Luke Powell G321: February 2015

Friday, 13 February 2015

Title Research - DeanBear Chronicles

For our opening scene we want a tense sort of intro to help contrast the music we are planning on using which will require the opening title sequence to be quick and effective.

In terms of design, the opening title sequence involving the DeanBear Chronicles in which the constant fading in of letters allows the music and title to be emphasised to the audience. The font is pretty standard but it is also effective with the red stripe giving it added effect and allowing the audience to easily identify with the title of the film

Thursday, 12 February 2015

Vindictive - Final Setting

Final Setting
For the Final setting we chose to film in a place that we can all get to and isn't really far away all of us. We chose to film at one of our houses but it was only for the scene where we discover the body of the first protagonist brother, after we made the decision to do the fight scene at the bridge. Which at first we thought was a good idea however there was a bad factor to filming at the bridge, People kept walking past the bridge because it is a public place and that gave us a disadvantage to get the shots in a short amount of time. We spent over 4 hours there filming because people kept walking past and postponing out film time. But it was all worth it in the end because it was a nice location and it was a closed space which gives us the opportunity to use the environment around us, to use it for the fight scene.

The setting that we originally wanted was to be set into the woods ( The Old Common in Cobham) where there is hardly any people to disturb the filming. Also it is a place where a murder would usually happen in action films so we were thinking of going there but the plot changed and we ended going to a place a lot closer.

Vindictive - Costume Research

Protagonists costumes vary throughout an action film, from smart suits when in public and special military uniforms for missions.

When there are scenes of the protagonist in public places such as at a party or in the street, without being on a mission, they are generally in smart suits. This shows they are important and represents their professionalism. It also shows their normal life and so is one part of the movie that the audience can relate to. Suits are generally black and white and not colourful, showing there formality, just like the image above. Famous protagonists such as James Bond often wear tuxedos as their mission mainly involves them going to parties to get more information about their target and lets them take a break from their hectic day-today lifestyle.

Most of the film will be shown when the protagonist is on a mission, so they will be mainly in their special mission uniform. This reflects the other part of their life, one that everyday people in the film are not aware of. This shows that most of the time that the protagonist saves the world, without most of the world knowing of his existence. The costumes in these scenes are often dark coloured as this helps them with blending in when on a stealth mission. They are also not baggy and are supposed to designed for swift and agile movement, so are likely to be tight and show some skin to show off muscles.

Other action heroes look more masculine, as these protagonists are involved with physical fighting, much more than a spy movie such as James Bond or Mission Impossible. They usually show more muscles to represent their fighting skills and masculinity. They will usually wear a vest or a lot of the time, shirtless.

Vindictive - Shots List

A Close Up is a shot of just someones face. It is very important when using conversation in movies and helps with storytelling.

A Medium Shot is the most common shot in movies as it shows more than a close up but less than a long shot.

A Long Shot is a shot of a characters whole body.It is not as big as an establishing shot.

A Dolly Zoom shot is when the camera goes towards something, while everything around zooms out.

An Establishing Shot shows where the following scene is going to take place and is usually high up, showing a whole building or other setting.

A Low Angle Shot is a shot looking up at someone or something from low down. It is especially good to show power and dominance.

A High Angle Shot is a shot looking down at someone or something from high up. It is especially good at showing someone alone or showing that they're weak.

An Over-The-Shoulder Shot is a shot looking over the shoulder of someone, looking at another subject from behind the shoulder.This is commonly used in conversation and can establish a connection in a conversation between two subjects.

A Pan shot is a shot moving either left-to-right or right-to-left. It is commonly used in car chases and at the start of a scene with an establishing shot, making a panning-establishing shot.

A POV Shot or Point-Of-View Shot is a shot from the perspective of a character in a film. This is commonly used in horrors, as it can portray what life is like in a antagonists eyes.

A Tilt shot moves from down-to-up or up-to-down, so is like a panning shot but moves vertically rather than horizontally. A shot moving up towards the sky if often the closing shot of many movies.

A Top Shot is a shot looking down at a subject, and so views it from a birds-eye-view perspective. Commonly shot to reflect the intensity of the movie so far, therefore it can be a prolonged shot.

A Tracking Shot is a shot that follows a subject from behind, to the side, or in front of it.

A Two-Shot is a shot that films two people. This can be used to establish links between two characters.

A Zoom shot allows the camera to get closer to a subject without physically moving the camera. Crash zooms do the same but are much quicker.

Vindictive - Moodboard

In action movies, these five elements are almost always within the movie. Quite often, the antagonist is foreign and has a very noticeable scar that says something about his past. Action films are also well known for their weapons, cars and car chases and loads of explosions. Frequently, there are women in action movies that the protagonist fights for or is trying to save. They can be a sidekick or taken as hostage and so is a motive for the protagonist through out the movie.

Wednesday, 11 February 2015

Vindictive - Own Idea Brainstorm

Genre: Horror

Train Station at night
Murderer or paranormal entity
Antagonist appears at end
Eerie
Dim lighting

Setting

The setting we want to use is a train station at night or with dim lighting. This creates the danger effect and makes it more eerie. It should also be empty so should be filmed when no trains are coming or loads of people there.

Characters

The main character of the scene could be a female as they are portrayed as innocent and vulnerable in dark moments when they are alone.

Genre: Action Not a lot of dialogue
Villain boss speaks to henchman, tells him to get the two heroes
In the woods
Hero walking around, villain revealed behind him
Suspense arises as villain prepares to make his move on hero without hero knowing
Suddenly hero blocks attack (possibly hears a stick break that the villain steps on
Fight Scene - camera moves horizontally as fight takes place. Both hit each other, hero delivers final blow dazing villain, POV of villain on floor, looking up to the sky, blurry vision, hero appears blocking the light
Hero stamps on villains face. Boot creates black screen, title revealed

Hero
Serious
Wears cool shades
Walking boots
Long opened jacket/shirt
Styled hair
Mysterious
Fighter
Doesn't speak much

Villain
Pale face
Scars on face-under eye
Red/dark eyes
Uncontrollable
Casual/dark clothing
Zombie-like, has virus infection to brain
Doesn't speak
Makes growling noises, shouting noises

Vindictive - Certificate Research

U is an age certificate that stands for Universal and is suitable for ages 4 and over. Violence is very mild in U rated films so will probably not be the age certificate given to our opening of our action film, as this could result in children copying what happens in a fight scene and this could be potentially dangerous.

PG is an age certificate that stands for Parental Guidance and this means that the film is suitable for general viewing but some scenes might be unsuitable for young children so parental permission must be given. It is generally suitable for children aged 8 years and over. There is only mild violence in PG rated films so this might not be the suitable age certificate for our opening to a action film.

12A is an age certificate that shows that the following film is not suitable for ages under 12 years old, unless accompanied by an adult. 12 rated films are not suitable for children under 12 completely. 12(A) films might show briefly sex or nudity and moderate violence could be shown, but should not be detailed e.g. no emphasis on blood or injuries, but maybe little amounts of gore. Horror films can be certified as 12(A) but only moderate physical and psychological threat is permitted, and as long as horror scenes are not prolonged and not too frequent.

15 is an age certificate that is given to films that are not suitable for people under the age 15. Generally, 15 rated films can have strong violence, frequent strong language, sexual activity, discriminatory language/behaviour, drug taking. Strong language includes words such as f**k and occasionally c**t and can be racist, homophobic or other discriminatory language. Sexual activity should not be strongly detailed, but scenes can be quite long. Strong violence should not be focused on injury or pain, and is unlikely to show strong gory images.

18 is an age certificate that is given to films that are not suitable for people under 18. 18 rated films might contain very strong violence, frequent strong language, strong scenes of sexual activity, strong horror scenes with blood and gore and discriminatory language and behaviour. There is no limit on the amount of use of swearing and so can be frequent and aggressive. This includes racist, homophobic and other discriminatory language. There can be strong, detailed portrayals of sex, including full nudity. Strong violence includes scenes of infliction of pain and injury, including sadistic gory images. Horror films are mainly 18 rated as these can contain very strong horror, gore or sustained threat, and there no limits. Drug taking is likely to be shown but must not promote or encourage drug misuse.

Vindictive - Character Research

Character Background Information:

Primary Protagonist (Luke): The main character in the opening scene, a calm and collected character who has an expertise in fighting through the training he received in the military. His role in the Puppeteers company is highly disputed as his constant disregard of the set rules and his natural leadership qualities leave him as a major concern for mutiny to the Puppeteer, his mysterious and relaxed nature is integral in his antisocial behaviour towards the other members of the corporation. We have chosen to make this character have these character traits as we believe that the antisocial and somewhat uncaring attitude can help the audience relate this character to others from the action genre due to the masculinity and strength shown in the characters personality.

Secondary Protagonist (Matt): The supposed partner to the main character in the opening scene, he in many ways contrasts the quiet and serious nature of the protagonist as his light-hearted and humorous approach helps lighten the somewhat atmosphere of the group. He is known to be somewhat clumsy and forgetful but is also known to be a great leader due to his vast charismatic skill and ability to talk to most people, also accompanied with his high skill in weaponry and tactics. We have chosen to give this personality to this character as more often or not in action films the main protagonist is contrasted through the secondary protagonist as direct opposites.

Primary Antagonist (Bill): The main antagonist of the opening scene; a power hungry and manipulative tyrant, a criminal mastermind in the streets of London who's cruel and abusive tactics have made him a feared adversary amongst the cities authorities. He is an upper class businessman who gave into insanity's grip as shown by his unquenchable blood-lust and enjoyment in others misfortune, his upper class but maniacal look helps add an ominous and slightly eerie look to this business tycoon. We have chosen to make the antagonist of the film possess these traits as we believe that these characteristics will give him an original and idealistic personality which people can immediately assume his villainous nature and link him with other antagonists from other action films.

Secondary Antagonist (Conor): A professional assassin; known throughout the corporation as one of the best in business, his no-nonsense and meticulous attitude to his work has acquired him a reputation amongst his peers as one not to be messed with. His headstrong and sadistic personality ensures that although many find his profession inhumane, he is known to often enjoy the thrill given to him through physical combat or dangerous stunts and enjoys the psychological torture in which he can inflict upon his opponents. We have chosen to give this character this no-nonsense attitude as we believe the professionalism portrayed from this character will help emphasize the characters intentions and easily separate him from the main protagonists and allow him to stand out amongst the other characters.

Vindictive - Primary Plot

Location - London
establishing shot
over the shoulder shot
dialogue between bill and conor - "they've crossed the line for the last time, deal with them...........i've got business of my own to tend to"
bill leaves conference room and calls luke/matt
luke/matt answers phone call - "you've got a shipment, meet at the designated area"
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location - wooded area
dialogue between matt and luke - "somethings not right here, where is the shipment?"
conor enters secne
dialogue between matt, luke and conor - "i'm afraid there wont be a shipment"
"conor? what are you doing here?"
"just............doing my job"
conor pulls out a weapon but is quickly disarmed
fight scene ensues
fight ends with conor being defeated
luke picks up phone from conor
phone rings
dialogue between bill and luke - "you've messed with the wrong people"
"that's where you're wrong i'm afriad"
"what do you mean"
"have you checked on your family recently?"
luke and matt leave wooded area
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location - suburban housing complex
dolly shot of entering the house
forward following shot of matt and luke looking into the houses various rooms
shot from the inside of a room of luke and matt entering the room
medium shot of luke
blood shown on the floor
shot follows luke and matt movement around table
close up of luke
shot of a dead family member
luke breaks down
phone rings; with unknown number shown on the screen
end.

Vindictive - Soundtrack Analysis of Action Films

The sound which is in action films is very loud for examples explosions, gunfire, punch and shouting. This is mainly because it is the fighting which uses it so that it makes it look better.

In martial art films they mostly uses hand to hand combat and to make it look good they need to add some sound affects. What they would use are different punching sounds and impact sounds. This makes it sound more realistic and doesn't make it boring for the audience to watch.

Gunfire sound would make the scene sound more exciting and realistic for the scene.When someone is firing a gun the audience is expected to get adrenaline from the gunfire this is a sound which is definitely needed if guns are involved in a film.

Explosions - There are many different types of explosion sounds which are in action movies, for example car explosions, petrol station explosions, explosions from missiles. Shots being fired from a helicopter. This all affects the scene and film because if the explosions sound the same then it will get repetitive and will become a bit boring. This will also make it more exciting for the audience to experience and would give them adrenaline.

Shouting - Shouting in an action movies is needed to make it seem more intense for the audience. For example if soldiers are in a middle of a battlefield to make the scene look more intense and realistic for the audience.

Vindictive - Soundtrack Research

We have looked at a range of different soundtracks to attempt to compliment the film we are making and its individual qualities. We researched specific non-copyrighted soundtracks by using the available filters on the websites we were using, there were a wide array of moods and genres available under the action category which all had different tempos and rhythms to it. For our opening scene we will need at least one soundtrack which will accompany the chase or fight scene we are planning to achieve and as we are mainly focusing on non-diegetic soundtracks to help add emphasis to the on screen actors and the plot of the movie, we may require a slower quieter soundtrack to play in the background to help add tension to the scene we are portraying. To find these soundtracks we will be looking on the website - http://incompetech.com/music.

When choosing the soundtrack for our film we chose to stick to percussion or acoustic music to help emphasize the main chase and fight scene in our film, however we will add other elements to our music to add structure and tension to our scene. It also gives our audience an obvious indication of its action genre and allows them to compare our movie to others of the same genre.

When choosing the specified website we ensured that we were given appropriate choices of different genres appropriate for our type of film. The genres we looked into particularly were suspenseful, action, chase scene and tense, we chose these because the main scene we looked into to be accompany was the chase and fight scene we are incorporating into our action film. We also looked into a slower more ambient type of music which could be used to play in the background behind the production credits and the introduction.

1. Volatile Reaction by Kevin Macleod - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3Jr9t_jFcE

After choosing our options for our possible soundtrack, the website gave us some selected soundtracks which fitted towards what we are expecting in our soundtrack, from the options that we had chosen from. The first music we selected was Volatile Reaction, we chose this because we believe it would be suitable for our chase and fight scene as it begins slowly and the tempo then increases dramatically which could emphasize the chase between the antagonist and the protagonists of our film.

2. Feral Chase by Kevin Macleod - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJbYhwyK8tc

The second option we deemed acceptable for our film was feral chase as we believe it would offer us a substantial good starting area in the film. We believe it would be best suited to use during the production credits and introduction scene to our movie to help make the atmosphere tense, which helps our characters in the film stand out more with the dialogue they are reciting and allows the audience to become easily immersed into our opening scene.

Action Genre - Questionnaire

1. Whats your favourite type of action film?
- spy
-gangster
-war
-sci-fi
-martial arts
-other
please state________________________________________________

2. What do you look for in a action film?
- relateable characters
- good storyline
- over the top action
- fight scenes
- car chases
- other
please state_______________________________________________

3. what characters do you expect to see in an action film?
- masculine hero
- sophisticated hero
- damsel in distress
- crazy villain
- female protagonist
- Attractive girls
- other
please state_______________________________________________

4. How do action films generally make you feel?
- excited
- tense
- anxious
- curious
- intrigued
- bored
- enraged
- other
please state______________________________________________

5. How often do you watch films?
- very often
- sometimes
- rarely
- never
- all the time
- other
please state______________________________________________

6. In particular, do you enjoy action movies?
- yes
- no
- sometimes
- not really
- other
please state______________________________________________

7. Who do you like to watch films with?
- parents
- friends
- siblings
- strangers at the cinema
- other
please state______________________________________________

8. Whats your favourite action movie?
please state______________________________________________

9. Do you generally look for music in an action film?
- yes
- no
- sometimes
- not really
- never
- other
please state______________________________________________

10. Would you watch an amateur action film?
- yes
- no
- maybe
- other
please state______________________________________________

Action Movie - Questionnaire Results

Participant 1:

1. spy/war
2. over the top action
3. attractive girls
4. excited
5. very often
6. yes
7. anyone
8. the Hunger Games/ Saving Private Ryan
9. not really
10. maybe
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Participant 2:

1. sci-fi
2. good storyline
3. attractive girls
4. tense
5. rarely
6. yes
7. anyone
8. star wars
9. yes
10. maybe
__________________________________________

Participant 3:

1. gangster
2. dramatic deaths
3. attractive girls
4. intrigued
5. very often
6. yes
7. friends/siblings
8. star wars/ wolf on wall street
9. yes
10. no
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Participant 4:

1. spy
2. fight scenes
3. attractive girls
4. excited
5. very often
6. yes
7. siblings
8. saving private ryan/star wars/ enemy at the gates/defiance
9. sometimes
10. no
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Participant 5:

1. spy/gangster/war/sci-fi
2. fight scenes/ good storyline/ car chases
3. sophisticated hero
4. excited
5. often
6. sometimes
7. anyone
8. Valkyrie/defiance/ taken
9. not really
10. yes

Vindictive - Influences on Production

Our production was influenced by a variety of different action films across the genre which allowed us to compare the similarities of the films in the genre to help us pick a suitable plot to our movie opening. We decided to look at a range of opening scenes to various action movies including Getaway which offered us a unique opening scene incorporating flashbacks and the plot of the movie together to help emphasise the dialogue between the characters and helps add structure and effect to the film.

We also looked at various action films involving a fight or chase scene at the beginning of the film as that is what we are aiming for. Including films such as quantum of solace in which the scene opens with a chase scene between the main character and the first antagonist they have to battle. It also highlights the protagonists individual skills and allows the audience to relate more to the character as they can compare him to other action movie heroes in the genre.

Our main protagonist was influenced heavily by the stereotypical strong hero in action films including James Bond as he is shown as a strong but often quiet type in the film, we based Luke's character on this as we believed it would reflect action heroes in general and allow the audience contrast the characters in our film with other action movie heroes. We also decided that due to our film containing two heroes, we also looked at the role in which the other protagonist could play. We also looked at action movies which revolved around two main heroes including movies such as the other guys in which we are presented with characters which contrast eachother. We are planning to incorporate this into our film as we want to show this difference to help emphasise the characters relationship and allows us to relate more to the characters more in our film. We have thus decided to make the second protagonist a more light hearted character who may be used to relieve some of the tension in our opening scene.

Vindictive - Questionnaire Analysis

Looking at the results we got from our questionnaire about action films in general we found that our participants had various similarities between their results. We found that a common theme throughout our questionnaire was that the vast majority of participants selected an attractive girl to be a character they would expect to see in an action film which we can most likely relate to the majority of participants being male in our survey. We also found that all our participants experienced positive emotions after watching an action film including terms such as excited or intrigued and that the majority also watched films in general often. One answer stood out as being very popular which all of our participants answered yes when asked if they enjoy action films which is a positive sign for the film we have selected to make.

Some key differences we also saw in the results were the difference in category which our participants chose in terms of favourite type of action film; we found that participants were often split between war, gangster and spy films which helps emphasise the broad audience which watch action films. We also saw a split in terms of favourite films, we had some selecting a variety of war films such as Defiance, Saving Private Ryan and Enemy at the Gates as well as this we also saw star wars as a popular choice amongst our participants. We also saw a range of answers in terms of the participants willingness to watch an amateur action film with only one participant saying yes whilst the others were split between no and maybe which highlights the initial uneasiness of our participants at watching an amateur film.

Vindictive - Update to Plot

In our opening two minutes, the scene opens with the main antagonist and another character in which they are engaging in a fight in which the antagonist is shown to be over powering his opponent who is in obvious distress. The scene cuts out and focuses on the two main protagonists in which they are shown to be walking in a residential district in which they are then contacted by who the audience assume is their designated boss. The boss instructs them to go investigate a crime happening in a house nearby in which they comply with the request and are seen to run towards the required destination.

The scene cuts back to the main antagonist in which it shows his final attack on the other character in which the other character appears to of been strangled to death. The protagonists are then shown to be running towards a house in which they enter to discover the body of the other character. After quickly checking for life signs, they are greeted with the grisly fact that he is in fact dead. One of the protagonists then checks out the window in which they see a man attempt to escape from the vicinity in which the protagonists split off with one following the escapee and the other attempting to cut off his route. The escapee and the chaser run through the rural neighbourhood across the various obstacles which they come across with the other protagonist in close pursuit.

They run up a muddy path in which the protagonist manages to catch the antagonist on a wooden bridge, in which the antagonist manages to retaliate and force the protagonist past him; after a stumble the protagonist regains his composure and gets ready to fight. The protagonist is then joined by his colleague in which they then face off with the antagonist with one on either side of the antagonist. They then engage in a close quarter fight between the three of them in which the antagonist depicts his individual skill after being disarmed and gains the upper hand before being pinned back by the onslaught of attacks by one of the characters.

He manages to substantially injure one of the protagonists with his weapon in which him and the other protagonist face off in a one on one fight, involving a lot of swift punches and tactics in which they try and beat each other. The protagonist eventually wins the fight in which he knocks the antagonist to the floor with the weapon and subsequently restrains him, he then attempts to tend to his friends wounds but to no avail as his colleague dies. Overcome by rage he raids the body of the antagonist for some sort of information on why this happened, he eventually locates a phone which then rings at that exact moment, followed by the scene ending.

Vindictive - Bullet Styling

Title Research - Bullet Styling

For our title sequence we wanted to incorporate the speed and tension often associated with action films and allow the title to be effective.

We have selected to look at this bullet styling title sequence to help give us an idea of how a moment often shown in horror movies such as a bullet firing can be shown from the very beginning of the film to help infer the audience of the contents in the movies plot. The bullet helps add emphasis on the titles being presented to the audience and helps portray the action movie qualities to the audience. Once again the font is basic but also metallic which allows a contrast with other action movies with a similar title including films such as Transformers.

Vindictive - Cast

Matt - Protagonist

We have selected to make Matt one of the two main protagonists as we believe that he can create a character who is professional but somewhat light hearted. We believe that Matt can portray his character as a natural leader and someone who both creates plans and follows through with them, this will hopefully allow us to easily portray these qualities through the dialogue and body language we will use in our film.

Luke - Protagonist

We have selected to make Luke the other protagonist as we believe that he can provide a stark contrast to Matt's character; in which involves him acting as more of a serious character compared to Matt's charismatic one. We have decided to make Luke more of a follower to help portray more of the relationship between the characters as we believe that this can help emphasise the overall balance between the two characters.

Conor - Antagonist

We have selected Conor as the main antagonist in our opening scene as we believe that he can create a more serious and professional character and he will also be able to portray the professionalism of his character through the fight scene we are planning to incorporate. We believe that Conor will be able to portray his characters individual qualities during the opening scene and we also believe that his character can emphasise the plot of the story and also the storyline between the characters in the opening scene.

Bill - Victim / Boss

We have selected to make Bill both the victim and the other antagonist in this scene as we believe that he can portray an accurate death in which we are required to have in the film and can also provide the voice and body for the background boss of the protagonists in our scene. We selected Bill to play two roles as we believed that due to the quick demise of Bill's character we believe that he would be the appropriate choice for another character.

Vindictive - Fight Scene Choreography

Establishing moment; carries on from chase scene

1. Conor shoves Matt past him
2. Conor turns to see Luke
3. fight begins
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First part of the fight: 2 vs 1 on opposing sides

4. Conor faces Luke in which Matt attacks from behind with a right hook
5. Conor parries with the outside of his right arm and kicks Matt into the bridge with his left leg
6. Matt is knocked into the side of the bridge
7. Luke attacks this time with a low punch
8. Conor parries once again by pushing the punch downward and kicks Luke back
9. Luke is temporarily stunned, leaving Matt and Conor to fight
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Second part of the fight: 1 vs1

10. Matt attacks with a superman punch with haste
11. Conor has no time to react and is swiftly punched
12. This is then followed by quick kneeing / kicking to Conor
13. Conor deflects one of Matt's attacks and retaliates with a low sweep
14. Matt is knocked to the floor, in which Conor repeatedly attacks Matt
15. Luke regains his composure and tackles Conor off of Matt
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Third part of the fight: 2 vs 1 on the same side

16. everyone proceeds to get up
17. Matt and Luke remove coats to symbolise the intensity of the next part of the fight scene
18. Luke does a spinning kick in which Conor easily dodges by rolling to his side
19. Matt follows up with a push-kick in which Conor is hit but swiftly reasserts himself
20. Matt goes in with a right hook, which conor dodge again by ducking under
21. Conor counters by uppercutting Matt and then side-kicking him away
22. Conor follows this with a roundhouse kick on Luke, knocking him to the side
23. Conor proceeds to kick Luke in the back of the leg and punches him, leaving him out of the fight
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Fourth part of the fight; Conclusion

24. Matt attacks with an array of moves in which he uses a right hook and uppercut followed by a leg-sweep
25. Conor is hit by both punches by jumps the leg sweep
26. Conor follows in with a right hook
27. Matt blocks it and elbow Conor rendering him out of the fight
28. Conor is knocked down and Matt subsequently restrains him
29. short dialogue between Luke and Matt
30. scene ends on a phone ringing - signifying that it is not over

Vindictive - Fight Scene Camera Angles

establishing shot

1. match on action, high angle, pov
2. over the shoulder
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4.shot behind conor, medium shot
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6. side shot
7.over the shoulder
8. over the shoulder
9.high angle
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10. birds eye
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14. diagonal shot, medium shot
15. pov
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16. medium shot
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19. side shot, low angle shot
20. side shot, medium shot
21. side shot
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24. low angle
25. low angle, close up
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28. floor shot
29. shot / reverse shot, close up, high angle
30. match on action

Vindictive - Final Script

Characters:
Matt - Primary protagonist / best friend
Luke - Secondary Protagonist / action hero
Conor - Main antagonist / murderer
Bill - Victim

introduction:
establishing shot
CWP Films

*scene is introduced with Matt and Luke walking out of a suburban housing complex in which they are contacted by Matt's phone*
Matt: Hello?
*the question is answered silently to Matt but to the enigma of the audience*
Matt: alright . . . . Got it
*Matt puts the phone down and turns to Luke
Matt: we have a homicide at 5 Tilt meadow
Luke: 5 Tilt Meadow? thats down the road from here
Matt: ok lets go!
*Matt and luke are seen to be running to the specified location, the scene cuts to a supposed fight between Conor and Bill in which Bill is seen to be overpowered and eventually thrown down and supposedly killed by Conor*
*The scene shifts again in which Luke and Matt are shown to run towards a specific house and enter with haste, in which they discover the body of Bill on the floor. After checking for a pulse, they find out that he is in fact dead, Matt goes to check out the window in which he spots Conor attempting to flee out the back.*
*Matt and Luke split up in which Matt travels round the back in pursuit of Conor whilst Luke exits out the front in an attempt to cut off Conor's escape. Matt and Conor are seen to be running through the various gardens of the residential house in a full out chase scene in which they eventually run out onto an open field in which they are seen to be heading down a mud path*
*Eventually they are seen to get onto a bridge in which Matt catches Conor and is actually pushed past him, Luke eventually catches the other two in which they engage in a fight. After a long fight between the three Matt and Luke are shown to be victorious of the fight ending the opening scene*

Vindictive - Stereotypes

Stereotypes in Our Film

We tried to make our Heroes as close to action heroes as we possibly could, we tried to act tough when we got the phone call. So when we got the phone call we ran straight away to the scene like we are trying to look like we care about people. When the body is found we go down to see if he has a pulse, when we find out he doesn't we make it look like we are sad but soon we forget about the body and go out to chase the bad guy.

Also we tried to make them fighters. When we go into the fight scene we try to make the heroes look really good at fighting by making them do all kind of fancy moves for example a round house kick, which is when the person spins around and kicks out from behind. This shows that they have a good knowledge of fighting and that they are experienced fighters so people should be careful when fighting them.

The Bad guy that we are fighting in our film is a assassin, so he has been in the military in the past and has a lot of experience in fighting. So he is a trained killer who is taking care of a persons problem. In this scene we make him look very aggressive to the heroes because of the way he fights. He fights very professionally in the film, he blocks and dodges most of the the hits thrown at him.

Overall the heroes are the ones that come out in the end defeating him by a Knock Out scene, but the bad guy is the one who is the better fighter out of the three and is the one who is intended to be more tougher than the other characters.

The clothes that we wore were not very close to what action heroes wear we wore coats,jeans and trainers, which is not accurate to normal action hero clothes, they are usually in soldier uniforms and suits, Sometimes they can wear normal clothes but that is usually when they are a undercover cop or a secret agent.

Action film - Online Editing Tutorial

Online editing Tutorials

For our editing of the film we used Adobe Premiere Elements 10 which is a software that lets you create films by putting clips together. For our research on how to edit we looked up "adobe premiere elements 10 tutorial" and came up with a video called "Getting started with Adobe Premiere element 10" and is by the YouTube channel Youthdigitalstudio.

In the video it shows you how to start up a new project and how to put clips into the software. It does this in great detail and explains it very well. He also tells you what tools are on there and they can do to improve your film. He talks about the timeline which is most probably the most important tool in the software it is where you put all of you video, audio and text files to edit it. Another useful tip that he shows is the arrow tool on the timeline which shows the where the line is on the timeline, which is useful because then you can see what part you are editing in the film. Also he explains how to cut the video file, how to make it shorter what to do if you have messed up on the timeline and want to undo it. All this information is a good starter for us to edit our film and make it look very good and professional like a real action movie

The text tool is also explained in the film as well so how you can edit the text move it around with the arrow to a place of your liking which is useful for making the title of the film.

He also does go into a lot of detail on how to the effects on the screen like blur,make it look more dynamic, and how to change the color of the clip. For example you can change it from color to black and white which is good if you want to make your clip look like a flash back.

Thursday, 5 February 2015

Stereotyping in action Films

Stereotypes in action films
There are many stereotypes in action films which make it look like the action hero is invincible.

One Stereotype is that the action heroes are never scared of getting into a fight, so if they are trying to get something then they wont back down to try and win it. For example if a bad guy has stolen from them then they will fight them and try and win to make sure that the bad guy doesn't get away. This also is the same for a chase scene they will try their best to get them and take them down.

Another Stereotype for a action hero is that they are amazing fighters, when they get into a fight they can block every attack that the bad guy is throwing at them, and when he gets hit he takes it like it was nothing, and when he hits the bad guy he gets hurt really badly. Also when the hero is in a car chase or is being fired upon he doesn't get hurt really badly he gets a scratch.

Some Action heroes are usually reckless so when they go into a fight they usually get beaten up and are in a dangerous situation later on in the film. However they always end up beating the bad guy in the end by hitting them with an object or getting a weapon at the last minute for example a gun and shoots the person.

They usually have a lot of skills which people wouldn't usually need, for example they know how to fight against brilliant martial artists, they know how to hack a computer with ease. When hacking a computer it makes them look very intelligent, so if there is a firewall which is impossible to hack they can do it within about 5 minutes when it would usually take people hours or even months to hack.

The hero is also very masculine, so he is very built up and is very muscular, so he looks like he can take anyone in a fight. Also he usually likes getting into fights because it gives him adrenaline so he might get into fights or fun. Also they have very good aim with guns and can usually hit a target from far away without even looking at the person. Or if they have just been in a fight they pick up the gun and have perfect aim after they have been nearly beaten to death.

Monday, 2 February 2015

Production Title Analysis

Production Title

The Production title was made on adobe premiere elements 10. We used this program because it is the easiest software to use and it is the only one provided to us which gives the tools we need to make it look good.

At first I got a picture from the internet of a random picture, in this case we used the Aurora lights, we used this because it is a nice picture to use and it makes it look professional.

After i put it onto the software i add the text box onto the image, this then shows a timeline at the bottom of the software where we edit the image and text.

The blue line is the Video file even though it is a picture, the purple lines are the text which are added over the top.

The reason for why they are above each other is because then you can make them show up at the times you want foe example Title 08 enters in after 2 seconds this is a good way to make the animation look good and professional

After this i put the text over the top by using the text button at the bottom of the screen this then creates a timeline bar for the text, which is the purple the line.

After i put them all in the right place for example I made the picture file last for 5 seconds which is the full length of the production credits, so for the first letter which is "C" we made it start at the same time as the video. Then the second letter comes in at around 1 second and lasts to the end. It is the same for the rest of the text as well.

The final screen should look like this with the full animation, CWP Films which is all of our Surnames and then films.