F1 Jedi Prelim Task

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This is our prelim task, the plot of the story was that the girls were trading some goods accross the table. This turned out to be a good success, however, due to the time we were unable to record all of what we needed, therefore, we improvised and delt with what we had.

We used several different types of camera shots such as long shot, mid-shot, extreme close ups and over the shoulder shots. This allowed the sequence to flow with the help of invisible editting and simple cut shots. We were able to stay within the 180 ° rule, as we shot the angels from one side of the point of action/conversation. 

The music we chose was very limited as there was no other music on the player, so with the amount of time we had we chose this music to give a comedy side to the sequence as well as to give the sequence a lift of non-diagetic sounds rather than just diagetic sound/noise in the background. We extracted the audio and silenced the scene where she walks in and replaced it with the non-diagetic sound of music. Once she sits down we faded the music down but still had it playing quietly underneath as the diagetic sounds of them talking needed to be heard. The music fades back in throughout the credits and stops in sync to the credits ending.

To improve our piece of film we would spend more time filming, if it was possible, and also we would have chosen a better soundtrack if we had more choice in the itunes player. Also some shots were a little shakey, this was either due to the actor being unable to stand still or because the camera was a little shakey, to improve this we would ask the actress to stand perfectly still and the camera would need to be steady.

Overall our prelim task was a success and we feel that this experience will help us with future recordings.

Genre

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The genre for our film will be based on the typical settings for a Gangster/Revenge film. This was concluded due to the storyline and stereotypes in our film.
Gangster films are developed around the actions of criminals or gangsters, in particular bankrobbers or ruthless "hoodlums" who operate outside the law, stealing and violently murdering their way through life. Usually the main character will begin his/her life in a poor family but have a more wealthy life being a gangster due to what their job include, also they will have rivalries with either another gang (if the main character is in a gang) or with a certain person. In our film our main character has a rivalry with another person for something they did. The language also contributes to the type of genre it is based on, for example a posh British accent would suggest either a historical/period or dramatic films. In our case the main character (Munch) will have a gangster's type accent which typically is "soz 'ard" meaning they think themselves as dominant or stronger than other people, this is seen in London gangster films such as "Kidulthood" and the series "Fallout", and since our film is set in a London type area, to replicate what London crime is like, Munch will use a London gangster's accent. Gangster's are usually found to have guns or a weapon of some sort, and always seeking revenge on the opposition if something has happened. Guns are a sign of anger, death, intimidation or protection, therefore, they are carried around by gangster's so they can feel more dominant and be feared by everyone. The gangster genre is one of the most popular in modern movies and some of the best film directors alive have produced some incredible ganster movies. In fact, on the Internet Movie Database, the number 1 ranked movie is the Godfather - out of all genres.

The following video represents what typical London gangster's are like and other gangsters that follow the same routine. The types of clothing worn and the accents are also involved in this clip. It also shows the stereotypical teenagers of today and their different groups.



Reveng films consist of a person or group of people seeking revenge on something that has happened, this can be carried out in a violent or non-violent way, however, to make a film tense and thrilling, they tend to be carried out in a violent way. It is not often that revenge is carries out by talking or negotiating as the person/group carrying out the revenge can not get the full revenge they intend to get. Gangster films are usually based on revenge as a friend or family member is killed or injured by an apposing "clan" or person. Sometimes to have a bitter twist to the story it could involve an actual friend that has killed the persons family member, and is not revealed until the climax towards the end. This leads to stigma's but also can build up tension if the audience know's who it is or it can build up a shock to who did it.
Revenge is a part of everyday life, and as genre's try to portray this, it happens all the time. Each genre has a main social event to it as revenge is based on a revenge theme, horror is based on a thrilling, scary theme and westerns are based on cowboys. Due to revenge having a specific theme we have also chosen this so it can give our film a tension building and thrilling theme.

Below is a typical revenge scene from the film "Adulthood" where Trifes uncle has found out that Sam had killed his nephew. He seeks revenge on Sam for doing this and towards the end of the scene Jay attempts to get his old friend Moony to take his revenge out on Sam for killing their friend Trife.

The genre of the film is vital as it could be misleading and the wrong sort of people may watch a film thinking it is a different genre when it is actually the opposite to the genre they would like to watch, this influences the comments on the film whether it's good or not the genre will tell the audience straight away what type of content is in the film.

We chose these two genre's as they are popular amongst the British and American public, also they can be watched by various of different types of people such as gangsters themselves, teenagers, young adults and most of the public nation. However, there are only a few british, young, gangster type films, therefore, the British public appreciates the gangster movies made by their own country. Countries such as America (who have gangster gangs) and Italy (who have mafia's) usually produce the gangster movies.

(By Beckψ)