Thursday, 22 January 2015
Ill Manors review plan
Director: Plan B, a rapper whose first full length feature film was ill manors. As Plan B, a well known rapper, is the director for the film, his musical personality is also shown due to the film containing rap to tell the story opposed to characters or a narrator.
Main Stars: The main stars are not very well known actors so the audience will not be very familiar with them however, some of the main actors also have rapping careers, similarly to Plan B. This allowed the characters to use rap to narrate the story.
Plot: The plot surrounds the different stories of different characters who are all included in criminal and/or violent actions. The film's protagonist seems to be Aaron, who drug deals with his friend Ed. Due to Ed believing his phone was stolen at Kirby's house, he forces prostitute and drug addict, Michelle, who he believes had stolen the phone, to have sex with men to earn money for the phone. Elsewhere, a boy named Jake and his friend try to buy weed from a gang, who tel him that they will sell him weed if he assaults his friend. Desperate for not only the drugs but the respect as well, Jake assaults his friend and Marcel, the gang leader welcomes Jake into his gang. Marcel orders Jake to kill Kirby but Jake accidentally also kills one of the girls, Chanel, who was with Kirby. Upon hearing this, Chris, Chanel's brother uses the help of Jody to find the person who killed his sister. Chris ends up killing both Jake and Marcel and hides his gun in the toilet of a nearby pub. Aaron finds the gun while he is hiding some of his drugs and steals the gun to take it to Ed. While on the train, Aaron witnesses a mother leave her baby on the train. He tries to get the woman's number but was unable to. When Aaron reaches the station, he notices several police officers and sniffer dogs which lead him to hide the gun and the drugs in the baby's pram. Aaron is determined to find the baby's mother but Ed decides to sell the baby to the pub owner and his wife. The mother of the baby, Katya and Michelle appear at Aaron's door looking for the baby and the three go to the pub to retrieve the baby but unfortunately, a fire started and the room in which the baby was in, was locked. Meanwhile, Chris approached Ed to find the gun and so, Ed runs into the burning pub to get the gun. He hears the baby crying and shoots down the door to get the baby. He throws the baby out the window for Aaron to catch and the baby is safe but as Ed tries to jump out the window, he slips and falls to his death.Aaron takes Michelle and Katya to his social worker's house who gave him a letter from his mother, revealing that he was abandoned for his own safety.
Characters: The main characters are Aaron, Ed, Kirby, Chris and Michelle. The acting shows off the similar kid of upbringing that all the characters had; lack of love and guidance with a lot of inappropriate things going on around them.
Genre: The film seems to have a crime and drama genre due to the film rotating around the illegal actions of the characters. The character's background creates a lot of drama and also evokes sympathy from the audience.
Sound: Six original songs of Plan B were used in the film which is very important due to the songs being rap songs that narrate the story to the audience. The music is parallel to the film as it seems like the expected genre of music that characters in the film would listen to. It also accentuates the gritty urban atmosphere of the film
Audience: The target audience of the film would probably be young adults around the age of 18-25. This is because young adults would be able to relate to the film the most. The psychographic group the film is aimed at may be strugglers with a demographic of D and E as they will be able to identify with the characters and the story line.
Thursday, 8 January 2015
Course work Mise-en -Scene
Mise en scene:
- During flashback - casual clothes for both Ruth and Josh
- Waking up - Night clothes for Josh
- Park scene - Josh and his friends are al wearing causal clothes, the mysterious men are wearing hoodies and are all in black, Ruth is also wearing a hoodie and dressed al in black but she's wearing sunglasses
Casting details:
The characters include-
- Josh
- Ruth
- Friend 1
- Friend 2
- 2 extras - one walking their dog, another on the phone
- 3 suspicious men
Locations:
- football
- phone
- sunglasses
- contacts
Lighting:
the lighting throughout is natural lighting
Audience focus group
Since our TV show will be shown on E4 our target audience would be 15-35 year olds but due to the supernatural, yet teen drama elements, our TV show may appeal to those of a younger age such as 15 to 25 year olds. Our Tv show may fit into the pyschograhic group of mainstreamers and explorers. This is because, currently, there are many mainstream TV shows that are dramatic ad supernatural, which are similar traits of are TV show. Since our show is a supernatural drama, a very popular genre, it will attract mainstreamers. It will attract explorers as the explorers may be curious as to what the show is about due to the strange concept of people’s eyes changing colour. Our demographic group would largely be group E since students and casual workers, who are our target audience, are categorised under group E.
The focus group consisted of two other groups who fit our target age audience. From the discussion in the focus group, we were reminded that some of our settings such as alleyways may be slightly dangerous to film in, and so, we decided not to show the entrance to the alleyway but fade the screen to black before we have the characters enter it .
Also, at the time, we had not decided on a title, and we managed to get some useful input of what kind of titles would suit our production and what would not. After thinking about all the suggestions, we realised that something common with all the suggestions was that they included something to do with the eyes so we decided our title should have a meaning relating to the eyes.
We were also advised that since the characters mainly consist of teenagers, we should make sure we include many teen colloquialisms and not shadow the age of the characters with the supernatural and dramatic themes. Initially, our script didn't have many colloquialisms, but after adding only a few, it instantly added some more personality and depth to the characters who had rather minor roles.
The group thought that our overall idea was very unique and reminded us that if we wanted to make the eye colour change look significant and effective, we must pick contact lenses that stand out and look unnatural, so we decided to look for very brightly coloured contact lenses without pupils to enhance the supernatural atmosphere of the production.
Shot List
1
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Long shot- Josh and Ruth walking | 3 secs |
2
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Long shot - Josh and Ruth walking, shot from behind | 3 secs |
3
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Medium tracking shot - Josh and Ruth walking | 5 secs |
4
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Medium shot at left side angle - Josh and Ruth walking | 3 secs |
5
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Medium shot at left side angle - Josh and Ruth about to take the shortcut into the alleyway | 4 secs |
6
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Medium shot - Josh and Ruth talking | 3 secs |
7
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Medium shot at left angle,slightly from behind - Josh and Ruth walking into the alleyway , shot from behind, fade to black, gun shot heard | 3 secs |
8
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Medium shot - Josh suddenly gets up from bed | 2 secs |
9
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Medium shot at right side angle - Josh and his friends talking | 3 secs |
10
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Medium shot - Josh talking | 3 secs |
11
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Medium shot - Suspicious man, watching from behind the trees, while josh is still talking | 3 secs |
12
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POV long shot - Josh and his friends | 3 secs |
13
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Medium shot at left side angle - friend 2 talking | 3 secs |
14
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Medium shot at right side angle - Josh talking | 2 secs |
15
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Medium shot at left side angle - friend 1 talking | 4 secs |
16
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Medium close up - Josh laughing and rolling his eyes | 2 secs |
17
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Match on action - Josh turning to face his friend | 3 secs |
18
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Medium shot from right angle- Josh, shocked when he sees friend 1’s eyes | 3 secs |
19
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Over the shoulder shot - friend 1’s eyes, friend 2 leans in and talks | 3 secs |
20
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Long shot from right angle - Josh stands up | 3 secs |
21
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Match on action - Josh turning to look around | 2 secs |
22
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Medium close up - Josh walks closer to the camera and looks around | 2 secs |
23
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Long shot - a person on the phone and someone walking their dog | 3 secs |
24
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Close up - person the phone | 2 secs |
25
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Close up - person walking dog | 3 secs |
26
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Long shot - friends talking eyes back to normal | 2 secs |
27
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Medium close up - Josh looking confused | 2 secs |
28
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Long shot - friends talking, sister in the background | 4 secs |
29
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Low angle shot - Ruth | 2 secs |
30
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Long shot - Josh talks and runs off the frame, the friends watch him go, confused | 4 secs |
31
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Long shot - Ruth walks closer to the camera and turns around to face Josh who comes walking behind him | 4 secs |
32
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shot/reverse/shot/ and 180 degree rule, long shot - Daniel talks |
3 secs
|
33
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long shot- Josh talks |
4 secs
|
34
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medium long shot - Daniel talks |
2 secs
|
35
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medium long shot - Josh talks |
4 secs
|
36
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Medium close up - Daniel talks and takes his sunglasses off |
5 secs
|
37
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Medium shot - Josh talking | 4 secs |
38
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Long shot - Suspicious men appear | 2 secs |
39
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Medium shot - Josh talking | 2 secs |
40
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Medium long shot - Ruth talking, sh grabs Josh and runs away | 6 secs |
41
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Low angle shot - Suspicious men appear | 3 secs |
Script
EXT. BY AN ALLEYWAY
Josh and his sister heading home late at night after he picks her up from a party
INT. JOSH’S BEDROOM
Josh suddenly wakes up, shocked and slightly panting.
EXT. PARK
In the park, Josh is tossing a ball in the air while his friends are sitting on a bench, discussing Josh’s dream.
EXT. In a secluded area of the park
In an empty area Josh and Ruth talk.
Josh and his sister heading home late at night after he picks her up from a party
Josh
Why do I have to get you from your party, you know how to get home.
Ruth
You think I liked having my brother coming like an hour early
Josh
I’m not missing the Inbetweener’s, just because I have to pick you up. Just be happy I came early rather than late. (Looks at watch) I should have recorded it!
Ruth
Stop stressing, we’ll get home on time, just take the shortcut down that little alley
Josh
I don’t think we should go down an alleyway at this time.
Ruth
Don’t worry; I’ve been down here hundreds of times
They walk into the alleyway, a gunshot is heard.INT. JOSH’S BEDROOM
Josh suddenly wakes up, shocked and slightly panting.
EXT. PARK
In the park, Josh is tossing a ball in the air while his friends are sitting on a bench, discussing Josh’s dream.
Friend #1
You’re seeing those dreams again? You need to see a psychiatrist.
Josh
Already saw one 2 years ago, remember.
Friend #2
And your dreams came back?
Josh
Yeah…I just can’t stop seeing them. It’s been 2 years since she died.
Friend #2
2 years isn’t that long
Josh
(sits down) It’s long enough
Friend #1
But if you do need to go to a psychiatrist, I’ll take you
They all laugh and Josh rolls his eyes. He looks back at his friend and notice their eyes have changed colours.
Josh
What the hell did you do to your eyes
Friend #2 leans forward to face Josh
Friend #2
What are you on about?
Josh gets up and looks at the people surrounding him; they all have strange eye colours
Friend #1
Josh, you ok?
Josh notices his sister in the background. His sister starts to walk away.
Friend #1
Josh! Are you blanking me?
Their eyes turn back to normal
Josh
Yeah, I’m fine. I’ll be right back
He follows his sisterEXT. In a secluded area of the park
In an empty area Josh and Ruth talk.
Ruth
We don’t have much time so we need to talk quick
Josh
This isn’t real, you’re dead, im dreaming, right
Ruth
Ruth
That’s sort of a long story…
Josh
Yeah. Two years long. Where the hell have you been all this time?
Josh
Yeah. Two years long. Where the hell have you been all this time?
Ruth
I can’t explain everything right this minute but..(takes off sunglasses and reveals his strange eye colour)
Josh
Whats going on?! Why does everyone have strange eyes
Josh
I need some kind of answer, what is…
Ruth
I told, we don’t have much time and it isn't safe here. Ill explain on the way
Ruth drags Josh and they both leave. The suspicious men clearly appear. The leader signs to his workers to leave.
Leader
Follow them
END
Monday, 5 January 2015
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November 2014 > Audience >Pyschographics Pair Presentation
November 2014 > Audience > Two Step Flow Theory
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November 2014 > Audience >Hypodermic Needle Model and Two Step Flow Theory
November 2014 > Audience> Dependancy Theory
December 2014 > Representation > Representation Task
December 2014 > Representation > Representation Task 2
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