Detailed Costume Idea

Femme Fatale:

Our female lead (Lauren Newby) will be seductive, mysterious and glamorous. She will have a dangerous class to her in which will show in the way she presents herself. Make-up will be based around the classic red lip and smokey eyes. We want to emphasise on the lash as there will be a lot of significance about her eyes. Clothing will be mainly black. We want to have a simple black dress with some fishnet tights, heavy and expensive looking jewellery and hopefully we will get hold of a fur coat (fake of course). Heels are also an essential for any girl. We have got hold of a cigarette holder so this will had the old fashioned class to our femme fatale. Also, we have got a small zippo lighter which will be dropped from a high height. This lighter doesn't have much relevance to the femme fatale but it does show the era very vaguely.

Anti-Hero:

This character (played by Thomas Wilson) will also be mysterious aswell as the femme fatale. He will come across as slightly common but he has a certain light to him. His clothing will be very simple as we want him to be wearing baggy jeans, a vest top and possibly a flat cap with some ragged boots. As a male character make-up would not be needed but he will be covered in patches of oil. Every girl falls for a bad guy. His hair will preferably be messy. There will be a significance to class aswell as while the femme fatale will be smoking with the cigarette holder and the anti-hero will be smoking without it. He doesn't really care about much but when it comes to meeting the femme fatale, you see his soft and polite side.

Location

Location from Kieron Marchese on Vimeo.

During the holidays, Kieron and Melissa went out and filmed around our location to get an idea of lighting and where our characters would look good. Also, we could get a clear idea of our angles.

Our Continuity Task

Continuity from Kieron Marchese on Vimeo.

Evaluation of Continuity Task

So looking at our continuity task, I felt that for our first time of filming as a group, we did pretty well. We each had a chance of operating the camera and watching the short film, we did very well. Shots and angles were varied and personally I think that they were used appropriately - especially at 00.58 seconds. We thought about angles very well and I think we were very creative. We had a mixture of close ups, long shots and over-the-shoulder shots. As for the editing, I think that we did very well in terms of making the black and white picture look old and used. We added the letterbox effect on iMovie so that it would create that effect of an old camera. At the end of the short film we added a hint of neo-noir as Jessie walks out of the room. This was a way of rehearsing for our real O.T.S in the future (now in editing process). The only problems that we faced was the sound. We filmed on the sixth form site and as we could not help the fact that children were walking around, you can occasionally hear them in the speaking parts. Also, as we wanted a mostly silent film, when some sound for voices was needed, there was an annoying buzzing in the background. We were aware of this and made sure that in future filming we will find a way to prevent this.

Continuity Task Script

This is the final script for our continuity task. We created this so that we knew exactly what we were filming, what the actors were doing and if the shots and angles were correct.

Our Plot Anamatic

This is a storyboard to our film noir. Each member of our group did 8 different shots each so we could all be part of it.

Our Audience Research

As you can see in the post below, I have looked up about film classifications. As a group we have come together and decided to choose a 15. Melissa looked at doing a couple of questionnaires (one for handing out to random people in the public, and one that will be going out on facebook), This will give us a general idea of what our target audience should be. If you look at Kieron's blog, he is looking at different types of effects models to help us get an idea of what category our audience falls into. Have a look at their blogs from the links on the left hand side of my page.

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Film Classifications

       'Universal'. This means that it is suitable for all. There is no reference to drugs unless it is eductational to young children. Horror scenes should be mild, brief and very unlikely to cause the child anxiety. Basically, any nudity, violence and inappropriate behaviour will be either very mild, or have none at all.

      'Parental Guidance'. 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. This classification is a step up from 'Universal' so all drug references, nudity, violence etc. may be prolonged. However, they must still be mild.

    Suitable for 12 years and over. 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. When a film is given this classification, it generally signifies a more maturer film. Imitable violence can be introduced e.g. hanging, suicide and self harming) but it must not dwell on detail. Moderate language is also allowed but it must not be infrequent. Although this film is more mature, scenes must still be suitable for young teenagers.

  Suitable for 15 years and over. No one younger than 15 may watch a 15 film in a cinema, neither can they rent a 15 film. Drugs may be shown in the film but they must not be encouraged. As for horror, it can be shown but must not be sadistic or sexualised. Any nudity or threat must still be subtle but it may be seen in a 15 film. However, it would not dwell on detail. Language would reach it's limit with a 15 including the word c**t (I don't like swearing so I won't write it correctly - I'm sensible.) however, repeating the language over and over again wouldn't be appropriate.




  Suitable for 18 years and over. At this age the BBFC’s public consultations and The Human Rights Act 1998 understood that at this age, 18 year old's were old enough to make their own decisions in what they would watch at their own risk. Every element of an 18 film would be at it's highest. Sex, nudity and violence etc. would be very explicit: making these rated films unsuitable for anyone under this age. 


OUR CONCLUSION;


We have decided to go with the certificate of 15. This is because although there is no real sex, nudity, drugs or violence in our O.T.S, there would be later on in the film. This is something that we have all really thought about. We may use some language in our opening title sequence too but we want to think and develop on that later. 


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The two step flow

As a group or by ourselves we are answering different questions and doing different tasks to help us figure out our audience. I am answering a question on the two step flow.
This theory shows the idea that whatever our experience of the media, we will be likely to discuss it with others and if we respect their opinion, the chances are that we will be more likely affected by it. (The theory calls these people opinion leaders.)

MY QUESTION;

Think about honestly - are your opinions about television, films or groups ever influenced by other people?
Going a stage further - do you think a friend's ideas about a media text could ever effect your behaviour in any way? This is what some people have suggested happened in the James Bulger case - that one of the two children talked about a film he had seen and influenced the other's behaviour. How could you present these findings on your blog?

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