Audience Research (Primary)

Before starting to produce our title sequence, I had to conduct a survey in order to fully understand our demographic. I set up a questionnaire on ‘Question Pro’ and then using social media such as ‘Facebook’ we asked people to do the survey.  After a week of our questionnaire being online, I collected the results.  50 'teenagers' took part and 27 were male and 23 were female. Here are our results for every question;

What do teenagers like and dislike? (Primary Research)

What do teenagers like and dislike? (Primary Research)

I interviewed 20 teenagers between the ages of 15-19 on what they like and dislike. I gave them a range of things to like or dislike (from food to fashion), and here are the results:

-Food: 20/20 liked, 0/20 disliked
-Drinking: 17/20 liked, 3/20 disliked
-Parties: 16/20 liked, 4/20 disliked
-Smoking: 8/20 liked, 12/20 disliked
-Sex: 15/20 liked, 5/20 disliked
-Fashion: 17/20 liked, 3/20 disliked
-Social networking sites e.g. Facebook/Twitter: 18/20 liked, 2/20 disliked
-Smart phones: 20/20 liked, 0/20 disliked
-Taking photographs: 18/20 liked, 2/20 disliked
-School/College: 1/20 liked, 19/20 disliked
-Parents: 20/20 liked, 0/20 disliked
-Friends: 20/20 liked, 0/20 disliked
-Films: 19/20 liked, 1/20 disliked
-Music: 20/20 liked, 0/20 disliked

From conducting this survey, I have found out that on average, teens mostly like food, smart phones, friends, parents and music. Because it was a minor survey, that does not conclude that all of these things should be included in the film. It simply allows a few themes and ideas to include within our film.
The knowledge that most people from my survey do not like school or college is also useful, because from that information, we could include some sort of rebellion against school in our film.

Things I included in my survey

What do teenagers like and dislike? (Secondary Research)

What do teenagers like and dislike? (Secondary Research)
Continuing my research on our target audience for our film - teenagers, I decided to get to the bottom of things and find out what teenagers actually like and dislike. From this, my group and I would be able to include these things in the film (or not), and be more aware of what appeals to our teenage audience, and what doesn't.
From my secondary research, I have found out that teenagers like:
-Loud music/Ipod
-Sleeping in
-A messy room
-Hanging with mates
-Ditching parents
-Phone
-Hot boyfriend/girlfriend
-'Cool' mates
-Social networking sites e.g. Facebook/Twitter
-Junk food e.g. McDonalds
-Food in general
-Taking photos with friends
-Taking 'selfies'
-Being alone sometimes
-Parties
-Drinking
-Porn

And apparently they do not like:
-Nosy parents
-Chores
-'Bitchiness'
-School
-Homework
-Being bored
-Babysitting

(Research carried out from www.wikianswers.com)

Of course, this is a large generalisation and not all teens will like and dislike all of the above. But as an average list, this research will help my group and I to consider our film content.

                                          Typical 'teen' situation

Dawn of the Dead - Opening Tilte Sequence Analysis

'Behind the scenes' on Nalika's scene for our film opening

This video is our 'behind the scenes' video from when we filmed Nalika's scene on Tuesday 04/02/14. The filming went efficiently well and we took many shots. We later realised that we had far too many shots and had to remove some, but we always said it was better to have too many than too little. An overall success!

Our Pitch For our Teen Drama Film Opening

This is our Pitch for our opening title sequence for 'Isn't That Illegal'.
During our pitch we conducted primary audience and genre research with our classmates.

Film Pitch

Below is the video for the film pitch we presented to our class. Overall, it was quite successful, although we did have a few hiccups. For example, some of the links took quite a while to load, but this didnt cause too much of a problem. Overall, we had quite positive feeedback from the audience, for the most part. We were able to conduct our primary research, by asking members of the audience to come up and answer a few survey questions. (In return for chocolate). This was quite useful, as we were able to gain an understanding of what teenagers want in a teen film. During our pitch we conducted primary audience and genre research.

'Behind the scenes' on Georgia's scene from our film opening

 

We created this video after shooting our 'Georgia' scene today. We had fun making it, but used our time productively to create a hopefully successful scene.

Now is good

A film opening timeline...

A girl dying of leukemia compiles a list of things she'd like to do before passing away. Topping the list is her desire to lose her virginity.

 

 The film opens with a medium shot of a females lower legs and black converse shoes, walking down the stairs. This is at 0:00 seconds.

 The next shot a medium close up of the girls stomach stomach walking down the stairs.
0:03 seconds

This is followed by an over the shoulder shot, from the girls perspective, of a man lying topless on a sofa, with a girl. Based on the remnants of glasses strewn, presumptions could be made that there was a party the night before. 0:05 seconds

This shot is a medium shot of the girl walking out of a door. The place she was staying is located next to a café. This suggests it might have been an apartment/ flat. 0:11 seconds

Another medium shot of the girl walking. She appears quite glum. She has short hair, which could link to the fact she has Leukemia. This is the first time we properly see her face. 0:17 seconds

 Medium close up of the girls face. The first part of the credits appear, which is the film company, "Sony pictures". 0:22 seconds

Who the film company is associated with...
0:32 seconds

 The first actor name is the main character...played by Dakota Fanning
0:37 seconds

This is where the opening gets interesting...It all suddenly becomes animated. I like this style of animation, as it looks very cartoony and childlike. This may be representing the fact that the character is still technically a child, but has been forced to grow up. In this shot she is seen running away, but metaphorically she want to run away from the situation as well. Long shot. 0:48 seconds

 

The film name, "Now is Good" appears, written on the road. The character is still visible in the distance.
0:51 seconds

 

The other main actor, the talented, and extremely gorgeous...cough, Jeremy Irvine's name appears. His name is displayed just under a marker pen. 0:55 seconds






_{Another actors name appears, Paddy Considine. The name appears parallel with the cars situated just below, giving it a more symmetrical look overall. I think it works quite well. Personally, I find the simplicity, and child like drawings quite beautiful.
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Notes from group meeting 28/01/14

Notes from group meeting - 28/01/14 from 13:00 - 16:00pm.
Notes include shot lists for each scene, prop and costume list for several scenes, and scene order.

Photos from group meeting - Monday 27/01/14

 

These are some photos from our group meeting where we continued to plan production; we covered character development, settings, locations for filming, actors, script, props, and the budget.

This was our first production meeting outside of class, we had more time to discuss in depth what we were going to do for production.

 

Preliminary Exercise Script

This is the script I wrote and formatted, for our preliminary exercise. The idea of this scene, is that a teenage girl is fearful that she may be pregnant, and therefore goes to see the college councillor for advice.

 

EXT. HARROW COLLEGE – DAY

EVA nervously sits in the councillors’ chair, absentmindedly fondling the button on her sleeve, staring at the floor

EVA

I just don’t know what to do. I’m so scared

Eva runs her hands through her hair, cupping her face in her hands.  SHERRY places a caring hand on Eva’s shoulder.

SHERRY

You need to take a test, and soon.

The fear in Eva’s eyes is evident as her eyes flick upwards, making contact with Sherry’s. Sherry holds out a pregnancy test to Eva.

EVA

I can’t, I don’t want to know!

Eva’s voice breaks as she abruptly gets up from her chair, swiftly heading for the door. Her hand is holding the door handle.

SHERRY

This won’t just go away

Eva walks out the door, slamming it as she goes. Sherry stares at the door, pregnancy test still in hand, cupping her neck in her hand. Frown lines are visible on her forehead.

 

Teen Drama mood board, done by collaging different images, from both the internet, as well as magazines.

LOL
Director: Lisa Azuelos 
Rating: 12
Starring: Miley Cyrus

      

Synopsis:

Pretty teen Lola and her high school friends struggle to elude their bewildered parents, pull off daring hookups and sow some seriously wild oats in this coming-of-age comedy for the social media era.

 

LOL trailer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 Cyberbully trailer

 2)    Cyberbully

 Director: Charles Biname

Rating: U

Synopsis:

Teenager Taylor Hillridge finds herself a target of bullying by fellow students through a popular social website in this topical drama with a message. After the abuse makes Taylor afraid to face her classmates, her mother gets involved.

 

3)      The Last Song

Director:  Julie Ann Robinson 

Rating: PG

Synopsis:

Miley Cyrus has top billing as 17-year-old Ronnie Miller, a rebellious former piano prodigy who doesn't hide her hostility after being sent off to spend the summer in Georgia with her estranged father (Greg Kinnear). Rebuffing her dad's attempts to reconnect, the aloof Ronnie begins to thaw when she meets beach volleyballer Will Blakelee (Liam Hemsworth). Kelly Preston also stars in this contemporary tearjerker based on the Nicholas Sparks novel.

 

4)      Prom
Director: Joe Nussbaum 
Rating : U
Synopsis:

Reinventing a rite of passage event for a new generation of prom-goers, this Disney movie mixes the stories of several high schoolers who are alternately planning on going -- or not going -- to the biggest dance of the year.

 Prom trailer

 

 

5)      Sleepover 

Director: 

Rating: PG

Synopsis:

As their first year of high school looms ahead, four best friends have one last summer sleepover. Desperate to shed their nerdy status, they take part in a night-long scavenger hunt that pits them against their popular archrivals.

Sleepover trailer

 

6)      Ginger and Rosa  

Director:

Rating: 12A

Synopsis:

With the Cold War looming over them, teen best pals Ginger and Rosa share everything in early 1960s London -- until betrayal drives them apart. Sally Potter directs this intimate period drama steeped in the anxieties of the dawning nuclear age.

Ginger and Rosa trailer

 

7)      Anita and me                         

Director: Metin Huseyin

Rating: 12A

Synopsis:

As a recent Indian immigrant, 12-year-old Meena is so desperate to distance herself from her family and become part of the British in crowd that she swears allegiance to the local bad girl, with disastrous results.

anita and me trailer

 

8)      Tuck Everlasting  

Director: Jay Russell

Rating:PG

Synopsis:

When a teenage girl named Winnie gets lost in the woods and meets Jesse Tuck near a magic spring, she befriends his family and learns why they need to keep their lives a secret from the rest of the world.

Tuck everlasting trailer

The synopsis for each film was taken from www.netflix.com.

 

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