Evaluation 5

Evaluation 7

Evaluation 6

Evaluation 6

Evaluation 2

How does your film represent particular social groups?

Before making the film I aimed for a target audience of a teenage male, and I believe I have nailed that goal and her I shall explain why.
Starting with Mise en Scene, I use costume to appeal the the teenage male demographic. A man in a suit is the ideal for a male of a young age. Filled with hope and dreams, aspiring to success my film shows it to them as a reality. The main character, though a little beaten by the events taken before the film, is well dressed and seen throughout in a place of power. His suit tie, shirt and jacket demonstrate success as he is able to afford such attire. Even the victim is decently dressed in a nice shirt and boots. To the younger male demographic this shows promise for their futures and they will be more intrigued to watch the film to see how a man put in that place acts and how the story plays out for him. He also uses a scissor blade prop. Violence extremely popular in film nowadays, and for a reason, is also featured in my film in the form of this blade and it's use. The male using the weapon to insert dominance to over another man is an instinctive appealing aspect to a lot, but by no means all, young men as social conventions expect a male to be in a place of power in pretty much every other aspect of life.

Using the editing technique 'match on action' I follow the scissor blade from when it is drawn, to the attention of the victim, to the eventual killing. This technique is used to emphasize the power of the male character over the other. A power that appeals to a demographic. The technique allows the audience to follow the role of power in the scene as if it were part of the story, and the power aspect has been proven to appeal to male audiences and even some female audiences. Power is used very commonly in gangster films also, as seen in the torture scene of Reservoir Dogs to the overall narrative of The Godfather, being the battle for power among the families. Both films having significant success in the mainstream.

Sound also contributed to the social group my film may appeal to. For example in the opening, in the background of the titles I use the sound effect of a car pulling up and parking. The presence of the sound implies the presence of a car. A physical asset many males round 16-21 will either be learning to drive, be driving and all, most likely, be aspiring to obtain in the near future. Whether it's their first car or an upgrade to the one they presently own. Traditionally cars are used to symbolize success as seen in films such as Goodfellas, my film strives to do the same.

The use of certain camera shots also plays a big part in the final social group my film is most likely to appeal to. As mentioned, and seen, above the use of close-ups, especially of the weapon has been used to represent power in my final piece. This combined with slight rotating camera movements exaggerated the theme of violence which has been proven to appeal to the male audience and that of a younger age.

Evaluation 4

Evaluation 3

Evaluation 1

Second Screening: Feedback

From my peers the feedback was much more positive than from the first screening but my piece still had a lot of work to be done on it before it even gets close to be considered 'good'. This is my first film so it is bound to be a process, for that reason I am sticking with a lot of what I have got and will try to improve upon these foundations. As said by my teacher, "loads of potential but dissapointing..."

Second Screening: Potential not yet harnessed

Second screening: New and improved but not perfect

First Draft: A disaster

Easy to say, our first drat didn't go too well. We were unable to capture a good enough amount of footage to present and give an accurate representation of where we wanted our project to go. Mainly due to actors not showing up at the desired film meets we essentially had no first draft, only about 28 seconds of foliage. None the less here it is:

Poster

Just for fun but also for inspiration I created a film poster of our film.

Pitch

Restitution is the exciting story of a not so distant, not so impossible, dystopian future. The greed and selfishness of the rich and powerful ran the world its economy and its people into the ground. Massive uproar broke out overthrowing officials and authorities and sending them into hiding. Now only those who are willing to kill and assault to get what they want own the streets and all decent examples of humanity are suppressed. However, there is hope an organisation, a gang of vigilante’s lead by their leader, known as ‘V’, plan to restore the world back to the way it was with a few minor improvements, their primary objective to be the world’s Restitution.

In the pitch we will go into detail about:

The films narrative,

Characters - who they are and what they plan to do,

 The plots vision - where it would go,

And our choice of costume and props to portray different themes and feelings.

We will also discuss key editing techniques to be used including our use of colour correction that will be used all the way through the film to make every shot darker and more sinister to never lose the vibe of the dystopian future.

Finally we will discuss exactly what we want to achieve and what we might do if we had a bigger budget.

Shot List

RESTITUTION (Working Title)

Shot List

[Establishing shot]Shot of scenic bridge in local park.

[Slight panning shot]Kids running around having fun.

[Close up] Trickling water down stream.

[Extreme (Re-)Establishing shot] Massive clearing from afar.

[(Re-)Establishing shot] Man kneeling on plastic, opposing man                                standing and facing him.

[Extreme close up, High Angle] John’s face focal point between eyes.

[Extreme close up, High Angle] John’s hand bound by zip-ties.

[Extreme close up, High Angle] John’s mouth covered by duct-tape.

[Fast pan POV, Low Angle] Clearing from John’s perspective.

[Mid-shot] ‘V’s torso and above, looking upward from ground.

[Extreme close up, from side] ‘V’s lips as he speaks John’s name.

[Extreme close up, from side] ‘V’ swallowing deeply.

[OtS, Low Angle] John looking at ‘V’ as he draws a book.

[Extreme close up, High Angle] John’s eyes.

[POV, Low Angle] John’s perspective ‘V’s lower region, as ‘V’ kneels to his           eye level.

[Two-shot, from side] John and ‘V’ stand (and kneel) off.

[Close up, High Angle] ‘V’ turning pages of the book.

[Extreme close up, High Angle]John’s name in book in 'V's hand.

[Close up, match on action] ‘V’ looking up to eye-level with John.

[Close up] ‘V’ ripping duct-tape off John.

[Close up, from side] John spitting at ‘V’

[Mid shot, low angle] ‘V’ wiping spit off face swinging at John.

[Mid shot, match on action] John getting hit across face.

[Close up, High angle] Blood hitting plastic.

[Mid shot] ‘V’ Monologue of allegations.

[Mid-Close up shot] John responding.

[Mid-shot] ‘V’ standing up turning to other gang member drawing gun.

[Mid-shot from other side] Turning to member, holding gun up.

[Long shot] Other member shaking head.

[Close up] ‘V’ shrugging and turning to John to create an [OtS shot]

[Mid-shot] John shouting at ‘V’

[Mid-shot] ‘V’ Responding and turning around.

[Extreme wide shot] ‘V’ turning quickly and shooting John who falls                     forward.

[OtS to Close up] ‘V’ commanding other member to clear up the mess.

[END TITLE ROLLS]

Film-Edit Schedule

Filming to start on the 8th of December.

After filming is complete, any re-shoots are done and we are happy with the film we have, all editing is planned to be done in a week. Keeping to this tight schedule will mean if anything does go wrong we have breathing room to make a few more edits before it's release. This week of editing is due to start on the 15th of December. Some changes may apply closer to the time as re-shoots may take longer than expected or from some unforeseen circumstances.

Titles Plan

Music Plan

I wish I could say more for our music plan however I think the exclusion of music from our scene will be half of what makes it. I decided to exclude music from the beginning of the scene as it will emphasize the sense of isolation especially since the typically louder shots will be of running water will come just before, with the allowance of dialogue and sound effects. Some music will be added along with some sound effects - to exaggerate actions e.g. cocking gun will have a effect post filming, as will things like the clearing of a characters throat, ripping of duct-tape all diegetic sounds and the raw sound from the scene at time of filming.
One piece of music I definitely wish to be used is a piece is a very eerie composition that I see as suitable for the monologue expressing how the world got turned up-side-down and perfect especially if it's a voice over. 
Name of track: "Right Behind You" It was produced by Kevin Mac Leod who makes royalty music and is licensed under creative commons as long as he is given credit this will be added at the end for legal purposes.
"Right Behind You" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) 
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Script

RESTITUITION (Working Title)

Script

‘V’ [Main Character][Voice Over]: The world is obsessed with power, only problem is to have power you need money, and to have money you need assets. A popular asset among the rich is oil, but eventually the oil wells ran dry.

                                                In 2027 the world’s last oil well did exactly that. Panic followed and Anarchy broke out among the people, protesting against their leaders, the rich who had told them it was going to be okay whilst they hoarded their money in off-shore accounts and gave nothing back.

                                                Now the world is left behind without, trust, without humanity and without justice.

                                               

                         [In park leading up to execution]

                                               

               Johnathan Crouch, I’ve heard a lot about you. Not all good, I have to say, got down ‘here’ you like to fiddle with innocent little kids.

                               ***Crouch grins***

               I have here 3 accounts of rape, murder, 7 accounts of sexual assault, 2 accounts of sexual harassment and 5 accounts of paedophilia. Yet here we are, catching you strolling round the park scouting out your next victim. 15 years ago you’d be locked away for life; in some countries you’d get the death sentence. Ever since the rich (all the lawyers and judges) ran away into hiding, however, predators like you have been able to take advantage.

               ***Rips duct tape off Crouch, Crouch spits in ‘V’s face***

Crouch [Antagonist]: PISS OFF!

              

***‘V’ responds by hitting Crouch with hilt of gun***

‘V’ [Main Character]: No, no, no, see me and the rest of my gang. We’re not like the kind hearted people of the world. If anything we’re more like you.

Crouch [Antagonist]: Shut up, you can’t do anything to me, you know who my father is? He is so stinking rich, he could buy out one of your own men to stab you in the back. You lay a finger on me and you’re a dead man.

‘V’ [Main Character]: Oh shut up! Right let’s get on with it.

                        ***Looks to other gang member***

               You sure you don’t want to take this one?

               ***Member shakes head***

               Alright then more fun for me…

               ***Cocks gun and aims it at Crouch's head, clears throat***

               Johnathan Crouch, you are being charged with multiple accounts of; sexual harassment, assault, murder, rape and pedophilia. Failure by the current justice system in place has resulted in our involvement in this case. We have deemed your actions crimes against humanity and therefore you have been assigned a suitable punishment.

               Johnathan Crouch, do you have any last words?

Crouch [Antagonist]: Please no I’m an innocent man like you *humorously*.

‘V’ [Main Character]:      I’m no innocent man.

                            ***Shoots Crouch***

Camera Movement of Locations

Unfortunately working under constraints for this task and the seemingly inflexible nature of our actors schedule while also working in a two man group we were unable to take shots of where actors may be in the film, like in video-boarding (a video storyboard). I was however able to get a few shots of the main location showing off it's surrounding and places where we can achieve other shots planned in our storyboard.

Props List

List of the Props needed:

Gun, Subject to how covert location is. Will trade gun for closed fist in final piece if seems necessary. 

Plastic sheet with stones/weights

A rock for kids to throw

Bowl of water

Zip Ties

Duct Tape

Propaganda posters