Fighting To Survive final

Mood Board

Other Stereotypical action/drama features are:
- One character is usually an outcast
- Chase Scenes
- Fight scenes
- Two main characters with an emotional story-line
- An event which brings the characters together
- Emotive action

Films with a similar genre

 

 

The Fighter: American welterweight boxer from Lowell Massachusetts. Managed by his mother, Alice Ward (Melissa Leo), and trained by his older half-brother, Dicky Eklund (Christian Bale), Micky has not had a particularly successful career. The story is just about his redemption and training for the fight of his life.

 

 

 

 

Rocky: A struggling boxer gets the opportunity of a life time when the world heavyweight champion sets a fight up. It was suppose to be an easy win for the Champion but no one told Rocky that.

 

 

 

Never Back Down: At his new high school, Jake Tyler is lured into an ultimate underground fighting club in a Backyard Fight. After receiving threats to the safety of his friends and family, Jake seeks the mentoring of a veteran fighter, to train his mind and body for one final no-holds-barred elimination fight.

 

 

Warrior: Two brothers face the fight of a lifetime - and the wreckage of their broken family - within the brutal, high stakes Mixed Martial Arts tournament where winner takes all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Karate Kid: 12 year old Dre Parker ends up moving to china with his mother where he manages to make an enemey of the class bully and one of the best kung fu fighters in his year. He has no one to turn to when he meets the maintenance man who trains Dre for the fight of his life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First draft feedback

 We Presented our first draft to a group of Media students and gave them a sheet to fill out with certain questions on and here are some of the responses that we got:

Is it obviously an opening sequence?
All of the comments we got said that it was very clear that it was an opening sequence.

Is it clear who the target audience is?
On this question we had a mixed response some people though that it was really clear who the target audience was but others thought that it wasn't very clear. So to make this better we will have to add some hints so they know who the target audience is.

Titles go with the genre. Is the genre obvious? Are they clear? Are there enough and are they in the right order?
Most of the viewers found that the titles really fitted with the film and that the transitions between each title was really good. However a couple of people thought that the titles were too simple and that they were in the wrong order.

Think about the sound and the images are they appropriate? Do they fit together?
We got a good response with the sound of the opening, everyone thought that the song really fitted with the whole mood and the emotional side of the film and the storyline and that they automatically feel sorry for Jack.

Camera- Are the shots appropriate and relevant? Is there controlled use of camera attention to framing, variety of shot distance and angle? Close attention use of mise en scene?
The audience felt that the shots that we chose were very good and very effective at introducing the characters and setting the whole theme of the film. But a few people felt that even though the shots were very effective that we needed to have some more variety of certain shots that we use.

Editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making selective and appropriate use of shot transition and other effects.
The people that we asked thought that the editing was excellent and they really liked the whole mirror effect to show the differences between the two characters. They also thought that the opening flowed really well and that the transitions between each scene was very clever and worked really well.

Total Score
Taking an average out of the 22 people that we asked the score that we got was:
47.3

Improvements
To improve our first draft we will need to finish filming all the shots especially the last shot needed which will sort out any confusion about what the film is about and the whole boxing theme to it. We will also need to change the order of the titles to make it more professional and to cut certain scenes like the chase scene so there is less time for the audience to wait from one scene to the next.

Risk Assessment

Music Ideas

These are some ideas of the song we were going to use in our opening scene:
The Beatles- Yesterday
The Animals- House of the Rising Sun
Mozart
Gene Pitney- Somethings got a hold of my heart
Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Sugar Shack

We found out that finding a song that was over 50 years old which was relevant to our film was difficult. Many songs around this specific time era were mostly too upbeat, or not ideal. We narrowed a few songs down and discussed which one would be best to use. We then discovered this cover song which is more recent, and decided to go with it.

Hurt (Cover) Johnny Cash

Because of it being a cover, we were allowed to use a more recent song. It fits perfectly with our opening scene which introduces the rich boy poor boy scenario, and its slow, meaningful sound and lyrics create the mood and emotion we were going for.







 

Shooting Schedule

Thurday 28th November

Jack, Ben, Elise
Location: Ben's House

14:15- Leave school and walk to Ben's house
14:30- Arrive at Ben's house
14:35- Film first shot of Ben waking up (Ben's House)
14:40- Filming walking out of bedroom shot (Ben's House)
14:45- Film bathroom shot of looking into the mirror (Ben's House)
14:50- Filming walking down the stairs into the kitchen and eating breakfast scene.(Ben's House)
15:00- Filming leaving the house scene and walking around the corner.(Outside Ben's House)
15:10- Finish filming


Sunday 1st December

Jack, Ben, Elise
Location: Chelmsford City Centre

12:15- Meet outside Mcdonalds in the town centre
12:25-Film first scene of Jack waking up on a bench in central park
12:35- Elise filming Jack looking into a mirror (Chelmsford)
12:40- Filming jack eating a burger (Chelmsford)
12:50- Meet Dom and Max outside the library (Chelmsford)
13:00- Film chase scene (Chelmsford)
13:10- Film escaping from two men (Chelmsford)
13:20- Film Ben meeting up with mates and walking off. (Chelmsford)
13:35- Finish filming

Opening Credits Order

 

· (NAME OF THE STUDIO - Lions Gate

· PRODUCED BY - Lunar Productions

· Jack Jordan

· Ben Caleno

· Max Johnson& Dominic Freedman

· DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY- James Crabe

· MUSIC - Jonny cash (cover) - Hurt

· EDITED BY- Jack Jordan

· STORY BY - Ben Caleno

· DIRECTED BY - Elise Franklin

· FILM'S TITLE - Fighting to Survive

'Fighting To Survive' rough cut

This is our first outcome so far. There are still more shots to be included.

Group progress

This shows Ben looking up different camera shots.

Me working on the story board.

This shows Jack spell checking his work before he uploaded it to his blog.

Production meeting 3

This lesson we have decided that I'm going to start on the film timeline, Ben is doing the risk asssessment for our location, and Jack is doing the titles in the opening scene and what order it will go in. Our progress is good, but communication skills could be improved.

Evaluation of film pitch

Once we pitched our film to the class, we recived feedback from them. Even though we couldve been more enthusiastic when pitching out film, most feedback was positive, and they liked the idea becuase its different to other boxing films. One of our class mates suggested a fight in the opening scene to solidify the genre of action. The class also like the use of enigma codes which are left for the audience when the two boys are shown on the opening scene. Who are they? Do they know eachother etc?
 

Production meeting 2

 

Production meeting 1

After we pitched our films ideas to each other, we decided to go with Ben's idea which is called 'Fighting To Survive'. We decided to go with this idea because we all liked the idea and felt as if it was the best. It is an action film about two boxers, a rich boy/ poor boy story. We will present the presentation to the class next lesson and listen to their comments and feedback.

Student video evaluations

Fug Lyfe How clear was the genre?  The genre wasn't clear, to me it was a comedy/ gangster drama.
How was the use of camera shots? The camera shots were steady and clear.
Use of editing? Good editing.
How was the continuity? It was a ideal running time.
Was the brief met? Its hard to tell if the brief was met because the genre was unclear.
Overall success of video: 8/10 
Celestial How clear was the genre? It was very clear that the genre was a horror.
How was the use of camera shots? Great range of camera shots, they were steady and clear.
Use of editing? Great editing, but the footage at the beginning wasn't theirs.
How was the continuity? It was a good duration time, not too long, not too short.
Was the brief met? Yes, it was very successful.
Overall success of video: 9/10 
CheaterHow clear was the genre? The comedy part was clear, but the romance part could've been a bit clearer.;
How was the use of camera shots? Good shots, although some were unsteady.
Use of editing? The slow motion editing was effective and funny, generally good editing.
How was the continuity? It was a decent duration.
Was the brief met? Partly, only really the comedy parts though, however there was some romance.
Overall success of video: 7/10
Found (my group)
How clear was the genre? The genre could've been clearer in my opinion.
How was the use of camera shots?  The shots were generally good.
Use of editing? It was cut together nicely and I like the text at the beginning which explains the story.
How was the continuity? It was an ideal duration time.
Was the brief met? It was a bit confusing to the peers.
Overall success of video: 6/10
Time Out
How clear was the genre? It was clearly a musical, but was also quite humorous.
How was the use of camera shots? The shots were clear and steady.
Use of editing? It was cut together nicely and the lip syncing was accurate.
How was the continuity? It was a good running time.
Was the brief met? Yes, they included singing and dancing which is ideal for their genre.
Overall success of video: 8/10
Candy man
How clear was the genre? The genre wasn't very clear, was it a drama or comedy?
How was the use of camera shots? Good shots.
Use of editing? Good editing, but some background sound needs to be edited out.
How was the continuity? It was a good running time.
Was the brief met? Hard to tell, because the genre wasn't clear.
Overall success of video: 8/10
The EncounterHow clear was the genre? The genre was quite easy to understand, but would help if it was a bit clearer. 
How was the use of camera shots? The shots were steady and clear.
Use of editing? The sound effects and cutting of the shots were good.
How was the continuity? It was a bit short, making it a bit longer would improve it.
Was the brief met? Yes, but it needs some improvements.
Overall success of video: 6/10
What's in the Woods? How clear was the genre? It was partly clear, clearer conventions would help.
How was the use of camera shots? There clear steady camera shots used, except for the end one that was for effect.
Use of editing? I personally didn't like the editing, but it was okay for a fantasy genre.
How was the continuity? It was ideal.
Was the brief met? Yes, they used fantasy like features, such as the penguin in the woods.
Overall success of video: 6/10

Prelim task

Juno task

We received good evaluation feedback from our peers. They said we had good, steady camera shots and good transitions, the lighting was good and it was great for our first attempt with camera work. We received 8/10.

AS film opening reveiw: Silent Water

Things that worked well:

• The story line was creative and myserious.
• The acting was done well.
• Match on action music.
• Good sound effects, laughing, water, news report voice over etc.
• Various different camera shots, good use of panning etc.
• Mise En scene was thought out well.

Things that could be improved:

• Titles coluld be less simple and dull.

Film pitch

This task involved us being given a genre, target audience, planning out a ideal film idea, and then presenting it to the class. We were given an action film for women, so we created St. Minions- a spin of from St. Trinians. We chose this idea because the original film was a sucsess for this specific target audience and genre.

Overall, our presentation had good feedback from our peers. They thought our idea was creative and fun. The majority of people said they would buy the film rights, and thought the choice of cast was interesting.

Franklin Productions

Magazine Cover (image) analysis

 

This cover of vogue magazine shows Gwen Stefani in the middle of the page sitting playfully on top of a piano. This specific use of props shows her passion and profession of music. She has been dressed in simple, dark clothes and a large sun hat which act as a border around her body, this draws attention to her glamorous, gold sequin shirt and her face. The text is positioned around her body so it is readable, but doesn't cover her. The typography is simple and bold. White has been used to harmoniously work with the other colours within the picture. The background colour is smooth and plain to keep all attention and focus on the main parts of the cover: Gwen and the text. Her name and the year are written larger then the other pieces of text, this is because they both explain how recent and up to date the magazine is, and who the magazine will consist of.  

FAM

Frame
Angle
Movement


Frame

Close- up

Medium shot

Long shot

Medium long shot

Extreme close up

Extreme wide shot

Angle
Birds eye
High (camera low looking up)- 1:33
Level- 0:10
Low (camera high looking down)- 1:41
Worms eye- 0:30

Movement
Tracking
Tilt up 0:42
Tilt down 0:29
Pan right 0:50
Pan left- 1:09
Zoom- 0:42
Stedi cam
Static- still

In this scene they have used a variety of different angle shots and movements. The scene is very action packed and is full of suspense. The different shots and movements change vastly from one to another, to emphasise and enhance the chase between the two characters.

Mise En Scene

Mise En Scene
- A French term meaning what is put into a scene.

5 elements of Mise En Scene

-Setting props
- Costume, hair & makeup
- Facial expressions & body language
- Lighting & colour
- Positioning of characters/ objects




This is a scene from one of the 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' films.

Setting props
It is set in a rain forest/ jungle area. He is surrounded by tribal, voodoo looking props, the film is based in the 1600's, so this is what tribal environments would've been like back then.
Costume, hair & makeup
Jack is dressed in his usual everyday clothing, but is wearing a surreal headdress and face paint. This is because in the film he has adapted the tribal life style.
Facial expressions & body language
His face expression is very smug, and his body language is laid back and confident. He is presented as king like due to these features.
Positioning of characters/ objects
Jack is positioned in the middle to show inferiority and power. The two men beside him are presented as if they are his protectors and slaves. The props are placed around Jack to show his importance, and his possession of the items.
Lighting & colour
It appears to be very bright, so it must be set either morning time or midday. The colours in the scene are very dull, but this is because of the natural environment they are in, and most of the items are natural forms such as leaves, skulls, trees etc.

Representaion

Representation

The Male Gaze- Laura Mulvey
The audience is forced into looking at women as sex objects through the eyes of a man.



The Bechdal Test
A simple test which involves the following criteria:
1. It has to have at least two women in it.
2. They have to be having a conversation with each other.
3. They have to be talking about something other than men.



Mythology- Roland Barthes
When places are represented as fairy tale like. This  is when locations gives off the impression that somewhere is a lot nicer looking and fantasy like than it really is.



Stereotyping- Richard Dyer
Dyer argues that the way we are seen and presented determines on how people treat each other.


  

The film 'Mean Girls' is a perfect example of Dyer's theory of stereotyping. Throughout the film it portrays your typical American high school situations and students. The film involves the different individuals in a high school (cliques), popularity, a girl fight over a boy, sabotage and revenge. All of which, are your usual, stereotypical expectations for a teenage girl based audience. Each situation in the film is relatable for the audience, although a lot of it is emphasised and exaggerated to make it more appealing, exiting and action packed.

Photo anaylisis

We used this picture for rom com because it shows humourous romace. It shows this because kissing associates with romance, but he is kissing a basketball post which shows humour.

This picture is for the 'superhero' genre. It shows a large villianous hand trying to crush a small, helpless person.

This is an action picture. It shows an action shot of someone kicking the bin over with someone in side.

The Dark Knight poster reveiw

 

On this poster for 'The Dark Knight', it shows the Joker looking very sinister standing among broken buildings and fire in a large city area. We understand by looking at this picture, that the theme of death and destruction become very clear, you can instantly see that there will be some form of serious conflict in the film because of the background location, use of character and props. The Joker is holding some form of weaponry, which brings us back to the obvious theme of death.  The use of colour on the Joker, against the dull background, makes him more prominent. However, he does work harmoniously with the whole picture and ties it together. The image has an eerie, uncomfortable vibe to it.

 

Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 1 opening scene

In the opening scene of 'Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 1' the location changes from 4 different scenes. These being, The Wizarding World, Hermione's house, Harry's house and Ron's house. The locations are simple and ordinary, and the props used are everyday items, such as cars, houses, televisions, sofas, and especially Hermione's normal teenage girl bedroom, but she does however have a magical, moving wizard newspaper which beholds key, important information for the first scene. Special effects are shown on Hermione's wand when she is preforming a spell on her parents. Two of the main characters, Hermione and Harry, are worried about the danger that is a threat to their muggle families. Hermione erases herself from her parents life to protect them from evil, however Harry's family leave Harry behind for their own good, not caring about Harry's safety. This immediately shows contrast between good and bad in the different home lives of the characters. Ron's family stick together, because the muggle situation is no threat to them. Each of the main characters home lives are very different from one another, and each show contrast. Not much is done and said in the first scene, there is little talking, and minimal action, but everything you see and hear is effective, and enough for the viewers to understand what is going on.  The intensity and sad vibe that is given off leaves the viewers eager for more detail. The camera shots are kept simple and ideal, for example, the close up camera shot of the wizard in the first shot is dramatic as it shows detailed facial expression. There are also many other camera angles used, such as from above, the side, face on, from behind and zooming in and out. Each character is fighting for survival and justice, for themselves and their loved ones.