Progress Report

Individual Progress:

• I have contributed to the production by doing some camera work and finding interesting shots that we can take which would help the video look more effective.
• WWW: I had contributed by taking some good shots that are clear and stable.
• EBI: I could get more close ups in the filming.
• The next step is to finish the title shot list and improve it.

Group Report:

• We have all gone out and travelled to the destination of the filming and done as much as we could even though the weather may have been difficult to film in.
• WWW: The group as a whole managed to make the filming dates and contributed all together in the shooting.
• EBI: We included more close ups of the characters faces in the scenes that we have currently recorded and were more efficient with our time.
• The next step is to continue shooting our video and try and complete as much as we can.

Photoshop Tutorials

From watching the Photoshop tutorials I had learnt how to use Photoshop to full effect while creating a magazine cover. I now can make edit a persons face and remove any imperfections such as eye bags and spots so that the image looks clean. I also learnt how to create a gradient background suing many different colours. The tutorials showed me how to change the size, colour, placement and font of the text so that it can look affective and appealing when creating the cover page.

Ill Manors TEDx Lecture

1. Plan B's believes that there is not enough support for young people and that is one of the main reasons as to why they turn to criminal behaviour such as violence and drug taking. His ideology is that the government are rich but they are not willing to help, nor will they; therefore it is in all of our hands to help one another, and to help support those in need. he also believes that words that are used to describe children are all negative and if people use those words, it is only natural for them to act upon those words in a negative way by committing the crimes the crimes they do; causing both sides to hate each other.
   
2. The TEDx Lecture's target audience are those who judge and those who have a dominant ideology that all young people now are bad and are criminals without understanding the other side to their story, without maybe giving them a chance. Plan B was also targeting people who knew someone that needed guidance or extra support from somebody, as he wants those people who know somebody in a bad situation that they can't help themselves with, to help that person, as he says so in his lecture. His target audience for his music and films vary as his films target audience is similar to his lecture's target audience, however, his music is for those young people living in the tough situations that look up to artists such as Plan B as he hopes to guide them through his music; we know this as he states in his lecture that that is what his aim is and his lyrics speak the truth and try to show young people that there is another way to life.
   
3. Plan B says that the media is the reason as to why young people are the way they are, and the media portray and create the negative stereotypes for them and therefore reject them from society; which in turn causes the youth to also reject and repel society and the government as they feel separate. This can be linked to Cohen's media theory of moral panic as he says that the media don't represent the good in the young people and don't present it all together as this will challenge the dominant view of young people which is irresponsible, criminals, violent, drug abusers, etc. and this challeng is what becomes a concern to society.

Review (Ill Manors)

The film Ill Manors is directed by Ben drew, also known as ‘Plan B’; who is known for his career in music. His creativity and excellent directing is highly noticeable on this low budget film as this is also the first ever film he has produced. This is shown as it is a 2 hour long film with a budget of just £100,000; many movies of similar quality require millions of pounds on average per day. However, the low budget could help Plan B achieve a more realistic film as the settings used are not artificial.

                                                 

The film is about a series of young people in East London who are all negatively affected in at a young age which then moulds them into adults who have chosen a bad, criminal, future for themselves. It also shows how different choices that young people make may not always affect them instantly, however further down the line it will.

Plan B had either risked it all, or he had jeopardised his entire film by using majority of the actors as the main characters of the film with no previous acting experience. However, it is safe to say Ill Manors characters and actors had become one with their roles. The 4 main characters are Aaron, who is played by Riz Ahmed, Kirby, who is played by Keef Coggins, Chris, who is played by Lee Allen, and Ed, who is played by Ed Skrein. The protagonist in the film is Aaron, who is different to the typical characters shown in the film and also has a different opinion on what he sees is wrong and right in contrast with his friends. 
All the characters and actors perfectly match each other and the professionalism of the actors who have no experience prior to the filming of Ill Manors, is of high standards; they show this by making the audience believe that the roles that they are playing are actually who they are off camera as well as on.

The films genre is a crime thriller as there is a lot of gang related violence in the film, drug abuse, murder, prostitution, etc. The mood the film creates is gritty and tense, which matches the genre of the film. It is also very shocking and thrilling as it fits my expectations of what the film is about and how it should make the audience feel; and that is uncomfortable to a degree in which they understand and want to watch more.

The soundtrack in the film is produced by the director himself, Plan B. He has created an entire album based on the film itself to help with its promotion which then reached number one. The soundtrack is very catchy as the lyrics tend to stick in your head and after watching the film you may find yourself repeating his lyrics.

The atmosphere was largely helped by the soundtrack as the lyrics described what was happening and the sound went hand in hand the scenes that were in the film. Plan B's music talent cleverly helped Ill Manors soundtrack as he was able to identify what he had wanted as the soundtrack and was able to produce a soundtrack to full effect that would change the entire films intensity in an instant.

The target audience of the film is people who would ignore the type of people committing the behaviour shown in the film and don’t understand the reasons and events they have faced in which has turned them the way they are. Also, Plan B’s fan base would be majority of the target audience as he released an album based on the film. However, the film may appeal to the opposite of their target audience; this is because the language and violent nature of the film would be more appealing to audiences like the characters within the film rather than those who don’t understand. Also, people who can relate to the characters and relate to events that have occurred in their life similar to which have occurred in the film, are more likely to view the film.

Review Plan (Ill Manors)

Magazine Covers

INCEPTION is the main coverline and is followed by a series of minor coverlines that are in white and red font. The shape of the minor coverlines also follows the shape of the man in the background.

The coverline on this magazine is written in a large red strip which stretches across the entire front cover at a slight angle with JUAN MATA written inside in bold white.

SKYFALL is shown in big bold letters in the bottom half of the magazine and has a sentence underneath it in small font.

TERMINATOR SALVATION is the coverline on this magazine and is written in all capital letters and is a bold red colour that stands out into the foreground and catches the eye.

The main coverline is in large bold white font that is all capital letters and the theme of the coverlines is white and red.

TV Souvenir Magazine

Ill Manors (trailer analysis)

1.      Typical Codes and Conventions of film trailers:

·         Title at the end

·        Directors and actors names

·         Age certificate

·         Reviews

·         Release date

·         Montage

2.      How trailers are distributed:

·         Cinema trailers

·         Radio interviews

·         TV trailers

·         Chat shows

·         Social media sites

·         Websites

3.      Ill Manors trailer Conventions :

·         Title at the end

·         Release date

·         Reviews

·         Director and actors names

·         Montage

4.     The target audience for Ill Manors are people aged 16-35. They also fall under the psychographics group of reformers; this is because people who are free from restriction, they are also anti-materialistic and select products for their high quality. The target audience fits in the demographic groups C, D, and E, as Ill Manors would appeal more to young people, students, and the lower working class.
The techniques they used to attract their target audience were the use of young actors, which the audience of a similar age can relate to, music from the director, so that his current fan base would want to view his film.
At the beginning of the trailer, one characters life is given away and the audience can then see how the character became who he is.
In the trailer the all the stars are shown, however the main stars are shown for longer and more frequently.
When the director’s name is shown, the words used to describe him are ‘FROM VISIONARY ARTIST PLAN B’; all the letters are in large, bold, capital letters. This helps emphasise who he is and his role in producing the film. Also, the words ‘visionary artist’ show that he is a very creative person and that the movie is how he sees things.
To introduce the film the narrator’s voice-over is used; it tells a little section of the story and it is from his song.
The trailer also shows the release date in bold at the end.

5.   In the Ill Manors trailer, Mise en scene is used to full effect. The costumes that are used are all associated with how young people dress; the young people are wearing hoodies, jeans, caps, jogging bottoms, etc., these clothing items help portray that the characters are young and cannot afford expensive clothes; this in turn suggests that the environment they live in is not a wealthy environment and is less economically developed. At the beginning of the trailer it suggests just that as in a quote it says ‘We are all products of our environment’.
The lighting used in the film was natural lighting, street light, lights from within a house, etc.; this helped the production seem more like real life events than a made up story, which in turn allowed the audience to feel more moved by the production. Actors in the film were used effectively; this is because they were all young and all were able to relate to the characters within the film; this helped them perform better as they had knowledge of what each characters lives are like and had an understand of the film. The make up in the film was used to show many things, such as a scar that the man had got from when he was a little kid, to show how long somebody was tied up in a warehouse they had made the character look like he’s been sweating and is very dirty, to show how scared people were tears were shown. This all contributed to how each characters story builds up. Also, the most effective part of the Mise en scene was the props used in the trailer. A wide range of props were used, such as a gun, a blade, a packet of drugs, a car, a pram, etc. The main props were the guns and the drugs; this is because it they are trying to convey the message that even though it is London where guns are illegal and considered hard to purchase, almost every main character has one. Also, drugs and violence are a typical stereotype of young people.

A wide range of Cinematography was used throughout the trailer. There were a variety of close ups so that the audience could identify they characters and get an idea of who they are. There were medium shots which helped the audience see what kind of clothes the characters wear and what they are doing, such as drugs. Long shots were also used to show the setting and area that the characters live in and where they are so that people can relate as they may have seen or currently live in environments that are similar.

The editing in the film was used to create tension and suspense in the trailer. There were straight cuts throughout the trailer that all had lasted less than a second; this helped overwhelm the audience and shock them of what is going on the film. Also, at the very beginning of the trailer a quote was shown which summed up the movie as it says ‘We are all a product of the environment. Some environments are just harder to survive in.’; this quote also helps represent the aim of the movie as they intend to show how young people live and how hard it is on them to survive. A voiceover was added to the trailer using the director, Plan B’s voice; this helped create suspense as he says that the audience may find things insignificant at first, however at the end your views will change; again this relates to the aim of the movie as he tries to show people what is really going on with young people in London and wants the audience to have a sudden realisation. There is also music created by the director added to the trailer, which helps promote the movie further and allows the audience to identify the song instantly.

Ill Manors (making of)

1. What are Plan B’s intentions in making the film?
   Plan B’s intentions in making the film were to show the way that people live in London, and although there are new  facilities built such as the Olympic stadium, it doesn't mean that the reality of how life is for the youth in London has also changed. He also intends to make people who have a negative view of young people understand why and what makes them do what they do, and how they begin to get into gangs and how hard it is to get out.
   
   
2. What do we learn about the production process?We learn that the production process was low budget as the entire production was at a cost of £100,000. They had achieved this by using young new actors that had no previous acting experience; therefore they could provide a minimum salary towards them. They had also produced the film in the same area; this helped reduce travel fees. Plan B’s friends were involved in the production so that he could gain extra support and help for little/no cost. In the movie, the music that was used was all made by the director and this also helped the budget a lot as sound and music all requires permission and costs if the music was used from another artist.
   
   
3. What can you tell about the target audience?We can tell that the target audience is Plan B’s fan base, however, their ideal target audience are people who are not associated with the kind of behaviour portrayed in the film and people who see the film as disturbing; this is because Plan B wants people who don’t understand why young people do what they do and that it is a continuous cycle. It also is for the people who ignore the fact that these events are a more real portrayal to London and that the events that occur are just a small representation of events compared to how many events occur on a day to day basis. However, the target audience would change and people such as the characters in the film and young people of similar ages would view the film as they may find it more interesting and can relate to characters; this could also help show young people that there are better things to do and once you encounter in one event or join a gang there may be no going back.
   
   
4. Does the film achieve what Plan B set out to achieve? It can be argued whether Plan B achieves what he had set out to achieve, as he tries to inform and show people who have a negative view of young people, why young people go through what they do and what choices they make. Plan B does show how young people get influenced and how events that they face come up, however, he achieves this through typical stereotypes of young people and shows them in a negative way in which may inflict an even more negative view of young people. His aim is to show the life of young people and what is really happening, however the choices that the people make in the movie are poor and show that young people are the reason why the negative things happen to them, not because there’s no help; this is also supported by the fact that in the movie the support worker was trying to help one of the characters, but he refused.

Magazine Analysis

The title of the magazine is in the top third of the cover and has its unique font which is the Doctor Who font. It is also partially obscured by the image of the current doctor as the Doctor Who series has become a recognizable franchise and therefore the Title doesn’t necessarily need to be shown as the audience can automatically familiarise with the magazine.

The slogan is ‘Celebrating 50 Years Of Adventures In Space And Time’. This summarises what the magazine is about, and that the purpose is to celebrate the achievement and their success.

The central image is of the current doctor in the doctor who series as he is at the forefront of the magazine cover looking directly towards the camera. There are also past doctors behind him standing sideways looking directly at the audience, which give the image a focal point.

There is a large cover line/flash which is ‘The Day Of The Doctor’; and it is placed in the bottom left corner which is a typical convention. It is also followed by a series of small cover lines. This convention is used as the audience have been accustomed to the technique due to it being common across many magazines.

There are a series of free offers within the magazine to promote the franchise further. The free offers are placed in a gold ribbon in the right hand size which is effective as people tend to look more at the top right side of an image and therefore the first thing the audience will be drawn to is the free offers, causing more people to be attracted to the magazine and to buy the magazine.

The colour scheme used on the cover of the magazine is gold, silver, white, and red. These colours are effective as the old and Silver show that the franchise has reached a milestone and that the colours gold and silver are used to reflect the celebration of their work for 50 years. The colour red suggests its importance, like the red carpet. The silver, white and black also link with its genre which is sci-fi.

There are name checks as the magazine attempts to allow the audience to feel as if all their audience is one, together. They do this by saying ‘Celebrating 50 Years of Adventures in Space and Time’; this allows the audience to feel as if they are celebrating this milestone and achievement with the producers and all the other fans.

Language on the front cover is used to full effect as there are no wasted words and they are all straight to the point. Their cover line uses an alliteration which causes the audience to remember their short catchy line and this helps promote the event further. They’ve also placed the most important words in bold capital letters  so that even if the audience don’t want to read all that is on the cover they will notice the bold words and read them as their attention is drawn directly to them. The font used is the Doctor Who signature font and another font that is more rounded and bubbly to create a sense of celebration and provides a tidy finish.

Competitions are used on the magazine cover as it offers the chance to win a selection of Blu-rays, DVD’s, and CD’s. The text ‘WIN’ is large, capital, and a bold white in a red box. This helps emphasise the competition and draws attention to people. It also offers the chance to collect anniversary art cards, which could have significant value to fanatics and therefore publicises the magazine further.

The barcode is situated directly at the bottom at the page where it is out of the way of the image; it is placed in a neat small white box also so that it doesn’t draw any attention.  Next to the barcode the price is written in a small white font, this is so that the audience don’t notice it until they’ve seen the entire magazine; this is effective as people may view everything and then want the magazine badly enough to ignore the price which is quite expensive at £7.99. Also, on top of the price there is a little reminder of what people are purchasing as it states that it is ‘The 50^th Anniversary Souvenir Edition’, this then causes the reader to rethink of any doubts when seeing the price.

The real target audience of the magazine are pure Doctor Who fanatics who watch every episode that there is. It is mainly aimed at people aged 20 and above due to the colours not being bright and bold that younger people are more attracted to. Also, males are more likely to purchase the magazine due to the more manly approach of the characters in the images and the colour scheme being dark and mysterious which females aren’t accustomed to. However there are only males in the image so it could be argued that there is a female gaze and that due to these men on the front females would be attracted to the magazine.

Progress Report

Individual Progress:

• I have helped produce the Title sequence shot list and have created the production title name and design.
• WWW: The colours and name of the title is representative of the production as it matches what we aim to produce.
• EBI: The title shot list was finished.
• The next step is to finish the title shot list and improve it.

Group Report:

• We have contributed towards the title shot list and agreed as a group on what we would like to show.
• WWW: The group as a whole agreed to the title and the title shots and co-operated with one another.
  EBI: The title shot list was fully complete.
• The next step is to try and improve our work more and then see what the edited version looks like.

Progress Report

Individual Progress:

• I have created the script using the templates and previous scripts of Luther and Sherlock.
• WWW: Good layout and format of script.
  EBI: There was more dialogue in the script.
• The next step is to go and produce the clip and improve on it.

Group Report:

• We have completed the Shot List, Script, Mise en scene, and Storyboard.
• WWW: The shot list and script was complete, and the mise en scene had a variety of images.
  EBI: The storyboard had more description.
• The next step is to try and improve our work and shoot the clip.

Shot List

Shot No.	Shot Type	Shot Description	Shot Duration
1	Long Shot	Long Shot of Westfields/Westfields sign then tilt down to a long shot of princess and friend walking out of Westfields. (Black figure on the side)	5 seconds
2	Shot reverse shot	Shot reverse shot over princess’ shoulder Speech: Bye, see you tomorrow.	4 seconds
3	Shot reverse shot	Shot reverse shot over Princess’ friend’s shoulder of princess. Speech: Bye, get home safe.	5 seconds
4	Medium shot	Medium shot of Princess and work friend hugging.	4 seconds
5	Panning Long shot	Panning Long shot of princess walking in opposite direction of her friend.	5 seconds
6	Medium shot	Medium shot of princess walking past camera into the train station then camera tilts up to underground sign.	3 seconds
7	Medium shot	Medium shot of princess putting headphones in when she’s in the train.	3 seconds
8	Long shot	Long shot of villain in other carriage then shots get closer to villain at different camera angles. (dramatic music that builds a climax)	5 seconds
9	Medium shot	Medium shot of princess walking out of train onto platform. The villain is standing in the background.	4 seconds
10	Close up	Close up of the princess’ face when she’s walking on the platform, then princess’s face turns around and villain standing in the background. Princess’ looking forward again.	3 seconds
11	Medium shot	Medium shot of princess’s face when her head is turned around from her back.	2 seconds
12	Point of view shot	Point of view shot of nobody there.	2 seconds
13	Medium shot	Medium shot of princess turning and walking away.	2 seconds
14	Medium shot	Medium shot of princess on the phone in the subway talking to her mum.	4 seconds
15	Point of view shot	Point of view shot of princess looking to end of subway and then villain walks past.	2 seconds
16	Long shot	Then long shot of princess walking towards camera and villain standing behind.	3 seconds
17	Shot reverse shot	Shot reverse shot over princess’ shoulder looking to end of tunnel.	2 seconds
18	Medium Shot	Medium shot of princess walking towards camera with villain closer to her from behind.	2 seconds
19	Shot reverse shot	Shot reverse shot over princess’ shoulder looking to end of tunnel.	2 seconds
20	Close up	Close up of princess with villain right behind her.	1 seconds

Script

PRODUCTION TITLE PAGE 1

1. EXT. WESTFIELDS SHOPPING CENTRE – NIGHT
PRINCESS and FRIEND walk out of WESTFIELDS. VILLAIN standing on side in background.

FRIEND
Bye, see you tomorrow.

PRINCESS reaches out to hug FRIEND.

PRINCESS
Bye, get home safe!

PRINCESS walks in opposite direction of her FRIEND.

2. EXT. WHITE CITY TRAIN STATION – NIGHT
PRINCESS walks into WHITE CITY TRAIN STATION.

3. INT. UNDERGROUND TRAIN – NIGHT
PRINCESS puts headphones in while she is in the TRAIN.

VILLAIN is standing and staring at the PRINCESS in the other carriage of the TRAIN.

4. EXT. EALING BROADWAY TRAIN STATION – NIGHT
PRINCESS walks out of train onto the PLATFORM, while VILLAIN is standing in the background staring at the PRINCESS.

PRINCESS turns her head around for 2, 3 seconds and see’s the VILLAIN standing in the background.

POV of the PRINCESS turning her head around again and the VILLAIN is no longer there.

PRINCESS turns her head back around and has a puzzled look on her face.

PRINCESS walks away.

PRODUCTION TITLEPAGE 2

5. EXT. TARGET ROUNDABOUT SUBWAY – NIGHT
PRINCESS on the phone to her MOTHER.

PRINCESS
Yeah MUM, I’ll be
 home soon, Bye.

POV of PRINCESS looking to the end of the SUBWAY and the VILLAIN walks past the exit.

PRINECESS walks towards the end of the SUBWAY and the VILLAIN is standing behind her.

PRINCESS keeps walking to the end of the SUBWAY without knowing that the VILLAIN is behind her walking casually.

The VILLAIN is closer to the princess.

PRINCESS still doesn’t know that the villain is behind her and is still walking towards the exit.

The VILLAIN is right behind the PRINCESS.

Film Industry (Exhibition)

Exhibition

A high profile premier is used to launch the film, where there is a large amount of media coverage.
The UK has 3,500 cinemas to view films on; prior to the films being presented the distributors supply prints of the film to the cinemas/exhibitors.
The exhibitors take a share of the box office and the distributors take a share of their marketing costs.
After the distributors are paid, the financier's can then recover their investments.

Learner Response

Teacher Feedback:

WWW:
Some very strong answers and good use of media language and theory.

EBI:
Institution is a weakness and you need to revise this area and consider what answers need include. Always answer the Q and stay focused on it! More detailed notes will help next time.

Marks:     28/48
Grade:     C


Three things I will do differently in February mock exams will be:

1. To learn more about different institutions. 
2. To make better notes.
3. To revise more on audiences.

In February mock exams I will be Aiming for a grade B, as I am currently on a grade C and want to aim to achieve a grade higher.

In May I am aiming to achieve an A grade for this exam as I believe its realistic as I am currently 6/7 marks away from an A and between Christmas and May.