FILM POSTER ATTEMPT 1

After our second day of filming we decided to use a still shot of Johnny looking out over the lake and wilderness as the cover for our film poster. We took a few a shots of Michael playing Johnny using different angles and then took looked them over and decided which one we felt was most powerful. The shot connotes sadness and confussion and it also connotes lonliness. We feel that this shot does not reveal to much about our plot but gives away the genre which helps interest our target audience. This was the first film poster created after being edited:

FIRST ATTEMPT-

 However we looked at the final image on the poster and felt there was something missing. The Poster lacks iconograpy or any form of enigma codes. This poster does well to grab attention without revealing anything to much but it lacks the codes and conventions of a gangster/crime genre, if anything it seems more of a social realism film poster. We will work to create one that includes correct iconograpy, a form of enigma code and also use an image that portrays both gangster and social realism.

FILMING HAS COMMENCED

Today we have decided to put everything into action and begin our filming! We all brought in our costumes and used to boiling room location to film our kidnapping shots. This part of the filming required Ben and Ruby. Below are a few snapshots of us in action and just a quick insight to how it panned out:



These are the propps we used for Ruby, as you can see we have used a chair, rope and cloth inorder to maintain her. She has wore a red dress which connotes danger and works well for our scene.

This is Ben being filmed by Ivarna as he enters the boiling room using the torch to bring light to the scene. The narrow light of the torch will allow the camera to only see what we shine it on, everything else is blacked out which creates a great focused effect. In this case, Ben is using the light to intimidate and scare Ruby. As you can also see, Ivarna is producing a moving over the shoulder shot following Ben into the room.

 

Here is Ivarna taking different angled shots of Ruby struggling in the kidnapped position. This actual shot is another over the shoulder shot. We used a range of close-ups, over the shoulder, long and medium shots to make sure we create the suspense successfully using the correct shots.

FIVE STAGES OF FILM PRODUCTION AND HOW WE HAVE TACKLED THEM

DEVELOPMENT- The script is written and drafted into a workable blueprint for a film.

Development for our film- We have not yet written a solid script however we are only creating a teaser trailer and we plan on including a non-diegetic voice over which will commentate our trailer.

PRE-PRODUCTION- preparations are made for the shoot, in which cast and crew are hired, locations are selceted and sets are built.

Pre-production for our film- We have assigned people including ourselves to play certain characters in the film and we have also pin pointed all our locations as you can see on the location shot post. We have recruited friends and family to play small roles in our trailer. We have split our trialer up into several locations and we have also shot our opening scene which also allowed us to create our film poster.

PRODUCTION- The raw elements for the finished film are recorded.
Production for our film- we have not yet tackled the production stage as we wish to leave this to a later stage.

POST-PRODUCTION- the film is edited; production sound (dialogue) is concurrently (but seperately) edited, music tracks (and songs) are composed, performed and recorded, if a film is sought to have a score; sound effects are designed and recorded; and any other computer-graphic 'visual' effects are digitally added, all sound elements are mixed then married to picture and the film is fully completed.

Post-production for our film- because we are only producing a teaser trailer alot of this does not apply to us. We may include sound effects such as gun shots but little sound effects will be included. We will create or allocate music to our trailer however we wish to do this towards the end because we are currently focusing on shooting the film as well as creating a poster and magazine cover. Although most of the dialogue will be a voice-over, we may include small amounts of speech and this will be recorded as we shoot the scenes.

SALES AND DISTRIBUTION- The film is screened for potential buyers, is picked up by a distributor and reaces its cinema and/or home audience.

Sales and distribution for our film- once again we do not need to focus on sales and distribution that much because the main objective is the CREATION of an effective teaser trailer. Although we would maybe target smaller british cinemas rather than bigger screens like a hollywood movie. Our film includes low bugdet actors and is also linked in with the social-realism genre which makes it a perfect small british film.

EXTREMELY SIMILAR

THE SAVAGES

After watching this trailer and knowing our plot and characters, you should be able to notice the massive similarites between this film and ours. We discovered this film after we developed our plot although it is a massive inspiration with regards to shooting our film. The plot contains codes and conventions like ours and is even structured simuarly:

• The film starts the same as ours by showing the two business men/gangsters in their element. Living in the sunshine with their business running smoothly, they have a dream girl and their rich.

• The main characters are two gangsters. Ben being 99% of the business is the brains of the operation and gives the orders. This character is similar to Johnny in dominance. Johnny thinks of the ideas and Mickey is the muscle of the operation. Mickey is typically like Sean, an aggresive character who provides the violence and follows the orders.

• They include a similar diseqiulbrium, someone has a problem with the gangsters and there solution is to pick up on their weakness; the girlfriend. Like us, they have included a stereotypical naive trophy girl prone to danger.

• Finally the motive and objective is the same, a mission on the streets to find and retrieve the beloved girl. The two gangsters set off into the urban streets talking to their connections and doing whatever it takes to find the whereabouts of their girl and get her back.

WHAT IS A TEASER TRAILER?

• Definition: A teaser trailer, or just teaser, is a short trailer used to advertise an upcoming film, television program, video game, or product.

The difference between a teaser trailer and a theatrical trailer:

A teaser trailer is much shorter and is often used to help to advertise an up and coming film or other media form. It can be released months before the due date of the official film to help create anticipation and interest from the target audience. A theatrical trialer is a much more in depth well revised longer trailer which tells us more about  the plot of the film and gives us exact dates of when it will be out

Features of a teaser trailer:

• The length of the trailer which is usually under two minutes
• The producers and actors are exploited to create an interest from the audience
• Exact dates are not given for the relase dates E.G. 'will be released in the spring'

Teaser trailer examples:

• Under 2 minutes long
• Main characters such as Daniel Craig exploited
• Does not reveal the plot at all
• Does provide us with the month of the movie however no specific date

• Under 2 minutes
• Does not provide any of the plot
• no speicific date allows us to know it will be released summer 2013
• exploites the main character with a voice over which allows us to know who the main character is

JOHNNY TEECE AKA 'TEECEY'

Fortunately we have a wide range of propp's that allow us to portray a gangster's everyday lifestyle. Because of this, we have decided to give Johnny the last name 'TEECE' and also the nickname 'TEECEY'. The cars that we are including in our scene include the number plates 'T33C3Y' and 'T9ECE', therefore changing our characters lastname and providing a nickname works to attach him to the vehicles and also make everything a little bit more personal to Johnny.

This is johnny's main car that we will use in certain scenes to represent and connote power in Johnny's life. The car is big and expensive like most things in Johnny's life and gives him powerful status. As you can see the number plate states 'T33C3Y', most gangster's have nicknames or alter ego's inorder to shadow their real identity and create a more mysterious second-self.

JOHNNY TEECE becomes TEECEY, the Uk's most powerful drug baron/gangster.

FILM PITCH

Our group worked together to construct a film pitch powerpoint presentation which we then presented and filmed in order to show you and the audience what our film includes and just give a general inshight into our filming ideas. The pitch includes:

- Genre
- Target audience
- Inspiration
- Plot
- Title
- Log line
- Production company
- Characters
- Costume & Props
- Locations
- USP (unique selling point)