Preliminary Task
-We really liked the opening logo, the music fit well and it looked professional. Although the font could have been a bit bigger because it was hard to read.
Logo is impressive
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Holding a shot steady, where appropriate.
The first thing we are going to do is sort the music out.
We recieved feedback off of everyone in the group & this is what we were told.
The opening scene of Green street is brilliant, it gives you an idea of what to expect and also a feel for the characters, you find out who the main football firm that the film will be looking at is and who the top person is in the firm.
'15' – Suitable only for 15 years and over
No-one younger than 15 may see a ‘15’ film in a cinema. No-one younger than 15 may rent or buy a ‘15’ rated video or DVD.
No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is appropriate to 15 year olds.
There may be frequent use of strong language (eg 'fuck'). But the strongest terms (eg 'cunt') will be acceptable only where justified by the context. Continued aggressive use of the strongest language is unlikely to be acceptable.
Nudity may be allowed in a sexual context but without strong detail. There are no constraints on nudity in a non-sexual or educational context.
Sexual activity may be portrayed but without strong detail. There may be strong verbal references to sexual behaviour.
Violence may be strong but may not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. Scenes of sexual violence must be discreet and brief.
Dangerous techniques (eg combat, hanging, suicide and self-harming) should not dwell on imitable detail. Easily accessible weapons should not be glamorised.
Strong threat and menace are permitted. The strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable.
Drug taking may be shown but the film as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse.
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I've been doing a little bit of research on the titles of other british social realist drama's.
On Thursday 26th of February our group will film the opening scene for our project.
9-13th February - Work on roughcut
It starts off with camera filming a group of lads only showing there feet, the group of lads walk towards the camera, the camera then pans up to there faces and shows them walking down the road, they will be wearing the football hooligan style clothes and walk like football hooligans do, there is then a freeze frame on that firms main character and comes up with a name for him, the firm then walk passed the camera, the group then meet up with the other part of there firm are then on camera shaking each others hands.
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The shot type used here is a mid-shot, this is a good shot to use as it incorporates all the characters after the fight scene. The clothes these football hooligans are wearing are smart/casual, football hooligans originally started wearing this type of clothing during the 80s, this is so the police don't spot them as easily, examples of designer makes hat the hooligans wear are, stone island, Henri Lyord, Lacoste, Ralph Lauren etc.
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Your blog is already looking much better than your last group blog and there is evidence of significant improvement in your work. Your blog than analyses the sequence from Green Street in detail will enhance your blog, you also need to include an analysis of an opening sequence by all group members, there is currently only one.
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Coursework Assignment: Title and Details
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We looked at different logos made by film producers here are some that we looked at.
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Unjustly expelled from Harvard when a stash of cocaine is found in his possession, Matt (Elijah Wood) moves to London to live with his sister and her husband Steve (Marc Warren.) He is quickly introduced to Steve's chirpy, cock-sure younger brother Pete (Charlie Hunnam.) Initially, Pete is reluctant to get acquainted with Matt and allow him to tread around the capital city with him because he may be seen by others as an 'outsider', but after a heavy drinking session with him and his mates he quickly changes his opinion of him. On the way back from a football match, Matt is viciously accosted by a gang of Birmingham City thugs, until Pete and his friends step in and save him. It is from here that Matt learns the truth about Pete and his friends- they are football hooligans, operating the GSE (Green Street Elite) 'firm.' Initially afraid of the violence, Matt soon ends up becoming as desensitized to it as his new found friends- but as events roll on, suspicion, shocking revelations and unsettled scores combine to a devastating climax where London's most fierce football rivals- Millwall and West Ham United- are set to go head to head.
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The opening scene of The Football Factory (Nick Love, 2004) is ideal for this type of film. It gives you a very strong idea of what to expect in the rest of the film. You also get an idea about who the main characters are and what sort of attitude they have.
The Football Factory is more than just a study of the English obsession with football violence, its about men looking for armies to join, wars to fight and places to belong. A forgotten culture of Anglo Saxon males fed up with being told they're not good enough and using thier fists as a drug they describe as being more potent than sex and drugs put together. Shot in documentery style with the energy and vibrancy of handheld, The Football Factory is frightingly real yet full of painful humour as the four characters extreme thoughts and actions unfold before us.
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Our idea is to do a British Social Realist Drama. Our ideas have come from films such as The Football Factory and Green Street. We are planning to introduce the characters with freeze frames as mentioned in our last post. We will have two groups of males who meet up for a group fight scene. We will edit it so that non-diegetic music is playing while the groups are arguing and fighting. anger will be shown by close ups on the faces. In Green Street there is a scene like this with music, we will also have slow motion parts to show anger on peoples faces.