Drafting and planning: Detective scene

As I have set myself a deadline of 12th December to get all of my footage done, as highlighted by my recent blog post, http://lewisglennonmediaa2.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/organisation_22.html, I have started to film a large amounts of my scenes for my trailer. This is the detective scene where the lead detective announces that they are going after both Poezzi's and Castro's gang. As shown in my storyboard post, http://lewisglennonmediaa2.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/drafting-and-planning-second-storyboard.html, this scene will be shown then cut to the gangs fighting and running from the police to emphasize to the audience the two big tasks Poezzi is facing. However I think this scene is perfect for my trailer. This is because I chose my Sociology teacher to play the head detective as he looks the part with his suit and he fitted the role perfectly in my opinion. I also used a classroom for the detectives room as well as printing out pictures of the cast for Poezzi and Castro, to stick on the board to give off the impression that this is a serious meeting between the top detectives on how to deal with both gangs. I might have to crop out just a small part of the frame so certain things are not seen such as the celebrations box however this could add to the impression that this is a detectives room as it is just a normal daily object used in most places. Also if I feel this clip does not look good enough for the trailer I might re-shoot it will a close up of the head detective giving the orders to focus more on the gang pictures and the head detective to show how badly he wants to catch them. Overall I thought the location and cast for this scene is correct and am really happy with how the scene came out.

Organisation: Trackers

Here is a tracker of my blogs which have been created by my teacher. This tracker shows me how many blog posts I have made overall as well as splitting them up into the 4 key areas, target audience, drafting and planning, similar products, and organisation, which shows me which areas I am doing well in as well as areas where I need to improve. As shown by the tracker I currently have a total of 35 blogs which I am happy about as it is quite a high number of blog posts to have at this stage and it shows me that I have a lot of important blogs to look at to help me make an effective media trailer.  I have quite a nice balance between the 4 key areas and am glad that I have the highest amount of blogs under organisation, as that is key for me this year, as I need to organize cast, shooting dates, props, locations etc to make my trailer good. However I am a bit low of drafting and planning which is something I will need to address, because I will struggle to construct my trailer if I haven't done enough planning and drafting. However if I can up that I will be pleased with my blogs as I will have a nice balance which sets me up nicely for the construction of my trailer.

Target audience

Recently I recorded the footage for Poezzi's first scene in the trailer in which he gives the orders for his gang members to start committing crime before it cuts to quick snippets of action in the trailer.  I planned to make the lighting low key so it would make Poezzi mysterious and intimdating but feared that it was two dark. Therefore I uploaded three different clips I recorded and asked my target audience which one they thought was the best and whether they thought it was to dark. These were the three clips I asked them to us
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As expected I got some very good feedback from my target audience as shown here. Most of them preferd clip 2(middle one) or clip 3 (the top one)  which was what I felt the strongest clip with the top one, so therefore was pleased that the audience showed me which one they felt was best.  I was also pleased with the fact that most of them said that the low key lighting was good as it added fear and ambiguity to Poezzi which is what I am trying to create with the character in this scene as it is his first scene in the trailer so I need to get the fear and power of Poezzi through to the audience. Paige did suggest that  I could use a little bit more high key lighting which I will try and do through the editing program MoviePlus X6. However I feel that it will take away some of the mystery from Poezzi, but if it looks effective I will use it in my trailer. Overall I am happy that my target audience feels that I have got the lighting and shot type correct here as it is such a crucial part of my trailer. This leaves me in a very strong position for making the rest of my trailer.

Organisation

At the moment I feel that I am in a very strong position with gathering footage for my trailer 'Poezzi.' However I still have some scenes to shoot and re-shoot so have set myself a deadline of 12th December to try and get all my footage done, so then I will have enough time to go back and re-shoot certain scenes which are not good enough to use in my trailer. On Tuesday 24th November I plan to re-shoot the scene of Castro's gang appearing. As shown by my previous blog I have already shot this, http://lewisglennonmediaa2.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/target-audience_20.html, and while I feel the scene is alright I want to try and make it a bit longer so will re-shoot it. I will also get Poezzi's voice over, as well as Castro attacking one of Poezzi's gang member and the detectives discussing Poezzi's gang. Once I have gathered all of this I will have most of the start of my trailer completed. Then on Friday 27th November I will do some more shots of the Birmingham skyline to allow me a wide range of choice over which shot is the best one to use, before finally on Saturday 28th November going down to my local police station and asking if I can shoot some of their cars for the quick snippets of action towards the end of the film. However if I am not allowed to I will just cut it from my trailer. Hopefully everything goes well on those days and by the end of the week I will have a clear idea of what I need to include and change to make my trailer as good as possible.

Target audience

This is some edited footage of Castro's gang appearing which I can use in my trailer. I have cut it down to just a snippet and know that I need to edit out the sound, however I decided to get people in my class to comment on the YouTube clip to see if the actors fit 'the bill' of gang members. This is crucial for my plot because if the cast don't look the part then it will be hard to pull in my target audience as the trailer won't look serious.

As shown by the image here most people are happy with my casting as they which is a good think as it means that they look the part and fit the bill of looking like gangsters. I have also been praised for the mid shot I have used as it clearly shows that Castro is the leader and portrays him as powerful and dominant. However most of my target audience feels that Castro's other two gang members should both have their hands in their pockets instead of just one. I did this because I did a shot where they both had their hands in their pocket but I felt Daniel (one with the glasses) didn't look serious enough.  However as my target audience think it would be better as it would make Castro look even more powerful as well as making the gang on the whole look better I will re-shoot this scene with the gang members having their hands in the pocket and Castro having his free. It was also suggested that I should perhaps try I medium close up of the gang to make them look more intimidating. Once again when I re-shoot this scene I will do this to see how good it is. Overall the feedback from my target audience has been very helpful in their feedback and I am pleased to know that my cast do look the part and I won't have to re-shoot them.

Target audience and Organisation: Who will distribute my film?

Despite planning my trailer and beginning filming I have yet to decide who will distribute my film 'Poezzi.' I need to decide whether it will be a major distribution company or a small independent company. This decision needs to be correct as it can help me attract more of my target audience.  The two companies I was thinking of distributing my film are Universal or BBC films so will evaluate which company would be best to distribute my film in this blog.

Universal film studios's is a major film distributing company and is part of the 'Big 6' when it comes to film distribution.  It was founded in 1912 by Car; Laemmie, Pat Powers, Mark Dintenfass, William Swanson, David Horsely, Charles Baumann, Adam Kessel, and Jules Brualtor. It has produced plenty of famous films on large budgets such Jurrasic Park and Jaws and has a revenue of 4.239 billion dollars. There would be plenty of benefits with having Universal as the film distributor for Poezzi as I would be able to pull in a larger amount of my target audience as people will be drawn in by a universal film due to it's success with other famous films. Also the gangster style films I have studied such as Legend, GodFather, http://lewisglennonmediaa2.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/similar-products.html and Reserviour dogs, http://lewisglennonmediaa2.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/similar-products-reservoir-dogs.html, have been distributed by major film companies and have all been a success which would make my audience assume 'Poezzi' will be a success and they will be attracted to the film.

• The other film company I am contemplating to distribute is BBC films. While the BBC is a big company as it is a public service broadcaster in the UK, it's films are usually low budget. Some films that have been produced and distributed by BBC films the Mrs Brown movie and Saving Mr Banks. However despite BBC films not being as big as universal I still think it would be good for Poezzi to be produced by it. This is because Poezzi is a British based crime drama so it would make sense for it to be produced and distributed by a British company.  Also because of how big the BBC is in the UK I am confident I would still be able to pull in a fair bit of my target audience, especially as films made by BBC films are aimed at younger people.

Verdict

While I agree that both of these companies would be good to produce and distribute Poezzi as well as helping me pull in my target audience I feel that it is best that I choose BBC films. This is because while I can pull in a much larger audience by choosing Universal I don't think that the British crime drama would fit in with films they produce where as I feel it is a perfect fit with the BBC because they are both British, and I can still pull in a fair bit of my target audience. 

Organisation

Over the last week I have been filming a number of scenes for my trailer. I did filming on Tuesday 10th November, Thursday 12th December, and Friday 13th December. Roughly I have recorded 6 scenes for my trailer. I did this so I can see what angles are best for each shot as well as allowing me to get comfortable with the camera. I am also filming 2 scenes today located in the alleys for the chase scene, as pointed out in a previous blog, http://lewisglennonmediaa2.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/organisation-locations_13.html. Once I have done this I will upload and edit them on Movie Plus 6 before putting the edited versions onto YouTube and getting my target audience feedback on each clip. On Tuesday 17th November I will also get Poezzi's voice over for the start of the trailer as well as the film logo's and audience rating picture. I still have to decide whether the film is a major film or an independent one. Finally on 27th November I will record some more skyline's to decide which one is best for my trailer. Once all this is done I will have a whole month to collect my final scenes for the trailer as well as deciding what scenes can be done better an re-shooting them thus putting me in a strong position.