2. Genre convention
Convention you are applying Use/develop or challenge? Similarities/differences to
in opening sequence HOW? real films
WHY?
Conflicts include inner/outer Use. Film: 8 Mile
realistic struggles depicting • In Sky’s (main character) This is similar to the film 8
alcoholism, depression and flash backs she witnesses Mile as Jimmy’s mother is an
neglect. her mother drinking alcoholic.
alcohol.
portray realistic characters in Use. Film:
conflict with either • In Sky’s (main character)
themselves or others. flash backs she has a
heated argument with her
mother which she storms
out the door.
3. Target audience A
Niche Audience
Age 15+
Gender Male and Female
Race/ethnicity Black, white and Asian
Location Brent town hall
Maria’s house
Social class Middle working class
Interests/hobbies People who like films that
portray realism
Social group Young adults and youths
Sexuality Any
Profession/role Student
4. Target Audience B
1. Why would your target audience be
interested in your opening sequence because of
the plot?
• Our target audience would be interested in
our opening sequence because the storyline is
a realistic and relevant issue to
students/young people.
5. Target Audience B
2. Why would your target audience be
interested in your film because of the form?
*(how a film is constructed..
• In our film, we’re going to have emotive music
which helps create the mood for the audience
to respond to.
6. Target Audience B
3. Why would your target audience be
interested in your film because of the genre &
conventions?
• It’s a hard hitting drama that deals with real
life issue’s such as drug abuse, neglect and
depression.
7. BBFC rating
‘15’ Standards How you are meeting standards in your
film
drug taking There’s a flashback of the mother drinking
alcohol.
discriminatory language or behaviour The main character and her mother
fighting in one her quick flashbacks.
8. Narrative style/structure
• Our narrative is non-linear narrative structure
because it has flashbacks to the past, so it
does not go in chronological order.
9. Narrative style/structure
• In our opening sequence is establishing of the
characters and the story because the first
scene in our opening sequence establishes the
main character (Maria), being isolated and
having flashbacks of her mother.
10. Narrative theory
Todorov It does not appeal to our opening sequence because it begins with
a disequilibrium.
Strauss There is binary opposites within our opening sequence as the
main character (Maria) is innocent, as opposed to her alcoholic
mother.
Barthes
Propps Propp’s conventions do not apply to our opening sequence.
Cameron Cameron does not apply to our opening sequence because we do
not have forking path, split screen, episodic or anachronic.
11. Enigmas
ENIGMAS CRATED HOW WHY
Why is she sad? Her facial expression and Because she has had
body language are showing enough of her mother’s
that she’s unhappy, but drinking problems and how
there is nothing to indicate she takes out her
why she’s feeling like this. anger/mood on her.
Why did she look at the When the character looks
map, then her keys? at the key then the map,
the audience will be
unsure of her decision of
what to do.
12. characters
SOCIAL GROUP HOW WHY
REPRESENTED
Represented as a signs of physical addiction Because the mother use it
Depressed and Alcoholic to alcohol and continues to of away skipping the world
mum drink, despite problems and her problem and just
with physical health, drink to make her feel
mental health, and social, numb from the metal pain
family, or job she has .
responsibilities. Alcohol
may control your life and
relationships.
14. Location
LOCATION NAME HOW TO GET ACCESS TO PHOTOS OG
&WHAT FOR THERE LOCATION LOCATION
Brent town hall – Public transport Public
this location is used (bus)
for when the main
character is
observing her
surroundings.
Maria’s house – Public transport open
The flashbacks of (bus)
the main character.
15. Risk assessment
Tasks Possible risk involved Action to prevent harm to
in task health or safety
Filming in unknown locations
Travelling to filming locations Camera accidently Have the camera securely
(walk/bus/tube) bangs against a hard placed in the camera bag to
object and protect it.
breaks/scratches.
Using technology equipment Using camera in a Do not use camera in a
steamy place is bad as steamy place.
it causes water
damages to the
camera.
Types of areas (how safe they are) Camera can get stolen
or if it is busy place it
will be very difficult to
film.
Health of group members when
filming (ex cold weather, filming for
extended hours etc)
16. Music/sound
• Evidence of research of different types of non-
diegetic score music (for background) from
copyright free sources.
Music/sound Music/sound is used in scene:
1619 Broadway full When character is observing her
(source: www.freeplaymusic.com) surroundings in the beginning of the
opening sequence.
Six Frames Missing (7:55) When character is faced with a decision on
whether to go home or to escape.
(source: www.freeplaymusic.com)
Apeture set When the main character has her quick
flashbacks.
(source: www.freeplaymusic.com)
17. Script
Script
Main character siting down looking around at her surroundings.
*Flashbacks* of watching her mum drink alcohol and then clearing away the empty
bottles.
Character then arguing with her mum.
Muffles
Sky: ‘you’ve been drinking all day, I’m tired of this’
*Flash forward to the present* Sky gets a text from her mum saying (I’m sorry please
come home, I’ll stop drinking)
She puts the phone back in her pocket then looks at the map and key.
19. Shotlist
Mid shot
Two shot Deep focus
Wide shot/establishing
POV
Focus pull Shot list
Extreme close up
Match on
action Overhead shot
Eye line match
High angle Long shot
20. Group meeting record
Group meeting Day (date) Time
Friday 15th February, 2013 3:30
Monday 18th February, 2013 3:30
Friday 22nd February, 2013 3:30
Tuesday 26th February, 2013 3:30
Saturday 2nd March, 2013 1:00
Monday 4th March, 2013 3:30
Tuesday 5th March, 2013 1:00
21. Long term planning
Our Long term planning as a group is to have regular meetings
and talk/share about our ideas, so that we can improve our next
draft.
Day Time
Monday 3:30
Wednesday 3:30
Friday 3:30
22. Short term planning
Day &time Filming what scene Travel Equipment
/costume/props
Friday at 4pm Film the flash- Bus Camera
forwards to the Tri-pod
present Umbrella
Shot lists
Storyboard
Purple booklet
Costume
Map
Keys
Saturday at 1pm Film the flash-backs Bus Costume
Make-up & Hair
Bottles of alcohol
