Planning: Casting

In this section of our planning we need to cast two characters to star in our short piece of film. The reason we need to go through a casting process is that we do not want to have actors that will give us poor results regarding the final film; we need to have people with a reasonable acting talent that is not shy to standing in front of a camera. Other requirements that our candidates have to meet is good voice projection, clear speaking and enthusiasm for the film. below are some of the candidates that we considered for the role and why they were or were not suitable for the role.

This is Harrison. We have decided that he is
not suitable as our actor as he is not a very good
actor and isn't very confident in front of the camera.

This is Marshal. He is not suitable as he is not
quick-witted enough for the preliminary task.
He is not a naturally funny person.

This is Jerin. We have decided that she is not
suitable for the acting role as she was very shy;
We are looking for someone who is bold and
willing to put themselves out there.

This is Matt. We have decided to cast Matt
to be in out film. He is very confident and is
very happy to be part of the film. He is a very
naturally funny person so is perfect for the role.

This is Aberto. We could not have used him as his
English is not very clear and he is expected to
be in lessons when we plan to film.

This is Panashe. We have decided to cast him for the
second character in our preliminary task. we decided
he would be a good choice as he is a confident person
and is willing to make himself look a fool for the film.

Location Planning

The reason that I need to plan the location of my film is that not every place in the school is accessible or suitable. By this, I mean that during the times I have to film the 'Knock Knock' footage, I do not have access to the classrooms that are in use for teaching. I therefore need to see what classrooms I have available during my filming time-frame. When this is done, I then need to look into which of these available classrooms are suitable for the film. I need to look at aspects such as the space that is required in my film, the lighting of the classroom and the position of the windows, the background in the room and accessibility from corridors and/or staircases. Following this short paragraph is examples of some suitable locations for the film and some that are not. Although the examples here are not final, it will give us a rough indication of what requirements a room should meet.

This location is not suitable for the film as it

is a small area with limited movement 

available. Also there is too much equipment

in the way so you wouldn't be able to see the

characters very well.

The staircase is not suitable as we do not
require anyone walking up the stairs, we
start the film on the top floor.

This corridor is suitable for the location of
our film, we plan to have a character walk
up the corridor. This corridor is wide enough
and has access to the classrooms we have
available.

This is a suitable location for the knock
knock joke as we need an area that will seat
2 people to tell a joke. Also, there is enough
room for a camera man to film.

This is a picture that shows the whole of the
room we plan to use. The reason we like this
room is because of the amount of space we
have available.

Planning: Storyboard

This storyboard is the first part of our planning. The step-by-step guide will help us to refer to what shots and camera angles that we need to use in order to produce our short piece of film. The storyboard must include relevant shots, camera movements and locations. This will them make the production flow a lot easier when it  comes to the final filming. The storyboard has given us a clear idea of what shots we have and what shots we need to put into the film; the same applies to removing any unnecessary shots. Without the story board there would be no structure to the situation and the whole film would flop.

In this page we had the first six frames of our film. These are all the build
up frames to the exchange in dialogue between the two characters. This
involved character 1 walking down the corridor, opening the door and
sitting down across the table from character 2.

This page in the one where we can see the shot / reverse shot  when the
two characters exchange dialogue. It will involve the telling of the knock
knock joke and a clip of laughter between character 1 and character 2.

Planning : Preliminary Task Introduction

Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom they then exchange a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.

Groups

I will be working with:

• Lucaas Chaiyaractha - Click Here
• Jack Gardner - Click Here
• Liam Wood - Click Here

Me As a Consumer Of The Media

There are many different mediums of communication, more commonly known as, the media. Inside these categories of media fall smaller sub-categories. 

For example, one section of the media comes from TV, where inside this comes different types

of TV and also different TV channels. Personally I watch TV for Sit-Coms such as 'The Big Bang Theory' and 'How I Met Your Mother' and these shows usual appear on the channel E4. I also watch the News to keep up on current events, but I try to avoid the ITV news. 

My second favourite media is the internet. I use the internet for a lot of my research on sites such as Google. However, the biggest reason I use the internet is for social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. These websites give me the chance to communicate with friends and celebrities and to keep updated with the latest football scores and latest news. Another big use of the internet for me is catch-up TV, sites like BBC iPlayer, ITV Player and 4OD. Other reasons I use the internet is for news articles and to listen on music, the biggest site that everyone uses is probably YouTube. 

Another big section of the media is radio. The radio is no longer as popular as it used to be now with the invention of TV and the Internet. I listen to the radio mostly when I'm in the car, listening to the stations Radio 1, Radio Northampton and Heart. When I'm at home I will listen to the radio to keep updated on the football. The main stations for this is Radio 5 Live and TalkSport. 

Other types of the media are print and film. Print involves magazines and newspapers; I personally don't have a preference on the make of newspaper as I rarely buy one but I do try to avoid The Sun. To watch films, I occasionally go to the Cinema when something new comes out but a lot of the time I will try and find a download link on the internet. A lot of the time, films appear on TV so I can watch older films from there.

All in all, the media is a large part of life and without all these different types of media available, a lot of things would have to be done very differently; it's safe to say that I rely on media for a lot of things.