Title Sequence
Distribution Company Logo
Production Company Logo (My Logo)
Main Actors
Casting By- Tom Richardson
Costume Designer- Lucy Harding
Music By- Tom Richardson and Chay Pollinger
Edited By- Bonnie Fitch, Lucy Harding, Chay Pollinger and Tom Richardson
Production Designer- Bonnie Fitch and Lucy Harding
Director of Photography- Chay Pollinger
Executive Producer- Bessie Hawkins
Written By- Tom Richardson
Produced By- Bonnie Fitch
Directed By- Chay Pollinger
Characters
Jack Frost- Sam Bellman
Santa- Tom Richardson
Robber- Chay Pollinger
Elf- Bonnie Fitch
Wednesday, 26 November 2014
Changes made along the way
Initial changes
The main change that we made along the way was the order of our storyboard. After we had taken the recce shots, we realised that the book shot would be better going in between the tree and the stockings. We also changed a few of the names around on different objects to put them in a better order to make sure they flowed better.
The main change that we made along the way was the order of our storyboard. After we had taken the recce shots, we realised that the book shot would be better going in between the tree and the stockings. We also changed a few of the names around on different objects to put them in a better order to make sure they flowed better.
It was useful taking the recce shots because it allowed us to see the layout of the room and what background we would be having for our film. We had to take these first so that we could then see how the storyboard would work best and in what order each of the titles should appear.
Marketing Campaign
We have made a film poster to market our campaign which will be displayed on various public transports and in cinemas to widen the audience for our film. Our film will be emphasized around Christmas which is when we plan to market it the most. The trailer will be shown at the cinema at the beginning of other similar films.
For example, many films are displayed on London Transport like the buses:
For example, many films are displayed on London Transport like the buses:
Audience Research
Our film is a certificate of PG because it is suitable for most people apart from really young children because of the comic fighting scenes. Christmas films are really good family films because there is no real violence or swearing. Our film has comic violence, like when the Robber is kidnapping Santa, but nothing that is not suitable for young children.
We wanted to keep our film as a suitable family film and because it is a comedy but we have made the comic parts suitable for all age groups. Specifically, our target audience is teenage boys and older children because we think the comedy, fight scenes and storyline will appeal to them the most
I have learnt a lot about what is good content for each certificate rating and have researched other similar films to find out what certificates most other Christmas films are. Santa Clause and Miracle on 34th Street both have a certificate of U, whilst Elf has a certificate of PG. We chose PG because of the comic violence in our film.
We wanted to keep our film as a suitable family film and because it is a comedy but we have made the comic parts suitable for all age groups. Specifically, our target audience is teenage boys and older children because we think the comedy, fight scenes and storyline will appeal to them the most
I have learnt a lot about what is good content for each certificate rating and have researched other similar films to find out what certificates most other Christmas films are. Santa Clause and Miracle on 34th Street both have a certificate of U, whilst Elf has a certificate of PG. We chose PG because of the comic violence in our film.
Representations
Many things have to be in our film because of what genre it is. In a Christmas film the atmosphere has to warm and homely because that it what a traditional Christmas setting is like. If it also had an exterior shot, snow would be seen but because our film is only made up of interior shots, we need to show a lot of Christmas decorations in the room.
In a Christmas film, you would expect to see things like Santa, elves, presents and a Christmas tree. We have included these things in our opening sequence so that our film fully represents Christmas and people know what type of film it is.
We are portraying the religion of Christianity because our film is about Christmas. Christianity is shown as being cosy and warm. Our film is set in a homely middle-class house which shows how the setting of Christmas looks for most families.
Santa is portrayed as being quite old and funny, whilst the robber is shown as being young. This shows the difference in age and how young people are portrayed as being stronger in many films when this may not be the case. The elf
in our film is female whilst Santa is obviously a man, which shows gender differences and how women are traditionally seen as inferior to men.
We are portraying the religion of Christianity because our film is about Christmas. Christianity is shown as being cosy and warm. Our film is set in a homely middle-class house which shows how the setting of Christmas looks for most families.
Santa is portrayed as being quite old and funny, whilst the robber is shown as being young. This shows the difference in age and how young people are portrayed as being stronger in many films when this may not be the case. The elf
in our film is female whilst Santa is obviously a man, which shows gender differences and how women are traditionally seen as inferior to men.
The characters in our opening sequence are Santa, an elf and a robber to show that these character feature heavily in the film. A robber is not usually seen in a Christmas film which demonstrates how unique our film is. Another character in our film is Jack Frost who appears later in the film. We didn't want to give all the main characters away in the opening sequence because that would spoil the film. Jack Frost also is an unusual character to appear in a Christmas film which makes our film stand out from others.
Music
Music
For the music in our opening scene, we chose to use music that is festive and suits the genre of Christmas but is quite original as well. We decided that a dubstep version of a traditional Christmas film is original and suits the different type of film we are creating.
Institutions
We had a choice of many distribution companies to use for our film. We wanted to use the one which best suits out film genre of Christmas and action.
Our chosen distribution company
Warner Bros
We decided to use Warner Bros. Entertainment because it has made other Christmas films, like The Polar Express and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Warner Bros is the sister company of Time Warner- the world's third largest film distribution company. In 2008, New Line Cinema merged with Warner Bros. Elf was produced by New Line Cinema before they merged but is now a Warner Bros film as well, due to the joining of the companies.
Universal Pictures
Another film distribution company that we could have used was Universal Pictures because they have made other well-known films, like Transformers, Jurassic Park and Oblivion. They have made quite a lot of action films, although they have not made any Christmas films so we thought they would not be the best choice of company.
20th Century Fox
They are one of the biggest distribution companies in the world and have made many major films. 20th Century Fox have have made films like Home Alone, Avatar and Ice Age, as well as the well-known Christmas film Miracle on 34th Street. However we decided not to use this company because they have not made as many Christmas films and we thought Warner Bros would be better suited to the film we are making.
Columbia Pictures
They are not as big as Warner Bros which is why we decided not to choose them because we wanted one of the biggest companies to distribute our film. However Columbia Pictures have produced many big films, like 21 Jump Street, Peter Pan and the Christmas film Bad Santa.
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