x.Suhu's Progress Report Practical Production.x

So far our practical production has been a bit of an obstacle as the group made the decision to change the song for our trailer, as we felt that it wasn't up to the standard of a professional trailer and the beat was too up tempo for our trailer and as we couldn't find a way to lower the sound and blend it in correctly, our only alternative was to change our song to a different theme tune as the lyrics and the beat fitted well with the production and was able to capture the audience's attention.

Baljit's Progress Report =)

TRAILER...

So far we have passed the 90 second mark of our trailer.. and are just fitting in some extra shots and finishing the final touches. We have had to change the trailer in order to suit our target audience, as what we wanted as a group may not have been suitable for the audience, and so we have had to adjust many things. More on, the soundtrack has also been changed to a more upbeat track which was advised to us by one of the mentors, and this also helped us rearrange our shots in the trailer, so that the shots would blend with the sound more effectively. I think that as a group, we have had our fair share of struggles, but the outcome is looking positive and we think that all the hard work and effort we had to put in is worth it as the trailer looks good, the only thing we have to focus on now is jus reaching the 2 minutes.

PRINT PRODUCTION...

Our print production is also coming along well, Our first page has been done and the only thing we may need to add to it is a side box just including some questions and answers as advised by Ms Holliday. This then makes the page look even more interesting and perhaps even more interactive for the reader, involving them more in our film. We are pleased with the outcome of our frist page as we followed a specific layout quite unusual and not something many see, and it worked out successfully engaging the audience. Our second page is also coming along. We decided to go with something again more interactive, simply to engage our audience and involve them especially as our trailer for the movie has a wide variety of audience, and therefore want to keep the audience range as high as possible instead of niche. The ideas we came up with included crosswords, competitions, puzzles etc, and prizes, so the reader would more likely get involved if they knew there was a reward or prize at the end, which is easy as this is ususal for content we are going for.

.. Yasmin's Proposal For Print Production 2..x

For our 2nd print production we are aiming the article at a more wider audience: 20-35.
we have chosen to do a crossword/questionnaire type of article for the older generation. our reasons for this are because we feel that the older generation are more likely to be interactvie and answer questions related to other films in the genre, rather than read the interesting facts about the film. Hopefully things will go to plan with our 2nd print production, and everyone in the group will contribute to make it a good print production.

Progession Report. x.Print Production.x

So far we have printed out our still images and also we have chosen a template for our magazine article, there have been many ideas but all the ideas have been put it and the group has chosen on a final template and colours and pictures to do. All that needs to be done now is writing out the article in our chosen format.
We have chosen to do a fun fact article, where the readers will be given information about the film and also facts about the characters. so far our layout is going well, and we are gradually going to improve the layout and how the text is used and shown over the next week.

Progession Report. x.Editing.x

So far we've had to adjust some changes to our production because as a group we felt that the order of events being shown do not make sense and throughout the week we have adjust those changes and added in the title of our production in the begining of our trailer rather than the end, we also changed our style of font used in our production as we felt it didn't look right for a trailer. With all these changes in place we felt that the trailer now looks better and flows better, the major hurdle that the group had faced was the sound, during the week whilst editing, we felt that there was too much stop and starts and didnt flow better with the moving images but as a group we worked extremly hard and spent alot of time in making our trailer as exciting and proffessional as possible.

Magazine Title

Titles...





> !.. Tasty Talents.. !



> !.. Hope to Dreams..!



> !.. High Hopes..!



> !.. From Nobody To Somebody..!



> !.. Live Your Dreams..!



> !.. Live Your Life..!



> !.. Hope 4 Hope..!





Winning Title..



!.. Dont Die Dreaming ..!



The reason our group has chosen this title is because we found that it seems very inspirtaional in relation to our film. The alliteration is also more eye catching. The red used in the *die* connotes violence and rivalry.

x .Progression .x

The production is in its stages of editing and has gone well so far and because Ifeel it has gone ahead of schedule as we managed to capture all our shots and started to edit. The good thing is that we all have been very committed and have put a lot of time into our editing individually and as a group and a definant strength is that we are able to bring all of our ideas together. One weakness could be that the sound could be changed around abit to make it look more professional. However, it's early days so we are able to fix the sound once all the editing of the shots are placed in order.

Progression Report By Yasmin...x

Throughout our media production so far our group has done very well. As a group overall this term I believe that our group has improved majorly. My reasons for this are because all the filming for our trailer was done by the deadline and we are now doing very successful when it comes to editing our trailer. We have worked very well as a group when it comes to us all participating individually to the trailer and coming in at certain times. Our end result therefore I feel will be very successful as I believe us working hard as a group has an effect on the whole production and hopefully will get us all the A grades we want.

Progression Report =D

So far, our group has progressed really well, and our production is increasingly becoming a success. We have all taken part in the editing process, and have really enjoyed putting things together, and experimenting with the various shots. However, the difficulty is now thinking what suits best, what the main edits are, such as dissolve/fade etc, without making it look unprofessional. Even though we are becoming aware of how to do certain things, we need to make sure we stick to the storyboard we created as the shots on there were carefully chosen and placed there for a reason, so making sure we stick to our plan is vital. Apart from these minor things, we are progressing well, and the production is coming along just as we hoped it would.

:)

Progression =)

Our production has gone well we managed to film scenes of a confrontation with our characters which worked well. The various shots were from different angles and we managed to get P.O.V (point of view) shots which was effective as the audience were made to feel as if they were there. We filmed shots of our big time producer (Endrit) where we shot scenes with him to make him stand out and become the most important character within the film. We also filmed cloe-up shots of another one of our characters signing up for a competion, we got different shots of our character to make it look like she was determined.

-x- Test Screen Feedback Report - *HOPE* -x-

Grading....

Media Language .. C B B B B B C C C C B

Conventions.. B B A B C A A A A B B

Creativity .. B B B A A A B A B B B

Attention to Detail .. C C B B C C C C C C C

Technical Proficiency .. B C B B C B B C B C C

Positives ..

Cinematography .. > Good Close Up Shots

> Panning

> Good use of different shots

> Range of zooms

> Good Framing on certain scenes

> Continuos flow

Mise en scene .. > Follows the conventions very well

> Each character has a setting related to the genre

> The school setting was established well

> Stage connoted talents

Lighting .. > High key lighting showed naturality

> Bright and influential

> High key lighting related back to *HOPE*

Sound .. > The diegtic sound was clear to allow the audience to hear the performances.

NEGATIVES ..

Cinematography .. > Use tripod (wobbly/shakey)

> More use of cutting on characters

> Less Zooms

> Less Pan

Mise en scene .. > More Building/ city shots

> Show more of the environment

> More Variety of setting

> More creativity of setting

> More facial expressions

Lighting .. > Too dark sometimes

> High key lighting- more glamorous

Sound .. > Use microphone at all times

> Catch sound sepreratly

> More music (up beat )

Conventions matching Audience ...

> Use crowd lines

> More funny auditions

> More shots of the setting

OPINIONS ..

More things in production ...

> Love Interests

> Real Acts

> More narrative to be showed

> Dancing

> Rapping

> Show variety

> More rivalry (Violence)

Suggestions .. > Swipes would be good

> Use no more than two soundtracks

> Use quick cuts

> More dialogue

> Happy Music

> Voiceover

> Fast cuts

> Fades

Progression.x

Our production is going well as we have over the week been shooting different locations in which our audience can identify with and also using different locations makes the trailer more appealing, location was one factor which we lacked in at the action screening test when we were given feedback from our class mates now I think the location has muched improved. However, there is still a possibility we could get more shots to bring the entire trailer together.

Progression =D

So far as a group we have managed to film more shots for our trailer involving different settings, which as an overall class feedback was a main criticism, by having the same setting, and therfore our last couple of shots have a different effect as they are shot outside of school, yet somewhere familiar to our main target audience. However, we still need to film some shots of our actors which will be the anchor of our trailer, bringing everything together, however this should be completed by the end of the week.

-x- Shooting Schedule For Week Two -x-

Monday : As a group we will be getting together and recording shots of the individual finalists in our film. This will include them perfoming their talents and also several different scenes within our film. We will also be recroding some more auditions that we would like to put in our trailer.

Tuesday : Due to the rehehrsals taking place in the school hall for the anti bullying show, this will enbale us as a group to therfore record certain bits of the actors pefroming on the stage and also get the shot of the lighting focussed upon the stage. Also due to the stage beign in place we will be getting shots of the finlasits perfoming on the stage.

Wednesday : Due to our trailer being mainly focussed on the anti bullying show we would be using 3 cameras on this day as the show is on Wednesday. Also we will be getting the shots of the energetic crowd which is a big key aspect in our trailer. We will also be gettin shots from different angles due to us having three operating cameras.

Thursday : As this our last day in the setting that we are using, we will be extremely busy in making sure that we havent missed out any major parts of our trailer. Also we will be getting the shots of Rohin and 1 more of our finalsists. This will be the last of our main shots. The minor shots we will need can be done during the holidays, but this day will be the most focussed in making sure we havent forgotten anyting.

x.Progression.x

So far our filming has been going good, and our group's directing skills have gone alot better which is positive. However, our ability to film has been dealt with a blow due to the weather; as a result school had to be closed. Our filming mainly relies on the event [Youth's against Bullying] which takes place at school therefore we're going to be able to sieze that opportunity and hopefully get some excellent shots. So far my veiw on our filming is good because there is a lot of creativity taking place as we are filming. The things we will be concentrating on would be the lighting and how bright we would want the scene to become or how much low-key lighting will take place. The cast will need to be organised of who exactly will star in how production. Other props we may use will be decided within our group before we go out again and start filming. I also think that with the right sound choice we will be able to add extra effect and create abgreat deal of excitment as our audience will be able to capture the important scenes well.

Next Production Schedual =D

\..Possibilties../

Monday - Filming At Lunch

Tuesday - Filming during Lunch, After Lunch, and Maybe After School [Anti-Bullying rehearsal]

Wednesday - Filming During Lunch, After Lunch, and After School [Anti-Bullying Show]

Thursday - No Filming =D

Friday - Filming During Lunch

Progression =)

So far, we have filmed various shots of the hall which we chose as our main setting. We took shots which would give the audience a feel of the mise-en-scene, and in particular panned across the setting which effectively shows the audience where the characters are. We also took long shots and close-ups of the setting, and characters, to just vary our shots so we have a mixture which may come in useful when editing. We also did some shots of our very first acts[Cumafia], in which they did an audition, and we used this to shoot close-ups, pan, and long shots of the characters again so we can pick and choose effective shots for the final. However, one thing we didn't discuss much was the lighting, because, our first shots were very low key lighting, however the audtioning shots were very high key, so we may need to think about that in more depth. We also need to take more shots of our acts, however, our first option and chance to do this is at the Anti-Bullying event, and from then, we will see what extra shots we might need.

Also, other aspects we need to concentrate on is the costumes, sound, and lighting, which was previously mentioned.

-x- StoryBoard's For *HOPE* -x-

ShOOting SchedUale =D

\\... H O P E ...// Sh00ting SchedUal

As a group, we think that it is best to start shooting the basic shots first such as long shots and close ups of some characters for a starter. We are planning to use the identifyable setting [the common room and the hall] as our places to start, as it will enable us to develop the shots from there. As we will be using the school quite alot for our production, we may also take various shots within the school, for example, some may include high angle shots from the stairs looking down etc.

Another thing we are planning to do is to take some shots of our main character [the judge] which will be Rohin, as he will be shown in our production a fair amount and therfore we need to take as many shots as possible with him in there, not forgetting the bodyguards, as they are also another important feature.

Something else we also want to take advantage of is the anti-bullying show, [YAB's] as this will allow us to take lots of different kinds of shots which we can then later edit and choose from. However, as there is still 1/2 weeks before the show, we are going to start with the simple shots first around the school, outside school, especially for the violent shots, and the hall.

Another part in our shooting would be filming our main characters first as we're unsure of when exactly the [YAB] show will take place. Therefore, instead of waiting for the show and wasting valuble time we will probably begin filming our characters and the events that take place before the actual show does. With the time that we have left before the show we will be able to work on our tacking shots and close-ups as we need to make them as effective as possible. Also, using different lightings in the most shortest shots will be vital to use as we can make them as affective as possible.

Feedback on our Pitch By Suhu ... =]

Hope
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The presentation of the pitch was good and unique as each of us had a point and elaborated on it which made our presentation skills better and made out presentation stand out from all the other groups. What I also liked about our presentation was that the extra features that Tasha made was incredible because that was a little sample of what our narrative will breifly consist of and due to that it gained a good reaction from the rest of the groups.

EBI-
To make the characters positions in the film abit specific, but not giving away that much.

->Talk about how exactly the film will target older audiences.

-> To make sure that the film can have features that will engage our target audience prefrences.

->To make sure that each shot in our trailer will have a meaning and engage our audience's attention.

... FeedBack =)...x .. By Yasmin ... =]

H O P E

W.W.W ...

=> Our overall Pitch went quite well, as we got good feedback. In Addition, we were able to answer any questions about our production and had a unique pitch unlike most of the productions that have been previosuly produced.

E.B.I ...

=> Dont just Stick to dancing and singing in our production, as we should make it more unique by using all sorts of talent, as we want to get our point across about everyone having a special talent.

=> Meeting the demands of our audience, not making our audience dissapointed.

=> Not Giving the whole story away, creating an enigma our audience.

Feedback On Our Pitch .... - [x] - Tasha - [x] -

Overall we were given a warm and relaxed feedback. The reason for this was mainly becuase our ideas were unique and different towards usual types of productions usualy made.

Also the idea that we would be recording in an area that we are familiar and used to will make it easier and more reliable.

Even Better If ...

* 1) * We have a wide range variety of talents in our film.

* 2) * Make sure our film has a demanding meaning rather than just a competition type of meaning.

* 3) * Make sure we focus on a wide range of shots within our trailer.

* 4) * Making sure the storyline is an influence to the audience.

* 5) * We have to focus on the certifictae base of the film ( in this case 15). This is because our film has to have reasons why the certificate is 15, for example violence.

What Went Well // Even Better If... =D ... By Baljit ... [x]

W W W

• Overall our pitch went quite well as we had a strong overview of what we had in mind and what we planned to do. We had some original and unique ideas, which made it better as the genre we chose was different to what other groups chose. We also had things which our audience would be able to identify with and realate to such as the setting, and therfore made our pitch even better.

E B I's

• I think that we have to concentrate or focus on something which will make our production outstanding from the rest. In particualr trying to avoid common storylines which have been produced in the past. Having something unique, and something which is unusual may end up actually widening the audience range and making our production all the more successful, so a dramatic storyline which follows our pitch might be a good thing
• Another aspect we have to strongly focus on is the effect it will have on our audience. If we want this to be successful, we have to ensure that our production is something to remember and something which will overall remain in our audiences' mind. For example, if it follows usual and common conventions of this type of genre, it might decrease the amount of viewers we attract as it is nothing new.
• Again we have to also focus on the rating of our production, as mentioned before this is something we have only slightly touched upon, and maybe have to consider the extent of violence, which was going to be included, in our production. As the rating is 15, we have to bear in mind that the viewers are still young in comparison to film which had a rating of 18, and therefore there may be a few limitations.

Which production company(ies) would you be pitching to? Detail them and explain why they would be relevant for the genre of film you are aiming to pro

Our production is about a group of individuals each trying to pursue their dreams one by one but face some tough obstacles along the way. The trailer will obviously introduce the characters but will emphasize highly on their desire to get to the top. The target audience will be to a young audience because we can obviously relate to them and fulfil their expectations. For example, one storyline about one of the characters would be a dancer and her/his desire to fulfil their dreams and this type of narrative has been used before and has been appealing to young audiences therefore finding research would be fine.

My focus as a member of the group will be on choosing the production company(ies) that we will be pitching to, a good way to research would to look at trailers which have been distributed through those companies. One example could be from the film ‘Step up the Streets’ which was distributed through Summit Entertainment and the production company was Touchstone pictures.

The reason why Touchstone pictures would be a useful company to work for is because Touchstone pictures have produce movies of this particular genre and also Touchstonbe pictures is part of the Walt Disney Company, which is known for apealing to a young audience with movies such as, High School Musical and Pirates of the Carribean. Therefore, as a result Touchstone Pictures would be a good production company because all the resources needed will be effective to our group as Touchstone Pictures has had a reputation for making movies and in addition Touchstone pictures has it's own television productions which consist of high profile shows such as My Wife and Kids, Desperate Housewives and Lost etc. Which again these movies and shows are ideal for our target audience.

-x- Content That Is Likely To Be In Our Film..Meaning The Trailer Could Only Be Shown In Cinemas Showing Films That Have Been Classified A 15/18 -x-

An example of a specific content that wont be suitable for films showing under 15 would be violence. As our film will be focussed upon young teenagers taking part in a competition, there will be signs of frustration leading to stress and possible violence, for example anger being taken out if someone dosent do something right or if someone dosent get as far as they would have like to in the competition.
Another content that wont be sutiable for films under the age of 15 would be Gang Awareness. An example of this being used in our film would be when different dance troops Vs against one another and when certain people go head to head against one another. This results in gangs as certain people will have closer relationships with one another, and certain people will dislike and envy another person or group.

... Explaining how our film would appeal to more than the mainstream 16-25 youth market...x

The whole purpose of our film trailer is to make a difference on people’s lives and their future. Reasons for our trailer being successful towards all different ages is because every individual no matter what age they are deserves a chance at achieving something throughout their lives.
As our trailer is to do with people achieving their talents or their dreams this therefore relates to all ages, as it doesn’t matter what age you are you can still achieve your dream.

Overview Of the Idea! =D

Our film production will mainly follow comedy conventions, containing alot of humourous aspects. It will follow films such as Dreamgirls, Step-up, Bend It Like Beckham and You Got Served. The reason we have decided to use the genre of comedy is because we think it will have a massive appeal on our target audience, and will be something that will interest our target audience and the overall mainstream audience too. The films we have looked at so far all include reality conventions such as real life situations which is something that has inspired us too include reality aspects in our film. We think this will also appeal to our audience as it will be relatable and will encouragemany viewers to identify with the actors/actresses.

Our film will include many of Propps's characters such as the hero/ villain, however in a very disguised way, in order to create a suspensful effect on our audience. Our film will also follow Todorov's narrative structure, for example, including the euilibrium, agent, distributory chaos and the new equilibrium.

As we want our film to be easily recognisable and easily relatable, our desired setting would be a hall and stage in a school, as our target audience will be able to identify not only with the characters but setting too.

In order to gain a wider mainstream audience aswell as our target audience, we will include a mixture of boys and girls, different ages, and different ethnicities and cultures. This is so our film will appeal to a range of viewers.

-x- Suhu's reasons to why we chose this particual genre?.. -x-

The reason why we chose this particular genre becuase the comedy used will be appealing to young audiences as the different types of comedy used such as Farce and Slapstick Have been a success and our target audience will be able to understand clearly what the humour is about whereas; the older audience wouldn’t find this particular comedy funny and will see it as immature. In addition, with our narrative that will be used in the trailer along with the comedy will become extremely appealing to our target audience because they will be able to relate to the characters and the comedy which will become very fitting to the audience.

-x- Yasmin's reasons to why we chose this particual genre?.. -x-

I as an individual agreed with this genre as I think its more unique than what has previously been made. Most typical genres when doing a film trailer production is comedy, horror or real life based. Therefore for a trailer showing an audience that dreams can be achieved this is more heart whelming and unique for our group to do. Moreover this can be a trailer that has an effect on our audience more as they can relate this trailer to themselves and feel more proud of whatever talent they may have. In addition I love to sing, so doing this trailer not also will have an effect on the audience but also an effect on me.

-x- Baljit's reasons to why we chose this particual genre?.. -x-

The reason I agreed to use the genre of comedy is because I think it will have a massive appeal on our target audience, and will be something that will interest our target audience and the overall mainstream audience too. The genre may also appeal to the audience as it is something to watch which acts as inspiration, and something which relieves stress especially towards the target audience, however can still appeal and attract older viewers. Comedy is also a very popular genre which engages many viewers and there are also various ways in humouring viewers such as slapstick etc. Therefore, using this genre gives us wider options to play around with, and will guranteed to be a success.

-x- Tasha's reasons to why we chose this particual genre?.. -x-

The reason why I have chosen to use this particualr genre is because, i personally belive that it is different and it is not a typical genre that would be taken on. Also the genre is evry unique, and can be inspiring to all types of people, for example : Gender, Ethnicity, Age, Special Needs and Different Talents.
Also i think challenging the idea with people having different talents, will gain more viewers as they can respond to it personally or do something about their particular dreams and amibitions.
Also peole wouldnt usually associate talent and dreams with humour. So this therfore gains a wider range of mainstream audience due to the twist of both genres in one film.

-x-..Examples Of Film Trailers That Have Been Produced in Our Chosen Genre .. -x-

Step Up ..



Save The Last Dance ..



Dreamgirls..



You Got Served ..



Bend It Like Beckham ..