Planning: Character Roles - Mrs.Begum

Planning: Character Roles - Mrs.Begum 

Name of Character: Amani

Played by : Amani (Me)

Age:18

Gender stereotype role: 

Costume: White T-shirt with black jeans and black trainers also a silver bracelet located on the right arm.

Hair and makeup: Uncut hair with blood smudged on the face and right arm also blood located on both hands and heavy blood stain on the shirt.

Represented as: A character who is continuously losing grips with himself and is becoming mentally unstable.

Role within narrative: As he is coming home to his sister Ruth he finds a trail of blood splatter on the floor only to trace it right back to his own house. As he enters his broken into house he finds his beloved sister lying lifelessly on the floor covered in blood and passes out in shock, however upon waking up he finds himself lying on the floor next to his sister holding the murder weapon with the police knocking on the door but the question is, did he do it? There is a dark presence lurking inside him that refuses to hide anymore.

Name of character: Ruth

Played by: Ruth

Age: 11

Gender stereotype role: Innocent younger sister of Amani 

Costume: A white shirt with a black fleece and tracksuit bottoms

Hair and make up: Blood stains on his clothes 

Represented as: The only character that used to keep Amani's sanity in check so she was saving him just as much as he was saving her but with her now gone and Amani having witnessed her cold body lying on the floor the memory of Ruth will continue to haunt Amani and his mind state will twist her image as his attachment to his younger sister will be his mental torture.

Role within narrative: Ruth is brutally murdered at the home she shares with her big brother Amani and although she is gone in body she lives in Amani's head and is made to seem very,very real to him.

Planning - Pre Production Paper Work - Mrs. Begum

Planning - Pre Production Paper Work - Ms.Begum

Before we are able to record me and my group must produce our 'Pre-Production Paperwork' which legalises our production and filming in the settings chosen for the locations and the actors and also the timetables of who and what is needed of our production crew on certain dates of filming different scenes of the film before brining it together in the edits.  

Production Schedule: Is an asset to a production company that are shooting a movie project. It's the time-table showing the locations of where the filming will take place at what date and time and who from the movie crew is needed for that specific day, this saves time and money for the production crew because its expensive to have the whole production team on scene at one time when filming and it's a waste of money if their services are not needed for that scene because the production company will need to pay everyone. It is crucial that every member of the production crew has this time table so they know when they are needed for filming. (Our production group document below)

 Location Recce: The location Recce is a document produced by the member of the production team who is tasked with finding the locations for the scenes. After liaising with the script writers and story boarders and if they agree that the location is suitable for the scene, a recce then needs to be produced of the location analysing aspects of the location, how to get there and potential risks or problems with the location. All these details of the location must be included to notify the team when going to the location they know what problems they will or may face when recording at the scene location, so on the recce you can also place a method of how to overcome this problem next to where the issue has been mentioned, which saves time for the crew when it comes to figuring out how to solve the problem. (Our production group documents below)

Risk Assessment: The risk assessment is a very important document because it helps reduce possible injury or death on set. Any possible dangers on set are analysed and identified before recording so that the production crew are aware of the hazard and take precuations to either lessen the potential danger or eliminating it making it safer for both actors and the rest of the team while on set. It is in table form and all the hazards are listed in the likely hood of the danger occuring and also how bad it could possibly be and the most important ones will need to be addressed first, this is neccessary because if th e accident is to happen noone can really make a claim against the production company because the problem was identified and was made known to the person before it happened.  (Our production group documents below)

Client Release Form:The client release form is a legal document that is made for the actors that agree to star in the movie project so it must be given to all the members of the cast. This document goes over any terms and conditions made between the actor or his agent and the production team to have them have a roll in the movie being created, before signing this however the production team must present an analysis of the location and the calculation of risk and upon seeing these factors they must decide if they want to sign the form or not. If they sign the client release form it protects the production team if the actors tries to take any legal action against them by claiming they didn't know the risks or come to an agreement. (Our production group document below)

Location Release Form: The location release form is a legal document which is made for the owner of the location to sign as proof that they have agreed to allow you to film on their property, this means that if you have problems with recording onsight you notify whoever giving you problems that you have been authorised clearance to film at the location by the owner. A copy of this will be needed for both the owner of the property and the production crew you may also add in the document that if the production cew damage anything on the property they do not need to cover the costs to replace it so they must sign it at their own descision. (Our production group document below)





Preliminary task - Mr.Smith

Preliminary task - Mr.Smith

The reason why we have done the preliminary task is to gain experience and the feel of what it's like to shoot a film and record on a professional level for the first time. The task was to record a short video of ourselves using various camera angles and techniques that we have previously learned during our research stage. We then had to then edit down the shots taken to turn it into the 30 second video but fit it all in all the shots we took.     

The scenario of the video was two people talking about their AS subjects in a classroom and about the struggles. The conversation was between me and Gizem

Group roles for this task was:

• Amani (me) - Person 1 talking about subjects (actor)
• Gizem - Person 2 talking about subjects (actor)
• Hazal - Camera Operator (Filming the preliminary task)
• Asli - Camera Operator

 

Problems and difficulties during the procedure: The difficulties that we encountered on this task was the lack of filming and the amount of shots that group had filmed. When recording our camera operators ran out of ideas on what angles to shoot so we didn't do as many shots as we possibly could.   

Another difficulty that was encountered during editing was due to the amount of footage we had and because of the lack of various shots we couldn't make a lot of edits otherwise we wouldn't have 30 seconds worth of footage. So we couldn't fit in a lot of edits and shots because we didn't record a lot of them.

Conclusion: I have learned that in order to have a film that is 2 minutes long a lot of thought has to go into filming in order to have enough material to edit  because if we don't have a lot of footage we will struggle during the editing week that follows after filming and we may need to go out and record some more which would be a waste of time also if we are not creative enough and don't come up with a wider variety of shots then our film won't look professional or serious.  

Planning: Production Roles - Ms.Begum

Planning: Production Roles - Ms. Begum

Introduction

In film industry different people are assigned different jobs during the production of a single film, this is why the credits are so long at the end of the film because it has to go through all the names of the people who helped make the film to give credit to them.

The different roles and definitions to them (include images)

Producer - The producers are the company logo that you see at the beginning of the film they are the ones that give the director the film budget to create the film after they view the script.

Director - The director is the one who created the basic storyline of the film and essentially it's their project.

Lighting operator - The lighting operator is the one that decides what lighting is best for each scene in the film and not one light that is on set has not been planned every light you would see in that film was placed there by the lighting operator in order to create affect and bring the scene to life.

Location manager - The location manager is the one who finds the right location in order to shoot certain scenes in a film they must know exactly what the storyboarders and directors are looking for in the scene then theymust go out and find possible locations for the scene to take place. 

Make-Up artist - The make up artist the one in charge of all the actors in the film whether they are big names or the fillers.

Story board organiser - The story board organiser breaks the whole story down into scenes into full detail. Before they shoot a scene it is storyboarded and everything that happens in the scene is planned from the sound effects to the actions of the characters, they must work closely with the director and co-script workers also to tailor the scene to the original script.

Editor - The job of an editor is one of the hardest jobs in the film because they can be given hundreds of hours of uncut original footage and they then have to make cuts and edits within the film and cut down the view time to something like 1-3 hours long without changing the entire outlook of the film but not drag the film on long enough to lose the interest of the viewers. 

Sound Technician - The sound technician is the one who creates any sound effects in the film whether it be running noises or the sound of someone being stabbed the sound technician may polish these sound effectsd and make them more louder and with more base inorder to create a better effect on the viewers. 

Assign each role and state who has the role and justify why

 The people in my group will be assigned the following roles

Amani (Me) - Director / Actor / Production manager

Hazal - Director / editor / Storyboard

Gizem - Producer / Sound Editor

Asli - Producer / Lighting

Conclude, how has this been beneficial?
This has been beneficial because this has evened out the amount of work that each person has to do and its not so we actually have a structure and an idea of what each person has to do in terms of what role each of us have to play. This would also make the amount of work each of us do a fair distribution. 

Reseach:Opening Credits-Mr.Smith

Reseach:Opening Credits-Mr.Smith

What are opening credits?

The opening credits are the brief credits that are shown on screen just before the film starts or maybe even during the film sometimes. They show the just the founders of the film who have played a primary role in the films creation and star actors in the film so they will appear on both the opening and closing credits.

What is their purpose?

this is to show the viewer what company produced the film and who directed it so in future if your looking for a film  and you see that the company that produced a good film you've seen or the director that created it your more likely to see more films associated with them. This will also do the same for actors whether they are very known actors you have recently discovered or if they are upcoming stars it's good publicity for them.

What information do they provide? In order of appearance?

The first thing shown on the opening credits will show you the films producers (who gave the film budget and brought the film to life) This comes up twice withe the producers on little logo shown before the actual film is shown then it is said in writing again. Then they would tend to show the director of the movie next, which is then followed up by the title of the film and once this has been presented the star actors and lead roles of the movie are presented, if the film is playing during the opening credits the characters are likley to be currently shot whilst their credit appears so you know who it is if you have never seen the actor before. After that any additional information is added in such as:

• Along with any co-/executive producers .
• The film editor and production designer.
• Who created the sound tracks of the film.
• Who created the costumes and visuals.

These will vary in the order of who comes where so I have placed the bullet points in my order of importance

Also opening film credits aren’t always the same length as each other so if the film’s opening credits are not long then the additional credits tend to be very few maybe only 1-3 more credits are shown and anything that couldn’t fit will appear in the final credits in bolder font and more isolated credits than the others in order for it to stand out. 

An example of this is?

An example of theis is the Spider-Man opening credits this is a good example because the bright bold colours acctract the viewers attention and it also works with the credits so the vieweres definetly take in who helped put the film into place also even though the film is'nt playing yet they show the previous films art work and whenthe actors name comes up the picture of the actor appears so you know who is who but the thing that makes it special is that the images are used to re-cap the prequals storyline so anyone that forgot or never saw the frst one could get a brief catchup.

What feelings does this give the audience (My chosen analysed opening)

I have chosen the  film SE7EN as my analysed opening based on how this makes the audience feel because it is the most brief bt affective opnening that i have seen only lasting 2 minutes and it mentally prepares you for what is to come. It shows something soo basic and turns it into something so twisted and demented that you can't wait until the credits are over through the use of filming in such detail and especially the soundtrack this gives the audience a sickening feeling towards the opening. (which is similar to the Dexter series opening which has taken this idea and turned it into it's own.

Also the opening gives viewers an insight as to what themes the film is based on if you pay close attention as to what you see the hands doing which gives viewers antcipation as to see what how the storyline links to what the hands are doing. 

Conclusion: What information will you use in your oening credits

In my opening credits I must add the most important information but keep an eye on how long it lasts because my film is only 2 minutes long I will try and make my credits about 30 seconds long and whoever stars in it will be on the current shot so people know who is who like Spider-Man, I also must use a cleaver sound track in order to create the right tension and suspense to the audience like se7en.

Research: Censorship - Mr.Smith

Research: Censorship - Mr.Smith 

Who is the BBFC and what is their role?

The BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) are an organisation that determine not only the age rating of the films but they also determine wether scene(s) too graphic are cut or edited out from movies, if the director does not comply with this and doesn't cut the scene(s) the film will be banned and will not be shown in a cinema or released on DVD in the country. 

Why is the role of the BBFC important to the film industry? LOGO

The BBFC  is important to the film industry because they assist parents in monitoring what films show children and people under age which can effect them and stopping them from access to films, limiting content that viewers may find inappropriate, extremely disturbing or could influence them to harm themselves or others. Because they are to young to differentiate the real from the fake etc.

      
       What things get censored and why? (examples)

       The BBFC tend to censor things such as for the following reasons:

• Religious - Any religious content that people of that religion may find offensive or disturbing towards them and affect how the rest of society view them/ things that can slander a beliefs reputation in the eyes of others. One film that was banned for a very long time was 'The Excorcist'. This filmn was not only banned by the BBFC for being too graphic but the Catolic Church forbids believers to watch it because of how the film exploits on the idea of satan and demonic possession.
  

• Political/ propaganda - Any political representation in films that can cause propaganda and uproar amongst society and make the government look bad (riots/civil war and problems) a good example for this is the 1979 release of 'SCUM' starring  a much younger Ray Winstone. This film was banned for the way it portrayed UK prisons, prisoners but more importantly the gaurds and warden. Making them currupt characters that weren't much different from the convicts in the prison, in modern day society this wouldn't have been such a big day but the 1970s-1980s wasn't soo lenient. 

• Extremely graphic violence - Films with extreme amounts and unnecessary violent scenes that are followed by a pontless/weak narrative or dosen't have much to do with the storyline tends to be censored don to the fact its unneccessary. The only example of this I know would be 'The Human Centipede 2' The sequel to the first film makes you wonder how it was possible to get any worse but the storyline is based on a crazed fan of the obssessed centipede doctor and he begins to make his on human centipede, however the fact he isn't a doctor makes it so much more gory and disgusting and with an extreme amount of violence it has been banned in 50 countries. I have personally seen this film and it lives up to the statement that "It makes the prequel look like my little pony".  

• Rape/ child rape & Sex nudity and sexual violence - Films that contain child rape and rape in general are poorly looked upon and to most people would find it disturbing to view wether your an adult or a minor its just innapropriate and a film that contains both of these in it's content is 'A Serbian Film' This film has been banned in more countries than 'The Human Centipede 2'. UK included, A film based on a male pornstar who's career is fading into darkness and he is offered to shoot one final movie. However he is tricked and is forced into creating a "snuff movie" ( real life film real deaths and sex scenes.) it is packed with nudity rape both child and adult and is considered apart of the movie underworld.

All of these films are the worst offenders of their categories which so as a result they've been banned, however if a film has a minority of these scenes are like this the BBFC will ask the director to cut or edit the scene and the film may still be aloud for release. 

What is the difference between films being cut and films being banned?  Examples

If a film is cut any scenes that that the BBFC have deemed to be innappropriate and offensive they will not be permitted to be realased with the film the director must then cut this scene from the film or edit it the scene diluting its affectivness, inorder tio allow it to be aired or reach the cinema. Later on the director may realease an 'UNCUT' DVD version contain all the original scenes fro  the film giving the viewer the option to see what wasn't permitted upon release.

However if the film was banned it is completely unable to reach cinema because either there are too many unacceptable scenes or the director refuse to cut the scenes that the BBFC said too. If they fail too listen the film is banned and will not be in cinema or promoted for viewing.

Discuss for forna (for) and kemode (against) debate and the disscuss where you own opinions lie on this matter

Conclude with what you have learned about film regulation and what you need to consider for your own thrillers. 

Planning: opening scene narration - Mrs.Begum

Planning: opening scene narration - Mrs.Begum

 In the opening scene me and my groups initial idea is to base the narrative on a group of friends who have committed a murder in the past and recently got away with it in the eyes of the law. And now the victims killers are now being hunted down by the possessed spirit.

The backdrop of the story is that they killed someone in their school, didnt own up to it and got away with the murder and they are going to this party to technically celebrate they didn't get caught and were'nt commited for it.

The opening scene will start with the group of friends on the way to a Halloween party, they are soon being attacked and realise that the attacker is the spirit trying to get revenge via possession of one of the members of the group. After being possesed the member of the group states it is the victim possessing him and that he has come for revenge an onslaught then begins and the majority of the group is killed by him he stabs one of the boys in the leg for protecting his girlfriend and him and the girl manage to escape. After this the possessed me then shouts at them that he's coming for them and they won't survive the night he then takes his mask of and stabs himself with the blade which in affect also kills the member who got possessed.