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A Box Of Tears - Final Production

Production Company Choice - Momentum Pictures

We chose Momentum Pictures as our production company. Momentum Pictures is a worldwide famous production company that will hopefully draw in a larger audience for our opening sequence.   This will make 'A Box Of Tears' look more official as our other companies are independent unknown companies. There Logo is the first company to appear on our film, this will show our audience that we are legit. 

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Establishing Our Target Audience - Survey Monkey

The survey shows that  50% of people i asked were 25 + and 40% were aged 16-24. This allows me to establish what what age groups are interested in my film genre, which will help me identify a target audience.

There was an equal amount of males and females that answered the questionnaire, which works out quite well. This will allow me to find out if males or females prefer the genre.

Action and Romance were the favourite genres, this is convenient as my film is mostly action however every superhero movie has a bit of romance.

 As you can see most of the answers state that a lot of people that completed the survey enjoy watching films. This is good because the survey would be pointless if no one enjoyed watching movies.

 I wanted to no how many of these people enjoyed super hero films. The answers are very positive which is good as my film is about a super hero.

I asked this question as i want to know how to end my film, and weather their will be a sequel. After getting the results back i have began to consider 2 alternative endings; as most people like happy and sad endings.

Although most people think comedy is most successful... Action is just behind, this is why i think the majority of people will enjoy an action pack original superhero film.

Music Choice

I will be using Production Music as the provider for the music as it is a copyright free service, and is with our budget. 

We will be using music in our opening sequence to enhance the emotion displayed by the voice over, which will also establish the genre of our film; which will appeal to our audience. The music will create tension and suspense from the very start up to the point of the mysterious visitors arrival. The music will also display Arthur's emotions, this will work very well with the voice over of Arthur's thoughts and feelings.

Costumes

            Bill - 'The Side Man'                                                     Arthur - 'The Agitator' 

Costumes are important as it tells the audience so much about a character just by looking at them. Therefore a lot of thought was put into the costume aspect of the opening sequence. The audience will make judgements on the character by looking at their boy language and costume; this is partly why we decided to use a non-diagectic voice over, rather than diagectic dialogue. Arthur will be wearing a dressing gown in the sequences suggesting he doesn't get out much, and that he is a lazy low life. The Side Man will be wearing a hood and sun glasses so his emotions and expressions remain unknown. This will create a cliff hanger as he his only seen at the of the sequence. 

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A Box Of Tears - Story Board

Official Film Title - 'A Box Of Tears'

This is the art for the new film title 'A Box Of Tears'. I have decided on this as the official film title as it is more relevant to what we see in the opening sequence. This title is also mysterious making the audience curious about what the film is about.

Props

These are the props we will be using in our film: The picture and the stuffed chicken show Arthur has a son or used to have a son. The vintage vodka shows that Arthur does not want to remember his past by getting drunk. The map shows that Arthur used to travel but not anymore as he has locked himself away for so many year. The box is where Arthurs memories are kept; things he has locked away for so long, this is why we have renamed the film from 'The Agitator' to 'A Box Of Tears'. The lamp will create an enigma in the dark of which most of the scene will be set.

New Inspiration - Independent Film Festival - Paris 2013

On 29th March 2013 travel to Paris. During the three day trip we attended the Independent Film Festival. We watched many independent films; some short, some long and even got to talk to some of the directors of the films. All of the films were low budget however they were very high quality making the experience very inspiring. Prior to the festival i had already come up with the idea for my film; however films such as 'Counting Happiness' and 'A Milkshake at Gina's' have inspired me to use curtain shots and techniques in my film. 

Film Setting

I will need to know what my film setting will be like. I will be visiting and explore different locations to find the best setting. I have created this mood board to show potential environments.

- Run down environments
- Dark rooms
- Lonely isolated locations
- Old fashioned
- No sign of civilisation

Why have other super hero films been successful? - The Avengers

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The Agitator! - Comic Drawing

Here are the original comic drawing for 'The Agitator' drawn by Harley Francis. These are the 3 main characters in the story. Two of which will feature in the opening sequence (The Agitator and The Side Man). The Salamander will make an appearance later in the film as the super villain.

LinoIt - Opening Sequence Research

Unfortunately Lino It would not embed to my blogger. So here are the screen shot of it. 

Film Title Ideas

I have come up with several film title ideas. they all relate to the film: 'The Agitator' is the name of the main character in the film, the sequence revolves around this character and the film is about his story.

'Ex Vigilante' was my second idea because the main character (The Agitator) used to be a masked super hero, this title gives the audience an idea of what genre film they will be watching. 



'Super Reality' was another idea of mine as the story is about a super hero's reality and the consequences of being a super hero. 

'Real Justice' was my last idea; the characters goal is to get his justice making justice a massive part of the film, but will justice be served?

Superhero Film Titles

Here are some different film titles which are inspiring to me. The titles do not use a lot of colour or over the top fonts however they're bold and stand out. 'The Dark Knight Rise' is a film about the famous Batman, the title has a bat like image in the background to display who the super hero without calling the film 'Batman 3'. The previous film was called something very similar (The Dark Knight) therefore it is obvious that this is the sequel. 'The Amazing Spider-Man' is a reboot of Sam Raimi's 'Spider-Man' Trilogy. A similar font has been used to appeal to Raimi's pre sold audience. 'Watchman' has used the same title that was used in the comics; as the story is not as well know as the likes of Batman and Spider-Man. This is done so the film is noticeable by the pre-sold audience, the title is also very bright and bold so it stands out to new audiences. 'The Avengers' features several superhero's which have had there own individual films in the build up to this film. The title is bold as the film has big expectation after 5 previous hollywood blockbusters. 

My Task

 My task is to film a 2 minute film opening credit sequence. It won't be a copy of a another film. It will have an original story line with unique characters and fulfil the rule of third, match on action, shot reverse shot and 180 degree guidelines. Before filming i will do research on different films, audiences and my inspiration. I will use websites such as Imdb and official film company websites to do my research.

Investigating target audiences

Preliminary Task

This is my preliminary task were i practised different filming techniques such as: the rule of thirds, comply with the 180 degree rule, use a shot reverse shot and match on action.

Character Inspiration

Rorschach a character from 'The Watchmen" inspired me to create my character The Agitator (Arthur). Rorschach is not quite a super hero but he is not a villain, he is neither; i saw him as a more realistic character. As i want my film to appear as a more realistic story i saw Rorschach as i brilliant character to base mine on. He voice is mysterious, and his story is not clear which is similar to my character. Rorschach i independent in his actions and does really trust other people. Rorschach helped me create a better character profile for The Agitator. 

Other independent film company logos - Analysis

A lot of these logo are basic and clear to read. Whilst a lot of them are neutral colours like black and white. Some incorporate images however the main focus is on the company name, so the company is remember by inspectors. The logo are not over complicated making them memorable. Some of the better known companies such as New Line Cinema and Lionsgate; have modernised there logos as the have more money then the other companies. I have my my logo unique to these logos to show originality and to make my company stand out.

Casting

Casting

The main character (Arthur) is an young adult. When we first see him we want him to look exhausted  and lifeless. Arthur is not your average bloke, he is an intellectual. However he has a mild case of autism. Arthur does a lot of thinking; this has lead to his depression. He had a good english up bringing therefore he is well spoken. Availability and Reliability is of great importance for the film to work when casting a role. We originally has Russell Crow in mind for the part. However an independent actor  called Jack Pilditch suit the character and is with in our budget. We also agreed that if we were to use this unknown actor; the film would come across as more of a believable story.  

The Villain (The salamander) is a middle aged male. He is an assassin for the corrupt and the murderer of Arthurs family.  He works for the prime minister in secret. He does not speak or communicate with anyone. He takes orders and kills his targets; he is roofless. He kills anyone that interferes with his plans. We did have Tom Hardy in mind for the part however he was unable to fly over from america. Charlie Tossell is our substitute; a independent  British actor. He is a good match for the role and has a very similar acting style to Tom Hardy. 

The side man (Bill) is a young adult. When we see him, we want it to be visually clear that he  has some sort of mental problem, which can be controlled. Bill is completely mad, but almost so mad that he's clever, as we learn it was his madness that got him and Arthur out of the Mental Asylum. We do not know anything about Bills background. All we know this that he need Arthurs help. Bill never talks about him self, only about Arthur; he is obsessed. We have cast a british actor called Harley Francis to portray bill. Harley has done a lot of work with Illumiharli in the past, this is why we have cast him as he is reliable and a brilliant actor.

Location

Location 

We will be filming the opening sequence to 'Super Reality' on my property, therefore i know that it is legal to film in this location. The location is inside a house. We will be filming in a safe environment within the next few weeks, i have provided permission to the camera crew to film on my property. The location is our second favorite as it was not legal to film in our first choice location. Therefore what we wanted to achieve in our favorite location might be a lot harder to film is our second favorite location. However we still believe it is achievable. The location is in a very quiet area, which is to our advantage as the character is alone is the first part of the scene, there will be no public or traffic in sight, this shows he is isolated. We will be filming at night to give a more triller feeling to the opening; therefore the location is suited to the genre. The location is basic; which is what we watch but we will be using props and lighting to make the location more interesting. For the lighting we will be using a desk side lamp to create an enigma.

Initial Ideals - Logo

Here are the Initial logo ideas for my film company; Illumiharli. The Illuminati symbols inspired me to sketch the designs above, i then chose my favourite and most practical design for the companies logo. I chose Illumiharli as the name for my company as it is a pun relating to 'Illuminati', suggesting Illumharli rules over the other companies like Illuminati supposedly rules the world.

Improvements Will Be Made!

Be Creative

My blog is lacking creativity and quantity. I will need to add more original posts to my blog, in order to successfully achieve my target grade or above. I have achieved an E so far; which is not only below my target grade but below the grade i want and need. I will be posting a lot more quality posts from now on  in order to hit my target grade and appeal to my page viewers.