Evaluation Question 1

The title of the film:
We chose to call the film 'The Last Man Standing' because we think it can relate to the genre, it makes the viewer feel like there is going to be a mass amount of action if there is only going to be one man left. It sums up the storyline of our film, the fact that there is only one man standing. it gives the viewer an insight of what the genre of the film is going to be. We chose to use bold white font on top of a solid black background because it stands out, thus making it easy to read.

Setting/Location:

The First location seen by the viewer in our film is a dark room with a dull light focusing on the small meeting taking place. This make the meeting seem confidential, yet dangerous and mysterious. to do this we chose to use the drama room because it is a darkroom, no natural lighting can come through and all the walls are black so it was the perfect place to film this scene. This worked well as an opening location because it provides the viewer with an    

intension that the film is going to be dark and mysterious. it also worked well as the opening              

location provided a good background for the credits  (white font)

Second Location:
Our second location used in our film 'The Last Man Standing' was the construction area in school, it is used for BTEC construction so was a great area to film the action sequence. the concrete area outside was used film the two 'bad guys' jog towards the shed in which contains Jack and Georgie who were ready to fight. We filmed behind the gate to give the viewer a feel that they have broken in.
Inside the shed contains loads of scrap and junk, this is a great scene for the action scene as it provides cover for the characters shooting. 

Costumes And Props:
In our film each character had been provided with props and the correct clothing for their role in the film, for instance in the first scene where the meeting takes place the two body guards are equipped with guns, this shows power and also shows importance to the person they are guarding, showing he is a leader/gang leader. They are also equipped with scarfs which have been raised to cover their faces giving them a 'Thug' look. Throughout the opening sequence each character had a key part meaning they had to dress differently, some wee dressed in black to give a masculine feel to the characters and others wearing smart clothing showing their importance. We also disgusted the contents of the bag to create a mysterious feel to the film. 

Camera work And Editing:

Camera work and editing were the two main roles in our film, the editing used was crucial because we had to add effects, move shots, add sounds etc. We used a few types of camera equipment, e.g tacking poles, tracking trolley, tripod etc, these were crucial to keep the camera steady and create still shot.

Title font and style:
Our credit sequence in our opening sequence is vital
we chose to fit most of the credits in the first scene
in the drama room as all of the walls are black, this 
way we could fit all of the white credits in front of the black walls. For most of the credits we added a sound  effect for different ones, e.g swooshes, sound of coins falling to the floor etc. this adds extra motive to the film, otherwise the film would sound bland and boring. we chose bold white font Arial type style because it is easy to read and white is easy to read in front of the black walls.








Story ad how the opening sets it up:
The opening sets up the story because it gives the viewer an insight of what the story is about, in the opening we see how dangerous jack is and the story slowly reveals him as a person. he describes what happened in a meeting and how he finished them off. At the beginning of the opening sequence we see a bag on the table, and then see jack fight for it, finally we see him defend the bag in a shoot out, so the opening scene sets up by giving the viewer an idea of how powerful jack is and how important the bag is.  




Genre and how the opening suggests it:
The genre of our movie is the action/gangster genre  the opening suggests this from facial expression types of props used the locations and the costumes to an extent. The facial expressions suggest its a ganster movie as the guards faces are more serious and threatening where as the other guys facial expression is more intrigured, causious and self statfised over the meeting taking place . This fits more into the crime/gangster genre as it is more how a criminals facial expression would be if they were at a meeting talking about trading illegal goods with a suppler. Also the fact that the bodygaurds are wearing scarfs to cover their faces creates a gangster/thug feel to the film.




Character Introduction:

Each character is introduced at the beginning of the film in Jacks flashback showing the meeting with the supplier, as he described what happened and we are introduced with the characters at the beginning of the film to avoid confusion. They were introduced individually in the flashback using the credit sequence so the audience can more easily identify which characters are which, we did this so we did not confuse the viewer as we have a lot of actors in the film






Special Effects:
We used a wide range of special effects in the film especially in the action scenes, we got a selection of effects from the SFX folder on the system at school transporting them to Premier Pro to put on to the guns etc, from gunshots (muzzle flashes) and smoke effects and many more. This made the film seem and feel realistic.

Final Film

Final Production Company Logo

Personal thoughts on the project.

I personally can say for the the group (Me, Joe and Ed) that filming and creating this short but effective sequence of shots was a great experience. i believe i and Joe worked well leading the cast whilst Ed dealt with the technical issues such as setting up tracking etc. i enjoyed assisting joe with camera work. helping him set up shots and organize cast. before the film i had no experience on any editing software, but now after playing around on Premire Pro i am able to make a running bunch of shots look intense, realistic and possessional, using effects and moving shots across to where they fit best. I believe the cast worked extremely well with the group, and made an extreme difference to the quality of the film, making it intesly realistic, for this i would like to thank them. 
 

Feedback on Final film (incl. cast & crew)

The feedback we received for our final draft of 'The Last Man Standing' were mostly if not all positive, we received one bit of criticism which was the sound effect of jack walking out of the meeting, but we soon altered that. Most of our piers mentioned the sheer quality of the acting and the visual effects. a particular pier claimed that 'the intro was quick and snappy, a joy to watch' a great compliment and one we was looking for as the quick and snappy cuts and shots were made to show the tensity and the action of the diagnesis. Other feedback included 'The Camera shots worked throughout and I really felt Immersed in the scene' and 'There is a great use of sound and music. They really combine well to create tension'.

Final Plot (storyline)

The scene starts of with a man named Jack. He is talking about previous events that had taken place the day before, hence keeping the viewer informed in what is happening and why, this soon leads to a flashback of a meeting between him and 3 other associates, the meeting takes place because of a deal being made between two major gangs in the area. This then leads to bloodshed as Jack walks free. With the bag (contents unknown).

You are then taken to back to real time where an action sequence takes place as a gun fight begins to progress.  The gun fight consists of Jack and his associate Georgie. who conflict in a massacre with the opposition gang. You soon find out why Jack is talking and what really happened after the meeting had taken place.