Friday 27 September 2013

Mood Board



1) This image shows one of the locations we intend to use for the film. The location is Weybridge Gravel Pit in surrey. It is an abandoned industrial site and is perfect for our film. The location has a sandy floor which makes the location look like it has been hit by a bomb or the like. We chose this location as it suits are needs, but is also meets all the needs of our film.

2) This image has been chose as it represents one of the shot types that we a hoping to use.  The image shows a person holding a note using an over the shoulder shot to look down on the note. This show shows that the person in the image is alone with the use of dark colours and the setting which the shot takes place in.

3) This image shows three people walking in suits that protect them from radiation. This shows the kind of costumes that we can use in our trailer. It suggests the cause of the apocalypse, such as a nuclear explosion, of which our trailers is based around. The settings in which the characters are in is also similar to the setting that we want to use in the trailer. The setting shows a barren land that is similar to the one that we will use in our trailer, amongst many.

4) This image shows the kind of main character that we want to use. It shows the character in the empty streets of London. The character is alone which gives the impression that there are no other characters in the film, which helps to make the scale of the apocalypse apparent. The way in which the character is walking and his body position and what he is wearing suggests that he does not really know what is going on and is in a state of confusion.

5) This shot show the setting of which our film will be set in. we want to out film to have the same feel as this shot, with the emptiness and nothingness.

6) This is scenery shot this time set in New York. This, like 5 is the same feel that we want create

7) This shot image shows Will Smith from I Am Legend. This is the type of character that we want in our film. The character is seen in this image with a gun which suggests he is in control of the situation and knows how to handle himself. We want a similar character to be our main character, this will be the character that takes control of the situation and is the leading hero character in the film.

8) This is another scenery shot that we want our film to have the same effect on the audience. This image gives the audience an idea of what the situation is and gives them a sense of scale

Thursday 26 September 2013

Possible film ideas

Gangster film: This would be a follow on to the opening two minutes to the film that we did last year. It would be based around the same idea that we had last year and would be a good follow on. We have already got the ideas that the story of the film. Film would be an action film that follows a group of gangsters in the 30's as the control Chicago through fear and intimidation.

Horror film: This would be a horror film that would be  pretty typical of the horror film genre and will consist of the typical characters based around Propps theory of characters.


Post apocalyptic: This film could be based around some sort of fall out between two superpowers, such as the USA and Russia. The story would follow a survivor or a group of survivors as the battle over the last remaining resources and hope to rebuild society.

Tuesday 17 September 2013

R&P Audience profiles

Audience profile 1: 28 Days Later.
The type of person that would go an see a post apocalyptic would be be younger people (15-30) as younger people might be more into the fictional world of nothingness. The genre is also similar to a zombie film in the setting of which the film is based. The setting alone helps to create tension and suspense, making the film more enticing to people that like horror based films, these people will most likley be younger people. The dominent gender that are likly to go and see the film are male, however that does not mean that women will not also go and see the film, however I expect the majority of the audience will be male. I don't think that the film appeals to a certain ethnicity as it does not portray a certain ethnicity in any way, either good or bad. This helps the film top appeal to a wider audience as it is not specifically aimed at any ethnicity. The class of the people that would be likley to go and see the film is skilled working/middle class people. This kind of film appeals to those that are better off than others, maybe becasue they are more interested in the genre than those of a lower class. I also think that the film will appeal the most to middle class/ working class students in collage or university. The film is filled with tension and suspense, the kind of thing a student would want to see in a film.

Audience profile 2: Outbreak
This film is very similar to 28 Days Later, but it has more action and less suspense, therfore it could be considered an action film, rather than a thriller. The type of audience that might go to see this film is most likley to be larger and more diverse than the audience 28 Days Later. The age range may be more broad, the age range of people may range from 10-55+ as the action genre is more appealing to a wider audience. The cross over of the genres also helps to make the prospective audience larger, this film will appeal to those that like action, thriller and sci-fi films, whereas 28 Days Later is a very specific genre and this may discourage soem people from going to see the film, even if they like the concept of the film. This film also appeals to all ethnicities, however this film may appeal more to african americans than 28 Days Later as one of the main character is Morgan Freeman. The class of the people that may go to see the film will most likley be the same as that of 28 Days Later, middle/working class, however the cross over of genres may make the film appeal more to higher class viewers. Tose type of people are into the whole action violence thing, of which this film has plenty of.

Audience profile 3: 12 Monkeys
This film is also similar to Outbreak and 28 Days Later, although is more based around the Sci-Fi genre than the others, however it still has many aspects of thrillers and action films. Like the other two films, this film is most likley to appeal to younger people as a majority (15-30), but the aspects of the Sci-Fi genre may also appeal to those that are older (40-50). The Sci-Fi aspects appeal to those who like films such as Star Wars and the action aspects of the film help to appeal to people that like films such as Saving Private Ryan. This mix of genres really helps make the film appeal to a much wider audience than if it was solely based around a single genre. The film also appeals to all ethnicities as there is not negative or positve representations of any ethniciity, however the main characters are white, which may put of those of different ethnicities. The class of the people that are likey to go and see this film is working/middle class. The genre of the film appeals to them rather than the upper class population. However appealing to the working and middle class is a good thing, as the majority of the population is either working or middle class.