As a group we made a film treatment. We presented it to the other students in our group and they gave us some feedback on how to improve our film. Individually I then adapted our treatment to include the feedback from the class and made it into the Prezi below.
When we gave feedback to the class, they asked how we would show that Josh's father had died and somebody gave the idea of having him looking though photographs so we have added this into the film to make it clear what the issue is. We also decided to show a montage of clips of Josh being rebellious because this will make it easier to stick within out 5 minute time limit of our short film.
Tuesday 24 September 2013
Monday 23 September 2013
9. Film Development
In this post I have looked further into my character and locations, and also tried applying my film to some narrative theories.
Propp's Narrative Theory
It could be argued that our film both fits in with Propp's narrative theory and also doesn't. This is because our film contains some of these characters but not others.
The Hero - Josh - searching for ways to cope with his father's death feels lost and needs support, which he has by the end of the film.
The Villain- The gang - Push Josh's to do bad things and are seen to be morally bad, this is becasue they carry knifves, are seen smoking and drinking.
The Donor -Amy - Give's Josh a way to move apart from the gang
The Helper- Policeman - Supports Josh, tells him what he is doing is wrong, stops him from getting into very serious trouble later is he carried on being with teh gang
The Princess- Amy - could be seen as a reward for Josh leading a better life
The Princess' Father - Our film does not contain this role
The Dispatcher - Our film does not contain this role
The False Hero - Our film does not contain this role
Characters
I have chosen to relate Josh to Cook from the series Skins. This is because he is the main character and this TV show, like our film is about teenage rebellion. This character fits Josh as he is also led to rebellion though his unstable life at home and gets involved with things such as drugs and smoking.
Location
These are some locations that we could used to film. They are around the school, as this is a location that is easily recognisable and everyone can relate to being a student. This will mean that the audience will be able to relate to Josh more and the film will also fit in with the conventions of the Drama genre.
These are some locations that we could used to film. They are around the school, as this is a location that is easily recognisable and everyone can relate to being a student. This will mean that the audience will be able to relate to Josh more and the film will also fit in with the conventions of the Drama genre.
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