Production Cards

NAMES

My first production company is called DYNO FILMS. It came from DYNAMIC FILMS, but then I thought I'd change it to DYNO as I think this sounds better!

This is my first attempt at using livetype. I downloaded a different font from online to use, as I didn't think any of the fonts on livetype suited the name DYNAMIC FILMS. Even once I changed the name the font still suits the title very much. 

Here is my first finished production card...

My second production company name (the 'in association with...' company) is PENGUIN PRODUCTIONS. This has mainly come from the fact that I like penguins and it is an alliteration so sounds good.

This is the 'IN ASSOCIATION WITH'.

I'm not finished with the 'PENGUIN PRODCUTIONS' production card yet, as I can not decide whether I like it how it is or not. It is very basic, as I want the attention to go on the dancing penguin I will have to the left of production.

Animatic

MAKING MY ANIMATIC

I had a lot of difficulty taking the photos of my shots for the animatic... as the camera's SD card appeared to not work. This was very time consuming as I had to retake all the photos after trying to make the original SD card work.

Once everything was on the computer I was very pleased with myself how much I managed to get done.

So far I have managed to get the timing right - and it's on the time limit! I have also put the music into the background... however I'm still unsure of when to start the music. I can start it at the begining along with the production names, or I can start it as the opening sequence story actually starts.


Luckily I know a very talented guy who was more than happy to record the music for me! It was just what I wanted and fits in very well with the mood I'm trying to get across to the audience.

Scripting

It took me a while to figure out how to use script buddy, as there was a lot of language on there that I wasn't familiar with. However, once I understood, it has definitely been beneficial in the process of writing my script. It is layed out very clearly and it is easy to understand and read. I have now planned all of my scenes and shots.


Here are screen shots of my 4 page long script:

Story-boarding 2

In yesterday's lesson I managed to complete all my storyboards. 


These are the shots that I think will be the most effect with the audience...

This shot will let the audience see the character for the first time. They will get an understanding of how she lives and who is she. This shot will hopefully also allow the audience to see how I have developed my techniques of filming through the media course... as this shot is planned to be a long, low angle shot.

This shot will allow the audience to get a closer idea of how 'Beth' is going to be living. Her uncle (who she lives with) will be sleep on the couch downstairs with lots of empty alcohol bottles lying around. It will create a sense of sympathy for the girl within the audience. I'm not entirely sure how to do this shot... I'm torn between an over the shoulder shot, or a long shot. During filming I will film both ways and see which one works better.

This shot will introduce the location on my film. This will give the audience a wider understanding of 'Beths' life and the place in which she lives in. It's going to be an extreme long shot so that a lot of things will fit into it, and the audience can see more to do with the location. It will also reflect how small 'Beth' feels in comparison to everyone else... being small and hardly ever noticed.

Story-Boarding

In Friday's lesson I have started to storyboard my opening sequence. I have changed my some of my idea today, as I realised that it seemed more like a trailer than an opening sequence.


My first shot is going to hopefully create a sense of shock in the audience, as the girl is running away from a man crying. The audience will feel confused about what has just happened, but there will be a voice over were she will explain everything.

Analysis of Questionnaire Results

Initial Ideas for my opening sequence

So far, I've found it quite hard to think of a unique idea for my opening sequence that isn't too conventional, but isn't completely different to what the audience will probably expect...



A young girl, dressed innapropriately for her age, is running towards a phone box crying. She is running away from someone she has just sold herself to. When she get to the phonebox she calls someone.

As this is happening, there is a voice over of her introducing herself and why she is where she is. - Her mum passed away, and she doesn't know where her dad is, so she's living with her uncle who is only in his 20's and doesn't really care about her.

It will fade to black, the first few TITLES will come on.

It will then fade out of black to a scene in the past of this girls life.


This scene will then be of her leaving her home for school with her uncle layed asleep on the couch with empty beer bottles all around him. She'll be walking to school and pass some boys from her school who just look and laugh at her.