The semiotics of my idea

How signifiers relate to:

audience (primary and secondary)
(sub)-genre [hybrid]
Representation - stereotypes - counter types

Primary Audience : These would be female teenagers, 12 to 18 as it may contain moderate language as well as sex references.
 RomCom's can de described as chick-flick and they attract women due to the romantic aspect of "Happy ending".
Secondary Audience: 17 to 20 females & males.

Genre: RomCom
Sub-genre: Drama


Representation:

Characters:
Females:
Popular girl is represented as self observed and mean.
Geeky girl is represented as shy, smart and self conscious. She is the "The Other"
Tom boy is represented as rebel, careless and protective.

Males:
Jock is represented as kind and understanding.
Jock friend as uneducated, selfish and a flirt.

Demographics:
-Popular girl is quite rich, in A or B category
-Geeky girl is in middle class, C1 or C2
-Tomboy girl is in a middle class as well, C1 or C2
-Jock is quite wealthy, in A or B category
-Jocks friend would also be in A or B category

My ident

Far Star

My ident will be called far star

I made my ident using whiteboard and back and yellow markets.
I used iMovie to edit my video I speed played it added the non-diegetic sound which i made myself using pen and scribbling around on the pen. To make the sound more clear I used my  headphones microphone and recorded it on QuickTime Player on Mac Book.

Bellow is the video which I created

Here below is a new version of my ident. There I have done the ident which I was aiming to achieve on before.

Bechdel Test

Bechdel Test - asks whether a work of fiction features at least two women who have names and do they talk to each other about something other than a man.

This are the questions which are asked movies, and tragically most of the movies failed that simple test. 

Bellow is the video which explains what Bechdel Test and a few movies which did not pass this test.

Looking at our film opening it is hard to judge weather it passed the test or not. The movies which we  were inspired by all passed the test. We do have 4 female characters, they all have names and they did talk to each other. For example in the classroom three mean girls were talking about the geeks girl. This was conversation which did not involve any man however, in the movie girls fight about a new boy which may make us to pass the test. 

Tyrannosir

• Restaurant scene

Edit

Paced was gone - lost continuity

Sound

Ambient sound changes - solution is to overdubbing  

a dead cat would be needed for the filming.  Also a contentious ambiance sound would need to be recorded to to make the shots slide. 

Positioning 

The shots are all similar and there aren't any changes in angles and positions. 

Coverage is when you looking for additional shot might be a close up, people walking behind, sky these are very use full to place it in during the editing. 

Cut away- Close up to medium shot.

• Throwing the dog scene

Edit

Continuity is missing 

Cross cut is missing

The kick of the dog wasn't dramatic because of the editing. Slow-mo could've been used as well as repeating the loop. Also to slow-mo the flying and when it falls to bring it to the actual timing. 

Layering would've looked better in the kicking part 

Split screen to re-size the layers.

Sound

 to add a dramatic music to it.

• Funeral scene

Camera work/Cinematography 

tilt could've went from down upwards instead of going from the top to the bottom

(from the book to the face)

Shallow field off focus.

Master shots 

Shaky footage because of the absence of a tripod.

Close up the faces to show the facial expression 

tightening in.

Bronwen was looking at the camera lens.

Editing 

Need to return to the shots to create a master shot.

That creates continuity.

Cross fade from funeral to the music shop.

• Music Shop

Cinematography

foreshadowing 

cross cutting between the piano and the door.

Cross coming 

Sound

audio is quite 

A dead cat could've been used.

Edit

add in a phrase frame

do a fade at the end

Working Title for our Film Opening

  

Working Title for our Film Opening

We decided to call our movie #tbh which stands for to be honest.

We came up with that idea as we came across a few movies which use acronyms and hash tags. These are some examples of such as movies "LOL" Lough out loud + the name of the main character Lola.

This movie has two versions of it. The american one made in 2012 with Miley Cyrus playing the main character and the other one, the original is french.

 Those movies are mostly romcom genre.

 This one is the french version
made in 2008

Another Example is the movie called "GBF" which stands for "Gay Best Friend" 2013 as well as "DUFF" Designated Ugly Fat Friend"

 I have used movie DUFF as an example of  Todorovs theory in my pitch.

Both of those movies have the same they are both teen relationship comedy because they both target teenage females. DUFF has a PG- 12 as it contains string language and moderate sex references. However. GBF has a PG-15, this is because it has a moderate sex references.

DUFF(Designated Ugly Fat Friend)

GBF(Gay Best Friend)

Tyrannosaur/sir Swede

Tyrannosir Restaurant Scene

This is a video which we edited for our post production. We worked in a group to get used to editing and to be more familiar with Adobe Premier Pro. We split the scenes among the group to finish the editing faster. I worked with Riona for the restaurant scene. I have done the beginning up to 18 sec and she did the end of the scene. In that way we made it clear who is doing what and were able to share the responsibilities.

Tyronnosir Swede

Planning N2

Planning N2 

Final Film Opening #tbh To Be Honest

Storyline:

• ·      Cast:  6 Characters:  2 boys: Logan and Jacob & 4 girls: Heather, Veronica, Cary and Jess
• ·      Opening will start with the central protagonist waking up.
• ·      She arrives to school and get bullied by the antagonist Veronica who is the queen of the school.
• ·      She gets stuffed into the locker while the new boy Jacob arrives to school.

Production Schedule:

• ·      1^st week of planning – Storyboard and production schedule
• ·      2^nd week make a callsheet and script
• ·      3^rd week start filming – first location is my house
• ·      4^th week filming continues in school
• ·      5^th week start editing
• ·      6^th week continue editing and re-film any bits which weren’t filmed well
• ·      7^th week start on soundtrack
• ·      8^th week finishing soundtrack and edit it in into final cut.

Mise-en-scene:

Costumes:

• ·      Geeky Girl: Glasses, skirt, blouse, books, backpack, cardigan
• ·      Mean Girl: Skirt, pick shirt, trendy bag and “Burn Book”
• ·      Mean Girls minions: “Jess and Cary” pink clothing and trendy bags
• ·      Jacob: hoodie, jeans and sneakers
• ·      Logan: Shirt, jeans and trainers.

Lightning:

• ·      Bright lighting for the waking up scenes
• ·      Dark lighting for the mean girl picking on geeky girl

Theorists:

• ·      Todorov’s narrative theory – Equilibrium – when the geeky girl wakes up – following up with disruption when mean girl bullies geeky girl when her boyfriend helps geeky girl in the class.

Locations:

• ·      My house for the geeky girl waking up as well as Jacob the new boy waking up.
• ·      Corridor with lockers in school
• ·      Classroom in school
• ·      Streets

The Script For Our Film Opening 1

The Script 

Cast Names

Adel - Veronica 

William - Logan 

Kate - Aria 

Riona - Skyler 

Leonard - Jacob 

(Idents with Non-Diegetic Music)

No dialogue until the characters arrive at school.

(Veronica & Logan by the lockers)

Veronica: Hey! Did you hear about a party on Friday? We better be invited. (Opening locker)

Logan: Yeah i'm definitely up for a party! 

(Aria & Skyler come into the scene)

Aria: I just want to have a small gathering of friends for my 17th Birthday Party. 

Skyler: Oh! come on, just a 'small gathering' I think you could invite everyone. 

Aria: I'm not sure that people would want to come to my party. 

Skyler: Come on, you'll have so much fun with lots more people. 

(Veronica & Logan hug and Veronica stares at Aria)

Skyler: Eww.....This is a school not a bedroom! 

Aria: Yeah.....

Skyler: Let's go I can't stand to watch them...(Stares and then drags Aria away) 

NEXT SCENE!

(Diegetic Sound Of School Bell)

CLASSROOM

Veronica: Oh stop! Logan! 

Logan: That's a true story! 

CUT

Skyler: Their so loud! Why can't they Shut Up! 

Aria: Do you think they're laughing about me? 

Skyler: Why would you think that? Of course they're not laughing about you.

Aria: Do I look okay? 

Skyler: You look fine! 

Aria: Sure?

Skyler: Yes!

CUT

(Veronica walks over to the other girls) 

Veronica: Why are you staring at us? Are you a creep or something?

Aria: ah...um...No! I wasn't staring at you! I swear! 

Veronica: Why did I see you looking at us the whole time? 

Skyler: We were just rating your big nose! 

Veronica: Uhh! WHAT! You guys are such outsiders! 

Aria: Guys....please stop.

Veronica: Shut Up! Fours eyes! (Veronica laughing)

(Bell Rings) 

Logan: I have to go practice!  

Veronica: I'm coming with you babe! 

Jacob: Hey! Ladies looking fine! 

(Links her arm around Logan & Walks off with Jacob & Logan) 

CUT 

(Leaving School)

CUT

(At the park)

Aria: Urgh....that group of creatures get on my nerves, they're so mean to me. And what is Jacob's problem? He's like the creepiest one from the whole group! 

Skyler: Well......He seems alright to me.....

CUT 

Logan: Did you hear about that Band competition! Yo Bro it's gonna be so rad! 

Jacob: Yeah! Heard there would be lots of hotties! 
Veronica: Excuse me? Umm...I'm H to T, HOT! 
Logan: I know, I'm not even interested in those 'Hotties'. 
Veronica: Good! Oh gross! Look who's walking towards us! 

Skyler: Hey! Umm.....so can I talk to you, Jacob?
Jacob: Sure, got to go, got the ladies lining up!

CUT

Skyler: So.....I wanted to tell you something.
Jacob: Go ahead!
Skyler: Ummm.......So....um...How do I say this? I have a crush on you....
Jacob: Seriously? Oh.......(Dream bubble shows up) 

(After a few seconds)

Jacob: Oh......Cool! So your up for Netflix & Chill?
Skyler: Uhh....No! That's gross! 
Jacob: Oh! So you actually want 'you know what'? 
Skyler: Seriously? Can't you be real about this? 
Jacob: Okay....! Damn girl! Getting all flustered! 
Skyler: You know what.....Forget it!

Jacob: Hahahah ( Laughing)

(Skyler walks off & Jacob follows Skyler)

CUT

Veronica: So...I heard something about you having Party?
Aria: Yeah...I....um...was thinking about having a party.
Logan: Oh cool! You should definitely have one.
Veronica: Really? Do you really want to go to some freaks party! 
Logan: Veronica! Stop being so bitchy! Its just a party! 
Veronica: Whatever....Hey! Aria I heard you liked someone? 
Logan: Oh! Really! Who is the lucky one?
Aria: umm...no i really don't have a crush on anyone! 
Veronica: Oh really! Well I heard you really liked someone on this table? 
Aria: What? I don't know what you're talking about?
Veronica: Oh my phone is ringing..I guess I'll pick this up...see ya! 

CUT 

(Said at the same time) 
Logan: I'd really like to go to your party.
Aria: I'd really don't like anyone. 

Logan: Oh you say first.
Aria: No...please you can go first, its not that important. 
Logan: Are you sure? 
Aria: Yeah! 
Logan: I was just going to say that I'd really like to go to your party. Did you want to tell me something?
Aria: Oh cool....um....to be honest.......
Skyler: Hey! Can we go now? (Interrupts their conversation) 

ENDS 

Storyboard for the "Tyrannosir "

Storyboard

The person playing outside the restaurant – Sophie R Film on the sign.

On the hat the title of Warp Film appears

The buskers case – lifts up to reveal the starring characters (Kristian and Adel)

Restaurant scene:  

• Close up of the 5 star sign
• Mid shot of him holding Campaign glass
• Long shot of the main character being kicked out.
•  Next title appears on the phone screen as the main character takes it out of his pocket – introducing Jonathan
• Long shot of the butler coming out and refilling the glass. – Title of produced by on the tray (Riona)
• Medium shot of the main character spilling out the drink – High angle shot of the chalk on the ground (Edited by Bronwen)
• Mid shot of the dinosaur with the Title passing by – ‘tyrannosir’  
• Over the shoulder shot of him seeing his dog
• Point of view shot of him hugging the dog
• Mid shot of him passing the dog to the butler.
• Panning - Titanic themed tune hummed.
• Tracking shot of character walking away with the dog through the Luxembourg buildings. 

Funeral:

• Close up of the priest's face
• Tilt from the face to the magazine
• Long shot to show people
• long shot to show a person digging to berry the dog

 Hall/Shop

• Long shot of the main character passing thought the hall
• Over the shoulder shot to show how the main character attempts to open one of the rooms
• Point of view shot from the shop keepers perspective
• Long shot to show the main character hiding.

Terminology

• Central protagonist  - stars
• audience can be either active or passive.
• Passive - extreme version as it taken in all the influence off the media.
• Active - making sense of the message within their personal and social contexts.
• someone ilium culture - 
• Preferred reading - following the direction of the director, actor ,etc.
• Opposition reading - 
• Negotiated or contested reading - in between Preferred reading and Opposition reading which may mean that you don't find it funny, dramatic or simply don't understand it. You don't disagree or agree with it in any sort of manner.
• semiotic term - Polysemy (doesn't have a sustained meaning) - Anchor/age (means that it has a stable meaning, pulled down with an anchor)
• Intertextuality - referring something to the other factors of the media, such as music, names, props, people, etc.
• Verisimilitude - achieving realism or to be convincing. 
• Exposition - providing information about setting, characters, plot. Use dialogue for exposition, can also me used thought media such as music and mise-en-scene. Voice over good way of achieving exposition. 
• Protagonist - main character
• Male Gaze -  the theory which is set by Laura Mucuey. She would look at objectification. Body is getting broken down into different parts. She is feminist and she is concerned of the pro dominance of the males. 

• Bechdel Test - asks whether a work of fiction features at least two women who have names and who talk to each other about something other than a man.

need to control mise en scene
need to be clear about costumes
evidence the directorship
 rushes video  can evaluate the shoot
use screenshots to create evidence that you have used that program or any sort of technology for the first time.

• Production- is how the film is made, editing, filing, setting, etc.
• Distribution- part of distribution is Marketing. It can be distributor but often is the production company.
• Exhibition- Cinema, TV are exhibitors.  People who are watching the film are exhibitors.

Vertical integration is when the film production is working with the production company of the same conglomerate.

20th century fox is a distributor as well of the movie Avatar.

Sky is a dominant satellite work in UK.

Horizontal integration: Two production companies are benefiting. 

Rupert Murdoch   

He is the founder, chairman and CEO of global media holding company News Corporation, the world's second-largest media conglomerate, and its successors News Corp and 21st Century Fox after the conglomerate split on 28 June 2013.

Synergy: the interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects.


Preferred reading: Also known as reception analysis, audience reception theory has come to be widely used as a way of characterizing the wave of audience research which occurred within communications and cultural studies during the 1980s and 1990s.
How audience interacts with the text and create their own meaning.

• Auteur Theory: The convention is you credit. e.g. "The creators of..."
• Convergence: