Thursday, 28 January 2010
Reccies
Reccies
In order for me to know where the camera was going to positioned for each different shot in eacg of the different location, I needed to create reccies for all of them. By doing this it would make filming a lot easier and would be quicker as I'd know where they camera would need to be.
DRIVEWAY
DRIVEWAY
HALLWAY
KITCHEN
BEDROOM
BATHROOM
DRAMA STUDIO
Character profiles
Character profiles
ASHLEY KENNEDY:
Ashley is 16 years old, has brown hair and eyes. She is considered more of a tomboy by those around her, as she doesn't see the point on constantly worrying about her appearance and doesn't go shopping or do other things that are considered girly. Her style of clothing is to wear a plain top, jeans and a pair of skater shoes - would rather die than wear a dress. Her hair is normally up in a ponytail as she doesn't like it being in her face. She's likes reading, playing video games, watching generic rom-coms and her favourite pastime, listening to her Ipod. She isn't close with her mum, as her mum was always trying to convert to being more like her sister, but she always failed. As Ashley and her mum clashed with each other it has resulted in many arguments between the two. One time when her mum was complaining about her again, Ashley just decided to bite her tongue and let her mum buy her a dress and some heels so she's stop. Her dad on the other hand, has always accepted her for who she is. This meant that they had a much closer relationship and at times,
Ashley has seen him as more of a friend than a dad. So when her mum and dad got a divorce she found it really hard as she wasn't allowed to live with her dad. Ashley wasn't happy at all when her mum got remarried She generally spends a lot of time alone, but if does want to hang out with someone she hangs out with her friend Matt. She hates all the popular people at school as believes them to superficial. Having an attitude from the way she's treated by her mum, she uses this to her advantage with the popular people. Even though Ashley got good GCSE results, she moved to college to do her A Levels to get away from those at school, as she is determined to do better in life than them.
ROSE ELLISON:
Rose is 18, completely different to Ashley and is her older step-sister. She has long brown hair which is stylised and has brown hair and eyes. Rose has two main hobbies - applying on her make-up and shopping! She is vain and if there is a mirror she'll constantly be looking at herself to make sure that her appearance is just right. Unlike Ashley, Rose likes shopping, watching rom-coms especially if there's a fit guy in it, hanging out with her mates and being the centre of attention.
Rose went to the same school as Ashley, but was a year older and was one of the popular people. She didn't do very well in her GCSE's.so went to college and is doing a hair and beauty course, as one day she wants to have her own salon. She also wants to prove Ashley, as Ashley has expressed in many arguments that she doesn't think it's a proper course and she's just wasting her time. Rose lost her mum, after she had been involved in a car crash when she was 8 years old. As it has only been her and her dad for a long time, they are close and she is the centre of his world. When she found out that her dad started dating, she found it hard at first but eventually supported him as she wanted him to be happy.
ASHLEY KENNEDY:
Ashley is 16 years old, has brown hair and eyes. She is considered more of a tomboy by those around her, as she doesn't see the point on constantly worrying about her appearance and doesn't go shopping or do other things that are considered girly. Her style of clothing is to wear a plain top, jeans and a pair of skater shoes - would rather die than wear a dress. Her hair is normally up in a ponytail as she doesn't like it being in her face. She's likes reading, playing video games, watching generic rom-coms and her favourite pastime, listening to her Ipod. She isn't close with her mum, as her mum was always trying to convert to being more like her sister, but she always failed. As Ashley and her mum clashed with each other it has resulted in many arguments between the two. One time when her mum was complaining about her again, Ashley just decided to bite her tongue and let her mum buy her a dress and some heels so she's stop. Her dad on the other hand, has always accepted her for who she is. This meant that they had a much closer relationship and at times,
Ashley has seen him as more of a friend than a dad. So when her mum and dad got a divorce she found it really hard as she wasn't allowed to live with her dad. Ashley wasn't happy at all when her mum got remarried She generally spends a lot of time alone, but if does want to hang out with someone she hangs out with her friend Matt. She hates all the popular people at school as believes them to superficial. Having an attitude from the way she's treated by her mum, she uses this to her advantage with the popular people. Even though Ashley got good GCSE results, she moved to college to do her A Levels to get away from those at school, as she is determined to do better in life than them.
ROSE ELLISON:
Rose is 18, completely different to Ashley and is her older step-sister. She has long brown hair which is stylised and has brown hair and eyes. Rose has two main hobbies - applying on her make-up and shopping! She is vain and if there is a mirror she'll constantly be looking at herself to make sure that her appearance is just right. Unlike Ashley, Rose likes shopping, watching rom-coms especially if there's a fit guy in it, hanging out with her mates and being the centre of attention.
Rose went to the same school as Ashley, but was a year older and was one of the popular people. She didn't do very well in her GCSE's.so went to college and is doing a hair and beauty course, as one day she wants to have her own salon. She also wants to prove Ashley, as Ashley has expressed in many arguments that she doesn't think it's a proper course and she's just wasting her time. Rose lost her mum, after she had been involved in a car crash when she was 8 years old. As it has only been her and her dad for a long time, they are close and she is the centre of his world. When she found out that her dad started dating, she found it hard at first but eventually supported him as she wanted him to be happy.
Monday, 25 January 2010
My target audience and institution
My target audience and the insitution for my short film
From my questionnaire I have been able to decide who my target audience is. As the characters are both girls I think that the gender that this film should attract is females. The biggest age group who answered the questionnaire were under 20, therefore the age group that I plan for my film to aim is teenaagers. I think that this gender and age group will work best for my film, as they may be able to relate to the protagonist and the situation that she's in.
The institution that I would like for my film is the BBC Film Network site. I would like this institution because it's a specialist website for short films which is why I think it would be the best one. The website has a range of genre for short films and drama was a popular one, so my film would fit in with the others that they show on the website. I think that this institution would work as I am not too sure what time that it would be shown if on a television channel. This way it can be shown at any time as the viewer would decide when they'd want to watch it. Though short films are for a niche' market, so by having it on a site which is considered new media technology. it's allow the market to maybe have the chance of broadening.
The institution that I would like for my film is the BBC Film Network site. I would like this institution because it's a specialist website for short films which is why I think it would be the best one. The website has a range of genre for short films and drama was a popular one, so my film would fit in with the others that they show on the website. I think that this institution would work as I am not too sure what time that it would be shown if on a television channel. This way it can be shown at any time as the viewer would decide when they'd want to watch it. Though short films are for a niche' market, so by having it on a site which is considered new media technology. it's allow the market to maybe have the chance of broadening.
Short film questionnaire and results
My short film questionnaire
For me to find out who my target audience would be I gave out a questionnaire. From giving out this questionnaire it allowed me to find out how long they'd like the film to be, what they'd expect in a short film so I can incoporate in into mine. This is my questionnaire
Questionnaire results and what I found
These are the results that I got from my questionnaire. From the results I'll be able to find out what I should include in my short film, what type of audience I want and where I am going to show my film.
Results
Gender
I asked 10 males and 10 females, so I'd have a fair number of both sexes for the questionnaire. It would also help me with what type of gender I want my film to attract from the answers they would give throughout the rest of the questionnaire.Age
When targeting my audience I need to make sure that I attract the right age for my film. The most amount of people who answered the questionnaire were under 20, therefore I plan to aim my film as teenagers. I think that this the best age group for my short film, as my film is about a girl who isn't sure who she is or what she wants to be. I think that by having this age group they would be able to realte to the character.
When targeting my audience I need to make sure that I attract the right age for my film. The most amount of people who answered the questionnaire were under 20, therefore I plan to aim my film as teenagers. I think that this the best age group for my short film, as my film is about a girl who isn't sure who she is or what she wants to be. I think that by having this age group they would be able to realte to the character. How often do you watch films?
I asked this question because I thought it was valid to know how often people watched films. From the question it has told me that most people see films every three months. This means that I now have a rough idea of how often people go to watch a film. It also meant how long the film could be out to make sure it is seen by the audience.Where/how do you see films?
This question alllowed me to know how people watch film. Obviously the top two were cinema and DVD as these are the most conventional ways to watch a film. Whereas watching films online was the least favourite. These results have given me an idea of where I could show my film to my audience. Though the majority of people would go to the cinema, as the short film industry is for a niche' audience. I think it would make more sense for my film to be online so it would still just apply for that audience. It also means that if they audience wanted to see a short film, they would have to be an active audience.What type of genre do you watch?
By asking this question it would give me an idea of what the most popular genre is and if I'd be able to apply this genre to my film. The genre that was the most popular was drama and can apply this genre to my film. Hopefully by using this genre, it will attract a slightly bigger audience.
What type of films do you see?
This question allowed me to see what type of films were watched. Of course featured films were the most watch as they're a lot easier to see, if you don't see it at the cinema you can always wait until it's on TV or DVD. Understandabley no-one goes and see a short film as it's for a niche' market. Therefore when I create mine I will need to make sure that I am targeting it. Have you ever watched a short film?
Now what some people don't realise is that they have seen a short film, even if they think that they haven't. The reason that I say this is because there are short films at the beginning of most of the Disney Pixza films. Therefore more people have seen it, which does mean that the niche' market for short films is widening. This means that my audience could be a lot broader. If you were to watch a short film, where would you watch it?
This question means that I will then know where I should showcase my film to my target audience. The three most popular answers were cinema, Youtube and a short film website. Now if I showed it at a cinema it would mean that more people would see it, but would my film be noticed. Probably not. Therefore I think that the best place for my film to be shown is on a short film website such as, BBC Film Network. I think that my film would fit better there, as it's the same genre and the audience would be actively looking for it. What type of genre would you watch, when wathcing a short film?
Now I knew what genre I wanted to do my short film in, but I needed to know if it would be a wise choice for a short film. I decided that my film would be a drama. This was the most popular choice for those who would watch a short film. I think that it was the most popular choice because, it would work for a short film whilst still getting across the themes and issues of it.
What running time you most enjoy when watching a short film?
When creating my short film I need to have a clear time frame and stick to it. By having this clear time frame. This means that I know how long I have to get the audience's attention, tell the story and create a good piece of work. The most popular choice was 5 minutes or fewer. This means that my short films is going to be under five minutes.
What you would most likely expect to see in a short film
This question meant that I would know what to include in my film to satisiy the audience. The two most popular were a clear narrative and one main character to focus on. By doing this I would be sticking to short film conventions and would make it easier for the audience to understand the film. Most people wanted there to be a catalyst in the film, which I will try to include in mine. I wasn't sure as to how much action and dialogue that should be in the film. The most popular choice was an equal amount of dialogue and action, so I will plan to do that in my film.
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