with just a smaller font.

After creating all our credits we then went onto doing a test plan of first shot, we went to our location and experimented with different hot types and how we would film it. We needed to create a smooth track so we decided to get creative and create our own trolley track, by attaching a camera to a trolley with some string we decided to create thing, from learning about it in class we decided to create our own. The trolley track did work but we did have some difficulties with the shakiness of the camera. We then tried to solve the problem by having someone sit in the trolley to weigh it down.                                 

We then recorded ourself showing how we made the trolley and the process we went throught to create it.

Call Sheets 1-8

Suffocation - First Draft & Production Log 8

This is the draft version of our opening sequence we put this together as we wanted to see how our ideas worked together and how they looked on camera and edited in sequence. Rianne and i were given some feedback back from our audience who watched this and evaluated it to see if it met the conventions of a British Social Realism film. We benefited from creating a draft as we are now able to create a opening sequence with a review from our target audience, also we are able re film are tailor the opening sequence to the audience preferences  However there is a piece of clip missing before the opening title that we were not able to film for the due day of the draft because of our actors not being available at certain times however we plan to include the missing part in the final of our opening sequence. The sound will also be cut out and our sound track will be played over the opening sequence. 

This is our draft for our opening sequence, what we did this week was we were editing the draft together. When filming and editing our draft it was mainly to plan out the camera movement and what actions wheer going to take place, many takes were taken to get what we wanted. Although this is rough we aimed to film it as close to what we wanted as possible so when we film the real thing we can use it as a guide.  After creating our draft we showed it to the rest of our class to get feedback on how to improve our sequence. The feedback was very useful because the feedback we got was very specific and good and detailed feedback is very easy to think about and take on board. Bearing in mind in our opening sequence the characters are not in the correct costume and our shots are not in correct lighting. Also there is no sound placed over it and a section where the car is driving off is not been edited in.

Production Log 6

What have been the key issues for your production this week?

This week during production Zahra and myself encountered a few problems when filming out first shot as you can see in the video above what we were aiming to do was create a smooth track because we didn't want to do it the handheld way we though to use a trolley but we had some difficulties on trying to attach the camera to the trolley on what positioning we wanted. Also when filming for the first time when watching it back we noticed that it was very shaky so to counter the shaking we decided to have someone sit in the trolley to weigh it down to make the shaking stop.

We also started to create graphics this week and we picked our initial font from dafont.com, the font we choose suits our opening sequence very well and is very versatile. We started to use a new program for this called LiveType, this program being very different from what we are used to using came across as hard to use at first and then we got use to and realized it is much better than other programs we have used before such as fireworks because it allows you to do so much more with it and you are barely restricted.

What decisions did you make about the issues and why?

When creating the track as you can see above we decided to move the position because firstly we were having trouble attaching it to the trolley but this location on the trolley was better because it was closer to the ground and that it what we wanted the shot to be. By doing this it allowed us to get a more precise shot of someones feet walking and is easier to follow someone feet filming if they are in line with something, so putting it on the top makes it easier for them to follow. 

Style Analysis

Loation Reccie

Location one:

Location two:

This is the outside of the house where we will be seeing the car pull up and one of our main characters enter. We choose this location because we think that it will help present the status of him. Our main character being a successful business man, his house will show that he has a lot of money and lives in a fairly large home. As you can see everything is well kept so it shows that there is care taken in the appearance of the home. We also see that an extention has been added on showing that they have money to extend and make a house bigger and better for themselves. This location and the one above would be very easy for us  because it is both of our houses. The outside of Zahras house and the Inside of my house. Using our own houses makes it very easy because we have access to it 24/7 meaning we can film on weekends also we are not limited to any time in a specific area and are able to re-film as much as we like till we get the shot how we want it.

Location Three:

 This will be one of the locations that we shoot it, it will be the corridoor leading to his office. It wont really be seen that much but it is still a very important. This is because although we are only having a close up of his feet walking to the office it is good to keep it in the same coridoor because it keeps everything looking the same for us and keeps everything continous throughout. Also this coridoor looks like it would be in the working enviroment of a big office because the halls are quite wide and everything looks really plain yet developed. This will be easy for us because it is located in our school so we have easy access to it whenever we want.

This location is one of the most important we use because it helps establish out main character as a person. The office shows his high status and how he is at the top of his career. Showing that he has his own office gives us the idea that yes he is a ver busy/ hardowrking man who probably spends loads of time in the office. We use the office for one of our important shots which shows time passing and folders building up over time showing the work load pilling up and how he can't keep up because he is taking way ore than he can handle. There will be certain items on the desk that will be help tell us a little about the character for example we are going to have a photo frame on the desk with the main character and his wife to show that he is married and to try and portray a happy relationship to the audience so they imediatly think that there is no family troubles at home. But then later on in the opneing sequence we learn as an audience that there are a lot of familiy struggles and that everyone has another side to them. This location is perfect for us to use because firstly it is located in our school we have very easy access to it whenever because we have go to school Monday-Friday so we are able to access it whenever we want.

Call Sheet

Production Shedule

Shooting Script

Conventions of an opening sequence!

Production Log 3

What have you learned about opening sequences and title devices?

What I have learned this week about opening sequences and title devices are that they vary very much depending on what they are about. Opening sequences usually include graphics and some movement from certain characters but mainly the main character. They could also be used to establish the location the film is set out in. I have seen this a lot in many opening sequences and I think when it is done right it can be done very effectivly. Establishing the location helps gives the audeince an idea where the film is set and also can help give you a clue what the film, is about for example if a film is set in the city, you are obviously going to be showing places from around the city but you could also show specific thing within the city which link in with the film again helping to get a brief idea about what the film is about. A hollywood film that we looked at in lesson which does this is "Drive".

The film drive is a good example of using establishing the location in an opening sequence because throughout all we see is him driving in his car around the city and then stopping of at his house juust to drop off his bag and tehn going out back for a drive. This clearly puts across to us that the film is about him driving around. The film is set in the 80's and we can clearly see that from firstly the car he is in, they style of that is something that was popular in the 80's. We can also see this by the music played, the music played has an effect on the us and helps set the mood for the film. And when it comes to the graphics it has an 80's feel to is also the colours of the text stands out and is very neon and bright and is very bold to us because it stands out against a dull and dark background so it emphasis the title credits.

What I have also learned about opening sequences are that not much is given away to us, they show us just enough to engage the audience but not give to much away, and especially with British social realism they sometimes keep the opening very exciting and fast paced to make you want too watch on and see what happens. But sometimes that is quite the opposite and they sometimes just use animations or simple shots to show give an idea of what the film is about whilst the opening credits are comign on screen.

Click here to see the opening sequence for An Edcuation (0:00 - 2:30)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt6eCyPpOpc

This is another opening sequence we looked at during lesson. It has more animation in it but it also has a very professional look to it and the grpahics sued with it work very well. It was help distributed by sony which explains the good quality although it is a bbc film. The animations used help show the girls everyday life and what they learn about in school, the music played also helps suggest the era it is set in and some of the classes shown help show that also because they show some of an older classes like ballroom dancing which we don't learn now.

When it comes to titles I have learned that you need to use what links in with your film and you cannot use something which is irrelavant otherwise it will just not look good. A lot of through should be put into your titles because it is something that is going to keep re appearing over and over again and if they don't look good the audience can sense that something is off and it will also give your film a bad look to it whilst they are watching.

How will this inform your production?

 This will inform my performance by firstly from watching all these other succesful opening sequences I will take ideas that has worked for them and try re-use tehm so they would work for me. I will try to make sure that everything is checked and make sure that the titles I use are correct and also everything is good visually. When creating my titles I will take into consideration what hte film is about and if the title font suits it, where I present the title on the page, what animations I use or effects used on the title e.g. fade in, fade out etc.

 

What methods might you use in an opening and why?

 The methods that I would use are add animation to my opening sequence. I think it adds a nice feel to it and depending on the genre can really relate to the film. Animation makes it look better sometimes and just makes it that much better. Another method I may use is have some of it as establishing a location because I think it helps the audience understand where everything is set and also gives you an idea of the surroundings and how some of the characters live.

Here are some pictures me and my partner Zahra took. What we were trying to show where British representations. In the first image you can see a young girl in a very rusty environment, surrounded by a lot of old equipment. We tryed to capture her in a surrounding which she is not use too. As you acn see from the image her cllothes show that she is well of because she is very wel dressed and up to date with fashion. But then what we were trying to apture was her coming here to think because its the only place where she can be alone and think. We decided to have the gate open so it looks like we are looking in, I think this is a good effect because it changes the way we look at the image. Also the body language the way she is leaning on the wall for support.

    In this second image we tried to capture normal school boys working, making good use of there time. We took the picture in the study room so it shows that they are not in lesson but are still willing to do work in there free time. The picture shows three boys instead of one to show the enthusiasm plus they all look very into their work also they are all of asian ethnicity so it shows some othr race than the dominant white Also the picture shows how well off they are because they each haev a computer to themselves and you can see more in the picture iswell.                 

Production Log 5

What have been the key issues with pre-production this week?

The main issues with pre-production this week is that mainly coming to a main conclusion with our final idea. Zahra and myseld had come up with so many ideas that we couldn't decide on which one was best for us. We encountred some problems with out idea when it came to who we would use to play the role our main characters because we needed somone who looked very mature and someone who we knew is very reliable and who we won't bother to take out of their studies. In the end we found the perfect people to play the three characters. We decided finally that we would use Ashley Joseph, Iqra Tauqir and Saif Mane.

Another problem that we countred was that we had issues when we were discusing how we would shoot it and who's car we would use and how we would shoot it to make it look realistic. In the end we decided that we would use Zahra's dads car an film it in a way which we would cut out the parts where we would transition and make it in the end all flow together and work.

What decisions did you make about about the issues and why?

As I said above what we did was we came up with a solution for everything. We found someones car to use and we planned out exactly how we would film each part having loads of options to choose from we decided to film it both ways of our two possible options and then when it comes to editing we would try it with the two different filming of it and then see which one flows better and what looks better in the end. We planned to film outside the school because the road outside is perfect to film on and we are able to film on it at many diffrent angles to get what we want. Also when it came to finding the right people to play the roles we needed  

Treatment

Treatment

Title

The title of our film is 'Suffocation' This relates to the fact that Laila who is our main chacter is suffering from domestic violence and is trapped in a relatioship which she doesnt want to be in. She is lonley and aspiring for someone to wlak to she cannot take the fact she is all alone as her parents have disowned her, her isolation and bordem makes her into an emotional werck. I think that this titile is conventional as it expresses the emotion of a real peroson and what she is suffering anf British Social Relaism films aim to portay the mundane realsim and the injustice of what she is suffering from.I think this is very appealing to our traget audeince as it is very attention grabbing and our traget audience need a title which standout to them also i think the title portays a sence of enigma which is a very important convention of British Social Realism Films.

Target Audience

Our target audience for this production is in the age range of 16-24 so our aim to produce something exciting and thrilling which will catch the attention of our young audience. We are targeting towards both male and female for this production so we must alter our ideas to include themes and topics which will engage both male and female, whose interests would be socializing with friends, going to the cinema, eating out with friends their other media consumption wold be for example Twitter, Face book and would watch channels such as comedy central, Itv, channel 4, sky 1. 

These are very mainstream channels which mainly show fictional shows and programs which have nothing to do with real life and are heavily influenced by comedy. So the fact that we are producing an British Social Realist opening sequence for this target group would mean that we would have to familiarize them with the concept of British Social Realism and how this genre of film show the hardships and mundane realism of life and is often called a kitchen sink drama However the fact that our target is audience are mainly middle class students who live in England they will be familiar with the working class situations as they do see people suffering from problems such as dysfunctional families, petty crime, corruption of youth.. Etc.

This is the reason why chose to do a focus group for our primary research as we are able to hear the audience’s voice. Here is my primary research into the target audience which also explains our brief film idea.

We also carried out some secondary research into the target audience for British Social Realism films. 

This secondary research is conducted on the target audience for this production we are making and it gives quite a positive response towards British Social Realism films, this shows that the target audience would be interested in films which show reality compared to Hollywood films which show unrealistic and mostly fictional story lines. It will make it easier to create a British Social Realism film knowing that our target audience is able to relate to the situations shows despite our audience being middle class there are certain situations which a lot of teenagers go through which are all similar However this means that our target audience would mainly be interpreted in the themes such as: corruption of youth, petty crime, drugs, alcohol and dysfunctional families.

Our film idea is based on the idea of domestic violence despite this theme being something which our target audience is not familiar with when we described our idea to our focus group they really liked the idea, this draws attention to the fact that they are interested in shocking and realistic events. Despite the issue being very sensitive the focus group understood that many people go through though issues such as domestic violence. Also there are not many British Social Realist films in today's day as they mostly focus on the corruption of youth I think the fact this is a new and interesting theme attached with a sensitive issue it will catch the attention of many young adults and teenagers this is what would the unique selling point for our film. Having a unique selling point is very important as it is what makes your work stand out.

There is more research into British Social Realism Films looking at the UK film council exit poles where people leave comments on what they thought about the film. This can be very useful when looking at what a particular audience want from a film, and it is a useful tool for film makers as they can take out what a target audience likes from a particular film and enhance it so it meets the requirements for the audience. For example in the British Social Realist Film Tyrannosaurs there were many reasons for why they liked the film and the fact that only 7% of the audience went to see the film due to word of mouth means that it is very difficult for British Social Realism films to distribute as there is a niche particular audience who like watching British Social Realism as we can see from the 53% figure. As in our brief we are asked to create a film for 16-24 year olds we have to really find themes which interest this age group due to the fact most of the audience within this age group do not find British Social Realism interesting.

However here in the film Shifty 31% of the audience watched the film due to the fact that the story appealed to them meaning the topics were interesting and intriguing to watch and find out about, this is what we are aiming for in our British Social Realism  Here in Shifty the main themes were, crime, violence, drugs and isolation. There are themes which will all interest a younger audience so we need to use a couple of these themes in order to attract a younger audience as these themes are something which they are able to relate to in everyday life.

Technology

The technology which Rianne and I will be using in the production will be mainly an HD camera, tripod and an Apple mac with the program called I-movie which will be used to edit the footage. As this is a British Social Realism film, normally the company's which produce these films are independent companies who do not have a lot of money to spend on the production of the film so simple filming techniques and use of a HD camera will be match up to the conventions of a British Social Realist film . to make our opening sequence look realistic we will have to use hand held camera shots however we have to keep to the conventions of a BSR film meaning that despite having hand held shots we have to have good control use of the camera and use a variety of shots to keep the audience engaged. 

There are a few limitations such as we cannot have big establishing shots due to the fact we do not have a crane, money or facilities to do this type of shot. 

 Representations

The key characters in our film include:

Laila: She is the victim in the story; she gets the abuse from the antagonist who is Adam. Laila is going to be shown as a well behaved, well-mannered lady. Being brought up in not the best of neighbourhood’s and coming from a lower class family. She retained all the manners of an upper class person always trying to better herself and working very hard in school to make herself a better person. Laila is always a caring person but a hopeless romantic falling in love with the successful business man not seeing him for what he really is changes her life but for the worst. Marrying up the social ladder she was not able to finish school and become what she wanted to be wasting her talents and immediately becoming a house wife to Adam. Although she keeps a job for herself and it may not be the best job but it helps shows her independence and how even though her husband makes a lot of money she is still able to work and earn for herself.

Adam: He is the antagonist in the film and the man who marry s Laila. He is the typical successful business man who works very hard to make a name for himself in the industry he works in. He works on women's cases and fighting for their freedom against abusive men, but this successful business man also has another side to him. Being such a powerful man and having a lot of people depending on him all the time he has forgotten about his own relationship with his wife and the pressures of work start to build up causing a breakdown in his relationship and causing him to be abusive towards her. Adam will be shown as a very suave business man with always a brief case in his left hand showing he is ready to work at any time. He seems so professional that you wouldn't think that it would cross his mind to beat his wife but that's not the case in this situation. Adam enjoys playing professionalism sports such as golf and likes to visit the top-end restaurants to din-out. 

Daniel: Daniel is the protagonist in our film. He is the sweet, kind-hear-ted guy that every girl would fall in love with. The hero to Laila's life he unlocks the happiness within her that has been hidden in the shadows for many years. Daniel earning quite a bit for himself working in journalism always find the time to go get a coffee in the morning at Laila's coffee shop in the morning before starting a hectic day at work. Daniel being a victim of heartbreak can sympathize with Laila's current situation although he has no clue of what’s going on till later on. He enjoys the simple things in life making time for all his friends unlike Adam and now that he has experienced everything he has wanted he is at the point in his life where he is just looking to find that one girl and starts to settle down with. 

Will your film subvert or challenge typical representations of any group in society?

Our film would challenge the typical representations of class and status by  firstly challenging the typical stereotype of upper class only marry upper class, or working class only marry working class. We see in our film someone marrying up for not just for money but because she was actually attracted to him and his ambition and drive in life, this was because coming from a working class and knowing the people they don't have the mind-state that they want to do something big with their life and make a name for themselves. So finding someone who does want to do that immediately attracted her to his personality.

Her parents giving up most of their money so she can go to very good school because she was very bright. Enabled her to meet Adam and then shortly after they fell in love with each other She then gave up all of her dreams just so she could be with him her being younger and him just about to start uni, she threw away all of her talents and wasted all of her parents money causing them to get very mad and then her parents feeling disrespected because she gives up everything for a boy at such a young age. Her parents then disown her and she's lives with him alone, not meeting his parents as they do not accept someone forms a working class background. As time goes on she learns that the man of her dreams was not Mr Right all along and how over time respect he once had for get slowly disintegrates till there is nothing left. Here we are challenging the fact that a man who is supposed to be well educated and having high morals falls to the bottom with the most shameful form of abuse.   

Narrative

A successful business man leads a double life; the pressures of work build up on him leading him to be an abusive husband.

Themes

Dysfunctional families

Isolation

Violence

Adultery

Abuse

Aspiration

How will you use the conventions of an opening sequence specifically those of the BSR genre?

Varity of shot types such as midshot, close ups.

Will not expose too much of the narrative

Create enigma throughout

Location where we are going 

Inside Rianne house

Outside my house

School corridors

People

Optional

Conventions

We will use the conventions of the BSR genre and conform to them by sticking with the typical themes that come up and keeping everything realistic and not far-fetched. Keeping it realistic stays within the British Social Realism genre, we will also. We would keep to the typical camera language using the basic shots such as close, mid and long shots and keeping some shots hand held to give a more rough effect to it but we would also subvert because we would use a tripod and get some more cleaner shots when we need it not sticking to the gritty theme throughout. We are going to use are own soundtrack that has been made for our work, using a piece of music which isn't mainstream helps stick to the conventions also we have little dialogue in out opening sequence, it's more based on out characters action throughout helping the buildup. We build up tension making the audience want to know what is going to happen next. Also locations we are going to use are local not going somewhere that looks like it wouldn't fit in with the theme of BSR. The characters we are using are non-professional and this keeps to BSR convention because by using non-professional characters they are kind of use to these situations and may even have real life experience which would get them to play the role better.Our hybrid elements that we are having in this are we have a little bit of romance, straying way from the typical themes of BSR but other than that there is nothing else. The romance element adds something extra to it giving it a unique twist but still again keeping it realistic. Because it does happen in everyday life and some people may be able to relate to it in certain situations. 

Style and Iconography

We will use simple but effective transitions and a vi arty of shots in order to keep the audience engaged into our work, due to the fact that British Social Realism films do not have a wide use of camera language and often keep transitions very simple we will have to use many shore carefully in order to conform to the conventions of a British Social Realism film opening. The editing will be mostly continuity editing as this type of editing creates a flow and looks very realistic when an audience watch the product. Also continuity editing is simple and reflects real life. As British Social Realism films aim to show the mundane realism of everyday life this form of editing is perfect to reflect the real world. Here an example of continuity editing work which Rianne and I have done to reflect the impacts of continuity editing to the audience. The props and costumes will be very important to our story line as it will reflect the type of character really is. For example Adam who is well off business man will be wearing a suit implying he is stuck up and very smart whereas Laila who is the sweet kind hearted housewife in our story will be wearing simple dresses reflecting per personality The props that we will mostly be using would vary from location to location due to the fact we have 3 distinct locations where we are shooting our opening sequence. Visual Signifiers will establish the class of the character and what type of back ground they come from, for example the house that our characters live in, will be well decorated however to show the pressures of daily life of the business man we will show heaps of folders to signify a big work load which he cannot manage implying to the audience his life is in a mess despite the exterior of his personality looking well off. Our soundtrack will fit well with the image playing on the screen we feel that it will catch the audience attention as it has a nice melody but at times of distress though the opening sequence or at a point when it is an surprise to the audience the soundtrack with match and also have a harsher tone to it in this way it is able to grab the audience's attention further.

Institution

The institution which we are making the film for is Film 4. Film 4 is an independent film company meaning they make low budget films they also known for making British Social Realist films that portray the mundane realism and the hardships of everyday life. Film 4 films are also often referred to as kitchen sink dramas where the audience watch people as if they were going about in everyday life. As making a film for film 4 this means we will have a low budget for our production as Film 4 is an independent company and they do not have money for big stars or big sets this why we must shoot our British Social Realism opening in our homes or locations such as down the high road to represent mundane realism. This also means that we will have to think about the distribution of our film. We need to create attractive posters which will grab people’s attention and also we will need to get the film into a film festival before its release due to the fact we do not have the budget for marketing like a Hollywood film. For example the film Fish Tank was shown at Canns films festival as a distribution technique and also so film makers can pick the film up and put it in their cinema. It also acts as a form of publicity. Our film is most likely to be released on home cinema and also available on the Film 4 website and also sites such as Netflix and Love film. These are all examples of new media technology.