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This blogs belongs to Michael Hutchinson and I worked with Gareth Owens, Evon Dobson and Danial Kennedy. For our AS Media coursework we were asked to create a 2 minute opening sequence to a Film Noir/Thriller film, including appropriate titles. I have ordered my posts from my TimeToast, Final Edit, Preliminary Task, Evaluation, Planning Documents and Research Tasks.

It took our group approximately 4 months to complete our film and the blog I hope you enjoy the film and my blog.

Below you will find our TimeToast which we were able to log and track our progress throughout this four month process in order to plan our time.

Kind Regards,




Michael Hutchinson.

Time Toast

Final Cut

Above you can see my final cut of my finished Film Noir / Horror opening sequence film which as a group we are extremely proud of. After completing our sequence we advertised our film on Facebook to obtain their views and feedback. Overall we feel the feedback we received highlighted our strengths of the sequence but also indicated some of our weaknesses.

It was indicated to us that we had used a range of different camera shots allowing us to put a twist in the stereotypical Film Noir genre by including concepts from the horror genre allowing us to create unusual mise-en-scene.

Overall we feel that the production of this sequence went well and if we were to complete this task again I think we would incorporate more editing techniques to convey a better storyline.

Preliminary Task

Above you can see my preliminary task. This was a very interesting task to complete as we had never used any of the camera equipment before and this was our first attempt at making a film sequence. For our preliminary task we produced a short drama sequence in which we took inspiration from the award winning film series 'Rocky'.

Furthermore we had to include a total of three editing techniques which included a shot reverse shot, match on action whilst following the 180 degree rule we was challenging as we were unfamiliar with these techniques

I believe that as a group we were able to successfully include these techniques within the sequence appropriately whilst maintaining the 180 degree rule. After completing this task it allowed us to feel comfortable using the equipment and editing software preparing us for our film sequence.

Wix Evaluation Website

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Second Rough Cut

Second Rough Cut Feedback

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Rough Cut

Rough Cut Feedback

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Storyboard

Above is the Storyboard showing the original plan for our sequence which is a detailed explanation of how our sequence was going to be filmed an edited. However when editing the sequence some of the scenes were altered and new scenes were added to make the film more appropriate for the task in hand. To add to this more titles were added to make the sequence more appropriate for our target audience.

Test Footage and Recce Shots

Test Footage and Recce Shots

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By including Recee Shots we were able to text the locations in which we intend to film in ensuring that they are suitable for our sequence. During this process we also read over the script to ensure that all the actors were prepared for the task.

Shooting Schedule

Shooting Schedule

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Shooting Schedule
All external shots will be shot on: Tuesday 7th February 2012.
All internal shots will be shot on: Monday 13th February 2012 and Tuesday 14t February 2012.

Editing Schedule
Editing the footage for rough cut will take place on: Tuesday 28th February 2012.
Editing the footage for our second rough cut will take place on: Monday 5th March 2012.
Editing the footage for our third and final rough cut will take place on: Saturday 10th March 2012.

We aim to have our final cut ready for Monday 19th March 2012.

Above you can see our Shooting Schedule by creating this it allows us to explain in detail each shot that we were attempting to film in our opening sequence. It was used as a foundation so that when we filmed our opening sequence we could refer to this to ensure that all the shots required were filmed.

Call Sheet

Call Sheet - Location One

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Call Sheet - Location Two

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Unfortunately Gareth Owens was unable to attend the filming at Demko Studios so Assistant Director Michael Hutchinson directed the opening sequence with the help of Evon Dobson who filmed the shots in the England whilst Michael Hutchinson filmed the shots in France.

Above are our Call Sheets which were used to ensure that our filming schedules were planned and organised. By doing this it allowed the filming to run smoothly without any problems. It also allowed our actors to be organised and appropriately dressed.

Film Poster

Here is our film poster which we will use to advertise our film. We feel the production of this poster went very well and our photoshop skills were extremely useful for this design

Finished Logo

Above you can see our finished company logo we wanted a logo that fit with our film sequence by including an image of the Matterhorn a famous landmark we were able to create a professional logo appropriate for our sequence.

Second Logo Attempt

Creation Of Our Film Logo

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This is our second logo attempt the reason we designed more than one logo was because within out group we were all unsure on what our logo should look like so by having the option to choose between logo's it allowed us to feel more comfortable with out choice.

First Logo Attempt

Creation Of Our Company Logo

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Here is our first logo attempt, although none of us are Photoshop experts as a group we thought that we should keep trying to improve and make a better logo for our company.

Garageband Sample Tracks

Here are some sample tracks which we obtained from Garageband it allowed us to test out the types of audio that we could use in our film sequence giving us an understanding into different sound tracks and broadening our mindset in the musical world

Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment

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We felt it was important to create a Risk Assessment document as it allowed us to ensure that we were able to eliminate any mistakes or risks when attempting to film our sequence.

Health and Safety

Health And Safety

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Like the Risk Assessment we created a Health and Safety document to help us categorise the risks in a scale of 1-5 rating 5 the most riskful and one the least effective risk to make us as a group more aware of the risks we could encounter in this project.

Equipment List

Equipment List

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We created an Equipment List to ensure that we had all the appropriate equipment needed to successfully complete this project

Treatment Sheet

Treatment sheet

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Treatment sheet explainations

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Above is our Treatment Sheet. Our Treatment Sheet is a reflection of our thoughts and ideas which helped us create and produce our opening sequence.

Mood Board

Like our Treatment Sheet this is a collaboration of our thoughts and ideas which helped aid us in our thought process and produce our opening sequence.

Pitch

Pitch

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Pitch summed up in 25 words
An emotional journey sees Detective Kinsbrook show his struggle to come to terms with his recent unemployment in a mind-gripping story based on true events.

Our Pitch gave us the opportunity to present and share our ideas to our Tutors allowing them to gain an insight into our sequence.

Script

Script

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Here is our Script for our film sequence. We felt it was important to document our dialogue so that all of our actors were prepared for filming and the script readings. We held regular script readings to ensure that all of the characters felt comfortable in their roles and to ensure that the script was suitable for our target audience.

Nine Frame Analysis

9 still analysis of double indemnity

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9 frame

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9 frame Analysis

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Big combo 9 frame

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Above are our 9 Frame Analysis. This was a good opportunity for us to understand the composition of shots used in Film Noir and analyse the mise-en-scene shown by the director. By completing these we were able to gain more of an insight into our chosen film genres.

Opening Sequence Analysis

Taxi Driver

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Se7en

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The Big Combo

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As a group we all analysed different opening sequences to help us gain an in-depth knowledge of opening sequences and how they should be created by doing this it helped us when creating our opening sequence.

Title Sequence

The Big Combo – Title Sequence

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Here is our Title Sequence by doing this we were able to successfully understand what titles need to be included in an opening sequence and which order is most appropriate for an film sequence.

Audience Research

bbfc guidelines on Prezi

Film Ratings

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Primary audience research

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Here is our Audience Research in which we researched using the BBFC website which allowed us to understand the guidelines of how a film is giving its age appropriate rating. Also this allowed us to suitably rate our film and produce our most suitable target audience.

Institution Research

Institution research averages

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Producers of film noir

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Institution research

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Our Institution Research allowed us to successfully market and develop our film by giving us the freedom to choose how we wanted to produce and distribute our film.

History Of Film Noir

Histroy of film noir on Prezi

By researching into the History of Film Noir it allowed us to gain a better understanding into our genre which most of our group members were already familiar with by being avid film watchers but it allowed us to ensure that we were making the right choice in producing a film in this genre.

Initial Ideas

G321 Mind Map on Prezi

Although our Initial Ideas are very brief it set us up to produce an appropriate film suiting our target audience. To develop our initial ideas we held regular group meetings to ensure that we could produce a film we could be proud of.

Film Noir Conventions

Film Noir – Conventions

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By researching into Film Noir conventions we were able to understand what is required to make a suitable film in this genre. We felt that our research went well and we learnt a lot from this research.

Deadlines

G321 - Deadlines 2012

Research & Planning (20 marks) | Friday 10th February 2012

Construction (60 marks)

• Completion of filming | Wednesday 28th February 2012
• Rough Cut | Friday 2nd March 2012
• Final Cut | Friday 16th March 2012

Evaluation (20 marks) | Friday 20th April 2012

Group Members Blogs

Danial Kennedy - http://danial-kennedyg321.blogspot.com
Gareth Owens - http://garethowensg321.blogspot.com
Evon Dobson - http://evondobsong321.blogspot.com
Michael Hutchinson - http://michaelhutchinsong321.blogspot.com

Link To Blog

http://hsfcg3212011.blogspot.com