Friday, 27 November 2009

Ideas For Our Childrens Film.

Friday 27th of November

Different types of Genres:-
Adventure,
Comedy,
Sci-fi,
Fantasy,
Romance,
Animation,
Musical,
Period

Certificate for Children's Film: -

U Universal – Suitable for all It is impossible to predict what might upset any particular child. But a ‘U’ film should be suitable for audiences aged four years and over. ‘U’ films should be set within a positive moral framework and should offer reassuring counterbalances to any violence, threat or horror. If a work is particularly suitable for a pre-school child to view alone, this will be indicated in the Consumer Advice.

Considering this we need to make this 3 minute clip suitable for its target audience.

Ideas:-
Looking at all of the unique genres of children's film, we feel that it would be easier to not do animation as it uses to much technology and time compared to if we act ourselves.
We want our clip to contain some humor, a dynamic narrative, unforgettable characters, and emotional power. Examples where this has happened in films before such as, Sully and Boo part at the end of Monster inc. (www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3647519/what-makes-a-children's-film-great.html)

Kung Fu Panda Opening Credits

Friday 27th of November

From this opening clip we learn that the genre of this film is Adventure/Comedy. We learn this through the dialogue and plot of the film. We also know that this film is aimed at children as it is animated.

The first character that we see is Po the panda, from this we can gather that he is the main character. Throughout the clip the dialogue that was used suggests that he is a great kung fu warrior. "His enemies would go blind from his pure awesomeness." When he walks into the bar the reaction from the crowd suggests that he is well respected and of a high status. However, once the clip ends we learn that the previous was all a dream, as he hits the ground of his bedroom floor.
The other characters which we see are the 'Furious Five' who are allies with the panda.

From the beginning of the clip the music suggests that the film is set in an oriental location. Later on we learn that it is based in China. The animation and drawings suggests that the film is of an oriental style following a well known drawing style of china, because of the building shapes and colour.


http://www.artofthetitle.com/2008/10/03/kung-fu-panda/

Friday, 20 November 2009

Preliminary Task

Friday 20th of November

Rosie: Making the video was fun apart from our appalling acting...Editing was easier than I expected but quite time consuming. I'm quite pleased with the end product, especially our match-on action shot.

Mercedes: The camera work was quite straight forward, and when following the 180 degree rule, the trick to film the conversation from one perspective and then the other, really make editing easier.

Ashleigh: The preliminary task was quite a fun experience. It was our first time to use the cameras and final cut to edit our clip. My skills at using final cut have developed and prepared me for future work. I am pleased with our final clip, and I think our effort showed. However, I have noticed little things that could be developed, and as a group we will improve them on our next piece.

Lauren: When we were first given the preliminary task Dave told us to 'keep it simple.' However, in the beginning we chose to ignore him and tried to involve loads of flashy camera angles. But before we even got to filming we struggled to come up with ideas of what to do.... but then.... what could be more simple then using a 'Hills' style argument about a boy. We then developed this idea and I believe that throughout this experience I have learnt to appreciate the camera work and editing as it is a lot harder then i originally thought.

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