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Evaluation 7

For our media project a two minute trailor had to be created.

When producing our preliminary task we were quiet new to all of the camera shots needed to be shot and which are used very well in real media products. Therefore we had to research around the shots and look at what needed to be included within our task. We then became familiar to all of camera shots which were needed and known for being in media products. These are the 180 degree rule, shot/reverse shot and the match on action shot.

This picture shows how a shot/reverse shot would look like when filmed and the position of the camera places. The Shot Reverse Shot is A film technique where one character is shown looking at another character , and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other

180 degree rule- The 180° rule is a basic guideline in film making that states that two characters  in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. If the camera passes over the imaginary axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line. 

Match on Action shot- A match on action shot is when some action occurring before the temporarily questionable cut is picked up where the cut left it by the shot immediately following. For example a person walking through a door. the first shot is a long shot of the subject walking throught the door, and using match on action shot, we place the camera inside that room to show the subject walking into the room through the door. 

Evaluation 6

Throughout producing the media project I have learnt many things about different technologies which we have used and and i have learnt how they are used and how to construct media products.
The technologies we used in order to create our product were:

Blogger

Camcorder

Adobe Premiere Elements 7.0
YouTube
Paint

Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Computers/Internet

                                                                                                               We used  a Camcorder in order to film our project. We learnt how to use the camcorder properly and how to shoot the camera angles needed correctly and safely in order to get the right shots and effects needed.

Premier elements pro 7.0 helped to develop my editing skills and through using this programme I had to overcome issues when using the software in order to produce a successful project. This enables the group to add certain and important effects and to allow the film to flow smoothly and create credits.

Blogger is the website where we created weekly blogs inn which our progress and the work we had done was recorded and broadcasted. This allowed me to format and edit blogs and keep them in a order so i knew what i had done and when.

We used YouTube greatly to help us create a successful blog. We used YouTube at the beginning of our project to find video comparisons for our deconstructions which relate to our chosen genre. And we managed to find some that were suitable to compare to our chosen genre and different types of genres. We also used YouTube to make our project known to worldwide audiences to allow feedback to be given, and help us for the future.

I used Microsoft excel and Microsoft word to create the graphs for the results of our questionnaires. This was a very easy and quick way of producing the graphs successfully in order for them to be placed on my blog correctly and clearly.

Evaluation 5

To begin with, we started by handing out 20 questionnaires to find out abit about our audience and what they liked. We then gathered all the other information from the questionnaire until we came to an aggreement of what we wanted but also of what the audience may want. We then changed it to satisfy us and the audience.

We then researched about what our aged audience wanted in a drama film and found out alot of evidence which could be used within our drama film. Our research then became a big part of our piece as we found out more information in which we then included.

Also we could link our film to another film like Adulthood which is well known, this became easy to then get more people to view our information and gave us more of a wider range of research to include into our piece. In the end, our piece came from the audience as it was everything they asked for and what they believed would be a good piece.

The group was able to address our audience by exporting our opening scene into a movie file on our software, this then was uploaded onto a website called Youtube. Once our opening scene was on Youtube we could then share our product with others by using a URL. This allowed many people watch and comment on our opening piece.

Evaluation 4

This is an example of what our target audience will look like, he is the same age as the group who have filmed the piece and he watched the film closely then filled out an audience feedback questionnaire. Whilst being the age that he is, this gives us the advantage that we can then show him footage which could not be shown to people under the age of 15. And he is the perfect age to relate and give the group any ideas of improvements or negative or positive points to the piece.

Evaluation 3

A production company is responsible for the developmennt and the physical production of the film, out and onto the shelves. Usually the producers of the film sorts out the next stage and where the film will go within the future. Usually, a budget is needed and fortunately we had a budget for our project but this was a very low amount of money compared to the movies nowadays. Although, most of the props and costumes used were already owned by a member of the group and was not needed to be purchased.

Researching into the coventions of media nowadays, our film may be distributed by a big company judging by our genres it follows the key elements that is needed from a drama film. Things like violence and alcohol helped create the sense of the genre being drama. In order to promote our film we will need to use something called 'viral marketing' so that our film will get well known. 'Viral marketing' is the way that producers accidentally release screen shots or pictures/ clips of their film in oredr to promote it so that it will beome more well known before even being released.

Competing films if we were to produce our film:

Kidulthood
Adulthood

Blogspot has already helped promote our movie. By uploading all our work and clips onto our blogs, anyone can view it and this will then allow them to then follow us. Due to them following us, any new information or even any new movies we deide to make will come up on the followers wall and then they will be able to view the next film. They may then tell other people about it, and eventually the film will become more popular and recognised.

Evaluation 2

My media product represents the sociol group of gangs and thugs, also people who are not having a good time in life.

The person and character i have chosen to select from my opening piece is Logan Downes as he is one of the main characters and is seen alot by the audience. This is also good comparing him as he is shown as a typical thuggish boy. Being in the film alot enables the audience to make a judgement of the character.

I have chosen the main character out of 'Kidulthood' to compare with Logan. This is because they relate in the way in which their character acts and what sort of style used.

Costume: In the terms of costume, they are both wearing similar and typical thuggish clothes, hood, jeans etc, which they would wear in everyday life. They are wearing this as they are just living their normal day lifes and dont expect the happenings to happen in which they do. This also makes it realistic.

Role with the film: This is wierd as both characters roles are ver similar. With in our film Logan is the enemy of everyone else and just wants to fight to resolve problems and hurt other people. This is similar to Kidulthood as also the main character shown above is an emeny of everyone who knows him and he also looks for fights and bullying to resolve problems and people.

Overall: The characters are very similar and portrayed by the audience in the same way, they wear the same clothes and have the same style of talking walking and acting.

Evaluation 1

Title of the film:
Once we had chosen the genre of our piece, being drama, we then began to think of names we could call our piece. We wanted a title which was appropriate and popular towards teenagers. Soon after locating our plot and storyline we based everything around our title, so it all linked together. Our title is very original and once looked at by the audience they should be able to recognise what the film will be about and what genre it is. The title is 'Inevitable', this is very orginal as there is not a drama film out with this title, the title is very thorough and means it is bound to happen in the end.

Setting/ location:
Our setting and location was used at Daniel's house as we wanted the setting to be realistic so that it looks like a real life situation. Having our film filmed in a real life situation in the street and the house gave a very realistic and relative feel. In relation to the conventions of media and real media products, this is a crucial element of which a real film producer can obviously create, and by us having the permission in order to film at the home location we were able to create this realistic factor.

Costumes and props:
We didn't need many props or costumes as we wanted the piece to be realistic so we just used what the characters were already wearing and also introduced certain things when needed. We used beer bottles to create the natural teenage gathering home feeling.

Camera work and editing:
When we was filming we used a tripod to make our camera filming more steady and accurate so that our piece looked more effective. Also we used the cameras shake to use by when we followed Logan running down the road, we shook the camera so that the audience felt like they was there and following behind him. We also tried to add all the shots required, for example, the over the shoulder shot. When editing it took us a while as we added sound, special effects and many more useful effects to make our piece look better and create a better outcome.

Story and how the opening sets it up:
We decided that when we was filming we did not have to stick to our script or storyboard as the more of it that was improvised, the more realistic it began to look. The beginning of our piece is very calm and relaxed but as soon as Logan is introduced, the audience will know that something bad is going to happen due to the music and the change in atmosphere. The audience will then be left anxious and nervous, wanting to know what will happen next.

Genre and how the opening suggests it:
Our genre is drama, as i have said, this links closely towards our sound which is a very fast paced track as the tension is building up. The opening has lots of drinking and a bit of swearing which is what typical drama films have to represent the feel of the rough ends of reality in life. We chose the genre of drama as we feel we best suited to this and believe we could gain the most experience and realistic effects from this genre and also this is fun to act out and film drama genre films.

How characters are introduced:
The audience is instantly introduced to the group of boys in the house, which the whole piece is based around. we introduced them at the beginning so that straight from the start the audience knew who was who and what their meaning was. Half way through another boy is introduced, and this is done by using a big exaggerated entrance, showing the audience that he will be an important character.

Special effects:
We used many effects throughout our piece when we edited to get the best footage possible so that we could get the audience to pay attention and fix on. Also we added music in the background to create tension and set the tone and feeling of the characters, slow calm when things are going good. Fast when something is about to happen. This indicates to the audience that something exciting is about to occur.

Target Audience

As a group, we have decided that our chosen target audience should be teenagers as our film informs them about violence and alcohol as there is alot of this going on at the moment in society in which they can relate to. Also it s  a 15+ as some of the content is not suitable for people below this age, for example swearing and violence. Once we found out who our target audience was, we then could adapt our footage so that it became more appealing towards our specified age group. 

Audience Feedback Questionnaire

We produced a audience feedback questionnaire in which to find out what we could improve, 

to gain more and better marks and also what we need to do better if we was going to make

 another piece of a 2 minute footage. We found out what went well and what we need to improve,

 our audience which fillled out the questionnaires were told to be very honest in their answers so

 we get the best possible feedback that we could have got.

1. What would you rate our film out of 10? (10 being the highest)

As you can see from the results, six and seven are equal with 8 people voting this each and eight with four people voting this. This is good as it shows the film is in the top half of the rating marks but also this tells me that there is room for improvement to be made in the future.


2. Do you think our film has got everything required that a drama film should have?

Yes        Most things        Some things        No      

The results of this questions allows me to see that only 20% said yes, so there is some things missing, 30% said some things which is a good things as it shows us that we are on the right lines and not off the target of a drama piece, 50% with the biggest vote said most things, showing that only a couple of things are missing to make this drama piece complete.



3. Does our film have lots of different types of shots that should be included?

Yes        No        Only some, not all

These results, 80% of people do believe we covered all of the right shot types needed which is good as it tells me that a variety and correct techniques were used. With only 20% saying that i have some shots but not all, is good as this is a small percentage but i will have to ask what shots they believe are missing.

4. What did you like best out of all the footage?

_______________________________________________________________________________

5. How bad was the camera shake? (10 being the worse)

0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10

With the scores being low and the highest being four, this tells me that the shake on the camera wasnt to bad, and that my filming was a success and a steady process. This was accomplished through using a tri pod for the camera to rest on. The majority of the feedback put '1' making this very positive.

6. Do you believe the use of background Music helped set the theme?

Yes       No       In some areas

This questions allows me and the group to see if the use of background music helped set the theme and create the atmosphere. from the results the 75% of people believed it did and it helped alot, a small percentage said it did not help and bigger than no but small than yes, people said it helped in some areas, telling us that music is a good idea but knowing when to use it is key.


7.  Is there anything we could improve to make Our film better in your opinion? please state.

Scenery Chosen

I have shot camera still shots of the scenery we have used to produce our media task. I have done this to explain and evaluate why we have chosen these areas and what happens at the different sceneries.

This is the entrance road to the house we have used to film the project. Jamie bikes down here to enter the house at the beginning and opening scene and then duncan runs down this road near the end of the film. We plan to use a long shot here to show either side of the main object. We chose to use this road and location as it gives enough time to make the audience know Logan is a enemy to the people already in the house and looks angry and shows he has a meaning to his entrance down the road.

This is the outside of the house with the view of the main front door. Jamie at the beginning knocks and enters through this door, in which we plan to shoot a over the shoulder shot of this. We also use this scene when Nick goes out for a cigarette and Logan then attacks him and also for the final scene and the majority of the project. This is a well thought of and good scene as it is very open and can be used for many purposes.

This is the living room, where Nick, Alex, Duncan, Daniel and Jamie sit and talk. This room has alot of space meaning that a lot of characters are able to fit in this room, creating more of an atmosphere. All of the characters meet and are gathered in here, drinking and chilling.

This is where the other the shoulder shot is recorded when Duncan opens the door to Jamie and invites him into the house. Jamie exchanges a drink and this corridor leads to the living room. This space is also used when Jamie, Duncan, Alex run out of the house and charge at Logan in one of the finishing scenes.

We used this scenery to film jamie pulling up to the house on his bike and when in the first scene he walked towards the door. We used it to enable more camera angles and shots to be shot.

StoryBoard

I created a story so myself and the group could see before hand doing the filming, what positions we will be taking up and what order the scenes will occur. This also gives us a good idea of how the project filming would turn out and what props and scenery we would need, this allowed us to film at a ideal place and enabled us to get everything in place, which meant no time wasting and no planning was needed to take place on the day of filming. Using the storyboard also meant that we knew when to start and stop filming at different scenes.

Audience Research Questionnaire Evaluation

Within our group we thought it would be a good idea to carry out a questionnaire in order to get opions on what features and techniques we could include in our 2 minute trailer. We handed out 20 questionnaires to mainly people in our drama group, but some from a wider range around whittlesey.



These are the results in chart form of our market research questionnaire, i also explain how the results are good for me and the group on how to end up with a project ourself.

Questionnaire Results in graph form

Question 1. These result tells me that thoughout all the people i asked to fill out our questionnaire, the majority was 11-20 years old. this means that we will be creating our project margonily based on their input. And that from other results this age range is a good target as they are huge film watchers.

Question 2, How often do you visit the cinema, will enable myself to see how often people enjoy going to the cinema to go and see a new film being released. The majority of percent went with in every month. This is shown by a pie chart in which this is a good way to show the difference of people's results.

Question 3, What is your favourite Genre?, allows me to get a good idea of what type of people enjoy certain film types the most and this could help decide which genre my film will be. The Bar chart shows clearly that comedy is a huge favourite. This was a open question so any type of genre could of came up.

This question 4, Do you pay attention to age certifications or watch it regardless. from the results, allows me to see that even if we target a certain audience with a age restriction, many people from different ages will watch it and not be fazed by the age certificate.

Question 5, do you prefer films to start straight away or have some sort of build up?. Examines whether the audience prefer action straight away or for the film to be built up then action and happenings to occur. The results are near enough equal, with build up just having more votes.

Question 6, do you prefer rolling credits or for them just to appear. from the results tells me that by a small margin people prefer them just to appear. This could mean that the audience are more fixed on, to the film and don't really care what happens with the credits or they prefer the credits to be fixed making them clearer.

In Question Number 7, The pie chart shows the difference of  the amount of audience that wants a question to be asked or answered in the first scene. From this chart, I can tell that the audience want the question to be asked making the rest of the film to be resolved around this question. This tells me that the audience want a purpose and storyline in their film they are watching.

Question 8, is a narrator helpful to you ? Helps me to see if in my film i need a running commentary and narrator over the background or not. The results of this film the audience are equal with half liking a narrator and half not. This could be a advantage or disadvantage having a narrator in our project.

Question 9, allows me to see what current drama films the audience like and which films I could relate to , to make my project good. There was a wide variety of answers , showing that many films of this genre are around to compete with and compare with.

The final question, question 10 of my audience questionnaire allows me to find out what special and important qualities i need to add and what needs to be featured in my project for it to be good and like a drama film.  The most popular type of quality needed is drugs,sex and violence, with tension the least important.

Some questions were open so the answers could of occured, either with a variety of answers or unreliable results. The other Questions were closed and were multiple choice giving the audience a option of which one to choose.

Script

jamie arrives at Duncan’s house.
(KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!)


Boys inside drinking and smoking.


Duncan: That’s the door guys.


Duncan walks to the door.
Duncan answers the door and shakes jamies hand, with a beer in other.


Duncan: come in


Duncan: ite man, want a beer
jamie: cheers


jamie comes in and takes beer and takes shoes off


Duncan: jamie's here guys
Nick: alright jay


The boys chill and chat to each other.


Duncan: hey alex, throw us the bottle opener


alex throws Duncan the bottle opener and Duncan opens his beer.


jamie: yeah dunks


Duncan then throws the bottle opener to jamie.


Duncan: Alex, you told them about that time yesterday, when you smashed that guy
Alex: yeah guys, listen to this. Yesterday yeah, you know logan downes
Group: yeah!
Alex: his brother, banggg!
duncan: what about logan
The rest of the group look at him as they are scared of his brother and Alex knows this is what everyone else is thinking about.


Alex: I don’t care, ill bang him out
Group: wheyyy
Duncan: have you seen his brother though, he’s hench
Alex: I don’t care I can take anyone on
Nick: i've got a phone call.
logan is walking down road on the phone, on way to Duncan’s house


nick is standing outside. logan runs at him and attacks him.
nick limps over to a bench.


logan looks around the outside of the house and in the windows.
duncan looks outside to see logan standing there

Duncan: oh my god that’s him, that’s his brother



the group come charging out the front doo towards logan. and start beating him up, suddenly they hear police sirens, they all run but logan manages to trip alex up, logan gets up...


Logan: you see, this is what happens.

A script was used to make sure all the lines ran fluently and everyone knew when to talk and what to say. Throughout the filming some lines may have changed and stuttering and paused were encountered but this could be seen as a good thing as this makes it more realistic as in real life not everything runs smoothly. Creating a script and producing it to the cast meant that no time was wasted, by not knowing what to say.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2003 (Horror)

This is the fourth comparison of a film I am using, the film is a horror and the rating of it is a 18 due to bad language, sexual contents and gory features, which a younger audience may be seen unable to cope with. Horror films are unsettling movies that strive to produce the emotions of fear, disgust and horror from viewers. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre.

The film Texas Chainsaw Massacre is an American remake of the 1974 horror Movie. This 2003 version of the film is also produced by the co producers of the 1974 released Movie. The Film is were a group of 5 friends that pass through an area and are then stalked and hunted down by a deformed killer who carries a chainsaw, he does this in order to sustain his poor family who can only afford to eat what they can kill.

The next bit of the extract chosen, shows a close up of a police line saying 'do not cross' as this is shown in the background there is a car in a field area, a noise then sounds as if a camera picture capture has just take place and the police line crosses to a new scenery of a river, with the line across it again. The police line then goes to another scenery to show that many crimes have occurred, that are being investigated and are related. A close up is then captured of evidence such as clothing and body remains.
The film then moves into more presence times, and the voice in the background explains this is 30 years after the incidents took place. There is a close up on a person searching through police confidential files, close ups of some evidence files and items which were kept are shown, the man explains thirteen hundred pieces of evidence was found. Different evidence from clothing, to fishing lures to weapons are shown using a close up. a close up is used on the shoes then the camera shot is then used to perform an extreme close up, allowing the audience to go into more detail on the shoe and the evidence. Attached to all these pieces of things is a not named 'evidence' this shows that the crime is still on going and gives the audience the idea that this is going to relate to the film. there is then a close up and the camera scrolls to the right over a newspaper reading title from the title this tells us that the film is going to be a horror. There is then a close up of collected film evidence, this then relates to the next scene which is from the collected film evidence.The Clip of this Part of the film, I will be talking about is from the Start 0:00 to 2:40. The extract and opening of 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' starts with advertising credits showing who is a sponsor or helped create the film. As the credits appear, a backing music starts up, which is mysterious and cautious, this then creates a atmosphere for the whole film as we no this is going to be a horror film, just from the opening music. After the advertising credits, the film starts in black and white with the continuous mysterious backing music. The first scene shows a police ambulance van and two people stretchering a dead body into the back of it, this is done using a wide shot, showing the object and its surroundings. As this shot is captured a man begins to talk in the background describing and detailing what is happening.

The next scene is in black and white and a police man is walking through the horror house and pointing out different things which look out of the ordinary. The recording is done with another person, likely another police person. We think this as the recording of the police man isn’t the greatest and is a bit shaky. The camera man follows the police man who is speaking showing and filming different things. The man in the background who was talking originally is now talking again explaining that a terrible day took place before there and the happenings are known as the 'Texas chainsaw massacre' then the title appears in a police file like presentation with the title in black blue and white, posted on a chalkboard like background. With the date of the police file underneath the title. As the Title appears on screen and the background man stops talking a screech and scream fill out, telling the audience this story is not going to be a pleasant one, the title then disappears.

ZombieLand-Beginning Credits Part 1 (Comedy)

Zombieland Part 1

The third Film and Genre we are looking at is Zombieland and is a comedy. The rating of this film is a 15 due to scenes of violence, bad language and gory footage. It was produced in 2009 meaning it is a fairly recent and modern film, meaning that no prequels or sequels have been made yet. Zombieland was produced to entertain the audiences with comedy and a good storyline. This has been successful due to most nowadays most zombie films are very serious, but this one is a comedy and brings a sense of humour and a jokingly atmosphere to the film.

This first part of the video only has part of the opening scene, the rest of the opening scene is shown is 'part 2'. Part 1 includes credits. Through out the whole of part 1 credits there are lots of slow motion clips. This is to introduce the happenings of what the film will be based on, so the audience is aware of what they are about to watch. The slow motion is used to create an atmosphere and express the happenings more. The credits themselves are in the same style and format as the movie title itself, this indicates that the people who produced the film are proud and see their selves as important as the film itself. Also at the start and all the way through this short clip a rock type of music is playing to create a high tempo atmosphere and to show that this film is going to be very active and not a relaxed, chilled film. Also the music flows with the action all the way through the credits as the motion is slow and is perfectly matched with the music in the back round.

The Actors are clearly zombies due to the having thick blood around their mouths and on their clothes, also the way they are actions for example running differently and acting in a strange manor. Were as the actors who play the survivors have a clear presentation of normal person personality with relevant, tidy clothes. Also the zombies are acting in a disturbed angry manor, but non-zombiefied people are acting normal and in a sociolble manor.

Through out the clip provided, there are many different screen shots, which occur. First of all when the man is shown jumping off the stairs away from the zombie, this is a long shot being shot. There is a close up of the zombie which allows the audience to see the detail and emphasise that he is a zombie and looks evil and out of control, there is also a highway in the back round showing that while everything goes on people are unaware there is a terrifying zombie on the loose in the city. Next the women is running away from the zombie and spills her drink, this is a mid shot being captured. Three zombies being helpless, as a couple run away in the back round then attack a homeless man with a sign. The next scene shown is at a wedding when the bride jumps at and attacks the groom. Next is a chase with the zombie behind the man as she breaks and smashes the glass in front of him to try and get away, this is a mid shot. As the glass smashes so does the title of the film 'zombieland' this then splits into half to. There is then a long shot of a man running away from the zombies as suitcase of money gets thrown and flies up into the air, this shows the desperation to get away, that even money doesn’t matter any more. There is then a close up on the police who are trying to keep control on the zombie by using riot shields. This shows that the zombies are very powerful. Then there is a shot showing men running away from a strip club with a stripper following chasing the men. After that there is a mid shot of a mechanic being attacked by a zombie while he is trying to work. Next is a shot of a dad and son running away from other dads and sons who have just been in a three-legged race, this is a long shot being used and a running track is being showed in the back round. There is then a mid shot of a man running away from a zombie looking terrified. A long shot is then shown of two firemen, one running away and a person (could be the zombie) running away who is set on fire but not concerned or in pain. Next there is a mid shot of a smartly dressed man in a suit shooting and defending himself unaware that a zombie is running at him in the back round. Lastly the credits finish with a man falling and diving through glass, with blood splattering and splashing over the view. Through out all of the credits every credit shown is moved either being smashed, flipped, twisted or broke into pieces to show and inflict that the credits are inside the scene and involved in the shots used.

ZombieLand Rules Part 2 (Comedy)

Zombieland Part 2

This is the Second part of the opening to Zombieland. This part is past the credits and starts by including and telling the audience some key points on how to avoid being eaten and turned into a zombie. Through out sections of the opening 1:55 big bold colourful writing appears which are the points on how to survive, this addresses the audiences. Also the audience is addressed through the way the man in the film is explaining and talking over the footage on what he means by the rules on how to survive and speaks as if there is a guide and order on what to do, to achieve this. With in the opening of the film after every rule that pops up on the screen, an example of what could happen if you don't b n follow that rule is shown and each consequence shown leads on to the next rule in the guide.

This clip starts with the background person explaining that he is now going to tell the audience the 'rules'. The first scene has a lot of effects in it; first of all as he announces the first rule and it appears on the screen saying 'cardio' this then starts beating on the screen as if it is a heart, adding effect. Next there is a wide shot of the man, the zombie and part of the sports pitch, this shows the man running away and tells the audience what location they are at. The man carries on being chased by the zombie and this then becomes slow motion to express the man's facial expressions and to show that he is terrified. After this there is a long shot camera shot, this is used to show the scenery and that no one is around so the place is a ghost town, it also shows that the zombies can attack at any time. The next shot is a close up on the zombies face as he tears into the mans face, this shows a lot of detail on the zombies face and lets the audience know that the zombie is out of control.

The next scenery is in the streets as two cars crash a birds eye view shot is produced to show the havoc of the crash and what the zombies have done to the street. After this a zombie is then hit by a car in slow motion relating to the havoc, which has been encountered, and to show that people are doing anything to escape from them. The man then introduces the next point by carrying on talking to the audience, which is 'double tap'. As he introduces the rule the title 'double tap' appears on the screen and as he saying the phrase, gun bullets are shot at a zombie which is running next to the on-screen phrase and the bullets go into the title as if it has been shot as well as the zombie. The camera then goes onto a still motion of a zombie, which is believed to be dead, but then jumps back up and goes back into a moving motion.

The opening then goes into the scene of a toilet block, through out most of this scene there is a mysterious and horror like sound to build up tension. The first shot used is a bird’s eye view shot, which shows the man on the toilet minding his own business and reading a book. The next shot is a mid close up which shows the mans face as he see's the zombie and the man becomes shocked and looks very anxious the shot also shows some of the toilet background. After this the zombie is shown using a close up shot to show the audience his face in details, showing the blood streaming from his mouth. The next rule then pops up on the screen.

The first shot of the next scene is a close up focusing on to a women’s hand trying to get the keys into the ignition to start the car up and get away from the zombies, the camera shows her shaking this tells the audience she is frightened and the zombies are terrifying. The next shot used is a wide shot when the car drives of and girls follow and chase the vehicle from behind, this shows us what’s going on and the scenery around the on going event. After this a close up is used again focusing on one specific little car toy, the shot shows it shaking, which builds up tension making the audience know something is about to happen. The scene then goes into slow motion as a car crashes into a lorry, a women then fly’s out of the windscreen and this is also slow motion as she 'fly’s' through the air, the speed then picks up as she hits the floor and slides across the road causing the women to die due to being edgy and determined to get away from the zombies, speeding and not wearing a seat belt. As she slides along the road a bird’s eye view shot is used, this also enables the next rule to come up on the screen, which is 'seatbelts'. The clip ends with a still motion of the women dead on the floor due to not wearing a seat belt and the lorry behind, showing what caused this.

Shank (2010) (Drama)

Opening of Shank

The opening of SHANK from 38 seconds in to 3:55 minutes through

This is the second film from our specific genre that I am analysing. This one is also meant to be for people that are at least 16+ as it contains sex, violence and bad language. This has no sequels or prequels at present, however there could be sequels to come in the future. SHANK was made for many reasons but not just to only entertain, but as well as adulthood, it was made to show the viewers how bad and how serious life can be in these areas of Britain, again, like adulthood, it is slightly exaggerated as this is not everyday life, however these things can sometimes happen.

At 38 Seconds in to the film i am writing about, It starts with a news report running in the background while riot scenes are playing, this is to give us an example of what sort of thing the film will be about, the TV then goes fuzzy and the credits start with a mysterious music track with a fairly slow beat playing. The credits are of big, bold, bolk writing on a fairly plain but specialised, white and patches of white background so that they stand out for the audience. The characters actor’s names then come up with a picture of them next to the name, the last few credits end up fading in to what looks like an estate due to the stairs and buildings shown. And the last bits of the credit gives the audience the feeling that the place, where this is set is a run down, crime life and not a busy setting. This is because of the destroyed car, barbed wire and the security cameras shown.
The scene then starts with someone’s legs running down the middle of a road, the camera angle then changes so we see the boy from behind. The camera shows a motor bike chasing close behind. Crosscutting is then used to show the expression on the boys face and to show his emotion, then to the motor bike wheels, then back to the boy’s feet to show him running again. There is a lot of crosscutting in the opening scene of this film; this is to create a fast atmosphere and pace. The boy then runs down an alley, the bike then screeches as it brakes to turn the corner, this is known as diagetic sound. When they are running down the alley, there are washing lines and other things surrounding, this sets the scene and helps the audience to see how different London is in 2015 compared to now. Slow motion is then used for when the motor bike jumps out of the alley and back onto the road; this is used to make the scene as dramatic as possible. The camera then follows both the biker and the boy chasing through he streets past some garages, the picture then freezes and 'LONDON 2015' in block capitals is shown, this is so the viewers know when the film is set and so it is easier to understand and in some ways not be offensive to London as this is showing the film is made up.
It then shows the bike riding through some of the scenery (e.g. the market); this gives the audience more of an idea of what London is like. There is then a flash-through of pictures; again this is to show how fast the chase is and to get us more involved. A quick long shot is then used to show the boy jumping in slow motion over a rail, with the bike following close behind skidding round a corner. Another slow motion is used to show him climbing over a gate, this is to show us hoe close he is to getting caught. The boy runs out in the middle of the road to see a car coming the other way, there is a short pause to determine how the boy reacts as in real life you need a second or two to react too. The boy then jumps over the car and continues to run, the camera shakes as he is running to create a good atmosphere, and he runs to a bridge to find himself cornered as there is another person coming the other way. There is a lot of crosscutting with the 3 people to show their faces and to emphasise the situation he is in. the last part is him jumping in slow motion of a high bridge landing safely and looking back up towards the two people. More cross cutting is then used to show the person on the bike taking off his helmet and giving an angry look at him then back to the boy walking off. The end of this scene shows how serious and frightening this film is, as the boy running away was prepared to put his own life at risk to get away from the chasers.