We managed to finish our film within the time scale we were given. By splitting our group of four people into two and dividing the most important tasks up equally, we worked together to finish the opening.
Dan and Reece were given the task of creating music for our film opening, and also recorded the thoughts which we needed for the idea behind our story. The music at the start of the clip fits perfectly with the image we wanted to convey for Michael's character of "the skate boarding bully" and the change for Reece's theme was quite subtle which was needed. The music was lighthearted and went well with the tone of the film.
After michael had completed putting all the clips together vicky and michael then continued adding to open credits and making final editing that needed to be done. (Fading/fading out sound clips to make a smoother flow between each shot
Wednesday 9 November 2011
Monday 7 November 2011
Childrens film Production
After all the shots for our film had been captured, the editing was now needed to be done. After 2 lessons in editing last week we had produced a soundtrack for the opening, the full 2 minutes of film and the start of the opening credits. Our aim for the end of last week was to complete these two tasks (which we did). Now with only 1 more lesson left in editing before the film opening is to be complete, titles and soundtrack are to be added, along with transactions between shots and opening credits.
Tuesday 1 November 2011
U Clasification
The clasification of a film rated at "U" means that the genre and content of the film if suitable for all ages and groups. "U" rated films however should be suitable for audiences aged four years and over, as some contect may still affect certain members (For example the film "watership down" shows seens of violence that very young viewers will find distressing).
However,"U" rated films should be set within a positive fram work and offer reassurence to counterbalances any violence.
What Should not be found in "U" rated films
No discrimatory language or behavior, references to illegal or drugmisuse should be pressent, and if there is any scary scenes they should be mild and beif and unlikly to couse undue anxiety.
AND THE OUTCOME SHOULD ALSO BE REASURING!
However,"U" rated films should be set within a positive fram work and offer reassurence to counterbalances any violence.
What Should not be found in "U" rated films
No discrimatory language or behavior, references to illegal or drugmisuse should be pressent, and if there is any scary scenes they should be mild and beif and unlikly to couse undue anxiety.
AND THE OUTCOME SHOULD ALSO BE REASURING!
Wednesday 19 October 2011
Film Classifications: U and PG
Classifications are put in place to let viewers know the suitability of a film for the director's target audience.
There are two types of classifications which are suitable for children under the age of twelve; U and PG.
U Classification
Films which are rated U are deemed suitable for all (children aged over the age of four or of nursery age should the consumer guidelines allow). Films rated U are usually required to be set within a moral framework and lessons should be learned by the characters at the end of the film.
Any violence, threat, or horror should be mild and contrasts against these actions should be included. There should be no discrimination amongst the characters unless disapproved and an educational purpose should be in place in the case of referencing to drug abuse.
Young children are impressionable and could be influenced to copy any dangerous behaviour or stunts and so those should not be included.
Any language or nudity should be mild, infrequent and natural and should not be considered to be sexual. The plot of the film should contain appropriate issues for young children and should be sensitively handled.
PG Classification
The rating of PG should show that a film is suitable for children aged over the age of eight, parents of children under this age should be aware that some scenes shown may be unsuitable.
Violence included in the film should be moderate and idealy be included in a historical, comedy or fantasy background. There should be no idealism of realistic weapons and no potentially dangerous behaviour which could be easily copied by children. Discriminatory language is not liable to be acceptable unless set in a historical or educational background, or used mildly by a character not idealized in the film. Horror scenes should be short and unintense, and set within understandable situations.
Any language or nudity should be conducted in the same way as in a U and any sex references should be mild. Serious issues (such as domestic violence) should be approached and conducted in a way that isn't condoned or considered by the characters to be acceptable behaviour.
There are two types of classifications which are suitable for children under the age of twelve; U and PG.
U Classification
Films which are rated U are deemed suitable for all (children aged over the age of four or of nursery age should the consumer guidelines allow). Films rated U are usually required to be set within a moral framework and lessons should be learned by the characters at the end of the film.
Any violence, threat, or horror should be mild and contrasts against these actions should be included. There should be no discrimination amongst the characters unless disapproved and an educational purpose should be in place in the case of referencing to drug abuse.
Young children are impressionable and could be influenced to copy any dangerous behaviour or stunts and so those should not be included.
Any language or nudity should be mild, infrequent and natural and should not be considered to be sexual. The plot of the film should contain appropriate issues for young children and should be sensitively handled.
PG Classification
The rating of PG should show that a film is suitable for children aged over the age of eight, parents of children under this age should be aware that some scenes shown may be unsuitable.
Violence included in the film should be moderate and idealy be included in a historical, comedy or fantasy background. There should be no idealism of realistic weapons and no potentially dangerous behaviour which could be easily copied by children. Discriminatory language is not liable to be acceptable unless set in a historical or educational background, or used mildly by a character not idealized in the film. Horror scenes should be short and unintense, and set within understandable situations.
Any language or nudity should be conducted in the same way as in a U and any sex references should be mild. Serious issues (such as domestic violence) should be approached and conducted in a way that isn't condoned or considered by the characters to be acceptable behaviour.
Children's film, the first day of filming
We filmed the first part of our footage on Monday, using our story-board as a plan.
Before we began filming we set up the characters and props in the way we wanted them to look in the film. Our main character is a nerd who gains the ability to read minds after an accident, we gave Reece a combover to accentuate the look we wanted to give him. We also gave him large glasses and a psychology book (both provided by Vicky) to use as props. Our next character was the antagonist of the film, and therefore we wanted him to look as mean as possible. He looks like the opposite of Reece. For props Michael had his skateboard and headphones.
We tried to film in chronological order so that it would be easier to keep track of the footage that we had filmed. Our establishing shot was one where Michael is coming round the corner on his skateboard, but because of errors due to the wind which was blowing that day (making it harder to communicate) and because of people passing the pathway which we were using; we had to film it nine times. However our most complicated shot was the important collision which happens at the start of the film. In order to film the shot we had to coordinate two actors at a time. Which was hard because Dan had to tell Michael when to skate towards the doorway and Vicky had to tell Reece when to walk out of the automatic doors next to the refectory; for practical reasons we never planned to film the collision. After five goes, we eventually got the shot we needed and were able to continue onto other more simple tasks.
The task of filming was made even more difficult by interruptions to the footage and if we had planned to shoot in sound the dialogue would have been ruined by people trying to disturb our filming. Overall, we got the shots that we needed and most are good quality because we persisted and kept re-shooting until we were certain that we had a really good clip.
We are currently editing our footage to check if we have the shots we need or if new shots will need to be filmed to fill the timeframe which we have been given.
Before we began filming we set up the characters and props in the way we wanted them to look in the film. Our main character is a nerd who gains the ability to read minds after an accident, we gave Reece a combover to accentuate the look we wanted to give him. We also gave him large glasses and a psychology book (both provided by Vicky) to use as props. Our next character was the antagonist of the film, and therefore we wanted him to look as mean as possible. He looks like the opposite of Reece. For props Michael had his skateboard and headphones.
We tried to film in chronological order so that it would be easier to keep track of the footage that we had filmed. Our establishing shot was one where Michael is coming round the corner on his skateboard, but because of errors due to the wind which was blowing that day (making it harder to communicate) and because of people passing the pathway which we were using; we had to film it nine times. However our most complicated shot was the important collision which happens at the start of the film. In order to film the shot we had to coordinate two actors at a time. Which was hard because Dan had to tell Michael when to skate towards the doorway and Vicky had to tell Reece when to walk out of the automatic doors next to the refectory; for practical reasons we never planned to film the collision. After five goes, we eventually got the shot we needed and were able to continue onto other more simple tasks.
The task of filming was made even more difficult by interruptions to the footage and if we had planned to shoot in sound the dialogue would have been ruined by people trying to disturb our filming. Overall, we got the shots that we needed and most are good quality because we persisted and kept re-shooting until we were certain that we had a really good clip.
We are currently editing our footage to check if we have the shots we need or if new shots will need to be filmed to fill the timeframe which we have been given.
Thursday 13 October 2011
List of Props
Prop list
Skateboard - Michael
Nerdy glasses - Vicky
Comb - Vicky
Paper - Anyone
Stickers - Dan (If I have any >_>)
Sellotape - Dan
A pen - Reece :D
Scissors - Michael
Dictionary - Dan
Headphones - Michael
Highlighters - Vicky
Stones - Long Road (Michael will skate past them, some of the credits ☺ )
Smartboard - Dave (?)
Skateboard - Michael
Nerdy glasses - Vicky
Comb - Vicky
Paper - Anyone
Stickers - Dan (If I have any >_>)
Sellotape - Dan
A pen - Reece :D
Scissors - Michael
Dictionary - Dan
Headphones - Michael
Highlighters - Vicky
Stones - Long Road (Michael will skate past them, some of the credits ☺ )
Smartboard - Dave (?)
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