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EVALUTION. By Josh Greenway. Genre. A Sports-Comedy Has to have the right balance of both the genres of Comedy and Sport Researched Sports filming techniques (fast paced), comedies (close ups to show facial expressions) and Sports Comedies (Blades of Glory). Forms & Conventions.
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EVALUTION By Josh Greenway
Genre • A Sports-Comedy • Has to have the right balance of both the genres of Comedy and Sport • Researched Sports filming techniques (fast paced), comedies (close ups to show facial expressions) and Sports Comedies (Blades of Glory)
Forms & Conventions YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS! • Uses: • Music to exaggerate a scene and situation • Slapstick sound effect • Impressions/Stereotypes of famous tennis players • Challenges: • The use of fast-paced scenes • The subject matter of Tennis isn’t a common theme for comedies • We had to make sure the film appealed to comedy fans who may have little knowledge of tennis
Research • Production company research (Dreamworks/ RedHour) • Created a target audience questionnaire • People believed character comedy aimed at 16-25 year olds • Told us our ideas would actually appeal to an audience of our age • Keep the storyline simple and focus on the comedy
Zoom out to an over the shoulder shot The Shoot • The tester shoot before the actual filming helped us a lot (Check-list) • What went well: • A good range of different types of shots • Good/Clear sound quality • Script plus a clear image of how each scene should look Filming on location at the Baseline Tennis Centre
Improvements • Time-keeping • Late for Baseline Tennis Centre • Time goes fast when you’re filming • Lighting • Had to use natural or indoor lighting • Overcast at Great Bridgeford location • Baseline Tennis Centre Lobby had bad lighting Original Lighting improved Lighting
The Edit BEFORE • Adobe Premiere • The first edit went over the time limit • Appropriate royalty-free music • Getting the right balance of tennis and comedy • New Technical Skills Learned: • Colour correction • Improvement on lighting with Brightness settings • Get all sound levels correct AFTER BEFORE AFTER
The Final Result /Audience Feedback • Achieved the goal of making people laugh • People said it very funny • They believed the use of shots created comedy effect • The music also added comedy effect • Improvements they suggested were a better use of titles • The main title could have appeared on screen longer • The credits could have also been on longer
Movie Poster • Adobe Photoshop • Character Montage • Action-style poster following the convention of the comedy genre of exaggeration • Inspiration from the 1977 Star Wars Poster • The layout is clear providing enough information • If I could improve the poster I would have taken the photos of the cast in a proper studio with good lighting
Film Review • Adobe Photoshop • Research from other movie review magazines • To give a range of review writing I suggested points where the film could have been improved • The review provides enough information about the plot, directors and the genre for the audience to decide whether to see it or not • If I were to do this review again I would have taken a photo whilst filming instead of making one from the photos used on the poster
Movie Trailer • Adobe Premiere • Dramatic build up. The audience are expecting a tennis documentary • Trailer follows the fast-pace of the film • The first song suggests comedy whereas the second song follows the fast-paced feel • Only the basic plot is revealed in the trailer
The Blog • Posterous.com • Show the process of the idea being created eventually into the final film • Shows all the planning before filming • Problems we faced along the way • People’s opinions whilst we were editing which helped us improve the film