Vindictive - Storyboard

Vindictive - Storyboard

This is a long shot of us walking down the road. 

The shot continues till the sound of a phone ringing.

This is a close up of us using a phone in which we use match on action to show us answering it.

This is a a two shot involving two of our characters, in which we are greeted with the first dialog.

This is a long shot of us running towards the house, in which the non diegetic music starts.

This is a long shot of us walking into the house, looking through the blinds through the window.

This is a high angle medium shot of Luke checking for pulse of the supposed victim. This is accompanied with the dialogue " He's dead"

This is a long shot of the antagonist running out of the vicinity. The music intensify's.

This is an over the shoulder shot of one of the protagonists looking out of the window.

This is a panning shot of one of the protagonists going of in pursuit as the camera follows the movement and ends looking at the window.

This is  another panning shot of Both the antagonist and protagonist in a chase. The music remains steady.

This is a long shot of the antagonist and protagonist continuing the chase.

This is the Dolly shot in which we plan for it to be the integral part of the chase scene.

This is the start of the fight scene where we are accompanied with an over the shoulder shot.

The music intensifies here as the antagonist faces towards the camera, signifying the start of the actual fight.

This is a long shit of the beginning of the fight, in which all the characters are present.

This is a three shot of the climax intensifying the immersive experience of the fight scene.

This is a two shot of the main characters they are engaged in a 1 vs 1 brawl.

This is the final shot in which we see the antagonist get defeated and the music cuts.

This is the title sequence of our film ending our 2 minute short.

Vindictive - Evaluation Task 7

Looking Back At Your Preliminary Task, What Do You Feel You Have Learnt In The Progression  From It To The Full Product?

In our preliminary task, we tried to use a variety of shots that we knew, such as the close-up, medium and long shot. We also incorporated a match-on-action, shot-reverse-shot and stuck to the 180 degree rule. 

However, we didn't focus on maintaining a consistent lighting and the camera was wobbling quite a bit throughout the task. We learned from this and so applied our improvements onto the final task, making sure we used a variety of new shots we learned throughout the process, making the sure the colour was the same and we also used appliances such as the tripod to help keep the camera level and to reduce the wobble and quality of the shots.

Vindictive - Evaluation Task 6

What Have You Learnt About Technologies From The Process Of Constructing This Product?

Computer

When making our movie, we didn't use any specialist computers, but used standard ones as these do the job sufficiently and quickly. We used the computer to organise the many clips we had of our opening scene, and this was helpful as it allowed us to put all the shots in the right order in the final edit more of an easier job. The computer we used also allowed us to use the editing software without inconvenience . 

Camera

The camera we used was suitable for our filming and final product as it was practical and filmed in a high definition, almost equal to the those that are used in a professional environment that cost thousands. It allowed us to film all kinds of shots from close-ups to establishing shots, and the frame rate was excellent for our fast paced moments such as the fight scene. 

Tripod

The tripod we used was suited to our filming and the environment we were filming in as it could be extended to a tall height and shortened to a short height, all while maintaining a level balance for the camera to sit on. Its neck could also be adjusted to make a low-angle or high-angle shot. This made the tripod practical for all obstacles that needed to be overcome .

Editing Software

For our opening scene, we used two pieces of software - CyberLink PowerDirector and Adobe Premiere elements. We mainly used CyberLink PowerDirector for editing the majority of the opening, and was especially helpful for editing the fast-paced fight scene. It was simple and easy to use, while still giving a high quality, professional look to the final product. For the distribution credits, we used Adobe Premiere Elements to edit our animation of the chosen images. This is because this editing software was already installed on the computers we were using, making it convenient at the start to make one of the key aspects of the opening scene. It also allowed us to add nice effects that we wanted.

Vindictive - Evaluation Task 5

How Did You Attract/Address Your Audience?

In this version of the opening scene, we have annotated it to explain some key aspects of the opening scene. It shows the ways in which our film links to other action genres and how it attracts to the target audience we have focused on. The annotations also show genre conventions, the use of music, similarities with other movies and what we have identified as a unique selling point in our opening scene.

Vindictive - Evaluation Task 4

Vindictive - Who Would Be The Audience For Your Media Product

The target audience for Vindictive is primarily focused on teenagers and adults. This is because they will be able to keep up with the excitement of the film, and the opening scene shows this, and this type of audience are generally into these genre of films.

The targeted gender of our opening scene is primarily focused on males, whereas females would enjoy it as well.

The target audience would likely shop occasionally in places that sell electricals, games and movies, so this would be a good place for them to get a movie such as Vindictive. This is because the target audience is focused on teenagers and young adults and so this where they would typically shop. This relates to them because it shows that these people are very modern and the movie is a modern one, and not set anytime in the past.

The music the target audience would also listen to modern music, and so the opening scene incorporates modern action music that ties in with the story of the scene. This will make the audience relate to the scene more likely and so will improve the popularity of the film.

The target audience are likely to watch television shows that are similar to movies they are interested in, the action genre being one of them. As they are likely to watch television everyday, the action genre would have a big impact on their genre preferences, making them more likely to watch action genre more than any other genre.

Vindictive - Evaluation Task 2

Vindictive - How Does your Media Product Represent Particular Social Groups?

In these screen shots, we have the main protagonist from Vindictive compared with two characters from other action movies; Jason Bourne from the Bourne action movie series and Royce from the action movie Predators. 

From these images, we can see the characters are quite similar as they are not very muscular, as seen with some action heroes such as Rambo, but still show an element of fighting skill and strength, and also makes them look a little more intelligent and tactical. What is also similar about these characters is their clothing, as they are wearing casual,inconspicuous clothing. This means they would not stand out in public. It also suggests they are capable of completing their missions without drawing attention to themselves. 

They also share a similar expression and personality and it shows they take their missions seriously. This is conventional of an action hero as they are not typically looked at as people who have fun and take things casually. This expresses to the audience that the mission is a long and difficult one that must not be taken lightly.  

Vindictive - Evaluation Task 3

Vindictive - What Kind Of Media Institution Might Distribute Your Media Product And Why?

In our final product, we created two production company names, CWP Films and Blue Horse Films. We came up with CWP Films by using the first letter of all of our surnames and put them together; Cottee Whitbread Powell Films. We also used a background that stood out and would grab the audiences attention with its scenery and colours, and then edited CWP Films in the foreground for the distribution credit. Another production company we created was Blue Horse Films, which we came up with when using the images that we were working with to create a production company. In the edit we turned a horse black and white to be used at the start and then made it flash into a strong blue colour, while glowing at the same time, giving a nice effect on the distribution credit. The film would have a massive contribution from both CWP Films and Blue Horse Films, and so the use of synergy would enhance the films progress.  This means that one comapny would focus on the Sound and editing, while the other would focus on the story and the filming of the movie.

Vindictive - Evaluation Task 1

Vindictive - In What Ways Does Your Media Product Use, Develop Or Challenge Forms And Conventions Of Real Media Products?

The Title Of The Film

The title of the film, Vindictive, is shown at the climax of the opening scene, making it stand out and emphasises the intensity of the film, a key factor of an action movie. It suggests to the audience that "Vindictive"is the main topic of the film and leaves an enigma of why someone might want to take revenge on something; the short definition of Vindictive.

Setting/Location

We filmed at an old house, which is a suitable and realistic setting for a murder, and we also filmed at a river with a bridge across it as this is a typical fight location, as it gives the impression to the audience that there is nowhere to run and that a fight will have to decide the fate of the characters, a typical cliche for an action movie fight scene.

Costumes And Props

The costumes we used were stereotypical to what young males wear. This conforms to action movies as the protagonists are usually seen as casual looking people, but are ready at any time to complete a task, no matter how difficult it is. It also allows the audience to relate to the main characters, making them feel more a part of the movie.

Camerawork And Editing

The film uses a variety of camera shots and angles, giving different effects and engaging the audience in the action of the film. The shot featured above is a medium-long shot which captures the action of the narrative and the audience can see the villain being chased by the protagonist. This would engage the audience in the dramatic action sequence and it also shows the setting of a suburban neighborhood, which is a recognisable setting that the audience would relate to.

Font And Style

The titles of the actors names fade in and out underneath the relevant actor. This causes the audience to understand which character is played by the relevant actor. This is conventional of film openings and allows the audience to further engage with the film. These shots is also effective because it is a close-up shot of the actors faces. 

Story And How The Opening Sets It Up

The opening is conventional to an action movie as it shows a scene that will give the audience a general idea of what the movie is going to be about. It also leaves an enigma to the audience, asking questions such as: why is there a man dead? who killed him? how is the runner related to the scene and the rest of the movie? is there something bigger than initially thought behind this?

Genre And How The Opening Suggests It

The opening scene shows it is an action genre as it starts with a quick, tense scene, a typical convention of an action movie. With a chase and fight scene in the first two minutes, it conforms to action films as they tend to do this to excite the audience already, getting them ready for the film. 

How Characters Are Introduced

The first shot is a shot of the two main protagonists who get a call to a homicide. This is conventional of an action film as action films usually start off with a death, giving them a motive to catch the culprit, which leads to a long journey with many obstacles and twists and turns on the way. From this scene we can see that it is their job to do these dangerous missions, and shows their professionalism and skill that they are capable of doing it.

Special Effects

In the opening scene, special effects were used to enhance the action of the movie. It was used to emphasise the fight scene, with realistic, powerful punch and kick noises. it also used relevant background music that suited the scenes before the chase, and there was also relevant music in the background of the chase and fight scene, with parts of the music directly linking to the shot the scene showed

Presentation Of Our Opening Film

Presentation Of Our Opening Film

Vindictive - Final Movie

Vindictive - Final Movie

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Vindictive - Certificate Rating of our Film

Vindictive - Certificate Rating of our Film

The certificate rating of our film would be a 12

It would be considered a 12 because there is a lot of violence in the film which is not appropriate for young people of age because it could influence them to become violent to other people around them. They could also imitate the fight moves, which could result in there own injuries. Also there is a scene where a person is getting murdered and strangled which could make people feel uncomfortable. There is no blood or bad injuries which show blood in the film which is why we have not put it at a 15. Also there is no sex or nudity in the film because if there was that means it would have to be put as 15 rated.Another factor which keeps it at a 12 is that there is no swearing in the film, there can be swearing in a 12 rated film but there can't be a lot because it would be put up to 15.

Vindictive - Final Setting

Vindictive - Final Setting

For the Final setting we chose to film in a place that we can all get to and isn't really far away all of us. We chose to film at one of our houses but it was only for the scene where we discover the body of the first protagonist brother, after we made the decision to do the fight scene at the bridge. Which at first we thought was a good idea however there was a bad factor to filming at the bridge, People kept walking past the bridge because it is a public place and that gave us a disadvantage to get the shots in a short amount of time. We spent over 4 hours there filming because people kept walking past and postponing out film time. But it was all worth it in the end because it was a nice location and it was a closed space which gives us the opportunity to use the environment around us, to use it for the fight scene.

The setting that we originally wanted was to be set into the woods ( The Old Common in Cobham) where there is hardly any people to disturb the filming. Also it is a place where a murder would usually happen in action films so we were thinking of going there but the plot changed and we ended going to a place a lot closer.

Vindictive - Day 3 of Editing

Vindictive - Day 3 of Editing

On the third day of editing we were required to finish what we needed for our film which involved us completely cutting and manipulating the fight scene into our film and then editing the entire film to ensure a smooth professional finish to every part of our film. We started with the fight scene as it obviously was a priority to get it sorted before doing any final editing.

We started off by bringing up the designated file on the editing software which contained the relevant clips which we were required to cut and edit to go into our film. After recollecting it we began by viewing what we had and then cutting each individual clip where necessary, as we wanted a relatively quick paced and vibrant fight scene between the three main characters. We achieved this relatively quickly as although we had an array of different shots and angles, many did not need to be cut too much due to the nature of the fight scene.

In the fight scene the characters each have moments in which they recover and so with this in mind we barely manipulated these parts as we believed they would be effective at portraying the physical attributes which are so commonly associated with action movie heroes. However for the other clips; including the actual punches or kicks we needed to alter them substantially to keep the ecstatic flow of the fight scene which allows a more emphatic view on the choreography of the fight scene in our opening scene to the movie.

After we finished cutting down the scenes to fit into the time frame we then ensured that it all ran smoothly throughout the entirety of the film. Although a few visual complications and a couple of enigmas were present, we deemed them necessary to the understanding of the audience and decided that it we rendered the lighting of the individual clips we could resemble the same lighting from the other clips to make it seem more realistic and professional.

Afterwards the final task we had to do was to ensure the music and sound effects we had chosen were all in the correct position in accordance to the actual film in general. We were also required in addition to incoroporate our production credits wgich we had created earlier into our film for a more authentic look and we also placed relevant credit to the various people who took part through the short opening credits we used. The final thing we had to do after completing the tasks was to incorporate the final title of the movie; so in this case we decided that an animatic title would be a better choice due to the action movie genre we had chosen and so we got one of our previous designs for a title and animated it using adobe fireworks. We then placed it into our film at the end to help add emphasis onto the name of the film and we believe this will be integral at relating to the audience.

Vindictive - Day 2 of Editing

Vindictive - Day 2 of Editing

On the second day of editing we were required to actually cut and blend the videos we had created into the professional and designated ordering we wanted. We began by splitting the clips into three sections so that we could focus on the editing on one specific bit to allow for a higher quality finish of each part. We chose to do the chase scene first as we deemed that to be the most time consuming in terms of sorting it out as it most likely contained the highest number of clips overall.

We began by cutting each individual clip so that it would be quick and efficient to help emphasise the chase scene happening. So we ensured that each shot wasn't prolonged too much as we believed that could have a negative effect on our film as the quickness of the chase scene helps engage the audience into our film and so it was integral to achieve a high standard in this part. We managed to achieve this for each of our clips we used as we cut each one to an appropriate manner in which the audience are still fully aware of the storyline of our opening scene and remain engaged throughout the chase scene.

 We also decided that through the use of the music we had chosen that we would correlate the movie clips with the music to help create a tense atmosphere amongst the audience and add effect to the beginning of the chase scene. We decided that due to the music we chose having a quieter opening followed by a louder percussion noise before going into the main section of the film, we decided that the shot of the protagonists seeing the antagonist attempted escape would be a good shot to use it on as it adds the necessary emphasis on the antagonists discovery.

Secondarily we focused on the opening scene and Bill's character death, we all agreed that the main part to this scene was the short dialogue between the main protagonists and the discovery of the body. So playing on this idea we developed the audio of the clips involving the protagonists so that the audience can hear them clearer and that the friendship between the two may be broadcast more through their interactions with one another.

The next part we focused on was Bill's death scene in which we decided to keep relatively short as we wanted to ensure that the chase and fight scene got the relevant screen time due to them being the main part in our opening scene. However we still cut down both these scenes extensively to help add effect and we wanted to incorporate some sort of ambiance but decided against it as we thought it was more suited to a horror film. Afterwards we had to stop there due to the time it took us to cut and edit these pieces in with there various different requirements, so we were not able to finish all the scenes as we had to focus on the fight scene which we all knew would take an extensive amount of time.

Vindictive - Day 1 of Editing

Vindictive - Day 1 of Editing

After we successfully finished filming our film we were then required to edit the movie into a free flowing using various different editing software's including Adobe Premier elements and Cyberlink powerdirector. The first task we set out to complete was the sorting out of all of our individual film files, in which we had to seperate those in which we could use primarily in our film with the common outtake for various reasons such as laughing or bad quality ect.

We were required to sit through and watch all the clips we had taken throughout our filming to designate which could be used. We created some folders to withhold the different clips we were going through, this meant that we actually had an outtake folder and a usable folder. Afterwards we sorted our music into these two files where we further incorporated them to make it easier when integrating them into our final film. We created sub-divisions within the usable folder for the various scenes we decided would be acceptable including the intro scene, Bill's death scene, chase scene and the final fight scene.

we eventually managed to sort through these film clips we had acquired into the various sub-divisions within the usable folder. We were then set the task of actually placing the usable film clips into the editing software after selecting the slightly better qualities of some doubles we had of scenes. We chose to incorporate things in a chronological order which would make it easier when manipulating the clips to suit the pace of our film through the various different camera angles we used.

We began with the intro scene and Bill's character death in which we placed the film scenes into the relevant ordering after some deliberation on what was the best quality clips we had overall. Eventually we placed these relevant scenes in and then began placing the chase and fight scene clips into the editing software in there order as well to keep things simple for us as well. Afterwards we were rather tight on time and ended the first day after placing all the clips into the editing software, however we will be required to edit extensively due to the overall length of all the clips together.

Vindictive - Camera Angle Tutorial

Vindictive - Camera Angle Tutorial

For Camera angles we searched Good camera angles for Fight scenes and it came up with  a channel called Video maker, this video tutorial goes through the basics of good camera angles for a fight scene. They tell you basic and simple instructions which then make it a lot more easier to practice and tell your friends. They tell you good ways to edit so that it looks like a real action film. Although they don't go into very much detail they do show the basics but they don't go into the advanced stuff which we want.

 For example they go through how to set up the camera, so the camera needs to be set up at a angle so that the person who is punching makes it look like that they are actually being hit, and it makes it really realistic if the other person reacts when the persons fist goes past the persons face. We also learnt that if a person is going to kick when the person reacts to the kick the camera should go up so it adds the effect to the kick like it has a lot of power. This is very good if you want to make the film look very realistic.

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Vindictive - Fighting Tutorials

Vindictive - Fighting Tutorials

The Tutorials that we looked up were mostly fight scene tutorials and how to make the scene look good. We looked up basic punching tutorials in film and it came up with a lot of tutorials but the ones that really stood and helped us out was a channel called Indie Action Movie Tutorials, they show how to do all of the punching and explain in good detail, they also make it very useful because they make it simple so that it is easy to practice. We also looked up other tutorials for example "How to make fight scene shots look good" It came up with selling hits on camera which shows good shots for the fighting scene. They show good shots and explain how and why they are used.

When we come to do our fight scene we will have more knowledge on how to make the punch look real without actually punching the person, because real punching wouldn't look as good and more unrealistic then a fake punch. On the tutorial it tells us to punch in front of the persons face and they have to react like they have just being punched, by doing this it makes look like they have been hit really hard and gives the audience the perspective that the person who has been hit so hard that he has been knocked to the ground. Also it makes it look like the guys can take a hit because the way that they hit the person makes it look so powerful that it would knock them out on the first hit but it doesn't.

Vindictive - Final Titles

Vindictive - Final Titles

When selecting the titles to our film we wanted to produce an appropriate title to fit into our action movie genre and so we decided to look at various other action movies to get an idea of what we were creating.

Eventually we decided that through some practice using adobe fireworks to create the titles we wanted, we decided that it was probably best to create a title with an element of action movies in it. After creating the practice title below we decided that it fit the criteria we wanted it too as it incorporated action movie elements into it and it also contained a bold and metallic style of writing.

We believe that these titles we created would be good to produce as an animatic as we believe that we may be able to incorporate the bullet and underline into a moving image which can emphasise the title to the audience and also allows added effect to be added to the action qualities of our film.

Vindictive - Final Soundtrack

Vindictive - Final Soundtrack

When selecting our music we set up certain criteria which we believed would be necessary to achieve a high standard of music to accompany our film. We eventually chose a couple which we thought for acceptable for our film after searching through various different websites looking for music including:
http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?feels%5B%5D=Action
http://www.soundboard.com/sb/Chase_Scene_Music
http://www.beatsuite.com/music/category/action-and-energy/179
http://audionautix.com/

Eventually we selected to choose Volatile Reaction from Kevin MacLeod.

We chose this music as we believe it would be suitable for the chase scene due to its low and ambient 
start followed by the quicker and more emphatic middle with its dramatic percussion music adding depth
and effect to the music which can help add structure to our chase scene. It also gives us a slower second 
half to the music which can be of good use to use in the fight scene as we may be able to incorporate 
the fight scene to fit accordingly with the music given through the use of editing.

Vindictive - Stereotypes in our Film

Vindictive - Stereotypes in our Film

We tried to make our Heroes as close to action heroes as we possibly could, we tried to act tough when we got the phone call. So when we got the phone call we ran straight away to the scene like we are trying to look like we care about people. When the body is found we go down to see if he has a pulse, when we find out he doesn't we make it look like we are sad but soon we forget about the body and go out to chase the bad guy.

Also we tried to make them fighters. When we go into the fight scene we try to make the heroes look really good at fighting by making them do all kind of fancy moves for example a round house kick, which is when the person spins around and kicks out from behind. This shows that they have a good knowledge of fighting and that they are experienced fighters so people should be careful when fighting them.

The Bad guy that we are fighting in our film is a assassin, so he has been in the military in the past and has a lot of experience in fighting. So he is a trained killer who is taking care of a persons problem. In this scene we make him look very aggressive to the heroes because of the way he fights. He fights very professionally in the film, he blocks and dodges most of the the hits thrown at him.

Overall the heroes are the ones that come out in the end defeating him by a Knock Out scene, but the bad guy is the one who is the better fighter out of the three and is the one who is intended to be more tougher than the other characters.

The clothes that we wore were not very close to what action heroes wear we wore coats,jeans and trainers, which is not accurate to normal action hero clothes, they are usually in soldier uniforms and suits, Sometimes they can wear normal clothes but that is usually when they are a undercover cop or a secret agent.