This week has been an important week in order to plan the filming of our opening scene. I had to make sure according to weather and days that we can film. We also had to ensure that the actors we wanted to use were available. Our original actress was not available at certain times because of her job so we changed our actress to another drama student that we believe would fit the rile just as well as our original actor would. As a pair we also had to change some ideas that we wanted because we were thinking to extreme and it would of been hard to display this.
Because of this we had to ensure that all the shots we wanted were actually able to be shot by a camera. We were going too extreme with shots but I believe now that what we have is very good. We have planned the days we aim to shoot, the props we will need and the actors. We are on top of things at the present time and will be ready to film.
Tuesday 17 December 2013
Production Log- Week 10
I had make many decisions when writing out my BSR treatment. When talking about each criteria such as title I had to ensure that I always relate it to the BSR genre. Throughout writing our treatment me and my partner had to make a couple of changes to our storyline because we realised that it will be difficult to shoot. I think writing out the treatment made our idea more realistic as we wrote more. We needed to ensure that what we show in our film will appeal to our target audience and will fit into the BSR genre.
In my primary research we did a Vox pop where I asked questions to a individuals. I ensured that I asked people who are my target audience. I asked questions to help develop our own idea. For example most of the feed back we recieved when I told them our idea was positive but some people gave us idea to make our idea better. We also recieved information of what type of character people would like to watch. Most people said they want someone who is different. Most people had watched Kidulthood, Adulthood or Fish Tank.
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The information we recieved did change some aspects of what we were planning on doing. For example we made our characters more unique and different. We want to show Becky as aggressive and violent however when her mum enters the film we want there to be a shift of power so she looks more vulnerable.
In my primary research we did a Vox pop where I asked questions to a individuals. I ensured that I asked people who are my target audience. I asked questions to help develop our own idea. For example most of the feed back we recieved when I told them our idea was positive but some people gave us idea to make our idea better. We also recieved information of what type of character people would like to watch. Most people said they want someone who is different. Most people had watched Kidulthood, Adulthood or Fish Tank.
The information we recieved did change some aspects of what we were planning on doing. For example we made our characters more unique and different. We want to show Becky as aggressive and violent however when her mum enters the film we want there to be a shift of power so she looks more vulnerable.
Monday 16 December 2013
Wednesday 4 December 2013
Audience Research
Firstly we filmed a Vox pop where me and my partner went round to people asking questions to help us make our initial idea better. The video below is our Vox pop.
After filming our Vox Pop we collected all our feedback and based on our results we made a summary.
- 10 out of 10 people we filmed really liked our Idea of a BSR film.
- 8 out of 10 people we filmed have actually watched a BSR film and enjoyed it.
- 6 out of 10 people we filmed would want the key character to be different and unique.
- 3 out of 10 people would include the themes of drugs and gang violence in their own BSR film.
- 1 out of 10 people's favourite film was a BSR film.
This is my audience. I created a person who I believe would be interested in watching my film.
Based on my audience research I believe that it has in some way shaped our idea for the better as it is what people want to see.
Some people we asked questions to gave us some improvements on our storyline. They said maybe try and even it out. So instead of wasting most the time on focusing on Becky;s pregnancy, pay attention to her mothers abuse towards her and her drug problems. This made us aware to maybe do that.
Most people would want a key character to subvert the common stereotype and see someone different and unique. I believe we will successfully achieve this through the mothers uncommom abusive behavior towards her child.
The majority of the people would include gangs and drugs in their own BSR film. I believe through discovering this we have found out what people would expect to see in a BSR film. I do not think there would be a way to include gangs but a main theme in our film is drugs. We will portray this in our opening sequence to make it clear to the audience that drugs is a key theme.
People who had watched a BSR film (mostly Kidulthood and Adulthood) enjoyed the films because it was action packed. I think through finding out this information we need to make our film as dramatic and action packed as possible. I believe we can portray this with a smash mouth opening.
Nearly all the people would involve a character aged 16-17 (our age). I believe that this is because it makes it more easier for people to relate to it more and see themselves in the character. Our protagonist is 17 and her helper is 18. Some girls can relate to Becky and some boys can relate to Roy.
Tuesday 3 December 2013
Production Log- Week 9
This week I learnt a lot about narrative. There is a linear narrative where the story has a start, middle and End. A non-linear narrative is often where the narrative is not in chronological order for example flashbacks. A restricted narrative is a view from only one character from one character in the story. The audience has limited access to narrative events as see only events as this character does. I also learnt about Omniscent narratives. This is a narrative from more than one character, so the audience has access to more narrative events (sometimes knowing more than the characters.
This research helped me decide on what type of narrative my initial idea is. It also allowed me to find out the requirements needed for example my film is a restricted narrative because it is following the one view of Becky.
I had to make decisions such as if I wanted to make my film a linear or non-linear narrative. I like the idea of using a flashback however I think it might take away the reality from the film. I wanted to make the film as real as possible.
This research helped me decide on what type of narrative my initial idea is. It also allowed me to find out the requirements needed for example my film is a restricted narrative because it is following the one view of Becky.
I had to make decisions such as if I wanted to make my film a linear or non-linear narrative. I like the idea of using a flashback however I think it might take away the reality from the film. I wanted to make the film as real as possible.
Mckee's Narrative Structure
Exposition- Protagonist
My protagonist is called Becky. She is a white 17 year old girl who lives in the estate area in Barking UK. She is a student in school however has recently dropped out due to her finding out she is pregnant. She is firstly represented as an aggressive, violent girl in the opening sequence however later on as the film proceeds Becky starts to mature into a strong woman. She is a quiet girl as she is not interested in the gang culture or current society but is not one to hold herself back from a fight. It becomes clear to the audience that the cause of Becky's violent nature is due to her mothers abuse towards her. In most of the film she will wear nothing too flashy including tracksuits, hoodies, jeans and trainers.
Agents of Change- Antagonist
The antagonist is Becky's mother. She is a single mother who is increasingly abusive towards Becky. She is subverting the common stereotype of a mother who is usually loving, caring and understanding towards their children. because her mum is single and has a lot of responsibilities she blames Becky for her struggles and therefore releases her anger out at her. She is also a heavy drinker and stumbles in home at late times, leaving Becky at home, neglected to look after herself.
Conflict Complication
When Becky finds out she is pregnant she takes it very bad at the start. She has a lot on her plate with her mothers abuse and drug taking. She has to balance herself with looking after her unborn baby and trying to control her drug addiction. Also at the start, Becky keeps her pregnancy and later on her relationship with Roy a secret because she does not want her mother to know.
Elaboration
At the start Becky finds out she is pregnant after a party 2 nights before. In anger she drowns herself with alcohol and cigarettes. Her mum treats her badly, swearing and pushing her around to clean around after her. Becky realises she does not want to be a mother to her child like her own mother is to her so decides to change her ways. She goes to a class where she admits to her addiction and slowly starts to turn her world around. Becky decides to tell her mother who does not take it lightly. She becomes increasingly violent as she can not afford more mouths to feed and the father of the baby is unknown. However soon, Becky meets a guy named Roy who is also battling with his drug addiction and they help each other cope. After a while they get together and Becky makes the decision to tell her mother. Her mother has an aggressive outburst. She believes Becky is throwing her life away and in anger pushes her down the stairs and simply walks away laughing. Becky calls Roy who picks her up and rushes her to the hospital.
Climax- Resolution
Luckily after a tense couple hours they find out that the baby is okay. Roy is disgusted with Becky's mum's behavior so decides to allow Becky to stay with him and they can live as a family and get a job. Becky agree's. This scene is very dramatic and includes a lot of action so people who enjoy watching action packed films will enjoy the climax to my film.
Coda
Me and my partner considered that 9 months later it shows the happy family of Becky, Roy and their child playing in their garden and then the next shot will be of Becky's mother all alone in her flat on the stairs, crying.
My protagonist is called Becky. She is a white 17 year old girl who lives in the estate area in Barking UK. She is a student in school however has recently dropped out due to her finding out she is pregnant. She is firstly represented as an aggressive, violent girl in the opening sequence however later on as the film proceeds Becky starts to mature into a strong woman. She is a quiet girl as she is not interested in the gang culture or current society but is not one to hold herself back from a fight. It becomes clear to the audience that the cause of Becky's violent nature is due to her mothers abuse towards her. In most of the film she will wear nothing too flashy including tracksuits, hoodies, jeans and trainers.
Agents of Change- Antagonist
The antagonist is Becky's mother. She is a single mother who is increasingly abusive towards Becky. She is subverting the common stereotype of a mother who is usually loving, caring and understanding towards their children. because her mum is single and has a lot of responsibilities she blames Becky for her struggles and therefore releases her anger out at her. She is also a heavy drinker and stumbles in home at late times, leaving Becky at home, neglected to look after herself.
Conflict Complication
When Becky finds out she is pregnant she takes it very bad at the start. She has a lot on her plate with her mothers abuse and drug taking. She has to balance herself with looking after her unborn baby and trying to control her drug addiction. Also at the start, Becky keeps her pregnancy and later on her relationship with Roy a secret because she does not want her mother to know.
Elaboration
At the start Becky finds out she is pregnant after a party 2 nights before. In anger she drowns herself with alcohol and cigarettes. Her mum treats her badly, swearing and pushing her around to clean around after her. Becky realises she does not want to be a mother to her child like her own mother is to her so decides to change her ways. She goes to a class where she admits to her addiction and slowly starts to turn her world around. Becky decides to tell her mother who does not take it lightly. She becomes increasingly violent as she can not afford more mouths to feed and the father of the baby is unknown. However soon, Becky meets a guy named Roy who is also battling with his drug addiction and they help each other cope. After a while they get together and Becky makes the decision to tell her mother. Her mother has an aggressive outburst. She believes Becky is throwing her life away and in anger pushes her down the stairs and simply walks away laughing. Becky calls Roy who picks her up and rushes her to the hospital.
Climax- Resolution
Luckily after a tense couple hours they find out that the baby is okay. Roy is disgusted with Becky's mum's behavior so decides to allow Becky to stay with him and they can live as a family and get a job. Becky agree's. This scene is very dramatic and includes a lot of action so people who enjoy watching action packed films will enjoy the climax to my film.
Coda
Me and my partner considered that 9 months later it shows the happy family of Becky, Roy and their child playing in their garden and then the next shot will be of Becky's mother all alone in her flat on the stairs, crying.
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