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My chosen genre for my opening sequence was crime. I chose this because it will appeal to the target audience which is teenage boys. Crime films appeal to teenage boys as they try to relate to the situations that occur in the films.


Plot For Opening Sequence:


It’s in the late evening, and a well known drug dealer called George Kim is patrolling into town, it’s a blistering cold evening and George decides to take a short cut through some dense woodland. With his headphones blaring, he is completely oblivious to his surroundings and doesn’t even comprehend any approaching danger. Meanwhile, 2 boys are walking through the woods, completely undisturbed until George strolls past without even considering them, they mistake him for a youth involved in a vicious armed attack on one of their friends.

They both pick up an array of weapons. The first boy by the name of Louis Jeffrey runs over and clouts the George over the head, without even realising that he has knocked him unconscious, they continue to batter him. Walking away and not even considering the extent of their crime or the state of the victim.

The next morning a police officer knocks on the house where the infamous George Kim resigns and proceeds in informing the relatives the tragic news. The scene fades out with the brothers face with tears dripping down his cheeks.

Brief description of whole film:

A well known drug dealer called George Kim was walking into town; he walks across a well known park, and has to pass through some thick woodland.

He has his headphones in his ears, so is oblivious to any noise.

2 boys mistake the drug dealer with an enemy of theirs and proceed in following the drug dealer and then attacking him in the woods.

They beat the drug dealer to death, obviously not realising and go on their way.

The tragic news comes back to the family and the younger brother is especially hurt by the news. He turns into an angry and aggressive person.

Middle:

The boys return home to their normal lives, and think nothing of the extent of their crime and don’t even acknowledge any retaliation.

Meanwhile, the drug dealer’s brother Stuart is home and sets about finding who these 2 boys were.

He rings his friends and asks around if anyone has seen 2 boys, if so, were they just wondering around and in what direction were they going?

He breaks into the council HQ and steals the CCTV of the park’s football astro-turf.

He returns home, and watches the tape on his TV. After 30 minutes, 2 cups of tea and 5 cigarettes, he sees his brother walking through the park, shortly followed byb 2 boys, but does not recognise them. He decides to phone 2 of his friends and they come over, they check the short clip of the 2 boys and 1 of his friends recognises him.

The friend does some research and adds the boy on Facebook; he informs his friend (Stuart) that the boy attends Parmiters School and his name is Louis Jeffrey and his companion was Jordan Armstrong.

End:

The younger Brother Stuart, out of despair and revenge pulls out a revolver and waits with a small group of friends in an alley way for the boy. A

few moments pass and the boy, accompanied by his friend who is conveniently the other boy involved in the assault.

The 2 boys see the group of boys and recognise Stuart Kim, who they have heard about, and are in the upmost surprise and terror to see the gang sprinting towards the 2 boys.

Terrified, they run down through a park, and are caught by one member, and the others catch up. Stuart doesn’t hesitate to shoot both the boys in the head and then leave them where they were found.

Fades out with Stuart and his friends walking off, arms limp and slouching.

History of crime genre.

History of crime genre:



In film theory, genre refers to the method of film categorization based on similarities in the narrative elements from which films are constructed. Crime fiction is a 19th and 20th century genre, dominated by British and American writers. Crime fiction is the genre of fiction that deals with crimes, their detection, criminals and their motives. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as science fiction or historical fiction, but boundaries can be, and indeed are, blurred. It has several sub-genres, including detective fiction, legal thriller, courtroom drama and hard-boiled fiction.


Famous crime "classics" consist of:

• Agatha Christie, whose texts were origionally published in the 1920s and her death in 1976.
• English crime writer Edgar Wallace, he was immensely popular with the english readership during the early 20th century.
• Equally succesful merican author Erle Stanley Gardner (1889–1970), creator of the lawyer Perry Mason, which have frequently been adapted for film, radio, and TV, were only recently republished in the United Kingdom.
• Josephine Tey: The Daughter of Time is listed as the 1st top crime classic ever.

The Top 10 all-time crime films consist of:

1. The Shawshank Redemption
2. The Godfather
3. The Godfather: Part II
4. Pulp Fiction
5. 12 Angry men
6. The Dark Knight
7. Goodfellas
8. Rear Window
9. Cidade De Deus
10. Fight Club

Recent Films in crime genre.

Recent films in my chosen genre consist of:







Brooklyn's Finest (Three unconnected Brooklyn cops wind up at the same deadly location after enduring vastly different career paths).

Cop Out (A comedy about two cops whose adventures include locating a stolen baseball card, rescuing a woman, and dealing with gangsters and their laundered money).

From Paris With Love (In Paris, a young employee in the office of the US Ambassador hooks up with an American spy looking to stop a terrorist attack in the city).

Takers (A hard-boiled detective Dillon gets in between a group of bank robbers and their plan to make away with a $20 million bounty).

Plot of My film

Brief description of my film:

Beginning

· A well known drug dealer called George Kim was walking into town; he walks across a well known park, and has to pass through some thick woodland.

· He has his headphones in his ears, so is oblivious to any noise.

· 2 boys mistake the drug dealer with an enemy of theirs and proceed in following the drug dealer and then attacking him in the woods.

· They beat the drug dealer to death, obviously not realising and go on their way.

· The tragic news comes back to the family and the younger brother is especially hurt by the news. He turns into an angry and aggressive person.

Middle

· The boys go home to their normal lives, and think nothing of the extent of their crime and don’t even acknowledge any retaliation.

· Meanwhile, the drug dealer’s brother Stuart is home and sets about finding who these 2 boys were.

· He rings his friends and asks around if anyone has seen 2 boys, if so, were they just wondering around and in what direction were they going?

· The next day, he has had no luck finding out who the boys were, so tries different methods.

· He breaks into the council HQ and steals the CCTV of the park’s football astro-turf.

· He returns home, and watches the tape on his TV. After 30 minutes, 2 cups of tea and 5 cigarettes, he sees his brother walking through the park, shortly followed byb 2 boys, but does not recognise them. He decides to phone 2 of his friends and they come over, they check the short clip of the 2 boys and 1 of his friends recognises him.

· The friend does some research and adds the boy on Facebook; he informs his friend (Stuart) that the boy attends Parmiters School and his name is Louis Jeffrey and his companion was Jordan Armstrong.

End

· The younger Brother Stuart, out of despair and revenge pulls out a revolver and waits with a small group of friends in an alley way for the boy.

· A few moments pass and the boy, accompanied by his friend who is conveniently the other boy involved in the assault.

· The 2 boys see the group of boys and recognise Stuart Kim, who they have heard about, and are in the upmost surprise and terror to see the gang sprinting towards the 2 boys.

· Terrified, they run down through a park, and are caught by one member, and the others catch up.

· Stuart doesn’t hesitate to shoot both the boys in the head and then leave them where they were found.

· Fades out with Stuart and his friends walking off, arms limp and slouching.

Textual Analysis of opening sequence conventions.

The first screen grab informs the audience of how the film companies aquired the money to
produce the film. In this case, from the UK Film Council and The National Lottery.

This informs the audience of the production company, being Cipher Films.

Again, emphasising the UK Film Council's participation in the production of the film.Pathe and Limelight are recognised and established in the UK Film Market and gives the film some credentials.

Shows which companies are involved with the production of the film.

Noel Clarke appeared in, directed and wrote the screen play for AdULTHOOD. He has appeared in Doctor Who playing Micky Smith, this gives him some credibility in the Film industry and this intices viewers to watch the film.

Introduction of the characters, Jay.

Introduction of charactors, Kayla.

Introduction of charactors, Moony.

Introduction of charactors, Lexi.

Introduction of charactors, Sam.Shot from previous film, last scene. The audience can familiarise themselves with the plot and what the sequel will contain.

Again, shot from kiDULTHOOD, showing what happened prior to this film.

Again, shot from kiDULTHOOD, showing what happened prior to this film.

Again, shot from kiDULTHOOD, showing what happened prior to this film.

Again, shot from kiDULTHOOD, showing what happened prior to this film.

Again, shot from kiDULTHOOD, showing what happened prior to this film.

Shows the location, and the audience can see where the film will be set due to the props. Another shot from kiDULTHOOD, showing what happened prior to this film.

AS Media Preliminary Task

Preliminary Excercise Brief:
In groups of no less than 4 complete a continuity task involving filming and editing a charactor opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another charctor, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstate match on action, shot/reverse shot, and the 180 degree rule. (AS Media Studies, Exam Board, 23rd Sept 2009)

Shot Types: (http://rbsmedia.blogspot.com/2009/01/shot-types.html) (24th Sept 09)

The Rule of Thirds - The Rule of Thirds is a compositional rule of thumb in photography. The rule states that the image can be divided into 9 parts by two equally spaced lines horizontally and vertical. The four points formed by the intersections of the lines can be used to align features in the frame. Users of the technique claim that aligning a photograph with the points creates more tension, energy and interest in the photo than simply centering the feature would.

Panning - Panning is the horizontal movement or rotation of a camera, or the scanning of a subject horizontally on video or a display device. Panning a camera is a motion similar to that of someone shaking their head “no”.

Tracking Shot - In media picture, a tracking shot (also known as a dolly shot or a trucking shot) is a segment in which the camera is mounted on a wheeled platform that is pushed on rails whilst filming or photographing. Tracking in on a stationary subject is used for emphasis, as is tracing out, and tracking beside a moving subject.Tracking Shots can include smooth movements forward, backward, along the side of a subject, or on a curve. Trackers with hydraulic arms can also smoothly “boom” or “jib” the camera several feet on a vertical axis. Tracking shots, however, cannot include complex pivoting movements, aerial shots or crane shots.

Dolly Zoom Shot - he dolly zoom is an unsettling in-camera special affect that appars to undermime normal visual perception in film. The effect is achieved by using a zoom lens to adjust the angle of veiw (aka field of view) while the camera moves towards or away from the subject in such a way as to keep the subject the same size in the frame throughout. In its classic form, the camera is pulled away from a subject whilst the lens zooms in, or vice versa. Thus, during the zoom, the subject stays the same, however the directly noticeable feature being in the background appears to change size relative to the subject.The effect was first developed by Irmin Roberts, a Paramount second-unit cameraman, and was famously used by Alfred Hitchcock in his film Vertigo.

Pedastal Shot - A pedastal shot means moving the camera vertically with respect to the subject. This is often referred to as “pedding” the camera up or down.The term comes from the camera support known as a pedastal. They provide a great deal of flexibility as well as very smooth movement, and have the ability to move the camera in any direction; left, right, up, down.

Tilt Shot - This means that the camera is in the same position but tilts the angle of veiw up and down. It means that the camera is looking up or down at the subject in the frame, instead of being at the same level, as these are usually more dramatic than straight-angle shots. A downward tilt is usually used to observe a large area or oversee action, creating a kaleidoscope effect, making the subject seem less important. However an upward shot, creates an impression of superiority.

A Crabbing Shot - A crabbing shot is basically tracking or dollying, however it is a side-to-side movement at a consant distance from the action or subject. It basically mimicks how a crab would walk along the beach.

(Posted by Roxxy) (G321 Induction unit )

Mise-en-scene - Mise-en-scène is what we see in a film; editing is what we do not. These are simplified definitions, but they emphasize two essential things: the basic building blocks of a film—the shot and the cut—and the complexities of each that allow a film to achieve its texture and resonance. Mise-en-scène concerns the shot, though we need to keep in the back of our minds that editing, putting two shots together, affects not only how a film's narrative is structured but how the shots are subsequently understood by viewers. (http://www.filmreference.com/) (24th Sept 09)

Continuity:
Film editing is the process of selecting and joining together shots, connecting the resulting sequesnces, and ultimately creating a finished motion picture. It is an art of storytelling. Film editing is the only art that is unique to cinema, separating film-making from other art forms that preceded it, although there are close parallels to the editing process in other art forms like poetry or novel writing. Film editing is often referred to as the "invisible art" because when it is well-practiced, the viewer can become so engaged that he or she is not even aware of the editor's work. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_editing) (Edwin S. Porter) (23rd Sept 2009)

180 degree rule - The 180° rule is a basic guideline in film making that states that two characters in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. If the camera passes over the imaginary axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line. The new shot, from the opposite side, is known as a reverse angle.

Shot/ Reverse Shot - Shot reverse shot is a film technique where in one character is shown looking at another character, and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other.

Match-on-action - A match on action, a technique used in film editing, is a cut that connects two different views of the same action at the same moment in the movement. By carefully matching the movement across the two shots, filmmakers make it seem that the motion continues uninterrupted. For a real match on action, the action should begin in the first shot and end in the second shot.

Storyboard:

Script:






Evaluation - During the production of out short film, we had to take many factors into consideration, including 180 degree rule, Shot - Reverse Shot, Match-On-Action which enabled us to maintain continuity. One of our shots crossed the 180 degree rule and we couldnt include it, however, it was a good shot so it was a shame.
Our Location Recce, was taken in the canteen at Kings Langley School but at the last minute we had to change it to one of the temporary classrooms, this was due to the canteen being very rarely available for our group to film in. We would have changed the location recce but we had little time to do so.
The skills i have developed whilst we were creating this project were, how to effectively use a camera and i learnt how to use the editing software efficiently and how to edit the sounds and fade them out and in. I also learnt how to publish my work that i hve produced onto my blog, and my span of media terminology has been increased throughout this project. I leart all about camera angles and shot sizes, which enabled us to create our film as properly and professionally as possible. i also learnt how to create a stoyboard and location recce etc.