Premlimanary video

The video may have a couple of mistakes to it.

Main task Pitch for: Million Dollar Punch

In our group we have decided the name of our film Million Dollar Punch.

Audience:  The 16-24 year old age group and mainly men.  Also fans of fighting films such as rocky will be attracted to this feature film.

Start: In the opening of the film a slide of information will appear and the story so far of our character will be explained, the opening scene will be Lee Arnold getting ready for the anticipated fight which our character dreads. 

Plot: Orphaned Kid Boxer Jimmy Sharman (Lee Arnold), condemned to a lifestyle of illegal boxing after a poor childhood. He needs money, in order to do this he puts himself for a test to fight for survival. He wins his first few fights earning himself a reputation of redemption in the ring. His status is heard by ‘’jonnie Stevenson’’ (Kieran Tyler) and then wants to fight Jimmy Sharmen (Lee Arnold). This is hyped as being one of the biggest illegal fight of the decade and many people are in earnest to watch the fight. After a tough fight, He earns his prize through blood and sweat and gets his million dollars. The fight ends with a powerful punch hence the title ‘million dollar punch’; also it will end when the last punch is done.

Ending: Lee Arnold hits the opponent, and once the opponent hits the ground the camera blacks and the title and credit shows.

Form: Feature Film         

Genre: Action/ Comedy

Influences: Raging Bull, Slum dog Millionaire, Fight Night, Million Dollar Baby and Rocky.

Based: 1980’s

Actors: Lee Arnold, Kieran Tyler.

Analyses of start of movies and Things important to the Film

Things Important To the Film:

1.       Titles- make them simple i.e.: Font size, colour and font style.

2.       Camera work- must be good quality.

3.       Effects- Make effects simple, only lighting are effects are important in our film.

4.       Narration

5.       Setting (s) - give a glimpse of what the setting looks like i.e. give a shot of the environment.

6.       Performance- The performance must be good as it can show first impressions of the actor.

7.       Dialogue- it must be clear and spoken clear via the actor to give a clear view of what it is going on.

8.       Props- Showing of props to show an idea of what they are doing.

9.       Editing

10.   Genre- Convey the Genre through the way they speak/ act/ settings.

11.   Music – play music to also set the mood of the scene.

Analyses of Movies:

Shifty-

§      Presents Production Company at the start and also shows names of distributors.

§      The intro is simple, as in the camera shots and the where about of where it is being shot. Also no effects used, this shows simplicity.

§      Shows the name of actors at side of image/person, but not so standing out , mainly simple text.

§      The intro lasts for 2 minutes.

§      Generally showing main characters at the start of film.

§      Use of music to set the mood of the character and atmosphere.

§      3^rd character shows person with cocaine, gives us hints of what the film is about.

§      Shows road sign to show where about it is set.

§      Shows who funds the movie, and when it was funded.

Trainspotting-

§      Presents the main distributor at the start (Universal studies).

§      Shows who produced the movie (Channel four film production)

§      Opening scene show man running, gives us a sense of enigma, and why he is running? What is he running from?

§      Upbeat music, to convey the chase at the start.

§      Use of close up shots

§      Characters throwing things on the ground, to show that they have maybe robbed from somewhere.

§      Narrated while film is playing- voiceover.

§      Low camera angles used, mostly throughout first 2 minutes.

§      Hit by car and laughs at the driver, gives a sense of enigma yet again.

§      Characters name, big font to stand it out.

§      Drugs are shown being used; this can reveal the main focus of the film.    

Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels-

§      Distribution/producer logo shown at the very start of the movie.

§      Shows one of the main characters at the start talking about cards. This could give a sense of what the movie is about and what he does for a living.

§      Music in the title sequence of ‘SKA Production Company’, sound of bass playing a short riff, could give out a starter vibe for the audience.

§      Character at the start shows scars on face- can give a message of how he got those scars? Additionally camera shot take is taken to an ‘extreme close up’- could suggest the intensity of the moment.

§      Character at the start shows him talking to the camera directly, as if he were talking to use, the audience.

§      Second camera shot was taken behind over two men’s shoulder’s (Double over shoulder shot); this is used as the camera is involving the audience as if the audience were sitting behind the two men.

§      Second location is shown, where it shows the lifestyle that the movie is going to be set.

§      2^nd character is shown selling goods. This reveals their tone of voice and therefore the audience knows where he is from.

§      1^st person shows up again, but without any scars. Could suggest a sudden flash before he had the scars or could give out a sense of enigma.

Preliminary Task Questions:

1. Does your film use continuity editing so that the sequence of events are clear and easily understood by the viewer?

Yes, some of the events are clear and therefore convey  sequence of relevence to wrds the audience at to put the idea across to them. But we have missed a few editing moments for our video.

2. Have you followed the directions in the brief? (A character opens a door, crosses a room and sits down in a chair opposite another character. An exchange of dialogue occurs.)

Overall we have followed the directions in the brief, but we have changed quite abit of our short movie. Our two characters that we used (Lee Arnold and Kieren Tyler) did exchange diolougue but at the start of the short movie.  

3. Have you used match-on-action?

Yes we used the match-on-action when the main chrarcter (Lee Arnold) opes the door, also when he enters the room and shows him waliking to the chair and sits.

4. Can you explain what match-on-action involves?

Match on action means that when something happens in the scene. For example when the main character in our movie walks down the corridor, then the following match-on-action shot was when the actor enters the room and makes his way to the computer and sits down. This is an example of a consistent editing and it is very important in helping the audience continually understand exactly what s happening.
5. Have you used shot/reverse shot?
We have used shot/reverse shot when the main chracter walks up the corridor and then walks towards the camera, then the camera reverses the shot from behind the character.  Also we use this when both characters are exchanging diolougue, as the camera goes from both chracters point of view.
6. Can you explain what shot/reverse shot involves?
Shot reverse shot is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another character and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character shown. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, this then gives the view of how both chracters are looking at eachother.
 7. Did you observe the 180-degree rule?
Overall yes we did. We observed the ‘180- degree rule’ when the main actor talking to the security Guard at the door.
 8. Can you explain the 180-degree rule?
The 180 degree rule is where you film a scene/dialogue and not to change side or moving in different way.
 9. What role did you play in the making of the preliminary task?  (e.g.  Filming, acting, editing, Equipment organization etc.)
In the preliminary task I took on several roles, such as: Filming, editing and directing. I took these roles on as I wanted to experience more than one role to see what I am good at.
10. How would you assess your contribution to the group?
To asses my contribution to the group, I think contributed quite a lot towards the group and the task that we do.
11. What have you learned from the process of making your preliminary film?
 Overall I have learned that team work is acquired to film a movie, also I have realized that editing film isn’t easy as it seems. But everything that I have learned from this is that planning is the very important key in making a movie.

Preliminary ERRORS of the making of the video.

• Script mistakes- Actors remembered abit but not all of it.
• Camera shots were missed such as the Big Close (BCU).
• During the making of the video people were in the background so we had to wait abit, so then we had little time to film.
• Actors lauging/ Camera Crew aswell and background noise.
• NOT all props were with us i.e. the sun glasses.
• Pronunciation of the words in the script.
• Some parts of the video were blurry and not in focus.

Q's and Ans

Did you observe the 180-Degree rule?

Yes

Can you explain the 180-degree rule?

The 180 degree rule is if there are two people having a conversation the cameraman will stay on one side of them and no switch sides so the audience doesn’t get confused

What role did you play in the making of the preliminary task (e.g. filming, acting, editing, equipment, organisation etc.)

I edited the video and contributed to the script

How would you assess your contribution to the group?

I edited the video and contributed to the script

What have you learned from the process of making your preliminary film?

I learnt how to use the editing programme better

Danny O’Neill

Q and A

Does your film use continuity editing so that the sequence of events are clear and easily understood by the viewer?

Our video is edited to make it as clear as possible for the viewer; we used shot/ reverse shot to help with this. We also have a narrative speech at the end of the video

Have you followed the directions in the brief? (A character opens a door, crosses a room and sits down in a chair opposite another character. An exchange of dialogue occurs.)

We have followed all our briefing directions from the script we created; we also tweaked it a bit when filming for a better look. Our two main characters exchange dialogue in a corridor before one character enters a room.

Have you used match-on-action?

In our video we see one man open a door entering a room; the next shot sees him walking into the room and up to a computer screen.

Can you explain what match-on-action involves?

Match-on-action involves switching between camera shots in a video scene; this can be done when an action sequence occurs or when a person moves into another room/scene. It also means when one shot sees something occurring and the next shot sees the effect of the last scene- for example somebody throws a ball the next shot shows a person catching the ball.

Have you used shot/reverse shot?

We used shot/reverse shot when our two main characters are speaking to each other, to do this we filmed the same scene twice from different angles to be edited into one scene.

Can you explain what shot/reverse shot involves?

Shot/reverse shot involves the same scene but switches between different angles, such as when two people are speaking. Every time a person speaks the camera focuses on them, it will then switch to the other person as they begin to speak.