Friday 30 December 2011

Light Sphere Production Welcomes You

Welcome to our groups Advanced Portfolio where we will post regular updates at different stages for our 5 minute comedy film. We hope you enjoy our blog and find it a accessible blog and easy to navigate your way round.

Sunday 11 December 2011

Week 11- Atul Sharma

This week we have started our evaluations. All group members will have to this section of the project individually. In the evaluation the following four questions must be addressed:

-In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
-How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?
-What have you learned from your audience feedback?
-How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

Friday 9 December 2011

8 Questions - By Syed Hussain

8 Questions

Create DVD - By Syed Hussain

I have created the DVD and exported it so that it is available in different formats. I created it in Apple ProRess 422 pal 48KHz using iDVD and the size was 16 by 9. This was the size that was most appropriate for the DVD.

Saturday 3 December 2011

Editors Journal- Atul Sharma

Directors Journal - By Syed Hussain

Filming: 23rd October

Today we started the filming of our short film ‘Out of Control’. Having picked the cast and set out the crew we were well organised and prepared for the task ahead. I (Syed) took on the job as director as I bought the idea forward and chose the character for our film. I decided to give Chris Phillipou the camera as I felt he had a keen eye for perfection and was good with bringing out angles. I also set Atul Sharma as the editor as we both felt it would suit his role perfectly. As our film was mainly based in the main school site we had to be accurate with our filming and couldn’t be off time. Before we started filming we had got all our actors in costume with their make up and also got all our props ready. After setting up the location we set forth to start our filming.

We shot the first scene in the common room as we were able to get it out of the way and let the school main site clear out. Having waited for the school to clear out, it had become 3:30 and we were on course to finish before 7:00 which was our filming deadlines for the site. Having shot the opening scene we looked over our current footage and went over some shots to make it better and give us a range of shots to choose from when editing.

As we went through each scene we had to set up the equipment properly and in a place where it would bring the best out of the scene. During the filming we had to constantly keep changing our angles and retake shots because of interference from unwanted quests. We used many shots to keep the audience intrigued and connected to the film with close up’s and exposing sounds; it helped them be apart of the film.

As the director I had to constantly keep an eye out for mistakes and keep it perfect within each scene, and to make sure I used the right elements in the right places to make it look good. A major strength with me being the director was that I was on good terms with the actors so it was easy to communicate and make the film better, we were pretty good with our filming with the only problem being near the end of our filming when the cleaners we interrupting in the scenes and background.

Camera Man Journal - Chris Phillipou

Sound Journal - Chris Phillipou



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Thursday 1 December 2011

Week 10- Atul Sharma

This week we aimed to complete our personal journals.  Syed completed the director’s journal, Chris completed the camera journal and I completed the sound and editors journal. The journals show all the thought process while completing our production. We also highlight any issues that occurred throughout our project and how we resolved them.

Wednesday 30 November 2011

Post Production Questionnaire Result- Atul Sharma



We instructed our participants to view our short film production on our blogs or YouTube. After watching our short film they will be able to complete the questionnaire. We had 20 participants for our questionnaire as our group believed this the correct amount to get most effective and realistic results.

Post Production Questionnaire- Atul Sharma

Post Production Questionnairea

Monday 28 November 2011

Edit Decision List

Edit Decison List

Video Upload on Facebook- Atul Sharma



The print screen shows our final short film production being posted on Facebook. Social networking websites such as Facebook are great for feedback and creating awareness for our short film. 

Video Uploaded onto Youtube - By Syed Hussain

Friday 25 November 2011

Wednesday 23 November 2011

Sunday 20 November 2011

Thursday 17 November 2011

Week 9- Atul Sharma

During this week I edited the footage. Video editing is the process of manipulating and rearranging video shots to create a new work. Editing is usually considered to be one part of the post production process — other post-production tasks include colour correction and sound mixing. I also created a table for the log rushes and edit decision list.  Once I had finished editing I showed the footage to my group members and target audience. They gave me constructive feedback which would make our production more professional and comical. After the appropriate changes were made it was time to add sound effects and the credits.  We researched into other comical short film sounds and were made of the codes and conventions which we could implement in our own production.  Finally we created a DVD copy by using iDVD and we also uploaded the short film to YouTube. In order to gain more feedback we uploaded the short film to Facebook and shared the link on Twitter. The vast amount of positive feedback we received meant we have successfully created a short film which was enjoyed by our target audience.

I also created a post questionnaire which will be handed out to our target audience. Due to targeting a younger target audience it was only appropriate to keep the questions simple and easy to complete. 

Sunday 13 November 2011

Justification of Film Classification - Chris Phillipou

The ‘12A’ category exists only for cinema films. No one younger than 12 may see a ‘12A’ film in a cinema unless accompanied by an adult, and films classified ‘12A’ are not recommended for a child below 12. An adult may take a younger child if, in their judgement, the film is suitable for that particular child. In such circumstances, responsibility for allowing a child under 12 to view lies with the accompanying adult.

The ‘12’ category exists only for video works. No one younger than 12 may rent or buy a ‘12’ rated video work.

Discrimination

Discriminatory language or behaviour must not be endorsed by the work as a whole. Aggressive discriminatory language or behaviour is unlikely to be acceptable unless clearly condemned.

Drugs

Any misuse of drugs must be infrequent and should not be glamorised or give instructional detail.

Horror

Moderate physical and psychological threat may be permitted, provided disturbing sequences are not frequent or sustained.

Imitable behaviour

Dangerous behaviour (for example, hanging, suicide and self-harming) should not dwell on detail which could be copied, or appear pain or harm free. Easily accessible weapons should not be glamorised.

Language

Moderate language is allowed. The use of strong language (for example, ‘fuck’) must be infrequent.

Nudity

Nudity is allowed, but in a sexual context must be brief and discrete.

Sex

Sexual activity may be briefly and discreetly portrayed. Sex references should not go beyond what is suitable for young teenagers. Frequent crude references are unlikely to be acceptable.

Theme

Mature themes are acceptable, but their treatment must be suitable for young teenagers.

Violence

Moderate violence is allowed but should not dwell on detail. There should be no emphasis on injuries or blood, but occasional gory moments may be permitted if justified by the context. Sexual violence may only be implied or briefly and discreetly indicated, and must have a strong contextual justification.


Our production "Out of Control" is a 12A classification as we feel our production matches the 12A criteria. Our production doesn't show any violent, sexual or drug related scenes, neither does it show discriminating acts or feature abrupt or bad language. Our film is based in a school environment, where these elements are also frowned upon, so we feel we would be contradicting ourselves if we was to feature these in our film. We have also made it a 12A becuase although none of these negative elements are included in our film, we still feel an adult should be with the 12 year old watching, because the common room scene with Arran Omar and Armani has some lets say "slang related" words.

Risk Assessment - By Syed Hussain

Risk Assesment

Wednesday 9 November 2011

Font Research - By Syed Hussain

Out of Control

Friday 4 November 2011

Tuesday 1 November 2011

Week 8- Atul Sharma

We spent this week filming our short film. After going through the script with the cast and rehearsing the scenes we were confident to start filming. As we required using the main school corridors it was only appropriate to film after school. This meant we had extra time rehearsing, which allowed our cast to be familiar with their lines and roles. As this was the first time we were filming, we had to learn how to use the camera and other filming equipment. However Chris was quick to learn and we used our time most productively by getting the main footage done.

The second day of filming went much smoother. Everyone knew their roles and was the cast showed more confidence while acting as they were more familiar with each other and the crew members. We also had the opportunity to redo sections from the day before as the footage was not to the high standard we had set ourselves.  In total it took just over 4 hours to get all our footage and rehearse any scenes that the cast were confused about.  

Tuesday 25 October 2011

Final Storyboard - By Syed Hussain

storyboard

Recce Pictures



Sunday 23 October 2011

Storyboard First Draft - By Syed Hussain


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Saturday 22 October 2011

SWOT Analysis - By Syed Hussain

SWOT Analysis

Equipment List - Chris Phillipou

Equipment List for Comedy Film

Friday 21 October 2011

Week 7- Atul Sharma

As our concept and script is written for our short film, the next step is to make a storyboard. A storyboard visually tells the story of an animation panel by panel, kind of like a comic book.
The storyboard Syed created conveyed some of the following information:

-What characters are in the frame, and how are they moving?
-What are the characters saying to each other, if anything?
-How much time has passed between the last frame of the storyboard and the current one?
-Where the camera is in the scene? Close or far away? Is the camera moving?

Creating a storyboard will helped plan our short film from shot to shot. We can make changes to our storyboard before we start filming, instead of changing your mind later. We were also able to talk about our animation and show our storyboard to other people to get feedback on our ideas.

Chris created an equipment list of our production. The purpose of the equipment list is to be aware of all the resources we require throughout our project in order for our production to be successful.

Syed also completed the SWAT analysis. This is a strategic planning method used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses/Limitations, Opportunities, and Threats involved in our project.

Strengths: characteristics of the project team that give it an advantage over others.
Weaknesses (or Limitations): are characteristics that place the team at a disadvantage relative to others.
Opportunities: external chances to improve performance in the environment.
Threats: external elements in the environment that could cause trouble for project.

Saturday 15 October 2011

Week 6- Atul Sharma

This week I analysed other short comedy films title and credit sequence. I used YouTube to analyse the credit sequences. By doing this research made me aware of the codes and conventions that we will need to follow in order to make our production as professional as possible. Also I was able to gain ideas on how to challenge specific codes and conventions.

Syed created a Health and Safety Risk Assessment table. This was to make the actors and production team aware of any risks that may occur while creating our short film production. We briefed our acting crew about the health and safety risks that they may encounter while filming.

I created score notes for short film production. I listed all the potential sounds we may use for our production. I shared the sounds with my group members and asked for feedback. We also asked our target audience for their feedback on the sound we had chosen.

We also created Location and Actors release forms which allow us to use the footage without any repercussions.  Also I would help us void with any problems of using the school premises outside school hours.

Chris created a budget for our short film production. This allowed our group to be aware of how much our group can afford to spend on each aspect of the production stage.

Thursday 13 October 2011

Shooting Script: - By Syed Hussain

Shootingt Script

Wednesday 12 October 2011

Script: Final Draft - By Syed Hussain

E Lax Final Script

Tuesday 11 October 2011

Location Notes- Atul Sharma

Location Notes

Cast Notes- Atul Sharma

Cast Notes

Prop Notes- Atul Sharma

Prop Notes 1

Costume Notes- Atul Sharma

Costume Notes

Monday 10 October 2011

Script: First Draft - By Syed Hussain

Script: Occupied First Draft

Sunday 9 October 2011

Week 5- Atul Sharma

This week Syed created the first draft of our script on an online programmed called Celtx. As a group we read the script and critically analysed it thinking of ways to improve and make it more interesting for our target audience.  We also got our actors to read through it and ask for their feedback. We also asked for feedback from our target audience and they suggested ways to make it funnier.  After we have improved and was happy with the script, Syed created a second draft of the script.

I created location, cast, and costume and prop notes on a Microsoft Word document and then uploaded it on Scribd, which allowed me to embed the document on Blogger. The location notes I created clearly showed the various locations we are going to use throughout our short film and why we chose these specific locations. The cast notes clearly showed the actors and actress we are going to use and the reason we chose this specific cast. The costume notes showed the reasoning behind the costumes the cast are wearing. Finally I created prop notes which stated all the props we were going to use in our production and the significance of them.

Syed created a shooting script which is used during the production process of our short film to help communicate the filming process to all crew members and actors involved. The following factors make up a shooting script for the production portion of a short film project.  Syed also created a letter for the head teacher stating what our group are aiming to do and asking for permission to use specific locations out of school hours.

Friday 7 October 2011

Pre Production Questionnaire Graphs- Atul Sharma

Pre Production Questionnaire Graphs

Pre Production Questionnaire- Atul Sharma

Pre Production Questionnaire

Monday 3 October 2011

Production Logo - Chris Phillipou


This is the logo for our company "Light Sphere Productions". I followed a tutorial which allowed me to replicate the 'sphere' shape of the logo, i then changed the colour scheme to make it relevant to our group production. I made it unique and added my own emboss and glow tools from blending options in Photoshop CS3 to give it that desired effect.

Target Audience - By Syed Hussain

We based our target audience on a few factors such as the age, gender, sexuality, ethnicity and class and status. We felt that by selecting a group of people under each category we will be able to select our target audience properly.

Target Audience:
Based on the concept of our short film and the language and images used we felt that the age range should be aged 8-18 but our film certification would be 12. We felt that people younger than the age of 12 would be badly influence and it would be unsuitable for them to watch a film with the language that is used. Our film was mainly targeted at 12-15 year olds as we felt it would appeal to them and relate to some in a way. 

Gender:
We haven’t really specified what gender the film is aimed at, but as it is quite comical and raw it would appeal slightly towards the male side; but we would like to get it out to both genders. The film is more clildish on terms of the scenario and the sound effects used, which is why it would appeal to more of the male gender than female.   

Sexual Orientation:
Our film doesn’t really portray to a specific sexual group but as all our characters in the girl are all heterosexual; it would be classified to the heterosexual sex group.  We are happy to have our film open to all sex groups, as it doesn't potray any stereotypes of any sexual groups and it doesn't discriminate any sexual groups.

Ethnicity:
The film hasn’t been aimed at any particular ethnicity group as we feel it is open to any and every type of ethnicity. The film doesn't have any scenes which would hold back or restrict any religions rom watching our short film. Our film is based in Britain and it will target the British audience which has a variety of ethnicities and religions within it.

Socio Economic Group:
Class and status is a key part of out target audience as we feel that by trying to open to all of them than we can expand our film, but it is mainly open to the lower class and working class; but we have slightly aimed it at the middle class. In terms of socio economic group we have aimed it at C1, D and E; so the lower scale of the soci economic group as we feel that they would find it funny and be able to relate to it. 

BBFC:
The bbfc that we chose was 12, but we felt that it would appeal to slightly younger students as well as slightly older. We would keep it to the 12 as there are scenes that would be innapropriate for the younger audiences.

Saturday 1 October 2011

Genre Research Follow up - Chris Phillipou

For our short film project we have decided to combine embarrasing scenes with laughter, making it a cringe comedy, we have decided to create laughter/comedy through the use of products such as laxatives, which we feel will have an effect on the audience, and might want to make them turn away, especially in the lavatory scenes with the disturbing sound effects. This genre was influenced through a variety of films such as Dumb&Dumber and American Pie, in which they involve similar embarrasing scenes. The use of the laxatives will create embarrasment for one character (Arran) and laughter for the other characters as they will laugh at his expense, combining laughter and embarrasment.

These are the scenes I looked at for my comedy genre research.





he scene within the film Dumb&Dumber inspired us for our short film, this scene is about 5 minutes along, which also helped us make a whole 5 minute comedy film based on a similar scene. The disturbing noises of Harry relieving his bowel, is reminiscant of our film when Arran takes laxatives without knowing, and is left to fight the consequences.

Another film that inspired us with similar conventions was the scene involving Finch in American Pie (1999).

Thursday 29 September 2011

Narrative Theory - Chris Phillipou

Theories We Used:

Todorov's Theory

This theory is like a template for most narratives, a sense of a good start, then something bad happens, and then moves back to its normal state, this sequence is referred to as "Eqilibrium, Disequilibrium, and New Equilibrium. There are 3 stages to this sequence however, those are as follows:

1) Normality (Equilibrium)
2) Cause of Disruption and a period of unsettlement and disquiet (Disequilibrium)
3) Renewed state of peace and harmony for the protagonists and a new equilibrium brings the chaos to an end (New Equilibrium)

 Relating Todorov's theory to our comedy production, equilibrium is set for example in the beginning of our short film, the normal things were happening during a sixth form environment a gathering entered the common room and a few characters were just chilling, it seemed like a normal place. However in the scene where Arran has his lunch sabotaged by laxatives, this turns out to be a catalyst which speeds up the narrative and has a knock on effect for Arran especially, this sets the disqeuilbrium which is influenced by fellow characters Armani and Omar who subsequently plant the laxatives on his so called 'friend' in a bid to destroy Arran's attempts to impress Neena. Arrans attempts to find a lavatory and relieve himself finally end and all seems back to normal, which then sets the new equilibrium as the chaos dies down.

Levi-Strauss' Theory

Levi-Strauss' theory is about binary opposites (conflicts) within narratives, and now narrative tension creates conflicts, these conflicts can literally be just two people fighting within a scene, but more often function at an ideological level.

Relating this theory to our production, binary opposites/conflict is set out from the scene where Armani and Omar prank Arran and sabotage his lunch with laxatives. This sets out as "Arran vs Friends". This is an ideological conflict, as both parties think differently and act differently, all Arran wants to do is try his luck on Neena by asking her out, whilst his binary opposites (Armani and Omar) are doing the exact opposite by trying to destroy his chances and laugh at his expense, however little does Arran know that they are responsible, however they sat there laughing whilst Arran had a sense of desperation written on his face once realising the sixth form toilets were out of order, and he became desperate as he tried to find an alternative.

Hypodermic Needle

The hypodermic needle theory is the theory of injecting a message or an ideology straight to the audience, i.e a prop related to a certain genre, to make the audience aware of what genre the film is.

Relating this to our production, we used the hypodermic needle theory to inject a message straight to our audience, we did this for example by showing the first sense of comedy which was a close up of the "laxatives bottle". This connoted to the audience that this was going to be a comedy film, this was also at the beginning of the film, which set the mood for the comedy film and made our audience aware of the genre.

Wednesday 28 September 2011

Week 4- Atul Sharma

During this week Chris researched on Narrative Theory. This a vital aspect of our research and planning stage as all films have a narrative theory that they follow or go against. It is important that we carry out detailed research into the various theories. The main theories that Chris researched into was Todorov, Levi-Strauss and Hypodermic Needle. He related all the theories back to our own production which allowed our group make the appropriate decision.

I researched on Uses and Gratifications Theory. After carrying out secondary research I was able to understand that this theory is an approach to understanding why people actively seek out specific media outlets and content for gratification purposes. The theory discusses how users proactively search for media that will not only meet a given need but enhance knowledge, social interactions and diversion.

As we had established that we would be creating a Cringe Comedy short film, we decided that it would be appropriate to target a younger target audience as they enjoyed this type of genre. We knew this from past personal experience, as we all agreed that when we were younger cringe comedy was favoured however we had to aware that trends do change with time so further research will need to conducted. Syed researched further into our target audience and confirmed that there was still a very large market to tap into.

I also created pre questionnaire for our potential target audience as we aimed to carry out primary research. I handed out the questionnaire during break to younger year groups at school. I was aware that I should keep my questionnaire simple as a lengthy questionnaire will discourage any young child from volunteering. Once I had received the questionnaire back from my target audience I created graphs so our group could analyse the results and discuss what any specific actions that need to take place in order for our short film to target our audience most effectively. 

Tuesday 27 September 2011

Synopsis Second Draft - By Syed Hussain

The film is set in a public school based on one ordinary student and his two close mates. In what seems like a successful pursuit to asking a girl out, the main character Arran doesn’t realise what his friends have been up to. While Arran shows his capability in chatting up a girl, his friends show their capability in setting up a prank; which involves mixing a bar of chocolate with laxatives. What would seem like an ordinary trip to the toilet, it becomes a gruelling and breathless pursuit to locate a toilet.

Sunday 25 September 2011

Synopsis First Draft - By Syed Hussain

The film is set in a public school based on one ordinary student and his two close mates. In what seems like a successful pursuit to asking a girl out, the main character Arran doesn’t realise what his friends have been up to. Once Arran has fallen into the trap set by his friend he has no chance in escaping. He battles hard to find a toilet in the school, which results in him making a decision which could jeopardise his social reputation.

Saturday 24 September 2011

BBFC - Syed Hussain

The BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) is a company which classifies films under age ratings of U, PG, 12, 12A, 15 and 18. They will also be based on the aspects of; discrimination, drugs, horror, imitable behaviour, language, nudity, sex, theme and violence. Based on the following aspects we have decided to go with the age rating of 12 for our short film.

Discrimination

Discriminatory language or behaviour must not be endorsed by the work as a whole. Aggressive discriminatory language or behaviour is unlikely to be acceptable unless clearly condemned.

Drugs

Any misuse of drugs must be infrequent and should not be glamorised or give instructional detail.

Horror

Moderate physical and psychological threat may be permitted, provided disturbing sequences are not frequent or sustained.

Imitable behaviour

Dangerous behaviour (for example, hanging, suicide and self-harming) should not dwell on detail which could be copied, or appear pain or harm free.  Easily accessible weapons should not be glamorised.

Language

Moderate language is allowed. The use of strong language (for example, ‘fuck’) must be infrequent.

Nudity

Nudity is allowed, but in a sexual context must be brief and discreet.

Sex

Sexual activity may be briefly and discreetly portrayed. Sex references should not go beyond what is suitable for young teenagers. Frequent crude references are unlikely to be acceptable.

Theme

Mature themes are acceptable, but their treatment must be suitable for young teenagers.

Violence

Moderate violence is allowed but should not dwell on detail. There should be no emphasis on injuries or blood, but occasional gory moments may be permitted if justified by the context. Sexual violence may only be implied or briefly and discreetly indicated, and must have a strong contextual justification.


Wednesday 21 September 2011

Planning/Production Brief - Chris Phillipou

Planning Brief Unit G325 Media Studies

Saturday 17 September 2011

Week 3- Atul Sharma

This week Chris created a Treatment for our film production. Generally speaking, a film's treatment is similar to that of an overview or synopsis of the film idea. It usually includes all the important conceptual elements, structured in 3-5 acts, each with a beginning, middle and end. When you submit your script, your treatment will often be the first document to be glanced over.

I researched into different socio economic groups and was able to understand the difference between each group and how we would target a specific group.  The groups that our target audience could fall into are:

A- Higher managerial, administrative, professional e.g. Chief executive, senior civil servant, surgeon
B- Intermediate managerial, administrative, professional e.g. bank manager, teacher
C1-Supervisory, clerical, junior managerial e.g. shop floor supervisor, bank clerk, sales person
C2-Skilled manual workers e.g. electrician, carpenter
D-Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers e.g. assembly line worker, refuse collector, messenger
E -Casual labourers, pensioners, unemployed e.g. pensoiners without private pensions and anyone living on basic benefits

Syed researched into the British Board of Film Classification. The BBFC is an independent, self-financing and not-for-profit media content regulator. They operate transparent, consistent and trusted co-regulatory and self-regulatory classification and labelling systems in the UK.

They aim to protect:
·        -The public, and especially children, from content which might raise harm risks.
·         Empower the public, especially parents, to make informed viewing choices.
·         Recognise and respect adult freedom of choice within the law.
·         Respond to and reflect changing social attitudes towards media content through proactive public consultation and research.
·        Provide a cost-effective, efficient classification service within our statutory remit.
·        Work in partnership with the industry to develop innovative service models to provide content advice which support emerging media delivery systems.
·        Provide an effective service to enforcement agencies.

This vital research would allow our group to make the appropriate decision on what category our film production will fit from: U, PG, 12, 12A, 15, 18 and R18.

Syed also created a Synopsis for our film production; this is summary of our film within 25 words.  It will allow viewers to be able have foundation understanding of the film.

Thursday 15 September 2011

Facebook Group - By Syed Hussain

Twitter Account - Chris Phillipou









This is our groups Twitter Account where followers will be able to connect with us, we will upload work which they will be able to view easily by clicking a link. We feel this is a good way to connect with our audience and gain feedback through different opinions.

Wednesday 14 September 2011

The 180 Degree Rule- Atul Sharma



In film-making, the 180° rule is a basic guideline that states that two characters (or other elements) in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other.

Week 2- Atul Sharma

After researching into a wide range of genres we decided that we would choose Comedy for our short film production. Chris then carried out further research into the comedy genre. This research made us aware that there were sub genres within Comedy. As a group we established that Cringe Comedy would be the appropriate genre for our production.

Before beginning our production we all researched in to other short films. We analysed the codes and conventions of short comedy films on YouTube. This was beneficial to us as we were able to understand codes and conventions of comedy short films and would aim to implement this to our own production.  
As Chris was the cameraman he carried out research into different shot types that we could use appropriately in our own production. He also researched into match on action and 180 degree rule.

During this week Syed also created a Facebook group which I and Chris joined as members. The purpose of creating a Facebook group was for all group members to be able to contact and share ideas which each other. Also we will be able to ask other Facebook users for feedback on our production. Chris also created a Twitter account which will aid with promoting and gain feedback of our production.

This week we also decided our production company name to be Light Sphere Productions, this is due to being a unique name and relating to a ‘light- hearted’ production which all comedy tend to be. Chris created a company logo on Photoshop; the logo that was created was of a high standard as it was clear and easy to remember. 

Tuesday 13 September 2011

Genre Research - Chris Phillipou

Cringe comedy

Cringe comedy is a comedy genre that uses awkward and embarrassing situations to cause audiences to feel uneasy. A comedy genre as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter.

The comedy genre humourously exaggerates the situation, the language, action, and characters.

Comedy genre films gives the escape for the audience from day-to-day life.

They usually have happy endings, although the humour may have a serious or pessimistic side.

There are different types of comedies:

Comedies usually come in two general formats comedian-led with jokes or sketches and situation-comedies that are told within a narrative.

Comedy hybrids commonly exist with other genres, such as musical-comedy, horror-comedy, and comedy-thriller.

Comedies have also been classified in various sub genres, such as romantic comedy, crime/caper comedy, sports comedy, teen or coming-of-age comedy.

Research into all comedies: In this research I will show the types of comedies, the description of them and also show famous comedians and comedy shows and also comedians that are involved in certain comedy shows.

Black comedy or dark comedy

Black comedy deals with disturbing subjects such as death, drugs, terrorism, rape, and war. Some dark comedy is similar to the horror movie genre. Television examples include Brass Eye.

Chris Morris, Jim Norton, Bill Hicks, Denis Leary, Richard Pryor, Ricky Gervais, George Carlin, Jeff Dunham, Chris Rush, Penn & Teller, Patrice Oneal, Rich Vos, Jeff Duran, The League of Gentlemen, Christopher Titus, Sacha Baron Cohen, Doug Stanhope, Brother Theodore, Tom Lehrer, Shel Silverstein, Frankie Boyle, The Chaser's War On Everything, Monkey Dust, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Blue comedy

Comedy based on sexism, racism and homophobic views, often using sexual jokes and profane language words.

Eddie Murphy, Jim Davidson, Frankie Boyle, Andrew Dice Clay, Bernard Manning, Jeff Duran, Martin Lawrence, Roy 'Chubby' Brown, George Lopez, Doug Stanhope, Tommy Tiernan, Redd Foxx, Bob Saget, Ron White, Dave Attell, Chris Rock, Derek and Clive, Sarah Silverman, Chappelle's Show

Character comedy

Character comedy derives humour from a persona invented by a performer. Much character comedy comes from stereotypes.

Andy Kaufman, Paul Eddington, Andrew Dice Clay, Rich Hall, Tim Allen, John Gordon Sinclair, Lenny Henry, Sacha Baron Cohen, Christopher Ryan, Steve Guttenberg, Steve Coogan, Bip, Jay London, Larry the Cable Guy, Sarah Silverman, Rob Brydon, Rowan Atkinson, Peter Helliar, Harry Enfield, Margaret Cho, Little Britain, Stephen Colbert, Al Murray

Improvisational comedy

Improvisational (sometimes shortened to improv) comics rarely plan out their routines. Prime examples of this kind of comic can be seen on the television shows Curb Your Enthusiasm, Whose Line Is It Anyway? and Thank God You're Here.

Robin Williams, Jonathan Winters, Paula Poundstone, Paul Merton, Tony Slattery, Josie Lawrence, Jim Sweeney, Steve Steen, Wayne Brady, Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, Drew Carey, Greg Proops, John Sessions, Neil Mullarkey, Kathy Greenwood, Brad Sherwood, Chip Esten, Jeff Davis, Jonathan Mangum.

Observational comedy

Observational comedy pokes fun at everyday life, often by inflating the importance of trivial things or by observing the silliness of something that society accepts as normal.

Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David, George Carlin, Bill Cosby, Mitch Hedberg, Billy Connolly, Ray Romano, Chris Rush, Dane Cook, Dave Hughes, Ricky Gervais, Janeane Garofalo, Chris Rock, Jeff Foxworthy, Jim Gaffigan, Kathy Greenwood, Ellen DeGeneres, Peter Kay, Daniel Tosh, Russell Peters, Demetri Martin, Tommy Tiernan, Carl Barron, Lee Evans, Michael Mcintyre, Brian Regan

Alternative comedy

Differing from traditional punchline jokes which features many other forms of comedy such as Observation, Satire, Surrealism, Slapstick and Improvisation

Alexei Sayle, Mark Steel, Dave Gorman, Linda Smith, Jeremy Hardy, Ron Sparks, Alan Davies, Ben Elton, Jo Brand, Sean Hughes, Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmonson, Malcolm Hardee, Kristen Schaal

Physical comedy

Somewhat similar to slapstick, this form of comedy uses physical movement and gestures. Physical comedy is often influenced by clowning.

Jim Carrey, Norman Wisdom, Jerry Lewis, Robin Williams, Chevy Chase, John Ritter, Conan O'Brien, Mr. Bean, Lee Evans, Max Wall, Matthew Perry, Kathy Greenwood, The Three Stooges, Lano & Woodley, Lucille Ball, Dane Cook

Prop comedy

Comedy that relies on ridiculous props, casual jackets or everyday objects used in humourous ways.

Carrot Top, Jeff Dunham, Gallagher, Timmy Mallett, The Amazing Johnathan

Surreal comedy

Surreal humour is a form of humor based on bizarre juxtapositions, absurd situations, and nonsense logic.

Spike Milligan, Eddie Izzard, Ross Noble, Bill Bailey, The Mighty Boosh, Steven Wright, Monty Python, Vic and Bob, The Goodies, Jack Handey, Harry Hill, The Kids in the Hall, Conan O'Brien, Tim and Eric, Paul Merton, Mitch Hedberg, Firesign Theatre, Shaun Micallef.

Deadpan comedy

Not strictly a style of comedy. Telling jokes without a change in face expression or change in emotion

Jack Dee, Jimmy Carr, Steven Wright, Peter Cook, Dylan Moran, Buster Keaton, Bill Murray, Jim Gaffigan, The Office, Les Dawson, Mike Birbiglia, Mitch Hedberg, Bruce McCulloch, Demetri Martin, Elliott Goblet, Aubrey Plaza.

Topical comedy/Satire

Topical comedy relies on headlining/important news and current affairs. It dates quickly, but is a popular form of comedy for late night talk shows.

Bill Hicks, Chris Morris, Dennis Miller, Conan O'Brien, David Letterman, Jay Leno, Andy Hamilton, Bill Maher, Ian Hislop, Paul Merton, Chris Morris, Kathy Griffin, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Stewart Lee, Rory Bremner, Ben Elton, David Cross, Lewis Black, Dave Chappelle, The Chaser, The Late Show, Have I Got News For You, Mock The Week, Punt and Dennis, Jon Holmes, The News Quiz, South Park.

Wit/Word play

Wit and word play are more intellectual forms of comedy based on clever, often subtle manipulation of language (though puns can be crude and farcical).

Groucho Marx, William Shakespeare, Bo Burnham, Harry Hill, Jay Jason,Oscar Wilde, Rodney Marks, Woody Allen, George Carlin, Tim Vine, Stephen Fry, Demetri Martin, Firesign Theatre, Myq Kaplan.

Insult Comedy

Insult comedy is a form of comedy which consists mainly of offensive insults directed at the performer's audience and/or other performers.

Don Rickles, Chris Rock, Andrew Dice Clay, Ricky Gervais, Bob Saget, Frankie Boyle, Sam Kinison, Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog, Roy 'Chubby' Brown, Marcus Valerius Martialis, Jeffrey Ross, Lisa Lampanelli.

Mockumentary

A fiction film that parodies the conventions of documentary style.

Borat, This is Spinal Tap, The Monkees, The Rutles, Summer Heights High, Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo, The Office, Bruno (character), Parks and Recreation, Modern Family, Come Fly with Me, Angry Boys, The Compleat Al

Cringe comedy

A comedy of embarrassment, in which the humour comes from inappropriate actions or words. Usually popular in television shows and film, but occasionally in stand-up as well.

Ricky Gervais, Richard Herring, Stewart Lee, The Office, Alan Partridge, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Peep Show, The Proposal, Bob Saget, Top Gear, The Inbetweeners

Sketch

A small episode of comedy practised and recorded.

Jennifer Saunders, Monty Python, Saturday Night Live, Chappelle's Show, Firesign Theatre, In Living Color, Catherine Tate, A Bit of Fry & Laurie

Sitcom

A comedy drama creating a comic situation which develops over a longer period of time than a sketch; commonly found as television series

Seinfeld, Fawlty Towers, Black Books, Porridge, Dad's Army, Black Adder, Gavin and Stacey, My Wife and Kids, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, The Office, Open All Hours, Only Fools and Horses, Dinner Ladies, Modern Family

Musical Comedy

A form of alternative comedy where humour is mostly derived from music and/or lyrics.

Bill Bailey, Denis Leary, Tim Minchin, The Lonely Island, Flight Of The Conchords, Mitch Benn, Tenacious D, Spinal Tap, Stepehen Lynch, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Bob Rivers, Bo Burnham, Wayne Brady

Spoof

The recreating of a book, film or play for humour, it can be used to make fun of or ridicule a certain production

French and Saunders, Mitchell and Webb, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, Hot Shots, Frankie Boyle's Tramadol Nights, Shriek, Peter Serafinowicz, Look Around You

Technical Comedy

Humour involving technical persons, and for example use of products, software and so on. Often the base of the comedy are work situations.

Don McMillan

What makes an excellent short film?- Atul Sharma

How to Make an Excellent Short Film

Sunday 11 September 2011

Group Members


Director: Syed Hussian
Age: 18
Role: My role as a director was to direct the film, come up with a script and link with the cameraman and editor in getting the film to look everything like I planned and work well. I would need to take charge of the group and lead us to creating this production to the set audience we chose. 


Editor and Sound: Atul Sharma
Age: 19
Role: As the editor he had to put together the film we had created and edit scene which could be improved. He had to edit to high standards to make our production look as professional as possible; we would also work with the cameraman and director on what shots ans what scenes would need editing. 


Cameraman: Chris Phillipou
Age: 18
Role: To film all the scenes which were chosen and capture all images to a high standard; to manage all the equipment used with the camera. He also had to refer with the director and editor on what shots would be suitable where. 

Saturday 10 September 2011

Assignment Brief- Atul Sharma

Our group decided to choose the following assignment brief:


A short film in its entirety, lasting approximately five minute, which may be live action or animated or a combination of both, together with two of the three following options:
- A poster for the film;
- A radio trailer for the film;
- A film magazine review page featuring the film.

Thursday 8 September 2011

Production Schedule 1st Draft - Atul Sharma

Production Schedule
 
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