Location finalized

Despite the diatance issue, we decided that Arif's House will be more suitable for the shooting as his Decor and the arrangement of his room is more suitable for the movie we are about to make

This is the room we used to shoot the experimental opening title of a comedy and suspense genre. 

Below are the shots of the location we used for our final movie. 

We show the protagonist waking up and moving about to get ready for an unpleasant day. we make the mis en scene gloomy by by using window lights and shadows. We chose this room as it seems more masculine and there is adequate space to connote loneliness and failure due to less furnitures.

Institution changed: BBC production

Since our movie is more simple and is made to attract teenager and middle aged audience, we thought that BBC films will be more appropriate institution for our final movie. Most of the movies made by BBC films have been more meaningful and generally convey a message and represent more realistic matters in the society to educate and at the same time entertain its potential audience.

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/79946/British-Broadcasting-Corporation-BBC

Below are the samples of the two Logos that we can use in our opening titles

Logo of our final movie

To make the opening title look more original, we made our own production house name. Constructing a logo was equally essential. After doodling and drawings one of our team mate Arif came up with an idea of making a square logo. Four sides and edges represented all the four team members in our group.

From the basic shapes in Adobe Illustrator, to adding filters and blending colors in it, this was the final shape we chose. The four different colors merging into each other show our individual  and completely different perspectives and thoughts combine together to form an even better and reformed idea and all the lines linked symbolize the unity in our group. . 

The name of our production house is AFAS. This name was made using the innitials of our names where S stands for Sama, F stands for Fatmah and two A's stand for Arif and Arika that is my name.

Than we came up with an idea of making this logo tumbling on to the screen and than the name of our production house appearing. This was achieved on after effects where we made this shape rotate on to screen and than stopping in  the middle Than the name of our production house appears just after the shape stops using Fade effect on the text. We plan to add sound effects on this logo too. The duration of this clip is 5 seconds. To make it look more professional, we used a lens flare effect moving on two sides forming an L. This showed that the logo shines after stopping due to the light. 

Analysis of movie (genre:drama) 1

An education is a BBC film that represents a teenager in 1960.  

The opening title represent a teenage group in the time of 1960's. This also showed a stereotype of the kind of things girls usually do back in 1960's when the clippings of girls baking and balancing books on their head to improve the postures were taught in the schools which are very unlikely nowadays in high schools. The gender was also represented as there were only girls shown in the opening title.

Camera shots, Angle, Movement, Composition:

The video began with the animations of white lines forming various shapes of graphs, living cells, atoms, and foot prints, skipping ropes and books that represent school life. The opening title were being shown alongside. There hardly have been any still shots and all long, mid shots have some movement in them. panning is done extensively and a third grid rule is also followed when we see closeups of girls learning to cook. The utensils and cutlery items are in the middle of the frame.

Editing:
Great deal of effects are used in this opening title. the beginning is animated and after the opening title appears,  we see the superposition of animations and actual shots in some places throughout the sequence. For example when the camera pans across the girls feet than we see an animated paper plane flying and than falling into dustbin. The animation used are according to the main theme and idea of this opening title. Also between two different sots, a fade in effect is used. eye line match and graphic match can be seen as well. In various places  we also see long takes for example in an insert of a main character of this movie and she is shown walking  alone on the street heading back to school/home.  

Sound

Diegetic sounds of girls giggling and teachers and students chatting, non Diegetic sound of the music. the Kind of the music used was to represent a cheerful surrounding mainly concerning with school life. The volume of the music slowly ends towards the end of the opening sequence. The tempo of the music is consistent throughout this sequence. 

Mise-en-scene

The location used was of a classroom back in 1960. The walls are shown creamy while and the oak funitures used are more like the schools back in 1960. The uniform and postures of the girls in the school are similar to the concept back in 1960. Some activities on the frame e.g  balancing books on their heads for a ladylike posture and cooking classes in school match the whole theme. Most of the shooting has been done indoors in the school and outside i n the playground and the mise en scene is of girls playing and going about their classes during school hours.

Analysis of movie (genre:drama) 2

Imagine me and you

Camera shots:
After the Logo of 'Fox Searchlight' the name of the production house appears on the screen. than we see the wide shot of the girl staring at her alarm clock as if waiting for it to ring. after the alarm goes off she closes it and falls back on the bed. this shows that main character woke up earlier than the alarm and is anticipating for the comming day. Than in the next scene, an over the shoulder and close up of the characters reflection is shown while she is quickly brushhing her teeth. than in the next shot the camera pans as she rushes across the room to open the door. by far the mood of the situation is full of excitement and anticipation.
wide shot when the girlk  is looking at the alarm clock and waiting for it to ring. There is also an extabilishing shot of a flower house and than the close up of two ladies.this shot is taken from outside the glass window/entrance showing the reflection on the glass.

Then we see the mid shots and close up of the family members as they are dressing up. by tfar the audience has guessed thsat there is a special occasion. alkl shots are taken into canted angle and are steadycam with smooth pannning. shots here are quite simple yet they connode excitement and festive mood. Rule of thirds has been followed in every frame. Reverse shots are shown when  Rachel is complementing her father.


Editing:
In the editing eyeline match is shown when people are having a conversation or taking part in it. There is match on action shown as well when the mother of the main character is clipping her younger daughters hair. The is also an insert of another shot of a women in a flower store. No special effects or transitions are used. Reverse shots are shown when  Rachel is complementing her father.

Sound
We hear a diegetic sound of teeth brushing, The sound bridge of teeth brushing begins in the first scene after Rachel shuts the alarm and lies back. the diegetic music of  footsteps and alarm clock is heard.
non diegetic music is heard and the volume and the tempo of the music changes as the scene changes e.g the volume reduced and only the beats were heard when that scene in the flower shop was shown. The volume of the beats gradually increase when Rachel brushes her teeth and opens the door to let in her friends All this time an excited mood is conveying. sound mixing is also done here. There has been a sound bridge of someone brushing teeth as well in the first scene when she blissfully lies back on her bed. Few dialogues are heard after she receives her friends.

Mise en scene.
The shooting is done in natural light and in an apartment showing the morning routing of the main protagonist.
We see shots of bathroom, bedroom and of hall where everyone is pacing around getting dressed for the occasion. The main protagonist Rachel is not wearing much makeup when she is shown lying back on the bed and brushing her teeth but dresses up like a bride towards the end of the sequence with subsequent amount of makeup.The house is shown with light and cheery decor and the costume and the props show that they are getting ready for an occasion.

Final idea of the movie

After switching our genre from a comedy to a drama, we came up with the script and the storyboard of the movie. Our latest idea is of a man who wakes up and goes about his morning routine. However here the morning routine is more slower and depressed and it is to represent how sad and gloomy the protagonist is. The mis-en-scene is more posh and of a person with modest income and here we show that overnight things changed drastically for him. Below is the storyboard of our final movie.

Another idea was an attempt to another comedy and suspense opening title where we show the main character tied up in a girls bedroom and we showing him waking up all confused. A doll is positioned near his feet's which has a recording in which the kidnapper tries to blackmail him. We make it look like an amateur attempt by a girl to tie up the character for some long lost vengeance. However after taking the shots of that movie and of our slower morning routine we chose the morning routine as the lights and the shots were comparatively better. 

Trip to mohatta palace

To make us practice on our analysis, our Media teacher took us to the Mohatta palace. We were shown a lot of brilliantly made paintings and sculptures by the Pakistani artists, each work having its in depth meaning. Our task was to choose one piece that we like and answer a set of questions related to that piece. It was certainly difficult to choose an artwork as everything had many different hidden meanings if seen from various perspectives. Finally I choose a simple sculpture of a baby made of Fiberglass.


That work was by Hamra Abbas, a Pakistani artist. Below is the link to her website that include some of her work.

http://www.hamraabbas.com

Below are the answers to the questions related to that art work.

What is my first response to the work?

Given the size and color, I though it is another ordinary sculpture yet it connoted something fearless as we see a baby holding two snakes.It also portrayed a stereotype pf make dominance as a baby boy was sculpted.

What is the title? Does it help to illuminate the work?

The title is "Its a boy!" and it shows the sculpture in whole new light. The artist shows the mind and attitude of a stereotypical society that give more importance to a baby boy and has greater expectations from him. This also shows the low opinion of a society towards the baby girl.

What do the clothing, furnishing, accessories and facial expression to the setting personality?

The baby is sitting bare holding two snakes which in a similar fashion Hercules holds to destroy the snakes. The Boys expression is innocent and child like and here we can perceive that great expectations are made from a boy right from the day he is born while he is unaware and too young to understand the importance of responsibilities.

What is the focus of the composition?

The focus is on two snakes held to be destroyed.

What is the purpose of this piece?

The purpose is to show that how ordinary it is when in a conservative society, a baby boy is automatically seen as a savior, indestructible, and a messiah who will help them get rid of their distresses.

What is the medium? Does the medium has significance?

The medium used is a fiberglass and that enhances the purpose of the sculpture. Fiberglass is a strong material and difficult to break.

What effects does the color have. 

The color is a bright and gay and the texture is smooth which makes the sculpture look more catchy yet serene when one looks at it.

Is the size of the piece important?

The size of the picture is huge which further elaborates the huge expectations of the society.