Redemption Final

This is our final edit of our film, we tried to make it as smooth as possible, we had a survey where our peers gave us possitive feedback, we are pleased with the outcome of our film.

editing process (timeline)

This is our timeline sequence, you can see we added titles above and effects such as fades, we each had a go to edit our film.

editing process (end shot)

This shot is a P.O.V of Curtis looking up at Jay who's holding a blunt object who's about to strike Curtis, we feel the audience will be shocked/surprised about this scene and this is the reaction we wanted to get, this is our last shot as we wanted to get retorical questions in the mind of the audience, it then fades out to our title.

editing process (title)

This is our title, we decided to use the "cracked" font as it shows that this is a dark and mysterious film, it took us a while to find a suitable font, also we chose the colour red as it's a strong colour and it can represent violence which is a main theme in our film.

Editing process (credits)

Here we have added acting credits over our opening sequence, you can see the antagonist in the background and the protagonist at the front, the audience know who the actor is as the camera is focused on Curtis.

Here is the antogonist and we've notified the audience who the actor is, in this close up you can see he's focusing on Curtis.
  

We choose this shot especially to add the credit for Kiran who shot some of the movie, and it shows we used a variety of shots.
 

Week 3 (JAN 16-20)

On the third week we finished up our very final storyboard which included a setting change and actor change, we planned every shot in detail and tried to commit to every idea we got, After we decided what props to use, we decided on black clothes, black hat and a black bandanna for Jay, we chose to use the black bandanna because it represents the Jays gang, He wears outfits that could be seen as a troubled kid just to be seen in public to gain respect, The other character, Curtis, wears normal clothes, for the audience he wouldn't be seen as a criminal, The story begins with Curtis entering the park and sitting on the bench, as he was playing around with his phone, he recognized a mysterious man who dressed in a uncertain way that he couldn't tell but the audience could, then that mysterious man who is called Jay was walking up to him in a swaggered motion to show his status, Curtis didn't take him serious and answered Jay's question sarcastically. Jay didn't take too well to his response, and he was getting aggressive towards Curtis, the situation escalated which Curtis couldn't control, Suddenly Jay punches him and it was clear to the audience that Jay wasn't messing around, After a few shots Curtis is lying helpless on the floor, Jay was very serious and picked up a blunt object, he strikes at Curtis with all his strength and the shot fades out, Jay called someone and started in another language, we have placed subtitles at the bottom so the audience knows what he's saying, and then you can hear a zip and a car door which Curtis won't realise but the audience will, and this will carry on the story. We decided call the movie "Redemption" because its a complex story which is not easy to deduce, can Jay clear his sins?

Week 2(JAN 9-12)

We brainstormed a completely different idea to our first one, it involved a troubled teenage girl who found a friend that can relate to her, but behind the computer he was a criminal looking to manipulate this vulnerable girl, he was acting kind to the girl and she trusted him, the problem with this story is the girls religion which forbid her to be in a relationship with him. we felt this story wasn't exciting enough and we wanted something unique. During the planning we suddenly had an amazing idea which we could commit too, it involved a troubled teen which is played by Tawhir and a criminal thug which is playing by Danny Glazier, the story starts with a long shot at the bus stop in which tawhir receives a text message from his friend saying 'are you bunking from lesson' he just ignored him and didn't care about him, he catches the bus to an elusive park, on the ride we tried to film him and the scenery so that the audience can make a picture of the setting, we also wanted to add a special effect where he puts on his headphones and the music can be heard by the audience. when he arrives he enters the park by jumping over the fence, the audience can tell he's a dodgy character by his actions, in an over the shoulder shot you can see him taking what looks to be an illegal substance possibly marijuana, As he smokes the shot is changing from the over the shoulder shot to a medium shot in which you can see another character who is played by Danny Glazier, He comes to him and they start arguing, and Danny ran out of Patience and set Tawhir straight, he punched him and robbed him, on the next day Tawhir was eating in a fast food restaurant and as he was walking out he sees Danny on the high street, Danny recognised him and ran away, Tawhir ran after him and Danny into the back of a deserted building where he trips and is crying for mercy, You can see the anger in tawhir's face and the audience can tell that something is going to happen in the next few seconds, the camera focuses on a brick and this is a significant object as it will be a murder weapon, Tawhir picks it up and you can only see the shot where he drops the brick and walks away. This idea was good but during when we were filming we realized that it was hard to film in some places like the bus scene or the park, we needed permission to film there, so after a few tries we changed the story slightly.

Week 1 (JAN 4-6)

We where put into groups, my group consists of Daniel S and Kiran, the first thing we did was brainstorming ideas for our story board, everyone came up with some good and useful ideas, our first ideas was good but we couldn't commit to it, because we didn't have the right props and location to make our story effective, we looked at a few opening sequences by students to get some inspiration, after our first story we decided to make another story as backup just in case there was a problem, we brainstormed ideas for the second story which was completely different to our first.

Types of shots

• P.O.V (point of view)
• Pan
• Track
• Over the shoulder
• Close up

Props

It was quite easy for us to decide what props to use, each member in our group have seen films that are similar to ours, for the antagonis (Jay) it was clear to us that he should wear black clothes, this is to make him mysterious and that he doesn't attract unwanted attention, he also has a black bandanna in his back pocket which is a significant object as it's the colour of his gang here is a list of items that were needed for Jay:

• Black bandanna
• Black hood
• Black hat
• Gloves
• Blunt object to use as a weapon

For Curtis it was a little harder as he is not truly like Jay but has been brought up the same way, we decided to use casual clothes so the audience know he's not out to do harm, bellow is a list of items that were needed for Curtis:

• Casual clothes (jeans, hood, trainers)
• Mobile phone

Shooting schedule

Our shooting schedule is as follows:

• Make sure the mise-en-scene is perfect as we want to make it as believable as possible
• Work out how we will do the shots that are in our story board
• Make sure there isn't interference from the public
• Make sure both characters know exactly what to say and do

Jay is a brutal thug from Germany who moved over to the UK a few years ago. He was living in a council estate with his parents. His mother was a drug addict and his father an alcoholic, Jay's mother died a few years later as result of taking huge doses of drugs. Jay was so depressed that he started to bunk school and taking drugs. With the age of 16 he left his father because he was really violent and not fit to be a father and started to live in a hostel and hanging around with wrong friends. Through the years he gained respect by others and he is a member of a gang of violent youths. Most of the guys are German and the gang is still growing and is getting popular for youngsters. The gangs signs are black bandanas and black clothes.

Location Recces

When deciding on the plot and storyline we thought a park would be most suitable for our movie as many youths hang around parks. We had two different parks in mind, we wanted to film in Manor park but it was too far away this would waste a lot of time traveling to and from the park. So we decided to film in a park in New Malden which was closer but we were not allowed due to it being a kids park. I came up with the idea of going to Blagdon Park in New Malden because it was close and we were able to film there. It turned out successful.

Feedback from pupils on our opening sequence

The feedback we got back was a big help to us, people said our editing was good which is a great relief as we thought it wasn't that good, it's good to get an insight on peoples opinions so we can make any needed changes to our sequence, a criticism we got is louder vocals which everyone seems to agree on, the setting we choose had a lot of background noise and it can be hard to the camera to pick out our vocals, we will take this issue on board and make sound vocals to add onto our opening sequence, our shots seemed to be good so we're pleased with that , the ending we thought was good and it's nice to hear that our peers enjoyed it.

Inspiration

We got inspiration from Noel Clarke, he wrote the screen play for Kidulthood he also wrote, directed and starred in the sequel to kidulthood, adulthood. The genre of our movie is crime/ drama which is the same as his filns. We analysed the clothes that the Noel Clarke wore, his attitude and the way he spoke in the films to give us an idea for our movie. Noel Clarke won a BAFTA Orange Rising Star Award in 2009. Adluthood made a grea sum of £3,347,811.

Character profile

Jay:

• A brutal thug
• Has no motivation in life
• Is a member of a gang
• Only cares about himself
• Originally from Germany

Curtis:

• Hangs out with the wrong type of people
• His mind wants him to do good
• He would travel back in time to amend his life
• Can achieve anything if he puts his mind to it

Character (Curtis)

Curtis is one of the main protagonists, he's a young boy who doesn't know the full extent of life and what it has to offer, he hangs around with the wrong type of people and this in turn will cost him in the future, he just wants to find peace and quiet so he heads off to his local park but little did he know an action was about to occur that would change his life forever.

K-Double D Productions: My role - Camera man

I was assigned the role of camera man because  I was the most experienced out of the group due to previous experiences I have encountered. I have gained  more knowledge and skill with a camera since the beginning of this project. I have learnt how to use a tri pod properly and learnt many different shots and angles that I used in our film. I now feel much more comfortable with a camera.

Opening fits with genre

The genre of our film is Drama, they types of film focus on situations that people can relate to, an example of this could be a teenager commiting a crime and facing up to the consequences, what Drama films do brilliantly is capture activities happening in our society, Adulthood focuses on youth crime which is a major problem in the UK today. Our film fits perfectly into the genre as it shows the life of some teenagers in todays society and the conflict they have.

Films that gave us inspiration

 

These three films gave us a lot of inspiration for our story, especially kidulthood and adulthood, these films can be seen as violent dramas/thrillers, each has an antagonist which we took ideas on how he dressed and the way he acted, with this in mind we put it in practice and hopefully it will be believable in our opening sequence.

Ideas from films

We got a few ideas from a wide array of movies, we chose to use adulthood because it ties in with our opening sequence, it can definitely be seen as the same genre, another reason we choose this film for our inspiration is because we have all seen it and it was easy to talk about the movie within our group, the film is written and directed by Noel clarke, he's well known for his roles of the antagonist, by seeing Noel clarke in adulthood it helped us on our acting, we want it to be believable for the audience and we feel that we've succeeded in this.as you can see in the picture above it's clear Noel is the antagonist.

The storyboard for 'Redemption'

The story

Our story involves a teenager that goes by the name of Curtis, he's a good person at heart but he's been brought up in the wrong environment which is the common problem in today's society, we wanted to use this as the basis of our story, the antagonist is also a teenager that goes by the name of Jay, he is doing the dirty work of his boss who has a vendetta with Curtis, Curtis travels to a local park to escape his troubles and to find peace, but without him noticing Jay is there waiting for him, it doesn't look too good for Curtis at this point, Jay approaches him, they have a moment of conversation and all of a sudden Jay strikes at Curtis, leaving him in pain, Curtis gets pushed onto the ground and the last thing he sees is the strike of a blunt object to his face.

Planning (location)

We brainstormed different ideas for our location, we decided to do it in New Malden as it's practical and we could commit to it, we came across an elusive park that would be great as it ties in with our story, below is a list of different ideas:

• Car park
• Around the high-street
• In school
• Bus

These where all good ideas but we all agreed on filming in a park, we did encounter a few problems while filming in this location, one being people of the public entering the park so we couldn't film, so we had to come at a reasonable time where people are at work and children at school, and we had to film in one day as the weather keeps on changing and we want it to be perfect.

Treatment/Pitch

Our final storyboard was finished and we had to deal with some issues as we tried to implement some music we were only allowed to use not copyrighted music we also had to know who our target audience is which are mainly boys in the age of 15+. It was quite easy to change the storyboard to make it suitable for the audience. At least we didn't need to change many things and were able to keep the work like it was before.

Evidence of initial group discussions and idea choice

We brainstormed ideas for our storyboard and came up with some ideas. Our first idea involves a crime with a character who's taking illegal substances and getting into trouble with it. As we were making the storyboard we started to realize that the idea could be hard to commit the story as we didn't have the right location and props. The second storyboard involves a girl who's active on the internet and gets to know a random person which she would like to meet but her religion prohibits this and she is not aware of the danger, the only problem we had in this case is that we didn't have the right actors as we needed a girl in our group. Finally we came up with a new idea which involves a person who's sitting in a park and smoking somethin which could be a cigarette, mariuhana or any other legal or illeagal substance. Everyone in the group was happy with the idea and a location was found quickly. The characters for the film are Jay and Curtis. When we tried to film this project we had some issues with the location as we were not allowed to used it and also some shots were just able to shoot with the permission of other people, so we took the same story and just changed it a slightly bit. We choose a new location and different characters in the sequence. After we were looking at our location we decided that this is definitely going to be the place where the film gets shot.

K double D members

Welcome to K-Double D Productions,We have 3 members in our group and even with this small group we work well together, we share ideas in the group and this is effective in finding out what's best to go into our story, we each have a different view on different shots and angles making our production successful, we each have key roles within the group, Danny G is the character Curtis, Daniel S is the character Jay and Kiran is the camera man, we all had a go at filming so we can develop our skills.