Saturday, 28 November 2009

Locations

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We used the office in the sixth form block to film the office scenes.



















The park we filmed in, Lammas park


























The dinning room in which we filmed our dinner scene






















The bathroom in which we filmed the hairdying scene

Props and Costumes

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This is a collection of some of the props which we used. These include:



- Umbrella



- Dinner glass



- Chair



-Plane



-Grapes



-Carrier bag



-Champagne bottle



-Mobile phone



-Candles



-Chocolate cake



-Napkin



-Sunglasses



-Shampoo


Costumes










Walter/Charles: Sparkly shirt, trousers, white shoes.




Cynthia/Lucy: pencil skirt and shirt.








Penny/Ola: white shirt, long skirt and glasses





Wednesday, 25 November 2009

Group Member Roles

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Charlie


Major part(s): acting and editing


Minor part(s): filming



Lucy


Major part(s): acting and editing



Minor part(s): filming




Ola



Major part(s): filming and editing



Minor part(s): acting

Snobs in the City film synopsis

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Two privileged friends, Cynthia Smith and Walter Bishop are both doing an internship at a PR firm as part of their degree. However, things take a disappointing turn for the pair when they are sent to a meeting in Scotland rather than getting the opportunity to travel to New York to meet an important client. To their disbelief this chance is given to their geeky arch enemy, fellow intern Penny Potson. When Walter and Cynthia think things can’t get any worse an unexpected turn of events cause them to miss their meeting. The boss is far from happy and in a cloud of anger sacks them both! However their friendship is put to the test when the boss calls back with a change of heart but only offering one internship. As things turn nasty between the pair who will come out on top and will their friendship survive?

Wednesday, 18 November 2009

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Walter Bishop and Charles Cadman













Name: Walter Bishop


Age: 20


Likes: designer shoes, gossiping, playing the lottery, shopping, clubbing, the Atkins diet and sushi


Dislikes: Losing, dogs and fat people


Other information: is also doing a marketing degree at university. He actually chose to do it as he is very smart. He also comes from a wealthy background. His nickname is Wally. Is an intern at a PR firm.

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Ola Kargbo-Reffell and Penny Potson


Name: Penny Potson
Age: 21

Likes:organisation and being the best at what she does
Dislikes: lazy and unintelligent people

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Cynthia Smith Lucy Sangster











Name: Cynthia Smith


Age: 20


Likes: shopping, gossiping, clubbing and networking, Louis Vuitton and powerful rich men

Dislikes: spiders, ugly people, poor people, and Primark


Other information: comes from a wealthy back ground. She is a student and studies marketing. She copies most of what best friend Walter does, which is why she doing a marketing degree. She got onto the course by sleeping with one of the deans. She isn’t too bright. Is an intern at a PR firm and is allergic to nuts.

Wednesday, 11 November 2009

Questionaire Analysis continued

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What makes a teen comedy funny?

Characters and the situations they find themselves in evidently tend to be the thing that viewers find funniest. The nature of humour is another popular category, which shows that as long as the type of humour in a film reaches the appropriate potential audience, it will be a success.


Where would you prefer to watch a teen comedy?


19 people have ticked the multiplex cinema option. This is because most films watched by teenagers (who the majority of people who took the questionnaire were) are mainstream/blockbusters which are mainly shown in multiplexes.

Conclusion: These graphs have been extremely useful in giving us an idea of what an audience expect from a teen comedy. We will take the results into consideration when finalising decisions such as, the settings, characters and themes. To improve our questionnaire we would give it out on a wider scale, concentrating on a more diverse range of people and focusing on how the age and genders of the people affect their answers.


Tuesday, 3 November 2009

Questionaire Analysis

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What gender are you? From this we see that more males took part in our questionnaire process than females. This will have an imbalanced effect on the outcome.

What age bracket do you fall into?

From this we can see that most people who filled out our questionnaire were of ages 16-24. This is useful as this is our intended target audience.



What do you think is the best way to promote a teen comedy and why?

This graph shows us that the most useful way to promote a teen comedy is through use of theatrical trailers and television spot. This is because the trailer would be shown in a film screening within the same age rating and genre. And at this point in time television is one of the most effective and popular forms of media and communication; this is particularly appropriate for the 16-24 age group. It also emphasises how the audience are persuaded to watch a film. These are the most effective ways of advertising.


How much would you be prepared to pay to watch a teen comedy?

As you can see, the £5-10 category is most popular. One of the reasons for this may be because the 16-24 age group were the majority of people who filled out the questionnaire, and they are among the lowest earners in the population.

What type of setting do you expect to see in a teen comedy?

This graph shows us that a high school and party setting is most expected in a teen comedy. Our film idea uses a work place as one of the main locations, even though it is the least ticked option. However, we aim to create a non-generic film idea reflecting an original spirit to the genre.

What type of characters do you expect to see in a teen comedy?The four most popular options are perfectly in keeping with the potential characters in our film. However, the two main characters of our film are students with part-time internships at a PR firm which is one of the least ticked options. Though, after researching programmes such as The Hills which follows several young women’s lives, showing their studies at university and internships at companies related their industry prospects. From this we see a new generation of media concepts growing which have proved to be exceedingly popular amongst teenagers which we will follow with our film idea.


What storylines/themes would you expect to see in a teen comedy?

This graph shows us that dilemma is the most expected theme when viewing a teen comedy. This is again, in keeping with our storyline as our main characters find themselves in a huge dilemma which takes up the majority of the story. Sex was the most popular ‘other’, as teen comedies tend to show younger characters struggling with their sexual identities which emulate comic elements.