This is the link for the opening sequence of Inspector Gadget. The opening sequence has connection to the genre. Its really appealing to the children audience. The CGI is interesting and eye catching. It uses alot of colour.
Intial Film Ideas
- What will the genre be?
Childrens Film, adventure.
- What will the narrative be?
There will be a small boy and as the film is all made on animation there will be no actors, the small boy will be in the forest and he sees a tree with a huge lemon dangling from it. The lemon suddenly sprouts arms and legs and drops from the tree, the lemon persuades the boy to take a bite of him and they both start floating up to the sky. Stars, planets and flying lemons start zooming all around him, then he falls back down to earth landing on a huge fluffy bed, and realising it was all a dream.
- Who will your characters be?
It will all be animated.
- Find images of films that are similar to support your film.
Childrens Film, adventure.
- What will the narrative be?
There will be a small boy and as the film is all made on animation there will be no actors, the small boy will be in the forest and he sees a tree with a huge lemon dangling from it. The lemon suddenly sprouts arms and legs and drops from the tree, the lemon persuades the boy to take a bite of him and they both start floating up to the sky. Stars, planets and flying lemons start zooming all around him, then he falls back down to earth landing on a huge fluffy bed, and realising it was all a dream.
- Who will your characters be?
It will all be animated.
- Find images of films that are similar to support your film.
Classification Systems
We haved decided to class our childrens film as a PG.
PG: Parental Guidence;
Suitable for over 8's, parents responsibilty to decide. May be some discrimination only for educational purposes. Drugs must carry an anti-drugs message.
Horror/Short/Not Intense
More adult themes.
We have chosen to class our film as a PG because it opens up a wider range of viewers for us so we can use and incorporate many different styles or genres
PG: Parental Guidence;
Suitable for over 8's, parents responsibilty to decide. May be some discrimination only for educational purposes. Drugs must carry an anti-drugs message.
Horror/Short/Not Intense
More adult themes.
We have chosen to class our film as a PG because it opens up a wider range of viewers for us so we can use and incorporate many different styles or genres
Thursday, 26 November 2009
Textual Analysis of Childrens Film - The Indian in the Cupboard
The Indian In The Cupboard
There is native American music at the start, this sets the scene.
While this music is on it shows credits which are set in front of the toy indian village.
This film is based on a Novel.
The locations are set outside the boys school, when his mother picks him up and also at their house and the skate-park after he recieves a skateboard for his birthday.
CGI is used on the little indian man in the cupbaord, to make it look more realistic.
The genre of this film is Childrens Adventure.
Makes you ask questions about the storyline when you see all of the Indian toys and animals set up.
The little Indian models are personified as real people and you identify with them quickly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQX2j-fOJyA
There is native American music at the start, this sets the scene.
While this music is on it shows credits which are set in front of the toy indian village.
This film is based on a Novel.
The locations are set outside the boys school, when his mother picks him up and also at their house and the skate-park after he recieves a skateboard for his birthday.
CGI is used on the little indian man in the cupbaord, to make it look more realistic.
The genre of this film is Childrens Adventure.
Makes you ask questions about the storyline when you see all of the Indian toys and animals set up.
The little Indian models are personified as real people and you identify with them quickly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQX2j-fOJyA
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Preliminary Task
Kyle - Filming
Ben - Filming
Freddy - Acting
Corey - Acting
Filming will be in the refectory area.
Ben - Filming
Freddy - Acting
Corey - Acting
Filming will be in the refectory area.
Preliminary Task - Key Terms
Match on Action -
Editing Follows the Action. Follows from behind a character walking towards a door and opening the door then cuts to the other side of the door filming the charter walking through it.
Shot - Reverse - Shot -
Style of continuity editing. Filming one object usually an individual in a conversation then cuts to the other object and then back to the first object.
180° Rule -
Stay on the same side of the filmed characters and can be panned on a 180° parameter. Cannot switch to the opposite side of the frame as that would break the continuity editing and the 180° rule.The 180° rule is a basic guideline in film making that states that two characters in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. If the camera passes over the imaginary axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line.
Editing Follows the Action. Follows from behind a character walking towards a door and opening the door then cuts to the other side of the door filming the charter walking through it.
Shot - Reverse - Shot -
Style of continuity editing. Filming one object usually an individual in a conversation then cuts to the other object and then back to the first object.
180° Rule -
Stay on the same side of the filmed characters and can be panned on a 180° parameter. Cannot switch to the opposite side of the frame as that would break the continuity editing and the 180° rule.The 180° rule is a basic guideline in film making that states that two characters in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. If the camera passes over the imaginary axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line.