U1-33 : FILM OPENING PROJECT 2008/9

Cold Turkey Montage

2009-03-12T08:15:00.000-07:00

This montage of our film shows the representation of a gritty presentation of shots which is created from the clothes of the characters in hoodies, tracksuits etc. as well as the colour of a darker atmosphere with the strong colours of red coming through. With the locations and setting of a typical shop and a more run down summerhouse to show a more grimey stylised drug den and British shop.

Rough Cut Feedback

2009-03-10T07:16:00.000-07:00

Our rough cut was lacking in much of the vital features that make a good film opening such as :

- Soundtrack
- Voice-over
- Production Logo
- Finished Editing

The groups feedback picked up on this and much of there points helped us to strengthen our film opening. Our final piece lasted a lot longer, had a synchronized soundtrack to what was happening on screen as well as a relevant voice-over to what was happening on screen which made the film fit together really well.

Also from watching other peoples production logos we realised that ours needed to be much better so we scrapped our original idea and started again. We came up with something much more relevant to our production name in terms of visual and sound.

Character analysis

2009-03-10T07:15:00.000-07:00

Character Analysis

We decided to base our characters with the similarity to Trainspotting's characters Renton and Spud as the scene ralates with our running scene. Our clothing is quite different towards trainspotting as our clothing isnt as mature and a bit more stylised towards Kidulthood character clothing, but our acting and character actions are a lot similar to Trainspotting with a bit more stylised narrative and actions but based upon the same style and look.

Triainspotting

Cold Turkey

Cold Turkey

2009-03-09T04:53:00.000-07:00

This is our Final cut and finished product.

Cold Turkey

Roughcut

2009-03-02T02:58:00.000-08:00

Things that need to be included:

- our sound which is done but we didn't manage to include it in time.
- we need to include a voice over as its a main part of explaining our video.
- we also need to include titles such as director as well as our production logo.

Group feedback:
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Locations List

2009-02-09T03:54:00.000-08:00

The locations we will be using in our british social realist drama will be:

- SummerHouse
- Max's House
- Happy Shopper
- Public Areas Of Newmarket

Shot List

2009-02-09T03:51:00.000-08:00

the shots we would be using would be a range to hopefully show more of the British social realism style, these would include;

- long shot
- medium shot
- close up
- track shot
- pan shot
- worms eye view

opening sequence

2009-02-09T03:14:00.000-08:00

Our opening sequence will start with a long shot of the two main characters running out of a shop (probably the corner shop in Newmarket), this will be a long shot with the two characters running towards the camera then it will go to a tracking shot following them running, after it will probably switch to a long/match on action shot of one of them falling over and a close up of a reaction such as a smile etc. The next part we will record will be the quick shots over the voice over of one of us stealing, taking drugs and fighting so a quick medium shot of putting something in my coat and then a close up shot from under a glass table snorting a line of sherbet. The fighting short shot will be a sped up shot of a quick punch or headbutt. the next scene will be based in one of our houses probably a summerhouse and the state of the summerhouse will be very untidy and in a bad state with a few of us sitting round taking drugs and will still have a voice over at points with the music playing showing the amount that we do and to show how our lives are fading away then one point the music stops and a close up of one of us about to take a line but stays still staring until he throws it away and leaves then the title comes up.

Animatic

2009-01-29T07:45:00.000-08:00

This is our group animatic for our opening sequence of a British Social Realism which involves two best mates who live for the weekend who do three things in life drugs, steal, fights. But after looking at his life one mate wants out.

Mood Board

2009-01-26T03:55:00.000-08:00

prop and costume possibilities

2009-01-22T07:19:00.000-08:00

Props

the possible props that we will need will include:

- Fake Drugs - Ecstacy(sweets), heroine(needle with water - not injected), Cocaine(sherbert)

- DVD Cases
- Rizzla
- Alcohol

Costume

the possible costumes that we will need will include:

- cap (burberry)
- Parker coat
- hoody
- trackies
- warn trainers

Title Credits

2009-01-22T07:12:00.000-08:00

We will have to include our title credits which will include most probably:

- Director
- Editor
- Sound Editor
- Cinematographer
- Producer
- Actors Names

etc.

we will try to include all of these in the opening sequence in the same fade or style we decide on.

Title ideas

2009-01-20T06:18:00.000-08:00

For our British social realism we have decided on a few title names to use:

- Cold Turkey
- Addicted
- Addict
- sweep stake

we have decided to name our film Cold turkey because as a group we have thought that Cold Turkey would represent the film in a better context.

Overall plot

2009-01-20T05:15:00.000-08:00

we have based are ideas upon British social realism dramas and have gone with the idea of 'drug addiction' and two friends life, of how one wants to leave the drug cycle as his life is spiraling into a black hole which he cant get out of unless he gives up the drugs. One friend loves his life at the moment but the other one wants out the only way he can is go against his life and friend. Our idea has originated from Social realism dramas such as trainspotting and rise of the footsoldier.

Room for Romeo Brass Analysis

2009-01-19T01:08:00.000-08:00

The film 'A Room For Romeo Brass' was released in 1999 and directed by Shane Meadows. It is a social realist drama that won awards for best british film, best director and best british screenplay. It follows the young Romeo and his best friend Gavin, as they undergo a tumultuous period in their childhood. After saving them from a beating by some local youths, the enigmatic Morell befriends the two boys and takes a liking to Romeo's older sister, Ladine Brass. However when Gavin plays a practical joke on Morell to make him look foolish in front of Ladine things turn sour for the pair. In retaliation Morell attempts to drive a wedge between the two best friends in order to keep them apart and thus ensure that he stays close to Romeo and Ladine. But when Ladine rejects Morell's advances he becomes increasingly violent towards Romeo and Gavin, leaving it up to Romeo's absentee father, Joe, to save the day.

The sequence opens with Romeo and Gavin walking through the countryside but the pair have to rest because of Gavin's bad back. They then continue to walk until they come to the local chip shop where romeo has been sent to get dinner for the family.
The camera shots are fairly slow giving each character a lot of screentime. The camera shots start with an establishing shot showing the boys in a field. Then the camera zooms in to a mid shot to show the two boys talking. The opening sequence is accompanied by a soundtrack,"A Message to You Rudy" by The Specials. This gives to opening scene a light hearted atmospere. I think this is to show contrast from the start of the film to what happens later on. The music continues to point where romeo gets home and gets told off for eating everyones food. This intensifies the mood of the scene. This is example of social realism as this is a real life situation.

Conventions of a British social realism

2009-01-15T07:59:00.000-08:00

Most British social realism Dramas include certain conventions to make them a social realism drama, we will have to make sure our ideas include these conventions, they include:

- working class
- edge of society
- crime
- unemployed
- troubled
- drugs
- personal relationships
- real life situations
- reality
- rarely stylized and exaggerated

Football factory Analysis

2009-01-15T07:33:00.000-08:00

Football Factory Analysis

I am looking at British social realism so in order to analyse the opening sequence of football factory, I will look at the different micro elements and try and establish how they are used to set up character, narrative and genre.

The music to start off with is Primal Scream – swastika eyes quite a drum and bass/indie type music that would be used in this term to build up as if they were ‘buzzing’ a build up towards a bigger scene, this also represents the characters and what there about as we can tell a meet or arranged fight.
The mise en scene is one of the most important factors I feel as its all about reputation and from the costumes the characters are all wearing ‘fighting’ related costumes such as stone island and duffle coats, as well as the cockney accent and large groups preparing for a meet. You can tell from the location of tottenham hotspur football club with surrounding police. All of this gives off this build up with a tense dialogue and military type actions lead to this big meet.
The camerawork on the opening sequence starts with a small establishing shot with a few characters, then it switch’s to sharp switching group shots with a lot of tracking shots to show the readiness of them getting to the meet. There are a lot of group shots to represent the ‘firm’ aspect.
The editing of football factory is sharp gritty edit to represent the characters emotions, however t slows down on the monologue sequence and shows Danny Dyer’s thoughts on life but speeds back up and gets hit to show there overall life and what they live for, fighting.

So overall it’s sequence that wants to show urban fighting and show the brutal side to football but still have this bond n firms.

Lewis Bird

British social realism examples

2008-11-28T04:13:00.001-08:00

As a group we have decided to do an opening sequence on a British social realism so we have looked at different types of British social realism, to show the range of ideas that can influence and inspire us.

A Room For Romeo Brass

Hunger

KiDULTHOOD

Lewis Bird
Max Bromley