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This evidence video shows how we researched different fonts to come up with a shortlist of our favourite fonts with which we engaged with our audience to find the best font for our general and main titles.
Saturday, 31 March 2018
Sunday, 25 March 2018
Gant Rule
This Gant Rule was made up by someone called Charles Gant a boy office analyst. He believed that the box office of a film will be successful when it makes ten times as much in the US as in the UK. One good example is Maze Runner (2014). It made £4M in the UK and $40M in the US.
However this is not always the case, some movies can do incredibly well in the UK but flop in the US. This was the case for Bridget Jones' Baby because that made $60M in the UK but only made $24M in the US. Why might this be? Well Bridget Jones does not have a wide American appeal and has a lot of jokes or references that only people from the UK will understand. This was a crucial reason as to this was a flop in the US.
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However this is not always the case, some movies can do incredibly well in the UK but flop in the US. This was the case for Bridget Jones' Baby because that made $60M in the UK but only made $24M in the US. Why might this be? Well Bridget Jones does not have a wide American appeal and has a lot of jokes or references that only people from the UK will understand. This was a crucial reason as to this was a flop in the US.
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Saturday, 24 March 2018
DISTRIBUTION: Micro Budget
It may seem difficult to get distribution as a micro-budget movie, however many micro-budget have gotten distribution from fairly big companies. Not the Big Six but some of the bigger Indie companies.
There are many was to get your movie distributed, however the smaller the budget, the lesser chance of getting distributed due to a higher risk. This is why its so difficult for micro-budget films to get distribution.
One of the ways to get distribution as a micro-budget movie producer is constantly send emails describing the idea, the budget and other aspects of the film but the most important part is to explain why your movie is not a risk for the distribution. You can also apply for Indie film festivals to get recognition and a few screenings at those. Many micro-budget indie movies have become fairly well-known this way.
There are many was to get your movie distributed, however the smaller the budget, the lesser chance of getting distributed due to a higher risk. This is why its so difficult for micro-budget films to get distribution.
One of the ways to get distribution as a micro-budget movie producer is constantly send emails describing the idea, the budget and other aspects of the film but the most important part is to explain why your movie is not a risk for the distribution. You can also apply for Indie film festivals to get recognition and a few screenings at those. Many micro-budget indie movies have become fairly well-known this way.
Thursday, 22 March 2018
Rough cut 3
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For this Rough cut we added some establishing shots and completely reworked the concept of our idea, instead of a bedroom scene where the 2 guys play FIFA, now one of the guys just had sex with the scream queen. We decided to include this aspect because its a convention to have sex in a slasher film and then get killed because of it. Then for the Car park scene we had different cast so it would be 2 couples of teens and one single "Final Girl". The final girl is also a convention as she is the only one in the movie who doesn't get killed. She is sexually inactive as we can see because she is the only without a boyfriend, and nerdy because she is carrying books and is made fun of by the others. We also had a side plot where the scream queen is cheating on her boyfriend which is what separates her from the rest of the group, therefore getting her killed. We also added a chase scene.
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For this Rough cut we added some establishing shots and completely reworked the concept of our idea, instead of a bedroom scene where the 2 guys play FIFA, now one of the guys just had sex with the scream queen. We decided to include this aspect because its a convention to have sex in a slasher film and then get killed because of it. Then for the Car park scene we had different cast so it would be 2 couples of teens and one single "Final Girl". The final girl is also a convention as she is the only one in the movie who doesn't get killed. She is sexually inactive as we can see because she is the only without a boyfriend, and nerdy because she is carrying books and is made fun of by the others. We also had a side plot where the scream queen is cheating on her boyfriend which is what separates her from the rest of the group, therefore getting her killed. We also added a chase scene.
Thursday, 15 March 2018
Wednesday, 14 March 2018
Wednesday, 7 March 2018
DEADLINES
comprehensive Conventions (including APPLYING evidence throughout draft/planning posts) research; 15.03.17
Industry (including technology, distribution, budgets, box office, production strategy); 15.03.2018
Audience (including feedback + response to this); 29.03.2018
Industry (including technology, distribution, budgets, box office, production strategy); 15.03.2018
Audience (including feedback + response to this); 29.03.2018
Planning for all shoots (including full storyboard, screenplay, shoot behind-the-scenes/'rushes', production schedule/updates, H+safety check, permissions); 24.03.2018
final blog check (tagging, links lists, flaws like small text, lack of illustration, lack of sub-headings); SL 31.03.2018
SS 30.03.2018
full rough cut with titles + sound/music; 17.03.2018
final cut; 24.03.2018
Q1; 12.03.2018 (Film date: 09.03.2018)
Q2; 25.03.2018
Q3; 22.03.17
Q4; 18.03.2018
Sample Scene: Car Park 2
Here is a sample scene of our reshoot of our car park scene. We needed to do a reshoot because we felt the past scene simply wasn't good enough.
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EVAL reflecting on creative process
Questions:
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Q1a: how you used or challenged CONVENTIONS
Q1b: REPRESENTATIONS of social groups/issues
Q2a: how you engaged with AUDIENCES
Q2b: how might it achieve DISTRIBUTION
Q3: DEVELOPMENT of production skills throughout the entire process
Q4: how you integrated TECHNOLOGIES (software, hardware, online) in the project
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Q1a: how you used or challenged CONVENTIONS
Q1b: REPRESENTATIONS of social groups/issues
Q2a: how you engaged with AUDIENCES
Q2b: how might it achieve DISTRIBUTION
Q3: DEVELOPMENT of production skills throughout the entire process
Q4: how you integrated TECHNOLOGIES (software, hardware, online) in the project
Creative Process:
Q1. Street interview/Q+A in car (Gordon Ramsey-esque comedy skit)
- Walking around in town and asking people questions about Conventions.
- Driving around and picking actors up and ask us questions about conventions
- While filming have a mean director/producer/editor
Q2. Presidential campaign/Q+A on stage (Nigahiga video)
- Big audience + Journalist asking a lot of questions of how we engaged with the Audience
- Photographers ( Flashing lights )
- Bodyguards behind the president in suit
Q3. Who Wants to Be A Millionaire
- Game Show
- 1 question 4 answers ( Skills developed throughout the process)
- including our own adverts
Q4. Apple Advert
- advertising FCPX
- showing the audience the possibilities
- Including features
Influences:
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Friday, 2 March 2018
Podcast 8
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We are talking about the issues we had with the past rough cuts and why and what we are making to fix the issues. Also what we did and what we are going to do. In addition, the deadlines for our film opening. There are also some behind the scene of us getting the establishing shots.
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We are talking about the issues we had with the past rough cuts and why and what we are making to fix the issues. Also what we did and what we are going to do. In addition, the deadlines for our film opening. There are also some behind the scene of us getting the establishing shots.
Tuesday, 20 February 2018
What we expect to be in our Final Cut
What is in our cut:
- Lair scene
- Bedroom scene
- Establishing shots 23.2
- Radio announcing escaped prisoner (script)25.2
- Ellipsis 23.2
- Reshoot of carpark scene 25.2
- False scare in carpark scene 25.2
- Titles 24.2
Thursday, 1 February 2018
PODCAST: Summary
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Here we have an interview by Hannah Ni, in which we summarise what we have done so far for our film opening.
Wednesday, 10 January 2018
Rough Cut 2
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For our second rough cut we re-filmed everything because we felt like it wasn't good enough and we got feedback from our audience. We also added a lair scene.
Improvements made:
Bedroom scene:
For our second rough cut we re-filmed everything because we felt like it wasn't good enough and we got feedback from our audience. We also added a lair scene.
Improvements made:
Bedroom scene:
- Improved dialogue (still could be improved)
- More shot variety
- Added effect to stalking shot + shorter takes
- Filmed TV footage
- Added Jump-scare (although not that scary)
- Glimpse of killer
- Crosscutting to lair scene
PODCAST 7
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Here we show a little bit of our second rough cut. We talk about why we are reshooting everything also what we are going to do in the following week.
Here we show a little bit of our second rough cut. We talk about why we are reshooting everything also what we are going to do in the following week.
Tuesday, 19 December 2017
Rough cut 1
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Here is our first rough full rough cut. Here we decided to add a bedroom scene to the existing carpark scene.
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Here is our first rough full rough cut. Here we decided to add a bedroom scene to the existing carpark scene.
Wednesday, 13 December 2017
PODCAST 6
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Here we introduce our first rough cut of the new idea for our film opening. We are talking about the issues we had also the improvements we are going to make for our film opening.
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Here we introduce our first rough cut of the new idea for our film opening. We are talking about the issues we had also the improvements we are going to make for our film opening.
Production schedule update 13.12.17
Wednesday 13th December 2017:
Saturday 16th December 2017:
- Film at my house: Scene of teenagers getting ready for party
- Stalk scene leading to false scare
- After shoot we go to Hornbach to buy plastic sheets and candles for lair scene
- Call sheets to be produced at break (10:20-10:35)
- Set up lair scene at my house
Saturday 16th December 2017:
- Re-shoot of carpark scene as we had a few recording problems and not all the costume.
- Exit light 2.0
- Use call sheet from last time
- Lair scene shoot
- Call sheet to be produced Friday afternoon
Tuesday, 12 December 2017
Sunday, 10 December 2017
PODCAST 5
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Our big announcement is about how we have changed our first idea completely since we have noticed that our first wasn‘t really a slasher film. So we are introducing our new idea roughly.
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