You will watch and analyse 5 short films (5-15 mins), for each one you will write a brief analysis of how the films use/covers:
Narrative - A man dies and is transported to a grey scale forest full of dead people, a rotary phone rings and he is chased down by an antagonist with a bag on its head.
Characterisation - The main protagonist (prince?) seems to have recently died due to the dialogue at the start of the film and the fact that the comatose body we see at the start resembles the man in the forest. He is portrayed as fearful, confused and in pain throughout. The second character the main antagonist is disguised with a bag on their head, as well as wearing gloves and a coat to hide any distinguishing features. Can be perceived
Camerawork - Quite intimate it makes you feel like you are there.
Editing - Simplistic with the cuts and transitions between scenes and locations but that is all that is needed. Simple but executed flawlessly. Made Black and White could be from the camera
Visual Effects - Don't think it has any has camera blur and goes out of focus.
The Traveller (2022) - YouTube
Narrative - The last man left on Earth or at least that we see. Roams the wilderness surviving and using a homemade device in order to locate something.
Characterisation - The main heroic protagonist is wearing warm clothes, that are mismatches suggesting that some of them have been taken.
Camerawork - Begins with establishing shots.
Editing - There is a common use of eye-line matches
Visual Effects-
Room 8 - Winner of the BAFTA for Short Film 2014 - YouTube
Narrative -
Characterisation -
Camerawork -
Editing -
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1. Working title – what is the name of your film? At this point this may differ from your final name (e.g. Star Wars’ working title was ‘Blue Harvest’, The Avengers was ‘Group Hug’)
My working title for my film is History of Astralite.
2. Genre – what genre will your film work in, how will you explore the genre conventions. (NB: Documentaries work well, Comedies are hard!)
my film works in the documentary, history, non-fiction, and motorsport genres.
3. Synopsis – This is a short summary of what the film is about, this will be within 200-300 words.
The film is about the history of Tony Dawson and his invention the Astralite Wheel.
4. Cast Required – Who will you need in front of the camera, what roles will they be taking (this won’t be you) – ideally you will cast ACTORS for any narrative film.
5. Crew Required – Who will you need behind the camera, what jobs will they take on (you must be in control of the camera & direction)
6. Locations – Where are you planning to film? – This should be a list of places that could be used for your film. You should have a description of the style of place with various options. They should fit the genre and be accessible to you (NB: filming at UTC is a LAST RESORT)
7. Properties (Props) & Costume – Here you will explain what you are going to need in terms of props and costume – why they are needed and who is going to utilise them.
8. Equipment – What technical equipment are you going to use to shoot the film, why is it needed?
9. Schedule of production – This can be produced as a table, but will outline the schedule of pre production, Production and Post Production – this should be broken down into tasks, deadlines, milestones and have contingencies
Treatment
What is the film going to be about?
My documentary will be about the planning and creation of the Astralite wheel and how it has been used since its inception in the biking. My documentary will also feature Tony Dawson the creator of the wheel and go into detail about his life and how he came up with the idea. It will also feature the film on the Astralite wheel.
• Props
I will use a real existing model of the Astralite Wheel to showcase what it looks like. i will feature photos of Tony when he was younger and when he was working on the project; as well as this I will also showcase the original plans and blueprints for the wheel too.Thirdly I will feature the original script from the film about the Astralite Wheel.
• Costume
Tony will wear a normal outfit preferably smart casual in order to connote the documentary as professional standard. The other option is biker leather/ biker gear however despite this fitting the brief it isn't as comfortable and wearing it for the whole time of filming would be impractical. A possibility is having a biking helmet and gloves in the background next to him.
• People
The person the documentary is about and the only person we will see on camera is Tony Dawson. I, Joel Dawson, will be doing the majority of the behind the scenes work, photography, camerawork, lighting and editing.
• Equipment
The equipment we will need is; an attachable microphone. DSLR camera at least one possibly two. SD card (s) for camera(s). tripod(s) for camera(s), sound pack attached to one of the camera(s), spare batteries for camera(s), microphone(s). boom stick for sound and dead cat attached.
• Location
The two main locations of the documentary will be Tony's workshop as it fits in the brief with the connotations of engineering, building, designing and planning it also has personal connections to Tony. The second will be Tony's house this is because the workshop is quite cold and dependent and cramped so depending on weather and how much space is required the house may be a better fit for the documentary.
Report
Script - for a narrative film use script conventions:
Location, ToD, Stage Directions, Character Names,
Edits For Documentary: Location, ToD, Questions,
Space for response, narration monologue, Edits
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