Tuesday 10 May 2011
Primary Research: Questionnaire
1. Have you heard of the genre 'neo-noir'
Audience Description
Our main audience is aged between 18-30, mostly male, but females would probably enjoy it aswell. The working classes and lower middle classes would probably be able to relate to the characters more than the upper classes. Much older people might find it difficultto cope with the storyline of the film, and find the characters maybe a little un-relateable. Race, ethnicities and religions would probably all enjoy the film equally, as it doesn't involve subject matter that would discriminate agains anyone. The film would probably have a similar audience to the neo-noir film 'Brick' as it has a similar subject matter and deals with some of the same issues as 'Brick' does. I think the distribution would probably go straight into television. I think that 'Film4' would be very interested in the film, as it is very similar to alot of films they like to show. I dont think that a stint in the cinemas would be cost effective as the budget would not be enough to pay for enough advertising to bring in the audiences, to make it really kick off. I think that devoted film magazines will probably see us as an independent indie film, if they like our film and give it a good review, then we may look at putting it through the cinemas.
- Yes - 7
- No -8
- 0-2 - 4
- 3-4 - 8
- 5-6 - 2
- More than 6 - 1
- Se7en - 3
- Transformers - 2
- Black Swan - 2
- Hot Fuzz - 5
- Dirty Dancing - 3
- A chase sequence - 4
- A slow titles sequence - 5
- A dream sequence - 2
- A gun fight - 4
- Yes - 4
- No - 11
- Yes - 4
- No- 7
- Maybe - 4
- Action Film - 3
- Romantic Comedy - 3
- Black & White Film - 1
- Psychological Thriller - 2
- Neo-noir - 0
- Comedy - 7
- Fantasy -4
- Horror - 2
Audience Description
Our main audience is aged between 18-30, mostly male, but females would probably enjoy it aswell. The working classes and lower middle classes would probably be able to relate to the characters more than the upper classes. Much older people might find it difficultto cope with the storyline of the film, and find the characters maybe a little un-relateable. Race, ethnicities and religions would probably all enjoy the film equally, as it doesn't involve subject matter that would discriminate agains anyone. The film would probably have a similar audience to the neo-noir film 'Brick' as it has a similar subject matter and deals with some of the same issues as 'Brick' does. I think the distribution would probably go straight into television. I think that 'Film4' would be very interested in the film, as it is very similar to alot of films they like to show. I dont think that a stint in the cinemas would be cost effective as the budget would not be enough to pay for enough advertising to bring in the audiences, to make it really kick off. I think that devoted film magazines will probably see us as an independent indie film, if they like our film and give it a good review, then we may look at putting it through the cinemas.
Wednesday 4 May 2011
Script Idea
Since we're only working on the intro sequence for our neo-noir, the script does not call for that much to be said, especially since we'll be cutting up a lot of silent action in the editing.
Our primary interest, script-wise will the be the brief introductory narration, presented in a sort of 'pause' in the fast-paced action of the sequence.
Since I'm co-writing the script, here's an idea for our narrative:
EXT. OPEN FIELD. DAY
NATHAN runs towards the camera, stopping close. He looks deadpan in to the lens.
NATHAN
I know what you're thinking.
"What's this silly wanker gone and done?"
Truth is, I haven't got a clue what's going on.
But, it's all downhill from here.
NATHAN looks over his shoulder, seeing his pursuers and looks back in to the camera.
NATHAN
Oh, shit.
Fade to black.
Thursday 28 April 2011
Evaluation
1. Our piece uses the famed convention of the 'femme fatale' very strongly. But how i think we changed media conventions was that we used a non linear narrative structure, this is something that a lot of films are doing nowadays, neo-noirs often enjoy to use a non linear structure this adds suspense and mystery and presents the enigma.
2. Our product has used the 'femme fatale' stereotype but does show the young generation primarily. This decision does not mean that the older generation werent worthy of being in the film bu they would not fit into the story line and thought the narrative was more important than the representation of more social groups. Ethnicity is not represented in the film opening and neither is nationality. The main focus is gender, and we chose to show the female character as a dominating character, much like the femme fatales of the 30s and 40s.
3. The media institutions that may be interested in the film would probably be an institution that enjoys showing films by independent studios. One of these institutions is Film4 that often have film festival seasons showing movies from independent studios. Channel 4 may also be interested if the film gained some notoriety.
4. The audience for our piece was the younger demographic, mostly 18-30. Gender wise, the audience wouldn't really discriminate much.
5. We tried to grab our audience demographic by crafting the narrative around something that the demographic are more likely to be aware of. We also chose the typical film storyline of a couple and their problems, this is mainly to keep ana audience outside of our main demographic.
6. We learned the value of lighting in this project, we used it to great effect during the project, in particular we used coloured light, to show emotion and depth. We also used the editing tools at our disposal to great effect we used it for several weeks and it came in very useful. We also had experience using such computer programs as Prezzie and Xtranormal.
7. The main thing that we have learned as a group is shot composition, we learned alot about framing since the Preliminary Excercise where we had a lot of problems. We learned to always take more footage than we needed in case we had problems with continuity errors. We have all learned to be more proficient with the camera equipment as well as the editing programs and equipment.
2. Our product has used the 'femme fatale' stereotype but does show the young generation primarily. This decision does not mean that the older generation werent worthy of being in the film bu they would not fit into the story line and thought the narrative was more important than the representation of more social groups. Ethnicity is not represented in the film opening and neither is nationality. The main focus is gender, and we chose to show the female character as a dominating character, much like the femme fatales of the 30s and 40s.
3. The media institutions that may be interested in the film would probably be an institution that enjoys showing films by independent studios. One of these institutions is Film4 that often have film festival seasons showing movies from independent studios. Channel 4 may also be interested if the film gained some notoriety.
4. The audience for our piece was the younger demographic, mostly 18-30. Gender wise, the audience wouldn't really discriminate much.
5. We tried to grab our audience demographic by crafting the narrative around something that the demographic are more likely to be aware of. We also chose the typical film storyline of a couple and their problems, this is mainly to keep ana audience outside of our main demographic.
6. We learned the value of lighting in this project, we used it to great effect during the project, in particular we used coloured light, to show emotion and depth. We also used the editing tools at our disposal to great effect we used it for several weeks and it came in very useful. We also had experience using such computer programs as Prezzie and Xtranormal.
7. The main thing that we have learned as a group is shot composition, we learned alot about framing since the Preliminary Excercise where we had a lot of problems. We learned to always take more footage than we needed in case we had problems with continuity errors. We have all learned to be more proficient with the camera equipment as well as the editing programs and equipment.
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