Production Log 10

Q1. What decisions did we make about our content of the BSR treatment?
Well we made the decision of including everything that we will use in the production of our opening sequence, also we included the whole narrative of the film so we don't get confused when making it, it gave us a better idea of how long the opening sequence can be and the maximum amount we can include without giving away the whole plot. Also we decided to show regular conventions that would be seen in a BSR film.

Q2. What did I learn from my primary research?
From the primary research we learnt that the idea of the Hangover was good most people said that we should implement these ideas in to our production, they also thought overall our name was good but some thought it could be changed to give more meaning. Overall people enjoyed the main concept and some of the boys found it relatable and one girl said that the boys suit the production as boys in the UK stereo typically get involved with the situations.

Q3. How did it influence our planning?
It influenced our planning as it gave us better ideas on what we could do and also we saw what was good about are planning pre-interview it also influenced our planning as we saw how the plot could be improved and how we could entice the audience by using something like a plot twist or a flashback to not only entice the audience but create a sense of mystery.

Production Log 9

What did you learn about narrative last week?

• I have learnt that there are different types of narrative, such as linear and non-linear. Linear meaning if the story of the film goes in order, from start, middle and end. Non-Linear meaning the story is not in chronological order. I also learnt about the McKee’s classic narrative structure, which gives a better insight of how the story of a film is structured instead of the simple, start, middle and end.

How did you use it this week?

• I used what i learnt last week about the McKee’s classic narrative structure to help develop on our BSR film story, then made my own diagram for our film story using the trmplate. I also used what I learnt about what narratives BSR films usually use to develop our story. So the film was more realistic and so it could fit the criteria of an average BSR film.

What decisions did you make about the content of your BSR treatment?

• We decided to talk about some equipment we could have used instead of the ordinary camera and tripod, such as microphone that are attached to each characters clothes. We also gave a summary of some of the locations which we was thinking about recording at and also added images of the locations for a better view and understanding. We only gave a summary 

Production Log 8

This week we have created a concept for what our opening sequence will be about we have decided to take inspiration from another movie and input parts of the film in to our opening sequence, as most ideas can not be completely original.

Q1. How did we develop the concept of our BSR film?
We developed the concept of our BSR film by using another movie we decided to look at American movies which have good reviews and in their films they themselves implement themes which we could include in this BSR film. We used these films to see how the characters were portrayed, we also tried to use normal everyday people as in BSR films they are usually working class.

 Q2. What were your key influences of our BSR idea?
We decided to use The Hangover as inspiration for our idea as they use features throughout the movie that could be used to make a BSR film mas they have themes such as drug abuse and violence, even though they are adults we have decided to change it and make them teen to be more unique and we want to show how hard life can be for some teens dealing with situations such as the ones present in The Hangover.

Q3. How did we decide the group you're working in?
Well at first we created the encounter together and realised that we worked quite well together also, we are both friends and we thought it would be quite interesting to put our ideas together and see if we could create a good opening sequence together.

Q3. Do we foresee any issues with our partnership?
We don't think that there will be many problems as we have worked quite well in a previous task together and we did not have any problems then.

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What have been the key issues for your research this week?

• The issues of my research was figuring out the narrative of the opening sequence. This took us a while as we was trying to think outside the box away from the Kidulthood and Adulthood stereotypes.

What decision did you make about the issue and why?

• We researched some films with an iconic narrative so we could use it as inspiration and put our own twist on it to make it into a BSR film. After a while we came up with Hangover, because it was different and had not been done before. 

Production Log 6

This week we have been looking at opening sequence devices for example sound, it can be used in a smart way to create a effects. Also the shots used should be effective as this is the part that builds up the whole movie and entices the audience.

Q1. What have you learnt about opening sequence devices?
Well we have learnt that sound can be use in a way to create tension and allow the audience to pay more attention to the screen, if there is silence it takes away the detail from the sound and adds it to the screen so it helps the audience establish other things such as location of social class from what the characters are wearing. Also sound can be used as the faster the music it could create tension in the opening sequence which could be combined with shaky hand movements to make the opening sequence seem less professional, meaning it is most likely working class.

Q2. How will this impact your production?
This will impact our production as we could as it has given us ideas on how to change it so the audience can pay more attention to certain themes. We will have to be very smart in using these techniques so that we can carry out what we want to do properly.

Q3. What methods might you use in your opening and why?
In our opening we will  implement it in to our opening sequence as silence could be used to could be used to allow them to pay attention to clothing and location. The music we are going to use will be quite fast to build tension and match some themes that feature throughout the film such as violence and drug abuse.

Production Log 5

What have been the key issues for your research this week?

The key issues of my research has been analyzing the editing in BSR

films as there is a minimal amount of editing in most BSR films other

than cuts.But I found it easy analyzing the camera work and editing

for most BSR films, such as Bullet Boy and Kidulthood as these

films use a lot of camera techniques such as match on action, pans and tilts.

What decisions did you make about the issues and why?

I made the decision that there isn't a lot of edits in BSR films as realism

is a significant part of BSR films so there isn't much editing such as CGI.

This would spoil the realism of the film, which would not be a BSR film.

Production Log 4

In this week we went through title devices, we learnt how they can be used to establish certain things such as themes and ideology or even the actors. We also learnt how effective credits can be because they can reveal parts of the story without revealing too much.

Q1. What we have learnt about title devices?
We have learnt that we can input super imposed graphics, they are good as they allow you to show the audience the credits without wasting any time with a black screen in the background. It also helps to establish actors who play characters in the movie as they might know the actors/ directors and they would know if they have been in good movies before. It also allows us to introduce location and settings in the first few moments of the film.

Q2. How will this impact our production?
This will impact out production as we will implement these graphics in to our work as they waste less time also as the audience can focus on both the title and the shot in the background it gives them detail in to our story. We will use location and settings in few of the shots as we want the audience to understand what type of places are in the film without actually seeing too much. The audience can gain this detail without giving away too much, so for example we will put alleyways in the background of the credits to introduce some of the places that will be seen in the film.

 Q3. What methods might you use in the opening and why?
In our opening sequence we will use methods such as super imposed graphics to give detail and we will introduce themes through the clothing that the characters wear through the opening sequence. We may also use a flashback shot as it will give away what happened before we can skip to the main part of the plot.

Production Log 3

Production Log 2

Production Log 1

Location Recces

Call Sheets 1,2,3 & 4

Cast List

Location List

Shooting Script

Production Schedule

Evidence Of Audience Research

Q1. What do you think about the plot of The Hangover and why?
 Most people found the plot of the Hangover amusing and entertaining whereas a few people had not seen it or found the plot quite repetitive. Some found the plot quite interesting and it included a lot of detail.

Q2. How do you feel that the main characters in the film are male and throughout the film there are few female characters?
There seem to be a pattern of all the males who was answered this seemed to not really care if there was no female characters in the film, whereas the females who answered this said that there should be more of an oppitunity for a female character. One female said that the male characters match the stereotypical situations and said that they are mainly for boys.

 Q3. Do you think 'Remedy' is a suitable title if not what would be a better title, and why?
 Most people thought the title was very suitable for the film after hearing the plot. They thought it was very short and to the point which was positive. Only a few people thought that the title could give more of a hint to the plot of the story. Also some thought it could be changed to the name of the drug for example to give away a bit more of the story.

 Q4. What do you think could be improved about our plot and why do you think this would be better?
Most poeple liked the plot and couldn't think of how it would be changed but some thought that we could either add a plot twist or maybe even some flashbacks to give the audience a better idea on the story of the film before they go back to London.

 Q5. If the characters are meant to be working class how would you portray them in terms of clothing, where they are located and how they behave?
Everyone said the characters in the film should wear casual clothing and not anything like designer, which fit our descriptions of the characters. They also said the location should be somewhere like a council esatate and not anywhere rich.

Qualitative Data Analysis Remedy

Vox Pop Questions

Q1. What do you think about the plot of The Hangover and why?

Q2. How do you feel that the main characters in the film are male and throughout the film there are few female characters?

Q3. Do you think 'Remedy' is a suitable title if not what would be a better title, and why?

Q4. What do you think could be improved about our plot and why do you think this would be better?

Q5. If the characters are meant to be working class how would you portray them in terms of clothing, where they are located and how they behave?

My Audience

Credits analysis