Main Film Shortened Version

Fugitive Full version

Construction

Construction
· Are your shots steady? Did you use a tripod?
Yes we think our shots are pretty much steady because the camera didn’t really need to be moved, but yes we did use a tripod just to make sure that the shot was 100% steady and didn’t shake.

· Did you frame/compose your shots carefully?
Yes we took great consideration into our shot frames as we took into account the background noise and because we was in a busy public place we made sure we was allowed to film and that people would not get in the shot, we took shot the clips 4/5 times just to make sure they were perfect.

· Have you used a variety of shot distances?
Yes we did use different shot distances and various angles to shoot from. We also used different techniques such as over shoulder shot and other shots to create tension and other various feelings on the reader.

· Was the material you shot appropriate for the brief and the intended style/genre of your
film?
Yes we made sure the environment and clothes would fit into the character and modern day environment that we planned for. We thought about the dress of our actors so that it would fit and go with the idea of an escape convict.

· How did you pay attention to mise-en-scene? (e.g. lighting, objects, setting, costumes, performance etc.)
We made sure that the surroundings were well lit when filming, we took various takes to make sure the performance of the acting was suitable and realistic, also we made sure there was nothing in the way of the shot so the film was clear to watch.

· How did you edit your film so that meaning is apparent to the viewer?
We used various transitions and added credits to display the title of the film and the actor’s whit in it. We used a haze technique which we used to show a flash back I feel this was very effective.

· Did you use any shot transitions other than standard cuts? If so, were they effective?
Yes we used a transition, we used the haze transition and yes it was very effective as when the Fugitive (Ellis Trutwein) has a flashback, it is clear to the audience about what is going on.

· Did you use any visual or audio effects? Were they successful?
Yes we did use visual effects to adjust the brightness so the film was clearer and understandable, I think this was successful because it looked realistic and doesn’t look like it got added in.

· Were you happy with your use of sound (including dialogue) in your film?
Yes the voice of the actors was clear enough to hear and understand, there wasn’t a lot of dialogue in our film though but when there was it was thought about dearly so that we could capture the drama and mystery we was going for.

· What music did you use and where did it come from?
We used copyright free music, so it could be used in the film properly without any issues, also we made sure the music that we used did fit in and was appropriate with the film.

· What titles did you use? How did you create them?
We used titles and credits to show who was involved in the film, who helped out and who did what in the film and what the film was about, and what the film is called.

Finished Storyboard

This is our storyboard that we created before filming to follow thoughout the making of the Fugative

Contributed: Luke sherlock, Ellis Trutwein and Callum Price

Film Evaluation

Evaluation
· In what ways does your film use, develop or challenge the forms and conventions of existing films, such as the ones you were influenced by?
I think our film develops the prison escape scene from Death Race (the film that influenced us), we based our film on the beginning escape scene from Death Race, and we extended the idea though so there’s more to the film. We used a basic idea and personalised it and created a story around it that is new and will appeal to the younger audience of today.

· How does your film represent particular social groups?
I think our film represents a modern age and shows a social group of the younger generation it features a wrongly accused man and his murdered wife, we used teenage actors (Tom Morgan and Callum price) the use of younger actors portrays the young nature of our film which should appeal to our teenage audience which we have set out to attract.

· What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
We think our film will get distributed by a low budget British film institution, such as The London Film Production because of the nature of our film. Our film is a low budget films that represents the youth of today and has no special effects or out sounding sound acceleration.

· Who would be the audience for your film?
The audience for our film will be a youthful audience who enjoy low budget, realistic films that the viewer can relate to, it has an interesting and gripping storyline involving acting and drama and an element of mystery.

· How did you attract/address your audience?
We attracted our audience by using younger actors which the viewers can relate to give our film a sense of realism and teenage social background.
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this project?
Through our time of making and planning our film, we learnt how to use a camera effectively and correctly and how to edit clips, using transition and various effects, we also learnt how to put clips together so to create a finished film. Along with this, we learnt how to make a blog that looks appealing and how to update it.

· Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the main task?
We feel that we have progressed in film making in general, we were able to make a film that looked realistic and successful and that appeal to our audience. We planned it using storyboards and followed them which we did not do in our preliminary tasks. We have learnt how to time our work better and how to film in appropriate settings with little wind and good conditions so that our film looks and sounds professional.

· How did you create the electronic evaluation for your film?
`We are in the process of finishing are electronic evaluation but before hand we had planned it thoroughly.

Wanted poster and peoples response.

When we were filming, we accidently left the poster of the fugitive (Ellis Trutwein) on the streets. Someone who we didnt know took a picture of the poster and put it on the net, thinking it was real. We found this amusing and took it like feedback for our poster.

Exterior Location Shots

Rainham High Street - opposite the church

Rainham High Street - opposite the church

Rainham High Street - grave yard next to the church

Rainham High Street - alley next to the church

Another shot of the alley

A lamppost down the alley

Rainham High Street - Car park for Cricketers

Wanted Poster - Final draft

Assited

by Ellis Trutwein

Main film: wanted poster-First draft

Video presentation of our pitch

Location shots

Interior   The Kitchen- Where the main character has the flashback's of his wife's death.

 

Action Plan

	Main Task (Short Film)
Research and Planning (Completed)	·         Create, summarise and pitch our idea. ·         Research and analyse similar films. ·         Organisation of actors, equipment use, script, layout. ·         Shot list. ·         Script. ·         Focus Group.
Construction of our Short Film (Completed)	·         Construction of our short film will begin in the Christmas holidays.
Action (What Needs to be Done)	·         Constantly receive feedback for drafting. ·         Time management. ·         Research similar audience in relation to our short film. ·         Story boards. ·         Location shots (Interior shots need to be taken, Exterior shots location shots completed). ·         Take feedback from the audience who listened to our pitch we presented. ·         Construction of our short film.

Analysis of our influential films

Van Helsing (scene 2)

·         Universal Pictures are the Distributors of Van Helsing as well as being the company behind the production.





·         The reasoning behind studying Van Helsing was because we wanted many of the features that this film offers when we create ours and by going in depth analysing it, we can copy there effects such as the camerawork, editing, Mise-en scene and sound. Furthermore, this movie and our film both have the same target audience.

·         8 minutes into the film and we are introduced to a new character

Camerawork



Eiffel Tower in the background



·         Firstly the camera pushes out revealing the wanted poster and then continuing to push out until the new character Van Helsing by an over the shoulder shot and    and then panning across to the Eiffel tower being built so the viewer gets an idea where they are and what time period they are in.



The Location shot



·         Secondly, the Camera then gets another location shot so the viewer gets a good understanding where they are.

·         The camera then cuts and tilts down on the character as he walks down the street and then tilts up focusing on Van Helsing’s face making him seem important(Close up)

·         The camera does seem to follow and focus on this character throughout this scene.

Editing

·         The film contains barely any titles so analysing the bare minimum was hard. With the titles I did see in this movie they were in a medieval/gothic font in a plain grey colour on a plain black background. This made the titles simple and easy to read. Furthermore editing is used in this title with the addition of text fading in.

·         Also there is a fade out after the titles that set the next clip up.

·         More editing is shown as Van Helsing looks at the building and after the clip is cut he is seen opening the door of the building which is.

·         Another effect the editing produced was by using colour correction which made the atmosphere in the movie all gloomy and mysterious.

Mise-en-scene



Close up of Van Helsing



·         Furthermore, the way Van Helsing looked with his black and secret clothing which confuse  the viewer of thinking of him as an antagonist and left enigma’s at the start of the film is what we aspire to when we make our film.

·          The Camera angles were shot with many close ups and looking up at Van Helsing to make him seem like a very important character in the film.

·         Also at the begging of the film there is a prop (the wanted poster) which we are also using in our film.



The poster which we want in our video



·          In addition, the way it was filmed with Van Helsing patrolling the streets filming the setting as he travels is what we also need in our film which works well to give understanding to the viewer in where the film is set.

·         The music in scene 2 consists of slow and strange music which is effective and is what I wish to include in our film.

·         The acting performance suggests that the man is looking for something in this unknown territory.

Textual analysis of the films that Influenced us:Harry potter and the Prisioner of Azkaban By Tom Morgan

The wanted poster from Harry Potter: Prisoner of Azkaban specifically on its own influenced us greatly as it gave us the idea of using it in our film, we will use this idea and put posters all around to create the effective of this man being extremely wanted and dangerous. This idea came to mind as in the prisoner of Azkaban they have these wanted posters all over town to create the effect we are going for. It also gives the idea of reality as it’s like everyone’s after him and he’s known all over.

We are using the idea of the escape prisoner and are using the wanted poster (shown on the left) to show that people are after him and to give the impression that he’s dangerous.The Editing used in which the poster is magic which shows a moving image of Serious Black (the murderer) in prison looking aggressive and dangerous. This makes the poster and the character look mysterious and creates suspense as you feel that Serious Black is a mass murderer and will kill again.

The camera angles used are useful as they do a wide shot where you can see several wanted posters. We will use this in our film as we feel that this shows how wanted he is, which will be effective in our film as we want to show the viewer that our escape prisoner is dangerous he is and how you should avoid him so that’s why there are many wanted posters of him.Also other ideas we gained from the film our the sound used we also feel this is effective, they use an eerie music to create suspense and drama, which influenced are film as we will do something along the same lines within the laws of copyright.
The titles are huge and eye catching they are also in a thunderstorm so it gives the viewer the idea of the gloomy atmosphere.

This is a hyperlink (shown below) that shows the moving wanted poster that influenced us greatly so you will be able to see the gloomy effects and how the movement shows his aggressive behaviour and how he is dangerous and should be avoided.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3YS7UkgNaU&feature=related

Textual analyse

Shifty Analysis
Distribution companies first
Setting council flats
Shows funding company names. The national lottery, UK film council, Film London MICROWAVE
BBC films
Show’s producers A between the eyes production and microwave
Music bridges through to the start of the film 50 seconds in Music creates a sad atmosphere
Actor’s names introduced to the characters early on in a small font
Early in the morning sat on the bus
Urban setting
Second character Asian angry, thug, low angle shot giving power and authority
1.18 simple tittles shown
Third character drugs involved over head shot
Location shot 1.41
Suburban
4 characters: all characters distressed
Genre: serious drama

Trainspotting analysis
Start with distributor. Universal
Funding company introduced. Channel four films presents
26 seconds in lower angle shot, running, what’s he running from? Upbeat music
Medium close up show characters emotionStolen something, stolen goods falling, being chased
Voice over music
Shift location, low angle shots, looking at characters
Point of view shot, through characters eyes
Excitement of being run over
Audience positioned as driver, character laughs back at audience, character gets named, freeze frame
Location change, grotty old house
Location change, football pitch, action during game, get introduced to characters, freeze framed
Violent nature of characters, get idea of who the characters are
Multiple falling shots
2minutes voice ends

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels analyse
Start with distributor, Ska films, music 9 seconds in the finishes
Extreme close up, showing emotion, surreal start to film, dark eyes, extreme close up of mouth, shows he’s talking, shot reverse shot camera movement across both eyes, shows injuries.
See full face 1:06, talking to us
Location change, market stall, sales patter, various shots
Cuts to block, the Steve Tisch company, sound over the top
Positioned in the crowd
Ska films introduced again
Skips again to black screen
See beginning person without injuries on face
Mathew Vaughn

What do film distributors do?

My definition: A film distributor is a company or single person responsible for releasing films to the public either theatrically or for home viewing. A distributor may do this directly (if the distributor owns the theaters or film distribution networks) or through theatrical exhibitors and other sub-distributors.
Internet definition: Film distribution involves launching and sustaining films in the marketplace. Because the film business is product driven, Film Distributors must connect each film they release with the widest possible audience. As every new title is distinctive and different, Distributors must be strategic and knowledgeable about promotion and publicity in order to entice audiences to see their films, utilising successful film release plans, created in collaboration with film production and/or studio company personnel, marketing teams, publicity departments and exhibitors
What film distributors have to do?
Ideally, a film's distribution plan is taken into consideration during the scripting stage. The more Distributors know about a production, the more informed are their choices when deciding how to publicise the film, and about its marketing campaign, release strategy, promotional tie-ins, etc. However, in the independent sector, Distributors often become involved only after films premiere at film markets or festivals such as Sundance, Cannes or the American Film Market. Film Sales Agents represent such films when they are seeking distribution, and broker deals between filmmakers and Distributors.
In general, the more money Film Distributors spend on a release, the more interest is generated, which should also heighten what every Distributor wants from the public - publicity by word of mouth. Distributors position films, making the decisions when and where to release a new film, this is decided through a combination of market knowledge, experience and judgment to gauge the target audience for each film. Roughly 350 feature films are launched each year in the UK, and most don't make any money during their theatrical runs. P&A represent the largest expenditure items for Distributors, often amounting to the equivalent of between a third and half of the film's original production budget. Risks are high. A film's opening weekend revenue often brings in as much as 25-30% of its entire box office earnings, and is vitally important to its long-term fiscal profitability and sustainability.
The Film Distributor's Association is the trade body that represents UK Theatrical Film Distributors. It seeks to promote cinema going in preference to other leisure activities. It is also involved with such important issues as anti-piracy laws, stopping the production and sale of fake DVDs.

Written pitch

The Pitch for the main task - ‘Fugitive’

Title: Fugitive

Genre: Thriller/Drama

Time roughly: Midnight

Audience: Teenagers, Adrenaline seekers.

Main character: Fugitive (Luke Sherlock)

Influence: The beginning of Death Race (2009)

Protagonist: Fugitive (Luke Sherlock)

Plot Outline: The fugitive has escaped prison after being convicted of murdering his wife. He strolls down the streets discreetly at late night. Wanted posters surround lampposts. As he walks he sees two people walking past him, as he turns round he spots that one of them drops their wallet, suspense would build up as the viewer thinks he will steal it being a fugitive but instead he picks it up and approaches the people giving it back. The people thank him but then set sights on the poster with him on the wanted sign and they phone the police. The fugitive walks up to a graveyard and stands next to a gravestone, with tears. He has his last flashback that proves his innocence. Then police sirens engulf the audio and the film ends. Throughout the film he will have flashback that eventually show his innocence

Conflict: The main character is a fugitive of a crime he didn’t commit (but the viewer doesn’t know that) and the Police are hunting him down. Memories haunt him (the flashbacks) and he suffers from paranoia.

What we are actually doing: We would start with complete darkness with eerily music steadily getting louder as the scene fades in. There will be Scene shots of the streets to show the ‘urbaness’. Then a camera slowly moving left capturing a lamp post with a wanted sign of a prisoner who has escaped.The figure walking down the road filmed from behind so the face is hidden and also an alley (Love tunnel). The fugitive has a hazy flashback that makes it seem he has killed a woman holding a knife full of blood. In this scene he walks past two people (Callum Price and Thomas Morgan) as one of them drops there wallet. We will fill this scene with suspense using tense music and get close ups of the wallet as well as the fugitives. Then in a shock he gives the wallet back instead of what the viewer would think of him taking it. The two people show gratitude but then spot the poster and then surprisingly call the police where the camera zooms in on the phone. Then narration of the person thoughts come into the scene and texts also comes up to show how he wants to live a new life, to prove that he is innocent and has been treated unfair he helps someone. He eventually gets to a graveyard where he stands crying with camera circling him making him the centre of attention. He has his last flashback that shows the repeated flashback that shows his innocence as he didn’t kill his wife Then police sirens loudly echo and the film fades out, connoting the fact that he has been caught. With this the final text showed would be “I shall seek my freedom. I’m Innocent”.

Script

1.

Fugitive: (looks at poster) look at what they think I am, Muhahaha. Only if they’d knew what I’ve really done.
2.
Fugitive: You dropped your wallet mate.

Walker 1: What!? (Checks pocket) Oh thanks for that.
Fugitive:  It was the only sensible thing to do. (Hands it over)
Walker 1: Cheers for that! (Checking everything inside it)

(Fugitive walks off)

Walker 2: You’re such an idiot.
Walker 1: Shut up!
Walker 2: What the hell come an’ have a look at this.
Walker1: What is it?
Walker 2: see for yourself (shows him the poster and they look at each other in shock and pull out there phone and ring the police.)


3.

Fugitive: (after 2^nd flashback) I didn’t want any of this. Why God have you made me suffer pain in its purest form. Leave me be.

4.

 Fugitive:  I shall seek the freedom that was ripped from me. After all I am innocent.

Actors:
Fugitive-     Ellis Trutwein

Walker 1 = Callum Price

Walker 2 = Thomas Morgan

Distributors of our influential films

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azakaban:

The distributors of harry potter are Warner Brothers

Death race (2008):

The distributors of death race are Universal Pictures

Van Helsing (2004):

The distributors of Van Helsing are Universal pictures

Death Race Analysis

This film is an influence to us, as in the start of death race their main character gets framed of killing his wife. And in our film the same thing happens our main character gets framed of killing his wife and goes to jail. Also in death race the character escapes from jail and this happens in our film too, as our character escapes from jail but we won’t be filming our character escape we will just film once he has escaped. The bits that influence us are in the 11th minuet up until the 13th minuet
This is where the character has been framed:

Camera work:
The camera work in this film has lots of close ups, so you can see the emotions on the actors faces. also in this film they use lots of different types of camera work, as they film lots of clips from different angles and vary between close ups and long range shots, in our film we would like to have multiple clips with different camera work like they have used in death race. There are different shots used as well which allows you to see more of the scenery, so you can get more of a feel for the surroundings.
This is one of the close ups that we would like to do:

This is another shot that we like, the over shoulder shot:

Sound:
The sound that we like in this film is fast and loud action music, in our film we are hoping to use this type of music too.

This screen shot is where the action music reaches the highest intensity:

Titles:
Some of the titles in this film are small and discreet the colour of them is white so they don’t look to out of place. They have made the titles look very professional by having a normal font and the size of the text is a small and then they have made the title white. But they do have a variety of titles and they also have effects on titles, one of the effects on the titles is that they have made it so it looks like it is being typed across the screen. Then titles also jolt as they move to the next title, they jolt because of the moving of the engine in the background, there is also another effect where the title mirrors itself and this is to do with the movement of the engine as well. They also have added a word that is in red and capital letter amongst the normal text, they have done this top make it stand out and show the seriousness.

This is the plain title:

This is where the title jolts:

This is where they have added a bit of colour and capital letters to show the seriousness: