FINAL FILM & EVALUATION

Main Task - Magazine article - Final Draft

Main Task - Magazine Article -Drafting Process 2



This is the drafting process the magazine article went through show casing each phase of developement. The article has been created the replicate that of a "real" film magazine film review and both style and content have been meticulously analysed to create the finished product.

Main Task - Actors

Hattie Draper

Year 12 drama student at Sawtry. I approached Hattie with the role as I had seen her in other people's productions and thought that she would suit the role of Rachel well, as well as being able to handle the leading role and having enough time to commit to the project.

Todd Parsons










Todd - Year 13 and amature actor. Todd is the Hugh Grant to my Richard Curtis as he has been in almost all my previous productions therefore I knew his strengths and weaknesses and felt that the role of Liam was best suited to him. In addition, his physical appearance fits in perfectly with the role as he looks far older than 17.
Matt Plant










Matt was chosen as he has a keen interest in acting and could be flexible with his time


Jonny Collard & Perry Douglas: Extras

EDIT: Hayley was due to play Heather as she had a keen interest in the role and acting in general. Unfortunatley on the day of shooting she fell ill and had to pull out, so Heather's role was cut from the film as an alternative could not be found in time.

Main Task - Diary Entry - Editing 3

Problems: Audio is still not clear enough, colouring is an issue and some of the shots are difficult to use as they are rather shaky due to walking backwards over uneven ground whilst recording.

Main Task - Magazine Article - Draft 1

After researching the various different styles of film review presented in film magazines I have decided that in order to appeal to my primary target audience of young people, the magazine ought to be in the style of Empire or Total Film rather than Sight and Sound magazine due to the lexical choices and general aesthetics (as discussed in the previous post regarding Magazine analysis).

Therefore I expect the layout to look something like this:

This shows a heavy focus on the still image from the film as well as having a large quantity of text.

This is the first mock-up for the film made on the computer:

As is clear from the image, the text has not yet been added however, the image chosen is of the group which in the woods, the woods being a focal point in the plot. In addition, at the top of the page, like Total Film or Empire, I have included the title in big, bold eye-catching neutral fonted text to make it stand out from the page whilst blending in stylistically.

In keeping with Total Film and Empire, the magazine article also uses a 5 star rating system and has "Reviews" in a blue tab at the top of the screen. This blue colouring is then used again on the staring system giving the magazine article a clear colour coordinated look, akin to that of a real film magazine, for example Total Film use red, Empire favours blue and yellow.

Finally an eye catching, witty phrase has been added beneath the title, this has been added to replicate that of Total film, who often make a jovial remark in this space, lowing the seriousness of the piece.

Main Task - Diary Entry - Filming - Day 5

Due to lack of time INT. Shots of the Youth centre and meetings this scene has been moved to the car park outside the hall.
Filming took place with Todd and Hattie. Bits of the montage sequence were also shot.