Revision: Exam Style Question 1; Skyfall

Skyfall can immediately be recognized as to being an action and adventure film. This is down to its distinct yet classic use of codes and conventions; speed and motion, jeopardy and suspense and combat and conflict. Skyfall can be considered as to being in a hybrid genre, as it incorporates the use of spies, James Bond shall eternally be deemed as the ultimate spy.

 Speed and motion is a grasped quickly in the opening scene, as a minute in, Bond and Harris are chasing a slick black car in their own Jeep. Bond is his very own sense is the protagonist, his ability and willingness to following Patrice creates an illusion of him being omnipotent and does the impossible. The black slick car shows how the enemy travels, never out of style, black also indicating the darkness of their actions. The chasing car part fits perfectly into the category of speed and motion because of the rate of the actual chasing of the car, also the fact that it is set on incredibly busy streets adds to the effect of haste, as no thoughts are shown to be thought about for the safety of the locals. This part of the scene captures the essence of motion, as sharp turns and stops are made between tight alleys, heightening how fast they are moving.

Jeopardy and suspense are clearly shown through the part where Patrice and Bond fight, on top of a moving train. The actual speed of the train cranks up how dangerous every step is for Bond, one simple slip and he could die. When Patrice tries to UN-seperate the wagons, Bond uses an X machine to claw his way to the carriage Patrice is on.

Call Sheet

·        Call Sheet
·        Track: undecided
·        Length: 1 min max
·        Shoot date: undecided
·        Location: Sisi’s home
·        Image: via Google Maps
·        Crew: Sabrina Yu
·        Crew: Bertie Simpson
·        Crew: Sisi Németh
·        Camera Equipment: School Camera/ Group         Members Camera
·        Lighting Equipment: Media Department’s
·        Props: Kettle, timetable
·        Wardrobe: Boy’s; simple and comfortable clothing

I will give the actual address to my group members, however I will not put it onto the internet.

Production Log: 9th October; PLANNING

 Date: 9th October Wednesday 2013

PLANNING: TREATMENT

ALFIE BIRCH(15-18) a brown haired, plain looking boy who looks stressed, is talking to UNKOWN PERSON (Age unknown) in a shady street or room. UNKNOW PERSON, says the letters DNP.

ALFIE is walking home looking shifty. He walks through the door and throws down bag. He walks through to the kitchen and puts on kettle. He walks into a sitting room and sits down on a sofa. He opens a package left on the table with his name on it. He brings out the box with the pills in it and puts it on the table. The sound for the kettle can be heard in the background. He puts the pill in his hand and moves it to his mouth. ALFIES BIRCH takes the pill. His eyes dilate. He falls to the floor and doesn't move. The kettle is squealing.

This treatment was written by Bertie Simpson.

Production Log: 2nd October; Planning

Date: 2nd October Wednesday 2013

PLANNING: BUILDING DEPTH

In this lesson we talked about certain shots and aspects that we could consider to deepen and create a more interesting and possibly relatable character.

I had the idea of creating a slightly OCD boy who's timetable has a mysterious patch. The boy would come home and immediately follow his incredibly orderly and minute-to-minute precise. He labels everything, but there were five minutes left un-labelled before dinner with only a red asterisk (*). This will be the time where he takes five minutes to take the slimming medicine. We are also going to use a traditional kettles high pitched sound to represent the pupil dilating, the body panicking. Te parents discover the body when they realize their control-freak son is late for dinner, however we don't hear them screaming as that would be too stereotypical and fits in to horror slightly more than thriller. 

Prodction Log: Prep: Research: Scoop.It.; Thriller Codes and Conventions

RESEARCH : SCOOP.IT.

Our prep was to create a scoop.it. page for all the thriller codes and conventions that we find.

Here is mine.

There are many great things about scoop.it. It allows you to collect and collate links to sites and pages that you have found on several different parts of the internet on one page, so you don't constantly need 20 tabs open. Also, you can see all your links displayed in a neat order. Also is suggests options to publish on your page, because it searches the topics that you are interested in and then show them to you. It is also great because its suggestions can be from several different type of websites, Prezi, SlideShare or just a simple blogger blogpost.

I commented on each of the links I scooped.

Production Log: 25th Sep; Planning

Date: 25^th September Wednesday 2013

PLANNING: CAMERA SHOT IDEA

Today we spent some time on thinking about camera shots of the girl getting discovered taking the herbal medicine.

• ·        Teen is in a dark room (probably bedroom), we hear them opening a drawer and taking a crinkly bag out that makes noise. We then see them raise the powder to their lips, when suddenly the room’s door open, and strong harsh light flows in. ECU of teen’s pupils becoming smaller because of the sudden light, then she fumbles with the bag to make it seem as if she was doing nothing suspicious

Production Log: 24th Sep; Planning

Date: 24^th September Tuesday 2013

PLANNING: IMPORTANT CHANGES

Today in our lesson, we decided to change a very important part of our storyline. Instead of enforcing the negative Chinese stereotype, we have changed it to the dying being cause by either the distributors or the misuse via the teenager.

Production Log: 18th Sep; Research

Date: 18^th September Wednesday 2013

RESEARCH: The English Patient-(Anthony Minghella, 1996)

We watched the opening sequence and briefly discussed it. It shows someone painting in a dark ink on a cave wall. It is in extreme close up, and the audience is left to guess what the illustration is. The music is Hungarian folk by Sebestyen Marta, a Hungarian folk singer. The language is not supposed to be understood by the audience, but rather leave them thinking, because it is such a difficult language to understand. Even I as a Hungarian speaker found it slightly difficult to understand. This particular song is also reminiscent and (or at least I think so) similar towards the Muslim call of prayer. Also, we can hear wooden wind chimes, which create an African whimsical effect.

Then we then see sand dunes, which create a relaxing and soothing effect. When we see the woman in the plane asleep, we worry for her, which changes the atmosphere from a calm one to one with eccentricity.

An ECU of a tribal figurine being painted with a handmade traditional brush.

Made in Dagenham:
 

Made in Dagenham intends to capture and presents to the 21st century world what women's rights used to be, and how it got to what it is today. The filters used in the making of the entire film resembles that of a pastel portrait, soft and iridescent, like the woman stereotypically thought about my men. We see woman all together heading to work, they go through a wide gate on their bicycles wearing flowing long skirts with simple blouses and cloth wrapped around their heads. They smile and talk whilst commuting to work, representing the unity of women of all ages. We also see them in the tall factory, taking of their blouses and sitting down ready for their shift of work in their bras alone up top. They do this because of the heat, but more importantly it shows that they are comfortable with each other. Beforehand they create small talk such as how the previous night presented itself.