Equipment and programs needed for our Childrens film opening

Tripod
Movie/film camera
Dolly
Final cut (editing software)
Garage band (music and sounds)
Photoshop

Props we needed for filming

Clock
Books (library)
Table and Chairs (setting in Library)
Ipod and headphones (may be used)

Analysis of film openings

Conventions in Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging

Teen comedy
Average 'teen girl' - periforial characters- school friends, bully (typical 'teen' films)
Music  - modern / pop (teen and rom-coms)
Rejection/ public embarrassment scenes (rom-coms)
Setting - realistic, urban, (British... rom-com...comedy...drama)
Central female character
Target audience - young female teenagers

Possible Roles in Opening Credits

Director
Producer
Music and sound
Starring... (main actors/actresses and their roles in film)
Lighting
Costume
Cinematographer
Editer
Make-up
The actual film title
Casting by...
Production designer
Screen play

Shot List - Plan

1. Close tracking of library books
2. Turning shot from books to clock
3. Close up of clock
4.Empty corridor
5. Zoom in of clock
6. Full corridor
7. follow main character (Sarah)
8. Teacher walks out of door
9. conversation - over the head shot of each character (mid shot)
10. match on action
11. reaction shot

Toy Story 3 - Opening Train scene (2 minutes)

Toy Story 3 – Opening Train scene (2 minutes)

Target Audience 

·        Children (mainly)

·        Nostalgic teens

Techniques

·        Computer animation

Emotions (in particular scene)

·        Tragedy

·        thrilling

·        scared

Genre conventions

·        The name of the film being ‘Toy Story’ you would expect a film/ story about toys as the main characters

·        Costumes

Ø  Woody the Sheriff – cowboy outfit

Ø  Buzz Lightyear – Space/ astronaut outfit

Ø  Mr and Mrs Potato-head  - Potatoes

Ø  Slinky – Slinky dog toy

Ø  Ham (evil doctor pork chop) – Pig money box

Ø Jessie the Cowgirl – cowgirl outfit

·        Dialogue

Ø  Typical hero talk

Ø  ‘Bad guy’- cunning, evil laugh

·        Scenarios

Ø  Scene and set from a child’s play and imagination

·        Music

Ø  Fast pulse – sense of emergency

Ø  Tragic

·        Setting

Ø  Desert – in the middle of nowhere

Ø  No-one to help

Ø  Heroes turn up on the scene to stop the ‘bad guy’