Romantic comedies:
Common settings are:
Weddings
Hitch
The weeding singer
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Parent’s house
Meet the parents
Failure to launch
On Holiday
Six days seven nights
The Holiday
Heartbreak Kid
Work
How to lose a guy in 10 days
What Women Want
Never Been Kissed
Using these settings can all relate to the audience as they are common to them and give them a sense of hope in that they can find true love like in the films they see. This crates alarge typically female audience who stereotypically all want true love.
Thursday, 7 May 2009
Out Of Your League - Film
Comment left by Emily: Matt i think you can see a lot of effort has been put in and you came up with a good idea to start off with but your lack of planning and clear cut decisions hae not helped you and made your film not as good as it could be. I liked your baby pictures, they create a background behind the charachters and the film.
Romantic Comedies- Plot
Romantic comedy films are movies with light-hearted, humorous plotlines, centered on romantic ideals such as a true love able to surmount most obstacles. Romantic comedy films are a sub-genre of comedy films as well as of romance films and often have elements of screwball comedies and stoner comedies. They are quite often three part narratives with equilibrium, disequilibrium, equilibrium. This creates interest in the film and gives a good plot.
The basic plot of a romantic comedy is that two characters, usually a man and a woman, meet, part ways due to an argument or other contrived obstacle, then ultimately reunite. Sometimes the two characters meet and become involved initially, then must confront challenges to their union. Sometimes the two characters are hesitant to become romantically involved because they believe that they do not like each other, because one of them already has a partner, or because of social pressures. However, the screenwriters leave clues that suggest that the characters are; in fact, attracted to each other and that they would be a good love match. The characters often separate or seek time apart to sort out their feelings or deal with the external obstacles to their being together. The characters usually come together at the end of the film to create a happy (equilibrium) ending.
The basic plot of a romantic comedy is that two characters, usually a man and a woman, meet, part ways due to an argument or other contrived obstacle, then ultimately reunite. Sometimes the two characters meet and become involved initially, then must confront challenges to their union. Sometimes the two characters are hesitant to become romantically involved because they believe that they do not like each other, because one of them already has a partner, or because of social pressures. However, the screenwriters leave clues that suggest that the characters are; in fact, attracted to each other and that they would be a good love match. The characters often separate or seek time apart to sort out their feelings or deal with the external obstacles to their being together. The characters usually come together at the end of the film to create a happy (equilibrium) ending.
Generic Conventions
Generic Conventions
Fifty First dates
Straight away you can hear Hawaiian music and see a beautiful beach in the background with a lovely sun set. The films opening titles come up on the screen; the words are blue and ripple to create a sea affect. The shot fades into a kitchen where two women are talking. Following this there are several women talking about their holiday trip to Hawaii. The women have all shared their holiday having a romance with the main character Adam Sandler. The women talk about their own individual experiences with Adam Sandler’s character Henry Roff. It seems that he is playing them all along and does not want to get involved with any women in long term relationships. The shots cut quickly to create an image in your head of Henry Roff.
Love actually
At the beginning of the film you can see people at an airport arriving and being greeted by friends and family. You can see tears of happiness and huge smiles. People embrace each other as they have not seen them for along time. Hugh Grants character as the prime minister talks over the beginning. He talks about emotions and feelings and how he thinks the world is portrayed in the wrong light. You are only introduced to one character.
Holiday
At the opening of the film there is a gardener cutting the grass in front of a large posh home and a swimming pool, the shot pans to a man asleep on the sofa, (Hinting he has done something wrong as this is often the case when you find a man asleep on the sofa) the man proceeds upstairs where he shouts out “Kelly, Kelly “as he is looking for her. As he opens her bedroom door he has a shoe thrown at him confirming our judgement that he has done something wrong.
They argue about their relationship and that he has cheated on her.
As the two girls go through their break up, they hop online to get some relief that their not the only ones going through that. So they start talking over the internet and saying things like "how about we swap houses for a few weeks?" "where do you live?" And that’s when their new lives start.
Summary
In all three of these films the first character you see is not actually the main character, I think they do this to build up the scene for the character and letting you know something about them before the enter the scene, for example In the film The Holiday you can clearly see the house is large, there is a pool and they have their own gardener all before you see the main character Kelly, this lets you know what the character is going to be like.
In fifty first dates you are told all about the main character Henry Roff and his love life and romance all before his entrance in the film.
The Holiday and Fifty First Dates are both face pace and exciting openings to attract your attention to the film and keep you interested so you want to watch the whole film. Love Actually is different to this because Hugh Grant is talking over a clip where people are expressing emotions, this is done to create the mystery of Hugh Grants character.
Fifty First dates
Straight away you can hear Hawaiian music and see a beautiful beach in the background with a lovely sun set. The films opening titles come up on the screen; the words are blue and ripple to create a sea affect. The shot fades into a kitchen where two women are talking. Following this there are several women talking about their holiday trip to Hawaii. The women have all shared their holiday having a romance with the main character Adam Sandler. The women talk about their own individual experiences with Adam Sandler’s character Henry Roff. It seems that he is playing them all along and does not want to get involved with any women in long term relationships. The shots cut quickly to create an image in your head of Henry Roff.
Love actually
At the beginning of the film you can see people at an airport arriving and being greeted by friends and family. You can see tears of happiness and huge smiles. People embrace each other as they have not seen them for along time. Hugh Grants character as the prime minister talks over the beginning. He talks about emotions and feelings and how he thinks the world is portrayed in the wrong light. You are only introduced to one character.
Holiday
At the opening of the film there is a gardener cutting the grass in front of a large posh home and a swimming pool, the shot pans to a man asleep on the sofa, (Hinting he has done something wrong as this is often the case when you find a man asleep on the sofa) the man proceeds upstairs where he shouts out “Kelly, Kelly “as he is looking for her. As he opens her bedroom door he has a shoe thrown at him confirming our judgement that he has done something wrong.
They argue about their relationship and that he has cheated on her.
As the two girls go through their break up, they hop online to get some relief that their not the only ones going through that. So they start talking over the internet and saying things like "how about we swap houses for a few weeks?" "where do you live?" And that’s when their new lives start.
Summary
In all three of these films the first character you see is not actually the main character, I think they do this to build up the scene for the character and letting you know something about them before the enter the scene, for example In the film The Holiday you can clearly see the house is large, there is a pool and they have their own gardener all before you see the main character Kelly, this lets you know what the character is going to be like.
In fifty first dates you are told all about the main character Henry Roff and his love life and romance all before his entrance in the film.
The Holiday and Fifty First Dates are both face pace and exciting openings to attract your attention to the film and keep you interested so you want to watch the whole film. Love Actually is different to this because Hugh Grant is talking over a clip where people are expressing emotions, this is done to create the mystery of Hugh Grants character.
Tuesday, 5 May 2009
Out Of Your League Evaluation
Film Evaluation out of your League
To start off with I was troubled with ideas and started with the first idea of a school spy movie, I drew up the story board and script, and also completed research on the genre yet did not carry through with it as I was unsure if it would actually work.
Stuck again I teamed up with Laura in the ambition that two heads are brighter then one it certainly worked to start off with and we were underway quickly with a new plan of a Romantic Comedy set in our school. We planned it well and researched the genre and re-capped on shot types and angles so we could plan the filming better.
I tried to use a different variety of shot distances to create different affects and moods. We used tripods regularly throughout are filming to create a steady shot, this made it look more professional and kept the focus on what was in the shot rather than the filming.
Our first day of filming went poorly with Boyzie messing around a lot and a poor lack of variation of shots used. Knowing this and knowing undoubtedly we would receive a low grade. We decided to film our piece again concentrating on variation of shots and techniques. Learning from this experience taught us that in future we would select our cast differently; you do not have to pick your best friends just because you will joke with them. In future I will pick an A Level Drama group to help me. They will be good at acting and work hard.
We decided too go our own way with our editing to give it our own personal touch.
I targeted a young audience as they can relate to the school characters and the setting. My target audience is between 15- 20 as they have a dispensable income the money to go to the cinema. I chose a Rom-Com as it is a hybrid genre and will draw in a bigger audience to see the film. Its intended mostly towards females but will also draw in a male audience when they go on dates etc to the cinema with their female companions.
In my trailer I also attracted a male audience by relating it to a very masculine theme football, most men love the game of football and this makes them interested in the film. The audience will be attracted to the film by the way the trailer is left on a cliff hanger and you don’t know what’s going to happen.
My Film represents the youth of today, it gives both sides of the spectrum and involves Emily’s character an evil destroyer of friendship, Boyzie and I acted oppositely to Emily’s and fought to keep our friendship and eventually had a laugh at her expense. Teenagers are often portrayed in the media in the wrong way often linked with anti social behaviour and more typically drugs and alcohol.
I think a media institution like Working Title Films would my film as they often produce low budget films and turn them into a success. Working Title Films is a British film production company, based in London, England. The company was founded by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe in 1984. It produces feature films and some television productions. Eric Fellner and Bevan are the co-owners of the company now. I think they having a name such as working title behind my film would instantly add a following to the film.
I felt my film definitely had room for improvement and if I had the opportunity to do so I would change a lot, firstly I would use a different form of computer software too make my film more professional. I would learn how to use the software by working in IT with a teacher so that I felt more comfortable with what I was doing.
By Matt Scott
To start off with I was troubled with ideas and started with the first idea of a school spy movie, I drew up the story board and script, and also completed research on the genre yet did not carry through with it as I was unsure if it would actually work.
Stuck again I teamed up with Laura in the ambition that two heads are brighter then one it certainly worked to start off with and we were underway quickly with a new plan of a Romantic Comedy set in our school. We planned it well and researched the genre and re-capped on shot types and angles so we could plan the filming better.
I tried to use a different variety of shot distances to create different affects and moods. We used tripods regularly throughout are filming to create a steady shot, this made it look more professional and kept the focus on what was in the shot rather than the filming.
Our first day of filming went poorly with Boyzie messing around a lot and a poor lack of variation of shots used. Knowing this and knowing undoubtedly we would receive a low grade. We decided to film our piece again concentrating on variation of shots and techniques. Learning from this experience taught us that in future we would select our cast differently; you do not have to pick your best friends just because you will joke with them. In future I will pick an A Level Drama group to help me. They will be good at acting and work hard.
We decided too go our own way with our editing to give it our own personal touch.
I targeted a young audience as they can relate to the school characters and the setting. My target audience is between 15- 20 as they have a dispensable income the money to go to the cinema. I chose a Rom-Com as it is a hybrid genre and will draw in a bigger audience to see the film. Its intended mostly towards females but will also draw in a male audience when they go on dates etc to the cinema with their female companions.
In my trailer I also attracted a male audience by relating it to a very masculine theme football, most men love the game of football and this makes them interested in the film. The audience will be attracted to the film by the way the trailer is left on a cliff hanger and you don’t know what’s going to happen.
My Film represents the youth of today, it gives both sides of the spectrum and involves Emily’s character an evil destroyer of friendship, Boyzie and I acted oppositely to Emily’s and fought to keep our friendship and eventually had a laugh at her expense. Teenagers are often portrayed in the media in the wrong way often linked with anti social behaviour and more typically drugs and alcohol.
I think a media institution like Working Title Films would my film as they often produce low budget films and turn them into a success. Working Title Films is a British film production company, based in London, England. The company was founded by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe in 1984. It produces feature films and some television productions. Eric Fellner and Bevan are the co-owners of the company now. I think they having a name such as working title behind my film would instantly add a following to the film.
I felt my film definitely had room for improvement and if I had the opportunity to do so I would change a lot, firstly I would use a different form of computer software too make my film more professional. I would learn how to use the software by working in IT with a teacher so that I felt more comfortable with what I was doing.
By Matt Scott
Wednesday, 4 March 2009
Out Of Your League
We have now finished filming all of our piece and are soonly going to edit it, we have taken our time over this piece to try to obtain a high standard piece using a variety of angles and shots. We specially concentrated on the lighting and continuty to make it good.
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