Evaluation final

Evaluation on Prezi

This is the final evaluation presentation, with the correct final OTS, eith added sequences.

OTS assessed by peer

This is a peer assessing the OTS sequence of our Neo Noir as a focus group, so the film crew can fine tune all of the issues raised. One example of improvement was to cut a shot in which the actress drops out of character, as of which has now been improved.

Final OTS 'JackHammer'

JackHammer from Luke Anderson on Vimeo.

This is not the final video of the OTS called 'JackHammer'. Its initial idea was to be completely different from traditional Noir, therefore rendering as a Neo - Noir. Approximately 1 min, 30 secs. The final OTS can be located on the evaluation presentation. This concept is more of a trailer.

Audience research

Film Noir target audience

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Common audiences of Film Noir / Neo Noir, and research for the most common.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100119030233AAhKmiR
http://kolson-kevinsblog.blogspot.co.uk/2009/02/neo-cyber-and-postmodern-noir-look-at.html
From what there is to see, most audiences of Neo Noir tend to be male, from very young to old. Females would prefer traditional FilmNoir, but some will still go to see them.

Distribution/Exhibition research

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why? on Prezi

This presentation made by Rebecca Richards, shows how someone could market their product to film company. This particular company being Warp, a small independent film company, likely to look at a particular product.

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=algx60Sbqo0C&pg=PA438&lpg=PA438&dq=how+to+exhibit+your+media+product&source=bl&ots=wAQRsrtSrJ&sig=IjJvuDPMcEsITmVC6p2UJu9gqQk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=mxmQT-ObOuid0AX8kLnVAQ&ved=0CFMQ6AEwBjgK#v=onepage&q=how%20to%20exhibit%20your%20media%20product&f=false  This link shows how someone could exhibit their product while choosing the correct target audience.

Target audience research

The first consideration is that the film crew has chosen to dispense the marketing strategies by advertising on popular websites on the internet, and by using viral marketing, it's cheap, easy to perform, etc... Two step flow is the definition of this. To market to people surrounded by mass media, then to pass those which they have seen. The majority of people to use this method would be youths/teenagers.

Continuity task

Continuity task from Rachel Savage on Vimeo.

This is a short video recorded before the development of 'JackHammer', and all OTS's. This video presents filming techniques such as; OTSS (over the shoulder shot), TS (two shot), and the 180 degree rule.

Self and Peer assessment (Analysis of OTS 'JackHammer')

This is an analysis, of the OTS of 'JackHammer', from; the project leader, another group's participant and the 'JackHammer' film crew. Questions include; "Using a variety of shot distance as appropriate?" & "Using titles effectively, if appropriate?" Two test audiences have analysed this along with the film crew.

Production Meeting - 18/4/12

The OTS now has the final touches made, and the post - production team has completely finished editing. The edited being the following; sound, video filtering, sound dubbing, etc... And also, is now ready to be transferred to another data file and uploaded. The storyboard artist has remade the storyboard entirely, now of which is much more accurate than the original.
Aims are to completely verify that the OTS is finished and ready to be burned to disc.

Production Meeting - 02/04/12

The film now has almost been completely edited, and all footage now uploaded. Through post-production, the team has combined foleyed sound effects, and commonly used techniques by other Film Noir presentations (such as: black & white filters, anti-hero character conventions, etc...).
Aims will now be to complete any and all editing before the beginning of summer term. After that, to complete the animatics and small improvements of the storyboard (which the storyboard artist will change). And during the break, to blog more information about our Film Noir's OTS.

Production Meeting - 25/03/12

The film crew, actors/actresses produced an opening title sequence which visually matched the storyboard images, but differed by multiple scenes and characterisation. The camera man also had more expertise than the last, now making every scene steadily shot and producing less camera shake. However, we didn't manage to record any scenes which involved special lighting effects.
Aims are to edit the footage ASAP, and to introduce a focus group which of who will analyse and give their personal interpratations. The team which designed the storyboard, will also edit that, and the animatic which shortly defines the OTS.

Production Meeting - 21/03/2012

Today the film crew has taken its samples of available footage, and sampled edited videos of the projected Neo Noir. Most shots do not show continuity, and may have to be filmed again for noticeable continuous film.
The aims for the film crew are to continue filming, likely finishing before the end of the week, and after to edit the footage to seem continuous and match the conventions/standards of a Film Noir.

Production Meeting - 19/03/12

Today the film crew have recieved assistance from another camera person to record all footage of the projected Neo Noir. Filming will involve 2 actors and 1 camera person.
The aims are to complete filming within this week before friday, 23rd March, and to resume the editing of the Animatics, hopefully finishing too on friday.

Production Meeting - 15/03/12

Today, the producers and actors began to film the OTS, closely based upon the story-boarding and script, with minor scenes filmed and shots relatively close to the original images portrayed.
The aims for continuing will be to film later throughout the days with extra members of the team, and possibly with more aids. And to finish constructing the animatic, revolving from the storyboard, but with less necessity.

Sound for OTS

This is the evidence created by one of the members within the film crew describing the foleying task and recordings of the sounds.
http://dmck95.blogspot.com/2012/03/sound-for-ots.html

Producton Meeting - 14/03/12

Our group's production meeting included our storyboard now finished and locations chosen, ready to begin designing animatics for further illustration of a more accurate storyline.
Our group's aims are to begin filming in the (very) near future, following 15/03/12. And today wil involve the animatic. The animatics will prove to be most innovative and more engaging through viewing the storyboard.

Production Meeting - 12/03/2012

Third production meeting with Myself, Ash and Daniel.
Our group's production meeting today involved us continuing storyboards and selecting locations for filming, finalising any loose effects. My aims were to finish annotating the storyboard to which Ash has drawn, while also writing a plausable script that fits well to the genre of Film Noir, or in this case; Neo Noir. Daniel's aims are to post blogs which present locations and images of our filming task. And Ash intends to finish the storyboard very soon.
This is Daniel's blog of the supplied images: http://dmck95.blogspot.com/2012/03/location-of-film.html

Sound Effects & Foleying task

Above is a sheet in which the actors and foley artists had to comment and design for personal OTS' sound effects. Examples were given, most were not followed and few were changed for designated effects.

It reads as follows:
Desired Sound Effect

Hammer pummeling

Hammer grinding solid surface

Footsteps (Fast motion)

And the other boxes along the right rows reads how they were effective and what went wrong, faults were, etc... Most were recorded terrifically, with minor faults. These sound effects will prove to be quite useful in the crew's arson final OTS.

Production Meeting - 07/03/12

The location photographer has taken photographs that will be uploaded ASAP. The storyboard artist has started to draw the storyboard sequences, which will continue today and further on, and then the director has started to annotate the storyboard and edits, etc... which will continue today and also further on.
The location photographer is continuing to blog the work. The storyboard artist will keep drawing the images, and the director will continue to annotate the shots and descriptive images for the images drawn.
The director's aims will be to finish writing and giving the descriptive text towards images drawn by the storyboard artist. With full detail for the final OTS. The crew would all also like to begin filming shortly.

Production Meeting - 05/03/12

The crew had a production meeting today to alocate tasks so that work will be performed efficiently, and so it is heavily distributed fairly using the individual areas of expertise and interpretation to the best of the crew's capabilities, and resulting in good efforts.
The location photographer will be in commandment for locations and settings within the filming of the neo noir. Capturing photographic evidence to choose specific areas. The photo's taken will be uploaded by the photographer to blogger, which when the crew will gather to discuss within the following lesson.
The director and the storyboard artist are responsible for storyboarding the entire opening sequence, however the director will be unable to attend the whole of the lesson as the director will be otherwise busy.
The aims are to create a worthy storyboard which will result with prepared filming tactics and theoretical settings. Which in turn would become an animatic to process before the actual filming. More will be discussed within the following meeting.

Audience Theory

Audience theory is an element of thinking that developed within academic literary theory and cultural studies. Audiences are the most important subjects of the projected Media made, otherwise with no audience, there is no reason for the development of media that will cause no usage.
Audience theory basically shows knowledge of understanding, through a technical standing point, of literally knowing what the subjected audiences will like/dislike. Research for aspects from people's interests will prove to be necessary. Questionnaires are proven to be compulsory for audience research, this includes surveys, projection charts, etc... Once given results, the answers will be presented from the Majority's options chosen; soon after, the media will be developed.
Audiences also file under specific titles, ones that define separate groups or individuals:
Hypodermic Needle - Directly received and wholly accepted by the receiver.
Two-Step Flow - People with most access to Media. A modern version of the Hypodermic Needle.
Uses and Gratifications - People are not helpless victims of mass media, but use the media to get specific gratifications.
Etc...

Camera Angles

I need to show that i undestand the concept and style of different camera angles so i am going to research examples and decide which are most appropriate for our film before we storyboard

High ((Images captured from above the subject)Example transferred from Google images database)-

Eye level ((Images captured at the precise height as a frist person subject)Example transferred from Google images database)-

Low (Images captured to make the subject appear large scaled)-

Canted ((Images captured with a diagonal distortion)Example transferred from Google images database)-

Film Noir Mind Map, intial ideas and synopsis

OTS Planning on Prezi

Key conventions of Film Noir Titles

Film Noir titles always vary from sinister anecdotes, involving the use of blood or dark text within the display. Titles vary from; Double Indemnity, Blade Runner, Sin City, Mulholland Drive, etc... All of these titles convey a short recognition of their genre (Sin City being the most obvious).

You can see how the title contrasts to the background with a clear sense informing the audience what the film's genre is and how it is portrayed for other conventions, such as; certification (blood meaning it's obviously not as low as a PG). Film Noir always tend to use titles that seem demonic and contrast to the film itself, focusing all attention on the title, usually maybe covered with blood or involve slanders of text, like violence or sexual attraction.

This is another title which evidently shows the contrast of the title in comparison to the entirity of the poster itself. Your eye is attracted to the title and not anything else because of the colours and the fonts, sizes, etc... The title is a major concept within Film Noir, and should be conceived carefully, as it defines the film itself.

Ambience

In filmmaking, ambience (also known as atmosphere, atmos, or background) consists of the sounds of a given location or space. It is the opposite of "silence." This term is often confused with presence. Every location has distinct and subtle sounds created by its environment. These sound sources can include wildlife, hearing the wind blow, music, rain, etc...

Ambience from Daniel Hughes on Vimeo.

Here is a short clip of how ambience can be portrayed within film and moving images. You can clearly notice how some of the sounds, such as the typing, have been amplified for a deeper effect, plainly for notice and relevant to a realistic atmosphere.
Ambience should be used in moments of dialogue with multiple characters talking. My interpretation is that it doesn't work for most scenes within a film, such as; narration, fight scenes, romantic endeavours, etc... Ambience sometimes just removes the mood from certain films and their particular aims & genres. It's only in moments of dialogue that it would truly work, and within certain locations like pubs, gyms, and suchlike. Other than all of the criticism, ambience works extremely well in public locations.
Within my version of a Film Noir's opening title sequence, I would like to include an ambience sound effect, but only in a scene which involves a publicly filmed location. Ambience is not an effect which I think would improve a film's standard by far, it's a timid effect. Small amounts would be fine.

Copyright

Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it. In this case, creating an original score, soundtrack, or foleyed sounds to a film, creating its exclusivity. Copyright ensures the correct usage of the following:
- Author's rights
- Related rights
- Moral rights
- Patent
- Utility model
- Trademark
- Geographical indication
- Trade secret
All of these shown are either adapted or comparable to the laws of copyrighting. Copyright law covers the creative or artistic expression of an idea. Patent law covers inventions. Trademark law covers distinctive signs which are used in relation to products or services as indicators of origin, as does (in a similar fashion), Trade dress. Registered designs law covers the look or appearance of a manufactured or functional article. Trade secret law covers secret or sensitive knowledge or information. I personally believe that copyright laws are overly exaggerated; if you're going to include information (or source) of where you received the particular tool used for self created films, etc... there should be no obligations to sue or ruin that person/s. If anything; this idea of not using copyrighted material excites me to stay true to the use of originality. And since this is a non - profitable task, I would have no concerns for using copyright laws, unless exploited publicly.

Foleying

Foley is a term that describes the process of live recording of sound effects that are created by a Foley artist, which are added in post-production to enhance the quality of audio for films, television,etc...

SoundWorks Collection: Gary Hecker - Veteran Foley Artist from Michael Coleman on Vimeo.

Here is an example of the foleying method used for films such as Robin Hood, which describes how the technique is used and, therefore, demonstrated. It includes carrying a variant amount of props or tools that will perform the relating sounds necessary. This is proved to be an amazing tool at a filmmaker's arson. I believe that foleying is the absolute method to master a film's expression and/or tone. It especially is suited well to providing realism to films such as; This is England and The Dark Knight. Also being very useful to massive mainstream companies like Sony Pictures (as shown in the clip). Foleying seems to be easy, but is described: difficult; through timing and choosing the correct objects to begin a sound's interpretation. I feel that this use of sound designing will prove to be most effective, to provide the realism within my opening title sequence. My consideration for linking this to my ideas has greatly affected my initial thoughts. The expanded vision of inputting foley sounds, I believe, would transform the OTS to a substantial piece from what began as an idea from scratch. I'm ecstatic to begin foleying with my own interpretation of sound designing.

OTS

Rules - max 2 mins.
Genre - film noir/ neo-noir/ parady. Or post modern homage.
Original sound track - Music
- Dialogue
- Effects.
With titles.
Remember - An OTS not a trailer.
An established enigma - provide a hook - introduce the plot.

OTS Sin City Presentation

http://prezi.com/zepblqduhifv/film-noir-ots-sound/

Film Noir OTS Sound on Prezi

Definitions of filming techniques

-Shot/Reverse shot - over-the-shoulder camera angles which switch backwards and forwards repeatedly within conversation

-180 rule - A rotational degree of two or more characters engaged in some circumstances of conversation or motion which contains camera angles within 180 degrees of that specific moment.

-Match on Action - Two or more multiple shots which demand action, and as of which synchronize, sampling the illusion that it was all captured in one moment.

Sound - (Understanding how to use it)

My intial thoughts about using sound on film, they are used for scores along the film to suit the atmosheric story, and they class the sutiability for the match of on-screen footage.
They also provide back-story to moments which may seem quiet or just completely blind to visual moments.
Dialogue, actions, music, etc...
They are indeed half of the story themselves, interacting with motion is a small segment of it's initial briefing.

20 minutes after analysing sound from an OTS of Sin City, I have determined the greatness of sound and it's amplified quality of film making.

Certifications BBFC

Suitable for all

It is impossible to predict what might upset any particular child. But a ‘U’ film should be suitable for audiences aged four years and over. ‘U’ films should be set within a positive moral framework and should offer reassuring counterbalances to any violence, threat or horror.

If a work is particularly suitable for a pre-school child to view alone, this will be indicated in the Consumer Advice.

Parental Guidance

General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children.

Unaccompanied children of any age may watch. A ‘PG’ film should not disturb a child aged around eight or older. However, parents are advised to consider whether the content may upset younger or more sensitive children.

Suitable for 12 years and over

Exactly the same criteria are used to classify works at ‘12A’ and ‘12’. These categories are awarded where the material is suitable, in general, only for those aged 12 and over. Works classified at these categories may upset children under 12 or contain material which many parents will find unsuitable for them.

The ‘12A’ category exists only for cinema films. No one younger than 12 may see a ‘12A’ film in a cinema unless accompanied by an adult, and films classified ‘12A’ are not recommended for a child below 12. An adult may take a younger child if, in their judgement, the film is suitable for that particular child. In such circumstances, responsibility for allowing a child under 12 to view lies with the accompanying adult.

The ‘12’ category exists only for video works. No one younger than 12 may rent or buy a ‘12’ rated video work.

Suitable only for 15 years or over

No-one younger than 15 may see a ‘15’ film in a cinema. No-one younger than 15 may rent or buy a ‘15’ rated video work.

Suitable only for adults

No-one younger than 18 may see an ‘18’ film in a cinema. No-one younger than 18 may rent or buy an ‘18’ rated video work.

To be shown only in specially licensed cinemas, or supplied only in licensed sex shops, and to adults of not less than 18 years.

The ‘R18’ category is a special and legally restricted classification primarily for explicit works of consenting sex or strong fetish material involving adults. Films may only be shown to adults in specially licensed cinemas, and video works may be supplied to adults only in licensed sex shops. ‘R18’ videos may not be supplied by mail order.

Collage of Film Noir iconography

Film Noir (Questionnaire results)

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Film Noir (questionnaire)

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Double Imdemnity & The Killers (Do they follow Todorov's theory?)

This film 'Double Indemnity', does not follow the structure of Torodov's theory. As of when these films should begin with an equilibrium, this particular film begins at the end of the narrative. Therefore outlining any linear story-line.

The other film 'The Killers' does in fact follow Torodov's theory, though it may have non-linear aspects within certain scenes; these short sequences can be considered miniscule. The rest of the film remains linear throughout. (Equilibrium, disruption, recognition, reaction and new equilibrium).

Questionarre self-reflected comments

I consider it relevant as I can target my audience and their interests from my particular question; and as of which, consider their opinions to establis communial ideas.
I have learnt a new method of discovering audience interests, in a faster, and more mobile strategy. Using Surveymonkey. Also how to phrase questions and the importance of feedback.
It informs my production plans with reflective thoughts from my supposed audience, they may act as prosumers towards my projects.
The process is greatly effective, as it is online, people taking my questionnaires can answer almost anywhere around the world, a more spread process you might say. Feedback is more resourceful and intuating.

Film Noir question sheet

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Using slideshare for research

Film Noir

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I consider this relevant as it provides more insightful details into the study of film noir, and shows examples within the slides. I have learnt of more techniques within film noir (including filming, camera + composition, editing, sound, Mise-en-scene) also the formulae within each film. This informs me of my own production plans, and their suitability to be classed as film noir.

Film Noir (Presentation)

http://prezi.com/8hcy4fdbru_q/film-noir/

Film noir example

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Reflective Comment

My strengths for this unit:
I am well organised
I am very intrigued in filming

My fears for this subject:
Not good at filming, timing, position, etc...
I find it hard to meet deadlines, and or finish subjects on time