Day 2 of Filming

Day 2 of Filming

Day 2 of filming was done on the 28 of January 2015. We made our way to the park opposite college.
We filmed the scene where Amy is going to meet Jess to hear about what is happening. During the conversation it is clear that Amy is not bothered about what is happening.

We then made our way to the regents canal where we beagn filming our chase scenes between Jess and the stalker. We did many retakes at differnt shots to establish what was happening and during our editing precess we have many shots to pick from.

 

 

 

Since it was heavily raining we were worried about the equipment and  we were not able to do all the shots that we planned to do. We made our way back to college and decide to film the scene where the stalker has many pictures of teenage girls infront of him to highlight his obsession and then we had him circle the picture of Summer who is playing the role of Jess.

We filmed in a dark room with all the lights off and we had one light coming form the camera which created thriller mood.

 

Camera shots used on Day 2

 

Long shot

Close up

Establishing wide shot

Over the shoulder shots

Day 1 of filming

Day 1 of filming

Filming our title sequence 'watched' began on the 26th of January 2015.

We started filming at Summers house. We began filming our last scene where the main character Jess wakes up and is in her bedroom.
We also filmed the scene where she spots the stalker walking outside her house. She doesnt think much of it and carries on with her usual business. She gets ready for college and we film her leaving the house.

After that we filmed Jess coming back from college and she notices someone
following her so she rushes into her house and drops her keys because she is
overwhelmed by fear.

The final scene we filmed on Day 1 was the scene where Jess texts her freind Amy about being followed. Her friend Amy takes no notice of the text as she thinks it is not a big deal.

Camera shots used on Day 1

• Match cuts
• Close ups
• Wide shot to establish the surroundings

sub genre of high school dramas and examples

Sub Genre of Teen Drama Films

High School drama- High school dramas come around in the 70s. It was something that really gave teenagers a chance to relate. It usually supports stereotypes and the social groups we think of in a high school social setting. There are many genres with in this sub genre. There also many ways thes types of movies can be watch. For example on Netflix, NowTV or streaming online eg- Youth Dramas- usually about gangs or just life on the streets. It gives us an idea of what teenagers that don’t live a good normal life go through. It usually has drugs or some kind of violence involved. Eg

Sub- Genre conventions

SUB-GENRE CONVENTIONS

 

Common social groups in High School dramas:

·         Jocks

·         Nerds

·         Emos

·         Cheerleaders

·         Loners

·         Bimbos

·         Musicians/ artists

 

Stereotypes show the audience how the world views that person. High school dramas usually support stereotypes and youth dramas challenge stereotypes.

Jocks are seen as very muscular boys who play sports and don’t care about their education. They are also players and usually date the cheerleaders.

Nerds are the boys/girls that usually wear glasses and braces and really care about their education. They get picked on by the jocks.

Emos are the teenagers who wear all black and sit in the back of the classroom listening to music and drawing in their scrapbooks.

Cheerleaders are the top of the school food chain. They are the most popular and beautiful girls. The girls want to be them and the boys want to date them.

Loners are the boys/girls who enjoy their own company. They are very antisocial and avoid going to high school social events such as prom or football games.

Bimbos are usually blonde girls who are very dumb and usually just follow around the ‘queen bee’ and get ordered around.

Beautiful thing- order of title sequences

BEAUTIFUL THING

·        production company

·        Channel 4 films

·        Main actors

·        Producer

·        Director

·        Name of movie

·        Writer

 

Easy A- Analysis

Analysing A high school drama: Easy A

 

 

Camera   There are many different camera shots in the opening title sequence. There is a tilted camera shot and this sets the scene as it shows us the high school that this movie is set in. There are many close up shots used when introducing the characters. This allows us to have a good look at the characters. There also some long shots and bird eye view shots; these set the scene and allow us to see the location of the movie.

Sound   The main sound during the opening title sequence is the voice over which the voice of the main actress Emma Stone. As she is the narrator we can tell that this story and we will be hearing her side. The continuous up beat music playing through out the opening gives creates a very happy mood.

Mise-en-scene   The clothing of the characters allows us to see what age these characters are. They are dressed very Casually this gives us an idea about them being in high school. With their clothes it allows us to put them into stereotypically social groups. Like the nerds or the mean girls. The props used are mobile phones and text books. These are typical props for teenagers in high school.

Editing         The editing in the opening of this movie is not too complex because it is not an action or horror movie. The ‘A’ is red which makes it stand out more and allows the audience to remember it.

Pitch

This presentation allowed us to put all of our ideas together and be prepared when we started filming. We presented to our teacher and got feedback on how to improve our idea and advice to help us whilst we were filming.