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LOCATION

Possible locations for our film production.


The locations will be in and around west London.  Firstly we’ll be filming in an alleyway in London W9.  This is to create a feeling of the characters being unable to escape and represents danger ahead to the audience.

We will also be filming in our school in London W9.  The shots in school will emphasize how young the people are who are affected by drugs.  The school contains a lot of natural light and long hall ways which will offer us the opportunity to shoot some effective camera shots.

BLOOD SCENE

One of our scenes consists of the main guy which is played by Ahmed Nasser laying dead on the floor with blood coming out of his mouth at the side and splashed on the floor. The camera we used to shoot this scene was the Canon DMXM2, it wasnt difficult as we beforehand familiarised ourselves with the camera and how it works.


We filmed this scene in one of the locations we earlier stated we will be using which was the alleyway in w9 pictured. We chose to film the scene at an early time as we are aware that the place would be empty at our chosen time.

Creating our film...

Some time was taken in order for our group to get our scenes right. We worked our way through each scene precisely with enough time on our hands. The first scene we worked on was the park scene where Sooki and Nas are having a conversation about their future together and trying to sort their problems out. This took us about 3days to get it completed and we had to make sure that our costumes were the same each time in order to keep up the continuity of the film. We used many camera/angle shots to portray emotion and expressions and to make the audience feel as if they too are with them: we used over the shoulder shots, mid-close-ups, mid-long shots and close-ups. The atmosphere around us was not as loud as we thought it would be and so our voices were perfectly recorded as we played out the script. The scene was filmed in w9 the location where we have stated in our pitch that we most likely to film most of our scenes to complete our opening sequence.

The next scene we worked on was the drug dealing scene where we had some extra actors to portray the urban lifestyle of young male teens exchanging drugs for money. We also had a few props in this scene; a bike, mobile phone and fake drugs. (the drugs were made by us, we placed crushed soil and stones and placed them in a small plastic pocket) This scene took quite some time to get right as it was hard to get our actors to concentrate and the part where Nas entered behind the block on his bike. We started this scene off where Nas and Sooki were having a conversation and it was interupted by a phone call for 'business'. He leaves her alone and she calls a friend complaining that hes 'left her again'. here we used long shots, mid shots and mid close-ups. We got this right in the end and once it was edited it all made sense. This scene was also filmed in one of the locations in w9 in which we have mentioned before.

Another scene we moved on to was filmed on school premises where we filmed Nas and Shalz having a conversation also. The background was dark and the setting is just right for the script being acted out. We used low angle and high angle shots to portray who was more superior in that scene than the other. We used mid close-ups and close-ups of the pair and the atmosphere was very quiet so we had no problem with capturing the sound.

Storyboard for 'Hooked'

This is the storyboard we created setting the scene of our opening sequence and showing the first few scenes that we will be filming. The first storyboard we made was quite long and our video was only supposed to be a limited amount of minutes so we shortned it and this is our second storyboard shortened.

Opening sequence analysis of 'Kidulthood'

As the film starts we the audience are introduced with the title- KIDULTHOOD it is simple white font placed on a black background not giving too much away, the font chosen was perfect as it sets the mood of the film straight away. The film is sussed out as soon as we see this title as it gives off the urban feeling and impression. Some of the characters are introduced also within the opening sequence and a range of cliques are shown such as the smart, studious students and then the students who are slacking and 'not bothered'. The school uniform worn is definitely an urban street style uniform type, it seems they have made it their own and do not follow he rules off correct business dress. It is filmed in the school playground and the characters are introduced well. The opening ends with 'Come on Becky lets go!' There is also students kissing, bullying each other and smoking on school grounds.The scene with one of the characters using a school drill making something is deliberately filmed that way un-able to see what he is making so the audience are even more curious to see what happens next and keep them on their toes, and then he proceeds to hide what he was working on in a bin outside on school grounds, the audience are even more curious now wondering why he has to hide it.

The characters introduced in the opening sequence are negative and rude young people with no manners or respect for one another. Their costumes show that they are rough and violent characters also their speech proves this. They portray their attitudes straight away and the audience definitely know what the characters are going to be like. One of the girls pictured above shows off next to the boys in her year and agrees to beat a girl up just because he wants her too, this shows that she does not want to look weak in front of her friends and will do anything in order to get the attention. There are also many other characters introduced such as the main bully's girlfriend who is cheating on him with one of the younger boys from her year and who also is enemies with her boyfriend.

Kidulthood follows the life of several teenagers all attending the same school in west london. The films main focus is based on the issues young teenagers face from different social and ethnic backgrounds whilst  growing up in an urban area of london. The troubles they are faced with are sex, drugs, violence, bullying, teenage pregnancy and alcohol. The problems continue all the way through the film and never seem to end. The ending of the film is worse and results in fatal violence. The end proves that a following film will come after and continue the story of the rough lives of these troubled teenagers.

Preliminary Task

Our preliminary task was a continuity task which would show our knowledge and understanding of the following:

Match on action:  A match on action, a technique used in film editing, is a cut that connects two different views of the same action at the same moment in the movement. By carefully matching the movement across the two shots, filmmakers make it seem that the motion continues uninterrupted. For a real match on action, the action should begin in the first shot and end in the second shot

Shot reverse shot: Shot reverse shot (or shot/countershot) is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another character (often off-screen), and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other

The 180 degree rule: The 180° rule is a basic guideline in film making that states that two characters (or other elements) 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. The new shot, from the opposite side, is known as a reverse angle

For my group’s preliminary task we chose to show that we understood all of these elements of filming in a scene which was based on the idea: ‘late to lesson’.  We started off by two of us meeting complaining we were late and walking towards school.

We used a Canon XM2 DV camera and a Libec TH650-DV Tripod to film.

We had some difficulties with the tape at first, the work we filmed could not be seen properly because the tape was old. We changed the location again and chose to work in school at the reception entrance with one character coming through the doors finding another standing shouting at him that they’re late and they both go down the stairs to their lesson.

We used  shot reverse shot when the two characters had a conversation.  We used match on action when the two characters passed an object to eachother.  The 180-degree rule was used throughout.

The filming was done by Ahmed Nasser, whilst the acting was done by Soukina and Shalimar.  We together as a group planned how our idea would demonstrate the above elements.

Soukina =]