Progress report

19/01/2013 - I have done all my work which was needed to do, I've added onto my blog the mise-en-scene, casting, locations, lighting, props, costume and make-up. I've also e-mailed ealing town hall to ask for permission to shoot there for our production work, and also have finished the script and uploaded it, I've completed all the tasks that I needed to from the media macguffin blog, now all that left to do is upload the storyboard, which will be done before Monday 21st.


Action plan 
- upload finished script 
- upload story board

Mise-En-Scene.

Casting - I will be the main actor within our production work and there will be a minor role played by Dupinder and Ashwaria. We want to keep the actors as minimum as possible, as otherwise it will cause a lot of hassle and will be al over the place, so having 3 characters will help there not being much problem, and also as we are all part of the production work we will give it all our best and will be dedicated and determine to do the work to perfection, whereas if it was someone else they may not be able to shoot on the days we prefer and would suit to. 

Location - We are going to be shooting within either Ealing town hall or Wembley mandir for the first scene, which is where the girl will be saying bye to her friend and then walking down the flight of stairs in a rush which would create enigma for the audience, then the shops around the corner from either the town hall or mandir, which then leads onto the train station and then a phone call outside the train station and then Dupinders bedroom for when I wake up.

Lighting - We will be using natural lighting and key-lighting for the train scene to create realism when the scene commences, but we may also use low-key lighting there to create enigma and suspense for the audience, also as train stations are mostly dark it would be easier to create this effect. We will use high key lighting when I'm waking up  to create a sense of realism and back to reality and a wake up hint, as that was all a dream. 

Props - We will use minimum amount of props, we are only going to be using a rucksack, for myself when I am walking down the flight of stairs, this is to represent the fact that I have just done some work with my friends. Also I will be holding a blackberry which will be to text the person I am going to see and also pick up the phone call when I receive a phone call from the person.

Costume  - I will be wearing casual clothing, blue skinny jeans and an jacket, this is because I'm a casual person and also I just finished a lecture as I am in uni, so I wouldn't be over dressed for an event like that, as it isn't a party. Ashwaria will be wearing casual clothing as well, jeans and a top, this is to emphasis on the type of people we are, as we are just school students so we wouldn't need to dress up a lot. Dupinder will be wearing black clothing so black hoody and joggers, this is because she is cross-dressing as a boy, and this is the best way to show a boy character, also because she is in black it could represent the power she may hold, sexuality, sophistication, formality, her fear or evilness, unhappiness or even anger, we will be showing only the back side of her, as we want the audience to remain in enigma of whom this character is and who is this character to the girl, also hoodies and joggers are clothing boys often wear.

Make-up - I will be wearing eye-line and light lipstick this is to show I am a mature girl, but there will be minimum make-up involved as it isn't a big event, she just went to university so not much make-up is needed, Ashwaria will be wearing eye-liner as well, to show she is a mature girl as well. Dupinder will be wearing pale foundation to make her look a bit scary as we will show a bit of her face from the side, and the front not being shown would make the audience wanting to know who it is but then it cuts from there. 

Request

As you can see I've asked to shoot within the town hall, I've told them details about me and what school I study at and also why I need to shoot there for my media production work. It is important to e-mail and ask for permission before just going there as we don't want to disturb anyone or create arguments with anyone or even get into any trouble. 

As you can see, we have received a reply from the Ealing Town hall, so we are in with a chance of getting that location to shoot within, so from now on I have to make sure I keep a look out for my e-mails and make sure I reply on time. Now we've nearly got our location almost sorted, we are almost ready to shoot, as all have updated our blogs and done everything required. 

Locations; research.

Location.

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We will be shooting in either Ealing town hall or a mandir in wembley where they are big stairs, and show the girl walking down, we will decide this after we get a reply from ealing town hall, if we do get a reply we will shoot there if not the mandir, this is because I know the owners thus allowing us to shoot there only on the stairs. She will walk down them texting someone, and we zoom into a text, then we will walk down the streets and show the different places around then she goes to the train station and gets off and gets a phone call from someone whom isn't shown which would create enigma for the audience, as she will be conversating and we will hear his voice but don't see his face, then there is a blurry image of the guy and suddenly there is a black out and then a dissolve cut of her waking up, and it zooms out of her eye as it was a dream. 


We will be shooting our train station scene over here, in southall train station just a quick fast shot of the train going past, and the girl going into the train from the other side, this is because this isn't a very busy train station so we won't have much distractions, and if we go early in the morning around 10ish it's not so busy, so it will be easier for us. Also as we get the effect we want from the shot, due to their being two platforms, so we will be allowed to film from the other side, which will mean we can capture the effect we are looking to get and it will therefore intrigue the audience into our production work.  

Also another location we will be using is a bedroom, we will be shooting in a bedroom, where I will wake up from after the other events and therefore portraying it was all a bad dream, this will be a sense of me coming back to reality, there will be flashbacks and fast shots of what has occurred to make me recapture the moments, this will be shoot in Dupinders bedroom. 




   

Ideas

This is one of the videos which attracted our group, this is because of the rain effects, if we use this within our production work it would be to emphasis the rain, and also as one of our scenes is going to be a sad one, as when the girl receives a call from the person she loves and he doesn't show interest within her, we could add this effect to show the tears and as they would hit the screen it would exaggerate on her tears, and also when it rains the mood changes as well as the atmosphere to sadness, so this would work well within our production work. Also the slow movement of the rain is a good way to exaggerate on it, and captures the moment very effectively. We could use this as a long shot and then it turns into a close-up shot of the girl crying. This would  allow the audience to feel as if they are part of the atmosphere.

Ill manors - Broadcasting, Print, E-media

Broadcasting -  Cinema, television, DVD, talk show, news teams, awards, festivals and premiers.
Ill manors was promoted by the idea of synergy which is the element were a production of a product links to or promotes another, which helps encourage more audiences to watch it. Ill manors was a successful film due to it being promoted well, this was because Plan B is a well known artist and song-write who also directed it. The interview is part of the BBC radio 1Xtra, which is a huge part within the broadcasting sector. BBC 1Xtra is a radio station which is aimed a young adults from 15-30 year olds, it is a popular radio station and hearing this would attract many audiences as of the music within the background. Ill manors being promoted on this radio station will attract many audiences, as it is a well-known national radio station, which people within the U.K will listen to thus they will gain the information of the film, as well as the film being promoted Plan B's music will be too, as it is a radio station and them hearing him talking will engage them, if they prefer his music and they'd be eager to watch his film. Ben Drew talks about the word "CHAV" and he says he has stated that for council house and violence, which is used to reprsent younger children who are less educated, he believes they are able to "embrace it and feel the fire" which is what the film is about, he believe it is a primary insight. He wants to convey a message, and he wants to know a lot of things, he doesn't believe wrong should happen. This is effective as he relates it to other people, he believe it should have the enegry within the song and film, this allow the viewers to be aware of the problems people are facing and how the less educated kids are being treated, he believe that isn't correct, nobody should be feeling unwanted and disowned, everyone deserves to live a proper life without all this trouble.
 




Print- promotions and adverstiments 
This is a print advet of Ill manors, they've made this for promotion. Ill manors being in red and in the middle of the page could connote blood or danger as red is symbolic towards that, also it being in blood could connote something bad may occur, which will have a big impact within the narrative. The images are really bright and the first one is the biggest which could suggest something is based around that, also the gun in the guys hand suggests violence, and there could be something gun-related within the film, him pointing it towards himself within the mirror could connote he hates himself or something and wants to die, as something may have occured in his past life. The print advert is a way of promoting the film, and at the bottom there is a image of Ben Drew, which will attract the audience, as he is holding the camera which thus emphasis on him being the director of it, and people whom like his music will then go to watch the film. The top line is bold "we are all products of our environment, so environments are just harder to survive in" this suggests violence and conflict within the narrative to occur and this being put on a print advert would attract audiences whom enjoy watching violence, also it relates to the characters lives as where they are from the estate the life they live isn't so good, it is a rough area with drug dealing happening everywhere, which emphasis on the narrative of the film.



E-media - trailers, advertisements and promotions 

The E-media would be the website of Ill manors. The website lets the audience to explore and surf around to find out extra information they may not receive in any other way, about the film, characters and directors, this could be the most general information they want to know which they can receive, also the website being so simple and basic it would be easier for the audience to use. This could attract many people as if they get background information they may be more into watching the film. The e-media is another way of promoting and adversting the main aspects, as everyone is able to use the technology now and is able to use social networking sites they are able to search on about more information if they wish to, especially the teenagers and young adults.The colours of the website is very dark thus emphasising the film will have a lot of low-key lighting used within it to show the type of gangs they are and also the narrative, as there are people within the website whom are the characters with lazy body languages and there are props which suggest there will be crime involved. You could also use facebook or twitter as to promote ill manors even more. 

Ill manors - website

   

The website engages many different types of audiences in, by using many techniques, it is a creative and different website. The layout of it is very simple and easy to explore on. Also it is a good way for Plan B to promote all his work through, due to it being cost effectively. Ill manors being on the side in block letters in effective as it fits in with the background of the buildings, it is as if they are buildings part of the estate, which is similar to the location so it fits in with everything, which would attract many audiences. The setting of the website of the estate buildings have graffiti on the walls and rough furnitue thus it being easier to recognise what type of film this is, the dark colours make it even more believable that it is in a urban film. The low-key lighting will engage the audience as it create suspense and leaves the audience in engima. The website also includes the characters whom will be a part of this play, their costume emphasis on the roles they will be having, as they are all wearing rough clothing it suggests they will be having bad boy gangster roles. The long-shot of the boys show their body language clearly and it indicates the attitude they will be having due to the way they are standing, not bothered or interested.  The layout of the website is very unique and different from normal websites and it has effects which emphasis on the type of film, as it is dark everywhere which gives it that effect. Also the feature it has allow you to find information you are looking for, it has tabs on the side which you can click on to find out more on, such as trailer, synopsis, director/information, links, albums etc which will allow the audience to surf around and find out more information and also at the bottom there is information on institutions of the film, which allow the audience to be aware of which companies were a part of this and so forth.