Institutional Context

sources of information - original ideas are very important when making a movie, these can come from a dream, a conversation with a friend or just everyday thought.
Producer- wherever the idea comes from it is the producer who decides to make the idea into a reality.
Director- the director is the one who can visualise a script and also make it a reality, they know how to take a story and put it on the big screen.
Writer- the writer defines and clarifies the idea, the plot and the main characters and turns it into something tangible.
Treatment- the writer will then write a treatment a one page description of the main story and characters of the film.
A pitch- a pitch contains all the information the producer needs in order to sell the idea to the financiers to commission the script.
Pitching the Project- the producer uses the treatment and pitch plus his/her powers of pusuasion to get money to develop the script.
Production companies- The producer then approaches film production companies for development money, but they have projects of their own.
Sales Distribution and Broadcast- The producer can offer future sales and broadcast rights to the film in return for money to develop the script.
Public investment- The producer can also apply to a public funding body such as the uk film council for a development grant.
Private finance- The producer can also pith the idea to private investors. In the hope that they will help the project.
Synopsis- First the writer produces a synopsis and he and the producer agree or not on the key scenes and events in the film.
Step outline- Most writers create a step to outline thier script (a plan)
Draft- part of the writers fee is conditional on delivery of ther first draft. this can be one of the hardest parts of screenwriting.
Revisions- after the draft has been done it is shown to the financiers and they will have their own ideas.
when everyone is happy with the script is is then the final draft. the writer then gets paid.
the cast- one common way to make the script more commercial is to attach well know stars to the film.
HODS- the heads of department, these people are well respected, commercialy respected and successful heads of department. make all the big decisions.
Detailed budget and production schedule- to turn the film into a propper business proposition the producer must know how much the film will actually cost to make.
1st day of principal photography- this is the key moment in film production. Shooting begins. Funding is released. and the producer breathes a huge sigh of relief.
Camera- the camera deparment is responsible for getting all the footage that the director need to tell the story.
lighting and sound- once the lighting and sound is set up and the hair and makeup is done , the shot can begin.
Acting- in the midst of all the commotion the actors must create and emotional world and suck the audience into the film.
special physical effects- every special effect is carefully constructed and must be done with the minimal risk of injury. to cast and crew.
The chain of command- film productions are run with military precisioniff they fall behind the finaciers and insurers may step in.
Rough cut- as the prosessed footage comes in. The editor assembles it into scenesand created a narrative sequence for the film.
Post production sound- once the piture is locked, the sound departmentworks on the audio track laying, creating and editing every sound.
Digital effects and titles- digial effects are added by specialist effects compositors and titles and credits are added in a compositing suite.
Grade and colour- the final stage of the pictire edit is to adjust the colour and establish the fine easthetic of the film.
Final mix- After picture lock, the rough sound mix goes to a dubbing theatre where the sound mixer sets the final levels.
Final cut- after the final cut the film reaches full lock. It is now finished and ready for duplication.
Selling the product- To help the producer sell the film she/he must get the help of a sales agent ( a spechialist) who will help sell the film to distributers.
The trailer- to help sell the film a trailer is made to show the film buyers the most marketable aspects of the film.
Screenings- A high profile screening at of of the top film festivals can be a great way to generate 'heat' around the film.
The deal- the producer not has a hot product and can negotiate good deals with distributors around the world.
The marketing team- to help sell to the distributers merchendise to producer hires a sales agent.
The audience- knowing how important the audience is to the marketing film they gather feedback which will help them with their job.
Advertising- The potential target audience are targeted with posters, cinima trailers, tv spots and other advertising methods.
Selling the film to exhibitors- in order to get the film to audiences the distributermust negotiate a deal with the ciniemas to screen it.

Animatic

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=iIs8HVSMrj0

This animatic is the collaberation of the storyboard which i drew to show the different shots which we are hoping to use for our opening sequence of the film. After drawing the storyboard i then filmed each shot frame for 5 secconds and then paused and made my way through the whole thing. I then loaded the short piece of film onto the computer and edited it making is smoother and more proffesional. I then loaded it up onto youtube and posted the link.

Treatment

Youths these days don’t know they’re born. Everyday the media has another story of gang violence. But these kids make good business models for the drugs market. Two of the most ruthless gangsters to walk the streets of London have just set up a new business based in east London selling old jam jars for cash. An office close to Canary Wharf seems to have made the company seem more legitimate. Although it seems that the old bill have clocked on and realised that the motors are all part of a drug export scam.

2nd Shoot

The second shoot we did was in East London at Westferry. We hadn't planned in great detail shots we wanted at which locations and so a great deal of our footage was of similar angles.

We then filmed the rest of our opening sequence at Elliot's dad's flat. This was on the same day as he lives close to Canary Warf. we had more time again to pick good angles and take a number of different shots. This was good as we were then able to fit with the storyline we had written.

Our second shoot was good and we managed to film almost all of our opening sequence in one evening. It was useful to have a good location and in the end the editing helped us to creat a variety of different shots.

1st Shoot

Our first shoot was at Elliot's house where we decided to film both our flashbacks, a gambling scene and a violent visit. The filming went well as we were able to get a good number of different shots and angles to play around with during editing.

As we were only filming a short amount of our overall opening sequence, we had enough time to create perfect shots that would fit together and we were happy with the footage we captured.

Overall it was a good start to the creation of our production.

Preliminary task

We filmed the preliminary task in school. We decided to keep in the the British gangster theme to match our opening sequence.
We then uploaded the filom onto youtube and this is the URL to watch it.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EDU8z99Fzs0

Location Reccie: Elliot

We have decided to film our opening sequence in London. We have access to a flat in East london and also we want to film the area of westferry. We took a few photos of the area that we want to film in.

• We took a picture of Canary Warf tube station as this would be a good location. The only trouble with this is that there are often quite a few people and they may not like being filmed. We may not use this location but it is an option.
• Also a photo of westferry green close to the river would be a prime location. It is possible to get a 'Thames Clipper' boat and take some shots whilst on the river. This would fit in well with the business like gangsters.
• There is also a picture of a bridge over the river. This would be a very good location to film as it is a very run-down urban area. This ties in nicely with the British gagster theme.