Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Camera map
Charlotte Cooper was the creator of the camera map,and, alike the storyboard, it worked perfectly to our advantage, making it easy to understand and follow when shooting on the day.
storyboard
Our Storyboard was thus drawn, written and laid out beautifully by Charlotte Cooper, so that we could follow it easily when it came to the day of shooting.
shooting schedule
The original shooting schedule was hand-written by Charlotte Cooper, though instinct told us that it should have a better appearance when typed us,so i performed this action straight away.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Filming
On the 22nd of november we began shooting, having easily found the house of Charlotte Cooper. Having acquired everything we needed(camera, microphone,tape, costume, suitable accessories and paperwork), we began to film for the day.
Fortunately, it was the right weather for each scene-as for being set in england, and in november, it would have been compulsory to shoot our idea at this designated time.We had finished most of the shooting at around 2:15pm,having spent 90 minutes in the forested area nearby.
The script suggests a few place names that appear obvious in the narrative,such as Bell Buckle,which was thoroughly researched in order to make sure that it was the ideal place name for this particular trailer. The town in question had the smallest population in the state of Tenessee, which was also compulsory for our two characters-Brandene and Charlene.
Although the original character for Brandene could not be available, we improvised as a team and one of the other female members took the place instead, changing into clothes that would portray the character of Brandene excellently. I remained the character of Hans, due to the fact that i was the only one in the group that could speak good german, and that I could carry it out with a strong german accent.
We commenced filming the first few scenes ast the interior of the house, which was very fortunate, as it rained heavily during this time. However,when we had finished shooting at the interior of the house, it was still raining with visceral brutality, so, as an ever-improvising group, we decided to practice putting up the tent,so that in the coming minutes,we would be prepared to shoot with simplistic skills, and so we did get round to shooting fairly quickly after.
One of the scenes in particular could not be filmed exactly as posted in the script, as the original character of Brandene could not be available, so we improvised again and decided to film seperate shots of Moon drop and the two tenesseans, two characters of which were played by Charlotte Pell simultaneously.
The last main problem with the overall product was that the microphone did not appear to function on all scenes, but whether it was because it was plugged in the wrong port we did not know, so therefore we have decided to re-record the sounds that were supposed to have been played in the original scenes at another place and time. At a later date(16th December 2009 to be exact), with the assistance of a camera, we started re-recording the audio tracks of the scenes thought necessary to do so, and fortunately,this process worked fully to our advantage,and I am pleased to say that our product is almost complete, with only a narrator to follow.
Generally speaking, these few problems could have reduced the power and excitement of our filming, but improvising as a team we struggled right through to the end, and I think that it was still a successfull shooting nonetheless.
Fortunately, it was the right weather for each scene-as for being set in england, and in november, it would have been compulsory to shoot our idea at this designated time.We had finished most of the shooting at around 2:15pm,having spent 90 minutes in the forested area nearby.
The script suggests a few place names that appear obvious in the narrative,such as Bell Buckle,which was thoroughly researched in order to make sure that it was the ideal place name for this particular trailer. The town in question had the smallest population in the state of Tenessee, which was also compulsory for our two characters-Brandene and Charlene.
Although the original character for Brandene could not be available, we improvised as a team and one of the other female members took the place instead, changing into clothes that would portray the character of Brandene excellently. I remained the character of Hans, due to the fact that i was the only one in the group that could speak good german, and that I could carry it out with a strong german accent.
We commenced filming the first few scenes ast the interior of the house, which was very fortunate, as it rained heavily during this time. However,when we had finished shooting at the interior of the house, it was still raining with visceral brutality, so, as an ever-improvising group, we decided to practice putting up the tent,so that in the coming minutes,we would be prepared to shoot with simplistic skills, and so we did get round to shooting fairly quickly after.
One of the scenes in particular could not be filmed exactly as posted in the script, as the original character of Brandene could not be available, so we improvised again and decided to film seperate shots of Moon drop and the two tenesseans, two characters of which were played by Charlotte Pell simultaneously.
The last main problem with the overall product was that the microphone did not appear to function on all scenes, but whether it was because it was plugged in the wrong port we did not know, so therefore we have decided to re-record the sounds that were supposed to have been played in the original scenes at another place and time. At a later date(16th December 2009 to be exact), with the assistance of a camera, we started re-recording the audio tracks of the scenes thought necessary to do so, and fortunately,this process worked fully to our advantage,and I am pleased to say that our product is almost complete, with only a narrator to follow.
Generally speaking, these few problems could have reduced the power and excitement of our filming, but improvising as a team we struggled right through to the end, and I think that it was still a successfull shooting nonetheless.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Action - comedy film trailers
Introduction
As an audience, we would naturally expect an action - comedy film trailer to thrillus with unexpectedscenes of violence whilst also fulfilling the comedy prospect with ironic and slapstick humour. The main conventions used in action - comedy trailers usually create a restrained atmosphere,so as to not reveal the true plot and storyline, but also regenerates the comedy used throughout the trailer, persuading the audience to watch the selected movie.
They also connote representations of public forces,including the police and undercover spies, often ridiculing their skills through intelligent or violent humour, infused with stunning action sequences performed by some of the world's most notorious actors, including Mel Gibson and Eddie Murphy, both of which have starred in some of the most famous action - comedy movies to date.
Lethal Weapon 1 trailer
The trailer begins immediately with up-tempo rhythmic beats , and as an audience we would automatically assume that the film really is being serious, also connoting a violent and tiring atmosphere around us. This deliberate use of mise-en-scene flows rapidly into some quickfire scenes of what appears to be two characters at their own work respectively, and the sustained images of violence and detective work only emphasise the idea that this movie really is full-on violence at it's best.
However, an unexpected twist has been hardwired into the trailer to make sure that 'everything is not as it seems', since one of the seemingly main characters wears rough, ragged clothing whereas the other is smartly-dressed,resembling the idea of being a serious but respectful individual, distancing him/herself ridiculously from the other main character,who resembles that of a criminally insane rebel.
To further connote a sequence of violent images, credits such as the main characters' names have been faded from blue colours to red colours respectively, which also distance themselves from each other,since blue is a warm,refreshing colour, whereas red can be read as a violent, bloody colour, and as these are ever so different from each other, we can automatically match the colours up with the fore-mentioned main characters of the film, emphasising the twist of the movie's plot.
As an audience, we would naturally expect an action - comedy film trailer to thrillus with unexpectedscenes of violence whilst also fulfilling the comedy prospect with ironic and slapstick humour. The main conventions used in action - comedy trailers usually create a restrained atmosphere,so as to not reveal the true plot and storyline, but also regenerates the comedy used throughout the trailer, persuading the audience to watch the selected movie.
They also connote representations of public forces,including the police and undercover spies, often ridiculing their skills through intelligent or violent humour, infused with stunning action sequences performed by some of the world's most notorious actors, including Mel Gibson and Eddie Murphy, both of which have starred in some of the most famous action - comedy movies to date.
Lethal Weapon 1 trailer
The trailer begins immediately with up-tempo rhythmic beats , and as an audience we would automatically assume that the film really is being serious, also connoting a violent and tiring atmosphere around us. This deliberate use of mise-en-scene flows rapidly into some quickfire scenes of what appears to be two characters at their own work respectively, and the sustained images of violence and detective work only emphasise the idea that this movie really is full-on violence at it's best.
However, an unexpected twist has been hardwired into the trailer to make sure that 'everything is not as it seems', since one of the seemingly main characters wears rough, ragged clothing whereas the other is smartly-dressed,resembling the idea of being a serious but respectful individual, distancing him/herself ridiculously from the other main character,who resembles that of a criminally insane rebel.
To further connote a sequence of violent images, credits such as the main characters' names have been faded from blue colours to red colours respectively, which also distance themselves from each other,since blue is a warm,refreshing colour, whereas red can be read as a violent, bloody colour, and as these are ever so different from each other, we can automatically match the colours up with the fore-mentioned main characters of the film, emphasising the twist of the movie's plot.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Action comedy research
Robert Davis-PEA1/MS
Action comedy is a sub-genre of both action and comedy,fusing together violent scenes and consequences with slapstick,ironic and other types of comedy.
This hybrid genre became vastly popular in the 1980's, when well-known actors such as Eddie Murphy and Mel Gibson decided to incorporate their humorous backgrounds into such violent films and stunts, such as Beverly hills cop(1984) and Lethal weapon(1987),both of which had a well-rounded sense of humour whilst still showing some of the most stylistic features within action movies.These cleverly used tactics earned both films over three-hundred million dollars respectively, also helping them to become much more successful in later years.
This style has since been followed and developed to the present day, with movies such as Without a paddle(2004),which earned over sixty-nine million dollars, and although this figure doesn't suggest it has been as successful as past action-comedy movies such as Lethal weapon and Beverly hills cop, it still has been hailked as one of the more modernized action comedy movies of today.It also features some of the world's best renowned modern comedy actors(Seth Green, Matthew Lillard,Dax Shepard), and naturally importing violent ideas into their acting skills.
However, whilst this hybrid genre has been hailed as an idea to attract global audiences,there have also been movies that didn't get to the stage of being nominated for grammy awards, movie awards,etc.; E.g. Epic movie was widely regarded as a box office flop for its deliberate use of amateur comedic skills and commonly used action scenes that had been frequently thought of by hundreds of directors decades before, and whilst the slapstick humour in this movie was regarded by a few to be hilarious to some degree, it still didn't seem to silence critics in a global fashion. However, it has received more than eighty million dollars worldwide, and whilst critics have rarely appeared to like this film, it still managed to reach the top position in the charts, making it more successful than more consistent movies of the same sub-genre such as Without a paddle and Lethal weapon.
In comparison to ridiculously filmed action comedy movies such as Epic movie and Without a paddle, there have been a few films such as Alien resurrection(1997),which,whilst displaying the action comedy genre at it's strongest,also took the necessary risks of incorporating black humour into its violent scenes, and so escaped the consequence of becoming a box-office flop by cleverly fusing common genres together.
To summarise, the diachronic variation of the action-comedy sub-genre has changed dramatically from pure slapstick humour in the 1980's(Lethal weapon,Beverly hills cop), through amateur acting performances in the modern age(Epic movie,Without a paddle) ,to incorporating fresh ideas into commonly used graphics(Alien resurrection).If these cleverly used genres continue to envelope into each other's scenes,then this hybrid genre may very well become its own film status.
Audience
The action comedy-sub-genre has attracted audiences of all ages and sexes, some films even causing conflicts between fans of different genres,through the sheer and deliberate use of Black Comedy. Dr.Strangelove(1964), directed by Stanley Kubrick, focussed on the sudden movement of war between the U.S.A and other countries containing nuclear bombs,and as this appeared to the audience as a serious matter,black comedy was used throughout the movie when discussing the situation of war, but also at the same time consecutively using satirical jokes, to represent a concrete fusion of the action and comedy genres respectively. Naturally,this would cause conflicting opinions between the common audience, critics especially, and although it did cause editors and fans alike to argue amongst themselves,it still succeeded in becoming an all-time great for the action comedy sub-genre.
Whilst there have been conflicting views between fans and critics alike, concerns amongst two different genders(male and female) have risen dramatically since most action comedy movies regard the male gender as the main character, though there have been films where this situation has been corrupted. Charlie's angels(2000) was a prime example of deliberately using the other gender, and portraying them as strong,eager,powerful characters,also taking part as the main characters of the film. To emphasise this fact,no guns were involved within the three female actors(Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu,Drew Barrymore), which is why they were used as martial artists instead,to prove that in an action comedy sub-genre,no weapons are needed by the main characters. This supposedly helped the film to increase it's gross revenue worldwide, making it one of the most famous action comedy films to date.
Directors
Although there have been directors of action-comedy style movies who have delved into other common genres in later years, there have been cases where some directors have decided that the films which do contain the action-comedy sub-genre to a degree are still naturally their tour de force. A prime example of this would be writer and director of Beverly hills cop, Martin Brest, in which he has,over the past two decades, been involved in over 20 different movies, most of which contain the elements of the action and comedy genres respectively to an unlimited degree. His most successfull and respected involvements particularly revolve around Beverly hills cop(1984), Midnight run(1988) and Going in style(1979),which is respectively, one of the oldest prime examples of the action and comedy genres fusing together into one to create a new sub-genre.
His activity within these action-comedy style films have proved to be trustworthy, and in other action-comedy style movies he has even opted for cameo roles, making a name for not only himself, but the casts around him. These include Beverly hills cop and Hot dogs for Ganguin, both of which portray his theatrical skills as well as playwrighting involvements. All these qualities have naturally retained his status as a professional actor/screenwrite/director, but only in the action comedy sub-genre has he been at his best performance.
Even though he has directed movies involving various types of genres, most notably action/comedy, none of Richard donner's films have contained the action-comedy sub-genre to any extent, but in an overall sense, all of his works have maintained a varied product of different styles, most notably action (Lethal weapon) and comedy(Salt and pepper), in which his most famous performances have come from these two genres respectively. As a whole,he has received over a hundred million dollars for his inclusion with action and comedy related films respectively, whilst also gaining positive reviews worldwide.
His sudden involvement with some of the most successful action movies, such as Superman(1978), which received a well-rounded bonus of over three hundred million dollars worldwide, have been particularly useful over time, as they have only increased their importance to the action genre, also cementing Richard Donner's position in the world of cinema.
Likewise, his involvement with comedy related films has been slightly less successful, directing movies such as The toy(1982) and The goonies(1985),both earning over fifty million dollars from the box office alone, and also creating his position as a well-balanced director of several different genres,most notably the action-comedy sub-genre, of which he has made the most money and earned the most success.
Action comedy is a sub-genre of both action and comedy,fusing together violent scenes and consequences with slapstick,ironic and other types of comedy.
This hybrid genre became vastly popular in the 1980's, when well-known actors such as Eddie Murphy and Mel Gibson decided to incorporate their humorous backgrounds into such violent films and stunts, such as Beverly hills cop(1984) and Lethal weapon(1987),both of which had a well-rounded sense of humour whilst still showing some of the most stylistic features within action movies.These cleverly used tactics earned both films over three-hundred million dollars respectively, also helping them to become much more successful in later years.
This style has since been followed and developed to the present day, with movies such as Without a paddle(2004),which earned over sixty-nine million dollars, and although this figure doesn't suggest it has been as successful as past action-comedy movies such as Lethal weapon and Beverly hills cop, it still has been hailked as one of the more modernized action comedy movies of today.It also features some of the world's best renowned modern comedy actors(Seth Green, Matthew Lillard,Dax Shepard), and naturally importing violent ideas into their acting skills.
However, whilst this hybrid genre has been hailed as an idea to attract global audiences,there have also been movies that didn't get to the stage of being nominated for grammy awards, movie awards,etc.; E.g. Epic movie was widely regarded as a box office flop for its deliberate use of amateur comedic skills and commonly used action scenes that had been frequently thought of by hundreds of directors decades before, and whilst the slapstick humour in this movie was regarded by a few to be hilarious to some degree, it still didn't seem to silence critics in a global fashion. However, it has received more than eighty million dollars worldwide, and whilst critics have rarely appeared to like this film, it still managed to reach the top position in the charts, making it more successful than more consistent movies of the same sub-genre such as Without a paddle and Lethal weapon.
In comparison to ridiculously filmed action comedy movies such as Epic movie and Without a paddle, there have been a few films such as Alien resurrection(1997),which,whilst displaying the action comedy genre at it's strongest,also took the necessary risks of incorporating black humour into its violent scenes, and so escaped the consequence of becoming a box-office flop by cleverly fusing common genres together.
To summarise, the diachronic variation of the action-comedy sub-genre has changed dramatically from pure slapstick humour in the 1980's(Lethal weapon,Beverly hills cop), through amateur acting performances in the modern age(Epic movie,Without a paddle) ,to incorporating fresh ideas into commonly used graphics(Alien resurrection).If these cleverly used genres continue to envelope into each other's scenes,then this hybrid genre may very well become its own film status.
Audience
The action comedy-sub-genre has attracted audiences of all ages and sexes, some films even causing conflicts between fans of different genres,through the sheer and deliberate use of Black Comedy. Dr.Strangelove(1964), directed by Stanley Kubrick, focussed on the sudden movement of war between the U.S.A and other countries containing nuclear bombs,and as this appeared to the audience as a serious matter,black comedy was used throughout the movie when discussing the situation of war, but also at the same time consecutively using satirical jokes, to represent a concrete fusion of the action and comedy genres respectively. Naturally,this would cause conflicting opinions between the common audience, critics especially, and although it did cause editors and fans alike to argue amongst themselves,it still succeeded in becoming an all-time great for the action comedy sub-genre.
Whilst there have been conflicting views between fans and critics alike, concerns amongst two different genders(male and female) have risen dramatically since most action comedy movies regard the male gender as the main character, though there have been films where this situation has been corrupted. Charlie's angels(2000) was a prime example of deliberately using the other gender, and portraying them as strong,eager,powerful characters,also taking part as the main characters of the film. To emphasise this fact,no guns were involved within the three female actors(Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu,Drew Barrymore), which is why they were used as martial artists instead,to prove that in an action comedy sub-genre,no weapons are needed by the main characters. This supposedly helped the film to increase it's gross revenue worldwide, making it one of the most famous action comedy films to date.
Directors
Although there have been directors of action-comedy style movies who have delved into other common genres in later years, there have been cases where some directors have decided that the films which do contain the action-comedy sub-genre to a degree are still naturally their tour de force. A prime example of this would be writer and director of Beverly hills cop, Martin Brest, in which he has,over the past two decades, been involved in over 20 different movies, most of which contain the elements of the action and comedy genres respectively to an unlimited degree. His most successfull and respected involvements particularly revolve around Beverly hills cop(1984), Midnight run(1988) and Going in style(1979),which is respectively, one of the oldest prime examples of the action and comedy genres fusing together into one to create a new sub-genre.
His activity within these action-comedy style films have proved to be trustworthy, and in other action-comedy style movies he has even opted for cameo roles, making a name for not only himself, but the casts around him. These include Beverly hills cop and Hot dogs for Ganguin, both of which portray his theatrical skills as well as playwrighting involvements. All these qualities have naturally retained his status as a professional actor/screenwrite/director, but only in the action comedy sub-genre has he been at his best performance.
Even though he has directed movies involving various types of genres, most notably action/comedy, none of Richard donner's films have contained the action-comedy sub-genre to any extent, but in an overall sense, all of his works have maintained a varied product of different styles, most notably action (Lethal weapon) and comedy(Salt and pepper), in which his most famous performances have come from these two genres respectively. As a whole,he has received over a hundred million dollars for his inclusion with action and comedy related films respectively, whilst also gaining positive reviews worldwide.
His sudden involvement with some of the most successful action movies, such as Superman(1978), which received a well-rounded bonus of over three hundred million dollars worldwide, have been particularly useful over time, as they have only increased their importance to the action genre, also cementing Richard Donner's position in the world of cinema.
Likewise, his involvement with comedy related films has been slightly less successful, directing movies such as The toy(1982) and The goonies(1985),both earning over fifty million dollars from the box office alone, and also creating his position as a well-balanced director of several different genres,most notably the action-comedy sub-genre, of which he has made the most money and earned the most success.
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