What have i learnt throughout this project.

As an individual i have learnt to work with different people, combining our ideas to make a masterpiece i have learnt to appreciate time and cooperate in times of need. Being part of a company gives you a sense of togetherness you in it together and need each other every step of the way. along with this i have learnt to work under pressure, my directing skills have heightened largely and have flourished, as a group i would say we all took turns doing different things weather it be acting, or directing filming or editing. by allowing each other to work in each sector of the production industry you appreciate the hard work that goes into each piece and each work of art.

further more i have learnt to be analytical in media, looking at which shots look the best, location mise en scene and music. i often find myself subconsciously analysing TV programs and movies. and i feel that every time i spend watching someone’s work i have a deeper understanding of the network and process that goes behind the work.

finaly i say we have come through together strong and each part of our work reflects our individual charecter and i have found that i have learnt a new way to express and explore my thoughts, ideas and feelings

Technology used in our production process

we used the imac to edit our work and addmusic into the piece.

This HD flip camera allowed usto film our piece very effectively, not only is it small wich makes it versitlie and easy to manouver, it is also what we used to film our prelim.

this allowed us to capture any sounds in the piece.

this is the software we used to add music to our piece and more of a thrilling atmosphere.




This is our company logo and our film title. this gives us a sense of unity and individuality wich makes us also feel like professional production team.

Our target audience

personally i think our film will appeal to young audiences and so the cirtificate should be "15" not because anyone under the age of 15 wont be able to handle it, but i feel they wont apriciate the seriouseness of the actuall concept. The older people will be able to look at it as piece of art and understand that there are stalkers out their and people do get kidnapped.
further more, the film it self captures alot of distubing yet orgional film that could upset younger audiences however the film industried exploit scary films and use it to their advantage. the fact that films like "saw and "scream" are sensationalised and people crave the gore. our film is not about gore but the actual concept going on.

Who would distribute our film

Film production companies would support the developing and stages of production for my film.They would be the main people associated with provididng the money for the production process and the distributing of the film.Within the industry there are iether independent film compainies like Warp film, caravan films ect or the companies are mainstream like warner bros or twisted pictures. With these distinc  companies comes a distinc style of film which maily occurs within the independent film companies. For instance all of warm films distributions seem to be set in unknown locations or lanmarks, showing their audience what life is like for people living outside of the city. Also warp films seem to produce films that are to do with social realism or real life situations, like “This is England”. Unlike for instance twisted pictures. You can clearly tell from the name that they would distribute dark thilleresque or horror films such as “Saw”

Our film “I See You” would be produced by warp films based on their thier success with films such as “This is England” taking two bafta awardsand their what creativity and uniquenessfor producing films like “trash humpers” and other products like “rubber johnny”, with financial support from national lottery funding and the UK film council. the reason our film would go perfectly with their production compnay is because they have an orgionalfeel to the way they work and the way they do things. it isnt about the money made from the film rather than the message that has to be put across to the nation

Warp film is a British film company that first started out as a record shop, and producer of music videos, however through sheer success have expanded their tools and now become very diverse in their innovative films. They launched in 2001 and ever since have worked with iconic name such as director Shane Meadows and director and actor Chris Morris.

This is England is one of the most successful films that warp film have produced and worked with Shane meadows on. It worked with a budget of 1.5 million pounds that was contributed by Film 4 and the UK film council. They used actors that they took from workshops apart from a few known names such as Stephen Graham. It made £207,676 in the UK on its opening weekend, and a gross of $327,919 in the USA. Overall it made a total gross of £5,154,493 in the UK and $8,176,544 in the States.

Other successful/ recognisable projects that warp film have been a part of are:

·        Dead man’s shoes

·        Submarine

·        Four lions

·        Donkey punch

Even though however these British films are very successful it is still apparent that Hollywood stills makes the most profit which arguably is based on the amount of money they have to spend. And us as a UK audience are a huge part of that. I think it’s because of the type of films that they seem to display. Most of the films that make the most money are feel good family features , or they contain some new high technology or special effects that catch an audience eye. Just the effects and a complex storyline alone can make a movie millions in a short time before even thinking about use purchasing of DVD’s. For example:

This is England	Inception
Budget- 1.5 million	Budget -160 million
Opening weekend - £207,676	Opening weekend - $62,785,337
Gross - $327,919 (USA)	Gross - $820,186,685
Awards - 4 wins & 13 nominations	Awards - Won 4 Oscars. Another 45 wins & 81 nominations

What other charecters represent particuler social groups.

 


theese two characters are similer as both characters wear masks and hide themselves from the world. They both use knives they both have victims whether they may be male or female.

 

here both charecters are female and both of them are tied down. the fact that they are tied down makes them more vaunrable and more innocent. women are arguably the weaker sex and so they areoften used in victomising situation to intensify the situation at hand. it isnt often that women are found fending for them selves as it is a steryotype and it is more appealing.

Evaluation task one

This is the establishing shot for our film. We wanted this to be the first thing that people saw as it brings a sense of mysteriouseness and the dark atmosphere and surroundings adds to the thrilling element. the audience will wonder why the person is wearing a mask and what they have to hide from the world. also they will wonder what significance the pictueres have to play with the piece. the picture is clearly a girl and so we wonder how far it go.


the close up of the girls allows us to know that she has a main rolein the piece, the fact that their is a knife on the picture makes the audience epathise for the girl, as it almost forshadows the events tocome.the knife symbolises danger and its placed across the nape of her neckwichis even more thrilling.


the secene is deserted and isolated wich gives ann aroura for danger and a fearfull atmosphere.this was a reallyeffective shot beacuse first of all it let the audience know where they were and secondly its isolation gives off a very eerie feeling again putting the audience on edge



this shot makes the girl seem innocent and vaunrable, the angle of the shot allows us to see a twisted view of the girl,it almost makes the audience feel as though that this is how that stalker views her.



This particular shot is blurred. the reason for this was to create a very misty effect that let the audience know that things have suddenly change and are no longer as they seem.also its an over the shoulder shot so the audience feel like they are with the character watching their every move.


this shot is very sinister and for the first time the audience aremet face to face with the stalker. the audeince almost feel that they are the victim aswell



the shot is reversed and we see her facial expression and we see how fearfull she is. this is verry affective as we feel as we are one with her.


This mid shot shows the victim tied up in an unknown location.This particular frame is effective because it is very compact as you can see the excess props in the background.the audience at this point will be confused as to where they are and they will sense this from the victims facial expressions as well.


this shot symbolises her captivity, we see fully how he is free and she is she held downand his captive.

Production schedule

NAME	FILMING/EDITING	LOCATION	PEOPLE/ROLES	EQUIP
MATT	FILMING- the opening scene at the room. With the guy getting ready. The last scene with the girl tied up	A room a different room?	Matt-director. Mike–camera man Robyn- assistant director Layla- set costume design	Camera tripod
ROBYN	Filming- the victim is being watched. The stalker who is following her	Car park	Robyn-director. Mike–camera man Matt- assistant director Layla- set costume design	Camera tripod baseball bat
MIKE	Filming- filming the filler shots, any loose shots redoing the shots that need to be done	Pending	Matt-Director. Mike–camera man Robyn- assistant director Layla- set costume design	Camera tripod
MATT/ MIKE	Editing- the opening shots and adding it on to the opening sequence	Classroom / home	Matt director and Michael cameraman.	Computer and the film we created
ROBYN	Editing – finishing the ending of the film making sure the editing is done	Classroom/ home	Robyn- director Michael cameraman	Computer and the film we created
MIKE	Completion- adding the pictures we took of the girl. So the stalker picks are also added into the opening sequence. Film looking fresh	Classroom	Matt-Director. Mike–camera man Robyn- assistant director Layla- set costume design	Computer and the film we created