choice of soundtrack

Higher by ta-ku (flume remix) it is a up beat joyful sounding song which I feel would be perfect for the opening credits and journey to the house from Raynes park. I personally feel it would fit the video perfectly. If the video goes on for longer than expected I have a few ideas of what I may use also to fill in the spaces, I have to make sure however they follow the same up beat happy theme as the other I d not want a change of tone in the video because of the song used. I need to use a song that adds a jolly feeling to the video as it is in the comedy genre so the music is important as depending what it is it can turn a shot serious or happy. So since I want my video to be non serious I will be using songs that sound up-lifting.

What's holding the UK film industry back?

What’s holding the UK film industry back?

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3eea920c-1f55-11e0-8c1c-00144feab49a.html#axzz3E31fHdKA

Read through this essay and answer the following questions. Make any additional notes that you think are relevant.

1)   What was the state of Pinewood Studios’ activity in 2009? What is problematic about this? What is the “wider conundrum”?

Pinwood studios' activity in 2009 was not the best, in 2009 only one out of five films being made were financed and owned by Britain. The wider conundrum was that UK has yet to develop a self sustaining domestic film industry while having a long cinematic tradition.

2)   One of the early questions is “should film, straddling the commercial and cultural worlds, be subsidised for its artistic value, or left to commercial producers?” Outline your opinion on this.

I say left to commercial producers as they are more the experts in how they can gain more audience for the films through its use in commercials and advertisements, and with more viewers the film will gain more money

3)   How did the early US film studios ascend into dominance? (You will have to read several paragraphs and then bring the ideas together)

Entrepreneurs such as Adolph Zukor and Carl Laemmle who founded Paramount Pictures and Universal which had advantages over British counterparts which were swift integration of the disparate arms. This tactic gave the studious invest in great technology, sets and talent. Lammae also opened a ground-breaking film studio called "Universal City" which also had its own post office, blacksmith and two restaurants. 

4)   How does this compare with early efforts from British men like Boot and Rank? What are the explanations as to why their results differed?

With the US having a far greater population it was much easier for the US to sell movies with their bigger domestic audience. British studious such as Shepperton and Teddington, don't fund their own film projects anymore. Also since Hollywood studios made most money very easily in the domestic market alone they could then sell movies abroad cheaply. In 1927 ever 4/5 films shown in the UK were American, 4% were actually British. Nowadays  

5)   Explain how Britain’s shared language with the US is considered a hurdle. Consider what Thykier has to say on the matter.

Thykier says due to there not being a language barrier people can now no longer tell the difference between American and British films.

6)   Outline the issues with acquiring funding for films in the UK.

Only few movies that are made become big hits which makes investing in a movie a risky idea as it has a chance to backfire.

7)   How does the French system contrast from the UK system? What are the advantages/disadvantages of the French system? Do you think the UK should follow a similar model, and if so do you think it is feasible?

The UK government doesn't assist the industry as much as the French government. There are regulations in France that ensure the domestic market remains successful and popular however there are no such regulations in the UK. France also help ensure this by making sure most of the films in France are in French not English

8)   “If the aim was merely financial self-sufficiency, some might say the government should give up on funding film production, and instead try to boost what Britain already does quite profitably: acting as a service industry to international filmmakers, as exemplified by studios like Pinewood and the strong post-production sector based in London’s Soho.”

What are your thoughts on this?

I think it is a better option for Britain as the UK film industry has not been going very well so helping in being a service industry as it is a more profitable option for them

9)   In what way was the Film Council stuck “between a rock and a hard place”?

Because it was criticised for financing films that were claimed to be not entertaining enough

10)                 Why was the “golden era of British film” possible?

It was possible because the US influence was reduced at the star of the war and so it was a while before it was going well again. With a film enthusiast Churchill at the head of the government found its way into an enlightened for of support, which was the Ministry of information financed documentary production, gave arm-lengths support to commercial producers. However audiences needed both morale-boosting entertainment and information and they flocked to British films as well as Hollywood ones. With a public service blend with commercial enterprise, was forged in the special conditions of wartime it wouldn't last with a subsidy in the shape of the NFFC ahead, while the British cinema had never been so commercialy or artistically buoyant it was good while it lasted but would not last.

Preliminary task script

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By Max Cochrane

Ext. Fulham BW – Day

We watch a boy leave Fulham Broadway and approach the crossing, takes out his phone and calls his friend. 

It rings for a few seconds as the boy looks both ways and crosses the street.

Protagonist 1

“Hey, just left Fulham Broadway I’ll be around 5 minutes you got everything ready right?”

Int. Protagonist 2’s room – Day

 Protagonist 2

“Alright cool and yeah of course it is me, highly reliable aren't I, still don't see why you can't do this stuff by yourself tho, its not that hard to revise alone.”

Ext. Fulham BW – Day 1

"For me it is, I can never stay focused I get distracted like so easily, I'm rubbish at revising and I got to pass this test or else my teachers gonna kill me, then my dads gonna kill me and then my mums gonna kill me that doesn't sound fun to me."

Int. Protagonist 2's room - day

Protagonist 2

"You're rubbish at everything, just get your arse here and I'll see if I can accomplish a task harder than climbing mount everest, getting you to revise and hopefully pass this damn test"

Hangs up. 

Ext. Down the road of FBW – Day

He hangs up and continues walking down the road; the rest of his journey has music “higher” in the background with credits coming in.

He arrives at Protagonist 2’s house and rings the doorbell.

Protagonist 2 opens the door and Protagonist 1 enters.

Int. Protagonist 2's house - day

Protagonist 2

"Oh about time already thought you either got hit by a car or saw McDonalds, was thinking more the McDonalds to be honest."

Protagonist 1

"Oh shut up lets just get to work alright, I have to pass."

Protagonist 2

"Alright alright relax your tits boy lets get going then huh"

Protagonist 2 then shuts the door and the shot cuts to them both sitting on Protagonist 2's bed playing Xbox with revision material in-front of them.

Protagonist 2

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vid diary no.4

Use of external sound

For this I then took the audio from the soundbox and the video off the camera and put them both on FinalCutPro where I edited them together by matching the audio sound by comparing the sound waves. This managed to get rid of any background noise like other people talking and made it much easier to hear Matilda reading outloud. 

Final edited version:

Genre conventions

Representations of characters

Character 1:

·      Gender - female, going to represent character 1 as a young eager girl who wishes to good grades and unable to study alone as he is easily distracted and procrastinates a lot, she feels with the help of his friend he will be able to study for her test.  She try's to be polite and can be fairly socially awkward.

·      Age - 16, she is a kind girl who simply struggles with studying when he'd rather hang out with his friends, she does however want good grades and really wishes to pass her upcoming test and will need help from her good friend in revising for it.

·      Ethnicity - English

·      Class and status - Nothing extravagant or that impressive with clothing, very basic.

·      Physical ability/disability - none

·      Regional identity - Shot in London so will show few shots of the tube station at the beginning, maybe a few black cabs and red busses.

Character 2:

·      Gender - female, a more intelligent yet arrogant girl, she is more crude and less polite than protagonist 1 but as she is good friends with her, has decided to help her with her revision to assist in her passing her test.

·      Age - 16 a more arrogant girl than character 1 she is more intelligent and better dressed. She has however said she will help her friend in revising for his test showing that although she may be arrogant and more outgoing she isn't horrible.

·      Ethnicity - English\Russian 

·      Class and status - She is more well dressed than girl 2 and has more expensive clothing.

·      Physical ability/disability - none

Sound:  

·      Dialogue - Between the friends the dialogue would vary with character 1 being more polite and character 2 being jokingly insulting every now and then as it fits her character, she is the more confident but arrogant one out of them so is portrayed in a worse way.

·      Soundtrack - Upbeat soundtrack - higher by ta-ku (flume remix) will be used as the non diegetic sound used mainly in the journey and opening credits of the video. I am not going to be removing diegetic sound such as background cars and birds, there will be non diegetic sound within but not very loud so that audiences may still hear the actual dialog.

Mise-en-scene:

·      Costume - Character 1s outfit will be very un original, something that wouldn't make them stand out much. Character 2s Outfit would be more expensive and something that would make them stand out more than character 1 in ways representing them as more confident.

·      Make up - To be completely honest I don't know the first thing about makeup so I'm gonna get the actors to explain it to me, I'm gonna get them to make character 1 being the more shy do her makeup less extravagant and attractive, character 2's on the other hand will be different and hers will be the more attractive one.