Progress: 28.11.11

Our group has finished filming everything that we wanted and are now into the process of editing our film. We are using iMacs and although we have never used these before we are quickly exploring and getting the hang of the program Final Cut Pro.

The quality of the film is excellent as we used special HD cameras which were compatible with the iMacs. However, any music that we wish to import to the iMacs must be transferred with a special memory stick. We also have to record the voice overs for our soap trailer and we are going to use the characters themselves so the trailer is more believable.

Evidence of Filming: 24.11.11

We took these photos during our first day of filming to show that we thought about what we were filming and to prove that we were actually the ones filming.

In this photo I am directing the characters into their correct positions because they were slightly unsure about what they should do and where to stand.

In this photo it is showing that we are telling the characters what to do and where to stand to make the setting how we wanted it to be.

Tagline

This is the tagline for our soap:

"There's Two Sides To Every Story".

We decided to use this as our tagline because we wanted to imply that everyone can have a different opinion. We want the audience to be able to have a different opinion to the character in the soap. It also means that just because you might have heard one side of the story you shouldn't jump to conclusions because it may turn out to be the wrong conclusion. You need to wait until you have heard another side of the story before you do something that you will regret. That is the message that we wanted to portray with this tagline.

Storyboard Ideas

This is the storyboard where we planned our ideas. We planned severla different narratives on the storyboard and we gave an idea of what camera angles we thought would be best so that we wouldnt have to think about them when we were filming. We also had ideas for sound although some of those ideas we changed when it came to editing.

Costumes

Jack- the - lad; Dull coloured clothing
Druggie; Hoddie and worn looking jeans
Gay Couple; Bright colours/ 'fashionable' clothing
Love Triangle; Normal clothes
Alpha Male; Short sleeved t shirt, ripped jeans
Extras; Normal clothes
Geek; Shirt, trousers, glasses

We tried to dress the characters in the way that an audience would be most likely to relate them and recognise who they are meant to be. We also tried to make sure that the costumes would make a suggestion on how the characters would dress in the rest of the soap.

Location Photos 2

These are some more of our location photos. We have a variety of locations although we may not use all of them.

We thought that this alley would be a good place for one of our scenes to take place. Although it is stereotypical we feel that it would fit in well with our soap trailer.

We have chosen the market as a possible location to film because this is a place where the whole community can go and it is a soap convention. We have taken several different shots of different places in the market to give us some variation.

All of these photos are examples of locations that we could use in our soap trailer because they are appropriate for what we want. We will not use all of the locations featured but they are all locations we are considering.

Location Photos

These are photos of locations that could be used in our soap trailer. Where there is a shop name we made sure that we had permission from the shop to include the name of it. We explained that we were making a short film for our media coursework and we were considering places that we could use to film.

This is a picture of a Polish Food Shop. We wanted mixed nationalities in our soap trailer so we thought this would be perfect.

There is a pub down this road which we think is a good place to include in our soap trailer because it is a place where the community can go and have a drink. We also considered using a cafe for a place where the community could come together but we haven't decided which one would be the best to use.

This also relates to different nationalities as there is a Thai Restraunt called the Oriental Delight. We were unable to ask permission if we could use this restraunt which is why we have tried to make it unreadable.

This is a flower shop and we thought it was ideal for our soap trailer as it is quaint and looks like it could be used in a soap.

This is an isolated place and we though that we could film here because one of our scenes may start in an isolated place.

We thought that this alley would be the perfect place to film a scene in which a character is threatened.

These two photos are to show that we went and took the photos ourselves and didn't copy them off the internet.

Schedule

As a group we came up with a rough schedule on when we wanted to film our soap trailer and with whom.
We decided that our main days to film would be Thursday's and Monday's because that would be easiest for most people who are in our soap trailer to do.


Taking Possible Setting Pictures - Thursday 17th November


Filming
Monday's - 1.20pm - 4.30pm
Thursday's - 9.00am - 3.00pm
Sunday's - Anytime till 3.00pm


Filming Extras and Adults - Thursday 24th November - 12.00pm - 3.00pm

Thursday:

• Drug Scene, Gay Scene, Love Triangle Scene,

Sunday:

• Pub Scene, End Scene

Ideas for Voice Overs

This is a list of the possible voice overs that could be used in our soap trailer from each scene. We have tried to include thoughts and lines that could be used in a script to give us more choice to choose from when we are editing our soap trailer. 

Ideas for Soap Theme Tune

This is a link to a website that has uncopyrighted music that could be used as a theme tune for my soap trailer: http://freeplaymusic.com/search/category_search.php?t=v&i=1716
Some examples of songs are:

• Misfit
• Blue
• Mod Indigo
• Funky Haunted House
• Boohama
• Stepping Out
• Logo 5
• No Love Like This
• Snowy Beat
• Clever Little Gent
• Dyno Streets

These are my favourite choices for a theme tune for my soap trailer. Some of them are full songs so I would cut the part that I would want but some of them are very short and would be ideal.

Ideas For Background Music

These are some examples of music that could be used for our soap trailer:

Blue Foundation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUGzY-ihqWc

JavanDee: Final Escape: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjOfXkcjyjk&feature=relmfu

Heartbeat(Chase and Status): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ3FQ86Ed6s

These are some examples of music that I may use in my soap trailer as background music. I want background music because I feel that it sets up the soap.

Settings and Camera Shots

• These are possible settings for our soap trailer. Although they may not all be used it is good to have a variety of settings in case one of the settings is unavailable.

Settings:


Market - public place - socialisation
Pub - meeting place for the characters
Park - romantic place/social place people go to have fun
Street - ties all the settings together as it is a way to get to places
Shop - a sense of community
Home - a place of safety for the characters

• This is a list of all the possible camera shots that we could use for our soap trailer to give variety and create an interesting trailer.

Camera Shots:


Long Shot - show all of the character
Close Up - establishing the characters face so it is recognisable by the audience
Mid Shot -
Panning Shot - following the characters point of view
Tracking Shot - follwoing the characters
Establishing Shot - introducing the characters
Dutch Tilt? - different view point?
Stationary -
Point Of View - realism - different views of characters/scenes

Characters and Story Lines

This is a list of all the possible people that could play characters in our soap trailer.

Mind Map - Ideas

This is the mind map of all of our original ideas. It includes Narratives, Theme Tune, Characters, Filming Style, Settings, Schedule, Target Audience, Trailer Images and Title.