Task 2 report on context

Kian Blewett

Task 2 report on context 

Produce a report explaining the relevance of the various research we have done on your interactive film production.

In this report I will be talking about different contexts that we have used to make our production.

The genre of our film is, comedy horror. We chose this because we wanted to make something that would be a little scary, and also that would take the mick out of other horror films. The codes and conventions in our production are that we will be using a black background to add to the horror theme of our production and this will also help create a scene of that it is filmed at night. We will also have music witch will be spooky, witch again will help add to the horror theme that we are trying to accomplish.

Audiences use different genres so that they can categorise films, and choose a film depending on what genre is in, in simple terms it is just categorising different films, and the audience can choose witch sort of film that thy want to use depending on the genre. Media producers will use genres again to categorise their film production and also to influence the theme and mood of the film, for instance a comedy will have jokes and funny events in, and a horror with have scary scenes. Our production uses coded and conventions like adding funny scenes, and also by adding some scary scenes, like jump scares to add to the horror side, these are a few of the codes and conventions we will be using.

Interactive stories allow the audience to choose how the story goes and the events that happen, with this it can result in different endings; compared to a normal story where there is no inter action and there is only one ending.  Some of the most effective choices that you can give to the viewer are ones that can change the story, not just go left or right, there has to be a meaning to why the audience goes’ a certain way, this could be because they would do the same in that event or they want a story to go a certain way. I think if you have to much choice then it looses the sense/feel of a story, I feel that to much choice leaves it completely up to the audience and I feel there should be a small bit of story that the audience has to follow. An interactive game that I looked at was the walking dead game this is where you follow a character and make decisions and choices on their behalf. Something that I did was put my self in that situation and decide from there on what I would do if I was the character.

For my segment in the interactive video, I decided to put the interacting sections where I felt that it was dramatic/tense this is so that the audience would be engaged because something is happening.

Screen play is used for the director, actors, camera operators, and actors, they are used to show the story, and the dialogue that the characters will be saying, sometimes the final script will have camera directions on to, and this is used for the camera operators

The screen play’s text is very spaced out, this is so that it is easier to read and also easier for the actors to learn their lines, another reason for this is that it is also easier to locate where a specific piece of text is. Names of characters are also written in capitals; this is so once again it is easier to spot where the character’s lines are. Normally In most cases at the top of the script there is a small piece of text which gives some information on the scene and what is going to happen and a little back story to what has happened.

The reason why some parts are written in capitals and other in lowercase is because it is to highlight and make it easer for the directors, camera operators and actors to see who’s line it is and also so they know witch actor is talking, it is also to give more information, for example the actors names are written in capitals , this is so that it is easier to know witch actor is talking.

Details that are included in the script are different shot types, and also a little back story to the scene, things that are missing are things like facial expression and clothes they are wearing and in some cases the location of where the character is.

When writing the script we first thought of the idea, we then though of different events that the characters would go trough, we then started to make a draft plan, with this we knew what the events were, and we were just making a draft script, from then we went to make the script longer, and to pad it out wit text and dialogue, to make it more interesting for the audience, and also so that there are no scenes with no dialogue.  

Most People need to be present on the set during filming for a majority of it, this is because a majority of it will be filmed of us, the other parts that wont involve us will be with our little characters, so not every one in the group will be needed, however we still will need people to help build the mini set, and also to move the figures around and to also film. We will need some one in the group to do the lighting and help put the set together, move the figures and finally the sound as well and make sure that it is working.

Explain responsibilities of two of the job roles during filming (examples from book)

Camera operator – responsibilities of a camera operator.

-       “operates the camera, familiar with camera equipment and a keen eye for framing” – The guerrilla film maker’s handbook.

-       In simple terms this [person is responsible for filming and getting the right shot.

Costume designer.

“responsible for everything that visually goes on the actor’s backs”

-       This person responsible for making the costumes and how things look on the actor.

How will you be taking on the responsibilities of multiple job roles, what will you need to complete during your filming.

When filming we all will have a lot of responsibility’s, when filming we will be swapping responsibility’s, when we aren’t dig our section. So with this the persons who scene we are filming they will be the director, and then the other members of the group will then go to be either a camera operator, or doing the lighting. With this the responsibility’s will be spread out fairly.