Evaluation of 'Time's Up' Question 5

5. How did you attract/address your audience?

Evaluation of 'Time's Up' Question 4

4. Who would your audience be for your media product?

The age rating for our opening if it was going to be developed into a full length film would be 15 because it would contain strong language and sexual content so wouldn't be suitable for anyone under the age of 15. We did research on other romance movies to find out which age rating is usually used for romance and is suitable for the content shown in the movie, such as movies like 'The Notebook' which had an age rating of 12A.

We decided that our target audience was going to be females, this is because romance films usually attract this gender this is because of the more feminine codes and conventions of the romance genre, such as the amount of emotional scenes or the traditional happy ever after ending, whereas males are known to like the movies that contain action rather than the emotional, moving scenes. The ages at which we aimed the movie at, is around 18 - 24 years old as this age range is the most stereotypically interested in romance movies.

When it comes to ethnicity we didn't really think that it would attract a certain ethnicity so anybody would watch it. However we only see three characters in the opening scene and all are white, so this may cause some controversy as it is not very diverse. So if were going to do this task again that would be one of our aspects to improve on, make it more diverse.

Social class was another important aspect we had to think about in order to come up with out target audience and as the majority of the population is working and lower class we thought that it would be best to aim it at them. We did this by making our main characters to be these classes and we portrayed it by the clothes they are wearing and the café they are in because neither of these look very posh or expensive. Also in other movies it is quite common for the higher class to have a relationship based on just money and power. So we came to the decision that our target audience would be in C1, C2 and D social grades.


We got further information about our target audience through a website called yougov.com which gives us the age range of 18-24 (what we predicted), it also told us about other shows/films these people watch and how long they spend using technology, up to 50 hours per week.

Evaluation of 'Time'a Up' Question 3

3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

There are a few different media institutions that would be interested in our movie if it were to be turned into a full-length romance movie.
The first one being 20th Century Fox as they have been very successful for many years and we think that our idea is very fresh and unique so they may be interested in something new, rather than just recycling the stereotypical romance movie story lines. They have helped to distribute many successful films in the past so we would hope that the success would pass onto ours. Some examples of films they've distributed are: Avatar (the most successful/earnt the most money), Star Wars, Home Alone etc.







Paramount Pictures would be another great media institution that could distribute our film as they have distributed many rom-coms. Although ours is not a rom-com it would still be a good contender as some comedy elements could be put in if that's what would help to attract a bigger audience. Some films that Paramount Pictures have distributed are: Transformers, Iron Man.

Our film would be an independent film and the distributors would gain th

Evaluation of 'Time's Up' Question 2

Evaluation of 'Time's Up' Question 1

1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Time's Up - Opening Sequence

Filming 'Time's Up'

These two pictures are showing some of the process that Amy went through to make the timer on Megan's (Harriet's) arm. Everytime Megan's arm was in shot we had to make sure that the time on her arm had changed to portray it as ticking down to meeting her soul mate, or the audience would know that the timer isn't real and just make-up. We are hoping to get 3 or 4 close ups of the timer, meaning as the scene carries on we see it getting closer to 00:00 everytime to convey time passing. 

This picture shows the audio track of Harriets voice over when she is writing in her diary. We did this by using a microphone at Amy's house and will be able to easily add this track into the edited version.

We used many different angles during our filming and this was a long shot of Megan coming down the stairs and putting her diary into her bag before leaving to go to the cafe. We decided on this angle as it showed the entirety of the stairs. We used the tripod so that as Megan came down the stairs we could do a tracking shot as smoothly as possible, as without the tripod it would've a bit jumpy and shaky. However we also did a side angle so the full tracking shot wasn't used.


This shot shown here was actually one of the first shots seen in the opening sequence as Harriet (Megan) is waking up. To make it seem as though it was the morning time we had to make the lighting seem very dim so we did this by partially closing the blinds, but to make it more visible to the camera we decided on turning on fairy lights so more could be seen. This shot couldn't be done using a tripod because if the tripod was on the bed then it would've made it hard for Megan to get out of bed smoothly. We got two shots like this, a birds eyeclose up of Megan's face and also a birds eye medium shot.

This shot is a long shot of Megan leaving 'her' house and going to the cafe, we did this shot in a few different angles  and shot types, but in the end decided on this one as, to us, seemed the best one as we had already had quite a few medium shots.

Storyboard for 'Time's Up'

This is the first shot we are planning to get and it is a birds eye shot of Harriet in her bed as she is waking up , we then have a close up of her face to show her excitement of meeting her soul mate for the first time, it will also make the audience wonder why she is excited as they do not yet know anything about the timer. This is where we plan to cut to the start of the opening credits and studio logo.

The next shot is of Harriet getting out of bed to start walking out of her bedroom and into the bathroom to get ready to leave.













This shot will be a tracking shot of Harriet's feet walking to bathroom, again, going to get ready for the day she will meet her soul mate.

Once Harriet is ready she will come down the stairs and put a bag on her shoulder and will have a medium shot from behind of Harriet leaving the house. We are also planning on a close-up of the door handle whilst Harriet is opening the door.

Then we plan to have a shot of Harriet walking up to a cafe, we are unsure of how we are going to make it clear to the audience that the building the character is entering is a cafe before it cuts to the next section, we might get a close up of the open sign.











This shot is an over the shoulder shot of Harriet ordering a coffee. Originally we were going to have dialogue in this section, however when it came to editing we realised that the scene was going to end up too long, so we've decided to start Harriet's voice-over of her writing in her diary around this time to help speed up the scene.










This is a side shot of Harriet writing in her diary, it informs the audience that Harriet's voice over is actually what she is writing in her diary. It also gives the audience a clearer understanding of what the film will be about.









This will be a POV shot of Harriet writing in her diary so the audience can hear and also see what she is writing.











This will just be a simple shot of Harriet sat at the cafe's table with her drink awaiting her timer to count down and the arrival of her soul mate.







The next shot is another over the shoulder shot this time over Harriet's shoulder, looking at the waiter. They are discussing Harriet being so close to meeting her soulmate.










This will be an extreme close up of Harriet's timer to show how that she is about to meet her soul mate. This will probably be a POV shot from Harriet so that the audience can feel as if they are apart of the story.









This is the last shot and is a close up of either Harriet or Louise and their excitement to spend the rest of their lives together, we plan to edit it so it cuts to black straight after, so to make it seem dramatic. This will help to draw the audience in and create an enigma because they will want to know what happens next.

Final Script for 'Time's Up'

Time's Up script

FADE IN

INT. HARRIET'S HOUSE - HARRIET'S BEDROOM - EARLY MORNING

Harriet lays in her bed, she is waking up. She is wearing her pyjamas. She's sixteen. She shuffles around in bed a little and out of bed now and opens her eyes slightly and rubs them.

She sits up. She goes to get out of bed and puts her slippers on.

INT. HARRIET'S LANDING

Harriet walks to the bathroom and closes the door.

CUTS TO WHEN SHE IS READY AND DRESSED.

Harriet opens the door and walks out.

INT. HARRIET'S STAIRS

Harriet walks down the stairs, looks at herself in the mirror. She grabs her diary and walks out the door.

(CREDITS PLAY OVER THIS SCENE)

EXT. OUTSIDE CAFE

Harriet walks into the café. She looks nervous.

INT. INSIDE THE CAFE

Harriet buys a coffee from the waiter behind the till.

Harriet walks to a spare table.

[V.O] - Harriet writing in her diary

Harriet - Today's the day. I can't believe how fast the time's gone. I can't even describe the nerves I'm feeling right now. What if I'm not what they expect? I really hope I'm right, I really hope she's a girl. This is all I've been thinking of for the past couple months. She's all I've thought about. This timer...it's felt like a slow-ticking bomb, ready to go off in my face...

Harriet looks around and looks back down again. The waiter walks over to Harriet.


Waiter - Can I get you anything else?

Harriet - Umm, no thank you.

Waiter looks at timer on Harriet's wrist.


Waiter - Ooooh, not long now. You excited?

Harriet - More nervous than anything really.

Waiter - You'll be fine. I was the same when my timer was close to finishing but it was all fine in the end. I'll leave you now dear. Good luck!

Waiter walks away. Harriet looks back down at her timer and sees it's only 10 seconds.


[V.O] - Harriet's thoughts


Oh my god, it's happening. Just breathe. Breathe


Harriet looks around the room nervously. She flicks her eyes to the door and sees a young girl wearing light coloured clothing and makeup on her face. Their eyes meet across the room. Harriet gasps.


SCREEN CUTS TO TITLE (TIME'S UP)




The only changes we made to the script is the removal of the first interaction between Harriet and the waitress. We did this because altogether the scene was too long so we removed this unneeded section and have decided to overlap Harriet's voiceover with her getting her drink so the process is sped up.

Costumes for 'Time's Up'

Harriet

Harriet had two outfits to wear during the opening scene. The first being her pyjamas which consisted of  red tartan pyjama bottoms with a darker red sports tee. These items were not meant to be put together as a set but we wanted to portray Harriet as a typical teenager that doesn't really care. However both items being red could symbolize the movies theme as romance, as red is seen as the colour of passion and lust. The second outfit which Harriet wears is her everyday wear which is a red plaid shirt over the top of a simple white t-shirt with some writing on with black skinny jeans and black boots. Both outfits would be considered warm with the long bottoms and sleeves, we choose to do this so that the audience would be aware that this was meant to be set during winter/spring time.

Louise

The character Louise, although only in the scene for a few seconds also had a specific outfit and hers consisted of, light skinny jeans and a light coloured t-shirt. These light colours were trying to portray Louise as more of a girly-girl compared to Harruet which would follow the saying of 'opposites attract' as Harriet is seen wearing very dark colours.

Waitress
For the waitress we decided on the usual waitress outfit of dark clothes under an apron as this is simple and would help the audience to understand who this character is as if it weren't for the apron it would be difficult to understand who this person was meant to be.

Mind maps for the planning of 'Time's Up'

Studio Logo for 'Time's Up'

As out company name was 'Oakford' we decided to include an oak tree into the logo as we thought it fit nicely.  We also decided to design the logo separately and then choose the best one. This was my design and has the name of the company to the right of the tree, which is in the middle of the page. I also thought that having a few leaves falling/ being blown  from the tree would be a nice effect to add in. 

This design was Vicky's and has the same basic design as mine, with the oak tree in the middle. However the text placement of hers is different as was the text its self as we had yet to decide on a name. It was a decision between 'Villa Oakford Productions' and just 'Oakford Productions'. We ended up with 'Oakford Productions' as we thought that this was snappier and simpler.

This was the finished production which was made with help from somebody in the class that had more developed skills in using this software. It ended up being a combination of both designs with the text appearing on the screen with 'wipe' effect.

Mr Judge Feedback - Provisional Mark/Level/Grade: Level 2: 8/20

In terms of an interim grade Level 2

• Planning and research evidence may be partially incomplete;

• There is basic research into similar products and a potential target audience;

• There is basic organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props;

• There is basic work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding;

• There is a basic level of care in the presentation of the research and planning;

• Time management may not be good.

Medal: Since the last feedback you have added some new elements such the BFI analysis, script, preliminary task evidence, which has been a very good. 

What we still need to add as (well as below) are:

• storyboard, 
• production schedule 
• images, that will help illuminate the points you are making. Well done Ella for completing the following tasks you have done so far.  Good work on Film noir and opening conventions etc concept and getting some tasks finished to a decent standard    

8/12/15:  (Still to do) What we now need is to see is your evidence:

• for designing and creating studio logo's and your understanding of the correct conventional title orders as studied in class. 
• Some images are also required to enhance the look and design your blog. 

• We are still also missing the opening of Seven analysis, 
• the opening of a horror analysis and the evaluation of the preliminary task. 

Things tasks are an absolute must in order to get a good grade for coursework.

Please provide feedback, in the form of a new post, how and when you hope to achieve the tasks. 

	MINIMAL (L1)	BASIC (L2)	PROFICIENT (L3)	EXCELLENT (L4)	TOTAL
1.RESEARCH & PLANNING [20]	0-7	8-11	12-15	16-20	9/20
2. CONSTRUCTION – MAIN TASK [40]	0-23	24-35	36-47	48-60
3.EVALUATION [20]	0-7	8-11	12-15	16-20
TOTAL GRADE FOR FOUNDATION PORTFOLIO [100]					/100
Minus -39 = U	40-49 = E	50-59 = D	60-69 = C	70-79 = B	80-100 = A

Planning for Time's Up

Synopsis for the opening scene - everybody is born with a timer on their wrists which counts down to the moment of when they will meet their soul mate.


Genre - Romance


In our opening scene we have representations of both sexuality and different ages.

• The sexuality is shown through the two main characters, Harriet and Louise, who are foreshadowed to display and homosexual relationship.
• Age is shown with the two main characters being teenagers and the waiter of the café being of an older age.

Characters

• Harriet - portrayed by Megan Matthews, the main character whose point of view we see for how she is feeling about the upcoming day.
• Louise - portrayed by Amy Garratt, the character that turns out to be Harriet's soul mate.
• Waiter - portrayed by Andy Garratt who serves and talks to Harriet about meeting her soul mate.

Locations

• We used Amy's house as Harriet's
• We may also use the kitchen in the same house to be a café if we cannot find anywhere else.

Conventional Title Order

The titles at the beginning  of a movie can sometime be what draws the audience in . This is because if the titles mention something the audience is interested in (e.g. a specific actor) it will get them excited for the movie. It also highlights all the people who made the movie possible such as the studio and the studio logo is usually the first one to be shown.

Next to be shown is the Studio/Producer presents which is then stereotypically followed by the title of the film. The title of the film will more often than not be the biggest text on the scene out of all the credits and also stay on the screen for the longest

Following this is normally the main actors name, this is because generally it will be a well known actor such as Daniel Craig in the James Bond movies so this will draw people in as they know this actor.

However the order of the opening credits does not always follow this structure but this is probably the most commonly order used but it can all depend on how the people editing and creating the film want to show it as it may have some importance to the rest of the film.

Next could be the camera persons name will be shown, then perhaps the editor who has created all the credits and put the whole movie together. Afterwards might be the composer who would've created/selected all the music for the film and some of the music created by them will be playing over the credits.

After that might be the screenwriter who was the person that created the movie and made sure it was to a good standard before being made.

Finally it will be the producer who has helped create the idea into an actual movie from overseeing the production to hiring a director. Then will be the director who directs the whole making of the film.