Blog tick list - Updated (3)

RESEARCH
Genre Research and mind-maps (3 posts)	Genre Map Reasearch is completed	Action and Crime mind maps are included
Uploaded YouTube videos of openings – analysed (10 openings)	10 Youtube Clips uploaded and Analysed - Whole range of different genres	All have been completed and uploaded to the blog - Various different
Opening titles analysed in detail – font researched	Completed - Fight Club	Different Font research completed, Title research completed
Uploaded YouTube videos of similar genre openings analysed in detail (3 posts)	Completed	This has been completed today with me uploading 2 more posts - The Departed and The God Father
Costume and location research – google earth and pictures you’ve taken. (At least 2 posts)	Completed	Changed the loaction from outside to an Interication Room
Actors and props photos and interviews	Done and uploaded	Completed
Soundtrack research (non-copyright music)	SoundTrack research has been completed - Our favourite one has been uploaded to our blog - Try and compose something simular	More sound track research has been uploaded on other soundtracks that we have looked at and dicussed about using
Audience Research and Profiling (typical audience member and similar films)	Completed
Institution research (Paramount etc)	Completed	More detail has been added
Certificate research	Completed
PLANNING
Own film idea brainstorm	Completed and uploaded to the blog
Own film treatment
Relevant Online Tutorials (on filming and editing) and Comments (At least 2 posts)	Completed	Added the tutorial on how I made the practice titles - Added new tutorial about the Make-Up use for our film
Documenting of influences on production
Shot lists	Completed	Completed the shot list and shot types of filming/editing and they're in depth
Consideration of representation in your film and stereotyping – use theory from G325.
Questionnaire (and feedback) Get some feedback on your initial ideas!	Completed
Diary of filming/editing etc with photos and screen grabs (At least 3 posts)	Completed - Needs editing and uploaded	Completed on Film day - just needs editing and uploaded
Mood board	Action mood board is completed
Script	Script is Completed	Uploaded and Completed
Practice titles created and uploaded	Completed - Uploaded New one has been created and uploaded	The new one is made and uploaded to the Blog
Storyboard – animatic.
Time Management Schedule – what you did& when, problems you encountered& solved	Completed	Filming is finished and uploaded to the blog
Codes and Conventions featured in your Opening Two Minutes	Completed
Ensure that all posts have a title, detailed comments and relevant pictures which are commented on.	Completed

Actors - Behind the scenes

Well, we have before you is a behind the scene look at who our Actors who starred in the 2 minutes short film of OUTGONE.
These actors have starred in various other films such as;

• The lookout
• Darkness
• Hold up
• Batman - The Dark Knight
• Star Wars trilogy
• Blood Diamond

And plenty more.

Here we have a photo of one of our actors playing a part of a Native American in the film "The Lookout"

Here is our very own actor, Avraj, he is a very popular actor around the globe, mainly in America and has starred in the films such as "The lookout", Batman - The Dark Knight and played a small role in Blood Diamond.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That was only a little bit of fun, now to the serious agender.

 

We all enjoyed making this openiong 2 minutes of our film (Outgone) and we have here the two main actors that were a part of our final piece, unfortunatly one of the other actors who starred in the film has departed from our group and wont be showed in this post. In the picture below will have a picture of our actors, Max Chillman and Avraj Chagger.

 

 

 

Max Chillman, on the left, played the role of the 'Henchman' in our opening two minutes of our film and enjoyed playing the role, he quotes "It was an enjoyable experience, one that I will take everywhere I go".

 

 

Avraj Chagger, on the right, played the role of the antagonist which was the lead interrorgator, also known as "The King" in the opening two minutes of our film and enjoyed playing the role, he also quotes "It was a conjunction of both high intensity, emotions and hardwork.

 

We also have the actor, Sam McCool playing the part of the protagonist who was the person being interrorgated, sadly he departed from our group and we also dont have a photograph of the actor

 

Overall, the opening 2 minutes was a success and was highly enjoyable to direct and watch the actors do their work.





Soundtrack Research (2) - Interrorgation Room

This type of interrorgation is one of the soundtracks that we all looked at and one of the various pieces of soundtracks that we might've used in our opening two minutes. This soundtrack sounds very hard-hitting and 'dark' in the sense that this type of soundtrack is a very good piece to use if making an interrorgation room scene. The use of drums in this piece of music gives it that hard hitting/dark feel to it as it increases the tempo of the music giving us the nervous feeling and would have an effect on the audience.

We didnt use this soundtrack due to the fact that it would be a bit 'epic' for our opening two minutes and also that it is copyrighted by the Alpha Protocol game and their producers, but this could easily be mimiced in the sense of using drums to make a dark/hard-hitting/scary piece of music. We used this type of music to get various ideas for our music soundtrack for our opening 2 minutes, the use of drums was a part of it.

Overall, this is a very good piece of interrorgation music and it does give us the nervous feeling and the nervous/hard-hitting impact on the audience and this is what we intend to do with our opening two minutes.

Research and planning provisional mark

Name of student: James Young

	Done?	Comment/target
RESEARCH
Genre Research and mind-maps	YES
Uploaded YouTube videos of openings - analysed	YES
Opening titles analysed in detail – font researched	YES
Uploaded YouTube videos of similar genre openings analysed in detail	YES
Costume and location research – google earth and pictures you’ve taken.	YES
Actors and props photos and interviews	NO	Add detailed comments and pictures of props. Interviews with actors could take the form of video diaries – I think you did some the other day, so get them uploaded and comment on them – more than one.
Soundtrack research (non-copyright music)		This could be developed – you have researched an interrogation scene and the music used, detail how you are going to find something similar, where, songs you liked, didn’t choose and why etc.
Audience Research and Profiling (typical audience member and similar films)	YES
Institution research (Paramount etc)	YES
Certificate research	YES
PLANNING
Own film idea brainstorm	YES
Own film treatment	YES
Relevant Online Tutorials and Comment	YES
Documenting of influences on production	?
Shot lists	YES
Consideration  of representation in your film and stereotyping – use theory from G325.	?
Questionnaire (and feedback) Get some feedback on your initial ideas!	YES
Diary of filming/editing etc with photos and screen grabs	NO
Mood board	YES
Script	YES
Practice titles created and uploaded	YES
Storyboard – animatic.	NO	This is really important, and affects your marks a lot – rather than just uploading a picture of your storyboard, create an animatic storyboard.
Time Management Schedule	YES

 

 

 

Research and planning mark scheme:

 

Level 2

8–11 marks

Planning and research evidence may be partially incomplete;

There is basic research into similar products and a potential target audience;

There is basic organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props;

There is basic work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding;

There is a basic level of care in the presentation of the research and planning;

Time management may not be good.

 

Level 3

12–15 marks

Planning and research evidence will be complete;

There is proficient research into similar products and a potential target audience;

There is proficient organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props;

There is proficient work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding;

There is a good level of care in the presentation of the research and planning;

Time management is good; there is a schedule of filming

There is no animatic storyboard and/or mood board

 

Level 4

16–20 marks

Planning and research evidence will be complete and detailed;

There is excellent research into similar products and a potential target audience;

There is excellent organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props;

There is excellent work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding;

There is an excellent level of care in the presentation of the research and planning;

Time management is excellent.

 

Research and planning mark      14/20       Level 3

 

James – excellent use of the tick list to focus on completing the tasks. You have made massive improvements, and need to keep going as you could end up with a high mark if you get everything else completed to this level too. Ensure that your comments are as detailed as they have been.