Further progress...

I have now completed editing the rough cut, and have completed all the shot lengths and timings. I have also added the soundtrack, faded it in and out, and added other sound effects. Some of the clapping, cheering and camera noises i will use in the final cut but other sound effects will need to be recorded and some will need to be recorded again. As i hadn't filmed a shot for each time the page turned, i had to use the drawings from my animatic to show tis, but i am confident the way i stop framed the page turning during the first credit is an affective way to do it for the final cut. I have also considered doing more with the hand, and having them perhaps nock over some paint or glitter which would keep with the scrap book theme. I have used the hand (my hand) to wipe away the names of the characters and the book will be opened and closed by the hand but including more of this could be something to consider. If i make the final cut, and feel it needs more i can always take some more shots of this and include them.

Rough Cut-'Drama Club'

This is a rough cut of my titles, which is more or less what it will be like in the final cut. I will include more moving images such as the microphone ad the camera and other designs and patterns to make it more busy. I'm happy with the way it looks, as i wasn't sure if the letters moving would be effective and tries making them just appear but this didn't look as good as them moving in from the edges of the page. Towards the beginning at (0.12) i included the kind of shot i would use for the page turning. I feel its more effective if i stop frame the hand moving as well but i will have to film this each time i turn the page as i wipe a different name of each time. From watching it back i feel it can be a bit repetitive at times as each credit follows the same formula but this was a convention i noticed when watching other titles, as most of them have a sequence where something is repeated but i may change this and do something different than zooming into each name. I will also pan some of the pages and zoom in on certain photographs which i did show in my animatic, most of the photographs of the people Im using have been taken but i will need some more of them as a group.

On relfection, the size of the screen keeps changing as i adjusted it differently each time, i now know how to change the size and keep it the same throughout so it will remain steady. The lighting also changes during the 'Sophie' title so i will need to make sure this doesn't happen in the final cut. In addition, i could consider is having someone from another race included as most shows have at least one character from a different ethnicity, I could do with another male as the majority are female (will be adding the character 'Sehb').This will also even out the cast further as there will now be two males instead of one which is more realistic as a cast for a children's show. On further evaluation, the camera angle in some places meant you could see the edges of the scrapbook and the table, despite using the tripod. It was hard to keep the camera in the same position, and when i make the final cut i will put a black sheet or large piece of black paper down to stop you seeing the edges of the table which makes it look less professional.

Animatic

This is my animatic for my final idea 'Drama club', feedback from the class was on the whole very good as people seemed to like the idea of the page turning and thought this was communicated well through the animatic. I felt my use of sound was effective as i had a sound for every character in my title sequence which suggested something about their character. For example one character was a photographer so i included a sound-effect of a camera taking pictures. I had originally decided to zoom in on the photo's of the character on each page of the scrapbook, and although this may be effective for some of the characters, the continual use of a zoom became very repetitive. I have considered using some pans of the pages of the scrapbook at the beginning to establish what the show is about (drama club). it was also suggested i could link my main task with my Magazine advertisement and rather than a scrapbook, have the show based on a group of kids evolved in the production of a school magazine and the sound-effects can be altered to show the role of each charter in the magazine. As the last shot shows the complete scrapbook with the name of the show, i could change the name to that of the magazine with the last shot being very similar to what i would produce for the magazine advertisement.

Overall i feel my animatic was of a good standard, with a vast improvement from the animatic produced at AS. i improved my skills with premier pro by experimenting with zooms and pans as well as adding a sound track and ambient sound effectively. Having watched it back i am happy with the timings of shots and will experiment more with the use of zooms. I will also consider altering the idea to a magazine but am confident that the idea fits generically and is very similar to the opening of shows such as 'Saved By The Bell' where i got some of my inspiration from as well as 'Tracy beaker' and the credits of the film 'Wild Child.'

Deadline for ROUGH CUT: 4TH Nov

Will start to collect materials needed for the rough cut such as the black scrap book and begin cutting out letters and shapes. They will be very basic shapes but most of the letters can be used again for the final cut saving me time when i begin making this. I will also need to get a tripod for the camera, i will use my own camera to take the photographs of the objects moving. I will need to experiment with the shots of the page of the scrap book being turned, as im not sure whether to film this or even include the hand as it turns the page etc.

Initial Ideas/Storyboard

Initial Ideas:

I have decided that a title sequence similar to that of 'Tracy Beaker' may be a possibility however, i would include more images or real people or characters from the show and objects associated with it. For example, the TV drama would be aimed at children aged around 9 up to 16 and would feature things such a popular music, and aspects more suited to a technological age as children are more interested in things such as MSN and mobile phones, texting, facebook ect so these could be Incorporated. The music would obviously be upbeat, and i would like for thier to be lyrics however not a theme tune in the sense of the lyrics are about the show. I would say this would be more effective than including clips from the show as typical of shows such as Hannah montanna ect. as this would involve shooting alot of footage in different locations and i feel this would be too difficult and unnecessary.

Another idea would be to film a sequence that is entirely point of view and depicts the morning routine of a young boy of around 12 ears of age as he travels to school. I could start with a blurred shot across at an alarm clock, the shot could then become clearer as he puts his glasses on a and realises that he is late. The editing would be fairly fast paced and may feature some other characters including a bully that could bump into the protagonist and he walks down the corridor. The music would be typical of a drama such as 'Grange Hill' where i got the inspiration for this idea. Although i do like this idea i feel it may be quite un original as many drama's are set in schools and i would like to do something a bit different.

STORYBOARD:

Audience research

Childrens Tv drama questionnaire

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Grange Hill Analysis

Opens with school crest/ name of show, the flashing 'loading' icon suggests a more modern take on the titles and also connotes some sort of computer game. Long shot of the school campus, camera is shakey-overall look is that of a computer game. The various graphics on the screen emphasise the game aspect with phrases such as 'level up' appearing once the stereotypical bully is defeated.

Hannah Montana Analysis

Created by: Michael Poyres (2006)



Camera: close ups/mid shots
close up of name of show-billboard-establishes the show and the fact that it is a brand -popular.
mid shot of protagonist in film reel-emphasises glamour , fame, same for all the cast credits.
majority are mid shots/ close ups-identify with characters-see their expressions. miley is centalised throughout-more on screen time.
cuts back and forth between shots of her performing on stage and her normal life with friends to show the divide between the two characters-emphasised by the song-'best of both worlds'-showing how she can have a normal life as well as live the life os a popstar.

Pan of the crowd-high angle shot of her onstage showing her to be popular and a role model or an idol that kids can look up to.