Ancillary poster

Final piece

Portfolio Evaluation

Production booklet

Here is the production booklet, unfortunately Issue has moved some of the pictures and no matter how many times i attempt to change the format of them in word it keeps doing the same thing, sorry if you want the word document itself email me at jerome.cant@gmail.com

Preliminary Idea discussion

This is a video recording of a discussion about the idea for our main piece and our ancillary tasks, it is interesting that the radio advert idea that we discussed in the video ended up being scrapped and we went in completely the opposite direction with it. For some reason the sound seems to be unbalanced and there was potentially a problem in digitalization because sometimes the video pixelates and colour, yet it was only uploaded a couple of days ago and therefore we have been unable to fix or re record the video.

Storyboards

The storyboards were the Basis for our film, we wanted to create the film on paper before we actually shot the film because it allows us to create the film with few continuity errors, but also it means that every decision is thought through and not spur of the moment, meaning that the film feels more thought through and professional. It also allows us to really have an idea of what the film will be like before we begin to shoot.

Change in Plans

Instead of writing the whole if the planning section in blog posts James and I have decided to do the work on word and then upload it onto the blog in the form of an Issue document which is a flash programme that allows you to present word documents as a book, this will make the document easier to read and easier to organise.

Our Idea

After much discussion we decided to create a Film noir as a five minute film in its entirety and a radio advert and a poster for the film as our ancillary pieces. we chose film noir because it allowed us to tell an emotive story and it is a good format to create a more art house production. we felt like we could try to bring film noir back to the modern audience as it seems to have fallen from popularity. wikipedia defines 'Film Noir' as:

"A cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as stretching from the early 1940s to the late 1950s. Film noir of this era is associated with a low-key black-and-white visual style that has roots in German Expressionist cinematography, while many of the prototypical stories and much of the attitude of classic noir derive from the hardboiled school of crime fiction that emerged in the United States during the Depression."

We wish to keep with the cinematic style and crime based storyline and kept the description in mind whilst writing the story and story boarding. We believe that the framing of the shots is key and so will spend as much time as we can looking at locations and shot angles before actually filming, because we need the beautiful cinematography and clever camera angles that define the film noir genre.

Coursework brief

This year we have chosen to make a 5 minute film, and for the ancillary tasks we have chosen to create a poster for the film and a radio trailer for the film. Last year we chose to do the opening to a thriller with a director’s commentary accompanying the film. This year We chose the 5 minute film because we have already practiced creating a film and this year we hope to further develop these skills. We also feel that this task appeals most to our creative sides and would like to produce a more art house style production.
In our group this year is James Duddy and Jerome Cant (myself). We chose to work together because we worked well as a team last year, and each have different strengths that when combined can be effective.