New Openning Music

Casting Shots

Location Shots!!

lOCATION Shots!!

We are using these following images to film our opening titles.

This shot will be used for filming the Dad working as a post man.

This shot is to film the letter flying down to introduce the other characters.

Letter still Flying around.

This is an establishing shot of where this will be filmed.

This is where the letter flys in to the cafateria, where it will be stood on and carried on by the sisters, boyfriend.

This shot is where the mum is working with baby hidding underneath.

This will be filming the sister, meeting her boyfriend.

point 27

Dad

• postman outfit
• post man bag
• lettters and envalopes
• money

Mum

• Baby
• work costume

Sister

• slutty school outfit

Twins

• same clothes
• and a table

Risk assesment

point 23 & 24 - shot list

Shot List - When filming we will make sure we do not brake the 180 degree rule.

the locations of this film will be filmed outside G house where the letter box is.

• Establishing, long shot of the street of dad walking to post box
• Tracking shot of the man walking towards the post box
• close up of dad getting mail out of bag
• close up of dad  looking through mail searching for money
• mid shot of name tag
• extreme close up of the name tag
• Point of view / pan shot of the street making sure no one is there
•  POV of dad looking at the letter
• focus pull on the letter, showing 1st name
• mid shot of taking money out of letter in to pocket
• zooms out in to long shot

The Next locations will be filmed outside the refectory and inside the refectory

• Long shotof envolope blowing ouside and inside the refectory
• Long shot of mum behind the counter
• close up of glass / name on the glass
• arc shot to other side of counter shows mum hidding baby under counter
• close up of shoe and letter sticking on shoe
• hand held POV of him walking toward slutty girl, with match on action shot of him walking
• Boy meets slutty girl, mid shots of boddies no faces
• whilst making out the envalope gets stuck to her foot, close up
• she sees the envalope and picks it of her foot ants eye view.
• she looks at envalope showing name close up, focus pull of envalope
• Throws envalope away, long shot
• envalope lands on the twins table, establishing shot of the table
• mid- shot of Twins looking  at each other and then look at envelope
• Close up shot of twin picking up envalope
• close up sticking on persons back
• Tracking of envalope with name on persons back

point 22 Animatic of our storyboard

I took photos of our storyboard, and added the music that we are using for our opening tittles.

Point 21 - planing the music!!

We have decided to use one sound track through out the whole opening of our movie. It is upbeat there for links in with our type of genre (Comedy drama). This song will add more atmosphere and energy, this will draw the audiences attention, and keep them entertained instead of using diagetic sounds. We found the song which we will be using on a website called mp3sunsigned.com

Story Arc - Point 18 & 19

• All of the five family members, start fighting (sister, twin brothers, baby, mum and dad.)
• The children go to school, glad to be away from family, pretend they don't know each other at school. Due to different friendship groups.
• Girl is a slut and the twins are bad asses!
• Twins messing around, doing funny things and accidentally set fire to the school, due to their joint. don't care they find it funny.
• Meanwhile the girl is in a cupboard with a guy and they smell smoke luckily they escape. and she goes mental at the twins.
• Mum and baby, win a free holiday all inclusive for a week for all of family in Benidorm. Whilst the mum is working in the supper market. Later on that night tells family she has one a holiday
• no one wants to go because they don't like each other, but then decide to go because flight leaves the next day and parents know rent is due and they do not have the money.
• During the holiday the family get closer together, have a great time and become close. Comical things happen then.
• When they get back they see that the land lord has put an evicted letter on the door. If they don't pay money by the end of the week they will be kicked out.
• Family starts to argue again cause parents didn't tell them, then kids take jobs as well as parents to help pay.
• on the last day when the money is due they still do not have enough. But mum buys a scratch card they win £1000000, and they pay of the rent.

End of story.

this is an example of Todorovs theory as we have the typical narrative structure. We have out climaxes and problems but by the end everything has been resolved.
We also use  elements of Propps theory during the fire scene. The sister is the damsel in distress because she is trapped by the fire, twins are the villains because they are the ones who start fire, the hero's are the firemen, who put out the fire.
We also use elements of Strauss by using binary opposites.
 Rich/ Poor, Happy / sad, funny/ serious, light/ dark.

Key Elements - Point 17

The Key elements which we will need to include in our opening scene to represent the expectations are... 


Genre - drama and comedy, a dramatic opening with elements of comical interests 


Audience  - we are aiming for both boys and girls interest. perhaps more boys as their is scenes of violence and slutty girls, Aimed between the ages of 16- 28 year old's. 

Findin out Which Tribe i was

I found out that that i am in the tribe sports junkie. which i dont think i am, cause im not a fan of doing sprts. 

Point 16 - Film Institutions

     Different Institutions


I looked at many different Comedy, Drama films and which Institutions produced them, many different well known names came up such as, Universal Studios, Columbia, Don Simpson/Jerry BruckHeimer Films, Dream works, MTV films, Warner brothers, Legendary pictures, Paramount. All of these Institutions are very well known, but the institution which came up a couple of times was Universal Studios. 

Textual Analysis of - Couples Retreat

   Couples Retreat

 A comedy, drama. Four couples, which are close friends end up in paradise as they try to save their friends marriage. They arrive everything seems to be going well, but it is not long until drama kicks of as they find out they all have to attend couples therapy which starts problems in their marriages but it is still full of comedy. 

In couples retreat there are clear uses of cinematography, editing, sound and mis-en-scene.

There is a lot of use of non-diagetic music, which has been added at different scenes. 

sounds

As the opening titles start there is an upbeat happy song, which makes us interested and keeps us entertained through until the movie starts.  This music is quickly stopped when we hear a clatter of pans falling (diagetic sound).  Then a little bit of comedy is introduced as the son pees the bed, this is then followed by a short guitar sequence. We then hear diagetic sounds of cups being placed back on table, spreading butter on toast, the sound of his steps. When family is in car we hear a mixture of non- diagetic and diagetic sound, of the car moving and cars around on the road and then we hear non-diagetic sound of the children’s video game. When ‘Dave’ is on phone to ‘Shane’ we hear the different sounds of what is going on in their backgrounds.

 Mis-en-scene

Looking at the Mis-en-scene such as their clothes, we can tell that it’s very cold how they have all are wearing big jackets and hats on. It is set in our time (21st century), as they are up to date on their technology.  We see a dramatic difference on the props, which surround the actors when they arrive at their holiday destination (Eden East). As they are wearing bright colourful clothes, as we can tell by the high key lighting and how little clothes they have on that it is very warm. Their personalities seem to be a lot happier and relaxed. The difference of living conditions upgrade hugely as they have, five star restaurants, pools, Jacuzzis, spas and separate villas.

 cinematography

There is a wide range of cinematography used in just a little amount of time. The first shot they use is a panning shot, which starts at ‘Dave’s’ feet then slowly pans up to his head. We then have a P.O.V (point of view) shot of dad looking at son and then shot reverse of son looking at dad. When family is sitting down at table there is high and low angles used when husband is taking to wife, because husband is sitting down. Another pan shot is used when the car is driving by. When Dave and his wife are in shop having a discussion they use the shot technique shot reverse shot, this shows us both actors reactions when talking. When ‘Shane’ Is on phone and he looks through the window at his girlfriend they use a subjective shot. They use natural lighting to film in the morning and in light areas, which looks quite dull. They then go to use added lighting when indoors with no windows.  They directors then use the camera technique A.E.V (ants eye view & birds eye view) B.E.V.  when mum and dad are looking at small son and when son is looking up at dad. 

 Theories

This movie does use the three theories. Tzvetan Todorov, Vladamir Propp and Claude Levi Strauss. Todorov’s theory happens as it starts of equilibrium,  then we have a crisis then a few complications and by the end of the movie everything is resolved.  Propp’s theory is that there is a villain, a hero, damsel and distress, a false hero ect. They have all these characteristics as they are on holiday. We have Dave as the hero, he leads them all across the island. Synthia, as damsel in distress when she falls in the sea and more. Strauss’s theory takes place how they have kind/evil, relaxed/strict, flexible/inflexible and many more through out this film.

By using these theories it does make the film quite predictable, but we know that it will be a happy ending.

 

Peral and Dean

Peral and Dean are very well known for selling advertisment to cinemas. 

   Looking at the graphs which Pearl and Dean have created, tells us a wide variety of information due to the amount of detail they contain. The graph 15 + (Cinemagoers who are young and upmarket) tells us that people between the ages 25 - 34 35+ go and watch movies at the cinemas compared to younger ages. Also tells us that people who have more money go to the cinema than people who have less. 

Looking at this graph tells me that more famlies go to the cinemas with childeren between the ages 7-14. 


Pearl and Dean's graph has told me that we have to aim our film at ages 25-34 35+ and people who are upper class. By making our film aimed at these audiences we know that they will come and pay money to see it.