Was the genre evident?
People said that the music helped to show the genre and also some of the parts within the actual video were funny.
Did it use all shots?
It used all of the shots except the 180 dialogue shot. People liked the aerial view looking down the stairs best.
Was the film put together well?
People said the editing could be better as some dialogue was cut off and not very smooth.
Prezi and Presentation?
People said it contained a lot of detailed information about the film.
Representations
Representations
Age – There is a countertype with the fact that Santa Clause
is old yet he fights back a bit when he gets grabbed. The stereotype is held
when he eventually gets beaten by the younger man.
Gender – The fact that the males are fighting and the elf
that is passive in the foreground is a girl holds the stereotype men are more aggressive
than women.
Class – The house in our film is quite nice with lots of
presents giving the impression it is a high class house where as a lower class house
would have a dirty house with very few presents, if any.
Religion – We have chosen to represent the Christian religion
because Christmas is a Christian celebration.
There is no chance for self-representation in the opening
scene with our teen audience but the rest of the film is set on Jack Frost who
is a teenage character so there is chance for self-representation there.
Marketing Campaign
To promote our film we will create a poster that can be put up in cinemas and on different buildings for people to see and hopefully persuade them to watch the film.
Storyboard
First storyboard
Second storyboard
This was an improvement to the first storyboard as it shows in more detail how the different shots would need to look.
This is our final storyboard, although it is final some of the shots swapped order when we filmed as it worked better with where we filmed.
This was scruffy and didn't show much detail about the separate shots.
Final Storyboard
Initial Opening Scene Idea
My first idea for the opening scene of the Saving Santa film was to have a fight scene where Jack Frost fights a group of elves in order to get information on where Santa Clause is. The credits would just have been on the bottom of the screen as the fight scene went on. We decided to change this idea because it could be a bit confusing as an opening scene as it doesn't tell much of a story. It would be too much going on too early on distracting the viewers from the opening credits.
Individual Film Pitch
Saving Santa
The film I want to make is an action film about Christmas. The story is that Santa Clause gets taken and someone else impersonates him with the intentions of ruining Christmas by delivering coal to all of the children. Jack Frost has to fight the new Santa and his elves to save Santa and Christmas. I would name it Saving Santa because it gives a simple clue to what the film is going to be about. The audience for my film would be teenagers because there are already lots of Christmas films for young children but not many for older people. I would probably rate the film a 12 because of the action involved in the film.
The film I want to make is an action film about Christmas. The story is that Santa Clause gets taken and someone else impersonates him with the intentions of ruining Christmas by delivering coal to all of the children. Jack Frost has to fight the new Santa and his elves to save Santa and Christmas. I would name it Saving Santa because it gives a simple clue to what the film is going to be about. The audience for my film would be teenagers because there are already lots of Christmas films for young children but not many for older people. I would probably rate the film a 12 because of the action involved in the film.
Genre Task
Genre
Genre simply means type. There are things in films that audiences can recognize to tell them the genre. This can then put a set of expectations into the audiences head.
Film Genres
Oculus - Horror
The music is eerie and helps to create suspense, this shows that it may have some jump scares.
The Guest - Thriller
The story isn't clear and leaves a bit of mystery.
The Vow - Drama + Romance
The music has classical instruments in it and is dramatic music.
Guardians of the Galaxy - Sci-fi Comedy
The costumes and spaceships involved help to show it is a sci-fi. The use of jokes and music show it is a comedy film.
Genre simply means type. There are things in films that audiences can recognize to tell them the genre. This can then put a set of expectations into the audiences head.
Film Genres
Oculus - Horror
The music is eerie and helps to create suspense, this shows that it may have some jump scares.
The Guest - Thriller
The story isn't clear and leaves a bit of mystery.
The Vow - Drama + Romance
The music has classical instruments in it and is dramatic music.
Guardians of the Galaxy - Sci-fi Comedy
The costumes and spaceships involved help to show it is a sci-fi. The use of jokes and music show it is a comedy film.
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Title Sequence
Production 23-25
Vacation 33-37
T11 - Diane Ladd + John Randolph 64-68
T12 - E.G. Marshall + Doris Roberts 69-72
T13 - Juliette Lewis + Johnny Galecki 73-76
T14 - Casting by Risa Bramon, Billy Hopkins + Heidi Levitt 78-80
T15 - Costume Designer Michael Kaplan 82-84
T16 - Music by Angelo Badalamenti 85-87
T17 - Editors Jerry Greenberg + Michael Stevenson 91-93
T18 - Production Designer Stephen Marsh 95-97
T19 - Director of Photography Thomas Ackerman 100-102
T20 - Executive Producer Matty Simmons 126-128
T21 - Written By John Hughes 132-135
T22 - Produced by John Hughes + Tom Jacobson 148-151
T23 - Directed by Jeremiah Chechik 155-158
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