Age Certificates

The U symbol stands for Universal. A U film should be suitable for audiences aged four years and over. However, it is impossible to predict what might upset a particular child, especially at this lower end of the category range.





PG, parental guidence means that anyone can can go and see the film no matter of thier age at the cinema,however parents are expected to make the call wether to let their children view the film.

 

12A means that anyone aged 12 or over can go and see the film unaccompanied. The A stands for 'accompanied' and 'advisory'. Children younger than 12 may see the film if they are accompanied by an adult (eg someone over the age of 18), who must watch the film with them.

No one under the age of 15 is allowed to see a 15 film at the cemima or buy/rent a 15 rated dvd. 15 rated works are not suitable for children under the age of 15






Films rated 18 are for adults. No-one under 18 is allowed to see an 18 film at the cinema or buy/rent an 18 rated DVD. No 18 rated works are suitable for children

Additional shot ideas

These shots will be mostly filmed at wisley and will include:



A camp fire shot:
This shot will be similar to the one above with the main character in their own next to the fire, this new shot will hopefully help to shows how wide spread the event was and how the character next to the fire is one of only a handful of people that survived. I also feel that this shot will help to keep the pace of the trailer slow at the beginning.



Car lock picking and looting:
This shot will show the main character picking the lock of a car that is abandoned to gain access to the supplies in the car, this is quite a generic shot and has been used in many action films but I think that it will work well in our film to show how desperate supplies are getting and that the characters have to resort to getting anything they can from wherever they can.




The last shot which I could not find a good image as an example for shows the main character reaching in their pocket and pulling out headphones, putting them on and listening to music which the audience will be able to hear. This will show the audience that not only has the event happened recently as the device still has battery, but it will also show that even after such a wide spread event, the characters still like to enjoy pre-apocalypse luxuries, this will also show how modern societies dependence on technology may hinder their survival.

Feedback

Well done on getting your questionnaire done and uploading some location images. However, there are still some key elements of research and planning missing. You must post to your blog more regularly - there has been nothing posted for 9 days. This should be a reflection of the work you are putting in outside of lessons, so at the moment, there is little to demonstrate how far through your project you are. Remember you could also include any online tutorials you have looked at with an explanation of what you have learned from it.

Targets:
Storyboard and animatic - this is now a matter of urgency
Make sure your location shots have explanations as to why you have chosen them, linking to similar locations in other trailers of the same genre.
More detail needed in filming diary, and regularly updated - what did you film? What were the challenges? What went well?

REMEMBER All filming finished by December 20th

R&P Locations

Wisley Airfield

This is a good location to choose as it offers a wide expansive landscape that is an old airfield, which means it is the closed we will be able to get to having an abandoned city landscape. The locations also gives a good feel of emptiness and will help to make the characters in the scene look small and vulnerable, which is the feeling that we were going for. Wisley airfield also offers a wide range of shots, for example you have the shots of the airstrip itself as well as some open green field shots which will hopefully give good variation to the trailer. This type of location is common in the genre of film trailer that we are hoping to produce, as well as in many zombie films, such as I Am Legend, this is undoubtedly because it makes the characters within the scene look vulnerable and small, which helps to grip the audience.


Weybridge Gravel Pit

Weybridge gravel pit is another good location for use to use as it offers an old industrial site which is good for our film as it is based after a chemical war, this location offers all the features that we need to make our trailer look good. As the site has been abandoned it means that it is old and rusted as seen in the pictures, this will hopefully mean that we have a good set of scenic shots for the trailer. We plan on filming in this location early in the morning to to give it an even more desolate feel, as well as to avoid the traffic noises from the road near by. Industrial sites in the same genre are also common as it help to allow the audience to understand what has happened in the film if it had not already been disclosed to them in the narrative of the film, however, as our production is just the trailer for a film, it will be a good idea to incorporate some shots that will help the audience to identify what has happened in the film and what the film will be about.

 

Filming Diary 1

Day 1 of filming

We went down to Wisley airfield to do the first session of filming. We got some establishing shots of the main character in the post apocalyptic setting. We got some good shots of the main character exploring the desolate world after the events. The weather was good other than the wind which made the audio a little muffled which may mean we need to ADR that section of the film. The lighting was perfect and gave the scene a good desolate feel. The clouds stopped the light causing over exposure. The location that we chose was also extremely good and gave the footage the feel that we were hoping for. The location itself was very good for the shots we had intended to get there, however we did not get all the shots that we were hoping for which means we will need to go back there at a later date and get some more of the story based shots as we did not get many of the story shots when we where there due to a lack of time. After getting the rest of the shots at Wisley that we need we plan to go and get some other shots from the other locations mentioned in the location research. Other than the fact we didn't get all of the shots we had intended on getting the filming we did went well.

Things that went well:
We got some good scenery shot that will be placed at the start of the trailer.
The main character is introduced in the shots we obtained.
The location was a good as expected
The light level were perfect for filming

The challenges:
The wind levels on the day of filming were high, meaning that some of the audio in some of the shots is not suitable for use in the trailer
Time constraints meant that we did not get all of the shots that we wanted to get and means we will have to return to the same location to finish filming, however this is not a bad thing as we have come up with a few other shots that would be good at that location and will have to go back anyway to film those.

Screenshots from day 1 of filming:

Main character bios'

Chris Robinson

Chris will be the main antagonist in the film, having a relatively small part in it Chris will be the unstable  psychopath which leads the main criminal faction within the wasteland. He will essentially be a sardonic mockery of a human being without any real sense of morals. At his side there will be many inferior thugs which can be used as pawns to him. he will wear clothes similar to many other criminals, bad, dirty jeans with a hoody/ T-shirt. All of them in a state of disrepair to give the character a sense of ruggedness. 

The weapon will change depending on the situation, for example if he is performing an execution style shot to the back of the head then he will have a large, eye catching pistol (such as a revolver) whereas if he is in a fight he will use a compact sub machine gun or a similar, more readily available weapon. This variation will accentuate the unpredictability of the character. He will not really have a set objective, he will exist simply to hurt people for fun.




Will is starring as the main character of our film, he will essentially be a normal person, with no special abilities or traits, perhaps a small amount of military training and a natural sense of intellect, but all of his abilities will be within the capabilities of most normal people. He will lead a small group of survivors which will essentially be the "good" faction of the film. His costume will consist of nothing special, basically just military surplus combined with casual clothes, practical but not so much so that he looks like a professional (such as a soldier or police officer) however it will be practical enough that he looks like he knows what he's doing. 

His weapon will be a simple Colt .45 pistol, this is more for dramatic effect than anything else, it looks much better when everyone is fighting with rifles and shotguns while the main character chooses to use a big pistol, this has been shown in many different films and T.V shows (e.g The Walking Dead, Terminator)  His main objective throughout the film will be something that the average person can relate to, such as searching for a member of family or a friend or simply just to survive.

R&P Questionnaire results

How old are you?

This was generally answered with 15-19, which shows that many of the people who answered this questionnaire were part of our target audience.

What film Genre do you generally like?

Action and horror were among the favourites here, this bodes well for us as our film is mainly an action.

How often do you generally watch films?

This was answered primarily with weekly/2-6 days this is a useful insight into the film habits of our target audience.

Have you ever seen a post apocalyptic film?

Many people said no however much less than what I expected, it shows that this kind of film is relatively recognisable

What is your view on the theme of post apocalypse?

Most people seemed to think the post apocalyptic theme was a good concept, which shows there is still much public interest over our type of film

What catches your eye in the trailer of a film?

The general trend for our answers was the effects, actors, amount of action and generally how the entire trailer catches the audience's eye. We will take this into account while making our trailer.

Is there anything that may be in the trailer of a film that may deter you from watching the actual thing?

Many people talked about corny acting, boring/generic scenes, cheesy effects and basically any indicator that the film is generic or dull. This is relatively useful as we have always been trying to aim to make our film one of a kind and interesting from the first look.

R&P Questionnaire

How old are you?

-Under 10

-10-14

-15-19

-20-24

-25-29

-30-34

-35-39

-40 or over

What film Genre do you generally like?

-Action

-Romance

-Comedy

-Adventure

-Sci -Fi

-Fantasy

-Horror

-Other (please specify)

How often do you generally watch films?

-Every day

-Every 2-6 days

-Every week

-Every fortnight

-Every Month

-Every Year

-Never

Have you ever seen a post apocalyptic film?

-Yes

-No

What is your view on the theme of post apocalypse?

-Very good

-Good

-OK

-I don't know

-Bad

-Very Bad

What catches your eye in the trailer of a film?

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Is there anything that may be in the trailer of a film that may deter you from watching the actual thing?

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