Textual Analysis-26th November

The Darjeeling Limited
We looked at a number of different film clips in order to accumulate techniques that we could use for our project. The first film we looked at was called “The Darjeeling Limited”. Elements of this we could use were the use of a prominent colour throughout. The yellow colour saturation shows part of the Indian culture and setting. The way the opening is shot makes the audience believe The Business Man (Bill Murray) is the main character until Peter L. Whitman (Adrien Brody) appears in the shot. It becomes apparent he will be the main character because of the way he is dressed and the way he is shot as we see his full face which the camera lingers on unlike the other character. The title is incorporated into the film on the end of the train. We could use the same technique in our film to make the titles more interesting. The use of slow motion to extend the act of getting on the train creates anticipation for the audience and is a good technique to use.

Beth's Preliminary Project Video

This is the project I did with 'Beth,Fay,Hatty,Matty Productions'

You can see more at 'bethfayhattymatty.blogspot.com'

Beth xx

Textual Analysis-19th November

Harry Potter and Misdirection
We watched clips from Harry Potter and also a University student’s project called Misdirection by Tom Edwards. Through watching the clips we discovered some techniques that we would like to use in out project. One of the techniques was to do with the dream sequence from Harry Potter Order of the Phoenix where they used a whoosh sound affect to draw the audience into the dream. The director chose to use quick cuts and match-on-action to flick between Harry Potter and his dream. Showing him sweating and tossing and turning shows the conventional idea of a horror nightmare. The following of the snake in the reflection shows a contrast from reality and creates an enigma for the audience. The colour wash furthermore signifies the difference between reality and the dream sequence. We could use this in our project if we wanted to include a flashback or a memory. The camera rarely stops moving which makes it easy to watch as it keeps the audience engaged. We feel more fluid camera movement would improve our filming technique.

Beth and Marêmé X

Preliminary project - Beth

I have written about my preliminary project on my old group’s page, ‘bethfayhattymatty.blogspot.com’ but here’s a brief summary of what process we went through to create our project.
Location
When choosing the location, we looked at a few possibilities; the options were either in a pub, where we would film an equilibrium scene of two locals having a conversation. This would have been easy to film and fit all the camera technicalities, but would have also been boring to watch as the story line wouldn’t engage the audience. Another problem with using the pub was getting permission to film in there as we are all under 18. The next location we considered was the cellars at the school. By using these, we could have created a horror genre which would engage the audience. However, having visited them and doing a risk assessment, they were too dangerous to film in and it would have been awkward to film out of college hours. The final location we considered was using the ‘everyday’ setting of the family home. This meant we could easily film the technical camera angles and it was easily accessible to film out of college.
Storyline
To create our storyline we ‘brainstormed’ our ideas on an A3 page. Whilst we were doing this we had to consider the setting that we had already chosen so we had to have a storyline that fits in with the setting in terms of genre. Once we had the main ideas for our film, we then storyboarded them where we could think into more detail about how each bit would be filmed and set. So we were ready to film.
Filming
We did most of the filming outside of college hours. We already knew how each scene was going to be filmed and staged so it was just a case of setting up the location with props etc. and filming it. We filmed each scene at least 3 times so it gave us more to work with when editing.
Editing
The editing was the hardest part of the process but once we had uploaded our video we could then play around with clips and see what editing worked well. We tried to add quick cuts and cut out any unwanted noise or filming.

Beth X X

Marêmé's Preliminary Project Video

This is my preliminary project i did with L.E.M.R PRODUCTIONS

You can see more at lemrproductions.blogspot.com

Marêmé X

Final Questionnaire

Questionnaire
We are Bethany Lees and Mareme Mufwoko and we are creating a film for our Westwood College AS Level coursework. We would be very appreciative if you could take a few moments to fill in our questionnaire. Thanks.
What is your gender?
Male
Female
What is your age?
18-25
26-33
34-41
42-49
50-57
57 +
What genre of films do you prefer to watch? Please tick appropriate box(es)
Comedy
Horror
Action
Sci-fi
Romantic
RomCom
Thriller
Animation
Other please state ………………………………………………..
State your favourite film from your chosen genre.
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What TV channels do you watch most frequently?
BBC
ITV
Channel 4
FIVE
Music channels
Documentary Channels
Sky Movies
Freeview movies
Other Please state………………………………………………..
What would you expect to see in films of these genres? (e.g. Sci-fi-aliens, spaceships etc.)
Thriller……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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Romantic………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
What is your preferred way to watch films?
Cinema
DVD
TV
Computer/internet
Screenings
Other

Borderliners and The Stars' Tennis Balls

The events that occur in "Borderliners" revolve a lot around time and the fact that time seems to be controlling everybody's actions. Peter, the main character goes to a school in Denmark and claims they control everything using linear time. Peter and his two friends take an epic journey through the book to