Term 2 Week 6 Action Plan

Roland Barthes

Term 2 Week 5 Action Plan

Fixing our logo in Final Cut Pro

One of the problems we faced was trying to get our logo to be the correct colour in Final Cut Pro. At first it looked like this:

We figured out what the problem was and realised we had to export the picture as a JPEG from Photoshop. We fixed the problem and now our logo looks like this in Final Cut Pro:

Filming Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment

Risk	Why it is a risk	What we will do to prevent it
Traffic	-We could get run over or hit by a car.	Be careful on the roads.
Rain	-We could slip on the floor and hurt ourselves. -The camera could get wet and give us an electric shock.	-Be careful and do not run -Cover the camera with an umbrella if its raining
Train	-We could get hit by a train.	-Stay behind the yellow line at the train station.
Stairs	-We could fall down the stairs and injure ourselves.	-Be careful and do not run on the stairs.
Other people	-We could get attacked by thugs.	-Travel as a group
Darkness	-We could not see potential tripping hazards and we could therefore trip on them.	-Carry a torch or do not film in the dark.

Updated Storyboard Feedback

Ben Treloar:


"Looking at the updates of this new storyboard it looks more appealing and I really think you have chosen good music for this production as it build hype."


Hannah Morris:


"There are lots of interesting shots used which will be very appealing to the audience and the start looks like it suits the conventions."


Kamal Singh:


"Yes, this can really work! This is now looking like it will suit the genre and looks like it going to be good. However the ending needs slight working as it may lose focus towards the end."


Matthew Haddock:


"I think that this is going to be more appealing to the audience and the effort you are putting to props and setting is very good."


Looking at this feedback we are confident that we have made a storyboard that we can work with, The feedback is very good and there is very small things that we can improve on as well.

Term 2 Week 4 Action Plan

Cocaine timelapse

This is a video of us making our cocaine prop.

Requesting permission to film in Kettering

This is the email we went to Kettering Borough Council in order to inform them that we will be filming in Kettering.

Requesting song permission

This shows us asking the record label Domino for permission to use the song R U Mine? in our film.

Proposed Celebrities

Dyer's Star Theory

Updated Storyboard

Song option 2

This is the second song we are considering to use in our film. We feel that Arctic Monkeys have a few songs that highly suit the genre we are making so we want to use one of their songs in our film.

Song option 1

We are considering using R U Mine? by the Arctic Monkeys as we feel that it is a suitable song choice that fits the genre we are doing. It may not be our final choice but it is one of the main contenders.

Term 2 Week 3 Action Plan

Copyright and legislation

One of the main issues surrounding the main of a film is the copyright issues. This is areas like the music used and who owns the rights. The most important one is the music, this is because through a film a lot of music is used and to actually find a song or track can take time. Especially when you have spent a lot of time finding the perfect track and then not being allowed to use this as the studio or owner refuses you access. Obviously you then cannot use this as you will then be taken to court. Films with high budgets and film studios are commonly seen using pieces of music that is popular and from a more popular artist. For example Fast and Furious seven has artists like Wiz Khalifa but a film like Plastic will have music from artists that are less popular, because they don't have staff and money that are able to hold talks and deals for this. Our film will have music and we are planning to use music from Arctic Monkeys. For this we will need to contact the studio that has the rights to their music and message them to say if we can use the music we want. We will not have an issue because we are doing this for our education and not for a profitable aim. If it was going to be for a profit we probably would be denied because the studio wants their music to be in stronger, well known and potentially stronger films so that they can be represented foreign in films that have had good ratings and views.

Another issue that there is for copyright is who actually owns the rights for films. The law says that if a film has been made after 1994 then it is owned by the author or otherwise known as the director. The film The Wolf Of Wall Street is technically owned by Martin Scorsese. Our film will be directed by Murat Akpunar. So technically it will be owned by him. However they both work in a partnership with Harry Johnston so this means that Harry and Murat will own the rights to the film equally.

A legal responsibility issue that effects film makers is who they can film and where. this is because for example if it is in a town centre people in the town could refuse that they donut want to be filmed and this can make things tricky and waste time. For this they can recruit ammeter models and actors to be in the shot and act what they need to do without facing the legal issue of consent of filming. Our film will be filmed in a town centre and train station. These are areas that are heavily denied with people. But we have planned that people will not be recognises in our film as they will be in the distance. This will stop any filming consent issues. Filming in a trains station will be difficult for us as we are showing that we are carrying drugs. So before filming we contacted the local council for our filming and they have accepted us to film which gives us the right to film at this location. We had to keep it in a small place otherwise it would of been harder to gain access. However bigger film companies will gain access because they have more staff that will be able to control the situation and prevent less accidents.

Censorship is a big issue for directors and film investors. Britain has a negative view of freedom of speech and this can effect the aims of a film. In our film we do have aims to have scenarios of prejudice and swearing that may cause offence but we will address the audience that this has been done for entertainment purposes and not to cause any harm. The people that control censorship in the UK is the government and the laws that are passed. One incident that effected censorship in our film that could of effected our is that in 2004 the film Black Friday was released in cinemas in the UK, however the scene where there is cockfighting is deleted as it goes against cruelty. We were planning to use animals in our film mistreated but cancelled this as it would be very hard to do and many viewers can be offended. Overall censorship is controlled by government and laws that are passed by, also groups that oppose a certain viewing or treatment of something like how violence is portrayed in a film etc.

Prop Research

We watched this video as cocaine packages are one of the props that we will feature in our film, for this reason we need to know how to make cocaine packages and this video showed us how.

Distrubuting and Marketing our Products

Original Storyboard Feedback

Matthew Haddock:


"Looking at this storyboard and comparing it to your genre for your media product I think that the start seems to be very boring and that it will struggle to get the audiences attention."


Kamal Singh:


"It Looks very boring and dreary and I don't think it reflects the crime genre."


Hannah Morris:


"It looks like it is going to be a very serious start which can build tension and the start is very unconventional."


Ben Treloar:


"The first needs improving but I really like the ending to this storyboard as you are planning to use a range of different shots."


Looking at this feedback from our storyboard it looks like we are going to have to make a new storyboard. We agree with the comments because we only have two minutes to do the start and it should be gripping and attracting the audiences attention. We still need to use a variety of shots so that it is engaging as well. Crime films tend to have serious starts like The Dark Knight so we will continue this convention onto our next storyboard.

Original storyboard

Term 2 Week 2 Action Plan

BBFC Research