R&P: Questionnaire Results

How old are you?

This was generally answered with 15-19, which shows that many of the people who answered this questionnaire were part of our target audience.

What film Genre do you generally like?

Action and horror were among the favourites here, this bodes well for us as our film is mainly an action.

How often do you generally watch films?

This was answered primarily with weekly/2-6 days this is a useful insight into the film habits of our target audience.

Have you ever seen a post apocalyptic film?

Many people said no however much less than what I expected, it shows that this kind of film is relatively recognisable

What is your view on the theme of post apocalypse?

Most people seemed to think the post apocalyptic theme was a good concept, which shows there is still much public interest over our type of film

What catches your eye in the trailer of a film?

The general trend for our answers was the effects, actors, amount of action and generally how the entire trailer catches the audience's eye. We will take this into account while making our trailer.

Is there anything that may be in the trailer of a film that may deter you from watching the actual thing?

Many people talked about corny acting, boring/generic scenes, cheesy effects and basically any indicator that the film is generic or dull. This is relatively useful as we have always been trying to aim to make our film one of a kind and interesting from the first look.

R&P: Questionairre

How old are you?

-Under 10

-10-14

-15-19

-20-24

-25-29

-30-34

-35-39

-40 or over

What film Genre do you generally like?

-Action

-Romance

-Comedy

-Adventure

-Sci -Fi

-Fantasy

-Horror

-Other (please specify)

How often do you generally watch films?

-Every day

-Every 2-6 days

-Every week

-Every fortnight

-Every Month

-Every Year

-Never

Have you ever seen a post apocalyptic film?

-Yes

-No

What is your view on the theme of post apocalypse?

-Very good

-Good

-OK

-I don't know

-Bad

-Very Bad

What catches your eye in the trailer of a film?

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Is there anything that may be in the trailer of a film that may deter you from watching the actual thing?

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Feedback

Well done onaddressing my last targets. Your blog is looking more detailed in terms of research, but make sure you continue to update unfinished posts. You should now move on to focus on the planning aspect.

To complete over half term:
Location and actor photos/profiles, along with an explanation as to why they are appropriate for your chosen genre.
Questionnaire (and feedback) about your initial ideas.
Initial animatic storyboard.

R&P: Storyboard

Shot 1: This shot will show an establishing shot of the main character in desolate area where everything has been destroyed (hopefully we will be able to use Wisley airfield for this) The camera will pan around the character and the shot will be a medium shot, the shot will then zoom out into a long shot. There will be no dialogue in this shot however there will be the ambient noise from the scene and some music playing

Shot 2: This shot will be for the title credits which show the producer and director of the film. The music will still be playing and the text will fade in and out.

Shot 3: This shot will show two characters talking before the event that the film is based around takes place. This will help to give the audience a better understanding of the background of the protagonist. The camera will do a shot reverse shot of a close up of the two characters and maybe a few over the shoulder shots mixed in.

Shot 4: This is another credits shot but this time it will show more institutional information rather than credits

Shot 5: These shots will be based after the event has happened. The main character will be looking for food and supplies and will be scavenging through houses and building. This sequence will have varied shot types that will include close up and extreme close up shots of the character as well as some of the props. Once again the music will be playing, but this shot will start a voice over monologue from the main character.

Shot 6: This shot will also show the character scavenging for supplies but this shot will focus on the character rather than the objects they are handling, Once again the music will be playing ad the monologue will continue

Shot 7: This shot will be the first encounter that the main character has with other survivors. The camera will swap between the characters focusing on their faces using shot reverse shot as well as over the shoulder shots. At this shot the monologue will subside and the diagetic sound will be the only audible sound apart from the music that is playing in the background.

Shot 8: This shot will be a plain black screen and the monologue will return for a few seconds, then the the next shot will be shown. The music starts to quieten down in this shot and fades to almost silent.

Shot 9: This will be a sequence of fight scenes that the main character has with other survivors. This sequence will be a series of fast cuts and the music will start again. The shot will mostly consist of close up shots and medium shots to help make the sequence faster.

Shot 10: This shot will be a follow on from the previous and will feature fast moving scenes with the music playing and some dialogue.

Shot 11: This shot will be a scene where the main character is

R&P: Soundtrack Research

The need to get the right sound track for the trailer is crucial. What we want is a sound track which is generally quite slow but dark and molevelant, here are some examples of what our trailers soundtrack could be like..

This song shows gives a dark tribal feeling, but its exciting but quite dijointed perhaps linking in that the world is 'backwards' since the apocalypse. It would fit better with fight scenes, but also show bring out the darkness of the film.







This sound track gives a particular feel of darkness, much like the first oen





This song gives a dark physcadellic feel, almost wastelandic

R&P: Film Pitch

R&P: Title Ispirations

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnhBfVSHWQ4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-08UWLxrKec
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJlEpLxQi6g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trqNDYmKJ5s&list=PL2D5A60B1708E2EA4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt0WUW3gKrU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc-2vvX5B0o

Film Title Ideas

Project: Survival

Scorched Earth

Airstrip One

End Game

Her Majesty's Wasteland

Feedback

There is some detailed analysis here, with audience profiling considered as well as analysis of similar products.

Targets:
At least 4 more trailers to be analysed - focus on use of intertitles and conventions of trailers as well as shots you would like to replicate etc
Develop explanation of Mood board - eg the Brad Pitt post - why is he perfect for a role in your film?
Upload film pitch

R&P: Mood Board

1.  This is a main concept of our film, showing the lone wanderer walking across the post apocalyptic wasteland. We took inspiration from the video game called Fallout.

2.  This is a costume similar to the one we are going to give the main character in the film. This if from the film Terminator Salvation which shows a similar setting to our film (without the robots).

3.  This shows another film relatable to ours, I Am Legend is similar as it shows how post-apocalyptia is experienced on ones own and our character will be largely similar to the main character Robert Neville, as the film will follow the insanity and the idea of self protection.

4. Weybridge Gravel Pit, One of our locations for filming. It gives a post apocalyptic feel.

5.   Another Typical costume used for a character in the film. Maybe the villain

6.  This Is Brad Pitt, An actor perfect of our role, He prtrays a lone character well, particuarly the hero. in films such as World War Z and Troy.

7.  A camera shot form the American TV series Breaking Bad that we’d love to replicate.

8.  Wisley Airfield, A location for filming which would be good for a long panning shot.

9.  The Joker, A similar character to one of the characters we want to portray in our film.

 

R&P: Drive Trailer