Concept

As a company, we at Super Dench Productions have decided to produce our films under the comedy genre. Our target audience will be young adults aged 16-25. There will be a preliminary task in order to prepare us for producing a two minute introduction for a comedy movie.

Super Dench Productions Business Card

Super Dench Productions

Company Name: Super Dench Productions

Slogan: Don't Watch That

Cheif Executive Officer: Samuel Marfo

Executive Manager: Shaun Palmer

Producer: Daniel Davidson

Secretary: Dee Khalaj

180 Degree Rule

The 180 degree rule is used when filming a scene with two characters opposite each other. To follow the 180 degree rule the camera must stay the same side of the imaginary axis (shown in the picture below) meaning that the character on the left stays on the left and the character on the right stays on the right. This is done to avoid confusing the audience when the character on the left suddenly appears on the right and vice versa. Sometimes the 180 degree rule is deliberately broken in what is described as a reverse shot, when the camera moves to the other side of the imaginary axis.

Scriptwriting

Scripts are text documents containing lists of instructions that are to be executed by certain script managers in order for the desired automated action to be achieved. There is a scene heading; the name of the characters above the dialogue; there is a description of the actions; there is a description of the shot type.

Camera Angles

An eye level shot indicates that the character is equal with the audience.

A high angle shot suggests that the audience is higher than the character and that the character is small and lacks power, as the audience is looking down at the them.

A low angle shot portrays the characters as people with high authority by forcing the audience to look up at them.

Social Classes

Grade A - Upper Middle Class - The chief income earner's occupation is higher managerial, administrative or professional.


Grade B - Middle Class - The chief income earner's occupation is intermediate managerial, administrative or professional.


Grade C1 - Lower Middle Class - The chief income earner's occupation is supervisory or clerical and junior managerial, administrative or professional.


Grade C2 - Skilled Working Class - The chief income earner is a skilled manual worker.


Grade D - Working Class - The chief income earner is a semi or unskilled manual worker.


Grade E - Those at the lowest levels of subsistence - The chief income earner is a low grade worker, pensioner or depends on the welfare state for income.

Scream

I watched, analysed and drew a storyboard for the first seven minutes of the horror movie "Scream" in research of the horror genre and for storyboard drawing practise.

Inception

I watched and analysed the first two minutes of "Inception" in research of the thriller genre. The tense non-diagetic music, the close-up shots of significant objects, and the cuts in the first two minutes of the highly successful thriller movie are what filled the movie with suspense, tension and excitement. 

Below is a picture of me holding up the storyboard I drew for the first couple of minutes of the thriller movie "Inception".

The Thriller Genre

Films of the thriller genre attempt to thrill their target audience. This is usually done by creating suspense, tension and excitement with quick cuts supported by the right non-diagetic music. Two main themes of thrillers are the desire for justice and the morality of individuals. 

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

I have just watched and analysed the first couple of minutes of "Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood". The movie clearly belongs to the comedy genre as it humorous by exaggerating racial stereotypes by showing blacks in an urban neighbourhood shooting each other and not living past the age of twenty one. A woman comes running out of her house after a young man is shot, starts screaming to the lord about her son and then finds out it is not actually her son that has been shot - this would not be shown in any other genre other than comedy, as it would not be taken seriously.


Below is a picture of me holding up the storyboard I drew of the first minute of 'Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood'.

    

BBC Research

The BBC is a multinational company, owned by the government, that is heavily involved in the broadcasting industry, both television broadcasting and radio broadcasting. Their television channels: BBC 1 and BBC 2 have a very wide audience; BBC THREE's target audience consists of teenagers and young adults; BBC FOUR targets a very mature, middle class audience. The BBC would without a doubt be worth while working with as they are a well known, highly respected, trustworthy broadcating company that reach a very wide audience.

Pre-Production, Production and Post-Production

Pre-production refers to the process before the production, which prepares all the elements in the film. It can involve: scriptwriting, casting, location scouting, costume designing, film budgeting and preparing a production schedule. Pre-production is vital and can never be skipped in the making of any film. If not done properly, the production process is more than likely to be a shambles. Once the process of pre-production is complete, the production process is ready to take place. Production simply just refers to all the filming and once that is complete, post-production can begin. Post-production involves editing what has filmed during the production process, and possibly adding non-diagetic sound.