On the 7th December we had a go at using Green Screen within college, we didn't know if we were going to need to use this technique in our film or not, but we had a go anyway! Jess stood in front of the green screen and pretended she was surfing. We had to adjust the lighting so that there were no shadows and filmed 30 seconds of her doing this. We then sat Becky on a swivel chair holding a camera at the same height as when filming on the green screen; Annabelle then pushed the chair down the corridor in order to create the illusion that Jess was surfing down the corridor which acted as the background for the shot. We then added the two shots together using Final Cut express and Chroma-keying.
We found using the green screen fun and think that it is a very good technique to have! However, we had some slight issues with the colouring when it came to chroma-keying, so we had to do some research using the internet to help us do so.
One good tutorial video we found was this one:
We encountered some problems during editing as in certain areas of the shot, the lighting contrast is not exactly how we want it to be as there is sometimes a green glow around Jess, but we are happy with the outcome as none of us have ever used green screen before. We also should have taken the sound from the background instead of the green screen shot, as it was just a practise, if we were to do another practise we would spend more time on getting the lighting and chroma-keying better however as we are unsure whether we will be using green screen or not so we are focusing more on the shots we know we do need.
Thursday 13 December 2012
Thursday 6 December 2012
Tricky shots- Flicking the Coin
We did a variation of practise shots to do with coin flipping. Out of the wide selection we filmed these were two of the ones which appeared to be the most common outcome. In the first practise shot the coin didn't go as high as hoped and didn't come back up and down in a straight line as we had hoped, the second shot was a much better flip but sadly was not done by the person who is going to be playing Sarah. We are going to do another practise shot of putting the coin on a small piece of fishing wire and then try spin it that was, if this does not work we will have to do lots of practising to work out another way of getting out ideal shot.
Tricky Shots- Taking Coins
As part of our title sequence we would like us taking coins from a pile to be the background image for some of the title sequence, we realised from doing these two different practise shots that we need probably more than double of the coins than we practised with. We are undecided on which one of the styles of taking the coins we will use as of yet but we are pleased with both of these practise shots however on practise shot 2 on hindsight we should have used a much closer shot and re filmed when I accidentally dragged an extra coin out. We will definitely be using a shot similar to one of these in our film.
Tricky Shots- Coins landing Analysis
Another tricky shot we might need in our short film involves coins landing. If we decide to use this in our film, we want to make sure that the audience understands that the direction of the coins. In Practice 1 we decided to shoot the coins landing on ground using a low level position of the camera, as we believed that this would be the most effective way to display the coins as the audience can see them coming onto the shot and landing on the ground. This eye level shot is the most effective for what we want to achieve as everything is displayed within the frame.We were able to achieve this by placing the camera on the ground and dropping the pennies from a small height, which prevented them from bouncing off shot, and instead they remained within the frame. If we decide to use coins landing in our film, we believe that this would be the most effective method in doing so.
Tricky Shots- Pouring coins Analysis
We plan on creating the visage of pouring coins in our film, so we conducted two practice shots of pouring coins. In Practice 1 we placed the the pennies into a plastic cup (which in our film would be a jar) and tipped them out slowly. We attempted to pour the coins in several motions as originally in our film we wanted a slow trickle of coins but not in a continuous flow. We decided it was more effective to have a close up shot of the jar and have the pennies falling off the frame. This would allow us to emphasise that there is a lot of pennies that our characters are searching through. In Practice 2 we decided to attempt a more continuous pouring of coins from the jar. Once again we placed the pennies into the plastic cup, this time keeping a continuous motion in order to make the coins fall. We wanted to emphasise the vast amounts of pennies being used and therefore felt that a close up of the pouring coins and allowing them to fall off frame would be the best option, as it allows the motion to flow better.
Tricky Shots Falling Coins Analysis
This is our practice shots of coins falling. We have used lots of different way to create a good effect of coins falling at once, as though been poured from a bottle.
Practice 1
We lined lots of coins at the edge of the desk and pushed them off a few at a time, this gives a good effect because coins are always falling, but they aren't coming from the same place as it would if it were been poured from a jar. We are also wanting a waterfall like effect of falling coins and so will need lots more to create the effect we want. Another problem we have with this shot is that we set the camera to focus automatically instead of manually; this has made the focus of the camera bounce from the wall behind to the floor to the coins giving a confusing fuzzy effect. To sort this out we need to focus the camera manually on a spot where the coins will be falling so only te coins are in focus. I do like how as the coins fall they are fuzzy because they are falling too fast for the camera and with more coins this will look very good.
Practice 2
For the next practice we did the same as practice one but grouped the coins closer together and in a line from the edge of the desk instead of along. This does look much better than practice one because it looks as though there are more coins and they are falling from the same point. However the problem is that the coins are falling too fast and look too much like a fuzzy blur, we could solve this problem by using a camera that is more suited to faster speeds or not be as close to the coins. Another problem we have again the focus, we did use manual focus for this practice but it still doesn't capture the coins as well as we want it to.
Practice 3
For practice 3 we did the same as practice 2 by grouping them close together and pushing them off the edge. We have manually focused the camera on the edge of the desk where the coins are going to be falling. This has given the best focus out of the three practices. However I think this shot is too close to the coins and we need to be a bit wider to fit more in the shot. They also need to be pushed off more smoothly; we coud do this by using a ruler to push them together.
Practice 4
This is the best out of all practice shots of coins falling. To do this shot we poured the coins from a cup onto the the edge of the desk where they fell together. I think this looks good because all the coins are coming from the same place, it also makes it look as though there are lots more coins than there actually are.
Slow Motion
I think the slow motion coins dropping is effective because we see every coin falling. However because they are falling so fast it is hard to see as they are very fuzzy across the screen. We could try and use as special slow motion camera to do this.
Tricky Shot Experimentation
Here are our practice shots we may be using in our film. We have practiced these shots inparticualr because we feel they will be the hardest to do and look proffesional for our final film.We have done several techniques for each shot so that we know which techniques is the easiest to do and which gives the best effect on screen;
Thursday 29 November 2012
Friday 16 November 2012
Tricky Shots List
In our film we will have quite a few tricky shots the main one of these being the coin flipping scene.. this will be hard to film as we need to get the movement of the coin as it spins through the air without the camera loosing focus, which will be hard as we need to pan. We intend on recording this shot hand held as it will enable us to follow the movement of a coin. To ensure this shot goes right we are going to do some practise shots on Friday 30th November. Below is an example of a slow mo coin flip similar to the one we intend to create.
We also need to practise another tricky shot which will be filming Sarah standing in a puddle as this will be a shot we can only do once and will have to make sure that the shot before this will blend seamlessly as it is an usual place to film considering the shot before will probably be either a long shot or a medium close up of face/upper body. Another problem with this could be that we're relying on the weather being miserable and rainy, this is the same with another shot where Dianne asks Sarah to take the dog out and her excuse is that it is raining, if it isn't raining this will cause issues with filming and we may have to change the shooting script or improvise a little.
For our title sequence we want to create the effect of lots of coins falling down, this shot will be tricky as it will be close up and we risk the coins bouncing back up from the floor and out of the shot.
Here is an example we have found on Youtube:
This shot is good because we can see the coins falling well it is in slow motions. We could use the slow motion effect to we can show the detail better, also so we don't need to use as many coins and it will take up the same amount of time. However in our film we want to have a wider shot so we can see from where they are falling from to the floor and then a closer shot of the coins hitting the floor.
Another tricky shot we will be filming is when Sarah smashes her phone screen, to do this we have a got another phone the same which already has a smashed screen we will have to stop the camera and swap the phones quickly before Sarah throws it, we will probably film this more than once so that we can ensure our shots match up perfectly without a jump in the middle where we have had to stop filming.
In our film there is quite a few tricky shots but by doing practise shots before hand, planning on how to do the shots and watching videos and tutorials of how to do things we hope that we should be able to make these shots look effortless and have them blend in perfectly with the rest of the filming we do!
On the 31st November we recorded some of our own attempts at the tricky shots, from doing this we now feel we have a better idea of how to create the shots we want in our final film.
We also need to practise another tricky shot which will be filming Sarah standing in a puddle as this will be a shot we can only do once and will have to make sure that the shot before this will blend seamlessly as it is an usual place to film considering the shot before will probably be either a long shot or a medium close up of face/upper body. Another problem with this could be that we're relying on the weather being miserable and rainy, this is the same with another shot where Dianne asks Sarah to take the dog out and her excuse is that it is raining, if it isn't raining this will cause issues with filming and we may have to change the shooting script or improvise a little.
For our title sequence we want to create the effect of lots of coins falling down, this shot will be tricky as it will be close up and we risk the coins bouncing back up from the floor and out of the shot.
Here is an example we have found on Youtube:
This shot is good because we can see the coins falling well it is in slow motions. We could use the slow motion effect to we can show the detail better, also so we don't need to use as many coins and it will take up the same amount of time. However in our film we want to have a wider shot so we can see from where they are falling from to the floor and then a closer shot of the coins hitting the floor.
Another tricky shot we will be filming is when Sarah smashes her phone screen, to do this we have a got another phone the same which already has a smashed screen we will have to stop the camera and swap the phones quickly before Sarah throws it, we will probably film this more than once so that we can ensure our shots match up perfectly without a jump in the middle where we have had to stop filming.
In our film there is quite a few tricky shots but by doing practise shots before hand, planning on how to do the shots and watching videos and tutorials of how to do things we hope that we should be able to make these shots look effortless and have them blend in perfectly with the rest of the filming we do!
On the 31st November we recorded some of our own attempts at the tricky shots, from doing this we now feel we have a better idea of how to create the shots we want in our final film.
Thursday 15 November 2012
How Propp's theory of narrative.
Propps theory of narrative is the thought that fairytales from all over the world were very similar despite the fact people couldn't travel to each other. Propp argued that all fairytales were constructed of certain plot elements making them all very similar with a story line that have functions occurring in the same order. His study is based on the research of 100 folk tales and looking how they were constructed. He found that not all of the 31 functions he found were present in every one the majority were.
In Propps theory of narrative there are seen to be 8 Character roles ( one character can take on more than one role ).
1. Villan - A person who is capable of crime or wickedness, this person is also responsible for specific trouble, harm or damage.
2. Hero - A character tho seeks something, often motivated by lack of something. The hero doesn't have to be heroic in the way most people would understand, heros can be male or female, brave or cowardly.
3. Donor - Who provides an object with some magic property.
4. Helper - Who aids the hero.
5. Princess - reward for the hero and the object of the villans schemes. Again this is not necessarily a beautiful damsel in distress - the princess can be male!
6. Father - Who rewards the hero.
7. Dispatcher - Who send the hero on his way.
8. False Hero - usually appears to be nice but isn't.
After the character roles are distinguished there are then 31 functions that are deemed to happen in a film.
Steps 1-7 are preparation this is setting the scene introducing the character and creating a sense of foreboding.
Steps 8-10 are the complication, this is where it becomes apparent that there is going to be a twist in the storyline.
Steps 10-15 is transference this is where the hero moves from one place and he is often tested on this journey and is given or finds a magical agent- something which helps them on their journey.
Steps 16-19 are where there is struggle, this can mean the hero comes into contact with the villan or something happens to the villan to slow him down in his journey.
Steps 20-26 is the return of the hero, in these steps the task is resolved.
The final steps 27-31 are recognition for the hero, at this point the hero gets the princess or rewarded.
Propp's theory of narrative fits in with our storyline, not in all aspects as our film is only 5 minutes and we can't fit all 31 actions in but we do have the 8 character roles.
1. Villan - Sam
2. Hero - The lucky penny
3. Donor - Dorothy
4. Helper - Dorothy
5. Princess - Sarah
6. Farther - The lucky penny
7. Dispatcher - Dianne
8. False hero - Sam
In Propps theory of narrative there are seen to be 8 Character roles ( one character can take on more than one role ).
1. Villan - A person who is capable of crime or wickedness, this person is also responsible for specific trouble, harm or damage.
2. Hero - A character tho seeks something, often motivated by lack of something. The hero doesn't have to be heroic in the way most people would understand, heros can be male or female, brave or cowardly.
3. Donor - Who provides an object with some magic property.
4. Helper - Who aids the hero.
5. Princess - reward for the hero and the object of the villans schemes. Again this is not necessarily a beautiful damsel in distress - the princess can be male!
6. Father - Who rewards the hero.
7. Dispatcher - Who send the hero on his way.
8. False Hero - usually appears to be nice but isn't.
After the character roles are distinguished there are then 31 functions that are deemed to happen in a film.
Steps 1-7 are preparation this is setting the scene introducing the character and creating a sense of foreboding.
Steps 8-10 are the complication, this is where it becomes apparent that there is going to be a twist in the storyline.
Steps 10-15 is transference this is where the hero moves from one place and he is often tested on this journey and is given or finds a magical agent- something which helps them on their journey.
Steps 16-19 are where there is struggle, this can mean the hero comes into contact with the villan or something happens to the villan to slow him down in his journey.
Steps 20-26 is the return of the hero, in these steps the task is resolved.
The final steps 27-31 are recognition for the hero, at this point the hero gets the princess or rewarded.
Propp's theory of narrative fits in with our storyline, not in all aspects as our film is only 5 minutes and we can't fit all 31 actions in but we do have the 8 character roles.
1. Villan - Sam
2. Hero - The lucky penny
3. Donor - Dorothy
4. Helper - Dorothy
5. Princess - Sarah
6. Farther - The lucky penny
7. Dispatcher - Dianne
8. False hero - Sam
Vladimire Propp- theory of narrative
Vladimire Propp is a Russian theorist who studies fairy tales and stories to find what their basic plot components were. His theory includes 8 spheres of action; Hero, villain, donor, helper, princess, father, dispatcher, false hero. and 6 initial situations including 31 functions.
Many films follow these roles and functions but not all; for example 'Die Hard' follows both the character riles and the 31 functions:
Die Hard's 8 character roles
Hero- John Mclain
Villain- Hanz and the blond man
Donor- The villain with the radio
Helper- Police man on the radio and the driver of the limo
Princess- John's wife Holly
Father- Police
Dispatcher- christmas, He is going to see his wife and family for christmas
False Hero- Hanz when he is pretending to be a hostage, the journalist when he is trying to interview the family, and Ellis when he trying to get in the villains good side telling them where John is.
Functions
- Preparation
- Complication
- Transference
- Struggle
- Return
- Recognition
8 Characteristics of our film
Hero- SarahVillain- Sam
Donor- Dorothy
Helper- Dorothy
Princess- Sarah
Father- Diane
Dispatcher-
False Hero- Sam
Functions
- Preparation
Sarah thinks Sam really likes her and so is spending most of her time with him.
When things go wrong for Sarah, after she throws the coin it seems to correct it's self.
- Complication
She is ignoring all her friends to visit Sam and so is loosing their trust.
- Transference
- Struggle
- Return
- Recognition
Sunday 11 November 2012
Possible Locations- Sam's House
Possible Location 1
(Rebecca Nightingale)
This is one possible location to use for Sam's House. To make the location realistic, we ideally needed a bedroom that would be typical of a teenage boy as well as a conventional staircase and front door to demonstrate a different house to Sarah's.
The chosen location provides an average looking house. We wanted a house simple and realistic that would be representative of our character Sam. The house provides ideal camera space to film Sarah visiting Sam's House and being invited in by Sam's sister. It will allow us to characterise Sam and use the location as a way to portray Sam to the audience, as a normal guy, before we reveal that he stole from Sarah.
For a brief segment of time we need Sarah to run in the stairs to Sam's bedroom. We wanted to keep this normality consistent, with a very simplistic staircase. The shot will be a medium long shot so the audience can watch Sarah head up the stairs. To achieve this we also want to use a tilt shot which will be possible in the space provided, making it an ideal location.
To make the revealing of Sam's secret more monumental we believe it would be best for the audience to follow Sarah into the bedroom. The shot used will be a close up of Sarah's hand knocking on the door and her entering the room. The location is suitable as there is ample room to shoot at this angle and still get the same effect.
Possible Location 2
(Rebecca Nightingale)
This is one possible location to use for Sam's House. To make the location realistic, we ideally needed a bedroom that would be typical of a teenage boy as well as a conventional staircase and front door to demonstrate a different house to Sarah's.
The chosen location provides an average looking house. We wanted a house simple and realistic that would be representative of our character Sam. The house provides ideal camera space to film Sarah visiting Sam's House and being invited in by Sam's sister. It will allow us to characterise Sam and use the location as a way to portray Sam to the audience, as a normal guy, before we reveal that he stole from Sarah.
For a brief segment of time we need Sarah to run in the stairs to Sam's bedroom. We wanted to keep this normality consistent, with a very simplistic staircase. The shot will be a medium long shot so the audience can watch Sarah head up the stairs. To achieve this we also want to use a tilt shot which will be possible in the space provided, making it an ideal location.
To make the revealing of Sam's secret more monumental we believe it would be best for the audience to follow Sarah into the bedroom. The shot used will be a close up of Sarah's hand knocking on the door and her entering the room. The location is suitable as there is ample room to shoot at this angle and still get the same effect.
This possible location can be seen as a boy's bedroom. Although it is not excessively evident, it still suggests that it is. Although it provides us with problems due to the size of the room, it will still allow us to shoot in medium and close up shots that are needed for this segment of our film. A long shot of Sam sat on the bed well convey the idea that he is hiding something effectively and is achievable in this location. It will also be possible for us to the tricky shot of the penny spinning in this location, as the room at the bottom of the bed is large enough to fit the camera in and shoot the penny in the air.
This is just one suggestion for a location for Sam's House. Although there are some problems that have being flagged up, this can be addressed and altered to make this choice of location better and therefore meet the criteria of our film.
Possible Location 2
Possible Locations- Street
Possible Location 1
I think this road would be suitable to film the street scene because there are lots of houses that would show Sarah is nearing the house she wants to go to. It is also good because it is quite long and so cut film a long way on cut off what we don't need. However the problem is that Sam's house wouldn't be on the same street, this would make it hard to match walking on the street to Sams house (that is another location) difficult, this would mean match on actions rule would be broken and would look confusing for the audience.
I think this road would be suitable to film the street scene because there are lots of houses that would show Sarah is nearing the house she wants to go to. It is also good because it is quite long and so cut film a long way on cut off what we don't need. However the problem is that Sam's house wouldn't be on the same street, this would make it hard to match walking on the street to Sams house (that is another location) difficult, this would mean match on actions rule would be broken and would look confusing for the audience.
Possible Locations- Sarah's House
Possible Locations 1
(Jessica Venson)
This the first possible location for Sarah's house. I have used the script and tried to copy the shots we would need to use if this was the location we would pick.The bedroom is suitable because it is already for a teenage girl around the same age. We also have everything in it that we need; bed, desk, window, chair (can be added).
This is another part of the house we would need in Sarah's house for when she is running down the stairs to collect her post and read her grades. Also when her mum calls her to the phone. This is a suitable location because we can see her coming ut of her room (and so use match on action) and running down the stairs. Another positive is that the door with the letter box is at the bottom of the stairs and so wouldn't need to go far. However a negative of this is that it would be hard to shoot the appropriate shots as there isn't much room to walk past the camera to do match on action and we can't have running down the stairs and collecting the post in the same shot.
This is the location of where Sarah would open the door to find it has stopped raining. This would be good to use because we can clearly see the shoes she would be putting on. However the coat and dog lead would have to be on the floor or on the side as there is no where to hang them up. Another negative of using this shot is that where I took the photo is as far back as I could go and so may cut half of our character out by not having enough room.
Possible Locations 2
(Rebecca Nightingale)
This is another example of a location to use for Sarah's bedroom and staircase. The bedroom can be conveyed as a typical teenage girl's room. It is not overly girly but it does portray what an average girls room would be like. The room is fairly large, which will allow us enough room to shoot the long, establishing shots as well as close up shots of Sarah. There will be ample enough room for Sarah to walk about on shot.
We also need enough space to shoot Sarah sat at her desk. This location provides us with a small desk that Sarah can sit at. Although the area may be restricting and the desk is fairly small, it can still portray what we wish to display in the film.
Another location in the house we need is the staircase. This location provides us with a simple staircase that would be effective when Sarah collects her grades. There is enough room to shoot from the top, bottom and the side of the staircase to create a much more effective shot. In this location we will be able to shoot Sarah running down the stairs and collecting the post in a continuous flow, as well as have enough room for her to travel past the camera and collect the post.
We also need enough camera space to film Sarah collecting her post from the front door and when she takes the dog out for a walk. In this location it provides a realistic and achievable way of performing these tasks for the actress and still creates a believable plot.
This suggestion of a location has both positive and negatives. Whilst it is a very spacious location, it has limitations in the form of believability. The bedroom that could be used may not be obviously a female bedroom due to the lack of girly objects. However, if this location is chosen it can be rectified with inserting some more objects to make it girly.
Possible Locations 3
(Annabelle Derham)
(Jessica Venson)
This the first possible location for Sarah's house. I have used the script and tried to copy the shots we would need to use if this was the location we would pick.The bedroom is suitable because it is already for a teenage girl around the same age. We also have everything in it that we need; bed, desk, window, chair (can be added).
This is another part of the house we would need in Sarah's house for when she is running down the stairs to collect her post and read her grades. Also when her mum calls her to the phone. This is a suitable location because we can see her coming ut of her room (and so use match on action) and running down the stairs. Another positive is that the door with the letter box is at the bottom of the stairs and so wouldn't need to go far. However a negative of this is that it would be hard to shoot the appropriate shots as there isn't much room to walk past the camera to do match on action and we can't have running down the stairs and collecting the post in the same shot.
This is the location of where Sarah would open the door to find it has stopped raining. This would be good to use because we can clearly see the shoes she would be putting on. However the coat and dog lead would have to be on the floor or on the side as there is no where to hang them up. Another negative of using this shot is that where I took the photo is as far back as I could go and so may cut half of our character out by not having enough room.
Possible Locations 2
(Rebecca Nightingale)
This is another example of a location to use for Sarah's bedroom and staircase. The bedroom can be conveyed as a typical teenage girl's room. It is not overly girly but it does portray what an average girls room would be like. The room is fairly large, which will allow us enough room to shoot the long, establishing shots as well as close up shots of Sarah. There will be ample enough room for Sarah to walk about on shot.
Another location in the house we need is the staircase. This location provides us with a simple staircase that would be effective when Sarah collects her grades. There is enough room to shoot from the top, bottom and the side of the staircase to create a much more effective shot. In this location we will be able to shoot Sarah running down the stairs and collecting the post in a continuous flow, as well as have enough room for her to travel past the camera and collect the post.
We also need enough camera space to film Sarah collecting her post from the front door and when she takes the dog out for a walk. In this location it provides a realistic and achievable way of performing these tasks for the actress and still creates a believable plot. This suggestion of a location has both positive and negatives. Whilst it is a very spacious location, it has limitations in the form of believability. The bedroom that could be used may not be obviously a female bedroom due to the lack of girly objects. However, if this location is chosen it can be rectified with inserting some more objects to make it girly.
Possible Locations 3
(Annabelle Derham)
Possible Location- Dorothy's Hose
Dorothy's House
Possible locations 1
I think these would be a suitable location our Grandmothers house because we have a long pathway to the conservatory which would be a good establishing shot. We can also see through the windows of the conservatory to set the scene and who the characters are going to be.
Also we can use the natural light for effect. For example because there are lots of windows in the conservatory, we could film just before it starts getting dark starting off light, then between each take and scene we could wait a few minutes (15) and each shot would get more darker showing time is passing.
The only problem with this location would be that there may not be enough room to film at this angle, and so may have to film in the other direction.
Possible locations 1
I think these would be a suitable location our Grandmothers house because we have a long pathway to the conservatory which would be a good establishing shot. We can also see through the windows of the conservatory to set the scene and who the characters are going to be.
Also we can use the natural light for effect. For example because there are lots of windows in the conservatory, we could film just before it starts getting dark starting off light, then between each take and scene we could wait a few minutes (15) and each shot would get more darker showing time is passing.
The only problem with this location would be that there may not be enough room to film at this angle, and so may have to film in the other direction.
Thursday 8 November 2012
Shooting Script-
Location 1- Dorothy's House- conservatory
- Long shot of Sarah walking towards her Grandma's House
- Medium close up shot of Sarah approaching her Grandma's House
- Elliptical cut into a medium long shot of Sarah and Dorothy counting pennies
- Cross dissolve into a long shot of Sarah and Dorothy continuing counting money
- Cross dissolve into a medium long shot of Dorothy picking out a particular penny
- Close up shot of Dorothy holding up a special penny, that is double-headed
- Extreme close up shot that demonstrates its importance
- Close up shot of Dorothy handing the penny to Sarah
- Over the shoulder shots between Sarah and Dorothy
- Medium long shot of Dorothy and Sarah continuing to count out the money
- Close up shot of Sarah tipping out pennies
- Close up shots of Sarah and Dorothy taking out pennies from the pile (title sequence)
- Over exposure finishes the title sequence
Location 2- Sarah's House- bedroom
- Over exposure into a medium close up of Sarah daydreaming
- Close up shot of Sarah throwing the coin up and down
- Point of view medium shot of Sarah looking out of the window at the rain
- Medium shot of Sarah sitting up and putting the penny down
- Close up shot of the penny, heads up.
- Long shot of Sarah walking to the front door.
- Medium close up shot of Sarah putting her shoes and coat on
- Close up of Sarah grabbing the dog lead
- Close up of Sarah's face as she looks out of the window
- Dissolve/cross fade into a medium close up shot of Sarah sat at her desk.
- Medium close up of Sarah throwing her phone across the room
- Close up shot of Sarah's phone on the floor.
- Panning long shot of Sarah walking over to pick her phone up
- High angled medium close up shot of Sarah picking up her phone
- Over the shoulder close up shot of Sarah's phone
- Elliptical cut edit with a close up shot of Sarah picking up the penny
- Close up shot of Sarah
- Extreme close up of the penny
- Long shot of Sarah throwing the penny across the room
- Long shot of Sarah walking to sit down
- Close up shot of Sarah sitting down (match on action)
- Medium shot of Sarah looking at her phone
- Close up shot-reverse-shot of Sarah's face and her phone
- Close up shot of the post coming through the letterbox
- Cut to low angled medium long shot of Sarah running down the stairs
- Elliptical cut to a close up of Sarah picking up the results
- Close up shot of Sarah sat on the stairs, opening her results
- Follow shot of Sarah standing up
- Over the shoulder close up shot of Sarah's results
- Close up shot of Sarah's reaction.
Location 3- Sarah's house- living room
- Medium tilt shot of Sarah picking up the phone
- Close up of Sarah on the phone
- Medium shot of Sarah putting the phone down
- Match-on-action close up shot of the phone
Location 4- Sarah's House- bedroom
- Cross dissolve into an over-the-shoulder shot of Sarah waving to her boyfriend Sam.
- Tilt shot to Sarah's bag
- Medium close up shot of Sarah looking in her bag
- Long shot of Sarah tipping the contents of her bag out
- Pan medium shot of Sarah walking to her desk
- Close up eye-line shot of Sarah looking for the penny on her desk
- Close up of Sarah's face
- Dissolve to black
- Fade from black of a high angle close up shot of Sarah's face as she gets awoken by her mum
- Medium close up shot-reverse-shots between Diane and Sarah
- Medium long shot of Sarah getting out of bed and walking to her wardrobe
Location 5- Sarah's street
- Long shot of Sarah walking along the pavement, holding her mobile
- Medium close up of Sarah looking at her mobile
- Over-the-shoulder close up shot of Sarah reading her text
- Close up of Sarah ringing her friend, Leah
- Medium shot of Sarah on the phone to Leah
- Close up shot of Sarah as the begin to fall out
- Medium close up shot of Sarah as she steps in the puddle
- Point-of-view shot of Sarah looking down at her wet feet
Location 6- Sam's House- outside
- Elliptical editing into a medium close up of Sam's house
- Point-of-view shot of Sarah knocking on Sam's house
- Close up of Sarah's face as Sam's sister opens the door
- Medium close up shot-reverse-shot between Sam's sister and Sarah
- Medium close up shot of Sarah entering the house
- Tilt long shot of Sarah running up the stairs
Location 7- Sam's House- Sam's bedroom
- Close up of Sarah's hand knocking on the door
- Close up of Sarah entering the room (match on action)
- Establishing long shot of Sam's room
- Medium close up of Sam sat on his duvet
- Medium close up shot-reverse-shots between Sam and Sarah
- Over-the-shoulder shot of Sam, as Sarah walks past him
- Medium long shot of Sarah pulling back Sam's duvet
- Close up of Sam with his hands on his head
- Point-of-view close up high angle shot of Sarah looking down on the money and Ipod
- Series of medium close up shot-reverse-shots between Sam and Sarah arguing
- Over-the-shoulder medium close up shot with Sarah walking away
- Long shot of Sarah walking back into Sam's room
- Extreme close up of Sarah twisting the penny between her fingers
- Close up shot of Sarah
- Medium shot of Sarah and Sam, as Sarah flips the penny in the air
- Tilt extreme close up shot of the penny spinning
- Close up shot of Sarah catching the penny
- Extreme close up of the penny on landing on tails
- Fade to black
- Long shot of Sarah walking towards her Grandma's House
- Medium close up shot of Sarah approaching her Grandma's House
- Elliptical cut into a medium long shot of Sarah and Dorothy counting pennies
- Cross dissolve into a long shot of Sarah and Dorothy continuing counting money
- Cross dissolve into a medium long shot of Dorothy picking out a particular penny
- Close up shot of Dorothy holding up a special penny, that is double-headed
- Extreme close up shot that demonstrates its importance
- Close up shot of Dorothy handing the penny to Sarah
- Over the shoulder shots between Sarah and Dorothy
- Medium long shot of Dorothy and Sarah continuing to count out the money
- Close up shot of Sarah tipping out pennies
- Close up shots of Sarah and Dorothy taking out pennies from the pile (title sequence)
- Over exposure finishes the title sequence
Location 2- Sarah's House- bedroom
- Over exposure into a medium close up of Sarah daydreaming
- Close up shot of Sarah throwing the coin up and down
- Point of view medium shot of Sarah looking out of the window at the rain
- Medium shot of Sarah sitting up and putting the penny down
- Close up shot of the penny, heads up.
- Long shot of Sarah walking to the front door.
- Medium close up shot of Sarah putting her shoes and coat on
- Close up of Sarah grabbing the dog lead
- Close up of Sarah's face as she looks out of the window
- Dissolve/cross fade into a medium close up shot of Sarah sat at her desk.
- Medium close up of Sarah throwing her phone across the room
- Close up shot of Sarah's phone on the floor.
- Panning long shot of Sarah walking over to pick her phone up
- High angled medium close up shot of Sarah picking up her phone
- Over the shoulder close up shot of Sarah's phone
- Elliptical cut edit with a close up shot of Sarah picking up the penny
- Close up shot of Sarah
- Extreme close up of the penny
- Long shot of Sarah throwing the penny across the room
- Long shot of Sarah walking to sit down
- Close up shot of Sarah sitting down (match on action)
- Medium shot of Sarah looking at her phone
- Close up shot-reverse-shot of Sarah's face and her phone
- Close up shot of the post coming through the letterbox
- Cut to low angled medium long shot of Sarah running down the stairs
- Elliptical cut to a close up of Sarah picking up the results
- Close up shot of Sarah sat on the stairs, opening her results
- Follow shot of Sarah standing up
- Over the shoulder close up shot of Sarah's results
- Close up shot of Sarah's reaction.
Location 3- Sarah's house- living room
- Medium tilt shot of Sarah picking up the phone
- Close up of Sarah on the phone
- Medium shot of Sarah putting the phone down
- Match-on-action close up shot of the phone
Location 4- Sarah's House- bedroom
- Cross dissolve into an over-the-shoulder shot of Sarah waving to her boyfriend Sam.
- Tilt shot to Sarah's bag
- Medium close up shot of Sarah looking in her bag
- Long shot of Sarah tipping the contents of her bag out
- Pan medium shot of Sarah walking to her desk
- Close up eye-line shot of Sarah looking for the penny on her desk
- Close up of Sarah's face
- Dissolve to black
- Fade from black of a high angle close up shot of Sarah's face as she gets awoken by her mum
- Medium close up shot-reverse-shots between Diane and Sarah
- Medium long shot of Sarah getting out of bed and walking to her wardrobe
Location 5- Sarah's street
- Long shot of Sarah walking along the pavement, holding her mobile
- Medium close up of Sarah looking at her mobile
- Over-the-shoulder close up shot of Sarah reading her text
- Close up of Sarah ringing her friend, Leah
- Medium shot of Sarah on the phone to Leah
- Close up shot of Sarah as the begin to fall out
- Medium close up shot of Sarah as she steps in the puddle
- Point-of-view shot of Sarah looking down at her wet feet
Location 6- Sam's House- outside
- Elliptical editing into a medium close up of Sam's house
- Point-of-view shot of Sarah knocking on Sam's house
- Close up of Sarah's face as Sam's sister opens the door
- Medium close up shot-reverse-shot between Sam's sister and Sarah
- Medium close up shot of Sarah entering the house
- Tilt long shot of Sarah running up the stairs
Location 7- Sam's House- Sam's bedroom
- Close up of Sarah's hand knocking on the door
- Close up of Sarah entering the room (match on action)
- Establishing long shot of Sam's room
- Medium close up of Sam sat on his duvet
- Medium close up shot-reverse-shots between Sam and Sarah
- Over-the-shoulder shot of Sam, as Sarah walks past him
- Medium long shot of Sarah pulling back Sam's duvet
- Close up of Sam with his hands on his head
- Point-of-view close up high angle shot of Sarah looking down on the money and Ipod
- Series of medium close up shot-reverse-shots between Sam and Sarah arguing
- Over-the-shoulder medium close up shot with Sarah walking away
- Long shot of Sarah walking back into Sam's room
- Extreme close up of Sarah twisting the penny between her fingers
- Close up shot of Sarah
- Medium shot of Sarah and Sam, as Sarah flips the penny in the air
- Tilt extreme close up shot of the penny spinning
- Close up shot of Sarah catching the penny
- Extreme close up of the penny on landing on tails
- Fade to black
Sunday 28 October 2012
Effects of the Media-
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Hypodermic Needle Theory-
This theory focuses on the idea that audience's passively receive information from media formats without consciously doing so. Its aim is to effectively explain how mass audiences might react to mass media.
The theory suggests that the mass audiences viewing the text (eg. film, radio, poster) are manipulated by the producers, with the viewers thoughts and ideas been altered by the media. Manipulation of the population has been used through propaganda for years, which allowed the governments and people who needed support to alter the way people think, particularly the way they wanted them to think. It is important to address the fact that this is the main reason why people don't believe certain groups should be exposed to certain media formats, due to content that could be performed by the viewer themselves. An example is parents not wanting their children watching violent films, in fear that they may be encouraged to act them out themselves.
Uses and Gratifications- This theory suggested that audiences made choices about how they consumed the media they'd viewed. Suggesting that audiences had different motives and needs for viewing media and therefore reacted differently.
Lasswell suggested that media had the following functions:
- Correlation
- Surveillance
- Entertainment
- Cultural transmission
Further research was done into this theory and it was re-published in 1974. This time it suggested that audiences chose the media they viewed for different purposes:
- Diversion - escaping from everyday life
- Personal relationships - substitute for emotional interactions eg. soaps for family life
- Personal identity - learning behaviour/actions from media
- Surveillance - used for living eg. weather, news..
Moral Panics-
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Moral panics are effects which are
supposed to emerge when the media consistently represents a subgroup as
dangerous or deviant. If the media describes a group, such as 'youths' to be up to no good or troublemakers the public may treat them differently. They may try to avoid them on the street, and direct verbal and physical abuse at them.
These 'problems' challenge the normal lives of the public and can disrupt them immensely. It highlights the impact that the media has on the population and how one little media text that suggests an idea can influence the whole population in their views.
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Moral Panics can be broken down into 3 stages-
Occurance and Significance-
When a situation occurs, the media capitalises on it and produce mass media coverage on the situation. This is particularly bad when the story involves violence. The media often heavily portray it as an extremely dangerous situation and the public becomes worried by this.
Wider social implications-
The public make connections between the event and the possibility of it happening to their society. This paranoia is further confirmed by experts in the field who claim that "one event is just the tip of the iceberg," this then confirms the public's belief that something similar will happen, even though it may not. The expert opinions create the illusion that the information and statistics are correct even if they may never happen.
Social control-
The stress and unrest developed from these moral panics usually results in a change of law/new law introduced. The laws target the 'deviants' and 'troublemakers' that caused the issues in the first place, which satisfies the public as the potential threat is reduced.
Inoculation Theory-
Inoculation Theory-
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Inoculation theory suggests that
continued exposure to specific TV messages would
lead to an audience becoming desensitised, and therefore not view issues as important and out of the ordinary. Once the media viewed becomes immune to an individuals system, they will see it as normal.
For example, if an audience was consistently shown violence on the TV they will develop a different understanding towards it. It will become the social norm, and they may view it as normal and acceptable behaviour to be conducted by themselves and others and therefore will ignore it as anything out of the ordinary. For instance, they may have watched a gang beat up another individual. They would then become desensitised to this, so if they witnessed it in real life, they would believe it was just normal behaviour, despite it not being.
Catharsis Theory-
Catharsis Theory looks into the idea that exposure to violence in the media may result in reduced aggression from viewers. It allows the audience to take out anger, frustrations or emotions without physically or emotionally hurting anyone, as their aggressive tendencies are released in a harmless manner For example, children who play violent video games may be less likely to perform similar acts in real life as their frustrations have been reduced and they will be aware of the consequences of these actions.
The theory suggests that this is an effective way in reducing aggression amongst the population. Many believe that releasing this build-up of tension, and anger is much healthier than keeping it bottled in. The theory suggests that taking part in these media actions cleanses these negative feelings and emotions, and therefore reducing violence in societies.
What do the BBFC do?
The British Board of Film Classification's main aim is to inform the viewer of media content, and protect them from what they may not wish to view.
Most of the media works viewed by the examiner is done alone. However, films for cinema release, video games and adult submissions are viewed by two examiners. The examiners will watch the film in the location it is submitted to be viewed in. For example, if it's a cinema release the examiner will view the film in a cinema, to understand the full effect it will have on the audience.
The examiners view the media and assess which classification it will be given.
Cuts are usually put in place as a last resort to allow the product to be accepted into a particular classification. This is mainly to protect the viewer, who may not be aware of the content shown in the media product. The board often suggests to the producer/distributor what needs to be removed in order for the film to pass as a particular certificate. It is important for the board to cut out inappropriate behaviour as it will allow the media product to be released without offending people or glamorising inappropriate actions, eg, violence. If the board is unable to cut the film to make it appropriate, it is often rejected. However, this is only in extreme cases, a common example is sexual themes that are deemed unacceptable. The rejection of media products is usually if the cuts make the product incoherent, or the cuts required would be too extensive.
The BBFC classifies all forms of media, from cinematic releases, trailers, DVDs, Blurays and video games. The BBFC focuses on providing the audience with extensive information about specific media products they are interested in, focusing on what it includes and the suggested audience for viewing it. By providing this information they keep the audience well informed and protected from any content that may be unsuitable to them as an individual. This is probably most important for parents who wish to keep their children from viewing and playing inappropriate films and games that may influence their behaviour, such as products with heavy violence.
Catharsis Theory looks into the idea that exposure to violence in the media may result in reduced aggression from viewers. It allows the audience to take out anger, frustrations or emotions without physically or emotionally hurting anyone, as their aggressive tendencies are released in a harmless manner For example, children who play violent video games may be less likely to perform similar acts in real life as their frustrations have been reduced and they will be aware of the consequences of these actions.
The theory suggests that this is an effective way in reducing aggression amongst the population. Many believe that releasing this build-up of tension, and anger is much healthier than keeping it bottled in. The theory suggests that taking part in these media actions cleanses these negative feelings and emotions, and therefore reducing violence in societies.
What do the BBFC do?
The British Board of Film Classification's main aim is to inform the viewer of media content, and protect them from what they may not wish to view.
Most of the media works viewed by the examiner is done alone. However, films for cinema release, video games and adult submissions are viewed by two examiners. The examiners will watch the film in the location it is submitted to be viewed in. For example, if it's a cinema release the examiner will view the film in a cinema, to understand the full effect it will have on the audience.
The examiners view the media and assess which classification it will be given.
- Universal
- Parent Guardian
- 12 (12A)
- 15
- 18
- R18
Cuts are usually put in place as a last resort to allow the product to be accepted into a particular classification. This is mainly to protect the viewer, who may not be aware of the content shown in the media product. The board often suggests to the producer/distributor what needs to be removed in order for the film to pass as a particular certificate. It is important for the board to cut out inappropriate behaviour as it will allow the media product to be released without offending people or glamorising inappropriate actions, eg, violence. If the board is unable to cut the film to make it appropriate, it is often rejected. However, this is only in extreme cases, a common example is sexual themes that are deemed unacceptable. The rejection of media products is usually if the cuts make the product incoherent, or the cuts required would be too extensive.
The BBFC classifies all forms of media, from cinematic releases, trailers, DVDs, Blurays and video games. The BBFC focuses on providing the audience with extensive information about specific media products they are interested in, focusing on what it includes and the suggested audience for viewing it. By providing this information they keep the audience well informed and protected from any content that may be unsuitable to them as an individual. This is probably most important for parents who wish to keep their children from viewing and playing inappropriate films and games that may influence their behaviour, such as products with heavy violence.
Media Theories -
Most media theories suggest that a successful film abides by certain rules. In order to see whether our film followed these suggestions set by theorists I conducted some research into narrative theories.
After researching Todorov's theory of equilibrium I decided to create a short video condensing what I had learnt,which I then applied to Just My Luck (a film similar to ours):
I then applied it to our film:
I then researched into Propp's Character Theory, in order to benefit from this research I created a short Prezi on the information I felt was relevant:
Equilibrium- Sarah visits her Grandma’s house, everything is like a
typical day. They start coin collecting.
Disruption-
Dorothy gives Sarah the
lucky penny, and a series of bad events happen to her.
Recognition-
She realises that these
events are happening to her and that she is unlucky.
Attempt
to repair – She visits
her best friend Leah for comfort.
Restoration-
She learns that Leah
stole from her, and the bad luck she is experiencing is a result of Leah’s actions
and not a result of the penny.
I then researched into Propp's Character Theory, in order to benefit from this research I created a short Prezi on the information I felt was relevant:
I then applied Propp's theory to our characters:
Hero
is Sarah; she is given
the magic coin by her Grandma and seeks the luck it possesses. She is motivated
by her perceived lack of luck and is dispatched by the penny
Villain
is Leah; as she is in a
struggle with Sarah at the end of the film. Leah attempts to block Sarah’s luck
by stealing from her and then lying about it.
Donor
is Dorothy; as she
provides Sarah with the magical object as a child.
Helper
is the lucky coin; the
coin helps Sarah find out what her best friend did and helps her realise that
she is lucky. Lucy is also the helper as she tells Sarah that Leah is upstairs
which allows her to go on and find out that Leah stole from her.
Dispatcher
is the lucky coin as it
sends Sarah in the right direction. Following her unlucky events, as a
consequence of the coin, she visits her friend Leah in which she finds out the
truth. Dorothy is also the dispatcher as she provides Sarah with the penny,
which sends her in the direction of revealing what her best friend is really
like. Diane also sends Sarah on her way as she acts as the main catalyst for
encouraging Sarah to visit Leah as she accuses her of stealing £20, which
upsets Sarah.
However, we do
not have characters that assume the roles of the Princess, Princess’ father or
False Hero, because we do not have scenarios that have developed these
characters. From this it is very clear that our film abides by Propp's theory of narrative, but without completely mirroring it, allowing us to keep our originality.
I then created another Prezi on Propp's idea of narrative functions:
I then followed Propp's suggestions and applied it to our film where possible:
It is clear that our
film involves several of these functions. However, our film doesn't include all of these functions and they are not in the chronological order. However, I believe that our film abides by Propp's theory, in a way that keeps our films originality.
In our film,
we only really meet certain functions suggested by Propp:
1. A member of a family leaves home (the hero is introduced); Sarah visits her Grandma’s house
12. Hero is tested, interrogated, attacked etc, and preparing the way for his/her receiving magical agent or helper (donor); Sarah collects coins with her Grandma.
14. Hero acquires use of a magical agent (directly transferred, located, purchased, prepared, spontaneously appears, eaten/drunk, help offered by other characters); Dorothy gives Sarah the lucky penny.
12. Hero is tested, interrogated, attacked etc, and preparing the way for his /her receiving magical agent or helper (donor); Sarah faces a series of unlucky events
1. A member of a family leaves home (the hero is introduced); Sarah visits her Grandma’s house
12. Hero is tested, interrogated, attacked etc, and preparing the way for his/her receiving magical agent or helper (donor); Sarah collects coins with her Grandma.
14. Hero acquires use of a magical agent (directly transferred, located, purchased, prepared, spontaneously appears, eaten/drunk, help offered by other characters); Dorothy gives Sarah the lucky penny.
12. Hero is tested, interrogated, attacked etc, and preparing the way for his /her receiving magical agent or helper (donor); Sarah faces a series of unlucky events
15.
Hero is transferred, delivered or led to whereabouts of an object of the
search; the unlucky events
drive Sarah to Leah in hope for comfort.
19.
Initial misfortune or lack is resolved (object of search distributed, spell
broken, slain person revived, captive freed); Sarah finds all her missing items and learns the truth about
Leah.
Barthes narrative code is another narrative theory. I decided to conduct some research into the narrative theory and condense it onto a short PowerPoint:
From researching Barthes narrative codes I've had attempted to apply his theory to our short film. I believe that our film does consist of several codes described by Barthes-
Enigma code:
this can be applied to our short film as our narrative continually keeps the
audience guessing what will happen next. For instance, Dorothy gives Sarah the
penny and as a result the audience wants to know what impact it will have on
plot and on Sarah. Sarah is also the victim of lots of unlucky but lucky
events. The audience wish to see this resolved and want to find out whether the
penny is bringing her luck or not. Throughout our film the audience’s knowledge
is extremely restricted as they don’t know any more than Sarah does throughout.
When Sarah learns of the coin’s luck and Leah’s antics, the audience learn of
it at the same time.
Action code: this can be applied to our short film as Sarah loses her Ipod and her mum accuses her of stealing £20. The audience knows that Sarah didn't steal these items and because of this, it foreshadows that somebody else must have stolen them or some event must have resulted in their disappearance. This foreshadowing keeps the audience intrigued as they want to find out how these events have occurred and what Sarah will do to resolve the issue. They also want to keep watching to witness this reveal. Also Leah’s reveal that she stole from her and Sarah’s mum also keeps the audience watching as they want to see how Sarah will react to this. The audience want to find out if their friendship will continue or if this marks the end of their friendship. They predict that this decision must occur, however, in our film, we leave the audience guessing whether or not they remain friends.
Action code: this can be applied to our short film as Sarah loses her Ipod and her mum accuses her of stealing £20. The audience knows that Sarah didn't steal these items and because of this, it foreshadows that somebody else must have stolen them or some event must have resulted in their disappearance. This foreshadowing keeps the audience intrigued as they want to find out how these events have occurred and what Sarah will do to resolve the issue. They also want to keep watching to witness this reveal. Also Leah’s reveal that she stole from her and Sarah’s mum also keeps the audience watching as they want to see how Sarah will react to this. The audience want to find out if their friendship will continue or if this marks the end of their friendship. They predict that this decision must occur, however, in our film, we leave the audience guessing whether or not they remain friends.
They act as a main source of suspense!
I then conducted some research into Syd Field's 3 Act Plot, in which I converted my notes into a powerpoint-
I then applied the theory to our own short film:
Act 1-
the setup the audience is
introduced to Sarah, the main character, straight away. The film establishes
her relationship with Dorothy, the location (Barnsley) and time (Afternoon).
Plot point one- is Dorothy giving Sarah the penny. This poses the question to the audience why is it so lucky? Will it be lucky for Sarah? The penny sets up the narrative and is the driving force for pushing the narrative forward.
Plot point one- is Dorothy giving Sarah the penny. This poses the question to the audience why is it so lucky? Will it be lucky for Sarah? The penny sets up the narrative and is the driving force for pushing the narrative forward.
Act 2-
the confrontation Sarah
faces several events that give her bad luck, such as losing Kandi, breaking her
phone and her mum accusing her of stealing. She is pretty helpless to these
events and is simply a victim to them.
Mid-point- Sarah gets upset by the events and attempts to seek comfort in her best friend Leah by visiting her.
Mid-point- Sarah gets upset by the events and attempts to seek comfort in her best friend Leah by visiting her.
Act 3-
the resolution
Plot point two- in our film is Sarah realising that Leah has stolen from her and her mum.
They then argue and Sarah has a flashback of her unlucky/lucky events. She realises that the penny did bring her luck, and that it was Leah who was unlucky. She resolves her issues as she finally comes to terms with the events, understands her feelings towards Leah and the penny. However, there is no denouement section as our narrative ends with Sarah slamming the penny down in front of Leah.
Plot point two- in our film is Sarah realising that Leah has stolen from her and her mum.
They then argue and Sarah has a flashback of her unlucky/lucky events. She realises that the penny did bring her luck, and that it was Leah who was unlucky. She resolves her issues as she finally comes to terms with the events, understands her feelings towards Leah and the penny. However, there is no denouement section as our narrative ends with Sarah slamming the penny down in front of Leah.
I then researched into Levi-Strauss Binary Opposites theory, and made another Prezi as a way to condense my notes:
I then applied it to our film:
Luck vs. misfortune binary opposite drives our narrative forward as the penny brings Sarah both luck and misfortune. She embodies both sides which is unconventional, as it almost acts as an inner conflict within her. This binary opposite causes Sarah to encounter several lucky and unlucky events which drive the narrative forward to the reveal at the end as she turns to her best friend, Leah in hope for comfort. However as a result of the clash, she finds out what Leah is like.
Good vs. evil is clearly present in our narrative, as Sarah enters a conflict with Leah. This binary opposite is not present until the end of our film, in which the audience realise what has happened. Because they clash it makes the narrative end interestingly. However, we don’t resolve the clash between the two as neither side is removed and there is not a compromise between them as we do not reveal what happens next.
I believe researching these narrative theories has allowed me to understand what is suggested and expected in a successful film. The ones I've chosen to research I also linked to our film. By doing this I am now able to completely understand where our film abides by them and where it challenges them. Researching into this has provided me with a deeper understanding of film narratives, and although some elements of our film do not follow the theories due to its short length, I believe we have been able to abide by them effectively, in our way that allows our film to make sense, stay original and keep the audience interested.
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