images whilst filming

images whilst filming coursework

We filmed in a variety of places around Wymondham in order to fill up the rest of our two minute film opening as we hadn't made it to the exact time limit. we decided to fill it up with filming rough, high poverty areas around Wymondham because this way it would fit into the idea of being 'below the breadline' and the idea that society is changing rapidly over time, and that places around popular areas are not getting used any more and people are ruining areas by putting graffiti on 'nice' areas.

Where we filmed and why? 
We filmed in an abandoned warehouse in order to get some good still shots of some rough looking areas. This warehouse was perfect because nobody lives or uses it anymore so it is completely trashed with just old usage. Another good feature of this warehouse was the graffiti on the walls. This made the building look like it had been taken advantage of and used by younger people as a place to 'hang out'. There is hardly any wall space without graffiti on the walls which also insinuates on how rough it looks. As you can see in the image, behind me is a pile of old bricks and rubbish that has just been dumped there, it is like this all over the surroundings of the warehouse which also helps make it look rundown and rough. 
The next place we filmed was a rough looking house, with rubbish and rubble left outside. We got a 10/15 second shot of this house because it looks rundown and helps insinuate on which areas around Wymondham are run down. At the warehouse, I also got a shot of rain drops dropping down off the side of the building, I also tried to be as still and as quite I could be when I was filming this section because when filming I want to try and get the audience to hear the rain drops. The rain drops will help show off a sign of depression because rain is not a happy environment to be in, especially when being 'below the breadline'. 

We then filmed at Wymondham train station on top of the stairs in order to get a view of the train tracks from a high view point. We got a shot which was not actually shot on the building, we did it the opposite way in order to make the environment look more still and poor in a way of there not being any busy movement. 

We got about 5 different shots at around 15 seconds each to fill up the last few seconds that we need in order to finish our coursework for our video around wymondham of all the rough, still looking areas. 

genre

Genre 

Genre is 
a style or category of art, music, or literature. There are many types of genre such as:

Fiction.

Comedy.

Drama.

Horror.

Non-fiction.

Realistic fiction.

Romance novel.

Satire.

 

Genre may fall under one of two categories: fiction and non-fiction. Any genre can be either a work of fiction (nonfactual descriptions and events invented by the author) or a work of nonfiction (a communication in which descriptions and events are understood to be factual).

 

Subsets of genres, known as common genres, have developed from the archetypes of genres in written expression.

• Classic – fiction that has become part of an accepted literary canon, widely taught in schools
• Crime/detective – fiction about a crime, how the criminal gets caught, and the repercussions of the crime
• Fable – narration demonstrating a useful truth, especially in which animals speak as humans; legendary, supernatural tale
• Fairy tale – story about fairies or other magical creatures
• Fan fiction – fiction written by a fan of, and featuring characters from, a particular TV series, movie, or book
• Fantasy – fiction with strange or otherworldly settings or characters; fiction which invites suspension of reality
• Fiction in verse – full-length novels with plot, subplot(s), theme(s), major and minor characters, in which the narrative is presented in verse form (usually free verse)
• Fiction narrative – literary works whose content is produced by the imagination and is not necessarily based on fact
• Folklore – the songs, stories, myths, and proverbs of a people or "folk" as handed down by word of mouth
• Historical fiction – story with fictional characters and events in a historical setting
• Horror – fiction in which events evoke a feeling of dread and sometimes fear in both the characters and the reader
• Humor – Usually a fiction full of fun, fancy, and excitement, meant to entertain and sometimes cause intended laughter; but can be contained in all genres
• Legend – story, sometimes of a national or folk hero, that has a basis in fact but also includes imaginative material
• Magical realism  – story where magical or unreal elements play a natural part in an otherwise realistic environment
• Meta fiction – also known as romantic irony in the context of Romantic works of literature, uses self-reference to draw attention to itself as a work of art, while exposing the "truth" of a story
• Mystery – this is fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets
• Mythology – legend or traditional narrative, often based in part on historical events, that reveals human behavior and natural phenomena by its symbolism; often pertaining to the actions of the gods
• Mythopoeia – fiction in which characters from religious mythology, traditional myths, folklore and/or history are recast into a re-imagined realm created by the author
• Picture book – picture storybook is a book with very little words and a lot of pictures, picture stories are usually for little kids
• Realistic fiction – story that is true to life
• Science fiction – story based on the impact of actual, imagined, or potential science, usually set in the future or on other planets
• Short story – fiction of such brevity that it supports no subplots
• Suspense/thriller – fiction about harm about to befall a person or group and the attempts made to evade the harm
• Tall tale – humorous story with blatant exaggerations, such as swaggering heroes who do the impossible with nonchalance
• Western  – set in the American Old West frontier and typically set in the late eighteenth to late nineteenth century

target audience

Target Audience 

Who is the target audience for your idea:

The target audience for my Coursework 2 minute opening to a film would be around 12+. The reason for this is because it goes into a great depth about 'Below the breadline' and I feel like that may be too confusing for any age below. 
We are also using a deep, large range of vocabulary to describe this guys (our character) life which may be hard for ages under 12 to understand. Anyone older may have a wider range of knowledge on what poverty means and what it can lead to.

Film Openings that are similar to our coursework

Film openings that are similar to our coursework:

In our media coursework for our 2 minute film opening we wanted to add a monologue over the top of our chosen music. Here are some films that we are getting motivation from, in order for us to get ideas in what to say for our final video. 

OPENING MONOLOGUES OF OPENING SCENES:

The Big Lebowski:

The voice which is used to narrate the opening scene is deep and old, insinuating on how moving it is and how much it inputs the viewer.
He tells this story over shots of the city which the film is based in -'Los Angeles'. This helps develop an idea of which type of genre the film is about and what the character is like in the film. The music which is chosen also helps describe what the film is going to be like and whether it is serios ect. 

Lock, stock & 2 smoking barrels:

This opening scene is a little different to the one above because it hasn't got any music in the background until further into the opening scene, and goes straight into dialogue. It's also more humorous and chilled out by the way the character is speaking to other people in the film. When the first thing goes wrong in the opening scene the narrator then steps in and starts to describe the characters. 



Trainspotting: 

This opening scene starts off energetic and busy with loud music. The narrator starts straight away, and he is the character in the film. This works well because its as if he is talking about his life and his choices.  

families and poverty

Family and poverty in the UK

There are currently 3.7 million children living in poverty in the UK. That’s over a quarter of all children. 1.7 million of these children are living in severe poverty.  In the UK 63% of children living in poverty are in a family where someone works.

These child poverty statistics and factswill help to give you an idea of the scale of child poverty in the UK and the affect it can have on:

• a child's education
• a child's health
• the day to day lives of families.  

Families living in poverty can have as little as £13 per day per person to buy everything they need such as food, heating, toys, clothes, electricity and transport. Poverty impacts on what families can spend, one in ten of the poorest families can't afford to send their children on school trip, compared to one in a hundred of the richest families, 58 per cent of the poorest families would like to go on holiday once a year but cannot, only 5 per cent of the richest families cannot afford this luxury.

Social Realism

What is social realism? 
Social realism is a film genre which focuses on giving the audience a true indication of what life is like. Film makers such as Ken Loach, Shane Meadows and Mike Leigh are well known for their role in directing social realism films and TV series. 
According to Raymond Williams social realism is grounded in the contemporary scene in terms of setting characters and social issues. He said that social realist directors try to portray life at that time and that it contains and element of social extension by which previously under-represented groups in society become represented. Social realism films are secular, which means they are about logic and reasons not something mystical or religious. 
Social realistic films portray attitudes and life factors occurring at that period in time. They often represent working class characters living through a struggle and generally exhibit them as a protagonist. Often the directors of social realism film want to depict a type of social injustice, such as economic hardship, discrimination or political injustice. For example in 'Saturday night, Sunday morning' (1960) the director Karel Reisz chose to display the unethical life story of a factory worker and how he lived through deception, affairs and abortions, but was still displayed as Reisz as a heroic character. 

Shane Meadows - This is England (an example of a social realism film)